Upon hearing that this was the reason, everyone dispersed.
However, a few envious people still made sarcastic remarks: "If that person is sick, he should go to the hospital. Why does he have to eat something delicious to make him feel better? I think he's just wasting his time. Maybe his wife is just greedy and embarrassed to say it, so she's using the young man as an excuse."
"Exactly, I don't know where his family gets their grain, yet they manage to exchange it for so many good things. Do you think it's possible they took the supplements that other families in the building gave them and exchanged them for it?"
These words were actually a bit malicious. If those less perceptive people heard them, they might develop resentment towards the couple. Although they were somewhat envious of their good life, if these words got out and were investigated, those who made the snide remarks wouldn't be able to escape responsibility.
So someone who was even slightly more rational said, "How could that be? The people in the building were giving us really good stuff. Who would be stupid enough to trade good stuff for good stuff?"
"That's true. She's lucky to have married well. After having a baby, her husband has to use all his savings to buy her good food. She's really not going hungry."
This person was probably blinded by jealousy, forgetting about Shen Yanming's friend's illness and only remembering the gossipy women spreading rumors about Qiao An's cravings.
However, as soon as she said that, someone joked, "If you're so capable, why don't you find a husband who's this doting!"
"Pah! I've been married for so many years, what are you up to? I'm not the kind of woman who would have an affair!"
"Then why don't you get pregnant again? It's not impossible for an old clam to give birth to a pearl!"
"Get lost! Even if I had a baby, my husband wouldn't give me any more food. It's only because that young man doesn't know how to manage money that he dares to be so wasteful. Tell me, we've eaten more rice than they've eaten salt, and we're all very careful with our money."
"Yes, yes, they're not even worried about their food supply lasting until the summer harvest, just giving it away so casually. It's true what they say, you can't do without an elderly person in the family!"
"Yes, yes, yes, if we want to live a good life, we need capable people like us to manage the household. His delicate little wife won't do!"
"That's right, you have to marry a capable woman. That girl is so frail, she probably can't even lift a hoe! She'll just be waiting to be supported by someone else!"
"Haha, my family can't afford to feed someone who just eats for free!"
"My family can't afford to raise them!"
"My family is the same!"
......
Shen Yanming had no idea that four plastic bags could make people so envious that they would gossip about his wife. If he knew, he would definitely regret it to death.
He welcomed the young soldier who had driven him into the house, then rummaged through the kitchen and handed him two bags of grain weighing about twenty pounds each in exchange for these supplies, also giving him a handful of fruit candies.
After thanking him, the young soldier took the food and prepared to leave. However, before he reached the door, the guest room door opened, and a listless-looking man emerged. He paused for a moment upon seeing him.
"Old Shen, is this your colleague?" Zhang Heping asked.
Shen Yanming nodded without offering any further explanation.
The young soldier smiled at the other person, greeted Shen Yanming, and then left.
As he went downstairs, the group of older women were still making sarcastic remarks. He originally didn't want to pay attention to them, but thinking of the candy in his pocket, he couldn't help but say, "They do have a sick person in their family."
The group of women froze, then gave an awkward smile. "We didn't say anything, did we?"
The young soldier shook his head and drove away.
After he left, someone scoffed, "So what if he's sick? If he were really that sick, he would have been taken to the hospital long ago. It's probably just a cold and fever, nothing serious. Who knows who ended up eating that stuff!"
After this person finished speaking, the group of people all chimed in.
Some people prefer to live in fantasy rather than believe the truth.
Inside the room, Shen Yanming tidied up the contents of the bag.
All the fruits that could be eaten directly were packed together, to be given to Zhang Heping to take with him when he left.
Take out the fish, shrimp, and pork that can't be eaten directly, and eat as much as you can in the next couple of days.
If he can't finish it, cook it into a meal for him and take it back with him.
Watching him tidy up, Zhang Heping was stunned. Shen Yanming said they were all exchanged from the guard team, which made him envious again.
After tidying up, Shen Yanming began preparing breakfast. Since he couldn't take anything ready-made from his spatial storage, he had to make it with the ingredients he had.
Fortunately, Zhang Heping was in good spirits after getting up and was able to help out. He was quite efficient at washing vegetables and chopping meat.
Shen Yanming stared at him carefully for a while, and after confirming that he was in good condition, he stopped looking. This made Zhang Heping breathe a huge sigh of relief.
"Have you called the hospital yet?" Shen Yanming asked.
"Not yet. I think the fever has subsided now, so I'll go back to work in a bit!" Zhang Heping said.
Shen Yanming wasn't very supportive. He said, "You're only superficially better now. What about your internal condition? If you weren't overworked, you wouldn't have caught a cold and fever from just a little wind and rain. In your current state, let alone being unable to perform surgery, you'd probably have to worry about infecting patients with your illness."
Zhang Heping fell silent, knowing that what he said made sense.
"Alright, hurry up and call your boss. It's still early, and they can still make arrangements. Stay here for a couple of days, take good care of yourself, and then I'll send you back, okay?" Shen Yanming discussed with him.
Zhang Heping nodded and left the kitchen to call his supervisor. The leave application process went relatively smoothly, since the hospital wasn't too busy these past few days.
Then he went back to the kitchen and continued helping out.
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