Chapter 175 His eyes were red with heartache
The station was in chaos and Wang Ziru was going crazy.
"Han Suijing is about to arrive in Baiteng Town?! It's over, it's over. I haven't taken a shower or washed my hair for many days. I can't ruin the good impression I left on him." Wang Ziru rushed back to the hospital room with a thick stack of medical records.
When she thought about how she hadn't taken a bath for so many days and how she smelled so bad, Wang Ziru wanted to jump into the river and take a good bath.
He snatched the small mirror Song Ling was using and looked left and right. His two panda eyes were very conspicuous. "Damn it! He stayed up late last night and now he has two panda eyes. He looks so haggard. Who wouldn't say 'tsk tsk' when seeing him?"
"You are so brave... Commander Duan is such a high-ranking official, and you dare to scold him?" Song Ling snatched the mirror back in a bad mood and continued to show off her beauty, combing a strand of curly hair on the side of her cheek with a small comb.
I felt very sorry for Duan Yanzhi.
Wang Ziru was in a very low mood. She was not as cheerful as usual, but had a sullen face. "If he hadn't made me stay up most of the night, would my eyes be so black?"
"That's your own fault! Don't blame the commander." Song Ling rolled her eyes.
Wang Ziru almost lifted her foot to send her flying. She calmed down her agitated heart and said loudly, "Commander Duan just said that the new leader of our Xiong District will arrive in Baiteng Town soon. Everyone should be prepared. It is possible, I mean very likely, that the new leader will inspect our hospital ward."
"What? Is the new chief coming?"
"Is the new chief the Han Suijing who is said to be impartial and selfless?"
"I heard Han Suijing is still single!"
"Quick, quick, Sister Juan, help me check if my hair is done. How about my clothes? Are they all right?"
When the women heard that Han Suijing was about to arrive in Baiteng Town, they became more excited than each other and no one noticed the strange expression on Wang Ziru's face.
In Wang Ziru's eyes, Li Juan's curly head made her look like a brothel owner, while Song Ling did have some intellectual beauty, but only a little bit.
No matter how Huang Chunmei dresses, she is still a housewife, so vulgar.
Among the four women, only Lin Xiaowan looked like a fresh little jasmine and was quite pretty.
Only Zhu Yan looked at everyone rushing back to the dormitory to get dressed, and continued to pack and roll up her quilt.
She had no interest in getting to know the new leader, but when she thought about returning to the army, the regiment would allocate them a house.
As long as they were allocated a house, she and Zhang Kang would officially live together as married couple.
"So scared..." Thinking about the fact that she was about to consummate her marriage with Zhang Kang, Zhu Yan's cheeks became red unconsciously. She bit her lower lip, very nervous about this matter.
She rolled up her bedding, packed her luggage, and went out to look for Wang Ziru.
"Sister Ziru, how about I help you roll up the quilt or something?" Wang Ziru had a lifeless look on her face, and was dozing off lazily against the door of the pharmacy.
Wang Ziru forced herself to open her eyes and yawned, "Okay, if you have time, just do it."
"Then I'll help you pack the quilt and other luggage. By the way, Sister Ziru, I heard that the new leader will be in town soon?" Zhu Yan asked with a smile.
"It seems so. Commander Duan said so."
"They are all dressing up, why... don't you go back and dress up?" Zhu Yan chuckled with her hands covering her mouth.
Wang Ziru closed her eyes in annoyance, "No matter how you dress up, can you cover up the stench on your body?"
During the days they had been in Baiteng Town, they had found the conditions there to be extremely harsh. Not only was there no place to take a shower, there wasn't even a basin to wash their faces, let alone such luxuries as taking a shower or washing their hair.
Zhu Yan pinched her braid and smelled it, "It does smell a bit. Zhang Kang will definitely dislike me."
"Men are dirtier."
Wang Ziru yawned repeatedly and began to organize the copied medical records, relabeling each medical record and writing a summary.
After writing the summary, he took care of a few patients and then went back to the stool at the door of the pharmacy and dozed off.
Song Ling, Li Juan and Huang Chunmei spent a long time in the dormitory getting dressed excitedly before coming out. They all went to the sick room and sat there, waiting for the new leader to come and inspect the sick room. By then, they would have the opportunity to get to know the new leader up close and have some contact with him…
At about ten o'clock, Han Suijing and two other generals drove into Baiteng Town in jeeps.
Since the three parties were going to hold armistice talks here at 2 o'clock that afternoon, the whole town was filled with an atmosphere that was both joyful and serious.
Half of the main street was crowded with cars, while the other half was filled with a long line of armored troops. As troops were gradually withdrawing from the town, Han Suijing saw the busy scene in the town while sitting in the car.
Duan Yanzhi stood at the fork in the alley not far from the entrance to the town, attracting a lot of attention.
I saw Han Suijing's car finally drive into the town and waved from a distance.
Three cars slowly stopped at the intersection.
Han Suijing got out of the car, saluted Duan Yanzhi, shook hands and said hello, "Let's go, go greet your uncle first."
"Hmph, you have good habits and are polite. Just for this reason, my uncle likes you very much." Duan Yanzhi grinned and patted Han Suijing on the shoulder. The two of them ignored everyone else and walked side by side into the alley.
The "Bao'antang" pharmacy was only 20 meters away from the fork in the alley, and the two men quickly walked into the pharmacy.
In the quiet pharmacy, the old shopkeeper knew that this was the master's distinguished guest, so he hurried out from the counter and busied himself serving fruits and tea.
Duan Suili had already seen through the glass window his eldest nephew leading guests into the pharmacy.
He hadn't seen Han Suijing for a while. His handsome face was expressionless all year round. When he saw Han Suijing walk into the tea room, he stood up to greet him, "Suijing, you've had a hard journey."
"Uncle."
Han Suijing followed Duan Yanzhi, calling him "uncle" affectionately and being willing to be his junior.
"Well, sit down and have some tea." Duan Suili smiled with his black eyes. He looked at the man who was dressed neatly, standing straight, with a serious expression on his face, and made an inviting gesture.
The three of them sat down one after another.
Duan Yanzhi watched his uncle pour tea for Han Suijing and couldn't help but grin, "Why do you two act so serious every time you meet?"
His uncle was wearing a thin, neat white shirt and black trousers today. Even though he was sitting there casually, his body lines were smooth and straight. When he heard his jokes, his eyebrows only moved slightly, and his face remained expressionless.
"Have some tea." Duan Suili poured the tea and passed it to the other side one by one.
Han Suijing smiled and nodded, then reached out to pick up the teacup and took two sips. "Uncle, I've already had your tea. Now I have to go and hand over my work. I'll come over later to drink tea and chat with you when I have time."
"Well, go ahead."
Duan Suili stood up and saw them out.
Outside the drugstore, a handsome figure stood tall and watched them take a car to their residence before turning around and returning to the teahouse.
The old shopkeeper pretended to be standing behind the counter writing a purchase order, and the two young men came over just to go through the motions and then left.
In the jeep.
Sitting in the back seat, Duan Yanzhi leaned against the back of the chair, unable to help but looking at the man who was sitting upright next to him with a playful expression on his face.
"I can see that you are just like my uncle. No matter how sloppy you are, you are still a noble man."
Han Suijing had a cold expression, but his eyes sparkled as he looked out the window. "A large number of troops have already withdrawn today, right?"
"Yes, Peng Xingkuan is arranging the evacuation." Duan Yan scratched his head, "This time, several of our wounded soldiers have become disabled. We will immediately arrange for their retirement and resettlement when we return to the army."
"How many?"
"Hiss..., I forgot how many there are for a moment. I will ask the sanitation staff to hand over this matter to you in person later. Remember, you must properly accommodate these warriors." Duan Yanzhi had just finished speaking when the jeep arrived outside the gate of the base.
Peng Xingkuan led his officers and stood at attention outside the gate to welcome their superior who was coming from afar.
Seeing the jeep stop, Peng Xingkuan trotted over and opened the back door, "Hello, Chief."
"Well, thank you for your hard work."
Han Suijing got off the car and scanned the rows of soldiers standing outside the door to greet them with his narrow eyes.
When he saw several other comrades, Peng Xingkuan saluted them and hugged them warmly.
Afterwards, several generals followed their boss closely.
Zhai Ximo, who was standing in the line, saw with his own eyes that Peng Xingkuan was very happy when he met his immediate superior. It was a look of passion that showed he was determined to follow him until death.
Envious.
Han Suijing went to see the armored division. These soldiers had a sense of propriety in their movements, were well-trained, had an iron will, and only obeyed military orders. Such an army brought the strengths of the armored soldiers to the extreme.
Zhai Ximo was surprised at how close Han Suijing and Commander Duan were to each other, and how comfortable they felt with each other.
He envied...
Walking back from the armored division formation, Han Suijing had a distant expression on his face, and glanced at the soldiers from the Xiong District standing at the door with a deep gaze.
He knew that one of them was Wang Ziru's man.
But he paused for a moment, and his cold eyes made people dare not look directly at him.
"Let's talk inside." Duan Yanzhi shouted, and his tall figure walked into the central hall of the residence first, leading Han Suijing into the office. Just as they were about to sit down, they heard Han Suijing say, "Take me to comfort the wounded."
Duan Yanzhi's voice became much softer, and he pointed at Xu Changhe who had followed them in, "Take him to the sickroom to visit the wounded, and ask Comrade Ziru to come out to hand over the work."
Xu Changhe nodded and bent his waist. He had never been so helpless as he was today. "Please come this way, sir."
Xu Changhe walked in front, crossed the corridor, and the two of them entered the ward.
He glanced at the military wives. No one had notified them, so why were they all standing by the door? Were they waiting for the new leader?
"Let me introduce you to the new chief..."
"Tsk!" Without waiting for Xu Changhe to finish his loud voice, Han Suijing raised a finger and passed by several soldiers' wives standing at the door. His eyes just passed over the wounded soldiers, and his condolences were not sincere.
The inquiring gaze finally fell on the figure who was sleeping soundly against the door frame of the pharmacy room.
Suddenly, Han Suijing's eyes were red with heartache.
Xu Changhe was shocked when he saw Wang Ziru sleeping soundly against the door frame, fearing that he would be reprimanded by the new leader.
He was so angry that he suddenly shouted, "Comrade Ziru, are you still sleeping?"
"Ah?!" Wang Ziru was indeed extremely sleepy. The thunder-like sound frightened her so much that her body tilted and she rolled straight to the ground.