Chapter 40 Just in Time
"Auntie, I don't blame you for your age and blurred vision."
"But your big mouth is your problem."
As Su Nanzhi spoke, she walked towards the old lady's bed. Her expressionless face, coupled with her thin and yellow face, was very scary.
Seeing this, the old lady immediately shut up.
"Xu Jianian is a little hero who saved my life. I haven't had time to send a thank-you letter to the neighborhood committee and his family."
"Good deeds like these need to be known to everyone."
"Otherwise, we'll be gossiped about by gossipers like you who destroy unity and progress."
"If it weren't for your age, people like you should be dragged to the parade."
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Su Nanzhi spoke quickly and clearly, ensuring that everyone in the ward could hear her clearly.
The old lady didn't expect Su Nanzhi to be so sharp-tongued. Her face turned red immediately, and she pointed at Su Nanzhi and started swearing at her.
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"Don't talk nonsense here. Do you think I was raised by being scared?"
"Don't make trouble for me here. Do you know where my cousin's brother-in-law works?"
When she said the last sentence, pride was overflowing on the old lady's face.
The aunt's wife beside her tugged at her sleeve again in a panic, "Mom, my cousin asked us not to talk nonsense everywhere."
A trace of guilt flashed in the old lady's eyes, but she glared at her daughter-in-law fiercely, "What did I say?"
"You useless thing, everyone bullies your mother, but you're still like a coward, eating for free at home."
"Even if I had a dog, it would bark. What's there to be afraid of such country folk?"
"If you learn from someone of questionable character, even if you give birth to a baby, get out of our Su family."
Su Nanzhi listened to the old lady's indirect criticism and stood up and walked out the door without saying anything else.
Because of her action, everyone in the ward immediately looked at her.
Seeing this, Gu Xizhou, who had been silent since greeting Xu Jianian, asked, "Where are you going?"
Su Nanzhi gave Gu Xizhou an approving look, but she didn't stop. "I'm going to deliver flags to the Subdistrict Office and the Public Security Bureau. I'll also ask the comrades at the Public Security Bureau what someone's cousin's nephew's brother-in-law does. It's more authoritative than what the comrades at the Public Security Bureau say."
A smile flashed in Gu Xizhou's eyes, and he agreed: "I know where we can make a commendation banner."
"Then please take me there now, Captain Gu." Su Nanzhi didn't expect Gu Xizhou to be so cooperative and take over so readily.
Seeing that Su Nanzhi actually told Xu Jianian that she was leaving, the old lady immediately became anxious.
Her relationship with her cousin's family is average, and she has never met her cousin's brother-in-law.
Whenever she meets someone she dislikes, she just has to mention her cousin's brother-in-law and the other person will give in.
"My cousin's brother-in-law works in the Revolutionary Committee." Thinking that Su Nanzhi didn't hear clearly, the aunt emphasized it again.
Su Nanzhi looked at the old lady with a half-smile, "Auntie, I'll go to the Revolutionary Committee and ask your cousin's brother-in-law if he works there. Then his relatives can just talk nonsense and not be held responsible."
When she heard this, the old lady immediately became anxious. She jumped off the bed with a howl and rushed towards Su Nanzhi with a ferocious look.
Just as Su Nanzhi was about to dodge, she bumped into Gu Xizhou who was standing beside her.
Fortunately, Gu Xizhou was able to support her with his nimble hands and feet, thus preventing Su Nanzhi from tripping.
The old lady was not so lucky. There was no one to help her. She missed the target and fell heavily to the ground.
However, although there was a lot of noise, it was clear that the old lady was not injured by looking at her plaster hand raised high and her rosy face.
The old lady cried even harder, and began to slap the ground with her intact hands. She cried and cursed Su Nanzhi and Gu Xizhou. Her daughter-in-law came forward to help her, but she pushed her away.
What Zhao Xue saw when she pushed Qin Lie into the ward was the scene in front of her.
After hearing about Xu Jianian's family background, Qin Lie's eyes immediately became poisonous when he looked at Su Nanzhi, and Zhao Xue immediately thought about how to use the relationship between Su Nanzhi and the Xu family to make Su Nanzhi unlucky.
However, thinking about the issues that have not been completely resolved yet, Zhao Xue suppressed her thoughts and went forward to persuade the old lady with a concerned look on her face.
While comforting the old lady, of course he did not forget to criticize Su Nanzhi.
Su Nanzhi would not suffer this loss. She was about to ridicule Zhao Xuegou for meddling in other people's business when Qin Lie interrupted her.
"Zhao Xue, shut up."
Although Zhao Xue was somewhat unhappy, she did not dare to offend Qin Lie. She could only stand aside with a sullen face and stare at Su Nanzhi.
"Su Nanzhi, have you collected all the money?"
When asking this question, Qin Lie's tone was quite friendly, as if nothing had happened.
Su Nanzhi admired Qin Lie's shamelessness, especially after seeing Qin Lie's artificial brotherly and concerned look, she was a little puzzled.
I really don't know where Qin Lie's belated brotherly love comes from.
But she soon discovered that when Qin Lie looked at her, he would occasionally glance at Gu Xizhou standing beside him.
Gu Xizhou was more perceptive than Su Nanzhi. He could feel the unfriendly and gloating look in Qin Lie's eyes when he looked at him.
"I don't have any money."
In the blink of an eye, Su Nanzhi immediately understood Qin Lie's sudden abnormality when she thought about the conversation between Qin Lie and Zhao Xue that she had just overheard.
This is because he thought that she had hooked up with Gu Xizhou and wanted to be a good brother and get some benefits from her, the sucker.
Unfortunately, she doesn't want to be sisters with Qin Lie.
They are more suitable to be enemies.
After hearing Su Nanzhi's answer, Qin Lie's face turned ugly for a moment, and he forced a smile on his face.
"How could there not be?"
"If you can't return the wedding supplies you bought before, you can sell them to people in need."
When talking about people in need, Qin Lie also glanced at Gu Xizhou.
If Gu Xizhou didn't understand what he meant at this time, he would not be able to become the leader of the group at such a young age.
His eyes were full of confusion. He really couldn't understand how someone like Qin Lie could become the battalion commander.
Although he was dissatisfied with Qin Lie's words, it was not convenient for him to refute him, as this would only make Su Nanzhi lose face.
However, he didn't expect that Su Nanzhi and Qin Lie's engagement would really be cancelled.
I don't know why I feel an inexplicable joy in my heart.
Su Nanzhi looked at Qin Lie, who looked a little anxious, and smiled faintly. She generously took out 5 yuan from her pocket.
"Brother Qin, don't worry. Although the wedding supplies you bought before can't be returned, they will be useful when you and Sister Zhao get married soon."
Qin Lie has no intention of marrying Zhao Xue and it is impossible for him to do so. How could Zhao Xue, a second-married woman with a child, be worthy of him? Moreover, if he really gets together with Zhao Xue, who knows how bad the rumors will be.
Just as he was about to tell Su Nanzhi to shut up and stop talking nonsense, he heard Su Nanzhi continue speaking.
"But don't worry, I've borrowed money for you and your sisters-in-law in the army."
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