Chapter 178 Apologizing in Person
Seeing her mother coming over, Zan Zan, who had been as angry as a little lion, immediately wilted and buried her head in her mother's arms, crying "Waaah!"
Qin Suisui then noticed that the little guy not only had scratches on his face, but also several bloody teeth marks on his arms and legs. She quickly hugged Zanzan into her arms: "Baby, where else are you hurt? Let Mommy see."
Zan Zan shook her head, sobbing sadly, but her words were remarkably clear: "I picked so many bracken ferns, and Mom cooked them with cured meat. Fatty took them all, and he took the water bottle and candy too... Waaaaah... I couldn't beat him, waaaah..."
Qin Suisui understood. The little guy probably remembered her mentioning yesterday that bracken stir-fried with cured meat was delicious, so he specially came with Xiaohua and Xiaoli to pick a lot of bracken today. But this chubby guy who appeared out of nowhere snatched it all away. Even the honey water and candy she brought for the little guy were taken away.
It seems that every generation has its share of annoying "villains." But when she was a child, all the "villains" she encountered were poisoned by her "poison." Now that she was dealing with a child, she couldn't very well use poison again. She could only turn to the person who had come to her: "Dr. Zhao, what do you think about this..."
Dr. Zhao also rode over on a bicycle, looking sweaty. As soon as he parked his bike, he rushed over and slapped Fatty across the face: "Hurry up and apologize to little brother Zan Zan!"
Fatty was extremely indignant: "I won't apologize! I didn't say anything wrong! He's just an unwanted brat! Why should he take my wild vegetables! Grandma said that all the good things in this world belong to me! So these bracken are mine! His honey water and candy are mine too!"
"What a waste of those cookies! They were mine! He ate them first! How annoying! Shouldn't I have given him a beating?!"
Good grief, this brat is getting angrier and angrier as he talks!
Qin Suisui couldn't help but laugh in anger!
Dr. Zhao was also quite angry. She slapped Fatty on the head again: "What do you mean 'your'? Look at my slap, doesn't it look like yours? Apologize or not, or you won't get any dinner tonight!" This sentence hit Fatty's sore spot. He could endure other hardships, but he couldn't endure not getting any food!
So the proud chubby ball could only reluctantly say to Zan Zan, "I'm sorry!"
Zan Zan turned her head away, not wanting to forgive him!
Dr. Zhao slapped him again: "Apologize more sincerely! How did your mother teach you to behave like this!"
Fatty was fuming, but in order to eat, he had no choice but to give in: "I'm sorry, little brother Zan Zan, I shouldn't have taken your things and hit you! Please forgive me!" After he finished speaking, he reluctantly handed a large bunch of ferns to Zan Zan.
Zan Zan took the bracken, but still turned her head away, unwilling to forgive him!
Dr. Zhao snatched the water bottle from Fatty's hand again, intending to hand it to Zan Zan, only to discover that the mischievous child had broken the bottle lid.
She was a little embarrassed: "I'm so sorry, Sui Sui. This child has been spoiled by his grandmother back in his hometown. He's become unruly. There's still some candy in the kettle. We'll replace it with a new one for him later. You should take the child back to treat his wound. We'll come to apologize in person later!"
Now that Dr. Zhao and Qin Suisui are colleagues, and since she herself got her job at the military hospital through Dr. Zhao's introduction, she shouldn't take the children's conflicts out on the adults, no matter how angry or distressed she is.
She nodded: "Then I'll take the child back to treat his wounds first." She didn't refuse the suggestion that Fatty come to apologize, after all, it was Zan Zan who was bullied, and the little guy obviously hadn't forgiven Fatty yet. She had no right to forgive on his behalf, and she wouldn't let the child suffer for the sake of adult pride.
Qin Suisui lifted Zan Zan onto the back of the bicycle, and with the help of Xiao Li and Xiao Hua, picked up all the wild vegetables and fruits that had spilled from Zan Zan's basket and hung them on the bicycle handlebars. Then she pushed the bicycle and led Xiao Li and Xiao Hua to the family compound.
Dr. Zhao and his colleagues also lived in the military hospital's family compound, but it was a separate compound for military personnel, located in a different direction, though not far away. Strangely, Qin Suisui noticed that Dr. Zhao seemed to be heading in a different direction from the military hospital's family compound. Could he be renting a place on his own? Qin Suisui didn't think much of it.
Back home, Qin Suisui took out a bag of shortbread and gave it to Xiaoli, Xiaohua and Liangliang: "Zanzan was bullied outside today, and you protected him. Auntie thanks you. Consider these shortbread as Auntie's thank you gift. You are all good children."
In those days, shortbread was a rare treat. Even though the children were all from the family compound and their families were better off than the average family, they couldn't eat shortbread every day.
The children waved their hands hastily: "No need, Auntie. Zan Zan is our little brother, it's our duty to protect him. These pastries are too expensive, let's save them for little brother Zan Zan. We're going home now!" After saying that, they picked up their little baskets and prepared to run out.
Qin Suisui quickly stopped them, stuffed a few pastries and a few milk candies into each of their hands, and checked them again to make sure they had no wounds before letting them go back.
Back inside, the little guy was still pouting, looking at her with a pitiful expression.
Qin Suisui smiled and brought over some mercurochrome, treating his wound while trying to comfort him: "Zanzan, are you still angry? Didn't Pangqiu already apologize to you?"
Unexpectedly, upon hearing this question, the little one's lips trembled and he burst into tears again: "Those were the wild vegetables I picked for Mom! Mom wanted to eat bracken! I searched for them for so long! He ruined them, waaaaah..."
So that's why. The bracken she picked was for her, but someone else snatched it and ruined it, making her feel incredibly wronged. Qin Suisui once again felt the little one's profound love.
She hugged him tightly: "Mommy just checked. Those ferns were just broken and dirty. They can still be eaten after washing. Besides, Mommy was going to break them into small pieces anyway when I stir-fried them. So don't be sad, Zan Zan. You picked so many ferns, so we can have lots of stir-fried ferns with cured pork tonight! Mommy wants to thank you. I've been thinking about this for so long, and thanks to my darling, Mommy can finally eat ferns and cured pork!"
Hearing Qin Suisui say that, the little guy's grievances dissipated by more than half. Looking at Qin Suisui's smiling face and thinking that he would be able to eat bracken and cured meat that night, he couldn't help but smile as well.
After laughing for a while, she turned and snuggled into Qin Suisui's arms: "But Mom, I still don't want to forgive him. Every time he comes to the family compound, he bullies me, and his apology just now wasn't sincere at all!"
Based on what Dr. Zhao said, Qin Suisui could roughly guess that Pangqiu had been staying with his grandparents in his hometown, and Dr. Zhao and his family would only bring the child over to play for a while when they had time.
She thought for a moment, then patted the little guy's head: "Okay, Dr. Zhao will bring Fatty over to apologize in a little while. We'll see if he's sincere. If he's not, we won't forgive him, okay?"
"Mmm!" Zan Zan was finally happy. Dad was right, Mom is the best mom in the world! She respects his opinions and doesn't force him to do things he doesn't like or say things he doesn't like, unlike other moms!
Qin Suisui cleaned the little guy's wound, washed him, and changed his clothes. Just then, Dr. Zhao came to knock on the door with Fatty.
Looking at what they were carrying, Qin Suisui couldn't help but gasp. It seemed that the salary and allowances for doctors were quite good.
Dr. Zhao handed a pile of gifts to Qin Suisui, then shoved Fatty and glared at him. Fatty lowered his head and walked to Zanzan's side: "I'm sorry, little brother Zanzan. It was my fault before. I shouldn't have bullied you, taken your bracken, your water bottle and candy, and even hurt you. Can you forgive me?"
After her mother's explanation, Zan Zan wasn't so angry anymore. Moreover, Pang Qiu's apology this time was indeed much more sincere than before. Zan Zan thought for a moment and looked at him: "Then you can't take my things anymore, and of course, you can't take other children's things either."
Upon receiving a terrifying glare from his mother, Fatty quickly nodded, "Okay, I won't snatch it anymore!"
The two children made up, and Qin Suisui gave them some cookies and told them to go play somewhere. Dr. Zhao sat on the sofa chatting with Qin Suisui. Looking at the pile of medicinal herbs on the cabinet behind the sofa, Dr. Zhao smiled and asked, "What kind of medicine is Suisui developing now?"
Qin Suisui smiled and said, "I don't know how to make anything. It's just that a few days ago when I went back to Beijing, the women in the family compound saw that my mother-in-law was taking a beauty pill and they wanted me to make some for them. It's not complicated. It's just a few nourishing medicinal herbs boiled into pills. I learned how to make it from my grandmother."
Dr. Zhao nodded, just about to say something, when someone outside suddenly shouted, "Dr. Zhao, Dr. Zhao, there's a patient at the hospital who's having a massive hemorrhage! Please come over right away!"
Upon hearing this, Dr. Zhao became anxious, quickly stood up, apologized to Qin Suisui, and then called to Fatty Qiu to leave in a hurry.
She is a gynecologist. These days, there are relatively few female gynecologists. Many female patients will specifically request a female doctor when they have gynecological examinations or treatments, so she is usually very busy.
This is also why she chose to leave the chubby ball in her hometown.
However, I've never heard of or seen Fatty's father.
Qin Suisui shook her head and turned to look at the pile of gifts they had brought. Besides giving Zanzan a new water bottle, there was a bunch of snacks and treats, a bag of about 2 pounds of steamed egg cakes, a bag of clean white glutinous rice cakes, a large bag of loose coconut candy in a brown paper bag, and a bag of coconut biscuits. In addition, there was a set of new clothes for the child and a large bag of Wuzhishan green tea.
This green tea must have been brought back from her hometown; it smells extremely refreshing.
However, coconut candy was quite rare. Qin Suisui had been to department stores several times before and had never seen it. Because sugar was relatively scarce at the moment, and coconuts weren't yet widely cultivated, coconut candy wasn't always available.
It seems they've been available for a while now. Qin Suisui peeled one open for Zan Zan, then peeled another open and popped it into her own mouth. The rich coconut milk aroma and sweet taste were delicious! I'll stock up next time I see them!
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