Cinderella Innocent and Boss Charming - Chapter 136

Chapter 136 The Two of You Are a Perfect Match
Gu Nianbin found a good restaurant near the hospital. He looked at the price list and ordered three dishes that Du Xiaoxian liked. This was the first time that President Gu had needed to see the price list when ordering food. He indeed felt a little unhappy in his heart, but he had no choice. Now, he could only pretend to be pitiful so that Du Xiaoxian would not leave him.

After getting the takeaways and paying the bill, Gu Nianbin reached out and took the change of five yuan. Adding on the three yuan and sixty cents in his pocket, he still had eight yuan and sixty cents left. President Gu had the money in his pocket and returned to the hospital with a strange mood along the street.

Du Xiaoxian had already finished washing the clothes and returned to the ward. Seeing him come in with a bag, she hurriedly explained to the old woman on the bed, “Grandma, he is my friend.”

The old woman recognized Gu Nianbin and opened her mouth to greet him. Gu Nianbin squeezed out a smile and nodded his head. Then, he put the bag on the table and took out all the food. “Eat while it’s hot.”

Du Xiaoxian was folding clothes and said, “Alright, I’ll eat after I finish folding these clothes.”

Gu Nianbin separated the rice and said with a trace of unhappy mood, “You haven’t had anything since noon. Aren’t you hungry? Do the job after you finish having these. Hurry up.”

When the old woman heard this, she also told Du Xiaoxian to eat first. She had a wry mouth and spoke vaguely, but both Du Xiaoxian and Gu Nianbin understood. Du Xiaoxian had no choice but to stop the work and go over to eat. She had thought that Gu Nianbin was going to order some noodles or fast food, but she didn’t expect that the man would order a few dishes seriously, and they were all good dishes. “How much did these cost?” she asked sensitively.

“Sixty-five yuan.” Gu Nianbin was telling the truth.

Du Xiaoxian jumped up as soon as she heard this. She had never been angry with Gu Nianbin, but now, she really didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. “One meal only costs sixty-five yuan? Then what are we going to eat tomorrow? We still have to pay for the room and the fare. Why didn’t you consider that?”

The way she was half angry and half annoyed looked like she was a little wife. Gu Nianbin found it interesting, but his expression was still calm. “You don’t need to worry about that.”

“Then who should worry about that?” Du Xiaoxian lectured him, “You’ve been too accustomed to being a young master and don’t know how difficult it is to be without money. Have you ever heard of a saying that even a penny can make things difficult for a hero? Right now, we don’t have any money!”

Gu Nianbin glanced at her and said, “Was it said by your mother again?”

“My mother was always right.” Du Xiaoxian rolled her eyes at him angrily when she saw his disapproving expression. In front of wealth and honor, she was at a loss, but in front of poverty and hardship, she was experienced and knew how to spend each penny in order to allow herself to pass every day peacefully.

Gu Nianbin smiled and said, “Alright, what your mother said was all right. They were all wise words.” As he said that, he picked some dishes with chopsticks and put them into Du Xiaoxian’s bowl and continued, “Hurry up and eat. There are so many dishes but they are still not enough to stop you from talking.”

But Du Xiaoxian put down her chopsticks and covered a box of dishes. “Leave this for tomorrow. This dish won’t go bad. I’ll just borrow the microwave oven to heat it up tomorrow.”

“No need,” Gu Nianbin said, “we’ll talk about tomorrow’s matter tomorrow.”

Du Xiaoxian did not listen to him and put the fast food box to the side. Then, she spread out her hand and asked, “Where is the rest of the money?”

Gu Nianbin took the money out and gave them to her. Du Xiaoxian carefully counted the eight yuan and sixty cents, then carefully put them into her pocket. “I’ll buy whatever you need in the future. You spend money like water.”

Gu Nianbin finally couldn’t help but laugh. It seemed that his little girl was a good hand at living on a budget. Even if he were to be not rich anymore, he wouldn’t need to worry about starving!

Du Xiaoxian was very worried about what they could eat tomorrow. Finally, she did not dare to finish all the rice and left half a box. Gu Nianbin had no appetite, so when he saw that she didn’t eat anymore, he stopped eating as well. He asked, “Are you full?”

“One only needs to be seventy percent full. My mother said so.”

Gu Nianbin had always regarded it as his duty to fatten up the little girl, but now, he had no choice but to concede. In any case, he had to coax Du Xiaoxian back with him first.

“I’m full too,” he said.

When Du Xiaoxian saw that there was still more than half of rice left in his lunch box, she couldn’t help but frown, “Why did you eat so little?”

“I have no appetite.”

“Even if you don’t have an appetite, you still have to eat. Otherwise, how can you recover from the sickness?”

“The food is not good.”

Du Xiaoxian remained silent. Indeed, Gu Nianbin was somewhat picky about his food. This kind of food had never been served to him before. He was sick and had no appetite. It was already difficult for him to eat these dishes.

“What do you want to eat? I’ll buy for you when we get back.” Du Xiaoxian looked at him sadly. An elegant young master followed her to suffer here. She lowered her head guiltily and said, “It’s all my fault. I can’t buy you delicious food.”

Hearing her words, Gu Nianbin was both gratified and amused. “It’s truly your fault. If you hadn’t run away, we wouldn’t have been in such a predicament.”

Du Xiaoxian lowered her head even lower. When she was young, others cursed that she was a jinx. She didn’t care about it. Now, she finally knew that she was really a jinx. Whoever she was with would be unlucky.

Gu Nianbin was just joking. Seeing that Du Xiaoxian’s expression was not happy, he knew that she was serious and he was about to explain. However, Du Xiaoxian raised her head and said, “It cannot go on like this. We have to find a way to contact Mr. Shao and the others. You’re gone, don’t they look for you?”

Gu Nianbin said, “Why do they look for me? It’s not like I haven’t been disappeared for a few days now and then.”

Du Xiaoxian said, “Then I still have to find some work tomorrow to earn some money for your ticket.”

Gu Nianbin couldn’t bear to let his little girl suffer, but he couldn’t find any other excuse to refute, so he could only change the topic, “What are you going to do next? I’ll help you.”

Du Xiaoxian quickly tidied up the unfinished fast food and put them back into the plastic bag. “I’m going to give the Grandma a massage later,” she said.

When Gu Nianbin heard this, he fell silent. He really couldn’t help this matter. He didn’t like to be close to people, and he also had a slight mysophobia. If he was asked to come into contact with the body of an unfamiliar old woman who was sick and paralyzed on the bed, President Gu couldn’t do that!

Of course, Du Xiaoxian would not let him do it. After resting for a while, she began to massage the old woman. She had learned that from the nurse today and did it in quite a decent manner. She did not look like a newbie.

Gu Nianbin sat by the side and watched as his little girl concentrated on massaging the old woman. As long as Du Xiaoxian focused on something, her eyes would shine brightly. Her expression did not look like she was suffering, it was more like she was enjoying doing what she did. It was the same when she swept the floor, and it was the same when she painted. She devoted herself wholeheartedly and never complained about being tired. She had a joy that no one else could understand. Gu Nianbin didn’t know what to be happy about when doing such things, but he was unconsciously infected by her. Finally, he couldn’t help but say, “Teach me how to do it, I’ll try too.”

Du Xiaoxian did not object. She wiped the thin layer of sweat from her forehead with her sleeve and said, “Alright, I’ll teach you.”

As she spoke, she began to teach him. Gu Nianbin was hesitant, but when he started, it wasn’t as difficult as he had imagined. He slowly began to give a massage to the old woman and said to Du Xiaoxian, “You’ve been tired all afternoon. Go lie down and rest there for a while.”

Du Xiaoxian smiled and stroked his hair, expressing her encouragement and praise. Then she really stood up and went to lie down on the recliner on the side.

Gu Nianbin slowly did the massage, not feeling disgusted, but rather calm in his heart.

The old woman lay on her side and actually began to talk to him. Her words were still vague, but Gu Nianbin understood everything.

The old woman said, “Young man, your girlfriend is a good girl. She is kind-hearted. A man should have a wife like this. It’s also good for your parents. All the previous nursing assistants hated me and did things carelessly. Sometimes, they didn’t even have a single smile on their faces and they were fierce towards me. This girl is good. She is diligent. She begins to work as soon as she enters the door. She doesn’t dislike me at all. She has given me a massage three times in an afternoon. She speaks gently and always smiles. Young man, you’ve found the right person! I see that you have a good-looking appearance, and the girl is also pretty. The two of you are a perfect match…”

Gu Nianbin listened quietly, and he couldn’t help but smile. Hearing others praise Du Xiaoxian, he was even happier than hearing others praising himself.

The old woman looked at him and continued, “Young man, you look good when you smile. Don’t put on a poker face. If you smile more, you’ll recover faster, and the girl will be happy. She is so kind to you. She takes care of you when you’re sick, and she also needs to earn money! This girl is so lovable. I wish I had such a daughter… You really have to be nice to her, do you know that?”

The old woman muttered to him. She did not expect this dignified young man to listen to her. However, Gu Nianbin said seriously, “I know.”

The old woman was happy, and her old face blossomed with laughter. “You’re a good boy too. You’re willing to listen to me, an old woman, for a long time. No one else wants to listen to me. They dislike it that I can’t speak clearly. Even my daughter doesn’t have the patience. When I just say a few words, she will tell me to rest. She said that talking too much would tire me, but how could I be tired? I lie down here every day without even a person to talk to, and my mouth even stinks for being shut for too long. I’m so happy that you two came today. Unfortunately, the nurse only took half a day off. Otherwise, I would have wanted her to accompany me for another day… ”

Du Xiaoxian lay on the recliner and closed her eyes to rest. Hearing this, she said, “Grandma, he will come for an infusion tomorrow. I will come and see you.”

“Good, that’s great,” the old woman said happily, then looked at Gu Nianbin, “young man, come too. I’ll ask my daughter to make some soup for you. If you get sick, you need more nourishment.”

“There’s no need for the soup,” Gu Nianbin said. “I’ll come over to give you a massage after I finish my infusion tomorrow.”

Du Xiaoxian raised her eyebrows and smiled at him. She slowly walked over and touched his head, saying, “Good boy!”

The old woman laughed heartily, and her crooked mouth not looking very crooked.

Gu Nianbin was a little embarrassed. Ever since his illness, Du Xiaoxian seemed to have found the feeling of being in charge. He had become an ignorant child. However, Du Xiaoxian was much more assertive and brave than when she was under his protection. He liked her in this way.

On the way back, Du Xiaoxian looked at the taxi speeding by the street and said, “It’s cold. I was afraid that you would catch a cold again. I had wanted to take a taxi to take you back, but you spent all the money. These one hundred yuan I just earned has to be used to pay the rent. So we can only take the bus.”

Gu Nianbin did not like to take the bus, so he said, “Anyway, it’s still early. Let’s walk back and take it as a walk.”

“Is that okay? I’m afraid you’ll be exposed in the wind, and…”

“Then we can run. Let’s run back!”

Du Xiaoxian’s eyes lit up and she was still a little worried. “Can you run?”

Gu Nianbin said, “Yes! Let’s have a race?” Without waiting for Du Xiaoxian to reply, he ran forward with the bag in his hand. Du Xiaoxian shouted from behind, “You’re cheating. It doesn’t count even if you win!” As she spoke, she hurriedly chased after him.

Gu Nianbin laughed loudly in the front, and Du Xiaoxian chased after him while laughing. The man’s laughter was hearty, and the little girl’s laughter was crisp and happy, which interweaved together, echoing in this late autumn night…