Chapter 233 The Obedient Son-in-Law is Online
The voices of the two people woke up the person in the hospital bed. Caroline saw her father's back and called out, "Dad."
"Caroline," Elijah quickly turned around at the sound and hurried to the bedside. He bent down and looked at her with concern, "Are you feeling uncomfortable anywhere?"
Caroline said, "No, I'm fine. Sit down, Dad."
Elijah said, "I still need to go report on the disaster situation. I just squeezed in some time to check on you. Leopold told me earlier that the brain CT scan from last night showed no problems, according to the doctor. I'm relieved you're okay. Your mom will be able to come over later. I didn't tell her last night because I was afraid she'd get anxious at home alone and her high blood pressure would act up."
"Why tell her? I'm fine anyway. Call her quick and tell her not to come."
As soon as she finished speaking, the hospital room door opened, and Elysia rushed in. Elijah straightened up, "She's fine, don't worry."
"How can I not worry?" Elysia walked around Elijah to the bedside. Leopold said, "Mom, Caroline is really okay. Last night's test results all came back, everything's normal."
"Really?" Hearing Leopold's words, Elysia's heart finally settled a bit. "That's good then."
"Mom, sit here." Leopold moved a chair next to the bed. Elysia sat down and stroked her forehead, her eyes full of concern, "How are you feeling? Does it still hurt anywhere?"
Caroline gave a faint smile, "Mom, nothing hurts. I'm fine, look at me, I'm perfectly okay."
"If you were fine, you wouldn't be lying in a hospital." Elysia took out a thermos container from her bag, "I got up early to make you seafood porridge. You haven't eaten yet, have you?"
Caroline said, "Mom, I just woke up. I can't eat yet."
"Eat it when you get up later." Elysia screwed the lid back on and placed it on the bedside table. "How did you fall into the water?"
"Mom, it's a long story. Let's not talk about it. I'm a bit tired and want to sleep some more." Caroline didn't want to tell her because she didn't want her to worry.
Leopold understood this too and handed over a peeled apple, "Mom, have an apple."
Elysia took it, "You stayed up all night, that was hard on you. I'll stay here during the day, you go back and change your clothes and get some rest."
Leopold said, "I don't need to go to the office today. I'll stay here and take care of Caroline."
Elijah looked at his watch again, "Elysia, I still need to go report for work. You stay here with Caroline."
Elysia looked at Elijah, wanting to say something but holding back, "Go do what you need to do."
"Caroline, Dad's leaving now."
Caroline looked at him, "Go ahead with your work. I'm fine, don't worry about me."
Leopold followed him out to see Elijah off. As soon as the door closed, the person in the hospital room started complaining, "His own daughter almost lost her life, and he's still going to report for work. This job of his is more important than all of us. Let him go live with his work then."
"Mom," Caroline tugged at her hand, "Dad's tired enough already, and you're still blaming him? The village he was rescuing had over three hundred households, all washed away by the flood. He went house to house using inflatable boats to get people out. Look at his pants and shoes, they're all wet. He came to see me right after the rescue without even changing his clothes."
Elysia sighed, her tone softening, "Can I really blame him? He's getting old too, still on the front lines saving people. If something happens to him, what will we do? I'm worried about him too, aren't I?"
Caroline smiled, "If you're worried, go home and get a clean set of clothes and shoes, and take them to his office."
"You think I need you to remind me? I already did." Elysia said, "Before coming here, I stopped by his office first. I had his assistant take the clothes and shoes to his break room."
Caroline said, "Mom, you're so smart."
Elysia's face also broke into a smile, "Your dad makes me angry, and you tease me. You're really on your dad's side."
Caroline said, "I'm not on his side at all. I'm on your team."
Elysia unscrewed the lid of the container and ladled out a bowl of seafood porridge, "Really? Usually it seems that way, but when it matters, you side with your dad."
"Mom, I'm hungry." Caroline sat up. Elysia helped her prop up the pillow behind her back. "I'll eat it myself."
In the hallway, Elijah walked while saying, "Now that I'm gone, your mom's blaming me. I know what she's thinking, I don't take care of things at home, just busy with outside matters all day."
Leopold said, "Dad, before I definitely wouldn't have understood you, but last night when I saw Caroline standing on that electrical tower, giving up her chance to live again and again to others, I was really moved. Everyone's just ordinary people, but when it comes to life and death, you guys are great. Caroline and I understand you, and Mom, after all these years, understands your hard work better than we do. But everyone needs to complain sometimes. She's only angry because she's so worried about Caroline. Besides, look at your wet pants and shoes - Mom's definitely upset that you didn't take care of yourself."
Elijah paused slightly in his steps and looked down, "I came in such a hurry, didn't have time to change."
The elevator arrived. Elijah said, "Go back, don't see me off."
Leopold waited until the elevator doors closed before turning back toward the hospital room.
Just as he reached the door, he heard Elysia saying, "You can't do this again. Thank goodness Leopold was there. Without him saving you, what would your dad and I do? Don't pull something like this again. My heart can't take it."
Caroline took a sip of porridge and replied unclearly, "I know. Mom, stop talking, my head's starting to hurt again."
Elysia's attitude changed immediately. She quickly leaned over and asked with concern, "Why is it hurting again? Let's get a doctor to check again. If not, we'll transfer to another hospital."
"Mom, I can't handle people talking too much right now. When there's too much talking, my head hurts." Caroline couldn't keep up the act and couldn't help laughing.
"You silly child, you think I'm being noisy." Elysia saw that she had recovered her spirits and felt relieved.
Leopold stepped inside. Elysia turned around at the sound, "Leopold, you come eat breakfast too."
She got up to ladle a bowl for Leopold, "I saw the breakfast you bought. It's already cold, don't eat it. For lunch, I'll go back and cook."
Caroline stopped her, "Mom, I'm getting discharged in a bit, don't cook."
"Discharged after just one night?" Elysia objected, "You should at least stay for observation."
Caroline sat up, "Look at me, I'm in great spirits. Why do I need observation? If I stay here observing any longer, they'll be sending me to the Sixth Hospital."
The Sixth Hospital was Seaside City's Sixth Psychiatric Hospital.
"I really can't stay mad at you." Elysia looked at Leopold, "Leopold, in this family, you're the most obedient one."
"Come on, Leopold, have another bowl."
Leopold held his bowl with both hands. "Mom, your porridge is so delicious."
Caroline watched from the side, her face full of disdain.
Elysia glanced back at her, "What did you say? Stop picking on him."
Caroline's eyes widened, "Mom, I'm your own daughter, and I'm the patient here, and you're siding with him against me?"
Elysia ladled a bowl of porridge and placed it on the table. "You're about to be discharged, what patient?"
Leopold, holding his bowl, turned back and smugly raised his eyebrows at Caroline.