Witty Wife, Better Life-Chapter 586 - 576 speaks too bluntly and is hurtful.

After returning to the ward, Shen Yunfang took out lunch boxes and a thermal flask from her cloth bag and filled the small bedside cabinet.

Every time Shen Yunfang opened one, Pangpang and Manman gave her face with a wowed exclamation, and by the time she had all the lunch boxes open, the three of them were already seated beside her, eager to start.

"Your meals are really quite good," a family member from the bedside next to them said, staring at the spread Shen Yunfang brought with a touch of envy.

"Hehe, my husband just transferred here, and seeing all his injuries, I didn’t know what else to do but to make a few of his favorite dishes at home to help him recover," Shen Yunfang politely said, "Auntie, you haven’t had dinner yet, have you? Why don’t you join us for a bite?"

"No, no, I’ve already eaten; you go ahead," was the typical response at this time. Who would have the audacity to eat a stranger’s food on their first meeting?

Upon hearing this, Shen Yunfang didn’t persist. She placed a piece of egg with her chopsticks for Manman to eat with rice—her favorite. Of course, she also served food for Pangpang and Pangpang’s dad.

She wasn’t idle while eating either; she chatted with the auntie from the opposite bed during the meal, talking about family and daily life.

Li Hongjun eating his wife’s cooking again relished and savored every bite, having three large bowls of white rice.

Seeing that he had put down his chopsticks, Shen Yunfang hurriedly brought him a large bowl of crucian carp soup, both fish still inside, "Have some soup after you finish your meal; it’s good for your wounds."

Li Hongjun glanced at his own bowl, then at the thermal flask, and transferred the fish from his bowl into his wife’s, "I can just have the soup; you eat the flesh."

Shen Yunfang quickly stopped him, "I don’t want it, it’s flavorless; you should eat it." The fish used for making soup had all its flavor in the broth and wasn’t tasty itself.

Li Hongjun looked at her helplessly. Couldn’t his wife just indulge him for once? Speaking so plainly was quite disheartening.

Shen Yunfang did, however, pick off the flesh from the stomach of the two fish, removed the large bones, and then gave each child a big piece of the flesh.

The two kids weren’t picky and would eat whatever they were given.

"Just looking at your kids eat, you can tell they have a robust appetite," the auntie next to them couldn’t help but praise as she watched the kids enjoy their meal.

In the present day, such a comment was indeed a compliment.

"Yeah, they’ve both been great eaters since they were little. Besides, we don’t have much at home, so being able to eat enough is already good. There’s not much to be picky about," Shen Yunfang humbly said.

The old lady didn’t believe this; just from the meal she saw them eating, she could tell Shen Yunfang’s family was doing well, not to mention the chocolate Shen Yunfang gave to the children earlier—an extravagance not everyone could afford or commonly enjoy, probably only available from the Chinese Store.

As they chatted, the family of four finished their meal. The food and soup Shen Yunfang brought were demolished by them in no time—a feat not within everyone’s capability.

After Shen Yunfang cleaned up, she was responsible for chatting with the auntie from the opposite bed, while Li Hongjun walked circles in the corridor with the help of the two kids to aid digestion and also to reconnect with the kids who had somewhat forgotten him.

Soon, a nurse came to notify them, asking Li Hongjun to skip breakfast the next morning for blood tests and lab work.

Shen Yunfang acknowledged with an "Okay, got it."

But before the nurse even left the ward, several visitors bustled into the room.

It was Ma Liguo’s family of three who came to visit Li Hongjun; they saw him in the hallway, and then the group went into the hospital room together.

The young nurse was somewhat unhappy and said to the people coming in, "Visiting hours end at 7:30, so please be mindful of the time with so many people. You can’t be late, and also keep your voices down, so you don’t disturb the other patients. If any other patients complain about being disturbed, we won’t hesitate to ask you to leave."

Although what she said was not wrong, her attitude caused everyone to frown.

Mu Huazhen was not one to take things lying down and stepped forward, intending to have a good argument with the young nurse. Ma Liguo quickly grabbed his wife and gave her a look, signaling her to keep calm, and then he approached with a smile, "You’re right, comrade, we will definitely watch the time."

The young nurse huffed softly and turned away.

Mu Huazhen couldn’t let it go, "Why were you so nice to her? Look at the way she is, acting as if someone owes her hundreds of dollars." She couldn’t stand people who acted high and mighty; it’s just a nurse, so what’s there to be arrogant about.

"Oh, there’s no point in arguing with someone we don’t even care about, we might only see her once this year, and probably not even a second time in our lifetimes. Isn’t it beneath us to bicker with her? Let’s just ignore her," said Ma Liguo as he tried to placate his wife.

Shen Yunfang nodded in agreement, understanding that although the young nurse hadn’t said anything incorrect, it was just her poor attitude. Getting angry and arguing with her was pointless; it was best to treat her with the same indifference as one would towards a stinky pile of dog poop.

After hearing what Ma Liguo said, Mu Huazhen also harrumphed lightly, signifying her agreement with him.

Shen Yunfang quickly helped Li Hongjun sit on the bed; he had been walking around for more than ten minutes after finishing his meal, and it was time for him to lie down and rest.

"Sister-in-law, you all had dinner already, right?" Shen Yunfang asked Mu Huazhen.

"We ate early. You’ve eaten too, right?" Mu Huazhen had heard from the men that Yunfang had returned, and she also went home to cook for Li Hongjun and take it to the hospital, bringing the two kids along as well.

"Yes, we’ve eaten. Come, take a seat," Shen Yunfang offered, bringing over a stool for Mu Huazhen.

The elderly lady in the opposite bed was also very considerate, bringing her own stool over, and then she sat on her husband’s bed.

Shen Yunfang thanked her, knowing that in the hospital everything was accounted for, including the stools allocated one per bed; hence, when the woman gave up her seat to accommodate her guests, it was only right to express gratitude.

After that, they split into two groups for chatting.

Li Hongjun and Ma Liguo talked about the army and battlefield matters, while Shen Yunfang and Mu Huazhen discussed family affairs.

And currently, the biggest issue in Shen Yunfang’s family was the impending sentencing of Qiu Shuping and Li Hongqi.

"Since you left, your father-in-law has been causing a lot of trouble. He went to your house and discovered you weren’t there. Not sure who told him, but he went to my husband Liguo’s workplace, seeking help to bail out your mother-in-law and your brother-in-law, even claiming he was willing to pay whatever it took. However, my Liguo doesn’t have that kind of power and immediately refused him," Mu Huazhen spoke of the old man, feeling that Li Hongjun definitely could not be their biological child; the man was so utterly unsensible.

"I bet it was one of those idle old ladies who live downstairs that told him," Shen Yunfang suspected. She thought Auntie Sun, who lived across from her, was most likely the one with the loose lips.

"Yeah, Liguo didn’t agree, and guess who he went to ask next?" Mu Huazhen teased with a cliffhanger.

"Who did he go ask?" Shen Yunfang truly couldn’t imagine who else the old man would turn to for help, as in the Capital, they primarily associated closely with the Ma family and didn’t have many other deep relationships.