"The patient is in good condition and has been moved to a regular ward for observation. He called me as soon as he regained consciousness."

Ruan Qiushui changed back into her own clothes and shoes, then turned to tell the nurses waiting outside the operating room that she had sat down and rested for a while.

"Honey, are you tired? Do you want me to go buy you something to eat?"

Gu Changfeng didn't know when his wife would be able to come out, so he sat outside and didn't dare to leave.

"I'm hungry, I want to eat something."

Ruan Qiushui nodded; her stomach was now empty.

Surgery is extremely physically and mentally taxing.

Gu Changfeng told his wife to sit down and rest, then quickly went out to buy her some pastries and a bottle of orange-flavored soda.

It's not lunchtime at the state-run restaurant yet, so I can't even get my wife something nice to eat.

After Ruan Qiushui finished eating and let out a burp, Huang Wei also woke up.

"The surgery was a success, and you won't have to worry about the spent cartridges anymore."

Huang Wei is doing well after the surgery and will be fully recovered in less than a week with proper rest.

"Dr. Ruan, I was too narrow-minded and didn't know that there are always people more capable than you and mountains beyond mountains."

"I apologize to you. I'm sorry, and please forgive my presumptuous words."

Hu Yu arrived as soon as Huang Wei was wheeled into the ward.

Before he woke up, Hu Yu also checked on Huang Wei's condition.

Upon discovering that Ruan Qiushui had indeed miraculously removed the bullet casing while Huang Wei was unharmed, Hu Yu's admiration was palpable.

This is simply amazing!

"oh."

Whether or not she forgives him is up to her to decide.

"Dr. Ruan, this is the payment for the surgery. Please accept it."

Huang Wei waved, and the person next to him quickly brought over a cloth bag.

"Very well, then I'll be going now."

Ruan Qiushui counted the amount, confirmed it was ten thousand yuan, and then turned and followed Gu Changfeng away.

"Wife, you are so capable, I feel unworthy of you."

He was very worried because his wife could earn 10,000 yuan for a single surgery.

What if his wife complains that he can't make money in the future?

Does he intend to become a gigolo and be supported by his wife?

"I like you, that's enough."

Someone as insecure as her felt particularly comfortable and at ease around Gu Changfeng.

She doesn't lack money, she lacks sincerity.

"Wife, I love you too."

If they weren't on the street, Gu Changfeng would have definitely bullied her.

"Dr. Ruan, wait a moment, Mr. Huang asked me to drive you back."

The driver chased after them and helped them into the car.

"We've come all this way to the city, let's look around a bit before we head back."

Ruan Qiushui looked at Gu Changfeng, and seeing that he nodded, she waved for the driver to go back.

"What does my wife want to buy?"

Gu Changfeng stood on the outside of his wife, protecting her while asking her about her preferences.

"I don't really need to buy anything, I just want to browse around."

She has everything she needs; she just wants to be alone with someone.

Although I can be alone at home, it just doesn't feel right.

"Okay, I'll go with you."

Gu Changfeng gazed at his wife with adoration, chatting and laughing with her as they walked, stopping and starting along the way.

In less than an hour, Gu Changfeng's hands were full of things.

What happened to the promise that there was nothing I wanted to buy?

The two were also a bit tired, so they went to the state-run restaurant for dinner and then boarded the bus back to the commune.

They returned to the brigade by oxcart, and the two had just reached the entrance of the brigade when Gu Changshu ran over.

"Third brother and sister-in-law, Ma Jinhua has brought a group of people to our house to cause trouble."

Gu Changshu was exhausted and bent over, his hands resting on his knees as he panted.

Ma Jinhua led six men from her maternal family to break into the house, injuring her father and two older brothers.

If he hadn't been quick-witted enough to run out from the backyard to deliver the message, he would have been beaten up too.

"Honey, you go home first. I'm going to see my parents."

With a cold face, Gu Changfeng handed the things in his hand to his wife and followed Gu Changshu away.

Be careful.

Ruan Qiushui wasn't worried about Gu Changfeng's safety, but she was afraid that he might accidentally get into trouble with someone else.

Ruan Qiushui went home and put her things away. Afraid that her family would suffer losses, and not knowing whether Gu Changshu had called Gu Xianjin, she ran to the brigade office.

Just then, Gu Xianjin was writing a receipt for the materials delivered to the factory when he heard Ruan Qiushui's words. He quickly called the militia battalion to rush to Lao Er's house.

"Xie Xiuying, I'll teach you to be so smug. You'll have to give back the money you took from me last time."

Ma Jinhua looked smug as she watched Gu Guangrong, Gu Changjiang, and Gu Changshan being beaten, and then told her daughter-in-law to hit Xie Xiuying in the face.

“Ma Jinhua, if you dare to touch my man and son, I’ll fight you to the death.”

Xie Xiuying's anger reached its peak, and she grabbed a wood-chopping knife and slashed at Ma Jinhua.

Anyone who dares to harm her family will have to live.

"What are you still looking at? Stop her right now."

Ma Jinhua immediately withdrew her outstretched hand and hid behind the Ma family relatives she had called over.

"Pah! What's with the attitude of a stinking woman?"

The eldest brother of the Ma family spat and kicked over Xie Xiuying's wood-chopping knife, then slapped her to the ground.

"Old woman."

Gu Guangrong spat out a mouthful of blood, propped himself up, and was about to step forward to avenge Xie Xiuying.

"mother!"

Gu Changjiang and Gu Changshan were also badly beaten. They sat up straight and bumped into the Ma family man next to them.

"You all better behave yourselves."

The eldest brother of the Ma family waved his hand, and the other five men pressed Gu Guangrong and the other two down to the ground.

"Xie Xiuying and Gu Guangrong, let me tell you, if you don't come up with two hundred yuan today, this matter is not over."

"You think you're invincible just because you have a few men in your family? Well, you've been beaten to a pulp by my Ma family."

Feeling vindicated, Ma Jinhua bragged about it in front of the Gu family.

Besides the Gu family father and sons and Xie Xiuying, Zhou Lan and He Chunhua, whose faces were swollen from being slapped, protected their son and dared not utter a sound.

Gu Xiaoxiao hit her head and fainted.

"What's the point of talking nonsense? Just go into their house and rob them, take all the food and money."

The eldest brother of the Ma family was too lazy to listen to Ma Jinhua's nonsense, so he called his men and rushed into the house.

"Let's see who dares to do that!"

Gu Changfeng arrived first and saw that his family members were seriously injured and lying on the ground unable to move. He kicked the eldest brother of the Ma family directly in the back, knocking him to the ground.

"Ouch, my tooth hurts so much!"

The eldest brother of the Ma family landed face down, his front teeth hitting a stone and breaking two of them instantly, also cutting his lip.

"I'll beat you to death, you bastard."

The eldest brother of the Ma family propped himself up on his arms, ready to get up and beat Gu Changfeng.

"Ha, I think you're asking for it."

He still had the energy to speak, so Gu Changfeng kicked him again, knocking him unconscious.