Humans are naturally curious.
Zhou Jinglan can now get out of bed freely. His legs are still a little painful when he walks, but he can barely bear it. The gauze on his body and face has been removed. He is using scar removal cream, but the effect is not obvious yet.
“Battalion Commander Zhou, your legs are not suitable for standing for a long time right now. If you really know them, why don’t you let them come up?” Jin Shulan suggested, taking Zhou Jinglan’s physical condition into consideration.
However, Zhou Jinglan did not want Leng Yinghong and the others to know his ward number.
"I'll be careful with my leg, but I'll still go downstairs to check on it," Zhou Jinglan said, walking downstairs.
The staff became even more curious.
This attitude... there must be a story behind it!
Zhou Jinglan held onto the handrail as he went down the stairs, trying to reduce the pressure on his legs, and slowly walked out.
With his current appearance, it's hard not to attract attention.
As soon as he appeared, the crowd that had been watching the spectacle immediately made way for him.
At the same time, the security personnel arrived and were controlling the situation, asking Xu Fangfang to stop shouting in the lobby.
"Stop arguing! If you want to argue, go outside. This hospital isn't a place for you to cause trouble!" said a security guard.
"What are you doing? You want to hit someone?" Leng Qisheng stepped forward at this moment, blocking his wife and children, but he still followed Xu Fangfang's lead, "Look everyone, the people from the hospital are going to hit someone!"
Security personnel: "..."
What's wrong with them? They only used words, when did they actually use their hands?
He really knows how to label people; he's got a tough nut to crack!
At this moment, the crowd parted, and Zhou Jinglan walked over.
Leng Yinghong saw him immediately, a hint of a smile and a touch of grievance in her eyes, as she was about to put on an act. But when she saw Zhou Jinglan's current appearance, she was genuinely startled!
How did Zhou Jinglan become like this?
Back then, the reason why Leng Yinghong was so infatuated with Zhou Jinglan was not only because she was attracted to his military status, but also because of his face. Who could have imagined that Zhou Jinglan's face would turn into such a terrifying appearance?
Leng Yinghong immediately chickened out.
"Mom!" Leng Yinghong whispered from behind Xu Fangfang, "Mom, look at him, what happened to him?"
Leng Yinghong was genuinely frightened.
Zhou Jinglan's appearance at this moment was indeed terrifying, and even the onlookers were shocked, but because Xu Fangfang had just mentioned that her son-in-law was a battalion commander, these people dared not say anything.
After all, if someone is a soldier, making irresponsible remarks about soldiers will not end well.
If the injury was sustained during a mission, then their gossip will only make things worse.
Therefore, people only dared to look at them with strange eyes, and dared not speak casually.
Xu Fangfang and Leng Qisheng were also somewhat shocked when they saw it.
Leng Yaozu glanced at him, then cowered behind Leng Qisheng, just as timidly.
“Why is he like this…” Xu Fangfang was very surprised.
The whole family thought Zhou Jinglan had only suffered minor injuries, but they never expected that Zhou Jinglan was so badly injured and disfigured to this extent.
And judging from the way he was walking just now, his legs didn't seem very nimble. Could he have become a cripple?
If that's the case, will he be able to stay in the army in the future?
However, the fact that Zhou Jinglan was able to become a battalion commander at such a young age does show that he is quite capable...
In that brief moment, Xu Fangfang thought of many things.
She is a mother after all, and in crucial moments, she is definitely more stable than a naive young girl like Leng Yinghong.
"Mom, maybe we should just forget about it..." Leng Yinghong was already having second thoughts.
Since Zhou Jinglan had already exposed them, and their family had indeed gained some benefits, they might as well make the best of a bad situation and take the opportunity to break it off. She didn't want to live with that face in the future; she might be startled at any moment!
Not to mention, she has to sleep with that face; she's afraid she'll have nightmares every night!
"I don't want to marry him anymore, I'm scared! Please don't make me marry him..." Leng Yinghong was almost crying from fright.
In her imagination, Zhou Jinglan was a handsome and capable military officer husband, not the ugly, disfigured, and lame woman she saw before!
Xu Fangfang grabbed Leng Yinghong's arm and whispered, "Xiaohong, calm down! Calm down! Let Mom analyze this for you..."
She was actually scared, but to be honest, did it matter what Zhou Jinglan looked like?
It doesn't matter at all.
After all, it was Leng Yinghong who slept with Zhou Jinglan every night, not Xu Fangfang!
Although Zhou Jinglan was "down on his luck," even a starved camel is bigger than a horse, and he was still better than those peasants in the village. His family still had to hold onto this son-in-law and rely on him to change their family's fate and life.
Leng Yaozu's future depends on his military officer brother-in-law!
Therefore, Leng Yinghong cannot back down.
"Xiao Hong, think about it. Zhou Jinglan is so young, yet he's already reached the rank of battalion commander in the army. What does that mean? It means he's a capable person. He's achieved what he has among so many soldiers, so he's sure to climb even higher in the future. His future is bright!"
"Think about it, he looks really pathetic right now. If you stay by his side through thick and thin, wouldn't he respect you even more and be even more devoted to you?"
“He’s recovering in the hospital now, and he might get better any day. His future is still bright. But what if he doesn’t recover well and has to be discharged because of serious injury? He was injured on duty, so do you think the military won’t give him compensation?”
"Whether it's monetary compensation or job placement, it's definitely much better than those peasants in our village!"
"Most importantly, he's from the capital. Even if he falls on hard times, he'll still have a Beijing residency permit. Only by marrying him can you become a Beijing resident and stay in the capital. This is something you can't get by marrying anyone else, understand?!"
Xu Fangfang seemed to be analyzing things seriously for her daughter's sake, but in reality, she was still eyeing Zhou Jinglan's background and wanted to use him. Ultimately, she wanted to support her own son.
Leng Yinghong: "..."
It must be said that Leng Yinghong was indeed shaken and frightened when she first saw Zhou Jinglan's horrible appearance.
But after listening to Xu Fangfang's analysis, she felt that her mother made a lot of sense.
Yes, hadn't she seen what those peasants in the village looked like?
Aside from not being disfigured or lame, those peasants weren't even as good as Zhou Jinglan's little finger. Could it be that marrying those people would give her hope for the future?
Even though Zhou Jinglan is in dire straits now, his circumstances are still beyond the reach of many.
In an instant, Leng Yinghong made up her mind.
Anyway, the lights have to be turned off when I go to sleep at night, so I might as well turn off the lights when I'm doing *that*.
Mom is right. Her unwavering devotion now will only make her more likely to capture Zhou Jinglan's heart.
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