Yue Keqi was furious. "This was stewed for Brother Pingwei to heal his injuries. What kind of behavior is this, drinking it?"

"This soup is all oil and has no nutritional value, so it doesn't help with healing at all."

"You're supposed to be a returned overseas student, and you don't even know this?" Jiang Jingxue looked at Yue Keqi with disdain.

Yue Keqi was absolutely furious.

If looks could kill, Jiang Jingxue would have been slowly tortured to death by now.

"Also, you put too much salt in that soup, it's cloyingly salty."

Yue Keqi was trembling with anger.

“Brother Pingwei, look at her…” She turned her gaze to Gu Pingwei, hoping he could say a few words for her.

To his surprise, Gu Pingwei didn't react at all, giving him an expression that said, "What's wrong with you?"

Jiang Jingxue paused for a moment, then said seriously, "Bring me brown sugar millet porridge tomorrow."

Yue Keqi's eyes widened. "Do you have to be so shameless?"

They actually ordered food openly and brazenly. Do they really think they're slaves?

Jiang Jingxue shrugged, looking completely indifferent.

Yue Keqi realized that this woman was really her nemesis.

She showed up and immediately tried to steal Pingwei's brother away, and she was so sarcastic.

Seeing that Jiang Jingxue was unusually shameless, Yue Keqi set her sights on Gu Pingwei.

“Brother Pingwei, although it’s just a bowl of soup, it’s a token of my affection… I simmered it at home for a long time before bringing it here, and you didn’t even taste a bite; it all went into her stomach…”

As Yue Keqi spoke, she felt increasingly aggrieved.

"I made this myself, you know I never cooked before, but for you..."

Jiang Jingxue looked like she suddenly understood, "No wonder it tastes so bad."

Gu Pingwei said, "Thank you for your kindness, but Jingxue was hungry, so I just took it to fill her stomach."

"Don't bother anymore, you can get food at the hospital cafeteria."

Yue Keqi asked shyly, "Brother Pingwei, are you worried about me?"

"Actually, it's okay for me. As long as I can see you every day, it's fine to make soup every day."

Jiang Jingxue rolled her eyes upon hearing this.

She finally realized that Yue Keqi only heard what she wanted to hear.

Gu Pingwei's tone was stiff and concise, but which word revealed his concern and made Yue Keqi's heart flutter here?

"That's terrible. It's a waste of money to send students abroad. If all the students sent abroad are like you, then they shouldn't go at all. It's a waste of money." Jiang Jingxue's sharp comment made Yue Keqi so angry that her liver hurt.

"Why is it always your business? I'm talking to Brother Pingwei."

"And another thing, are you jealous of me? You always bring up my studying abroad." After saying that, Yue Keqi seemed to have discovered something incredible and asserted, "You are jealous of me!"

"You are just a country girl from the countryside, so your status is naturally not worthy of Brother Pingwei, which is why you belittle me in every way."

Yue Keqi looked smug, thinking she had seen through Jiang Jingxue's intentions. "I won't fall into your trap."

“You’re not good enough for Pingwei, and you’re not good enough for him. You’ll never be able to turn your life around.”

Jiang Jingxue clicked her tongue as she looked at Yue Keqi, thinking that this girl was really persistent. She had tried to win over Gu Pingwei's cold shoulder so many times, but she still persisted every time.

"Your visiting time is almost up. If you have nothing else to do, you can leave now. Don't disturb the patient's rest."

Yue Keqi said with dissatisfaction, "Just this short time? We haven't even exchanged more than a few words yet."

Jiang Jingxue sneered, "Didn't you keep saying that everything you did was for the good of your Pingwei brother? Now I'm telling you, he needs to rest. What? You don't want him to rest?"

With such a huge accusation leveled against her, Yue Keqi naturally had no choice but to obediently leave.

However, before leaving, she asked somewhat awkwardly, "Will drinking that brown sugar millet porridge you mentioned help Pingwei get better sooner?"

Jiang Jingxue smiled mischievously, "Brown sugar millet porridge is what I need to drink, it's good for replenishing qi and blood."

"He can just drink millet porridge."

Enraged, Yue Keqi stomped her foot, turned around, and ran away.

Gu Pingwei sighed, "Keqi is just a little girl, why do you always have to hold a grudge against her?"

Jiang Jingxue glanced at him. "What? Feeling sorry for him?"

"How old is she? Still calling her a little girl? She can't just do whatever she wants all day long. This bourgeois style is unacceptable and she'll be criticized and struggled against."

"And another thing, knowing that she has feelings for you but not saying it outright, that's not a good thing either."

"I..." Gu Pingwei felt wronged and instinctively tried to explain.

He was interrupted before he could finish speaking.

"Report--"

Chen Hong's voice came from outside. Gu Pingwei calmed himself down and replied in a low voice, "Come in."

"Reporting to the Major, it's a telegram from the province."

When Chen Hong entered, he was holding a telegram in his left hand and giving a standard military salute with his right.

Seeing this, Jiang Jingxue consciously tried to avoid the situation.

"I suddenly remembered that I still have a few patients to see, I'll come later."

She herself is a patient, so where would she find patients to see?

Gu Pingwei said, "You don't need to avoid me."

His legs are still immobile, so it's impossible for his superiors to send him any confidential documents.

She was standing nearby and did not break any rules.

Since Gu Pingwei had already said that, Jiang Jingxue naturally didn't insist anymore and sat down to continue drinking her chicken soup.

Waste is shameful.

"Speak," Gu Pingwei gestured with his chin, indicating for Chen Hong to speak.

Chen Hong then recounted the contents of the telegram in detail.

"The provincial party secretary said that Comrade Gu Pingwei made accurate judgments and made rapid arrangements during the tsunami in the small fishing village, successfully evacuating all the villagers without any casualties. The central government also sent a commendation for this."

"Therefore, the higher authorities do not accept Comrade Gu Pingwei's claim of privately transferring vehicles. There will be no punishment, but he will be appropriately rewarded."

"This afternoon, we will also arrange for Comrade Liang Xingye, Political Commissar of the Shenzhen Military Region, and Comrade Lin Baoguo, Mayor of Long'an District of Shenzhen, to come and offer their condolences."

Gu Pingwei frowned, his face showing no joy.

He is not a person who likes formalism, and he tries to keep a low profile in his daily work. He dislikes talking about his family background the most.

Otherwise, given Gu Zhongjun's position in the military, Gu Pingwei would have held a much higher rank than he does now.

Gu Pingwei simply told Chen Hong calmly, "I will follow the instructions of my superiors."

Chen Hong wisely didn't linger.

After Chen Hong left, Gu Pingwei pursed his lips even more tightly.

Jiang Jingxue was puzzled; it was the first time she had ever seen someone so resistant to a leader's visit.

After all, everyone wants to have a good relationship with their boss.

After all, it's good to have a big tree to lean on.

Gu Pingwei frowned and said, "This matter may require your help. When the leaders come to offer their condolences, we can't just leave them unprepared; we definitely need to entertain them."

"Could you please go to the market and order a few chickens and ducks?"

Jiang Jingxue blinked. "Chickens and ducks? Several of them! That's too extravagant, Major Gu?"