Chapter 413 Unpredictable and Unavoidable
Jin Huaiying continued to tell Zhou Xiye about Liao Guoqing's character.
Jin Huaiying sighed, "Liao Guoqing is very good at understanding people's hearts, so he knows how to please them. He will do his best for anyone who is useful to him, and he always treats patients with kindness because he knows that these patients are the foundation and will praise and support him."
“He never takes action himself when things are unfavorable to him, but I don’t know why he couldn’t hold back this time.”
“Previously, when he was competing for the position of director, there was a doctor who was very qualified and capable, but at a crucial moment, he was accused of harassing female patients and was arrested for indecent behavior. This matter has always been very strange.”
"And this time, he was able to come to the research group because of connections at higher levels. You guys in the military don't really understand many of the intricacies of civilian life, so you have to be extra vigilant."
Zhou Xiye had been in the army for many years, and such things happened, but rarely. Relatively speaking, everyone's thoughts were much simpler.
So, upon hearing Jin Huaiying's words, he frowned slightly: "Can't others see this? Doesn't anyone report his behavior?"
Jin Huaiying smiled helplessly: "You've been at the grassroots level for a long time, so you don't really understand these things. Since he can cater to the preferences of those above him, he can achieve a kind of cooperation to some extent. In that position, who doesn't have selfish motives? As long as you have selfish motives, you're easily taken advantage of."
Zhou Xiye was silent for a moment before nodding: "I'll be careful. Teacher Jin, you should be careful too. I feel like Liao Guoqing is targeting you more."
Jin Huaiying sneered: "He's naturally after me, but since Zhizhi protected me this time, he'll probably hate Zhizhi too. He's just wary of your family's background, but he's a villain, and he has plenty of ways to deal with people."
"As for me, I'm alone and I'm not afraid of his threats."
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When Jiang Zhizhi got home, Fang Hua had just returned from Fang Guozheng's place. Upon seeing Jiang Zhizhi, he grabbed her and bombarded her with questions: "What happened? Did you get into a fight? Were you bullied? Who is this guy? How dare they bully us?"
Jiang Zhizhi smiled and said, "It's okay, it's okay. I didn't let the other party take advantage of me."
As she spoke, she pulled Fang Hua to sit down first and briefly explained the whole story. During this time, Xiao Zhouji and Shang Shang came over to cause trouble several times, each holding onto one of Jiang Zhizhi's arms and laughing and joking.
Jiang Zhizhi didn't dare to use an overly angry tone, afraid of frightening the two children.
Fang Hua was furious after hearing this, but considering the two children, she muttered angrily, "How can there be such a shameless person? This Liao Guoqing, I thought he was a good person because he performed the surgery for me. I even helped him when he asked for my help before."
Jiang Zhizhi was surprised, as she had never heard Fang Hua mention this before: "When did this happen? What help did you give him?"
Fang Hua snorted: "He wanted to get to know people in the Ministry of Health. Zhou Xiye's second uncle has relatives there, so I helped him make the connection."
"I didn't think it was a big deal, and it was just a matchmaker. I don't know whether it worked out or not, and I never asked. Plus, things were in a mess at home at the time, so I didn't tell you."
In their view, things like matchmaking don't count as using connections or getting things done.
That's why Fang Hua didn't say anything.
Jiang Zhizhi's mind raced. So, the reason Liao Guoqing had a connection with the Ministry of Health was because of Fang Hua.
Seeing Jiang Zhizhi frown, Fang Hua quickly said, "Zhizhi, I'll talk to someone else later. Since we can play matchmaker, I can also ruin it for him."
Jiang Zhizhi shook her head: "I'm afraid it's not that easy. After all, in such a short time, the other party can trust him, which is not just because of the relationship. There must be other interests involved. As long as the interests are tied together, we can't do anything about it."
"Mom, don't overthink it. This has nothing to do with you."
Fang Hua couldn't help but feel regret: "If it weren't for me, Liao Guoqing wouldn't have gotten involved with the Ministry of Health so quickly."
Jiang Zhizhi smiled and patted her hand: "It's okay, it might not be a good thing for him either. The higher you climb, the harder you fall. We'll see when the time comes."
After saying that, she dragged her two smiling children to find Sister Chen: "Sister Chen, could you please stew some millet porridge for me, add some red dates, and make some small wontons? I'll take them to Teacher Jin in a little while."
As Sister Chen responded, she quickly went to the kitchen to prepare porridge and wontons.
Fang Hua also went over to help, and said to Jiang Zhizhi, "When you go to the hospital later, take some sugar cubes and milk powder from home with you to help Grandpa Jin recover."
After saying that, she remembered that Jin Huaiying had no children: "It's really pitiful that she's over seventy years old and has no children by her side. Let Xiye stay with her at the hospital at night, and if you're at work during the day, I'll bring her food."
Jiang Zhizhi was a little embarrassed: "Mom, I can just bring the food. It's hard for you to come back and forth."
Fang Hua waved his hand: "What's so hard about it? Speaking of which, Master Jin saved my life and taught you so much. You are his disciple, so it's only right that you take care of him."
With Fang Hua's support and Zhou Xiye's help, Jiang Zhizhi felt much more relaxed.
She has time to go to the hospital and also time to monitor the data in the lab, so there's no need to worry about Jin Huaiying being left unattended.
Liao Guoqing has been taking leave to rest these past few days, saying he is sick.
But everyone in the lab knew that it was Jiang Zhizhi who made Liao Guoqing unable to work normally. As for the truth, they had some doubts about Liao Guoqing's explanation.
Having worked with Jiang Zhizhi for over a year, I know her character very well: she's smart, capable, and full of ideas, yet very humble.
Therefore, they didn't believe that Jiang Zhizhi would hit Liao Guoqing just because he made an excessive request.
Jiang Zhizhi didn't care about that; she only cared about their experimental results.
Zhou Xiye didn't go home until Jin Huaiying was discharged from the hospital.
Jiang Zhizhi helped Jin Huaiying tidy up his dormitory and prepared some dry food such as steamed buns and dumplings for him: "Teacher, you can rest at home for the next two days. If I have time at noon, I will come over and cook some millet porridge for you."
Jin Huaiying waved her hand: "It's okay, it's okay, I'm fine now. I have hands and feet and can take care of myself. You've been busy these past few days, so you should go back and rest too."
Jiang Zhizhi gave some more instructions and boiled a thermos of water before leaving.
For some reason, I felt uneasy on the way back, as if something was about to happen.
During dinner, Jiang Zhizhi said to Fang Hua and Zhou Xiye, "I have a feeling that something bad is going to happen. After we finish eating, let's go see Teacher Jin again."
Zhou Xiye naturally had no objection, and Fang Hua was even more supportive: "Perfect, there's some pear soup at home, you can pack a portion for Old Jin too. I'll call a car to take you to the hospital."
Jiang Zhizhi nodded, picked up her bowl, and was about to eat when the phone suddenly rang.
She was so startled that her heart skipped a beat.
Zhou Xiye got up and quickly went to answer the phone. After hearing the voice on the other end, his face darkened and he became serious.
After hanging up the phone, he said to Jiang Zhizhi, "Quick, to the hospital, Old Jin is dying..."
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