Chapter 192: Make it clear, don't try to deceive me
Gu Xiaoxi wanted to explain it directly, but when the words came to her lips, she found that she couldn't bring herself to talk about the old-for-new system, so she had to express it in a tactful way.
"Gu Xinli has become the temporary owner of the jade pendant, do you understand? It was stolen, snatched, and forced back, but it still has her scent on it. It can be considered... it can be considered contaminated."
"Unless she takes the initiative to return it, the jade pendant will truly belong to you."
After saying this, she tapped the jade pendant on her neck suggestively, "It told me."
Lu Jiansen's expression changed and he quickly understood what she meant.
That is to say, Gu Xinli should take the initiative to return the jade pendant.
However, the woman must have known what was special about the jade pendant, otherwise she would not have threatened to commit suicide and refused to return the jade pendant.
Voluntary return?
It is difficult, but he wants to try it.
He must get the jade pendant back!
"I know what happened. I'll take a rest this afternoon and I'll take a day off tomorrow. I'll be with you these two days."
He had already made up his mind. He would stay in the military hospital for the next two days and think carefully about how to ask Gu Xinli to return the jade pendant.
When Gu Xiaoxi heard this, he roughly guessed why Lu Jiansen wanted to take leave.
She whispered, "Can you do me a favor? I want to help more communes and villages repair farm tools for free... This will help me and the jade pendant..."
Her words were a little vague, but Lu Jiansen agreed without thinking.
"Okay, leave it to me."
Now that they were out, the two of them went to the supply and marketing cooperative, bought some food and daily necessities, and then returned to the military hospital.
Gu Xiaoxi went to his office, while Lu Jiansen went to see Dean Chen.
Half an hour later, Lu Jiansen brought back a message.
"Wife, Director Chen said that the military hospital will hold a free clinic in a remote rural area a few years ago. We can do the repair of farm tools together and serve the people. At that time, we will also send a few people from our army to help you maintain order..."
Of course, the most important thing was that he wanted to be with his little girl openly.
Gu Xiaoxi's eyes lit up when he heard this. "Great. Then can we do another trade-in activity?"
Lu Jiansen was a little confused, "Trade in the old for the new?"
Gu Xiaoxi explained with a smile: "Let the villagers exchange their old things for new things, anything is fine. We can buy a batch of supplies from the supply and marketing cooperative. After all, the villagers have to buy New Year's goods before the Chinese New Year, right? This can also be considered a convenient service."
Lu Jiansen smiled and nodded, "Okay. If you want to make it easier, you can talk to Qi Shuangshuang, and then I'll go talk to their leader."
"Yeah, I'll talk to her tonight."
If this matter is accomplished, she can earn both merit points and points, which is truly twice the result with half the effort.
She was in a particularly good mood throughout the afternoon.
When it was time to get off work, Jiao Cuihua and several people who had repaired farm tools brought gifts to Gu Xiaoxi, including 20 kilograms of pork, two tied-up live chickens, two live ducks, and three large bags of sweet potatoes, potatoes, and peanuts.
Because there were so many people and the scene was so grand, it aroused the envy of many people in the hospital.
Gu Xiaoxi refused everyone's gifts at first, but everyone said that the gifts were given by the villagers, so they put down the gifts and ran away. Jiao Cuihua, who was pregnant, was even more powerful. If she didn't accept the gifts, she would complain of stomachache.
Gu Xiaoxi felt that it was not appropriate to accept gifts in the hospital, so she took the gifts to Dean Chen's office.
"Why don't we give these things to the hospital cafeteria? Can we add some extra dishes for everyone tomorrow?"
Dean Chen said with a smile: "This is for you personally, take it home! This is not considered breaking the rules."
When Gu Xiaoxi heard what Dean Chen said, he kept the three bags of sweet potatoes, potatoes and peanuts.
"It's hard to divide the chicken, duck and meat, so let's share them with the medical staff in our hospital! Just consider it as a token of my appreciation."
Dean Chen smiled and nodded, "Okay! I thank you on behalf of everyone! It's getting late, go back early!"
"Yeah. Then I'm leaving!"
After saying goodbye to Dean Chen, Gu Xiaoxi threw the two living ducks in his office into the mini space.
She carried the pork and chicken and left the hospital.
As soon as she arrived at the hospital gate, she saw Lu Jiansen coming to pick her up on a bicycle.
After handing the things to him, the two returned to Qi's hometown together.
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Meanwhile, in the hospital ward.
Gu Xinli watched from the window of the ward as Gu Xiaoxi and Lu Jiansen left talking and laughing, and her heart felt bitter as if she had eaten Coptis chinensis.
Even from a distance, she could see how good Lu Jiansen was to Gu Xiaoxi.
A man who looks cold can't help but smile when he sees Gu Xiaoxi.
Looking back at Yin Chunsheng, who was sitting beside the bed with a gloomy expression on his face, she felt unwilling in her heart.
Although Yin Chunsheng was also a deputy regiment commander, he was older and not as handsome as Lu Jiansen, and his family background was not even a bit better than Lu Jiansen's.
The most important thing is that there are two burdens.
If marrying Yin Chunsheng could not allow her to leave that poor mountain valley, she would not have chosen him.
Yin Chunsheng was also dissatisfied at this time, because he now realized that Gu Xinli was not as kind and innocent as she appeared to be.
However, there were many people in the hospital, so he didn't say anything.
It was not until after dinner that he called Gu Xinli out.
On a cold night, the two stood in a secluded place sheltered from the wind and talked.
"How did you get your jade pendant?" Yin Chunsheng asked directly, with no hint of emotion.
Gu Xinli's hand unconsciously tugged at the corner of her clothes, and for a moment she didn't know how to answer.
Does he still believe what Gu Xiaoxi said?
Yin Chunsheng looked at her expression and spoke angrily, "Speak clearly. Don't try to deceive me. If I wasn't here today, do you know the consequences? You would be detained and interrogated."
Yin Chunsheng's tone was too harsh, even threatening, and Gu Xinli suddenly panicked.
"I...I really didn't sneak a peek at Xiaoxi's jade pendant. This jade pendant is mine, it belongs to my grandfather."
At this point, she nervously grabbed Yin Chunsheng's hand and said, "What I said is true. This jade pendant was really sent to my grandfather by someone. My grandfather has never liked Gu Xiaoxi and her family, so she didn't know about the jade pendant."
Yin Chunsheng narrowed his eyes slightly, "So, this jade pendant was given to you by your grandfather?"
If that was the case, then he could have a good debate with Lu Jiansen.
He just couldn't believe that with the evidence before him, the political commissar could still be so biased towards Lu Jiansen.
Gu Xinli probably guessed Yin Chunsheng's thoughts, and she whispered, "My mother secretly took the jade pendant from my grandparents and later gave it to me. Chunsheng, you just need to know this, don't ask any more questions. Otherwise, my mother and my grandparents will definitely have a big fight. You just need to know that I really didn't steal Gu Xiaoxi's jade pendant, I swear to God."
Yin Chunsheng was startled again, "Did your mother take it?"