Zhou Jiao opened her mouth slightly in surprise. She seemed to have seen the 45-year-old Li Jianjun, looking so heroic, at the bus stop some time ago.

From Lin Liying's perspective, what kind of exiled immortal would make her make a mistake?

This is so innocent.

Wu Yiyi blinked her big eyes as soon as he finished speaking, and then laughed and said, "But everyone said that even if she wanted to act like a hooligan, it would be useless. That male patient is useless."

What do you mean by useless? He has been eavesdropping for a long time.

This damn kid will say anything. Zhou Jiao blushed and immediately lowered her head to drink her tea. She regretted not asking Zhang Guoqing alone. How embarrassing it must be now.

Zhang Guoqing wasn't much better than her, glaring at the child. "Why is this silly kid so clueless about the situation when he speaks? Look at how clever Liuyi is, how subtle he is in his words."

Zhou Xiaozheng, however, covered his smile with his fist and cleared his throat, "Don't listen to the nonsense out there. People just follow the crowd and the more they spread, the more outrageous it becomes. There's no such thing."

Ping An, who had been in the background for a while, suppressed a smile. He seized the opportunity and followed up on his grandfather's words, saying, "Grandpa Cheng specifically reminded my mother tonight to keep an eye out for Lin Liying looking for my grandmother. I wonder if this, besides the reason, is related to Grandpa Lin's sudden worsening condition?"

Zhang Guoqing raised an eyebrow. "Are you worried that Mr. Lin might be making some last words before his death, and what conditions do you want your grandma to agree to?"

"That's very possible. The Lin family only has Li Jianjun as their son-in-law. If I remember correctly, except for Lin Dinghui, the others are all working at the grassroots level."

Hearing this, Zhang Guoqing and Zhou Xiaozheng smiled at each other.

Being interrupted by them, Zhou Jiao frowned and asked, "Last words before dying?"

"Yes, Mom. Mr. Lin is over seventy years old, and his health has always been poor. Besides this rumor, some people say that this is because someone dislikes Lin Liying for being too close to the deceased lady in the past two years. Although there is no evidence to prove how much benefit she has gained, it is likely that she has offended someone, and someone is trying to disgust her."

Zhou Jiao understood a little after hearing this. Li Jianjun's position as deputy regiment commander had more or less taken advantage of her. It was just as she expected...

"Although Li Jianjun wasn't involved in that incident, the impact still remained. He was lucky enough to be injured and hospitalized while on a business trip. Although he wasn't completely dismissed, he couldn't stay here anymore. He's a smart guy and voluntarily applied for transfer to a remote military region."

Zhou Jiao frowned even more after hearing what her father said. She felt that Li Jianjun was deliberately avoiding suspicion. Then she looked at her mother, "Lin Liying also applied?"

Miao Lishan shook her head and said helplessly, "I'm not really sure either. Your Aunt Hua only talked to me a few words before I got home from get off work today. I don't know as much as our children do. She said Xiaoying felt that she had been cleared of all charges and firmly disagreed with the couple being transferred out of town. It seems that she was so angry that the old man was hospitalized."

"Did Aunt Hua mean that after all these years of friendship, she wanted you to go see the old man and see if my dad can come up with a solution?" That Aunt Hua, if Zhou Jiao remembered correctly, had competed with Miao Lishan for the position of director of the art troupe.

"Well, you asked me to discuss this with my son-in-law." Miao Lishan said with a smile, "I, your mother, know all about this little trick, so I was worried that someone would come after you again."

Zhou Jiao looked at her mother's smug expression with amusement, but she felt relieved. As long as her mother stuck to her principles, it didn't matter whether she went to see Old Man Lin or not.

Zhang Guoqing immediately laughed happily: "Mom, you are still the best."

"That's right. There are all kinds of female comrades in the art troupe, and I don't like to argue with them. Whoever makes trouble will be sent to the grassroots level with the troupe to perform well. The obedient ones will be assigned to better places; the ones who refuse to change their ways will be sent far away. The country is big, and we can send them to where the conditions are worse."

Zhang Guoqing finally understood how she managed the group. It was a really good method, a simple and brute force trick that had managed to stay in place for so many years without any problems.

Ping An lowered his eyes, and he couldn't understand why the conversation had drifted off track. He believed that what Old Cheng said tonight was not so simple. Why was he staring at his grandmother?

Because his grandmother has feelings for Mr. Lin who raised her.

Faced with such a situation, and coincidentally there being outsiders present, the grandmother was in a dilemma and had to agree even if she was reluctant.

The current plan is to check Mr. Lin's condition before the other party takes action, no matter whether he is really seriously ill or just pretending to be critically ill, and then decide whether to let his grandmother go on a business trip next.

If the old man really didn't have much time left, and his grandmother wasn't in the capital, the two families would have less to do with each other...

Ping An took a few steps forward and stood beside the desk, looking at Zhou Xiaozheng: "Grandpa, I plan to take some time tomorrow to accompany my grandma to the hospital."

Zhou Xiaozheng wasn't surprised he'd have such thoughts. If he couldn't guess the little thoughts of the child he had personally raised, he would be too ashamed to face his daughter.

"You discuss this with your grandma."

Miao Lishan looked at him in surprise. "Ah? Brother Zheng, are you really going to let Ping An come with me? I just went to the retirement home not long ago. I need to ask someone about the old man's condition in a few days."

That won't do! If you ask around, the whole world will know.

Ping An laughed and said, "Didn't that Aunt Hua ask you to go? Whether it's true or not, if you don't go, within three days she'll spread the rumor throughout the capital that you didn't even see your adoptive father before his death. We're not afraid of trouble, but we can't tarnish his reputation. Come on, I'll go with you before work tomorrow morning."

After hearing what the child said, Miao Lishan would never refuse. She smiled and nodded repeatedly, "Okay, listen to us and it will be safe. You don't have to go tomorrow. Those people are eager for you to go. I'll just take a look at the old man and leave."

Ping An believed that he had studied Chinese medicine for some time. Although he was not as proficient as his mother, he had no problem secretly taking people's pulses.

How could he not take this trip?

Without waiting for his reply, Zhou Xiaozheng immediately made the decision: "Let the child go with you. From now on, when his father and I get busy, the three brothers will be indispensable for any family entertainment."

As he said this, he looked at the twins and saw that they were winking at him but didn't say anything. He couldn't help but smile knowingly.

Seeing him say that, Miao Lishan hesitated and said, "Okay, then Ping'an will accompany me this time. Don't go on Children's Day and May Day. They are still young and in the hospital. I'm worried I can't take care of them."

"Baby, the hospital isn't a good place. When we go to visit other places in the future, grandma will take you with her, okay? Your brother is old enough to be afraid of going to those places..."

Before Miao Lishan finished speaking, Liuyi and Wuyi smiled and nodded repeatedly.

Look how obedient they are!

Zhou Xiaozheng laughed at his wife. Why had Ping An suggested going to the hospital tomorrow morning? She was probably the only one in the room who was still confused.