Chapter 388 – Don’t Overburden Yourself
So, Jiang Wenxu made a phone call to the small courtyard.
Coincidentally, Xu Jinning and Xu Fanghua had no classes that day, so the sisters were at the small courtyard. Jiang Wenxu knew they were sisters, but the contact number he had was for Xu Jinning as a teacher, for convenience.
He got in touch successfully.
“Dr. Ning Di specifically requested for my sister and me to go?” Xu Jinning was very surprised.
“Yes, I’m not sure why, but I suspect it might be related to the batch of students who went to Country A, since they all came from there.”
“You naturally need to go. As for Xu Fanghua, please check with her, since she is pregnant.”
“Okay, I will discuss it with my sister and get back to you later.”
After hanging up, Xu Jinning told Xu Fanghua, who was eating fruit, about the situation.
At this point, Xu Fanghua’s belly had been showing for over four months, and while it was noticeable, it wasn’t very large yet as it was not the late stage of pregnancy.
Hearing that Dr. Ning Di specifically requested both her and Xu Jinning, Xu Fanghua was quite surprised.
“Why would I need to go too? It seems more reasonable for you to go.”
Everyone knew and was looking forward to the arrival of Dr. Ning Di, who was a significant figure in medicine.
Xu Fanghua thought that if Song Yi were here, he would certainly be thrilled about Dr. Ning Di’s visit.
Xu Jinning shared the president’s guess and then said, “Sister, do you think it’s possible that brother-in-law met or knew Dr. Ning Di when she was in Country A, which is why Dr. Ning Di knows about us?”
That was the only possibility Xu Jinning could think of.
In other aspects, she wasn’t so arrogant as to think she was famous enough for even a top medical figure from Country A to know her.
When Xu Fanghua heard Song Yi’s name and Xu Jinning’s guess, her eyes lit up.
“It’s very possible.”
“If that’s the case, then I must go. I want to find out more.”
Song Yi had been gone for over two months now.
She had only received one letter from him so far, the letter he sent when he first arrived in Country A. She had no information on how he was doing afterwards.
She hoped that Dr. Ning Di might bring her news of Song Yi, even if it were just a small piece of information.
“Alright, since you’ve decided, I’ll inform the president.”
*
The evening arrived quickly.
For Dr. Ning Di, staying at the Friendship Hotel, this night was destined to be a sleepless one.
She stood at the window for a long time, quietly gazing at the night view of her homeland, breathing in the fresh air of this sky.
Ning Di felt that the moment the plane touched down on her homeland, her life seemed to rejuvenate in that instant.
She could feel every cell in her body breathing in the air of this sky, exulting in joy and excitement.
Ning Di was looking in a certain direction, which she had heard was the direction of Beijing University.
As she was looking, she suddenly felt a slight weight on her shoulder. Turning around, she saw Hans draping a shawl over her shoulders.
“Dear, I know the night view of China is beautiful, but you need to take care of yourself and avoid catching a cold.”
“Yes, I know. Thank you, Hans.”
“Ning, why don’t we go to sleep?” Hans said as he wrapped his arm around her shoulder.
“Hans, you know how I feel? I’m so excited that I can’t sleep.”
“I understand, but Ning, you’ll be meeting your nieces tomorrow. You need to be in good shape.”
Ning Di thought for a moment and agreed that Hans had a point.
“Then let’s go to sleep?”
“Let’s sleep together, rest up, and be ready to meet your nieces tomorrow.”
In the end, Ning Di was persuaded by Hans to go to bed.
Although she said she wasn’t tired, the prolonged physical and mental strain, along with the fatigue from traveling by plane and car, had made her quite exhausted.
So, it wasn’t long before Ning Di, leaning against Hans, fell asleep.
Hans looked down and gently kissed his wife’s forehead.
“Dear, sleep now. When you wake up, you’ll be able to see your family.”
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The next day
Xu Jinning and Xu Fanghua arrived early at Beijing University to prepare for Dr. Ning Di’s arrival.
Under the president’s guidance, they boarded a bus headed for the Friendship Hotel.
Sitting on the bus and looking out at the scenery through the window, Xu Jinning thought about the phone call she had received from her father the night before.
In the call, her father mentioned that he had been dreaming a lot recently.
And in his dreams, it was always about her younger aunt.
“I don’t know what’s going on. I keep dreaming about Xiao Ning. Ningning, do you think your younger aunt is coming back? Will I be able to see her soon?” Even though they hadn’t met, Xu Jinning could sense the deep longing in his voice.
At that moment, Xu Jinning wanted to say: ‘Dad, I’m not sure if Aunt is coming back soon, but I do know that you really miss her.’
It was completely normal to miss his little sister.
For her father, after all, it was his own sister. He always felt guilty about the two younger sisters who were sent away when they were little.
Finding the two sisters had become an obsession for him.
Xu Jinning thought how wonderful it would be if she could help her father find her aunt.
She was really afraid that if her father continued like this, he might develop a mental illness.
“Sigh,” Xu Jinning sighed.
At that moment, a hand came over and patted Xu Jinning on the head. She turned to see it was her elder sister.
“You’re still so young and already sighing like this. Don’t do that.”
“Are you still thinking about Dad’s call from yesterday? Stop worrying. Some things will happen naturally. Don’t put too much pressure on yourself. If you keep this up, both Dad and Mom will worry about you.”
Xu Fanghua always knew that her younger sister was very sentimental and sensitive.
She often took on too many burdens, thinking about how to help others.
But she was afraid that unnecessary worries might weigh heavily on her, leading to excessive anxiety.
She didn’t want to see her sister like that; she wanted to see her happy and carefree.
“Ningning, for many things, we’ve done our best, and the rest we leave to fate. Don’t burden yourself with too much pressure. I don’t want to see you like this, and I believe Dad, Mom, Xie Ting’an, Adong, and Abei don’t want to see it either.”
Hearing her sister’s words, Xu Jinning’s heart was instantly touched, and her eyes filled with tears.
So, her sister understood her so well.
And cared about her so much.
“Big sister, I understand. I won’t get too caught up in it.”
“That’s good.”
With her sister’s comforting words, Xu Jinning’s mood improved considerably.
Meanwhile, the bus was approaching the Friendship Hotel without her realizing it…
