Chapter 297 Treat the sick if you're sick, and strengthen your body if you're not.
Huo Tingzhou was pretending to tidy up Sui Sui and Zhao Zhao's clothes when he caught her gaze.
Knowing he was in the wrong, he had no choice but to honestly admit his mistake.
"Grandma, I was wrong. I'll be more careful next time."
Grandma Huo nodded, then glanced at Jiang Si, "You must wear more clothes these next few days, and don't catch a cold."
Jiang Si: "Okay, Grandma."
That's what she said, but Grandma Huo was still a little worried, so she boiled another pot of Banlangen water and sent it to Jiang Si's room in the afternoon.
Although Huo Tingzhou didn't have a cold, he didn't forget his grandmother's kindness.
"Treat illnesses if you're sick, and stay healthy if you're not!" Grandma Huo said with a smile. "Prevention is never a bad thing."
He had dug his own hole, so Huo Tingzhou didn't say a word and tilted his head back to gulp down the bowl.
The next second, Jiang Si handed over a bowl with a smile on her face.
"Grandma is right. If you're sick, get treatment; if you're not sick, stay healthy."
She's not sick, so of course she doesn't need to drink it!
The last two bowls of Banlangen (Isatis root) unsurprisingly ended up in Huo Tingzhou's stomach.
Jiang Si went to the study and focused on drawing design drafts.
Compared to the original design, the changes are not significant. Apart from some data needing modification, everything else is fine.
In addition, after Shen Dong was arrested, the original drafts of the previous design plan were also returned.
She only needs to modify and improve the draft, so the workload has been reduced significantly compared to before.
The draft, which was originally planned to be completed by Friday, was actually finished by Wednesday.
The next day, Uncle Chen, who was also Chen the bodyguard, drove the car to the old house early in the morning.
By the time Jiang Si finished packing and came downstairs, the car was already running and warmed up.
"Good morning, Uncle Chen." Uncle Chen had been with Mr. Huo for many years, and Jiang Si respected him greatly.
Uncle Chen smiled and nodded.
After Jiang Si was settled, he went to the door to close the car door before starting the car and driving smoothly out of the courtyard.
It only takes about ten minutes to drive from here to the Construction Department.
Upon arriving at the construction department, Jiang Si quickly met with Director Yang and the project team to discuss their work.
The matter was completed in about two hours.
Over the next few days, Jiang Si went to the construction site every other day.
Over time, the people in the compound also noticed this situation.
I learned that Chairman Huo's official car is now mostly used to pick up and drop off his daughter-in-law.
Everyone was both envious and shocked when they heard this.
"I knew the Huo family doted on their daughter-in-law, but I've never seen anyone do it this way."
Some people couldn't help but sigh, "Besides the official car, even Chairman Huo's bodyguards have now become Comrade Jiang's full-time bodyguards."
"you do not say."
Another woman chimed in, "So that's why Chairman Huo has been riding his bicycle to work every day lately."
"But then again, you have to admit, the daughter-in-law of the third branch of the Huo family is really capable!"
Last year, she became famous in the family compound because of a mural.
This year is even more remarkable; that design case caused quite a stir some time ago.
The social circle in Beijing is so small, who doesn't know about this?
In my opinion, it's not just Beijing.
Another woman said, "Last time, many of the newspapers were distributed nationwide."
Everyone nodded in agreement upon hearing this.
Ah, it's really enviable.
For someone to occasionally appear in the newspaper is considered extremely lucky.
For a family like the Huos, even blowing up their ancestral graves might not have the same effect.
However, some people still expressed their confusion, saying, "It's not far from here to the Ministry of Construction. There's a direct bus right outside the gate. Why do we need to provide pick-up and drop-off services every day?"
"And who is Guard Chen?!"
"He went through thick and thin with Chairman Huo, and now he's just following him in and out every day..."
That's true.
Just as everyone was puzzled, a woman surnamed Du spoke up calmly.
"What else could it be? The Huo family is clearly not at ease."
"What are you worried about?" Upon hearing this, everyone's curiosity was immediately piqued.
Sister-in-law Du lowered her voice, "Who else could it be? The Ling family, of course."
Upon hearing this, everyone was even more puzzled. "How does this matter have anything to do with the Ling family?"
Du's sister-in-law didn't keep them in suspense and told them what she knew.
It was quite a coincidence that her nephew from her maternal family happened to work at the First Engineering Bureau of the Construction Committee.
He mentioned this casually a while ago when he came to our house to deliver holiday gifts.
Of course, Du's sister-in-law didn't mention the things her nephew complained about.
She simply said, "You all probably already know that the Huo family's son is the chief designer of the international hotel, right?"
Everyone nodded.
Sister Du then asked, "Do you know who the head of this construction company is?"
Someone immediately realized, "Could it be someone from the Ling family?"
Du's wife was unaware that her information was outdated, and said with a 'Congratulations, you got it right' expression.
"That's right, it's him!"
Upon hearing this, everyone exchanged knowing glances.
So it was him!
No wonder Chairman Huo hasn't been driving lately; Bodyguard Chen has been following Jiang Si everywhere.
It turns out it was to guard against that person from the Ling family.
"Didn't Grandpa Ke Ling retire early a while ago? Why is his family still causing trouble?" someone asked, puzzled.
But someone immediately remarked, "They may have retreated, but even a starved camel is bigger than a horse."
"Besides, that guy from the Ling family always does things outrageously; he's practically a scoundrel!"
As the old saying goes, it's not the thief you should fear, but the one who has his eye on you.
The Huo family's third daughter-in-law is beautiful and young.
If you really get taken advantage of, you can only accept your bad luck.
What else can you do? Even if you make a big fuss, in the end, it's the woman who suffers.
"That's true." Most of the people present were women, and they all sighed with emotion at this point.
Of course, people just reminisce about it privately, but gossip spreads at an absurdly fast speed.
Even the large compound where the Ling family lives is still some distance away from here.
But within two days, the Ling family still heard a lot of rumors.
When the whole family had dinner that evening, Old Master Ling, who always turned a blind eye to his son's behavior, was at the dinner table.
With an unusually serious expression, he asked, "What have you been busy with lately? You're always leaving early and coming home late, and I never even see you."
Ling Yunfei was eating casually when he heard this and gave a perfunctory reply.
"I'm busy with work, what else could I be busy with?"
Busy with work?
The old man slammed his chopsticks on the table with a loud bang. "You've already been removed from the project for the international hotel, what are you busy with?"
Ling Yunfei was already furious about this, and now that the old man had yelled at him like that, his tone was quite aggressive.
"Is this my fault?"
"Everything was agreed upon, the contract was even drafted! We've been working outside in this freezing cold for over a month!"
"They were evicting residents and renovating the house. We were working ourselves to the bone every day, and now they just move us out like that!"
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