Chapter 67 Pager
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"Host, Lin Hongwei's 'Soaring Bad Luck' has been triggered." On the system panel, the item "Soaring Bad Luck" changed from bright to gray.
She Ning put away the system panel and casually lowered her head to eat.
The degree of bad luck is determined by the extent of the evil deeds committed by the person, and unlucky events are triggered randomly.
Although we don't know exactly what bad luck Lin Hongwei encountered, his level of bad luck was certainly not low.
Lin Hongwei fell flat on the ground, knocked out his teeth, and was covered in blood. On the way to the hospital, he stepped on a manhole cover that wasn't properly closed. Everyone else was fine, but Lin Hongwei fell in. Luckily, the sewer wasn't deep, and everyone quickly pulled him out.
The person is not in any life-threatening danger, but both hands are broken.
The doctor said that even if it's cured, the injured area will still feel painful and uncomfortable whenever it's windy, rainy, or in bad weather.
Lying on the hospital bed, Lin Hongwei had a white bandage wrapped around his head, and his hands were also fixed with a wooden board, with bandages wrapped around his neck and hanging in front of his chest.
Upon learning the treatment results, he flew into a rage, and now the floor is littered with broken things.
His goal for university was to attend a military academy. Because of this problem, not to mention military academy, he couldn't even choose a major that required some practical skills.
The underlings who brought him stood far away from the bed, hunching their shoulders and not daring to make a sound. They tacitly concealed the fact that Lin Hongwei had fallen into the sewer.
Having followed Lin Hongwei for so long, everyone is well aware of his vindictive and narrow-minded nature.
If he knew the real reason for their broken hands, none of them present would escape his revenge.
They still remembered the fate of the person who had offended Lin Hongwei last time. Not only was he forced to drop out of school, but his family was also torn apart. In the end, they had no choice but to move to the countryside to live.
That person was accidentally bumped into by Lin Hongwei while walking on the street, and refused to apologize. The thought of this made the underlings shudder reflexively.
It must be kept a secret, absolutely hidden; it must never be revealed, even if it rots in your stomach.
"Where are the nurses and doctors?! Where have they all gone?!"
On the hospital bed, Lin Hongwei was pale and sweating profusely. He had been so focused on venting his anger that he had thrown something that aggravated his wound, and now his arm was in excruciating pain. He was irritable and frustrated, and he couldn't care less about the well-behaved image he usually maintained in public. He roared.
"Brother Lin, don't worry, I'll go get someone right away." Li Yang, who was usually close to Lin Hongwei, stepped out from the crowd and walked quickly toward the ward door as he spoke.
"My dear grandson, how could you have gotten yourself into this state!" The voice could be heard before the person was seen.
Before Li Yang could even reach the door to open it, the ward door was suddenly pushed open from the outside with a loud "bang," and then an elderly man with a full head of white hair rushed in.
"Damn it, who did this?! Who did this?!"
After seeing Lin Hongwei's condition in the ward, the old man's face showed worry and heartache, but also anger.
The door almost hit him in the face, but luckily he reacted quickly and stepped back two steps to make room for the old man as he rushed in.
Upon hearing the old man's question, Li Yang and the others exchanged glances, then lowered their heads in silence, trying not to speak first.
Lin Hongwei fell flat on his face and lost consciousness. He made a bracing motion with his hands when he fell. Before he lost consciousness, his whole body ached. He didn't wake up even after falling into the sewer. He thought he had broken his bones from the fall.
When Lin Jun asked him the question, Lin Hongwei was embarrassed to say that he had fallen on flat ground, so he made up a story that he had lost his balance while going down the stairs.
"Grandpa, you have to help me! My hand can't be hurt." With a mournful face, Lin Hongwei pleaded pitifully with the old man, Lin Jun.
The Lin family has always had many daughters, and this generation finally had a son, so naturally he gets whatever he wants.
Seeing his once handsome and sunny grandson now with a bruised and swollen face and a broken hand, the old man felt a sharp, throbbing pain in his heart.
"My dear grandson, don't be afraid. Grandpa will find a doctor to cure you. If it doesn't work in the city, we'll go to the province, or even to Beijing."
“Your dad and your sister don’t know you’re in an accident yet. I’ll tell them. Your sister is very thoughtful, so I’ll have her come and take care of you.”
After calming Lin Hongwei down, Lin Jun took out a pager from his waist and started pressing the buttons.
In the restaurant
The middle-aged man argued that there was hair in the food, until the boss called all the chefs in the kitchen out to confront him.
Staring at the row of bald heads gleaming in the sunlight, the man was speechless. He had initially thought they had fallen off while serving the food, but then he noticed that all the waiters had their hair up and were wearing hats, not a single strand of hair showing.
"This hair was picked out from the vegetables, do you think I'm slandering you?" The middle-aged man, Liu Jianguo, said, his neck stiff and his face flushed, raising his voice.
“Comrade, we didn’t say you’re slandering us. As you can see, we always have strict hygiene controls. We wouldn’t make such a small mistake as losing hair.”
"However, it's our mistake to make the customer dissatisfied. Harmony brings wealth. We'll give you this dish for free and replace it with a new one. What do you think?" The chubby boss smiled like a Maitreya Buddha and said with a beaming smile.
"I'm not one to argue unnecessarily, so we'll do as you say." Liu Jianguo coughed lightly and nodded in agreement.
Sitting across from him, Lin Meiyu was very dissatisfied with the restaurant's handling of the situation. She said indignantly, "What's wrong with this boss? He's implying that we deliberately framed him."
"Does this mean I, Lin Meiyu, can't afford this meal? Who do you think you are?" Her parents were busy with work and didn't cook all day. Since she was a child, she had been eating in the canteen and restaurants with her father, the factory manager of the clothing factory. Lin Meiyu had never been treated like this before.
The owner practically pointed his finger at them and accused them of trying to dine and dash.
"I need to argue with him; I can't swallow this." Lin Meiyu put her daughter on the chair next to her and was about to get up to find the boss.
"Forget it, let's avoid trouble. We'll just stop eating here from now on." Seeing that Lin Meiyu was about to lose her temper, Liu Jianguo immediately got up and went to her side, pressing her back into her seat. He gently persuaded her.
"It's not worth getting angry over something like this. Sweetie, don't frown. Frowning makes you look less pretty."
Liu Jianguo was a respectable-looking man, especially with his glasses. He was gentle and refined, almost like a shrewd scoundrel. Lin Meiyu was completely powerless against his gentleness.
"Alright, I'll let it go for your sake. But we won't eat here next time. No matter how good the food is, it's useless if the person has bad character."
"I'll listen to you, there won't be a next time at this store." Liu Jianguo patted her hair and said with a smile, agreeing with her.
"Eat, eat..." The little girl, who was a little over one year old, stood up by supporting herself on the edge of the table, holding up her small spoon, and said "ah ah".
"Little glutton, come here, let Mommy feed you." Hearing her beloved daughter's voice, Lin Meiyu's attention was instantly drawn to her.
Sitting back in his seat, Lin Jianguo looked at his wife and daughter across from him, looking at them happily together, and secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
The owner of Lin's restaurant was right; he had indeed put the hair there. He wasn't short of money for the dish, but when it arrived, a case he had heard from a colleague suddenly came to mind: someone found a foreign object in their food at a restaurant, and the restaurant owner not only replaced the dishes but also waived the entire bill.
As if possessed, he made his move. By the time he realized what was happening, Lin Meiyu had already discovered the hair in the dish. Knowing her personality well, and to avoid a difficult situation later on, Lin Jianguo spoke up before Lin Meiyu could make a move.
Then comes the scene at the beginning.
Having finally resolved the crisis, Lin Jianguo felt relieved and could finally enjoy the delicious food. It must be said that Lin Ji's chef was quite skilled, with innovative and delicious dishes, truly deserving of its place among the top ten restaurants in Kapok City.
Thinking that he wouldn't be able to come often in the future, he sped up the speed at which he picked up food and couldn't help but eat a few more bites.
After Lin Meiyu finished feeding her daughter, most of the dishes on the table were eaten, leaving only scraps. She felt a little uncomfortable and couldn't hide her feelings, so she showed some displeasure on her face.
"you……"
Lin Jianguo had just finished the last bite of his meal when he looked up and saw where her gaze was. He instantly understood what was going on, secretly cursing himself for being so careless. He immediately put on a shameful expression.
"Meiyu, I'm sorry, I ordered one for you right away. I was just too hungry and couldn't control myself," he said, trying to sound pitiful.
Meeting his earnestly apologetic gaze, Lin Meiyu felt she had made a mountain out of a molehill. It was just one dish; once it was eaten, it was gone. The rest wasn't uneaten either. "It's alright, no need for more dishes. I'll just eat this."
As she spoke, she used her chopsticks to pick up the remaining dishes and eat them one by one.
"With a wife like this, what more could a husband ask for? Meiyu is truly the best wife in the world," Liu Jianguo praised without reservation.
"Keep your voice down, it won't be good if someone hears you." Rarely hearing such blunt words, Lin Meiyu's face flushed, her eyes flickered, and she whispered to Liu Jianguo.
"Okay, okay, I'll listen to you and tell you secretly when we get back." Lin Jianguo readily agreed.
"Shameless!" Lin Meiyu glared at him playfully, then lowered her head and continued eating. She felt a surge of happiness; even the white rice she ate tasted sweet.
A happy and harmonious family.
She Ning peeked through the gaps in the greenery and saw the little girl snuggling up to her mother, giggling incessantly. This was the heroine from a period drama.
The little one is a little over one year old.
She Ning silently observed them until the woman pulled out a pager from her waist.
It's unclear what the pager said, but after reading it, the woman stood up abruptly, said a few words to Liu Jianguo, and then left the restaurant with her child in her arms.
After paying the bill, Liu Jianguo quickly chased after him.
She Ning looked away, placed her hands on her knees, and her fingertips instinctively tapped her knees lightly.
The pager in the woman's hand made She Ning even more certain that the historical process they were in was indeed happening faster than recorded in later generations.
She Ning guessed that it might be because the timeline was a fictionalized historical novel, so the important historical moments were roughly the same, but there might have been some artificial alterations in the details.
For example, the wireless paging service, which was originally introduced to China in 1983, and the pager, which appeared a few years later, are now available.
However, although pagers have appeared, they are not something that ordinary people can afford. It seems that Liu Jianguo's wife after returning to the city is financially well-off and has a strong background.
The original book only describes how he married the daughter of the clothing factory manager after returning to the city through an introduction. The rest of the book focuses on the female lead's career and love life, with little attention paid to her scumbag father and his current wife.
She Ning had a gut feeling that they could dig deeper into this.
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