With the help of his companion, the man hurriedly carried his wife to the medical department.
"Doctor, doctor, my wife has been bitten by a snake! Please come quickly!"
The man shouted urgently, startling everyone around him.
The ER doctor quickly called for help, and after examining the patient, frowned and said, "If you had arrived any later..."
Upon hearing this, the man panicked, grabbing the doctor's arm and shaking it violently: "Doctor, you must save my wife! We've had a tough time getting to where we are today, I..."
The doctor was speechless for a moment, and only after pulling the man's hand away did he say, "If you had come a little later, the wound would have been completely healed."
"Huh? You're not mistaken, are you?" The man was initially a little incredulous. He looked at his wife in surprise, then at the doctor, completely bewildered.
"Didn't you see your wife's leg? Apart from a cross-shaped wound, there's nothing there. It's neither red nor swollen, nor is it bruised."
"Yes, it looks like she was cut with a knife. Doctor, is my wife alright now?"
The doctor nodded: "What did you feed her? This wound is clearly from a venomous snake bite, but she shows no signs of poisoning."
The man thought for a moment before saying, "There was a guard who treated my wife's wound and gave her a pill. We hesitated at the time, but the situation was urgent, so we didn't think much of it."
The doctor thought of the recently emerging field of traditional Chinese medicine and said with a smile, "You're lucky. Their medicine is quite good."
The man breathed a sigh of relief, thanked the doctor, and said, "I never expected we'd be so lucky. This is really great."
Then he turned to the woman and asked, "Wife, is there anything else that's bothering you?"
The woman then said, somewhat bewildered, "No, the wound doesn't hurt much."
The man blinked, wanting to say why didn't you tell me sooner? He had thought the medicine wasn't working.
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After everyone left, Shen Yanming and Bi Qiaoan continued farming, but they were more careful than before.
The two first knocked down the weeds within their designated area of land, and then made sure that An'an and Nuannuan remained seated within their sight.
After finally finishing tilling the land, the two of them took their two children home. As they passed the entrance to the base, they saw a group of people roasting snake meat.
The couple glanced at it and left, not paying any attention. What they didn't know was that because of these people's actions, many others began to actively go out.
Not for any other reason than to catch a snake in the field to eat.
If the couple knew, they would definitely say, "They're risking their lives for meat!"
Then the family of four went around to the medical department because Shen Yanming wanted to know how effective his pills were.
However, they ended up seeing Zhang Heping and a nurse getting into a physical altercation.
"Heping, I'm sorry, I was wrong, can you forgive me?" The nurse cried and tugged at Zhang Heping's clothes.
Zhang Heping's brows furrowed with impatience as he tugged at his clothes for a long time without success: "Xiaoqian, we're over. You got married, I got married, we have nothing to do with each other anymore."
"No, that's not it. I was immature back then, and my parents... But I still love you!"
Zhang Heping scoffed: "So what? What's past is past."
"Can't we be together anymore? Peace, I don't mind..."
“I mind! My wife and I have a great relationship and we won’t tolerate anyone interfering. Xiaoqian, please don’t make me look down on you, considering we dated before.”
"Peace, I can forgo a formal title, and I can hide in the shadows so your wife won't know. I just want..."
Zhang Heping interrupted her before she could finish: "No matter what you want to do, there's no possibility between us anymore."
The nurse named Xiaoxi looked desperate and choked up as she said, "I know my parents said some harsh things back then, but they were only thinking of me. Who could have imagined things would turn out like this?"
"What does this have to do with me? Your parents didn't approve of me back then, so we broke up amicably. Once we've broken up, let's not talk about the past anymore, it's pointless."
Zhang Heping's face was full of sarcasm: "What, you thought I was useless back then, but now you are? Your parents tried to stop me time and time again, and now you regret it?"
Xiaoqian felt a little guilty thinking back on the past. Who would have thought that Zhang Heping, whom they thought had no family support, actually had such a powerful group of brothers behind him? Not only were they all guards, but they also all lived in Area A. They were doing very well and never had to worry about going hungry.
She only found out this after she returned to the Hai City Guard Team and discovered that Zhang Heping's living conditions were quite good and his mental state was particularly good.
Xiaoqian was filled with regret. If she had known he was such a good catch, she wouldn't have listened to her parents' advice and married someone else.
Unfortunately, there's no going back in life.
After she went home and complained to her parents, the old couple rolled their eyes and said, "Anyway, your husband is dead. If you can get back together with Zhang Heping, that wouldn't be bad."
That one sentence took root and sprouted in Xiaoqian's heart. After that, she would always find various excuses to get close to Zhang Heping at work, trying to get on his good side and rekindle their old relationship.
But Zhang Heping always kept his distance from her. Having no other choice, she finally revealed her purpose.
Sigh, there's no way around it, supporting two elderly people by myself is just too hard.
Her parents were getting old, and the guard team really didn't have any easy jobs for them. Rather than let them work themselves to the bone, it was better for her to work a little harder and secure a long-term meal ticket.
Xiaoqian never expected Zhang Heping to be so disrespectful. She cursed inwardly, thinking that all her past affection had been wasted.
Zhang Heping noticed that more and more people were gathering to watch the commotion, so he frowned and shouted, "Let go!"
Xiaoqian was startled and let go. She regretted it as soon as she let go and was about to grab Zhang Heping's clothes again when he dodged her.
The onlookers are used to this kind of drama; it happens every day in this base.
I never expected that this time I would meet someone who was unwilling to enjoy the blessings of having multiple wives; it's really quite strange.
"Peace!" Shen Yanming spoke up, coming to his brother's rescue.
Zhang Heping looked up and saw his brother's figure, his face lighting up with joy. Pushing through the crowd, he said, "Old Shen, what brings you here?"
"Just checking in to see you. How have you been lately? And what about Wanwan?"
"Wanwan is busy with the team. I'm doing okay here, just a bit of messy stuff."
Shen Yanming nodded, his sharp gaze fixed on Xiao Qian, whom he had only heard of for several years but had never seen.
He said in a deep voice, "Madam, please be respectful. As Zhang Heping's brothers and his wife's family, we will not allow anyone to covet him. If this happens again, you will bear the consequences."
Zhang Heping breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this; he hadn't expected his brother to catch him in such an embarrassing situation. Thankfully, he had stood firm and hadn't done anything to betray his wife.
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