"Boss, Sister Qiu is here."
Da Tou led Ruan Qiushui into the courtyard and into the bedroom.
Inside the room, Zhou Yi was lying weakly on the bed, his head and hands wrapped in gauze.
"My dear Qiu-jie, you've finally arrived."
Unfortunately, he couldn't move his body, otherwise he would have gotten up to greet him long ago.
"Zhou Yi, what's going on with you?"
What serious happened? How could he be so badly injured?
"Brother Zhou was ambushed two months ago and almost died."
Lu Yao came in carrying a cup of tea.
"You must be Sister Qiu. I've heard Brother Zhou mention you often. It's great to finally meet you today."
Lu Yao handed the teacup to Ruan Qiushui, her attitude quite excited.
"This is the one I told you about last time, Lu Yao."
Seeing Ruan Qiushui's teasing expression, Zhou Yi introduced her with some embarrassment.
"You're a lucky guy."
Ruan Qiushui looked at Lu Yao and secretly admired her.
No wonder she's the girl who can tame Zhou Yi; she looks completely different from those other flashy, cheap women.
"Sister Qiu, you and Brother Zhou can continue your conversation. I'll head out now."
Lu Yao placed the teapot on the table, turned around, and went out to close the door.
She still has that much sense of propriety.
"Tell me about it."
Ruan Qiushui sat on a chair to the side and took a sip of tea.
"It's all because of that despicable old bastard Zhang Gou Dan."
Zhou Yi gritted his teeth.
Zhang Gou Dan's previous black market operation had generated a lot of resentment, so it was reasonable for him to take it over, and he even provided some compensation.
Unfortunately, that bastard harbored resentment and held back his farts for so long to get revenge on him.
"Two months ago, Zhang Gou Dan somehow got involved with a group of thugs from other provinces. They stormed into the black market and killed several of my brothers. Even two of the customers who came to the black market died."
If Zhou Yi hadn't been protected by his loyal brothers, he would probably be dead long ago.
Unfortunately, now that I'm lying in bed, I'm practically a living dead.
“We also want to take revenge, but we just can’t find where they are hiding. Instead, they come to our door again and again to commit violence.”
The enemy was in the dark while we were in the light, and after several surprise attacks, Zhou Yi lost several of his brothers.
In his heart, money is never as important as his brothers.
So he immediately disbanded the black market, took one-third of his money as compensation for his deceased brothers, and distributed the remaining two-thirds to the remaining brothers as resettlement funds.
Besides this courtyard, he only had a few hundred yuan on him.
Most of the brothers had families and had to take care of their elderly mothers, wives, and children, so they said goodbye to Zhou Yi and left.
Now, all of his brothers are single and homeless.
"Sister Qiu, I'm sorry. I've let you down. I can't ship any more products to you."
Zhou Yi felt ashamed, realizing that he had wasted Sister Qiu's trust and resources, and had even delayed her from making money.
At the height of his success in the skin whitening and lipstick businesses, Zhou Yi was filled with resentment.
"As long as you're alive, you have a chance; once you're dead, you have nothing left."
Ruan Qiushui has high hopes for Zhou Yi; there will be plenty of opportunities for him to contribute in the future.
"Has the police station gotten any results regarding those thugs?"
Someone died; surely the police station should know about it.
"The matter escalated too much, and the leaders of the town's police station, fearing responsibility, suppressed the case and simply arrested a few people to deal with it."
Zhou Yi also sent people to the police station to inquire about clues about the other party, but unfortunately, they found nothing.
What are your plans now?
Ruan Qiushui wanted to hear Zhou Yi's thoughts.
"I heard that the college entrance examination has been reinstated. I believe that it won't be long before the market returns to its previous state of free buying and selling. If I have the opportunity again, I want to prove my abilities."
"Sister Qiu, can you give me this chance?"
Zhou Yi looked at Ruan Qiushui sincerely, wanting to work with Sister Qiu.
"That's quite visionary."
As he said, reform and opening up will begin next year, and the economy will recover. At that time, we will definitely be able to make great strides.
"Okay, I'll give you this chance. Focus on getting better first, and don't act rashly. Gather a few trusted brothers, and wait for my next instructions."
After the college entrance examination, she took Zhou Yi to Beijing to develop his career.
"Don't move now, let me take a look at you."
Ruan Qiushui examined Zhou Yi's injuries and found that the wound on his forehead was festering and the knife wound on his hand was oozing pus; his condition was very bad.
As for the broken leg, that's a minor issue.
"Sister Qiu, thank you for your help."
Zhou Yi was grateful.
He hid in the house, afraid to go out. Usually, his brothers would go out to buy medicine for him.
Hospitals don't prescribe medication without a reason, especially anti-inflammatory Western medicine and medicine for treating knife wounds.
So the brothers secretly cut themselves so they could have an excuse to go to the doctor for medicine.
Later, Zhou Yi discovered that they refused to apply the medicine even under the threat of death, which finally made them give up their self-harming thoughts.
"Don't move, let me treat your wound. The wound on your right arm is very deep and needs to be stitched up."
Ruan Qiushui took off her basket and, using it as a cover, took out a medical kit from inside.
Ruan Qiushui first applied some anesthetic to Zhou Yi, putting him to sleep. Then she began to remove the rotten flesh, disinfect and suture the wound, and finally bandage it up.
Then, with a clever touch, the fractured leg was restored to its original state.
"Come in."
Ruan Qiushui pushed open the door and saw Lu Yao waiting in the courtyard, so she simply waved for her to come in.
"Sister Qiu, your kindness is beyond words, I have no way to thank you."
Upon seeing Zhou Yi's condition, Lu Yao knew that Ruan Qiushui had come to his aid.
He was about to kneel down to thank Ruan Qiushui.
There's really no need for that.
Ruan Qiushui quickly helped Lu Yao up.
She admired Zhou Yi's abilities and felt it was only right for him to treat her illness, so that he could better serve her.
"He should wake up in an hour. I left some medicine in the room; he should take the oral medication according to the instructions. I'll change the bandages for his external wounds every day."
"I left you a thousand yuan, which should be enough for your living expenses for the time being. I will come again next time, and you can come with me then."
After giving her instructions, Ruan Qiushui bid farewell to Lu Yao and turned to leave the alley.
Ruan Qiushui went to the post office, chatted with Zhao Meimei whom she hadn't seen in a long time, and then returned to the Red Flag Brigade.
On her way back, Ruan Qiushui ran into Gu Xianjin, who had a long face.
"Nephew's wife, don't go yet, I have something urgent to tell you."
Gu Xianjin waited for Ruan Qiushui at the entrance of the brigade. When he saw her return, he quickly went up to her.
Ruan Qiushui: Do you think I want to talk to you?
She sped up on her bicycle, instantly leaving Gu Xianjin behind, and went home.
"Third sister-in-law, you didn't run into eldest uncle, did you?"
When Gu Xiaoxiao saw Ruan Qiushui return to the house, she quickly asked.
"Third sister-in-law, you had just left when your eldest brother came to the house looking for you. Your fourth brother and I were afraid he would cause trouble at the house, so we didn't open the door for him or pay him any attention."
However, judging from my uncle's tone, he seemed a bit anxious, and I wondered what had happened.
"I ran into him at the brigade entrance, but I ignored him."
Does she seem like such a kind and forgiving person?
You still want to talk to me about something? What's it to me?
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