Chapter 105
“It’s not ‘suddenly’. I’ve seen many traditional Chinese medicine books at the scrapyard before. I just didn’t bring them home to seek trouble. I used to read them at the scrapyard. I was doing fine before, and there was no chance to apply the knowledge,” Su Xiaoxiao blinked her big innocent eyes and looked at Su Hongchen.
In fact, she had been visiting the scrapyard to read books since middle school, and everyone who knew her was aware of this. Even Grandfather Pa, the manager of the scrapyard in Shanghai, was familiar with her.
So her explanation was quite convincing.
Su Hongchen immediately nodded in agreement. “Reading more books is definitely a good thing. If it weren’t for your love of reading and your efforts to read more, we would really be in trouble.”
However, he changed the subject, his expression growing serious. “Tell me about that guy, Jiang Yexun. What’s going on between you two? You’re not planning to marry him out of gratitude, are you?”
“It’s not!” Su Xiaoxiao denied it immediately. She then turned her head away, feeling a bit guilty when confronted with her brother’s piercing gaze.
“Hmm?” Su Hongchen made a cold sound and continued to press her for more details.
With a heavy heart, she recited the prepared script.
Su Hongchen couldn’t help but twitch his lips as he listened. “So you really fell for him? And you’re attracted to the way his mother and sister treat you?”
Although he had already noticed that his little sister was unusually close to Jiang Yexun, hearing her say it so directly still made it hard for him to accept.
“Is he not good enough? Apart from his family being in the countryside and him being from a production team, everything else is a plus, isn’t it? And you’ve seen it yourself, for the sake of saving us, he didn’t even hesitate to give up a profit of 12,000 yuan,” Su Xiaoxiao proudly showed off.
“What 12,000 yuan? Wasn’t it 6,000 yuan?” Su Hongchen asked. But even if it was 6,000 yuan for Jiang Yexun to buy two centuries-old wild ginseng roots, he was still deeply grateful.
“He went to get two centuries-old wild ginseng roots. So even if the army reimburses him in the end, he still gave up a profit of 12,000 yuan,” Su Xiaoxiao emphasized.
Su Hongchen was left stunned by this information. He stared at his sister, who confirmed it once more, and suddenly let out a sigh of relief.
“I have to admit, in this regard, he has been really good to you. Let’s see how it goes. After all, you two can’t get married so quickly.”
Su Hongchen added, unwilling to give in completely.
But Su Xiaoxiao firmly refused, “No, I can’t wait. I want to get married as soon as possible, fulfill my wish of having a boy and a girl in three years. That way, my son can protect his little sister, just like you protect me.”
“What are you talking about? You’re only eighteen this year!” Su Hongchen immediately became agitated.
But Su Xiaoxiao, with an unyielding look on her face, countered, “After the New Year, I’ll be nineteen. Not to mention in the production team, even in the city, most girls my age are getting married.”
“Heh, I’m not the one who can make the decision! Ask mom and dad and see if they agree. That little scoundrel Jiang Yexun wants to marry you now; our parents would break his legs.”
Su Hongchen ground his teeth with an evil smile.
“Anyway, you have to find a way to put in a good word for Jiang Yexun,” Su Xiaoxiao cooed in a spoiled manner.
Su Hongchen looked at her, and his smug expression turned even more sinister.
“Don’t worry, if he can really save our lives, I will say good word for him.”
“I know you are the best!” Su Xiaoxiao immediately tried to win him over.
Su Hongchen couldn’t be bothered to respond to her words. He glared at her, urging, “Go to sleep, or you’ll be all tired out tomorrow.”
Su Xiaoxiao obediently lay back under the covers, said goodnight to Su Hongchen, and soon fell asleep.
Early the next morning, the room was once again crowded with doctors. After examining their increasingly severe wounds, the doctors’ expressions became even graver. They discussed for a while before finalizing the medication to be administered that day.
Once most of the people had left the room, the doctor who had walked at the back suddenly stopped and closed the door.
“Young Comrade Su, where’s your partner? Is he perhaps going to buy wild ginseng?” the doctor curiously asked.
Su Xiaoxiao lazily lifted her dark lashes and curiously blinked at him. “This comrade seems to have been quite concerned about this wild ginseng since yesterday.”
“Is that so? Perhaps you’re just overthinking it,” Qian Haiye replied awkwardly, forcing a smile.
He thought the topic would be dropped, but to his surprise, the pale-faced young girl nodded earnestly.
“Yesterday, you were the one who questioned my prescription, and you were the one repeatedly saying that the hospital should help buy wild ginseng. Just now, seven or eight doctors entered the room, but you were the only one who mentioned wild ginseng, and you even deliberately turned back. Obviously, this is something you wanted to ask yourself, unrelated to the hospital in any way.”
Qian Haiye clearly hadn’t expected that this seemingly easy-to-bully and easy-to-fool young girl would speak so harshly. Did she not have any manners or politeness in her speech?
He narrowed his eyebrows and almost lost his temper, but then he heard Su Hongchen’s cold and solemn voice.
“So, what exactly are you trying to do?” he asked.
Frightened, Qian Haiye’s heart skipped a beat, and he quickly shook his head, denying any ill intentions. “I just wanted to show some concern.”
“Thank you. However, the hospital only needs to focus on your treatment plans. We haven’t launched an investigation into your hospital’s responsibility yet. If you bring this up again, we will have to initiate an inquiry against you,” Su Hongchen warned with an even colder tone.