Two more days passed, and the crowd waiting to see what would happen was surprised to find that Liu Haizhong hadn't gone to cause trouble for the old deaf man.
What's even more surprising is that Yi Zhonghai has started playing the old trick of respecting the elderly and caring for the young again, letting the old deaf man live a life where he doesn't have to lift a finger to be dressed or fed.
Just when everyone thought there was nothing more to gossip about, the Liu family unexpectedly dropped another bombshell.
Liu Guangqi, the heir to the Liu family who had just gotten married three days prior, disappeared without a trace while accompanying his wife on a trip back to her parents' home.
When Liu Haizhong realized something was wrong and went to Huang Wenhui's house, he discovered that not only his son was missing, but the entire Huang family had also vanished.
After extensive investigation, the final conclusion was that Liu Guangqi's job had already been transferred to Baocheng, Hebei Province, and the transfer order took effect on the day of his wedding, which was clearly premeditated.
And Liu Guangqi's father-in-law's hometown happens to be in Baocheng, Hebei Province. Through all this deduction, Liu Haizhong came to a conclusion.
His son-in-law ran away, and his eldest son, on whom he had placed great hopes, will most likely become a son-in-law of the Huang family.
In a fit of anger, Liu Haizhong wanted to storm Baocheng to ask why all this had happened. "Wasn't I good enough to you?" he thought. But in the end, he held back.
He believed that his son must have had his own reasons for his troubles, and that once his son resolved his difficulties, the Dragon King would return.
After Liu Guangqi ran away, the people in the compound inevitably wentssip about it. Liu Haizhong simply imitated the old deaf man and pretended not to hear.
Although Sun Zhengguo hadn't been to the courtyard house in the past few days, he heard about it from his younger brother the next day because they worked in the same unit.
"Brother, aren't you surprised at all? Tell me, what is Liu Guangqi thinking?"
"What's so surprising? People strive for higher positions, water flows downhill, Liu Guangqi is just trying to climb the social ladder!"
Sun Zhengguo said calmly.
This was an ending that was already predetermined; there's nothing surprising about it.
"..."
The two brothers chatted for a few minutes about everyday things, then went about their respective tasks.
In the evening, the two brothers returned to their courtyard after get off work. As soon as they entered the courtyard, Yu Li hurriedly came over and said something.
"Brother, Zheng'an, something big has happened in the hospital. Mom has gone to the hospital and might not be coming for dinner tonight."
"What?"
Upon hearing this sudden news, the two brothers asked in unison.
"What's wrong with Mom? What serious incident happened?"
Sun Zhengguo quickly pressed for an answer.
When Yu Li heard that Sun Zhengguo had misunderstood her, her face flushed red, and she quickly explained.
"Brother, don't panic. Mom is fine. I'm saying something terrible has happened to someone in the compound."
Sun Zheng'an glared at his wife angrily when he heard her talking nonsense.
"What exactly is going on? Please explain in detail."
Seeing her husband's expression, Yu Li realized she had said something wrong, so she quickly told him what she knew.
It turned out that the person who had the accident in the court was none other than Jia Dongxu from the Intermediate People's Court. As for what exactly happened, Yu Li didn't know either.
The accident may have been quite serious. As the director of the women's federation at the steel rolling mill, Lin Wencui went to the hospital to comfort the victims' families.
"Okay! I understand. Let's eat quickly, and after we finish eating, I'll go to the hospital to get checked out."
Sun Zhengguo quickly made arrangements. He didn't want to see Jia Dongxu, but rather his mother.
Meanwhile, a crowd had gathered outside the emergency room of the Sixth People's Hospital.
These people included neighbors from the courtyard house, leaders from the steel rolling mill, and of course, Lin Wencui.
At that moment, she was standing next to the sobbing Qin Huairu, quietly comforting her.
"Huai Ru! You can't be so sad. You're pregnant! We have to trust the hospital. They will definitely be able to save Dong Xu."
"Yes, yes! The old lady is right, Huai Ru, this is bad for your health and will also affect the doctor's rescue efforts."
The third aunt's words made Qin Huairu calm down a little, but she was still crying softly.
No wonder she was so heartbroken. Jia Dongxu was her everything. If he were to fall, what would she do?
Not far from them, Li Huaide was also whispering with his secretary who had just arrived.
"Secretary Wang, how's the accident investigation going?"
"Director Li, the investigation is roughly complete. The cause was a worker who was processing a part. The part broke off and landed on a steel ingot placed not far away, causing the ingot to collapse. Coincidentally, Jia Dongxu was sleeping there, which caused the accident."
After listening to Secretary Wang's account, Li Huaide's brows furrowed deeply.
Many of the machines in the steel rolling mill are severely outdated, and it is common for parts to break off. How could it be such a coincidence today?
"Wait a minute!" Li Huaide suddenly realized that there was a problem that had been overlooked.
"Secretary Wang, I remember this accident happened around 4 p.m. Why would Jia Dongxu be hiding there sleeping at that time?"
"Director Li, I don't know either? But Xiao Qian from the same workshop provided a clue, saying that Jia Dongxu was hiding there smoking to stay awake, but he fell asleep while smoking."
After listening to Secretary Wang's analysis, Li Huaide was speechless all night. Could he come up with a more plausible reason?
However, since the accident has already happened, there must be an investigation result.
"Alright, Secretary Wang, please investigate this further. I don't believe that a perfectly healthy person can fall asleep while smoking. Is there some other hidden story behind this?"
"Okay, Director Li, I'll go right away."
After Secretary Wang left, Li Huaide glanced at Qin Huairu not far away, wondering what he was thinking.
A while later, Sun Zhengguo also brought his younger brother to the hospital.
When Li Huaide met Sun Zhengguo, he politely stepped forward and exchanged a few pleasantries.
After a brief chat, Sun Zhengguo called his mother to the nearby stairs.
"Mom, what's going on?"
"I reckon it's going to be tough. If a whole bunch of steel ingots hit her, she'd be lucky to escape with her life, even if she didn't die. Sigh! It's all fate! How is Qin Huairu supposed to live from now on?"
Hearing his mother still lamenting the state of the world, Sun Zhengguo could only chuckle.
Given Qin Huairu's methods, things shouldn't be too bad.
At this moment, Sun Zheng'an, who was standing to the side, suddenly thought of something. He quickly took out an oil paper package from his canvas bag and handed it to Lin Wencui.
"Mom, who knows when you'll be done with all this work? Here are some meat buns your older brother prepared for you, have some to tide you over!"
Lin Wencui didn't stand on ceremony; she really didn't know how long she would have to wait.
She reached out and took the oil paper package, smiling as she said, "My two sons are the most filial."
"Hehe!" The two brothers chuckled and quietly watched their mother eat steamed buns.
After Lin Wencui finished eating, wiped the grease off her mouth, stood up and walked around a few times until the smell on her body dissipated, the three of them returned to the door of the emergency room.
"Click!"
After another half hour of waiting, the door to the emergency room finally opened.
The crowd waiting at the door quickly surged toward the doctor.
Qin Huairu waited anxiously for the doctor's announcement.
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