Only Fourth Sister-in-Law still stood in place, unwilling to leave.
Mo Jiuye knew that Fourth Sister-in-Law was worried about Fourth elder brother, but it was not good to directly tell her to leave. He simply carried Fourth elder brother on his back towards his own room.
"Fourth Sister-in-Law, I'm here to help treat Fourth elder brother, so Rangrang can concentrate fully. I won't open the door until the treatment is done, no one is allowed to disturb."
Seeing her brother-in-law carry away her husband, Fourth Sister-in-Law woodenly nodded: "Okay."
...
Back in the room, Mo Jiuye locked the door and instantly brought the two people into the space with him.
Rice Ball, who was eating bamboo shoots in the space, saw its owner and immediately threw away the bamboo shoot to run over for a hug.
He Zhiran's mind was completely focused on treating Fourth elder brother at the moment. She had no time to interact with the little guy even though she didn't bear to disappoint it. In the end, she gave it a quick hug and took out a bunch of tasty snacks to keep the silly and cute creature busy playing by itself.
By this time, Mo Jiuye had already efficiently changed into surgical assistant attire and thoroughly disinfected the operating room.
He Zhiran did the same sterile procedures before entering the operating room.
Fourth elder brother's condition was very special. In principle, it would be best to do the fractured leg and dead muscle tissue in two separate surgeries.
But current circumstances didn't allow He Zhiran to do that. She could only do her best to complete everything in one surgery.
It took five hours just to set the bones in Fourth elder brother's comminuted fractures in both legs.
Seeing her working so hard, Mo Jiuye's heart ached badly, but there was nothing he could do to help with this kind of thing.
Finally, after setting the bones, next was dealing with the necrotic muscle tissue.
Mo Jiuye watched closely at his wife's actions. Feeling she was almost done, he promptly took over her work.
Although removing necrotic muscle tissue was not highly difficult, there were still many details that needed attention.
By this point she was quite tired. For the sake of the child in her belly, she didn't dare overexert herself either.
Even letting Mo Jiuye take over, He Zhiran still didn't dare relax her vigilance. She sat by the whole time, watching closely and giving verbal reminders whenever necessary.
The married couple worked busily for the entire day. Fourth elder brother's comminuted fractures in both legs, necrotic tissues, and broken tendons were all finally completed.
Fourth elder brother's condition was very stable after the surgery, but He Zhiran still didn't dare let down her guard. She planned to stay in the space to keep observing before she could completely feel assured.
Moreover, Fourth elder brother needed intravenous supplements after surgery, which would also take some time.
In order not to make the family waiting outside worry, He Zhiran and Mo Jiuye exited the space together.
The moment they opened the door to the room, the family members were indeed anxiously waiting out there, as expected.
Seeing the couple come out, Fourth Sister-in-Law rushed up first to grab He Zhiran's arm and asked: "Sister-in-Law, how is my husband?"
He Zhiran gently patted Fourth Sister-in-Law's hand: "Fourth Sister-in-Law, don't worry. Fourth elder brother's treatment was very successful. I just want to observe him a little longer before giving him back to you."
He Zhiran couldn't explain much more, she could only use an excuse like this to gloss over.
Old Lady Mo highly trusted her ninth daughter-in-law's medical skills. Although she also felt bewildered that He Zhiran wouldn't let them see Mo Xiuyang, she still chose to stand on He Zhiran's side.
"Those from Fourth's family, listen to your sister-in-law, she must have a good reason." Saying so, she then looked at the others: "Go back and rest all of you, stop crowding around here."
When the head of household had spoken, everyone must obey. The few sisters-in-law handed the specially prepared dinner to Mo Jiuye before turning to leave.
He Zhiran and Mo Jiuye closed the door again and went back into the space. After exhausting herself for a whole day, her body really couldn't take it anymore at the moment.
Mo Jiuye heated up the food and then went to the kitchen himself to cook some small side dishes that she liked to eat. His cooking skills were very average, but he put a lot of effort into the thoughtful intention, so it still tasted rather good to eat.
Lying in bed to rest, He Zhiran let Mo Jiuye keep watch on Fourth elder brother's condition at all times.
Until almost dawn, feeling that Fourth elder brother would soon wake up and his condition was very stable, only then did she bring him along to exit the space together.
From now on, Fourth elder brother could no longer be brought into the space for treatment. Unable to use syringes for treatment, He Zhiran had to settle for ordering large quantities of the highest grade medicines from Taobao Treasure to consolidate his recovery.
Although these medications didn't help him to recover as fast as post-op iv drips could, they were still much better than ordinary medicine.
Not long after leaving the space, Fourth elder brother slowly regained consciousness.
The surroundings were unfamiliar to him. Ever since returning to Xilin village, because of his physical condition he had been lying in the room he shared with his wife this whole time.
Looking around at the unfamiliar environment, Fourth elder brother's gaze finally fell upon Mo Jiuye and He Zhiran.
"Fourth elder brother, your treatment was very successful. Rangrang said you'll be able to try walking half a year from now."
Mo Jiuye promptly gave him the good news when he saw Fourth elder brother awake.
Even though the environment was unfamiliar, Ninth Younger Brother was here so Fourth elder brother felt it was safe.
"Ninth Younger Brother, where is this place?"
"This is my room. Yesterday, to make treating you more convenient, I brought you here." Mo Jiuye explained.
Fourth elder brother was somewhat shocked: "You mean I was unconscious for a whole day?"
"Yes, Rangrang was worried the treatment might be painful for you, so she gave you anesthetic powder. That's why you slept for so long."
Hearing this, Fourth elder brother experimentally moved his body a little. Other than the sensation of pain, it seemed like something was tightly wrapped around him. The hard and stiff feeling was very uncomfortable.
Mo Jiuye promptly went up to him: "Fourth elder brother, don't move. Rangrang went through a lot of effort to set your legs properly."
He couldn't ruin his wife's painstaking results with one misstep.
"Okay, I won't move." Fourth elder brother was very obedient. As long as he could stand up again someday, anything was acceptable to him.
Moreover, he had endured such great torment in the basement, so the current pain was nothing in comparison.
He Zhiran looked outside at the lightening sky. She knew Fourth Sister-in-Law must have worried herself sleepless all night.
"I'll go call Fourth Sister-in-Law over." He Zhiran felt it would put Fourth Sister-in-Law's mind at ease if she saw Fourth elder brother earlier.
Indeed, things were just as she guessed. Fourth Sister-in-Law was restlessly pacing circles in the room, her bloodshot eyes clearly showing she hadn't slept all night.
Seeing He Zhiran, Fourth Sister-in-Law became extremely emotional.
"Sister-in-Law, can I see my husband now?"
He Zhiran took her hand and walked outside together: "Fourth elder brother is already awake. We'll have people carry him back in a bit."
