Su Zhiyuan and Luo Hongxing didn't stay long. They left after Qin Feng and Qin Ye finished their meal. Before leaving, Luo Hongxing and Qin Feng whispered a few words to each other. When he and Su Zhiyuan turned to leave, Qin Feng looked at Su Zhiyuan's back with a very complicated expression.

Qin Ye walked to Qin Feng's side, also looking at Su Zhiyuan's back. "Dad, Uncle Su's house is a bit messy, and I don't think he dotes on Su Lu as much as he seems on the surface."

Qin Feng sighed and turned to walk towards the hospital building. "You don't know, Su Zhiyuan is just like his father, too soft-hearted. He wants family harmony and brothers to be united, but he doesn't realize that his actions will hurt his son's heart."

That's what your Grandpa Su did back then, and he hurt your Uncle Su's feelings. Now your Uncle Su is doing the same thing, and he's hurting Su Dang's feelings too.

Although Su Lu didn't say anything, he still felt uncomfortable.

"He doesn't even consider how he felt when his father suppressed him, and how Su Lu would feel if he did the same."

Su Zhiyuan is just as selfish as Old Master Su. On the surface, he seems to favor Su Zhiyuan and Su Lu, but in reality, he is dragging the father and son into doing hard labor for the Su family. Otherwise, the third branch of the family would not be in such a state now, and Su Lu would not be risking his life to go out and earn money.

Qin Ye narrowed his eyes slightly and looked back at Su Zhiyuan's back again.

Suppress Su Lu?

He's really a good father!

Qin Ye felt it was necessary to talk to Su Lu before Qin Xiaoxiao got married. If he couldn't make up his mind to leave the quagmire of the Su family, he probably wouldn't feel comfortable letting his sister marry him.

Qin Xiaoxiao stayed in a regular ward with eight beds. When Qin Xiaoxiao arrived, there were no other patients in the ward. Three days later, a mother and daughter came to the ward.

The young daughter was pregnant, her belly high, clearly about to give birth. The older woman was dressed simply, but her clothes had no patches, indicating that her family was well-off.

After the mother and daughter moved in, they only smiled and nodded to Qin Xiaoxiao and Qin Ye. They didn't talk much, and even when they did, they would huddle together and talk in hushed tones, never disturbing Qin Xiaoxiao.

Their behavior left a good impression on Qin Xiaoxiao, who felt that the two women were of high quality and must be cultured people.

Two days later, the pregnant woman saw that Qin Xiaoxiao was awake and in good spirits, and she would take the initiative to chat with Qin Xiaoxiao. Qin Xiaoxiao liked this woman who spoke very gently.

Qin Xiaoxiao stayed in the hospital for five days. During that time, Su Yun, Su Yu, Mu Jin, and Liu Meijuan came to visit her. When they learned that Qin Xiaoxiao had suffered a heart attack and would no longer be able to do heavy work, the four of them were deeply saddened and their eyes reddened.

Seeing the four of them with red eyes and awkward smiles, Qin Xiaoxiao felt a pang of guilt.

Qin Hai and Sun Zhirou would come twice a day to bring Qin Xiaoxiao food and soup. Sometimes they would also arrange for Qin Yue and Qin Ming to stay with her. At night, Qin Ye would stay with Qin Xiaoxiao.

Qin Aiguo and his mother only came once, not specifically to see Qin Xiaoxiao. They stayed with her in the ward for half a day before going to see their son and daughter-in-law, Qin Hai.

Qin Xiaoxiao wanted to stay longer so that the Su family and the people of Qinjiagou would know that her heart disease had relapsed, laying the groundwork for her to stop working in the future. But who knew that the hospital doctors couldn't stand it anymore.

“You’re fine now, but you have to be discharged. The hospital ward isn’t your home, it’s not a place you can come and go as you please. What you’re doing is wasting national resources, and I can sue you.”

The old doctor pushed up his glasses and glared angrily at Qin Xiaoxiao.

Qin Xiaoxiao pouted, looking like she was about to cry, and whispered, "I want to be discharged, but I just feel so uncomfortable, like my heart is suffocating, and sometimes my heart races. It gets better after a while. Doctor, do you think it will be okay if I leave the hospital like this?"

The old doctor rolled his eyes. "Are you sure it wasn't caused by climbing stairs?"

He gets angry just thinking about it. That little girl is so unruly; she ran up and down the stairs four or five times before the checkup, and she held her breath while getting the ECG done. Otherwise, he wouldn't have suspected she had a heart problem and kept her in the hospital. (Fun fact: ECGs were first used in my country in 1928, but they were different from the ones we use now. Those interested can look it up on Baidu; I won't go into details here.)

After observing her for several days, he was certain that the girl was perfectly fine. She was usually lively and energetic, but would pretend to be weak whenever someone came to visit her.

Even if he were stupid, he would know that the little girl was faking illness.

The old doctor took a deep breath and gritted his teeth, saying, "He won't die."

Seeing that the old doctor was indeed angry, Qin Xiaoxiao was afraid that he would have a heart attack if she angered him further, so she stopped talking and nodded in agreement to be discharged.

It's the same if I take him home to recover. At worst, I can just go back and say I don't have the money for treatment. Maybe I can even squeeze some money out of the Su family.

It wasn't that she was malicious; it was just that the Su family had gone too far. These people had treated Su Lu badly in the past, and she was simply getting some retribution for him.

Finally, the doctor breathed a sigh of relief, saying, "I'll process your discharge papers now."

Before Qin Xiaoxiao could agree, the old doctor hurriedly pushed open the door and left without looking back.

The pregnant woman standing nearby laughed and covered her mouth, saying, "This is the first time I've ever seen anyone make Dr. Liu so angry. You're really something."

Dr. Liu is a veteran traditional Chinese medicine doctor at the county hospital. He has been practicing medicine for decades and has also taught himself Western medicine. If it weren't for the fact that we can't openly use traditional Chinese medicine now and can only rely on medical equipment, Dr. Liu would be able to tell that Qin Xiaoxiao is faking illness as soon as he touches her, and she wouldn't have the chance to be here and annoy people.

“Is he very good?”

The pregnant woman nodded. "He's the best doctor in our hospital."

Qin Xiaoxiao nodded, lost in thought.

I'll see him for medical treatment from now on.

Dr. Liu was unaware that he was being watched. He quickly completed the discharge procedures for Qin Xiaoxiao and was just waiting for Qin Ye and the others to come and sign the papers before he could leave.

Qin Ye came to stay with her in the afternoon, but Qin Xiaoxiao told him that she had to be discharged from the hospital.

Qin Ye looked at Qin Xiaoxiao in surprise and asked in a low voice, "Don't you want to stay a couple more days?"

Anyway, it's not their money, so I might as well stay there.

Qin Xiaoxiao shook her head and whispered to Dr. Liu, who was standing motionless at the door of the ward, "The doctor won't allow it. He insists on letting me leave the hospital, or he'll sue me."

Then she whispered in Qin Ye's ear, "You've been exposed."

Qin Ye stiffened, then nodded, "Let's go then. Going home to recuperate is just as good."

Upon hearing Qin Ye's words, Doctor Liu, who was outside the door, quickly pushed the door open and came in, impatiently throwing a form to Qin Ye, "Sign it."

Qin Ye remained silent, took the paper, signed his name, and after he finished writing, Doctor Liu snatched it away and turned to leave.

"You have ten minutes. Get out of here now."

After uttering his final warning, Dr. Liu suddenly started jogging and disappeared in the blink of an eye.

Qin Ye and Qin Xiaoxiao stood there in shock.

"The old man is in good health!"

Hearing Qin Xiaoxiao's mutterings, Qin Ye sighed and rubbed his forehead in exasperation. (End of Chapter)