Chapter 36 Pay Back the Money
It was already four o'clock in the afternoon when Su Nanzhi returned to the hospital after recording her statement. When she arrived at the hospital, Xu Jianian was still resting, and Xu Wenshu was sleeping on the hospital bed.
But soon as she approached Xu Jianian's bed, Xu Wenshu opened his eyes vigilantly.
"Grandpa Xu, you should go back and rest now. I'll take care of Jianian tonight."
As Su Nanzhi spoke, she stuffed a few meat buns she had just bought from the state-owned restaurant into Xu Wenshu's hands.
Because the town is a major transportation hub in the north, the passenger flow and workload are very large. Even if it is not meal time, state-owned restaurants still provide steamed buns and dumplings.
Xu Wenshu did not refuse and took it directly.
A faint smile appeared on Su Nanzhi's face. The Xu family had not lost its integrity because of the hardships they had experienced, but they were not stubborn and conservative either.
"Thank you, I'll come back tomorrow morning."
After saying this, Xu Wenshu lowered his head to wake Xu Jianian, whispered a few words, and was about to leave with the meat bun when he seemed to think of something and whispered to Su Nanzhi, "Not long after you left, Mr. Qin also left and hasn't come back yet."
Su Nanzhi glanced at Qin Lie's empty bed, narrowed her eyes, thanked Xu Wenshu, and sat down beside Xu Jianian's bed.
This was the first time Xu Jianian had left his grandparents and spent the night away from home since he was born. Although he liked Su Nanzhi very much, he was still a little scared because he was young.
"Sister Nanzhi, will there be ghosts at night?"
Xu Jianian leaned over and whispered this in her ear.
Although monsters and demons were not tolerated in this era, people still spread them around privately, which did not stop them from causing fear.
Su Nanzhi took out a piece of candy from her pocket and put it into Xu Jianian's mouth.
"Bad ghosts only come after bad kids. Jianian is a good kid, so ghosts won't come after you."
"and……"
Halfway through the conversation, Su Nanzhi glanced at Qin Lie's bed and said jokingly, "Even if there really is a bad ghost coming to the ward, it's not you, a little kid, who should be worried."
"Some people who do all sorts of bad things have more to worry about than you."
Although she didn't know where Qin Lie had gone, she could probably guess.
It's just to make sure those two hooligans won't say anything they shouldn't.
If you want to make someone shut up, the only way, besides killing someone, is to use money or power.
Qin Lie was just a small battalion commander, and it was obviously not enough, so he could only use money.
Thinking of this, Su Nanzhi couldn't help but curl up a sarcastic smile at the corner of her lips.
At this moment, Qin Lie returned to the ward with a dark face, and his expression became even uglier when he saw Su Nanzhi sitting beside Xu Jianian's bed.
It's all because of this damn woman. If she had been obedient and returned home earlier, or hadn't called the police, he wouldn't have to go around raising money to make the two hooligans shut up.
Thinking of the way his comrades looked at him when he asked them to borrow money, Qin Lie's gaze towards Su Nanzhi became even colder.
"You still remember to come back."
Seeing that only Su Nanzhi and Xu Jianian were in the ward, Qin Lie could no longer suppress his anger and roared at Su Nanzhi.
Su Nanzhi looked at Qin Lie's helpless and furious expression, her eyes full of mockery.
"Brother Qin, what happened to you? Did you just go to the toilet? Did you accidentally fall into the pit again?"
Unexpectedly, Su Nanzhi brought up something that was completely irrelevant. Qin Lie felt that the anger in his chest was blocked and could not be relieved.
"Shut up, what nonsense are you talking about!"
"Go to the police station and tell them you want to withdraw the report."
Su Nanzhi shrugged helplessly, "The two gangsters have been arrested, and the case should be resolved tomorrow. It's too late to withdraw the case now."
Qin Lie clenched his hands into a ball. If it weren't for his inconvenient legs and feet, he would have pinched Su Nanzhi's mouth hard and made her shut up forever.
Su Nanzhi ignored his murderous gaze and continued slowly, "But Brother Qin, your legs are injured, why are you still running around?"
Qin Lie looked at Su Nanzhi at this moment, and then he realized that he might have underestimated Su Nanzhi from the beginning, thinking that she was just a country girl.
That's why he looked down on Su Nanzhi and caused himself to suffer such a huge loss.
"How much money do you have on you? Give it all to me." Qin Lie's face looked extremely ugly.
Although he knew that Su Nanzhi was not as simple as she seemed, she still had the money he wanted.
Su Nanzhi was just about to mock Qin Lie for his poor memory, but all his money had been spent by her on "wedding preparations".
Then he heard Qin Lie say, "I know you still have money? If you don't have money, just give me all the things you prepared for the wedding. I want money."
"You are just my fiancée now. Too much financial entanglement is not good."
"After all, you may not marry me in the end."
When he said the last sentence, Qin Lie's tone was full of pride.
In his opinion, no matter how pretentious Su Nanzhi was, as an orphan with no education and no beauty, if she wanted to live a good life, he was her best choice.
Su Nanzhi saw through his thoughts at a glance, nodded with amusement, and said very straightforwardly: "I will find a way to collect the money and return it to you."
Qin Lie didn't expect Su Nanzhi to be so straightforward, and he was a little unable to react for a moment.
After saying this, Su Nanzhi ignored Qin Lie and sat down beside Xu Jianian's bed. She took out an apple from the bag she had just bought and started peeling it.
Xu Jianian helped her a lot, and she hoped to fatten Xu Jianian up during this period of time.
After peeling the apple, the fragrance of the apple instantly filled the entire ward.
Qin Lie's stomach couldn't help but growl. He hadn't eaten anything today and had been running outside all day, so he was already starving.
After hearing the crisp sound of Xu Jianian eating an apple, he could no longer bear to speak.
"Give me an apple."
Su Nanzhi picked up the empty bag beside her, looking embarrassed, "Oh, I'm sorry, I don't have any money, so I just bought an apple."
Xu Jianian, who was standing by, held up his half-eaten apple with some reluctance, "Uncle Qin, I still have half, do you want it?"
Although he didn't like Uncle Qin very much, he was a good boy and he knew how uncomfortable it was to be hungry.
Although Qin Lie was hungry, he was not so hungry that he had to fight with a child for food.
Moreover, the apples that Su Nanzhi bought were not big, only as big as a child's fist, and the whole apple looked green. He felt that he would drool a bowl of saliva after taking a bite, and he didn't know where Su Nanzhi picked it up.
Xu Jianian ate the apple and shook her head happily, "Sister Nanzhi, this apple is so delicious, better than any apple I have ever eaten."
Although he had not eaten apples many times, this apple was really sweet, as sweet as the candy that Sister Nanzhi gave him.
Su Nanzhi smiled faintly and said nothing. These were imported apples she bought from the Space Supermarket. They were of very good quality.
"If you still like it, I'll buy it for you tomorrow."
Xu Jianian's eyes lit up, but then he thought of something, "Sister Nanzhi, you don't have to spend money on me, you have no money at all."
He just heard the conversation between Sister Nanzhi and Qin Lie.
I know that Sister Nanzhi wants to pay Qin Lie back.
Su Nanzhi rubbed his little head and said, "Okay, I understand. Jianian likes apples. I'll buy you some tomorrow."
"What do you want to eat tonight? I'll buy it for you later!"
Hearing Su Nanzhi's words to change the subject, Xu Jianian became a little anxious. "I don't like apples. I'll just have a steamed bun tonight."
Su Nanzhi raised her eyebrows and said to herself, "Okay, let's buy some braised pork and steamed buns. It should taste good."
After saying this, she stood up and planned to go to the hospital cafeteria to buy a room.
She caught a glimpse of Qin Lie lying on the bed and asked before he could speak: "Brother Qin, do you need me to bring you some food?"
"But I don't think it's necessary."
"After all, you blamed me for your diarrhea last time."
"If anything happens again this time, I dare not take the responsibility."
Qin Lie: ...Damn woman, is diarrhea something you can’t avoid for the rest of your life?
After Su Nanzhi finished speaking, she turned and left the ward.
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