Chapter 411: Chapter 408 Uncle
"Uncle, my girlfriend is taking a shower in there, how could you just go in? Just hold on a bit longer, if it’s really unbearable, I can find a bottle for you to make do with."
He Qianhui rolled her eyes helplessly. What kind of situation was this?
On normal days, taking a shower would also take at least thirty minutes.
But today, He Qianhui hastily rinsed off and changed her clothes before coming out.
She saw her uncle sitting on the living room sofa, smoking and watching TV.
It was hard for He Qianhui to put on a cheerful face; she could only lower her head and hurry back to the bedroom.
Once she entered the bedroom, a sense of grievance started to rise in He Qianhui’s heart.
This was clearly her own home, yet now it felt like she was living at someone else’s mercy.
When Zhang Hao came back, he noticed something was off with He Qianhui.
He hurried over to her, "Don’t be angry, my uncle is only staying with us for a day or two."
"I’ve already arranged a hospital for him to get a check-up. As soon as his physical examination is done, he’ll leave."
"You make it sound so easy, I’m not working these next few days, and it’s inconvenient to move around the house, coming in and out," He Qianhui complained.
"I remember you have a set of long pajamas, right? Just make do and wear them for a couple of days," Zhang Hao said as he rifled through the wardrobe.
He Qianhui had never thought she was so petty before.
But how could she help it when this uncle who had moved in didn’t seem to give her any regard?
"For these few days, don’t expect me to clean the house, I’m telling you with the way things are,
this can only happen this one time, there can’t be a second time, otherwise, I’ll just go live somewhere else."
Under Zhang Hao’s patient consolation, He Qianhui finally calmed down from her dissatisfaction.
Late at night, He Qianhui got up to go to the bathroom.
Groggy, she turned on the bathroom light, and as soon as it illuminated, she saw her uncle sitting on the toilet, shrouded in smoke.
Startled by this scene, He Qianhui still tried her best to adjust her composure.
"Uncle, why don’t you turn on the light when you use the bathroom?"
"Doesn’t turning on the light waste electricity? I’m saving you guys some money. I’ll be done in a moment, just wait a bit."
He Qianhui stood outside the bathroom door, intending to wait until she heard the sound of flushing before going in.
But even after the uncle came out, He Qianhui had not heard the flushing sound she expected.
She thought to herself, this is bad.
Sure enough, when she looked inside, the toilet was in a state of utter filth.
She had no choice but to wake up Zhang Hao and ask him to deal with it.
Looking at the dirt in the toilet, Zhang Hao couldn’t help but frown.
Meanwhile, He Qianhui packed her things and checked into a hotel overnight, not forgetting to remind Zhang Hao, "Make sure you have a cleaner tidy up the house spotlessly before I return."
With He Qianhui gone, there were only two men left in the house. Zhang Hao returned to the bedroom, but no matter what, he couldn’t fall asleep.
All night, the uncle was restless, going back and forth several times.
Only when dawn was breaking did Zhang Hao finally start to feel sleepy.
But just as he fell asleep, he was woken by the alarm clock, and had to drag his weary body to get ready for work.
As he left, he made a point to take his uncle with him, dropping him off at the hospital for his check-up before heading to his own job.
Thinking that after his uncle’s check-up was done today, at most he would stay another night, then surely leave tomorrow.
Then, he could pick up He Qianhui from the hotel, and everything would be perfect.
Unfortunately, things didn’t turn out as beautifully as Zhang Hao had hoped.
Just as he was seeing a patient, he received a phone call from his uncle.
But in order to take care of the patient’s feelings, Zhang Hao didn’t pick up right away.
As a result, the calls kept coming in, one after another, as if they wouldn’t stop until he answered.
Finally, after seeing one patient, Zhang Hao quickly slipped out during a break and went to the restroom to answer the call.
"Uncle, what’s up?"
His uncle’s tone on the other end was urgent and even a bit commanding.
Zhang Hao could tell there might have been some problems during the check-up.
"I can’t get away from work right now, I’m busy today. Call my mom to accompany you; she’s resting at home these days anyway. Just like that, bye."
Zhang Hao certainly didn’t want to take time off to accompany that uncle for the check-up.
All these troubles were caused by his mother, so let her handle the aftermath.
Before Zhang Hao could return to his department, his mother called.
"Son, just take half a day off and take your uncle for a check-up. What’s so difficult about that? I remember your hospital isn’t very busy normally."
Hearing what his mother said, Zhang Hao was amused and a bit ticked off.
"Mom, you can’t just ignore your own son; I’m a department head, after all."
"Even if I don’t have that many patients, there are still many people in my department. What if someone needs me when I’m not there?"
His mother went silent on the other end, and before she could say anything, she just hung up.
With an indifferent attitude, Zhang Hao returned to his department and quickly adjusted his mood to continue seeing patients.
As for how his uncle’s physical examination was finally sorted out, Zhang Hao couldn’t be bothered to care.
After work, Zhang Hao contacted He Qianhui, picked up some takeout on the way, and went directly to the hotel to eat with her.
He didn’t want to go home tonight; the events of last night had worn him out.
Now he just wanted to sleep peacefully.
"Inviting trouble is easy, getting rid of it is hard; I think your uncle won’t leave for three or five days."
"If you don’t go back for so long, he will definitely start complaining again."
Zhang Hao had just picked up his meal box, ready to take a few bites, when he saw his uncle calling again.
The uncle’s tone on the phone was also not very friendly, "Hao, have you not gotten off work yet?"
"When you get off work, can you bring me a bottle of alcohol and buy some soy-sauce beef? You know I feel uncomfortable if I go a day without drinking."
Upon hearing this, He Qianhui couldn’t help but laugh but didn’t want to get involved.
After hesitating for a while, Zhang Hao fibbed, "Uncle, I have to stay overnight at the hospital for a night shift and can’t make it back."
"There are places to eat near the community. You can go out to eat by yourself; then come back and rest. It’s no problem."
He had thought that would be enough to put the matter to rest, but who knew that the crafty old man would slam the table.
"Don’t think I can’t see that you two are just sick of having me around."
"I’m not staying at your place forever, just a couple of days, and you’re already unhappy."
"Let me tell you, I am your uncle, and you ought to respect your elders and love the young, you hear me?"
Hearing these words from his uncle, Zhang Hao really wanted to burst out laughing.
"Uncle, I’m really working extra hours, and I have to go round the wards soon. If there’s nothing else, I’m hanging up now."
Without giving his uncle a chance to speak again, Zhang Hao hurriedly hung up the phone.
But he still felt a bit uneasy, so he called his mother and asked her to send some food over.
However, his mother refused outright and kept emphasizing that he had money on him and that filling his stomach was a matter of minutes.
