A song from Chengdu revived a closed-down pub.

Su Fan pushed open the door to the ward, and Xuanxuan on the bed was already awake.

She stared wide-eyed at the ceiling. Hearing a noise, she turned her head and saw Su Fan. She asked, "Brother Fan, am I going to die?"

Su Fan walked over, sat down by the bed, and gently touched her forehead: "Don't talk nonsense. We'll be discharged in a few days, and then you can fight with Hao Hao and the others for chicken legs again."

Xuanxuan didn't smile. She pursed her lips, as if she had made a big decision, and whispered, "Brother Fan, I have some money I've saved under my mattress. If I die, give the money to Aunt Liu. I was planning to save enough to buy her a gift."

"Listen to Fan-ge, you're fine. If the money you've saved isn't enough to buy Aunt Liu a gift, I'll make up the difference for you."

Xuanxuan shook her head: "No need, I want to save it myself, that's what makes it meaningful."

"Okay, then you can save it yourself. I'll get you a piggy bank later, a little pig, the pink kind."

Xuanxuan's eyes lit up: "Then you must tell Hao Hao and the others not to steal it."

"If anyone dares to steal it, I'll spank them."

Xuanxuan immediately smiled.

After a moment of silence, she asked again, "Brother Fan, am I really not going to die?"

"Don't worry, you'll be fine. Let me tell you a secret: Dr. Jing, who performed your surgery, is Fan's junior apprentice. He's incredibly skilled."

Xuanxuan blinked, somewhat puzzled: "If Brother Fan is so amazing, then Brother Fan's nephew must be even more amazing."

Su Fan asked, "Why is it more powerful?"

Xuanxuan said in a serious tone, "Because he looks older than you, and older people are definitely more capable."

"Yes, older people are definitely more capable, so you don't need to worry at all."

Xuanxuan seemed to realize she had said the wrong thing and quickly said, "Brother Fan is amazing too, Brother Fan is the most amazing."

Su Fan smiled and said, "Of course, let me tell you, that doctor also has a senior brother who is quite capable as well."

How amazing is it?

"He can eat ten chicken legs in one go, and then he can eat a whole basket of steamed buns."

Xuanxuan chuckled: "Then he can eat even more than Haohao."

"I'll have him take you out for something delicious later."

……

Three days later, Xuanxuan was wheeled into the operating room.

Even with Jing Chen's assurance that it was "not a big deal," the three people in the corridor were still on tenterhooks.

Su Fan stood against the wall, his hands in his pockets. He appeared calm, but his fingers were clenched into fists inside his pockets.

Fang Cheng paced back and forth, his leather shoes scraping against the floor with a soft, rustling sound.

Yuan Shanshan sat on a bench, her hands clasped together on her knees, her knuckles white.

She tried to say something several times, her lips moved, but she swallowed it back.

As a medical professional, she knew better than anyone that no surgery could be 100% successful.

She was afraid of unforeseen circumstances.

At that moment, the operating room door was pushed open, and Jing Chen was the first to walk out.

"How is it?"

The three of them went up to him at the same time and asked.

Jing Chen took off his mask and said, "The surgery was successful. If there are no complications after two days of observation, you can be transferred to a regular ward."

The three of them let out a long breath at the same moment.

Two days later, Xuanxuan was transferred to a regular ward.

The child lay on the hospital bed, his face still a little pale, but his eyes had regained their sparkle. When he saw Su Fan come in, he smiled at him, revealing a row of small white teeth.

Su Fan walked over, held up his phone, and saw Aunt Liu's face on the screen.

"Aunt Liu, look, Xuanxuan is perfectly fine."

Su Fan pointed the camera at the hospital bed.

Xuanxuan sat up straight and waved at the screen, her voice clear and bright: "Aunt Liu, I'm fine, don't worry!"

On the other end of the screen, Aunt Liu's eyes were red, but she forced a smile and her voice was a little choked up: "It's good that you're alright, it's good that you're alright. Take good care of yourself. Aunt Liu will be waiting for you to come home. When you come back, I'll make dumplings for you, chive and egg dumplings, your favorite."

A few little heads squeezed in from the side, and Hao Hao was the first to peek out, shouting at the camera, "Xuanxuan, I'll give you the chicken leg when you come back!"

A string of little tails followed behind, shouting all at once.

"Xuanxuan, come back quickly!"

We miss you so much!

"I've saved up some candy for you!"

……

The screen was filled with children's smiling faces, their chattering voices all mixed together, making it impossible to hear who was saying what.

But you can feel that warmth even through the screen.

Xuanxuan looked at those familiar faces, tears welling up in her eyes, and nodded vigorously.

After the call ended, Su Fan put his phone away.

Xuanxuan leaned against the pillows and suddenly said, "Brother Fan, I want to go home quickly."

Su Fan reached out and patted her head, saying, "After these two days of observation, we'll go home."

……

With Xuanxuan's matter finally settled, Su Fan finally felt relieved.

Next, he needs to repay the favor.

"I can't let this favor go unreturned. As for how to repay it, let's treat each other to a meal first, and then we'll talk about it when we meet!"

Su Fan picked up his phone, found Ye Yao's number, and dialed it.

"Sister Yao, I'd like to invite you and your sister to dinner as a way of thanking you. You can decide on the time."

Ye Yao didn't agree immediately, only saying, "Let me ask my sister first, but you should be prepared for her not to come."

Ye Yao said this because unless there was something important, Ye Yun rarely dined with his generation.

It's not that she's particularly aloof.

Because she spends most of her time in the military region, and when she's on leave, she stays at the old house with Grandpa Ye.

Today happens to be Ye Yun's day off.

At this moment, she was tidying up the chess pieces she had just finished playing.

Ye Yao went in and didn't beat around the bush: "Sis, Su Fan is treating us to dinner tonight to thank you. Are you going?"

Ye Yun thought for a moment and said, "Okay, I'll go."

Ye Yao was stunned.

She didn't expect Ye Yun to agree so readily.

Ye Yun noticed her confusion and said, "I just want to see what kind of person he really is."

Ye Yao tentatively asked, "Is it because he outshone Ye Xuan in that matter?"

Ye Yun shook his head: "That's just kids' business, it'll pass quickly."

"Then what are you looking at him for?"

"Do you remember on the first day of the Lunar New Year, when we visited the Xu family, Grandpa Xu's first reaction upon hearing that Su Fan was in trouble was to call someone himself, instead of making excuses or asking Xiao Meng to handle it? Think about it, how many things can really get Grandpa Xu's attention?"

Ye Yao paused for a moment, then suddenly realized, "So you volunteered to help back then?"

"Otherwise what?"

"I thought you wanted to use this opportunity to ease the tension between Su Fan and us."

Ye Yun said, "His relationship with the Ye family hasn't reached the point of life or death yet. Now the Xu and He families are on good terms with him, and this is definitely not because he can write a few songs. I want to see what he has to offer."

Ye Yao nodded: "Okay, then keep your eyes open tonight!"

Ye Yao wanted to say that Su Fan and her uncle Ye Wangcheng were somewhat similar, but she swallowed the words back.

She also wanted to see if Ye Yun would have that kind of feeling when he saw Su Fan.