Chapter 246: Good-tempered Director Zhang Gets Angry
Director Zhang on the other end of the phone had a serious expression. He had heard a little about what happened to his second sister five years ago when she caused a scene in the military district. He didn't expect that Peng Shuangcheng was so conscientious and responsible at work, brave in battle, and impeccable, but so confused about family affairs.
"Don't worry, sister-in-law Xiang. How is the child now?"
Director Zhang slowed down his tone and asked with concern.
"The doctor used imported medicine. He just came to check on the child and said that he would wake up at night and that he had passed the critical period. However, the doctor said that the child was malnourished and asked me to feed him more meat and eggs. However, Peng Shuangcheng only gave me 20 yuan a month and he wanted to eat well. He would get angry if there was no good food on the table. I know he blamed me for what happened five years ago, but I had no choice at the time. The child was still young, and I couldn't support him after the divorce!"
Xiang Ermei cried very sadly, and this time she was not acting, it was all sincere.
Whenever she thought of the suffering her three children had endured for five years, her heart ached as if it were being cut by a knife, and tears flowed involuntarily.
The aunt on the phone next to him wiped her tears and cursed Peng Shuangcheng as worse than a beast.
Director Zhang on the other end of the phone had a very ugly expression on his face. Five years ago, it was obvious that Peng Shuangcheng had a ideological decline and could not resist the temptation from outside. He wanted to abandon his first wife and it was normal for him to make trouble with his second sister. This bastard actually dared to blame his wife and even refused to support his daughter. What a bastard!
"Sister-in-law Xiang, have you called Peng Shuangcheng?"
"I called him first just now, but he hung up as soon as he heard my voice. Director Zhang, I really had no other choice but to call you and even tell you about our family's dirty laundry. I...my child and I really can't live anymore. Please help us." Xiang Ermei choked.
"Don't worry, sister-in-law. I didn't pay enough attention to my work and made you and the child suffer. Don't worry, I'll go find Peng Shuangcheng right away!"
Director Zhang gritted his teeth as he said the last sentence. Even if he had to escort Peng Shuangcheng to the hospital, he had to do it.
"Thank you, Director..."
She kept thanking her second sister on the phone. After hanging up, she was about to return to the ward when she was stopped by the aunt on the phone.
"Girl, don't be soft on men. Talk to his boss and take all his salary. Don't leave him a single cent. Remember?"
The aunt on the phone spoke with gritted teeth, her expression full of bitterness and resentment, as if Peng Shuangcheng was her enemy.
"Thank you, Auntie. I'll remember that."
Nodding to her second sister, she felt very warm in her heart. All the people she met today were good people who taught her a lot. She would not be weak anymore and she would fight for what she deserved!
At the military district, after Director Zhang hung up the phone, he went to find Peng Shuangcheng with a sullen face.
He usually looks kind and amiable, rarely has a gloomy face, and he exudes a cold aura, with the word "anger" written all over his face.
Everyone was very curious. Director Zhang rarely lost his temper. Who was so capable as to make Director Zhang angry?
After Peng Shuangcheng hung up the phone with Xiang Ermei, he was still restless. He wanted to call the family compound to ask, but he couldn't bring himself to do it. He comforted himself that Xiang Ermei would be fine in the family compound and must have wanted to ask him for money, but he refused to give it.
If this woman hadn't caused such a commotion five years ago, he wouldn't have stayed in a deputy position for five years. Everyone else was promoted, but he was the only one who stayed where he was. It was all because of Xiang Ermei.
He has already done his best by giving twenty dollars, he won’t give a penny more!
Thinking about what happened five years ago, Peng Shuangcheng was filled with anger, and the uneasiness he had felt disappeared. He was about to go out for a walk, and then he saw Director Zhang.
"Peng Shuangcheng, did your wife call just now?"
Director Zhang started questioning as soon as he entered the room, with a very unfriendly tone.
"Did she hit you? Don't bother with her. She's been idle all day, just messing around!"
Peng Shuangcheng's face darkened, and his back teeth were almost broken. Xiang Ermei was such a jerk that he actually went to complain to Director Zhang. Just wait, he won't even be given 20 yuan next month, and he will have to eat in the cafeteria.
“Bang!”
Director Zhang slammed the table hard, and everyone in the office was shocked. It was the first time they saw Director Zhang so angry.
"Your lover called, and you hung up without even asking? What if there was something urgent? You weren't worried at all? Peng Shuangcheng, you are too cold-hearted. She is your lover and she even gave birth to three children for you. She is not an enemy!"
"What could possibly happen to her at home? She's here on purpose to cause trouble. I know that!"
Peng Shuangcheng was very dissatisfied and felt that Director Zhang was too meddling, even meddling in his household affairs.
"You have no idea what you're talking about. Your little daughter has acute meningitis and is in the hospital, requiring her to pay for imported medicine. Your wife just called you, and you hung up without even asking. Peng Shuangcheng, do you have any heart?"
Director Zhang pointed at his nose and scolded him. In the past, he would call people to his office to criticize them to save their face.
But today he really couldn't bear it anymore. Peng Shuangcheng's attitude was too bad, and he had no remorse until now. There was no need to save his face.
Everyone else in the office frowned. They had seen Peng Shuangcheng answer the phone just now, and he hung up right after he picked it up. They thought it was a wrong number, but they didn't expect it was his lover calling.
Moreover, it was a child who was being rescued and a matter of life and death. Peng Shuangcheng was really too indifferent.
Peng Shuangcheng's expression changed, and he stammered, "I...I didn't know the child was sick."
"You didn't even ask, so of course you don't know. If you had asked one more question, your lover wouldn't have come to me."
Director Zhang softened his tone. He said Peng Shuangcheng was still a good comrade at work, and he had to take his time to deal with the family matters and not just blame them.
Peng Shuangcheng looked a little ashamed and hesitated, "I...I'm going to the hospital now."
"I'll go with you."
Director Zhang was worried about him and decided to escort him personally.
When the two rushed to the hospital, the little daughter had already been given an IV drip, but she had not yet woken up. Her face was pale, but her fever had subsided a little and she had stopped vomiting.
Luo Xinxin was still there. She had just called Director Lei and asked for half a day off.
"Xiao Luo is here too?"
Director Zhang was a little surprised.
"Today is all thanks to Xiao Luo. She took my daughter and me to the hospital, ran around, and even paid for the medicine." Xiang Ermei said hurriedly.
"We are neighbors. We can't just stand by and watch if something happens." Luo Xinxin said with a smile.
Director Zhang was very pleased that even the troublemaker Luo Xinxin was willing to help others, which showed that the vast majority of comrades were good people, and only a few had ideological decline.
He gave Peng Shuangcheng a warning look. This was one of those individuals.
Peng Shuangcheng is feeling mixed emotions now. He still has feelings for his three daughters, but what he did to his second sister was too much, which severed these feelings.
Moreover, he was the only son in the family. He couldn't even stand up straight because he had three daughters. When he returned to his hometown, the villagers would talk back at him. They would blame his second sister for ruining his future in the army and cutting off the Peng family's bloodline. He hated this woman so much that he felt sick even looking at her.
He even blamed his three daughters, but now seeing his youngest daughter lying on the bed with a pale face, he felt very uncomfortable and a little regretful.
"How much does the medicine cost?"
Peng Shuangcheng rushed to his second sister and asked coldly.
Director Zhang frowned. This tone made him feel annoyed. Peng Shuangcheng would be his main confidant from now on. He would have to talk to this guy every now and then.
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