Chapter 72 (Second Update)
Song Yiping hung up the phone, drove at breakneck speed, and the journey that should have taken more than 20 minutes was completed in just 15 minutes at the Xicheng District Public Security Bureau. After parking the car, he ran into the reception hall.
Yan Ruyi was sitting there eagerly waiting. When she saw Song Yiping, she waved to him happily, "Yiping!"
She tried to stand up, but as soon as she exerted force, a sharp pain shot through her left ankle. She cried out "Ouch!" and plopped back down.
Song Yiping walked over and asked anxiously, "What happened to your foot?"
Yan Ruyi said pitifully, "I twisted my left ankle."
"Let me see."
He knelt down, took her left foot, and was about to take off her shoe.
There were still police officers on duty in the reception hall. Although the officers weren't looking in their direction, Yan Ruyi was still a little embarrassed. "It's not very serious. I'll get it checked out when I get home."
As he spoke, he tried to pull his foot back.
"Don't move, let me check if any bones are broken."
Song Yiping took off her shoes and socks and looked at them; her ankles were a little red and swollen.
Yan Ruyi has fair skin, so even a little redness is very noticeable, let alone this time the redness and swelling are quite severe.
Song Yiping didn't know how serious his injury was, and was afraid of breaking his bones, so he didn't dare to move anymore. He asked Yan Ruyi, "Can we walk now?"
"Sure, if I hadn't sprained my ankle, I would have gone home by myself."
Song Yiping bent down, scooped her up with both arms, and pulled her into his embrace.
Yan Ruyi whispered, "I can walk by myself, you just need to help me."
Song Yiping said, "If you injure a bone, the more you move around, the worse it will get."
Yan Ruyi had no choice but to swallow her pride and tell the police officer on duty, and then Song Yiping carried her out.
Song Yiping carried her to the car. After she was seated, he went back to get her shoes and socks and put them in the car.
Only then did they start the car.
Only after the car had left the police station did he have time to ask Yan Ruyi, "How did you end up at the police station? And you sprained your ankle?"
"I did a great job today, helping the police catch three antique dealers."
Yan Ruyi told Song Yiping everything that had happened that afternoon.
“That Japanese man is named Watanabe, and Feng Dahe is his translator. Watanabe bought a Buddha head from another antique dealer, the driver who drove them. Watanabe didn’t quite trust the driver, and when he heard that I could help appraise antiques, he asked Feng Dahe to find me.”
Yan Ruyi said that her abilities were limited and she could not determine whether it was real or fake.
Watanabe was also worried that if it were true, the police might find out about him.
After all, this Buddha head is a national first-class protected cultural relic.
So he had already bought a train ticket, and regardless of whether it turned out to be real or fake, he would leave Beijing with the Buddha head.
So after leaving the teahouse, he took Feng Dahe straight to the train station.
All three of them thought Yan Ruyi was greedy and that 2,000 yuan would shut her up. They never expected that Yan Ruyi would follow them all the way to the train station.
"The police are still interrogating those three people. Maybe they can follow the clues and uncover another antique trafficking ring. The taxi driver was also a good guy. He beat the antique dealer who was driving the car until his face was covered in blood. It was just that the guy was unlucky. The driver used to be a Sanda athlete and only retired at the beginning of this year. The driver said that he didn't dare to hit him too hard, otherwise, he could have beaten the antique dealer to a pulp."
Yan Ruyi was speaking enthusiastically when she suddenly exclaimed, "Oh dear!"
"What's wrong?"
"I forgot to pay the fare."
When she arrived at the train station, all she could think about was how to catch the person.
After the antique dealers were caught, she and the taxi driver went to the police station to give statements.
After giving her statement, she handed over the 2,000 yuan appraisal fee that Feng Dahe gave her to the Public Security Bureau.
Only then did she realize that she hadn't called Song Yiping yet, so she borrowed the police station's phone, went inside, and called Song Yiping.
Then they waited for Song Yiping to come over in the reception hall of the Public Security Bureau.
She kept thinking about how worried her husband, Commander Song, must be since she hadn't gone home.
The past half-day had been so eventful that she had completely forgotten about the fare.
She didn't even know when the taxi driver left.
Song Yiping: "The Public Security Bureau should have already registered his name. I'll go over tomorrow to ask and give him the fare."
He turned to look at her foot again and asked her seriously, "Then how did you twist your ankle? Were you with the police arresting someone?"
Speaking of this, Yan Ruyi was quite embarrassed. "I didn't even get a chance to lift a finger. Feng Dahe and Watanabe were no match for the police. They were both pinned down by the police. Watanabe was a bit strong. Even when the police held him down, he kept kicking and struggling. I was afraid he would knock over the Buddha statue and break it, so I tried to move the travel bag. But as soon as I got there, I tripped over the strap of the travel bag and twisted my ankle."
Song Yiping offered a sharp critique: "If your lower body is unstable, you're prone to falling. You should learn military boxing from me from now on to improve your health."
Yan Ruyi pretended to be deaf and turned her face to the car window to look outside.
Upon closer inspection, it turned out this wasn't the way home.
"Where are we going now? Aren't we going home?"
"Go to the hospital to get your foot checked."
"It was just a sprain, nothing serious, I just need to rub some safflower oil on it when I get home."
Song Yiping threatened her, "If you break a bone and don't get treatment in time, you'll be lame when you walk. If you want to be a cripple, then go home."
Yan Ruyi was startled and urged Song Yiping, "Then drive faster."
The nearest hospital was the First Hospital. Song Yiping drove to the First Hospital, parked the car, carried Yan Ruyi out of the car, carried her to the hospital lobby, found a chair for her to sit down, went to register for emergency treatment, and then carried Yan Ruyi to the emergency room.
The emergency room doctor examined Yan Ruyi and told the two of them, "It's probably not a broken bone. If you're worried, you can get an X-ray."
The doctor gave them a referral, Song Yiping paid for it, and then took Yan Ruyi to get an X-ray.
After the X-ray was taken and shown to the doctor, it was confirmed that no bones were broken.
Song Yiping was relieved.
The doctor prescribed topical medication to promote blood circulation and remove blood stasis, and told Yan Ruyi to rest more and move around less for the next two days before letting them leave.
When Yan Ruyi got home, she remembered that her bicycle was still parked at the teahouse.
Song Yiping went to the teahouse again and rode his bike over.
After returning, I applied medicated oil to Yan Ruyi's feet and then slowly spread the oil around.
Yan Ruyi hadn't eaten dinner yet, so she went to the kitchen and made her a bowl of egg noodles.
I didn't fall asleep until after 10 o'clock.
The next morning, after waking up, Song Yiping first went to check on her feet.
It seems to be redder and more swollen than yesterday.
Song Yiping comforted her, "This is normal. Don't move around, get some rest, and the swelling should go down by tomorrow."
It was Sunday, so she didn't have to go to work, which made it convenient for her to rest at home.
After breakfast, Song Yiping applied medicine to her and carried her to a recliner to play with Da Hua.
When Yan Mingtao arrived, Yan Ruyi was teasing Da Hua with a tree branch.
Yan Ruyi: "Second Brother, what brings you here?"
Yan Mingtao didn't reply to her. He looked around but didn't see Song Yiping.
Where is Yiping?
"He went to buy pig's feet."
Song Yiping said she had injured her foot, and based on the principle of "you are what you eat," he said he would stew a pig's trotter for her to help her recover.
Yan Ruyi was quite annoyed; wasn't this tantamount to saying that her feet were pig's feet?
However, stewed pig's feet with soybeans is still very fragrant.
So they let Song Yiping go buy pig's feet.
Yan Mingtao asked her, "Did you and Yiping have a fight yesterday?"
"We didn't argue. Who told you we argued?"
"Mom said that you didn't come home yesterday. Yiping called looking for you, and Mom answered the phone. She said that you two must have had a fight, and she urged me to come over and check on you first thing this morning."
"There was no argument. I went to be a hero yesterday."
As he spoke, he gently lifted his left foot and proudly said, "Second Brother, do you see this? This is a hero's medal."
Yan Mingtao then noticed that his sister had been sitting on the recliner without moving, and her left foot was not wearing a shoe.
What happened to your foot?
"You twisted your ankle."
Yan Mingtao asked in surprise, "You've learned how Sihe jumps over the wall?"
At the beginning of this year, Yan Minghe jumped off the wall. He didn't break any bones, but he sprained his ankle, which was much more serious than Yan Ruyi's injury. It took him a week to recover.
For that entire week, Yan Mingtao carried him to school on his back.
Yan Ruyi thought her second brother's thought process was quite peculiar. How old was she? Why would she learn to jump over the wall like Sihe?
"I told you this is a hero's medal."
She told her second brother about the important things that happened yesterday.
Then she told her second brother, "Don't tell Mom, so she won't worry."
"Mom also said that when Yiping went to Beijing to study, she came to stay for a few days."
Song Yiping has received her admission notice and will report to school on November 1st, where she will attend classes for a week.
Yan Ruyi was originally thinking that since Song Yiping had gone to Beijing, she would live alone, or like last time, stay in the machine tool factory's residential compound for a few days.
Unexpectedly, her mother came to keep her company.
She still hopes her mother can come and stay for a few days.
At least it's quiet here.
As the brother and sister were talking, Song Yiping returned, carrying a pig's trotter in his hand.
Yan Mingtao also had to go back to report to Ye Hongzhen.
Ye Hongzhen is waiting at home.
When Yan Mingtao got home, before she could ask, he told her, "They didn't quarrel. Ruyi had something to do yesterday and forgot to tell Yiping."
Zhao Cuifang said, "I knew it! The two of them are as close as one person, how could they be arguing?"
Yan Mingtao: "We didn't really bicker, but Ruyi twisted her ankle."
Ye Hongzhen asked anxiously, "How did you sprain your ankle? Is it serious?"
Yan Mingtao didn't dare to tell the truth and vaguely said, "I tripped while walking, but it doesn't look too serious."
A sprained ankle is no small matter. Ye Hongzhen was worried that Song Yiping was inexperienced and wouldn't be able to take good care of her daughter, so she couldn't sit still. When Yan Guoqiang returned, she said to him, "Ruyi sprained her ankle. I'm going to go see her. Yiping is going to the capital tomorrow, so I won't be coming back. I'll stay at Ruyi's place for the next few days."
Li Yan came out of the house carrying Congcong. "Mom, you went to Ruyi's place. What are we going to eat?"
Ye Hongzhen said irritably, "You all have arms and legs, can't you do it yourself? If you really don't want to do it, just go eat at the canteen. The machine tool factory canteen isn't far away, and it's convenient to eat there."
Li Yan muttered under her breath, "The food in the cafeteria is awful."
It's not like he'll only go out for a meal or two occasionally; Song Yiping won't be back for a week.
Ye Hongzhen is going to stay with Yan Ruyi for a week, so they'll have to eat at the cafeteria for a week!
She suggested, "Mom, why don't we let Ruyi come back to live here?"
"She sprained her ankle, so you'll bring her here and carry her to and from get off work every day?"
Li Yan, "..."
After scolding her second son's wife, Ye Hongzhen quickly packed a few changes of clothes and took the bus to her daughter's place.
Ye Hongzhen had been there several times before and knew the way well.
As they approached the courtyard gate, they saw Yan Ruyi sitting on a recliner, with Song Yiping sitting beside her feeding her an apple.
They were so busy being affectionate that they didn't even see someone standing at the gate.
Ye Hongzhen, "..."
They've been married for so long, why are they still so inseparable?
If her daughter hadn't been holding the cat, she would have thought her daughter had sprained her arm too.
She coughed, and Yan Ruyi and Song Yiping looked over at the same time.
Ye Hongzhen then went over and asked, "Your second brother said you sprained your ankle. Let me see how serious it is?"
Yan Ruyi stretched out her foot to show her, "I already told my second brother it wasn't serious, but you still came all the way here. Do you think it's almost healed?"
It was very red and swollen in the morning, but Song Yiping kept applying medicated oil and massaging it to improve blood circulation, and the swelling has almost gone down now.
I estimate I'll be able to walk tomorrow.
Ye Hongzhen saw that it wasn't too serious, which put her mind at ease, but she was still heartbroken.
"Watch where you're going next time. Luckily, it's nothing serious, or I would have suffered a lot more."
It was lunchtime, and Ye Hongzhen went to cook, but Song Yiping told her to rest and went to the kitchen himself.
Ye Hongzhen couldn't stay still. She turned left and right and saw the pomegranate tree in the corner of the wall. The tree was full of big pomegranates, which bent the branches.
"These pomegranates must be ripe by now, why haven't they been picked?"
"I haven't had time to do it yet."
"I'll pick them. I'll make you some pomegranate wine after I pick them."
Yan Ruyi exclaimed in surprise, "Pomegranates can be used to make wine?"
"If grapes can be made into wine, I think pomegranates should be able to too."
Ms. Ye Hongzhen has always been passionate about innovation and is quick to act on her ideas.
She rolled up her sleeves and started picking pomegranates. By the time Song Yiping called for dinner, she had already picked more than 50.
After the meal, Ye Hongzhen began to busy herself making pomegranate wine.
After a busy afternoon, I filled half a jar and put it in a corner to ferment.
Before going to bed that night, Yan Ruyi helped her mother to the bathroom and taught her how to use the water heater.
Ye Hongzhen said happily, "This is the first time Mom has used such a high-end thing."
“I bought a house for you and my dad in Jianglin New Village. When my dad retires, you can move there. I’ll also install a water heater for you then.”
Ye Hongzhen asked in surprise, "When did you buy us this house?"
"Not long ago, I didn't tell you because I was thinking that you don't live here anymore."
"You child, haven't I told you that even if you have money, you can't spend it recklessly? Haven't you heard the old saying, 'You won't go poor from eating or dressing, but you will go poor if you don't plan ahead'? You're not allowed to spend money like this anymore."
They may criticize verbally, but their hearts are warmed with gratitude.
He's even started looking forward to his spouse retiring.
Song Yiping needed to take the train to Beijing a day earlier.
He was initially a little worried about Yan Ruyi, but now that his mother-in-law had arrived, he had nothing to worry about.
I went to Beijing for classes with peace of mind.
Yan Ruyi's foot had gone down in swelling, but just to be on the safe side, she rested at home for another day.
She happened to be at home reading a book.
Just as I was watching, I heard a loud bang from the yard.
Ye Hongzhen patted her chest, "Oh my goodness, that scared me to death!"
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