"Yueyue, don't cry." Jiang Zheng quickly said, "Old Lu is injured, but his life is not in danger. He has been transferred to the Municipal Military Hospital. Old Yu and I came here to take you there."
"You can take me there, but I'll need to trouble Political Commissar Yu to take Huahua to the compound."
They had arranged to meet Shen Huaiyuan at the Jiang family home. Jiang Yue was going to find Lu Jingnian and couldn't go home, so she had to send Yao Hua there first.
"good."
Political Commissar Yu nodded and immediately agreed.
Jiang Yue handed the bag to Yao Hua and instructed her, "Hua Hua, after your uncle sees the down jacket, give him this plan I wrote. He'll know what to do. If there's anything he doesn't understand, have someone go to the hospital to find me."
Yao Hua took the bag from Jiang Yue and nodded solemnly, "Don't worry, Yueyue, I will definitely handle things well. You can take good care of Battalion Commander Lu."
Jiang Zheng drove the military vehicle and took Jiang Yue to the hospital.
...
At the hospital.
Duan Suyao sat in the ward, peeling an apple for Lu Jingnian while sincerely thanking him, "Old Lu, I owe you my life this time. From now on, I will do anything for you. If you ever need my help, just ask."
When Du Yingying fired at Lao Lu, no one expected that when she pulled the trigger, she would turn the gun around and aim it at her instead.
At that moment, Lao Lu rushed over and pushed her away. The bullet hit Lao Lu in the shoulder, saving her life.
“We are comrades-in-arms, it is our duty to save you. Anyone who was standing next to you at the time would have done the same.”
Lu Jingnian didn't take the matter to heart; saving his comrade was instinctive.
Duan Suyao handed him the peeled apple, but Lu Jingnian shook his head and didn't take it.
Lu Jingnian sat on the hospital bed, his left shoulder and arm wrapped in bandages, wearing a hospital gown. His gaze kept drifting towards the door of the ward, and his uninjured hand kept rubbing the sheets on his body.
This was a habitual action he took when he was nervous. Lu Jingnian hadn't been this nervous in many years; he hadn't even been this nervous when he shielded Duan Suyao from a bullet.
"Old Lu, what are you looking at the door for?"
Duan Suyao put down the apple in her hand, glanced at the door, then smiled and said teasingly, "When I came in just now, I heard the boss say that he had already called the battalion headquarters. Jiang Zheng went to call Yueyue, and Yueyue should be here soon."
Upon hearing this, Lu Jingnian turned to look at her and suddenly asked, "Do you have money?"
Duan Suyao clutched her pocket tightly: "Old Lu, let me make this clear: you saved my life, and I'll do anything for you, but I really don't have any money to lend you."
She's not good at saving money. Half of her salary goes to sponsoring several impoverished students, and the other half goes to her daily expenses. She really doesn't have much money left over.
"Consider it a loan from me. Also, go to the boss and ask him for some more. You don't need too much. Just use up my bonus from this time. I'll pay you back when my bonus comes in."
He got injured this time, and Yueyue will definitely be angry.
I wonder if trying to cheer her up with money will make her feel better?
"You want me to borrow it from the boss?"
Duan Suyao shook her head. "I'm not going. You know my relationship with him. If I go to borrow money, he'll definitely ask me all sorts of questions about what I'm going to do with it."
"Didn't you just say you were going to be my slave?"
"Can't you even handle such a small thing?"
Lu Jingnian looked at Duan Suyao with undisguised disdain.
Duan Suyao: "...Who says I can't do it? I'll go borrow it for you right now."
She owed him a debt, and she has to repay it.
"Then hurry up and give it to me in half an hour," Lu Jingnian said without any politeness.
"Half an hour?"
Duan Suyao exclaimed, "Even if the boss has some savings, he can't possibly make that much money on his own."
Old Lu's bonus this time is a bit higher than hers, probably around 500.
Their boss is so henpecked, he'd be lucky to have two hundred yuan of his own money saved up.
Lu Jingnian did not speak.
Duan Suyao looked at Lu Jingnian, her eyes suddenly darting around, "Boss, if you don't have any, I can help you get money from someone else. Wait here, I'll give you the money in a bit."
After saying that, Duan Suyao picked up the peeled apple and left the ward.
When she went out, their boss was on the phone at the nurses' station. Duan Suyao took a bite of her apple, smiled, and walked over.
Five minutes later, Duan Suyao looked at the 150 yuan in her hand and clicked her tongue in disgust. "Boss, I thought I could get 200 yuan out of you, but I only got a little over 100. You're so useless."
Commander Duan glared at Duan Suyao, "I'm your father. Call me 'boss' again and I'll beat you up."
Other people's daughters are like warm cotton-padded jackets, but his daughter is like a suit of steel armor. She's safe to wear, but she's not warm at all.
“This secret stash of money is what I’ve been saving up for years. Now it’s all yours, but you absolutely mustn’t let your mom know.”
"Don't worry, I won't betray you. Besides, this money was borrowed by Lu Jingnian, so remember to ask him for it back later."
After all, this was his father's savings accumulated over many years, and he couldn't let Lu Jingnian benefit from it.
"Even if you want it, I won't give it to you."
Commander Duan rolled his eyes in exasperation. These bastards, not one of them was easy to deal with.
"Since you're here, you can take care of Xiao Lu for now. I have to go to the regimental headquarters now. You can leave after Jiang Zheng arrives. If you need anything, just call the regimental headquarters to find me."
Lu Jingnian was injured, and the regimental headquarters needed to report to him, so he had to go there.
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