"Why can't I laugh?" Aunt De asked, puzzled.
Little Fish covered his mouth slightly and said, "Mommy said we can't let Daddy know, otherwise Daddy will be sad. Daddy's injury hasn't healed yet, so he can't be sad."
Well, considering his father's injury, he reluctantly endured it and didn't want to upset him.
Aunt De wanted to laugh louder, but seeing the little guy's tense expression, she gritted her teeth and held back. She even praised him, saying, "Our little fish is the most filial to his father. He can hold back from saying anything so that his father's injury can heal quickly."
"I love Mom the most, Little Fish loves Mom the most," Little Fish said solemnly. "When I grow up, I'll earn lots and lots of money and buy Mom delicious food."
I just won't give it to Dad!
What if Dad cries?
Fine, I'll just buy Dad a tiny bit of something delicious then.
The little guy's tiny head is filled with so many things.
And so, Zhang Zongde and the others learned that Zhang Jizhou had woken up.
Just as Zhang Zongde and Aunt De were about to go out to visit Zhang Jizhou next door, he happened to come looking for them, so they came over together.
Fang Yan invited Zhang Zongde into the house, poured them some water, and said, "He just woke up. I was thinking of telling you later, but the little guy was quick to speak."
"We heard about this wonderful news and rushed over without thinking of anything else."
Like Zhu Xiuhua, Aunt De was worried about Zhang Jizhou's condition yesterday, fearing he might not live to see the New Year. She was so sad that she woke up in the middle of the night and silently shed tears for most of the night.
Seeing that Zhang Jizhou could sit up and was in good spirits, not looking like he was seriously injured at all, she was so happy that she couldn't express it and burst into tears of joy.
Very good!
The third child pulled through!
"Those who survive a great calamity are sure to be blessed with good fortune!"
Zhang Zongde's voice was also choked with emotion, "You lad, you're sure to have great fortune in the future."
Not only Zhu Xiuhua and Aunt De, but almost everyone who saw Zhang Jizhou's lifeless appearance yesterday, including Zhang Zongde and the village chief, secretly worried that the boy wouldn't make it to the New Year.
But to my surprise, only one night had passed.
He pulled through!
Zhang Zongde, who hadn't cried in decades, couldn't help but tear up with joy. "You lad, you're really something!"
"Uncle, I must also thank you and the village chief for your help!"
Seeing everyone's eyes welling up with tears of joy at his return from the brink of death, Zhang Jizhou felt a surge of warmth in his heart and said sincerely.
This is not the first time he has been injured.
He had been injured and hospitalized before, requiring care from his family.
He sent a telegram and made a phone call home, but Zhang Laowu refused, saying that he was too busy at home to earn money to support his family and had no time to come and take care of him.
At that time, Zhang Jizhou was upset, but he could understand.
After all, Zhang Laowu's second wife brought a bunch of children with her when she married into the family.
Looking back now, the allowance I gave them was enough to support their whole family. Why did Zhang Laowu have to work so hard, "working from dawn till dusk without rest"?
Zhang Laowu simply couldn't bear to spend the round-trip fare.
In the past, when I was injured, I was always alone and had to get through it in the military hospital.
Feeling everyone's warm concern for the first time, Zhang Jizhou's eyes welled up with tears. "Thank you so much!"
"No need to thank me," Zhang Zongde said, extremely satisfied with Zhang Jizhou. "We weren't much of a help, it's all thanks to Dr. Zhong."
"Yes, Dr. Zhong has indeed had a long and arduous journey."
Having tested the waters and learned that Fang Yan didn't want to reveal the truth, Zhang Jizhou went along with it and attributed all the credit to Zhong Huaizheng.
To the outside world, there needs to be a reasonable explanation for his recovery.
Internally, he knew that Fang Yan had saved his life, and that was enough for him.
With Zhang Zongde and the village chief's visit, the news of Zhang Jizhou's awakening spread quickly.
Aside from families like Zhang Laowu and Lao Zhang's, who had an irreconcilable hatred for Fang Yan, everyone else, even those with some prior acquaintance, would bring two eggs, or if they were close relatives and generous, they would bring a few ounces of pork, and they would all come to visit Zhang Jizhou.
In the Gouzi Village area, if a woman gives birth, close relatives or friends will bring her some eggs or pork when they visit her, as a way to help her recover.
This kind of gift is expected to be returned, and there are certain customs associated with it.
Fang Yan knew nothing about this, but fortunately Zhu Xiuhua was there, and she was in charge of returning the gift.
Although there weren't many people in the village, a few came one day and a few more the next, and Zhang Jizhou ended up receiving guests every day for four or five days.
As for Zhang Laowu, he heard that Zhang Jizhou was almost dead from his injuries as soon as he was carried off the plane.
So, he, who originally wanted to approach Zhang Jizhou to appeal to family ties or put pressure on his father, immediately changed his mind and decided to hold back for the time being.
If Zhang Jizhou is about to die, given the level of protocol the military would use to send him home by helicopter even though he was seriously injured and requested to go home to die, it's clear he was injured on duty, perhaps even during a mission.
If he dies like this, the military will definitely provide him with a pension.
As Zhang Jizhou's father, he went to collect Zhang Jizhou's pension, and even the military couldn't find fault with him.
Therefore, Zhang Laowu was almost ready to go to the village temple to offer incense to the Jade Emperor and pray that Zhang Jizhou would die soon.
Unfortunately, his beautiful dream only lasted one night and one day.
The next evening, I heard that Zhang Jizhou had woken up.
He even went to ask the villagers who had visited Zhang Jizhou, "Was it a final burst of energy before death?"
Some people on their deathbed may experience a brief period of lucidity or even a brief moment of clarity before death.
He was on the verge of death, but suddenly he inexplicably recovered. He was incredibly energetic and had a great appetite. It was as if all his illnesses were cured and he had no more problems.
However, once the brief respite is over, it immediately becomes unbearable, and death is inevitable.
Zhang Laowu felt that Zhang Jizhou fit this phenomenon perfectly.
He also prayed in his heart that God would protect him and that the bastard child's last gasp of life would not allow him to recover!
If Zhang Jizhou were still as easy to manipulate as before, obediently handing over his allowance every month, then Zhang Laowu would definitely still hope that Zhang Jizhou could continue to live.
But now he's out of control, and Zhang Laowu isn't sure if he can win him back and get him to work for him again.
It would be better to just hope that Zhang Jizhou dies soon, so that he can get a large sum of money; that would be quite nice.
Yes, he had a strange confidence that if Zhang Jizhou died, he would definitely be able to get the compensation.
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