Zhaohong Sanatorium is a high-end sanatorium under the Zhaohong Group. Built against the mountain, it boasts beautiful scenery and an elegant environment. It offers high-end facilities, personalized services and professional medical care. With more than 100 apartment-style rooms, it is still in high demand despite the high cost of accommodation.
The sanatorium is a separate, enclosed building on one side.
Early in the morning, the dean received the news and, accompanied by his assistant, waited in front of the small building.
Soon, a green military vehicle slowly drove in and stopped in front of the small building.
The guard in the driver's seat then got out of the car and opened the rear door.
A tall, elderly man stepped off the vehicle. He looked to be in his eighties, with gray hair, but still very energetic. A menacing scar ran diagonally across his resolute face, adding to his imposing presence. He wore a crisp military uniform, the three dazzling gold stars on his epaulets and the heavy medals hanging on his chest gleaming in the sunlight.
The dean immediately stepped forward respectfully: "Chief."
The old man nodded slightly and said calmly, "Same as before, I just came to check on things, don't worry about me."
The dean quickly agreed, "Yes."
The old man turned to look at the guard behind him: "I'll be right back, you wait here."
"Yes, sir," the guard replied.
The old man entered the small building alone, seemingly familiar with the layout.
There were nurses on duty in the lobby of the small building. When they saw the elderly, they all got up.
The old man nodded slightly to them, said nothing, and walked straight up to the second floor, entering the only room on the right.
Two hospital beds were placed side by side in the room. On the beds lay two thin, small people, almost skin and bones, covered with age spots, who looked to be over 100 years old. Their bodies were covered with tubes of all sizes, and various expensive medical instruments were beeping around them. They were still stubbornly, or perhaps forced to be stubbornly, continuing to live.
Upon hearing someone enter, the two elderly people, who had been keeping their eyes closed, immediately opened their cloudy eyes.
Upon seeing the old man's appearance, both of them simultaneously revealed expressions of terror.
They wanted to say something, but with tubes inserted in their throats, they couldn't make a sound and could only look at him with pleading eyes.
Hopefully, he can give them a quick death and stop torturing them.
The old man ignored him and went straight to the chair by the window. He sat down, looking at the beautiful scenery outside the window with a blank expression, and slowly said, "Time flies so fast. Another year is about to pass, and Zhaozhao's death anniversary is coming soon."
Upon hearing that name, the two elderly people on the bed were so frightened that tears streamed down their faces, and their heartbeats became rapid.
The old man turned to look at them: "What are you afraid of? I won't kill you the way you killed Zhaozhao. No matter what, you gave birth to me and raised me. I will make sure you live well forever, forever..."
The two elderly people immediately began to tremble even more violently.
A faint smile appeared on the old man's lips.
He stood up and said, "I'm relieved to see that you're all alive and well. I'll come back next year at this time. I hope you can continue to live well."
After saying that, he left.
The two elderly people were left on the hospital bed, unable to move, and could only shed silent tears.
The nurse came over to change their IV drips. When she met the pleading looks from the two elderly people, she was so startled that her hand trembled and she almost misplaced the needle. She quickly lowered her head to avoid their gaze, finished her work, and left.
Back at the nurses' station in the lobby, she saw the elderly woman leaving. She couldn't help but quietly ask the head nurse, who had worked there for many years, "Those two were in such poor health, why did you keep them on their toes? Wasn't that just torture? Even if it's filial piety, this isn't the way to be filial. What kind of grudge did they commit?"
The head nurse gave her a meaningful look: "What do you think?"
The nurse felt a chill run down her spine: "They really have a feud?"
"While this man was still trapped there back then, his wife and two children were tortured to death, and his only son was left with a limp. I heard that his wife died just before he rushed back. Tell me, if you were in his shoes, wouldn't you hate him?" the head nurse asked.
As the nurse watched the old man's figure, she couldn't help but sigh, "No wonder he was the ruthless man who single-handedly turned the tide of the entire battlefield back then."
Outside the small building, Gao Yang also drove over. Upon seeing the old man, he called out, "Grandpa."
"Yes." The old man nodded gently. "Go back."
After saying that, the two got into the car and left together.
At that moment, Xing Zhaozhao was spending all the money she had just earned on a shopping spree.
First, there was the thermal underwear she had her eye on.
"I need one adult set and three children's sets. Do you have any for babies?"
"We have them all, you can choose the size yourself, it's 160."
"Wait a minute, did you make a mistake? Isn't it supposed to be 60 for an adult set and 30 for a child set? It should be 150, right?"
"Yes, a set of adult clothes is 60, but three sets for children are 100, so it's 160 in total, that's right."
“...Give me a detailed explanation, or I’ll beat you up.”
"...Okay, okay, 150 it is. I can't afford to mess with you, is that alright?"
Then came the big supermarket shopping spree.
We need rice, flour, and oil.
There are also various fruits.
The steaming hot buns smell so good, I'll buy a few.
We need to buy some milk powder for Xiao Hongling.
This baby bottle is so pretty, I'll take one.
Milk on sale! Buy two cases!
Also, buy some candies and snacks that the kids like.
When she pushed two fully loaded shopping carts to the cashier to pay, the cashier was dumbfounded and asked, "Are you alone? Can you carry all this stuff?"
"It's okay, I'm strong." Xing Zhaozhao said, then stuffed all the bags that were scattered on the ground into her hands, picked them up, and left.
The cashier watched her walk away carrying a large pile of things, and was so shocked that she couldn't come to her senses for a while.
You should know that besides those odds and ends, she also had two 50-pound bags of rice, a large bucket of oil, and two cartons of milk, which she just carried away...
Xing Zhaozhao came out of the supermarket carrying large and small bags, attracting many people's amazed looks along the way.
"Wow, this little girl is amazing, she can carry so many things all by herself."
Several elderly men who seemed to live nearby and were playing chess by the roadside flowerbed saw this and couldn't help but be surprised.
Xing Zhaozhao turned her head and saw a familiar face inside. It was the old man she had met in the supermarket before who had told her that she could make money at the construction site of Zhaohong Hotel. She immediately stopped and greeted him, "Hey, hello old man, we meet again."
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