Chapter 120 "So badly injured, Cheng..."

"Deputy Factory Director Cheng is so badly injured, yet he hasn't uttered a sound. He's even telling everyone not to worry. We're all so worried. You just had stitches and you still have to go back to the factory. Deputy Factory Director Cheng, please take care of yourself."

Eight stitches were needed?

Is this what Deputy Factory Director Cheng meant by "nothing's wrong"?

Cheng Xiuying quickly said, "Don't worry, everyone, it's really nothing."

An older woman quickly told Cheng Xiuying to lie down on the bed and rest, emphasizing the importance of taking care of her health. She also told everyone to leave first so as not to disturb Deputy Factory Director Cheng's rest.

Everyone put their things against the wall and told Cheng Xiuying to take good care of herself, as the steel mill needed her.

Cheng Xiuying hadn't had enough yet. In this environment, she felt no pain and didn't need to rest at all. She could talk for an hour without stopping.

“I appreciate everyone’s kindness, but you must take the things back!” Her voice was a little hoarse, yet carried an undeniable force, causing the dispersing crowd to stop in their tracks. “Otherwise, I’ll be discharged right now and return them door-to-door! I mean what I say!”

An auntie earnestly pleaded, "Director Cheng, please accept it..." Although she wasn't in the canteen at the time, her son and daughter-in-law were. The thought of the unimaginable consequences without Director Cheng's intervention filled her with lingering fear.

But Cheng Xiuying's attitude did not soften in the slightest. Unable to persuade her otherwise, the others had no choice but to take everything back. Only after everyone had left did she feel as if a tremendous burden had been lifted, and she collapsed back onto her hospital bed.

Only then were Yu Jiajia and Lu Chenzhou able to enter the ward.

When Yu Jiajia saw Cheng Xiuying, she couldn't help but want to cry again. "Mom, it must hurt a lot."

Cheng Xiuying: "It doesn't hurt, I'm just a little hungry."

Yu Jiajia took a candy out of her pocket, peeled it, and fed it to Cheng Xiuying: "Mom, I'm going to buy you some food."

Before she even left, the doctor came in carrying two lunchboxes. "Deputy factory director, this is old hen soup stewed in the canteen. Drink it while it's hot."

While Cheng Xiuying was still tending to her wounds, the chef had already slaughtered the old hen that he had raised for half a year.

Cheng Xiuying was moved: "How can this be done!"

The doctor said, "This hen can nourish your body, so your life won't have been in vain."

Cheng Xiuying was amused. "Thank you." She took out some money from her pocket to give to the doctor, "Please give this to the chef to thank him."

The doctor refused to accept the food, put down the lunchbox, and left.

Grandma Yu opened the lunchbox; one lunchbox was full of chicken soup and meat, and the other lunchbox contained large steamed buns.

Cheng Xiuying gave the chicken wings to Yu Jiajia, saying, "Let's eat together."

Yu Jiajia ate some food at noon, but she had no appetite now and didn't want to eat. "Mom, I'm not hungry. I want to watch you eat."

Cheng Xiuying: "I don't enjoy eating by myself, but Sibao keeps me company."

Yu Jiajia washed her hands and started eating the chicken wing.

Cheng Xiuying then asked the others if they wanted to eat, especially Lu Chenzhou. She persuaded him repeatedly and even offered him the chicken leg.

This is a meal for patients; of course, no one else will eat it.

Cheng Xiuying ate with Sibao by herself.

Despite her injury, she has a great appetite!

She was just as happy as when she first became the deputy factory director—no, even happier than before.

The chicken soup was very fragrant, and the chicken meat was very tender. After eating the chicken wings, Yu Jiajia washed her hands and watched Cheng Xiuying eat while resting her chin on her hand.

It's so nice to see her mom looking so healthy and energetic, happily munching on meat.

Cheng Xiuying's heart melted when Si Bao looked at her like that.

Her four children are truly her lucky stars!

She simply couldn't imagine how bright her future could be.

Grandma Yu served tea and water, taking meticulous care of Cheng Xiuying. She even tried to feed Cheng Xiuying spoonful by spoonful of chicken soup. After Cheng Xiuying finished eating, Grandma Yu quickly soaked a towel for her to wipe her face and hands, and then took the lunchbox to wash it clean.

Yu Jiajia took a handful of candy from her pocket and put it in the lunchbox to thank the chef for the chicken soup.

This candy is definitely not worth the price of chicken soup; it's just an expression of their gratitude.

Grandma Yu: "Jiabao is so thoughtful."

She took the lunchbox to the cafeteria to return it to the chef. In her heart, Cheng Xiuying's status had risen to another level. She was really amazing. She didn't think Cheng Xiuying was a particularly selfless person. After so many years as mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, who wouldn't understand the other?

But in critical moments, Cheng Xiuying was willing to risk her life.

It's hard for someone like this not to succeed.

The deputy factory director is just the beginning!

The Yu family is so fortunate to have such a daughter-in-law; their ancestral graves must be filled with good fortune time and time again.

On the other side, Jiang Tao woke up.

When he learned that the backpack contained a bomb, his eyes rolled back and he fainted again.

The doctors managed to save him after a series of emergency treatments.

Without even needing to be questioned by the police, Jiang Tao was already sobbing uncontrollably, confessing everything: "I didn't know there was a bomb inside! How could I dare? That stern-faced guy said there was evidence inside, evidence that could ruin Yu Jiajia's reputation. He said if I put it in during lunchtime, Yu Jiajia would be finished. That stern-faced guy wouldn't let me see it, saying that if I opened it, he wouldn't rescue my mother, and he even made me swear a solemn oath."

He screamed in despair, "I've been lied to!"

After Jiang Tao took He Zhenzhen's place at the steel rolling mill, a dark-skinned middle-aged man approached him, saying he had a way to rescue Cao Meiling and reunite the Jiang family. He dared not do anything illegal or disorderly. Although his family wasn't currently being criticized or denounced, their situation was still precarious. If something happened to him, the Jiang family would be completely ruined.

The dark-skinned middle-aged man promised that this matter would not endanger anyone else. He had a grudge against Yu Jiajia and the Yu family!

He wanted to ruin Yu Jiajia's reputation and make her suffer a terrible death.

Jiang Tao also has a grudge against Yu Jiajia. He wants Yu Jiajia dead and he wants the Yu family to be ruined.

If it weren't for Yu Jiajia's meddling, how could his mother have been arrested!

Moreover, Jiang Tao also wanted to use this incident to make He Xiaoyun happy.

He Xiaoyun hates Yu Jiajia the most. When the time comes, He Xiaoyun might just give the job to him in a good mood!

When his mother is released, he will have a job, marry a city woman, and all his descendants will be city people.

He had a very good idea.

The dark-faced middle-aged man treated him very well, saying that the two were destined to meet and shared a common enemy! He also gave Jiang Tao fifty yuan and a lot of food and meat coupons.

Jiang Tao thought the dark-faced middle-aged man was a really good person.

This morning, the dark-skinned middle-aged man gave Jiang Tao a schoolbag and made him swear he wouldn't open it, or his whole family would die. He also prepared a roast chicken, saying it was the fruit of victory, a celebratory meal to be eaten after everything was done.

In addition, he made an appointment with Jiang Tao to meet at their usual spot that evening, where the two of them would drink together.

Jiang Tao didn't peek.

After he put his things away, he saw Yu Jiajia and her group enter the restaurant. Feeling guilty, he dared not stay in the restaurant any longer.

If he knew it was a time bomb, he wouldn't dare pick it up even if you killed him.

He wouldn't have enough lives to pay for it.

Moreover, the dark-faced middle-aged man had no intention of letting him live. If he stayed in the restaurant, he would be poisoned or blown up along with the others.

If he leaves, he will also be poisoned.

He trembled like a leaf as he recounted information about the dark-faced middle-aged man, but he didn't know much. He only knew that the man had a dark face, was in his early thirties, and was named Brother Qing. As for where he lived or where he worked, he knew nothing.

He Liang asked him why he didn't check the contents of his bag. Didn't he hear the time bomb countdown?

Jiang Tao said he had sworn a solemn oath, but as for the sound, he didn't hear it.

He really hated Yu Jiajia. Whenever Yu Jiajia was involved, his whole family would suffer terrible misfortune.

He didn't want to die; he wanted to live.

Jiang Tao cannot be discharged from the hospital for the time being. Let's see if we can catch the bigger fish later. On the surface, there is still only one policeman monitoring Jiang Tao.

A rumor began to circulate in Qingshan County, spreading like wildfire: "The enemy agents have gone to such lengths, their target is Yu Jiajia alone. As long as she's alive, the second, the third bomb... will come sooner or later."

"She is the source of the plague; whoever gets close will die. Want to end all this? Unless Yu Jiajia disappears from this world."

Panic gripped the people. No one wanted to believe the curse-like rumor, but the time bomb in the steel mill was meant to kill Yu Jiajia.

There will be even more time bombs to kill Yu Jiajia in the future.

Perhaps in the canteen, office, family compound, or even on the street, in a state-run restaurant, or a department store—anywhere Yu Jiajia might appear.

Everyone understood that Yu Jiajia was innocent and pitiful; she was a victim of the enemy's cruel retaliation.

But while reason is one thing, fear is the most real thing.

The people around her will really die.

They were blown up and their bodies were never found.

The thought sent a chill down everyone's spine, and they all had only one thought: get away, get away from Yu Jiajia as quickly as possible!

Even though Cheng Xiuying had just saved everyone's lives, this time bomb would never have appeared if it weren't for Yu Jiajia.

The Yu family was furious when they heard the news.

Cheng Xiuying clenched her fists, wishing she could punch that dark-faced middle-aged man to death. Actually, he might not have been dark-faced or middle-aged. He might have just changed his appearance and smeared his face black. He was like a maggot living in the gutter, only daring to wriggle in the dark and never daring to show his true face in the sunlight!

She held Yu Jiajia's hand: "Sibao, we're not afraid."

She refused to believe that anyone could defeat Sibao.

Heaven won't just stand by and watch; she wants to see what kind of trouble the dark-faced middle-aged man can cause in the end.

The most important thing now is to find out where the rumors came from.

Grandma Yu cursed the dark-faced middle-aged man's ancestors for eighteen generations, calling him a bastard who would die without a lineage, a wicked seed with pus flowing from his head and sores on his feet. In the end, she cursed the dark-faced middle-aged man to die without a lineage and to have no one to break the pot when he died. She also comforted Yu Jiajia, "Grandma will protect you. If there is another bomb, Grandma will carry you away."

Everyone: ...

Yu Jiajia never expected the enemy in the shadows to do this. The method was quite clever. Before there were any enemies, she was about to go from a beloved and kind person to a jinx that everyone feared.

She was very angry!

Several patients in the health center have already been discharged and dare not stay there any longer, fearing that a second bomb might be dropped on the health center.

Medical staff were also filled with anxiety, worried about the unknown dangers.

Some of the more timid ones have already taken leave to rest.

Although it's wrong to treat heroes this way, life is more important.

Cheng Xiuying understood human nature all too well. She immediately told Yu Hongding to go through the discharge procedures and leave the hospital first.

Yu Jiajia: "Mom, you stay in the hospital and recover well. I'm going out; I'm not coming to see you again."

Cheng Xiuying held Yu Jiajia's hand and said, "Sibao, Mom is with you."

At times like these, she must stay by Sibao's side.

Everyone else can be afraid of Sibao, but she can't.

The choices made at such a critical juncture will have a lasting impact on one's entire life.

Yu Jiajia asked, "Mom, aren't you afraid?"

Cheng Xiuying: "What am I afraid of! If you've got the guts, come on over! It's just dropping bombs."

Yu Jiamin also rushed back at this critical moment to stay with Yu Jiajia.

Yu Jiajia: "Third sister, hurry up and get busy, catch the bad guys quickly."

Yu Jiamin: "It's okay, all the work has been arranged, I'm not needed."

The rest of the Yu family were still there, and no one chose to leave.

Even the Yu family, who had just finished seeing Cheng Xiuying, came again. Kang Wenjuan cursed the Japanese devils, saying they were bastards who were doing this kind of thing. The Yu family was not afraid of them!

Actually, I was afraid. Who isn't afraid of death?

Yu Hongzhi's family held a family meeting and voted by raising their hands on the action.

In fact, it's perfectly acceptable to pretend you don't know.

But if they can bravely stand up, then it will be different.

Offering help in times of need is far more valuable than adding to someone's success.

However, the daughter-in-law, grandchildren, and grandsons were not taken care of. In case something happens, it can be considered as leaving a lineage for the Yu family.

Cheng Yongping and Cheng Yongyi also rushed over and stayed with the patient at the hospital.

Cheng Yongping also called out to Cheng Yonghao, saying that no matter what happened in the past, as long as the right choice is made this time, the future will be different.

But Cheng Yonghao dared not come; if there was a bomb, everyone would be doomed.

No matter how much wealth you have, you need to be alive to enjoy it. He also advised Cheng Yongping and Cheng Yongqing to pretend they didn't know anything at this point.

Cheng Yongping stopped trying to persuade him, because he didn't know if he would live to enjoy this wealth.

Section Chief Xia and his family came. Xia Jing was in tears, saying that she would share joys and sorrows with Yu Jiajia.

Grandma He, who had just come out of the police station, also rushed over with He Zhenzhen.

Lin Mei, Liu Weidong, and the others also took leave to come over.

Cheng Xiuying was deeply moved. It is said that true friendship is revealed in times of adversity. The Yu family will forever remember those who dared to approach her despite such rumors.

Seeing that her friends all had red eyes, Yu Jiajia comforted them, telling them not to worry.

However, we can't let so many people block the hospital; they need to be discharged first.

Director Zhou of the steel mill's clinic rushed over immediately. Standing in front of Cheng Xiuying's bedside, he said firmly, "Deputy Director Cheng, rest assured and recover! Our clinic, and indeed the entire steel mill, will never bow down to these monsters! Do they think we'll be afraid of this kind of despicable intimidation? Dream on!"

His gaze swept over everyone present, and he said decisively, "Comrade Cheng Xiuying will always be a hero of our steel rolling mill, the backbone that protects our workers! Comrade Yu Jiajia will also always be the pride of our entire factory! This evil wind will not be able to shake us in the slightest!"

Cheng Xiuying was moved. "Dean Zhou, we've caused trouble for the health center. Thank you, Dean Zhou, but I still plan to be discharged. Please don't stop me anymore. Even if there's only a one in ten thousand chance, our Yu family won't let this harm affect others."

Dean Zhou did not stop Cheng Xiuying.

Just then, Yu Jiajia suddenly felt unwell, something was wrong, very wrong; she felt chest tightness, shortness of breath, and her eyelids twitched.

Lu Chenzhou noticed immediately: "Jiajia."

Yu Jiajia grabbed Lu Chenzhou: "My eyelids are twitching!"

Everyone: !!!

Cheng Xiuying's face was grim. She wasn't afraid of the bomb; she was extremely disgusted with the enemy who planted it, as they wanted to make sure Sibao had no place to stand in Qingshan County.

Lu Chenzhou: "Don't panic." He waved his hand, and not far away, a whistle sounded. Unlike Cheng Xiuying's whistle, this one was very rhythmic, as if it were giving instructions.

The entire health center was sealed off, and dozens of soldiers appeared, each carrying a detector.

They were all carrying a military green metal box with a dial, indicator lights, and knobs on it, and holding a round metal rod in their hands. They began to investigate, with Yu Jiajia as the center.

In addition, the entire health center is also evacuating people in an orderly manner.

Yu Jiajia wanted to stay and help; she could find the bomb faster. Who knew when it would explode? A soldier's life mattered too.

Factory Director Qi forcibly took Yu Jiajia away.

Yu Jiajia's life is precious.

Everyone can die, but Yu Jiajia cannot be harmed.

Yu Jiajia cried, "Sister, give me half a minute, I can do it."

As soon as she finished speaking, she heard a machine behind a soldier not far away beeping, and the indicator light on the metal box was flashing red.

Found it!!!

Cheng Xiuying and Yu Jiamin rushed over to throw the bomb again.

Yu Jiamin ran very fast, and she soon fell half a step behind.

Cheng Xiuying: !!!

The third brother went too far, actually trying to take it from her.

Cheng Yongqing also rushed over, but she was too slow and couldn't even catch up with Cheng Xiuying.

Grandma Yu hesitated for half a second before rushing over, saying, "Let me do it. I'm old and not afraid to sacrifice myself. You are young, you can't sacrifice yourselves."

Those who were originally running away were now in shock. Had these people gone mad?

That's a bomb, not gold.

Lu Chenzhou glanced at Yu Jiajia, who was being forcibly evacuated, and then rushed over without worry.

Factory Director Qi had already carried Yu Jiajia outside and was comforting her, saying, "Director Lu is a bomb disposal expert. Give him a few seconds and he can disarm the bomb."

Yu Jiajia: "Sister Qi, I want to see!"

Factory Director Qi: "Good boy, let's not watch. Even if he's a bomb disposal expert, there's still a chance he'll fail. Let's not take the risk."

Yu Jiajia turned her head and saw that neither her third sister nor her mother had been able to get a first-aid kit. The soldier handed the first-aid kit to Lu Chenzhou.

Lu Chenzhou opened the first-aid kit and began defusing the bomb.

Unable to grab the bomb, Cheng Xiuying and the others hurriedly ran outside, with Cheng Xiuying and her third sister supporting Old Lady Yu, who was running slower.

In Cheng Xiuying's view, if she was not needed to throw bombs, then she didn't need to stay and there was no need to make a pointless sacrifice.

And the bomb still has fifteen seconds left!

It's too late to run, there's no way to run fast enough.

ten,

...

five,

Four,

three,

two,

"Lie down!" Cheng Xiuying and Yu Jiamin pulled Grandma Yu down to lie down.

The others also found cover and lay down.

Factory Director Qi once again shielded Yu Jiajia beneath him.

Nothing happened.

Quiet, very quiet.

Cheng Xiuying was overjoyed: "It's done! Director Lu defused the bomb!"

Factory Director Qi helped Yu Jiajia up, and everyone went back to check the time bomb.

Lu Chenzhou strode out from inside and, seeing Yu Jiajia enter, asked her to check if there were any abnormalities.

Yu Jiajia shook her head, "I'm perfectly normal right now. I'm just extremely angry!"

Very well, before the enemy catches her, she's already a jinx; wherever she goes, disaster will follow.

Lu Chenzhou: "We'll catch them soon, I promise." He told the soldiers to stop probing.

If Yu Jiajia says it's safe, then it's safe.

Outside the clinic, soldiers were guarding it, and everyone who wanted to leave was restricted from doing so.

The person who planted the time bomb is hiding in the crowd.

Even if there are hundreds of people present, it is relatively simple; at least we don't have to search for a needle in a haystack.

Furthermore, there are restrictions: the person must have entered or exited ward 107 within five minutes and be able to carry a medical kit.

This person is easy to find.

The cleaning lady at the health center was about to commit suicide by swallowing pills when she was discovered, but fortunately, the soldiers dislocated her jaw in time.

She roared angrily, "Yu Jiajia, you're going to get blown up!"

Her jaw had been dislocated, so her speech wasn't clear, but it was enough for everyone to understand what she meant.

An old woman spat a mouthful of phlegm at her and cursed, "Pah! Traitor, dog of a traitor! You can try ten more times and you still won't succeed."

Another young man said, "I don't believe you guys have that much explosives. If you did, why don't you just set off a few at once?"

The cleaning lady's eyes were bloodshot. She had failed. She had let down the organization that had trained her; she couldn't even die.

She was taken away, and everyone else was investigated one by one, their information registered to ensure there was no suspicion.

Yu Jiajia was surrounded and protected by people. To her left was Director Qi, to her right was Cheng Xiuying, and there were people in front and behind her as well.

Yu Jiajia is safe.

Yu Jiajia didn't really understand why these people had to blow her up. Couldn't they have used guns or poison?

Would it be more satisfying to blow her up?

However, she felt that these people probably wanted to kill her even more, because she was too difficult to kill.

Yu Hongzhi and Kang Wenjuan were initially terrified of death, but for the sake of their future, they came anyway, essentially gambling with their lives. It was a high-stakes gamble; if they won, they would soar with Cheng Xiuying. If they lost, there would be no future for them.

Now, they feel really safe around Yu Jiajia.

Being away from Yu Jiajia might be dangerous; what if these enemy agents try to infiltrate society?

Seriously, there's nowhere safer than around Yu Jiajia.

She can sense danger.

Yu Hongzhi and Kang Wenjuan finally understood why their parents always said Jiabao was good; she really was different!

She is a lucky star.

Maybe she was God's favorite daughter in her past life.

Others with a keen eye also noticed the difference.

Why is Yu Jiajia able to sense danger?

Even Xia Jing, who was the simplest of the three, realized it, but she didn't ask. She was happy for Yu Jiajia, knowing that Yu Jiajia would be safe.

Everyone around me knew, but the other people who were evacuated in advance didn't.

All they knew was that when Yu Jiajia appeared in the cafeteria, it was bombed. When she appeared at the health center, a bomb followed her there.

So, as she stands here now, who can guarantee that the earth won't shake violently in the next second?

The timid ones just want to run away immediately, as far away from this jinx as possible.

Meanwhile, some more ambitious individuals began to plot in private.

Led by Zhang Jianguo, the vice president of the trade union, they raised the banner of thinking about Comrade Jiajia's well-being and advocated that she be suspended from her job without pay and leave the factory to avoid trouble.

The excuse was also high-sounding: the steel rolling mill had heavy tasks, bombs were happening every day, and the production schedule could not be delayed, not to mention the unknown dangers. They couldn't drag all the factory workers into the risk.

Zhang Jianguo's wife, Gu Yazhen, was stirring up trouble in the family compound. Shouldn't the Yu family also temporarily move out of the cadre building? If this place is bombed, the entire leadership of the steel rolling mill will be wiped out, and who will be able to organize production?