It's hard to quit, but it's the perfect marriage!

As dawn broke, the rain subsided slightly.

Zhu Xi woke up to the sound of the alarm clock.

The first thing I did when I opened my eyes was to go and offer my congratulations.

The folding bed is gone, but the congratulatory suitcase remains.

She snorted and sat up, hugging the corner of the blanket, leaning against the wall in a crooked position.

With congratulations around, her morning grumpiness wasn't too bad.

After only a moment of blank staring, I was drawn to the noise at the door.

Zhu He walked in carrying a lunchbox, and seeing that she was awake, smiled and said, "Awake?"

"Brother, where did you go?" She lifted the covers to get out of bed, but Zhu He, carrying a food box, beat her to it.

He knelt down to put shoes on Zhu Xi, saying, "Actually, you can sleep a little longer."

Zhu Xi chuckled, casually brushing aside her messy hair from a night's sleep, "Time spent with you, brother, is priceless."

She didn't want to sleep too much.

Congratulations! I ruffled her hair. "You're so good with words. Go wash your face and brush your teeth. I bought breakfast from Cai Ji."

"Scallion pancakes?" Zhu Xi liked this kind of food. "They opened a branch in Libei more than half a year ago, but I've never been there once."

She tied her hair up, slipped on her slippers, and watched as Zhu He distributed the breakfast.

For a moment, she felt a little dazed, as if the two of them had returned to the days when they were children and depended on each other for survival.

Even the small lamp on the corner of the table is about 70% the same as the lamp on the desk in the old house.

She sniffed, without washing her face or brushing her teeth, and said, "Brother, you're so kind."

Zhu He glanced back at her, nudged her shoulder with the back of his hand, and said, "If you keep dawdling, the old man will start yelling."

"Let him scold me, I'm not afraid of him." Zhu Xi smugly continued to chatter on while brushing her teeth.

The brother and sister didn't talk much yesterday, and Zhu Xi was told by her brother to go to bed early, so she didn't say many things.

I didn't tell them I was happy to receive their congratulations.

Congratulations! I drew back the curtains and turned on the lights, listening to her chatter on and on as she washed her face and brushed her teeth.

The abundant foam on her face didn't stop her from smugly congratulating him, "Brother, you don't know, the old man is just stubborn but soft-hearted. I regretted scolding him as soon as he finished. He even bought me a strawberry lollipop!"

Having not had breakfast from my hometown in a long time, Zhu He didn't wait for her and quickly made a scallion pancake to eat.

There was the sound of water coming from Zhu Xi's side. "Brother, the old man is so fashionable. He even told me the other day that the grass grown in the garden doesn't smell as good as wild grass."

She tilted her head, squinted at Zhu He, and said, "The old man is still hoping that I will divorce Zhou Yinghuai."

Zhu Xi unconsciously and naturally brought up Zhou Yinghuai again, and took a washcloth to wipe away the moisture.

Her voice was muffled, but it didn't detract from her fair and delicate face at all. "The old man has a terrible temper. He silenced Zhou Yinghuai the other day."

Zhuhe raised an eyebrow, took a sip of iced soy milk, and said, "Come and eat, the soy milk is getting cold!"

"Coming." Zhu Xi always rushed through her face care routine, patting on the essence water a couple of times and applying a pump of lotion to her face without waiting for it to be absorbed.

She sat down and took the scallion pancake that Zhu He handed her. "This seat you're sitting in is Zhou Yinghuai's."

Zhu Xi chuckled awkwardly, "We're like classmates sitting at the same table, each busy with our own things."

He swallowed the food in his mouth, took a tissue to wipe the water droplets from her forehead, and said, "How can you each be busy with your own things? Didn't he help you write your thesis and reports?"

"I've written it." Zhu Xi picked up the soy milk, frowning, and said, "You bought iced soy milk and you're already rushing me to let it get cold!"

"Eat quickly." Congratulations chuckled. "Good luck with today's surgery."

Zhu Xi took a big gulp of soy milk; it tasted just like she remembered.

She gulped down most of it, then wiped the water from the corner of her lips with the back of her hand. "You're not going anywhere today!"

"What is it?" Zhu He feigned surprise. "Mrs. Zhou, is something the matter?"

Taunted, Zhu Xi stomped her feet and groaned, "Brother~"

With that one word, Congratulations were utterly defeated.

"I'll listen to you and catch up on sleep in my dorm to adjust to the time difference."

"That's more like it."

Zhu Xi ate and drank her fill before going to work, and hugged Zhu Xi again before leaving the dormitory.

He threatened, "I'll check in from time to time, and I'll get angry if I find out you're not in the dorm!"

She said fiercely, "You know, when I get angry, it's very serious."

Zhuhe urged her to hurry up and leave, saying, "I understand, my sister's words are law."

Zhu Xi raised her eyebrows triumphantly, but after taking only two steps, she turned back.

"Also, don't tell Su Daiqing you're here."

"Okay, okay."

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Zhu Xi left the dormitory in a great mood.

Before making rounds, when he encountered Su Daiqing, he didn't step on Su Daiqing's right foot and even gave him a rare smile.

This laugh left Su Daiqing completely bewildered.

"Zhu Er, if you're unhappy, just use your feet, don't resort to underhanded tactics."

Zhu Xi was in a good mood, humming a little tune. She rolled her eyes at him, called him an idiot, and turned to leave.

Perhaps because of the celebrations for their return, the morning rounds went surprisingly smoothly.

The old man's tricky questions didn't stump Zhu Xi at all; in fact, she even performed exceptionally well.

The doctors in her group were all surprised by her unusual behavior, and the interns even gave her a thumbs up behind her back.

Director Hao sneered, "Just a blind cat stumbling upon a dead mouse!"

Zhu Xi wasn't annoyed and followed behind the group, looking at her phone.

It's Zhou Yinghuai's WeChat message.

Zhou Yinghuai: [Thank you for the chicken soup last night, it was delicious.]

Zhu Xi frowned, glanced at the ward round team, and hurriedly sent a voice message.

Zhu Xi: [Didn't you wake up early this morning?]

Voice is more vivid than text; Zhou Yinghuai immediately heard the joy in her words.

He is still in Huanxisha.

Leaning against the headboard, I leisurely typed to her.

Zhou Yinghuai: [The chicken soup you ordered for me.]

After sending it, I sent her the photos I took last night.

Zhu Xi looked at the picture, her head full of question marks again.

Unfortunately, Director Hao started taking attendance again.

"Zhu Xi, tell me about bed 18!"

Fortunately, she was well-prepared, and the impromptu question did not stump her.

After finishing her rounds, she leaned against the wall in the fire escape and called Zhou Yinghuai.

Zhou Yinghuai is still at home.

I was a little surprised to see her video call.

They've had their marriage certificate for a while now, and this is the first time Zhu Xi has taken the initiative to video chat with her.

"Sister Xi, what's wrong?" Zhou Yinghuai smiled gently, his hair falling obediently across his forehead.

Zhu Xi's eyes were momentarily dazzled, and she couldn't help but glance at him a few more times.

"Where are you?" she asked.

Zhou Yinghuai held his phone further away to maximize the view of the living room, indicating, "At home."

"Oh." Zhu Xi pursed her lips. "Zhou Yinghuai, what chicken soup are you talking about?"

"The chicken soup you ordered for me?" Zhou Yinghuai laughed again and again. "Last night I delivered your favorite bed sheets, and not long after I got home, Chef Bai brought me the soup you asked him to buy."

Then, he pretended to understand, "It wasn't you who decided it? Then it was probably Master Bai who made the decision on his own."

Zhu Xi shook her head and opened her chat window with Master Bai.

Sure enough, I saw the red envelope she sent out.

I knew perfectly well that it was a congratulatory repost.

"You came to see me last night?"

"Um."

"You saw my brother too?"

Zhou Yinghuai nodded. "We chatted for a bit. Your brother said he's coming back for 20 days this time, and he told me..."

He stopped talking.

Zhu Xi frowned. "What did you say?"

"It's nothing."

Zhu Xi glared at him, "Zhou Yinghuai!"

Zhou Yinghuai looked embarrassed. "It's really nothing."

"Are you going to tell me or not?!" Zhu Xi cried out anxiously. "What did my brother say?!"

Zhou Yinghuai seemed to have made up his mind. He let out a long sigh and said, "He said he'd like me to take him to the airport if I still have a legal status."

"Of course you have..."

After she finished speaking, Zhu Xi pursed her lips and remained silent, her eyes darting around.

Zhou Yinghuai then pressed on, "Sister Xi, you're the one who gave me this opportunity."

"Do I, Zhou Yinghuai, have a chance?"