Pastoral Daily Life

Lu Lingxis ward was on the third floor of the inpatient department. He remembered that there were a few pots of large-leaved golden pothos placed at the entrance of the lobby on the ground floor of the inpatient department. He had seen them when he was pushed by the nurse to the ground floor for a CT scan last time.

Thinking of those pots, Lu Lingxi quickly straightened his hospital gown and changed his shoes with the intention of going to have a look.

“Xiao Lu, where are you going?” The person who asked was Sister Tian, the wife of the patient in Bed 19, Brother Li.

During the past few days of Lu Lingxis hospitalisation, although the people in the ward had a bad opinion of Wang Shuxiu, they could not find anything wrong with Lu Lingxi. The child was good-looking and polite, and was very pleasant to be around. In particular, although Lu Lingxi was alone and had no one to take care of him, he rarely bothered anyone else, even the nurses, and did everything he could alone. The people around felt that he was so sensible that it was heartbreaking, and everyone was usually willing to give him a hand with anything.

Sister Tian had just fed Brother Li and turned her head to see that Lu Lingxi was going out, so she asked casually.

“Going downstairs to buy some things.” Lu Lingxi explained.

“Can you do it alone? Do you want me to accompany you?” Sister Tian felt a bit uneasy.

Lu Lingxi smiled shyly, “Its okay, Ill be fine alone.”

After Lu Lingxi left, the few people in the ward sighed; this child was really quite pitiful. He had been in hospital for so many days but they had not seen any other relatives apart from Wang Shuxiu. The child also had a father, but it was better to have no father at all than a father like that, who neither contributed money nor effort, and seemed to have a bad relationship with Wang Shuxiu and his son. In the beginning, they were a bit uncomfortable with Wang Shuxiu, especially the female family members, who felt that Wang Shuxiu was immodest. But after spending more time together, they found out that Wang Shuxiu only dressed a little extravagantly and was not really what they thought she was. In particular, although Wang Shuxiu was rude and often quarrelled with the doctors and nurses, she was still very attentive to Lu Lingxi. Considering that it was not easy for a woman to support the family, everyone was not as critical of Wang Shuxiu as they had been at the beginning.

Lu Lingxi didnt know about all the gossip behind the scenes; he was actually a bit bad at getting along with people around him. His social life used to be too monotonous in the past and he didnt really see many outsiders apart from his parents, family members and doctors. A small environment like a multi-person ward was something he had never experienced before. He could feel the kindness of the people around him, but he did not know how to respond and how to measure his response.

Lu Lingxi did not use the elevator but took the stairs to the ground floor. He also felt that his body was recovering well and was usually willing to move more whenever he had the chance. After buying something from the kiosk on the ground floor, he pretended to be curious and stood in front of the potted plant at the entrance, reaching out quickly to touch the green leaf in front of him while no one was around. Soon the white panel appeared.

Plant name: Golden pothos

Plant needs: None