"Sister-in-law, my last name is Li, you can just call me Yuling. I am Huai'an's mother." Ergouzi lay in Li Yuling's arms, his head on Li Yuling's shoulder, his eyes looking around. Li Yuling speaks softly, with a hint of the accent of a Jiangnan girl, which sounds very comfortable.
Su Nianmei: "Huai'an?"
Er Gouzi raised his head, puffed up his lips, and answered in a serious tone, "I am Huai'an. My father said that my name means embracing tranquility and peace."
Su Nianmei asked Li Yuling to sit down. There was a cup of fresh tea on the table with steam still rising from it. You can tell at a glance that it’s freshly brewed.
Li Yuling sat on a chair, her white coat wrinkled by Ergouzi.
Fang Zheng walked in carrying a basket of eggs. After saying something to Gu Xichao, the two of them walked out.
Li Yuling then placed the eggs on the table and said, "This is a little gift from me to Xiaobao. The child was badly injured this time, so I need to take good care of him."
Su Nianmei accepted it with a smile.
Li Yuling patted Ergouzi's butt and told him to go downstairs and play with Gu Xiaobao.
Su Nianmei sat on the chair next to her, and Li Yuling whispered, "Sister-in-law, I'm here today to be a lobbyist."
The smile on Su Nianmei's face froze for a second before returning to normal, "Is it about Xiaobao?"
Li Yuling "Sister-in-law, you guessed it right. It was Sister-in-law Zhang Xue who asked me to come here. Shi Hongtu is a spoiled child. Sister-in-law Zhang wanted to bring the child to apologize, but was held back by her mother-in-law. So she asked me to come and apologize on her behalf again."
Su Nianmei said nothing.
Li Yuling went on to say, "The Shi family is a mess. Shi Hongtu's father, Shi Aijun, was originally a peasant. Mrs. Zhang was an educated youth who went to the countryside. I don't know why she fell in love with Shi Aijun. I heard that she even had a falling out with her family in order to marry him."
"Later, when Shi Aijun became a little more prosperous, he brought his mother and sister back home. The mother of the Shi family was well-known in the courtyard for her bad temper, and the younger sister was spoiled and had a temper. She was in her twenties, but sometimes she would pester her brother to sleep in the same bed with her. Many people came to propose marriage, but she didn't like them. Mrs. Zhang was also bullied by them in this family, and wanted to break up with them and separate from them, but Shi Aijun wouldn't let her."
"Now the whole family is still ruled by the old lady. Even if Mrs. Zhang wants Shi Hongtu to come, he can't. Look at this."
Su Nianmei sipped her saliva and lowered her eyes. As for Zhang Xue's situation, she could only feel sorry for her misfortune and be angry at her for not fighting back. But she will not give in on Gu Xiaobao's matter.
If Shi Hongtu doesn't sincerely admit his mistakes, hitting people and throwing a tantrum will happen again.
"Yuling, I welcome you here, but let's not talk about the lobbyist. You also know that Xiaobao was seriously injured, and my Gu family didn't ask her to pay anything. Letting Shi Hongtu come here to apologize is already a concession."
Li Yuling looked at the woman opposite her, her eyes curved, and her gaze fixed on her, making people feel sincere.
She retracted her gaze and smiled awkwardly, "Okay, I'm here to talk. If there's anything offensive about it, don't mind it, sister-in-law."
Su Nianmei sent Li Yuling and Er Gouzi away, and chatted with Gu Xiaobao's attending physician. Xiaobao's wounds were recovering well, and there was no major problem, so he would be discharged from the hospital tomorrow.
In an office in the military region, two people, one was sitting and the other was standing, but their aura was equally impressive.
The standing man placed a brown paper bag on the table and deliberately lowered the brim of his hat a little, revealing a handsome profile.
The person behind the desk took the paper bag, opened it and took a quick look, his hand holding the document trembling slightly.
His voice sounded a little old. "Is this true?"
The standing man leaned forward slightly, but he was neither humble nor arrogant. "Don't you understand how I work, Mr. Luo? Now the opportunity is in front of you. It's up to you to decide whether to move or not."
The old man sitting on the chair closed his eyes slightly. It was time to clear up the muddy water in the military area.
"Shi Aijun has been in this position for too long, so long that he has lost his original intention."
Luo Lao laughed a few times, "Xiao Gu, you are a sharp sword in my West District."
Gu Xichao lowered his eyes and a soft laugh slipped out of his throat.
After leaving the office, Gu Xichao went to the hospital. Instead of entering Gu Xiaobao's ward, he stood in the yard for a while.
Gu Xichao squinted his eyes, leaned against the tree trunk, held a cigarette in his hand, and looked up at the second floor, blowing smoke rings from his mouth, accompanied by a short cough.
He hadn't smoked for a long time, and the taste was still bad when he smoked again. He frowned and stretched out his fingers to put out the cigarette.
Gu Xichao stared at the window, as if he was looking at the person inside through it. Captain Gu, who suffered his first setback in 28 years, was a little discouraged.
Kicking the pebbles with his toes, Fang Zheng's suggestions were running through his mind.
Fang Zheng said that you should confess your love to the girl you like in time.
After thinking about his wife's reaction, he broke the cigarette in his hand in half again, and the tobacco came out in the middle, spilling onto the ground.
He must be crazy to listen to a seventeen or eighteen-year-old kid.
Thinking about the age of his young wife, the old man's face became even darker.
My young wife has just turned eighteen. At her flower-like age, it is natural that she should be fair and tender.
After thinking for a moment, Captain Gu opened his squinting eyes again and walked out of the hospital mysteriously.
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