Zhou Hongyu and Chang Xingwang were startled by her appearance.
Normally, Chang Meiying should be in America, across the Pacific Ocean, at this time.
Her sudden return to China means that news of Chang Xingwang's illness had already reached Alika, across the Pacific Ocean.
Chang Xingwang coughed violently: "...Meiying, cough cough cough! Please sit down..."
Chang Meiying felt a pang of heartache seeing him like this, and without saying much, she obediently sat on the chair next to the hospital bed.
Zhou Hongyu felt inexplicably guilty. Ever since returning to the capital, Chef Qiao had prescribed medicine to relieve Chang Xingwang's symptoms, and Chang Xingwang was acting like a normal person.
She brought the big black pill over.
Chang Xingwang had a violent reaction after eating it, which is why he looked half-dead.
Just as Zhou Hongyu was about to go find Chef Qiao to ask about the situation, Chang Meiying arrived.
Chang Xingwang coughed incessantly, as if he were about to cough up his stomach, and didn't bother to pay attention to Chang Meiying who had just entered the room.
Zhou Hongyu patted his back to help him feel better, and Chang Meiying watched as tears silently streamed down her face.
"Dad, I'm so useless..."
"No, Mei Ying, you... ugh—"
Caught off guard, Chang Xingwang vomited a dark, gooey substance into a basin next to his hospital bed.
Chang Meiying mistook it for blood and dared not look closely, letting out a piercing scream: "Dad, you're vomiting blood!"
Upon closer inspection, Zhou Hongyu realized it wasn't blood, but some kind of filth.
She quickly comforted the agitated Chang Meiying: "Meiying, sit down! This isn't blood!"
She gave orders: "You stay here and watch over your dad, get him something to wipe him down, and I'll go get your Grandpa Qiao!"
Zhou Hongyu shoved the towel over, and Chang Meiying nodded blankly.
"Who are you calling? I'm right here!"
Chef Qiao was followed closely by Old Man Duan as they walked in from outside.
Zhou Hongyu immediately went up to him and reported on Chang Xingwang's condition after taking the big black pill.
"...Dad, your big black pill is a bit scary, it's making little noises..."
Chef Qiao flicked his sleeve: "Wild boars can't eat fine bran! Do you know how many people dream of this treasure? There's probably no second grain like it in the world!"
Zhou Hongyu, equally annoyed by his outburst, retorted, "Oh, then you've suffered a huge loss!"
"No...no, not at all!" Chef Qiao glanced around the ward and swallowed the words he was about to say.
The big black pills have already gone into Chang Xingwang's stomach, so it would be incredibly stupid to say anything negative about him now.
If his son-in-law is a bad person and speaks ill of his daughter a few more times, his later years will be ruined.
His daughter has quite a temper!
Chef Qiao changed the subject: "This medicine is top-quality, but it also needs to be paired with some auxiliary medicines. Old Duan, come on, let's treat him!"
Old Duan chuckled and took out the silver needles he had brought from home from afar.
With such a strong physique and such top-notch medicine, I can finally have a good time.
Zhou Hongyu and Chang Meiying: "..."
Xingwang/Dad, you look like meat on a chopping board right now!
Chef Qiao and Old Man Duan worked together for a whole night to loosen Chang Xingwang's muscles and bones, so that the effects of the big black pills could be maximized.
Because it was nighttime, their loud commotion in the ward didn't attract any attention.
After the treatment, the sickly look on Chang Xingwang's face disappeared, and his complexion returned to a rosy glow.
He exhaled a long breath, feeling his whole body filled with energy, as if he had returned to the age of eighteen.
Chang Meiying was overjoyed and rushed to Chang Xingwang to look at him again and again: "Grandpa Qiao, Grandpa Duan, is my dad all better?"
Old Duan laughed without any politeness: "Silly child, no matter how good the two of us are, we can't cure cancer. This is just suppressing the disease in your father's body for ten years or so. Ten years stolen from the hands of the King of Hell is enough for him to live a full life!"
Chef Qiao looked at Chang Xingwang with a critical eye. "You married my daughter, and now you've swallowed my precious 'son' into your belly. You're quite the lucky guy!"
Chang Xingwang, with a serious expression, cupped his hands in thanks: "I am extremely fortunate to have met two benefactors who have helped me!"
He was fortunate to be able to stay by Hongyu's side for another ten years!
Chef Qiao grumbled unhappily, "I've emptied my pockets to save you, kid."
If you weren't my son-in-law, I wouldn't even bother to look at you if you died on the street!
Old Duan laughed so hard his eyes disappeared, and nudged Chef Qiao, who was reluctant to agree, saying, "We're just being kind. In the end, you're just lucky!"
If he hadn't married Zhou Hongyu and had Chef Qiao as his father-in-law, he would have truly been on his deathbed.
Chef Qiao reluctantly suppressed his displeasure, his face long and drawn: "I'm only doing this for Hongyu's sake. If you dare to betray Hongyu..."
"Then I'll be struck by lightning and die without a burial place!" Chang Xingwang exclaimed excitedly.
Chef Qiao: ...Fine, another idiot. I'm too lazy to talk to him anymore!
Chef Qiao waved to Old Man Duan: "Let's go, let's head back home. Didn't you say you wanted to see my peerless masterpiece?"
When Chef Qiao summoned Old Man Duan to the capital, he promised to give him the rare and unique book after the matter was completed.
Although things took an unexpected turn, the promise still had to be kept. Just as Old Man Duan casually mentioned, once Chef Qiao miraculously produced the big black pill, it would belong to Chef Qiao alone.
Old Duan chuckled: "Come on, let's go study some profound knowledge..."
The two elderly people came in a hurry and left in a hurry. Chang Meiying stared at their departing figures for a long time.
"It's...it's over just like that?"
From knowing that her father didn't have much time left, to knowing that her father still had about ten years left to live, it was as if she had gone through a tiring and sleepy process, and then suddenly woke up.
Tell her it's all in the past.
My dear reader, there's more to this chapter! Please click the next page to continue reading—even more exciting content awaits!
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com