Chapter 85 What right does she have to steal her away? I'd like to see what this commotion will cause today…
Zhao Shuyi didn't explain the house issue, nor did she care about the people pointing and whispering about her. She asked the other party again.
"Then what about those who say I'm practicing capitalist practices? What's the evidence?"
The committee member sneered, "So you're admitting it?"
Zhao Shuyi also gave a cold laugh, quite mocking.
"What did I admit to? Did I admit to trespassing on someone else's property? I didn't say anything. I just hope we can present all the evidence together and then resolve things one by one."
Judging from her words, she did not admit to encroaching on the house.
The committee members exchanged glances, but they weren't fooled by her.
They have a clear understanding of the situation regarding the house. Whether or not it constitutes encroachment on the property depends on their attitude.
Judging from the way this little girl acted, she didn't seem to want to talk to them properly, so they would have no choice but to side with Ding Mingyuan.
After all, having made this trip, one should expect to receive some benefits.
There's a trick to getting benefits; naturally, you take the benefits from whoever offers the most.
There may still be disputes over the issue of encroaching on houses, but this capitalist approach cannot be faked.
“We received a report that your family eats meat every few days and that there are many capitalist practices in your home.”
"This is a search warrant approved by our superiors. Just open the gate and let us search the yard, and we'll know."
Upon hearing this, Zhao Shuyi's face darkened.
The more she acted this way, the happier those people became.
After all, only if she gets furious will it prove that they did the right thing.
They can only reap benefits if they do the right thing.
The few red armband-wearing men who followed were all beaming with smug smiles.
On the contrary, many people in the family compound began to feel apprehensive.
After all, life in their family compound was pretty good, and Zhao Shuyi's family wasn't the only one enjoying a comfortable life.
If someone reports Zhao Shuyi for eating meat today, won't someone else report these people tomorrow?
If they can't even eat meat, how can they survive?
Who exactly reported it?
Is this the Ding family boy?
That's absolutely despicable.
Many people were already showing indignation, but they had also heard about the outside committee's ability to distort the truth, so they didn't dare to say anything and could only quietly observe the situation.
"If you want to search our yard, who knows what capitalist stuff you're looking for, or if you're trying to steal our things, or maybe you're trying to stuff something into our house?"
"How dare you speak like that? We came here with permission. Do you think you can escape the search?"
One of the red armband-wearing members, probably the most eloquent among them, immediately accused Zhao Shuyi of a serious crime and recited several quotations, leaving everyone stunned.
"Since you're not practicing capitalism, then let us in to search! If you're afraid to let us in to search, aren't you guilty?"
Zhao Shuyi was prepared for their tactics and wasn't afraid. Instead, she smiled and said, "This comrade is too funny. Did I just say that I didn't want you to search me? I didn't say that, did I?"
"Then why don't you get out of the way? What are you doing blocking the way?"
Zhao Shuyi: "I agree to let you search, but I can't let you damage my things at will. This needs to be agreed upon beforehand. If our things are damaged, who will pay for them? You, or the leader who gave you the approval?"
"That's right, these kinds of things need to be made clear."
Some people in the family compound couldn't stand it anymore and started speaking up for Zhao Shuyi in the crowd.
Just then, the child inside started crying. Zhao Shuyi frowned and her tone turned sour. She said, "You can search, but you must have the security personnel from our military hospital search with you."
"Otherwise, who have you taken bribes from to frame our military hospital staff? That won't do!"
Her words immediately elevated her to the status of a member of the military hospital, which won the approval of the family members present.
Fortunately, the committee members never intended to frame her, because they had all found out that Zhao Shuyi ate meat every day in the family compound.
As long as they find more rice, flour, cooking oil, or meat in her house, or things like pretty clothes or jewelry, they won't have to worry about taking her away.
Moreover, judging from Zhao Shuyi's delicate appearance, she clearly loves beauty, and there must be something in her family that can hold her accountable for her mistakes.
No one panicked, and the committee members immediately agreed to Zhao Shuyi's request.
"Dr. Zhao! We can't let them in so easily. They can use any evidence they find to prove a crime!"
Someone tried to speak up for Zhao Shuyi, but was glared at by the committee members and dared not say anything more.
Zhao Shuyi knew the other party meant well, and probably also felt a sense of pity for the fallen.
But she was prepared, so of course she wasn't afraid.
Zhao Shuyi smiled and said, "Everyone can usually see the situation of my family. Have Gu Yan and I ever worn any nice clothes or used any nice things?"
"We don't even own a bicycle, how could we possibly practice capitalism? That's ridiculous!"
"As for eating meat, my husband serves the country and the people in the military. Doesn't he even have the right to eat meat?"
"Besides, everyone knows I just gave birth not long ago. If I don't eat meat, where will I get the nutrition to feed my baby? Are you going to buy me formula?"
When she asked this question to several committee members, they looked at each other in bewilderment. Why should they buy her milk powder?
If the purpose is to produce breast milk and then eat meat, then that is indeed quite normal.
But her family couldn't possibly have only meat; there must be other things. Of course, the committee members wouldn't let her off the hook just because of a few words she said.
As for not having a bicycle, there are plenty of people who don't have bicycles these days. If they don't have a bicycle, finding two watches would be enough to give them a hard time.
They had heard that Zhao Shuyi owned more than one watch.
They glanced at Zhao Shuyi and realized she wasn't wearing a watch at the time.
But as I said before, if they want to find it, they can find evidence no matter what.
The leader said, "Stop talking nonsense! You're doing everything you can to stop us from going in to search; there's definitely something fishy going on."
"We're going to investigate today no matter what. Just bring the security team from the military hospital along; we have no objection!"
"Okay, then I'll trouble the security personnel to keep an eye on them and make sure they don't frame our family."
As she spoke, Zhao Shuyi stormed into the house, clearly looking very angry.
Everyone just heard the baby crying.
This Dr. Zhao has two children, and the fact that they were frightened like this really angered everyone, who then started pointing and whispering about Ding Mingyuan.
However, Ding Mingyuan had long been used to the stares of these people during the years he had been arguing with his mother, so he was not afraid at all and followed them inside, but was not allowed to enter the house.
Soon, Zhao Shuyi pushed the two children out in the small stroller that Gu Yan had made.
The woman in the red armband seemed to instantly find her fault, "You use such a nice stroller!"
Zhao Shuyi gave a forced smile, "The child's father did the work himself. Even the wood was obtained by us exchanging receipts from my husband's workplace at the local farm. Do you have any objections?"
Many people in the family compound then noticed the baby stroller Zhao Shuyi was pushing and gathered around to praise her.
"This was really done by Deputy Regiment Commander Gu himself. Could you ask him to teach us?"
These days, it's like every family is vying to have children. Even if you don't have children at home now, you're still willing to keep this good thing in reserve.
Zhao Shuyi was generous and quickly told them about the wood and tools needed to make the baby carriage.
Everyone was chatting enthusiastically, seemingly paying no attention to the committee members.
When the committee members went in and searched the place, the results were quite surprising.
Who would have thought?
A doctor at a military hospital, a deputy regimental commander, lives in such a simple home, even worse off than most families.
Aside from tables, benches, cabinets, and beds, their home had almost no large items. They had no sewing machine, no radio, and even their pots and pans were the simplest of things.
More than half of the clothes in his wardrobe were military uniforms.
Everyone knows that the military issues uniforms, but that cannot be used as evidence that they are practicing capitalism.
Surprisingly, Zhao Shuyi didn't have any nice clothes either.
Because the military hospital's security personnel were watching, they weren't as rough as usual when they were searching through things. However, they still searched everywhere, even under the bed and on the walls, but there were no hidden compartments or anything like that on the walls.
This time, they were destined to be disappointed.
They searched the room but found nothing, and the committee members' expressions turned grim.
Then they all went into the study.
They came here today because they received a bribe. Even if they can't get evidence that Zhao Shuyi is involved in capitalism, they have to find other evidence, such as collusion with enemy agents.
This evidence is easy to find in the study.
When they went in and saw the study filled with bookshelves, their eyes lit up.
To their surprise, when they flipped through the pages, they found mostly quotations and medical books, and most of the medical books were even published by military hospitals.
Even if they had the guts of a bear and the gall of a leopard, they wouldn't dare to slander the military hospital so easily!
The group searched the study again and again, but after searching for a long time, they still couldn't find anything.
"The dean is here! The dean is here!"
Upon hearing this, the committee leader's hand trembled, and the book in his hand fell to the ground. He quickly picked it up, dusted it off, and put it back, saying, "Alright, if you can't find it, hurry up and leave. Don't look through it."
He realized that the couple had probably been prepared for this for a long time.
I don't know why they are being so cautious.
When the man realized that Gu Yan was a leader in the army, he understood a bit. People in the army are usually very cautious and it's normal for them not to leave any handles for others to use against them. He just didn't expect them to be so cautious that they didn't make any mistakes at all.
The only thing in the house that could be considered out of line was the two crucian carp in the water tank. But if you want to call it out of line, it's just two crucian carp, and they're both fish that help with lactation. What could they say?
They might say something to anyone else, but they simply can't say anything to a woman who has just given birth.
The group went outside, and their expressions were not good, but they still managed to put on a friendly face when they saw the director of the military hospital.
Who can guarantee they won't get sick? Who can guarantee they'll never have to go to the hospital?
Doctors are the ones you absolutely cannot afford to offend. If it weren't for the generous benefits Ding Mingyuan offered, they would never have made this trip.
"Dean, we're just following orders from above..."
They thought the hospital director would definitely protect their military hospital staff, but the director waved his hand and said, "You handle it, don't worry about me, I just came to take a look."
Before the committee members could be happy, he added, "If Dr. Zhao has really done something to betray the country or the organization, our hospital will certainly not tolerate it. But if someone tries to deliberately target our hospital's doctors, we are not so easy to bully."
He said it so casually, yet it made the faces of the committee members change drastically.
This time they offended everyone at the military hospital, but since they had already done so, they had to make something of it.
The leader glanced at Zhao Shuyi with a gloomy expression, but Zhao Shuyi didn't flinch or avoid him, as if she wasn't afraid of him at all.
He was seething with anger and said, "Dr. Zhao is quite cautious. He didn't leave anything he shouldn't have at home. Maybe he put it somewhere else."
Upon hearing this, Zhao Shuyi replied coolly, "Don't try to convict me with such uncertain and ambiguous statements. I won't fall for that. I said, if you want to cause me trouble, then produce the evidence."
The man sneered, "Evidence? What about your claim of forcibly occupying the house?"
Hearing this, Zhao Shuyi laughed, "Who exactly told you that I forcibly occupied someone else's house?"
The people in the courtyard fell silent, because they knew for certain that the house did not belong to Zhao Shuyi, and there was nothing they could do to help.
But everyone felt that this matter was not serious; at worst, they would just have to move out.
Zhao Shuyi and her husband have housing in the military. They live here purely for convenience to go to work, and it's also Dr. Tan's house. They are just looking after the house for him.
Actually, they were just looking at the house, and in principle, the committee members shouldn't have been able to get involved. However, everyone knows that these people are always trying to stir things up, no matter how unreasonable they are. Since they insist on interfering, Dr. Zhao probably can't do anything about it.
To everyone's surprise, Zhao Shuyi calmly went back into the house and came out with a file folder.
"Didn't you find this file folder during your search?"
She looked at everyone with a mocking expression, then pulled out a piece of paper and handed it to the leader of the committee.
The man looked down, glanced at it, and then his pupils contracted sharply before he looked at Zhao Shuyi in surprise.
Zhao Shuyi innocently stretched out her hand, "Look carefully, if you don't give it back to me, I'm going to go and talk to the police station."
The other person seemed startled and quickly returned the paper to Zhao Shuyi.
Those who were far away couldn't see what Zhao Shuyi was holding, but those who were close could see that she was holding a property certificate.
Why did the housing certificate surprise the committee members so much?
Could it be that the property certificate is under Zhao Shuyi's name?
At this moment, Ding Mingyuan squeezed through and asked the man what was going on.
The committee member glared at Ding Mingyuan and said, "This house originally belonged to Dr. Zhao. You're making baseless accusations. Come with us!"
Ding Mingyuan was so shocked he couldn't speak. He stared at Zhao Shuyi and said, "How is this possible? You must have done something. How could my mother possibly give you the house?"
“I am the person Dr. Tan trusts the most in the military hospital. I will take care of Dr. Tan in her old age, and I will also carry forward her medical skills. If she doesn’t give the house to me, is she going to give it to those unfilial sons who disrespect their mother?”
Zhao Shuyi's words made Ding Mingyuan's face turn pale and then red.
In the end, he was taken away by those people on the committee.
Everyone was extremely surprised and gathered around Zhao Shuyi.
"Dr. Zhao, did Dr. Tan really give you the house?"
Zhao Shuyi didn't want this to escalate like this.
If it were just Ding Mingyuan causing trouble, she could secretly show him the evidence. But the people who came were from the committee, and they certainly wouldn't leave easily if they couldn't see the evidence.
So Zhao Shuyi simply presented the evidence.
Whether they say they have ulterior motives or that they have a big appetite, they have a clear conscience, and no one can do anything to them, thus avoiding trouble.
In the end, everyone looked at Zhao Shuyi with envy, and the news easily spread throughout the entire military hospital.
Everyone said Dr. Tan was foolish; she simply gave away such an important thing as a house, a place to settle down and make a living.
Although he is an apprentice, these days even biological children can turn against each other. He is just an apprentice, can he really be reliable?
Many people's expressions changed upon seeing Zhao Shuyi, but Zhao Shuyi continued to do her own thing as if nothing had happened.
Since even the committee members couldn't do anything to her, who else could possibly make things difficult for her?
Everyone wanted to suppress her in terms of medical skills, but Zhao Shuyi's medical skills were improving by leaps and bounds. Every time they watched her treat difficult and complicated diseases, they felt that she had made progress again.
As for other aspects, they had nothing more to do to make things difficult for Zhao Shuyi, and could only shed tears of envy.
Zhao Shuyi and Gu Yan had resolved Ding Mingyuan's matter and put it aside, but little did they know that the matter was not over.
Two days later, the old man Chai, whom they had rescued before, came to their door.
When he saw Zhao Shuyi, a look of surprise was clearly on his face.
"It's you! Are you Dr. Tan's apprentice?"
He stared at Zhao Shuyi, as if watching her reaction when she heard about Dr. Tan.
Zhao Shuyi didn't know why the other party suddenly mentioned Dr. Tan, but it was common knowledge, so Zhao Shuyi readily admitted it.
As a result, Old Master Chai showed a very guilty and embarrassed expression.
Even if Zhao Shuyi was slow to react, she noticed something was amiss.
She asked, "Does the old man know my teacher?"
The other party sighed, and Zhao Shuyi's curiosity was piqued. She wondered if there was some connection between this old man and her teacher.
They don't seem to have a very good relationship.
For a moment, Zhao Shuyi also suppressed her smile. She held the medical record and looked at the old man, waiting for his reply.
After a long silence, the other party finally said, "Ding Mingyuan is my granddaughter's husband."
Hearing this, Zhao Shuyi was genuinely shocked.
She truly hadn't expected that the other party and Ding Mingyuan could have this kind of relationship, which made it possible to guess why the other party had come today.
Zhao Shuyi's smile had completely vanished as she asked, "What brings you here today, Grandpa? Do you intend to run back to your granddaughter and grandson-in-law's house for your sake?"
When talking about their house, Zhao Shuyi emphasized her words, and anyone could hear the sarcasm in them.
Upon hearing this, the old man felt even more embarrassed, realizing that Doctor Zhao had misunderstood.
"That's something the younger generation can't understand. No matter what, the house shouldn't be going to the two of them. You know what's going on between them, right?"
“I don’t know,” Zhao Shuyi interrupted him. “But even if I don’t know, I’m unconditionally on my teacher’s side. If the old man didn’t come here today to ask for the house, then what did he come here for? Just tell me.”
Sensing the indifference in Zhao Shuyi's tone, the old man's face turned bitter.
He originally thought Zhao Shuyi was a likable junior, but he never expected that she was actually Dr. Tan's apprentice.
In that case, they probably won't have any contact anymore.
Zhao Shuyi thought so too.
She couldn't say whether she had a good or bad impression of the old man; she just treated him like an ordinary patient. She saved him out of concern for the patient. She would have saved anyone else, regardless of who he was to Ding Mingyuan.
"I've come here today, albeit with great shame, to ask Dr. Zhao to issue a letter of understanding. Although my granddaughter's husband isn't very responsible, he's very important to my granddaughter. Now they're being watched by the committee, and they won't release him unless Dr. Zhao issues a letter of understanding."
"This old man is going to shamelessly come and beg you."
Zhao Shuyi toyed with the medical record in her hand, her tone somewhat somber, "Does the old man know what they did to me?"
Judging from the old man's obviously guilty expression, you could tell he definitely knew.
Knowing this, they still insisted on coming to my door; they're really shameless.
The old man looked rather grim. "They just can't understand the house issue."
"At that time, Dr. Tan was too strict with Mingyuan. The boy was somewhat rebellious and did some wrong things. Actually, he wasn't that bad. It's just that Dr. Tan later disowned him, which made him become more and more extreme."
He wasn't without a place to stay over there; the reason he was eyeing that house was simply to vent his anger and make Dr. Tan unhappy, and it really wasn't intentional.
“As long as Dr. Zhao issues a letter of understanding, I guarantee that Ding Mingyuan will never come to the military hospital again.”
After listening for a while, Zhao Shuyi finally understood.
"Did the old man think he just came to ask for my house?"
Upon hearing this, the old man was taken aback, clearly not understanding the meaning behind Zhao Shuyi's words.
"Did they do anything else?" he asked, his voice trembling slightly.
Zhao Shuyi chuckled softly.
"He also accused me of practicing capitalist lifestyles, saying I ate meat every day, dressed well, and lived in a nice house, and even sent people to search my house. Are you aware of these things, sir?"
Upon hearing this, the old man's face showed surprise, and his whole face turned red. He clearly did not know that Ding Mingyuan had done this.
But Zhao Shuyi doesn't care about respecting the elderly and caring for the young anymore; this is someone who's coming to force her.
Zhao Shuyi said, "If those committee members really find something in my house, and if I don't have the support of people from the military hospital, what does the old man think I'll end up with?"
Upon hearing this, the old man's face turned from red to white, and he became even more embarrassed.
At his age, how could the old man be the kind of person who can't understand things?
Lately, he had seen a lot of trouble outside. Once Zhao Shuyi got involved in the committee's affairs, she was likely to lose her job, her belongings, and even her family would be destroyed.
Having figured all this out, the old man dared not make any more demands, only saying, "It's their fault, it's their fault."
His somewhat dazed appearance was rather pitiful, but Zhao Shuyi had no intention of comforting him.
No matter how pitiful she is, she can't blame herself; she might have to blame the old man.
Seeing this situation, the fact that he still came here to plead for those two people shows that this old man is probably a doting father to the younger generation in his family; otherwise, he wouldn't have the face to ask for help.
"Excuse me, sir, is there anything else? If not, I have to get back to work."
Just as the old man was about to speak, a woman suddenly rushed in through the door. The woman was about the same age as Zhao Shuyi, and her voice was somewhat shrill. She said, "How can you be like this?"
"You stole Mingyuan's mother's house, and now you're still acting like you're in the right! My grandfather even came to beg you, and you still dare to act arrogantly. Do you know what our family does?"
Upon hearing this, Zhao Shuyi burst into laughter in anger.
"Xiao Ying!" The old man clearly hadn't expected her to rush out. "Didn't I tell you to wait for me at the door? Why are you at the hospital?"
“Grandpa, you can’t reason with this woman at all, so you asked me to talk to her! That house should have belonged to Mingyuan in the first place, so why is she taking it away?”
"She's just some so-called apprentice. Who knows what her purpose was in becoming Dr. Tan's apprentice! Besides, there are plenty of people who want to be Dr. Tan's apprentice, so why did it have to be her?"
"She's so young, what medical skills could she possibly have?"
Upon hearing this last sentence, the old man seemed to snap out of a daze and shouted, "Shut up!"
"grandfather……"
The girl called Xiaoying wanted to say something, but she was frightened by her grandfather's expression and immediately fell silent.
Zhao Shuyi wanted to laugh when she saw this.
The old man probably didn't just realize that I was his savior at this moment; he likely hoped that if he needed a doctor again in the future, I could do something for him.
However, if I were to actually have such a patient, I would definitely still help, but only as a doctor, and I wouldn't think about anything else.
Zhao Shuyi sat quietly, watching the grandfather and grandson talk. She wanted to see how this farce would end.
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