Zhou Qiqi composed herself, knowing that she had to start the story from the beginning so that her in-laws could see He Wanrou's true colors.
She took a deep breath and began to speak as calmly as possible.
The information obtained from the B City Public Security Bureau and Captain Li, as well as the information revealed by He Wanrou herself on the phone, will be pieced together bit by bit.
He Wanrou got a job as a nurse at the sanatorium about two years ago through connections.
At that time, there was a shortage of doctors and medicines all over the country, and medical professionals were in high demand.
She was able to get hired because her parents had worked as barefoot doctors in their early years, and she had learned a little bit about it through her own experience. In addition, her brother He Youliang somehow managed to get some money and pull some strings.
But he was just a temporary worker, doing the most basic and peripheral jobs.
In the military sanatorium, which was full of talented people, her skills and background were simply not enough. Her work performance was mediocre, and her benefits were naturally among the worst of the nurses.
Instead of focusing on improving her skills and working diligently, she spent her days complaining and blaming others, feeling that others looked down on her and that God had wronged her. She also had very strained relationships with her colleagues.
She was unwilling to continue living such a pathetic life, so she used all her energy on crooked and unethical means.
Many of the residents in the sanatorium are retired senior leaders and their children are also prominent and well-off individuals.
He Wanrou then began to think about climbing the social ladder, trying every means to get close to the sons and grandsons of those high-ranking officials, hoping to establish connections and rise to the top in one step.
Unfortunately, her own conditions were really average. She had an ordinary appearance and a figure that was not outstanding. In addition, she was too goal-oriented and her behavior was frivolous and eager.
I tried four or five times in a row, but not only did I fail, I also embarrassed myself several times.
The most dangerous time was when she was flirting in front of an old leader's son and was almost caught red-handed by a young nurse.
Fortunately, the nurse was gentle and didn't like to gossip behind people's backs. She thought she had misjudged the situation and didn't tell anyone, which allowed her to escape unscathed.
He Wanrou was rebuffed and went back to discuss it with her brother, He Youliang. They felt that things couldn't continue like this. Not only was it unlikely to succeed, but if the truth came out one day, they might even lose their job at the sanatorium.
He Youliang had already worked in someone else's fake medicine factory for a while, so he had some "experience".
He gave his sister some advice, saying that she shouldn't waste her energy on the young people, as the children of those high-ranking officials were all very shrewd.
If we're going to make a concerted effort, we need to target the elderly, especially those who suffer from various ailments, have special family circumstances, and whose children are not around.
These people are so tormented by their illness that they don't have the energy to think much, so they tend to buy whatever medicine you sell.
Moreover, their children are not around, so as long as you are sweet-talking and show them more care, they will easily trust you. They are arguably the easiest people to manipulate.
These words were like opening a door to a new world for He Wanrou!
She immediately changed direction and stopped trying to provoke those tough young people.
Instead, he began to devote all his energy to figuring out how to please the elderly people in the nursing home.
At first, she was of low rank and could not get in touch with the core figures, so she could only stay on the periphery.
She used every trick in the book, acting, pretending to be innocent, being incredibly sweet-talking, and fawning over everyone.
Sure enough, she quickly won over several elderly people who had no one to rely on, making them very trusting of her.
The elderly would occasionally give her some pocket money, and even tried to introduce her to their sons as potential partners.
If it were the previous He Wanrou, she would have been overjoyed and happily agreed.
But after tasting this small success, He Wanrou's appetite was only whetted even more.
She looked down on ordinary elderly people and their families, and began secretly looking for more valuable targets.
More than a year later, Qin Peilan unintentionally helped her with a small favor.
He Wanlan was immediately attracted to Qin Peilan.
She secretly inquired and learned that the other party was of high rank, her husband was also a veteran revolutionary, and her family had a powerful background, but her health was poor. In particular, her family had suffered a series of misfortunes, and she was at her most vulnerable and in need of care.
What made her heart race even faster was that she once inadvertently caught a glimpse of a photo peeking out of Qin Peilan's shirt pocket!
The photo shows Shen Huaichuan as young and handsome, with an imposing presence; one can tell at a glance that he holds a high position...
He Wanrou's heart was instantly captured!
She felt that this was the perfect husband that God had arranged for her!
At that time, Shen Huaichuan was not yet married. She fantasized that as long as she could take good care of Qin Peilan and win the old lady's favor and dependence, she would have no trouble getting close to Shen Huaichuan, and then marry into the Shen family and completely change her fate!
Unfortunately, the elderly couple in the Shen family had weathered many storms and were not so easily trusting of others.
Despite He Wanrou's best efforts to be attentive, show concern, and offer small favors, the elderly couple always kept their distance from her, remaining polite but distant, and never truly included her in their circle of trust.
She tried for several months, but made very little progress.
Just as she was feeling anxious, she inadvertently learned some news.
Shen Huaichuan actually had a fiancée he was betrothed to since childhood, supposedly to repay a life-saving debt.
A life-saving grace?
He Wanrou's heart skipped a beat. So that's why the two elders of the Shen family valued this so much!
She stopped trying to impress and began to observe the Shen family elders quietly, especially Qin Peilan.
His gaze finally settled on the pills Qin Peilan took daily.
A crazy and malicious plan quickly took root and spread in her mind...
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