MTL - The Sweetest Thing In the World-Chapter 6 instant porridge

The three of Min Yue were originally gathered around the door of the lounge, but when they saw this, they dispersed. Min Yue asked, "Master, are you ready to leave work?"

"No, there's something else to do later." With no time during the day, Xu Mai can only go to the laboratory at night, and stay until late at night, so she will lie down in the lounge for a while to replenish her strength.

Seeing Min Yue and the others chatting in the lounge, Xu Mai gave up his original plan and prepared to go directly to the laboratory. "You talk, I'll go first."

"Goodbye, Master."

The three of them watched Xu Mai's figure disappear at the end of the corridor. Shen Fei came back to her senses and yelled, "You Director Xu is really beautiful! No matter how many times I've seen her, every time I see her, I still feel so beautiful thing."

"Are you thinking about the bachelor in the Department of Cardiology?" Chen Sitian teased.

"It's not just the cardiology department. The bachelors in the entire First Affiliated Hospital have been thinking about it for many years, but unfortunately they were all rejected. You, Director Xu, have really good eyesight. I don't know what kind of Zhong Lingyuxiu can catch her eyes." Shen Fei finished sighing. , Thinking of the business, urged: "Ah Yue, let's go, go eat, it's almost 8 o'clock, I'm too hungry."

Min Yue's eyes were glued to the corner where Xu Mai disappeared, and she shook her head and said, "Don't eat, I have something to do."

"Why are you suddenly busy?! I've been waiting for you for two hours!" Shen Fei was so shocked that she almost folded her phone.

"It's just a temporary thing, you go back first, and make an appointment another day." After speaking, Min Yue chased in the direction Xu Mai left without looking back.

Shen Fei was thrown on the spot, very embarrassed. Seeing this, Chen Sitian proposed: "How about I accompany you? I just haven't eaten yet."

Shen Fei glanced at her and smiled lightly. "Your outfit is not qualified for a date with me, so I will not accompany you." After speaking, she raised her chin, like a proud peacock, pointed her **** at the person, and walked away flamboyantly.

The First Affiliated Hospital was established early, and when Xu Mai was still in kindergarten, the First Affiliated Hospital had already celebrated its 100th birthday.

The First Affiliated Hospital is affiliated to F University, a national key university, and it is only a road away from it. It occupies an area of ​​one million square meters in a prosperous area where every inch of land is expensive.

It probably continued the literary atmosphere of F University. In the first attached courtyard, there are pavilions, pavilions, rockery and other landscapes everywhere, and there is even a large garden. Patients can come out to bask in the sun during the day, and enjoy the moon at night to relieve the distress of hospitalization.

The Cardiac Surgery Department is in Building 10, while Xu Mai's laboratory is in Building 8. The two buildings face each other across the garden.

When he felt tired, Xu Mai would sometimes sit in the gazebo in the corner of the garden and watch the medical rescue helicopter slowly land on the tarmac amidst the dazzling white spotlights on the top of the outpatient building with a strong wind.

Every landing means that a life is saved. So in Xu Mai's eyes, the helicopter means hope and vitality. Looking at it, you will feel that your work is meaningful, all your efforts are worthwhile, and your physical and mental exhaustion will be relieved.

She hadn't been able to take a nap in the lounge tonight, and as she walked through the garden, she walked involuntarily towards the gazebo.

Flying mosquitoes on summer nights, and people who take a walk after meals can't be bothered, and hide in the ward to blow on the air conditioner after eating. The garden under the moon is quiet, two or three frogs are singing deep in the grass.

Xu Mai heard hurried footsteps coming from behind, and thought it was someone passing by, but when he turned a corner and walked towards a secluded place, those footsteps followed without hesitation.

Xu Mai took two quick steps, climbed up the stone steps of the gazebo, turned around and looked back.

The small-leaved crape myrtle branches on the side of the road swayed, and clusters of pink and white flowers swayed charmingly.

In the swaying shadow of the flower, a childish face was revealed, with a smile on the corner of the mouth, and curved eyebrows and eyes.

"Master."

Xu Mai stared carefully, under the moonlight as soft as jade, pink petals fell all over his shoulders, smiling and looking at his girl, it was Min Yue.

She seemed to be walking too fast and accidentally bumped into a tree. The slender branches collided and rattled.

With a heavy schoolbag on her back, Min Yue bounced to the pavilion, raised her head and said with a smile, "Master, I finally caught up with you."

She was standing at the bottom of the three stone steps, Xu Mai looked down and saw a petal falling on top of her head, so he reached out to pick it up, put it in his palm, and showed it to her.

Min Yue breathed out with a smile, the petals fluttered, flew out of the gazebo, and disappeared into the ink-like bushes.

"I made a wish with flower petals, Master. Hehe, like a flower fairy." Min Yue said happily.

Xu Mai smiled very lightly, and asked, "Why didn't you go on a date and came to see me instead?"

"It's not a date, but Fa Xiao asked me to invite her to dinner." Min Yue quickly defended, "I'm not going on a date, Master, I'm obedient, and I will stay at home on weekends and study hard. By the way, Master, have you eaten yet?" ?”

"No."

"I don't have either." Min Yue rubbed his hungry stomach, then asked, "Master, where are you going?"

Xu Mai pointed to the opposite building. "Go to the lab."

Min Yue was shocked. "It's still working so late!"

"Well, the progress of the project is a bit slow." Xu Mai replied lightly.

"Master..." Min Yue asked worriedly, "Do you always go to the laboratory without eating?"

To be honest, Xu Mai didn't really remember whether he ate or not. She often settles with bread and biscuits, taking a bite or two between her busy schedules, but sometimes forgetting.

After thinking about it, Xu Mai replied: "Maybe."

Min Yue's expression suddenly became serious, she straightened her face and said solemnly: "Master, you can't do this, it's easy to spoil your stomach."

From a medical point of view, what Min Yue said was correct, but Xu Mai felt that his stomach was fine and there was nothing wrong with it, so he said "um" noncommittally.

"Master, can food be eaten in the laboratory?" Min Yue asked suddenly.

Her thinking was too jumpy, Xu Mai couldn't keep up, so she paused before answering: "You can eat in the rest area."

Min Yue nodded reassuringly, and said in an exhorting tone: "Master, you go to the laboratory and wait for me first, and I will come back to find you later." After saying that, she bounced and ran away.

Xu Mai stared at the huge schoolbag on her back in a daze, what is this child going to do?

Building No. 8 is the scientific research base, and all scientific research teams of the First Affiliated Academy carry out experiments in this building. During the daytime on weekdays, the building is deserted and deserted, and on Friday nights, it is even quieter here.

The staff in the laboratory have already left work, and there are only a few sporadic graduate students who voluntarily stay and work overtime in order to write papers.

There was silence all around, as if cut off from the outside world. Xu Mai likes this kind of environment, which can make people concentrate on work, forget themselves completely, and don't feel the passage of time.

When Min Yue came back with a shopping bag, Xu Mai just raised the pipette. The sound of clattering plastic rubbing was particularly ear-piercing, and Xu Mai couldn't help frowning.

The work area and the rest area are separated by a glass, Min Yue carefully put the shopping bag on the desk, and mouthed to the people inside the glass room, "It's time to eat."

Xu Mai nodded, then quickly squeezed the liquid into the centrifuge tube, covered the lid, placed it neatly on the centrifuge rack, carefully put the rack into the centrifuge, took off the mask, and walked out of the work area.

During the waiting time, Min Yue boiled a pot of boiling water, took out two packaging bags from the shopping bag, and wrote "instant porridge" in big characters.

Xu Mai was stunned, she went to buy food just now.

Min Yue tore off the bag and put it into the cup, poured enough hot water, and sealed the lid. "There are all kinds of porridge shops around our hospital, but there is no porridge shop, so I had to use this instead. I checked it online, and the evaluation said it tastes good."

Min Yue tore open the second package of ingredients and said, "I bought the two flavors with the best reviews, preserved egg lean meat and fine stewed beef, which one would you like to eat, master?"

"Anything is fine, take your pick." When it comes to eating, Xu Mai has always been casual.

"Then I'll choose this." Min Yue pulled the cup of preserved egg and lean meat to her, smiling like a thief.

After 5 minutes, wisps of fragrance and water vapor came out from the gap in the cup lid. Min Yue was so hungry that she couldn't wait to take off the lid, scooped up a large spoonful, blew a few mouthfuls, stuffed it into her mouth, and her face wrinkled from the heat.

Swallowing a mouthful of boiling hot porridge, Min Yue breathed out to dissipate heat, and said, "Master, the porridge is ready, and it tastes good. You should try it."

"it is good."

Xu Mai opened the lid and took a look. The amount of water was added properly, the porridge was soaked just right, and the rice grains were plump and translucent. Stirring it with a spoon, I saw a lot of meat and green vegetables.

Scooped up half a spoonful and let it dry for a few seconds in the cold air of the air conditioner. After Xu Mai tasted it, it tasted slightly salty, but everything else was fine.

Min Yue was probably very hungry, and she was so bored with the porridge that she didn't have time to talk. When she finished her cup, there was still more than half of Xu Mai left.

Xu Mai glanced at his watch, it was nearly 9 o'clock, and said: "Thank you, the porridge is delicious. It's getting late, and I still have some leftover work to do, you can go back first."

"Is Master going to stay late?"

"Well, maybe after 11 o'clock."

Min Yue actually wanted to stay with her, but she was worried that there was nothing she could do to help her, and that she would get in the way and cause trouble for Xu Mai, so she said, "Then I'll go back first, and Master, don't stay too late."

"it is good."

Min Yue wiped the tabletop with paper towels, and after cleaning up, she was afraid that the smell of the food would disturb Xu Mai, so she put all the garbage into a shopping bag, ready to take it away and throw it away.

Xu Mai watched her go to the door, and Min Yue suddenly turned around. "Master."

"Um?"

"Don't turn on the air conditioner too low, the body temperature is low at night, and it's easy to catch cold."

"it is good."

"I'm leaving."

"Be careful on the road."

"Goodbye, Master."

As soon as Min Yue left, the laboratory fell silent instantly. Xu Mai turned on all the lights, but still felt that the room was very dark.

Am I too tired, so my eyes are tired?

Xu Mai sat back at his desk, closed his eyes and rested his mind. The nerves in the temples were beating slightly, Xu Mai breathed out and relaxed, and accidentally fell asleep.

Waking up again, it's past zero. The LED lights scattered dazzling light, Xu Mai squinted his eyes and groped to the door, turned off the lighting in the rest area, turned around, and saw the cup of porridge quietly placed under the soft warm light of the desk lamp.

She had only had half a glass and woke up in the middle of the night with an empty stomach.

Boil water and pour into cup.

During the few minutes of waiting, Xu Mai sat quietly and gradually felt his body was getting cold. He found the remote control and adjusted the temperature of the air conditioner to 27° and the wind speed to the lowest.

But still feel cold.

During the 3 hours of falling asleep, the cold air has penetrated through the pores and invaded the bone marrow.

Xu Mai held the hot cup to keep warm, and suddenly remembered what Min Yue said before he left——

"Don't turn on the air conditioner too low, the body temperature is low at night, and it's easy to catch cold."

At that time, I didn't take it seriously, and agreed casually, but I didn't expect that the words would become a prophecy, and she hit the mark.

The rice grains in the boiling water gradually swelled up, and finally became white and fat, which was very attractive.

The tip of the nose was filled with the fragrance of rice, Xu Mai scooped up a large spoon, blew on it, and drank it down.

The fire-like heat spread from the mouth along the esophagus, all the way into the stomach. After drinking a few more sips, the body began to warm up, and the cold-shrunk tendons also slowly relaxed.

In the dead of night, in the empty laboratory, Xu Mai sat alone under the desk lamp, drinking hot porridge, somehow, remembered what Director Zheng said during the day—

"Doctors are ordinary people when they take off their white coats. They will be lonely and sick. I know that times have changed. You young people are no longer sticking to marriage and having children. Some people work hard for their careers, and some enjoy being alone. But according to my old man Thoughts, I still hope that there is someone who cares about you and cares about you, and after the night shift, you can have a mouthful of hot porridge."

"After the night shift, I have a mouthful of hot porridge..." Xu Mai read this sentence ecstatically.

Xu Mai realized belatedly that he was being taken care of by Min Yue tonight.