Chapter 270 Fever
When Lu Liangchen and his team rushed back to the textile factory, exhausted, it was already dawn.
The factory is bustling with activity, with workers reinforcing the buildings and transferring materials in accordance with the flood prevention plan.
Lu Liangchen didn't have time to rest and immediately called a meeting of the heads of various departments to arrange flood prevention work in the factory.
Halfway through the meeting, Secretary Xiao Wang rushed in and whispered, "Director, Engineer Jiang doesn't seem well. He almost fainted just now."
Lu Liangchen's pen fell to the table with a "bang". He stood up suddenly and said, "Secretary Tan, please continue to preside over the meeting. I'll go and take a look."
Secretary Tan nodded and said, "Director Lu, please take Engineer Jiang to the hospital and check yourself out. You two must be safe."
After Lu Liangchen nodded, he followed the secretary out.
Soon, they arrived at the old factory where Jiang Haitang and a few others were temporarily resting. When they opened the door, they saw Jiang Haitang leaning against the wall with an abnormal flush on her cheeks.
Several female comrades stood around, at a loss as to what to do.
"Haitang!" Lu Liangchen rushed over and touched her forehead, which was burning hot. "You have a fever!"
He picked her up and carried her sideways, ready to walk outside.
"I'm fine..." Jiang Haitang protested weakly, "There's still a lot to do..."
"Shut up." Lu Liangchen interrupted her forcefully, "Now you listen to me."
Lu Liangchen walked outside without saying anything and said to the others, "Rest when it's time to rest. There's some brown sugar ginger water in the cafeteria. Go have some. If you feel unwell, go to the infirmary."
In the infirmary, the factory doctor took Jiang Haitang's temperature and frowned, saying, "39.2 degrees Celsius. You need to reduce the fever quickly. Mr. Jiang, this is caused by overwork and a cold."
Lu Liangchen looked at his wife's pale face distressedly, thinking of her braving the rain last night, and blamed himself: "It's all my fault. I didn't take good care of you."
Jiang Haitang smiled weakly. "What nonsense... How can you be blamed for this? How is the situation of the Red Flag Brigade?"
"The dam is saved." Lu Liangchen held her hand. "Don't think about anything now. Just have a good rest."
The factory doctor brought some antipyretic medicine and warm water. Lu Liangchen carefully helped Jiang Haitang up and let her lean on his arms to take the medicine.
As soon as she swallowed the pill, Jiang Haitang suddenly started coughing violently, and her whole body was shaking.
"Why are you coughing so badly?" Lu Liangchen asked the factory doctor nervously, "Doctor, doctor, what's going on?"
After examining him, the factory doctor said, "You have a mild lung infection. It's best to go to the hospital. We're not very good at doing tests here."
Without saying a word, Lu Liangchen took off his coat and wrapped it around Jiang Haitang, then picked her up and said, "I'll take you to the hospital."
"Wait..." Jiang Haitang struggled, "I can go by myself, you still have work to do at the factory..."
"There are other leaders in the factory, but I am your only family member. I must take good care of you at this time."
Lu Liangchen rarely frowned at his wife, "Now your task is to cure the disease!"
He held Jiang Haitang in his arms and walked quickly towards the factory gate. On the way, he met Liu Hongmei who had rushed over after hearing the news.
"Oh, Director Lu, is Haitang's condition serious?" Liu Hongmei asked with concern.
"She has a high fever and lung infection. I'm taking her to the hospital now." Lu Liangchen answered briefly.
Sister Liu quickly said, "Xiao Hu is here. Director Lu, you stayed up all night doing rescue work. Have the driver take you there quickly."
Sure enough, Xiao Hu had already driven the jeep to the door. Lu Liangchen carefully placed Jiang Haitang in the back seat, sat next to her, and let her lean on him.
Liu Hongmei was worried and insisted on getting on the car.
After the car started, Jiang Haitang was drowsy and finally closed her eyes to rest.
Lu Liangchen looked at her haggard face and felt sad.
He knew that Jiang Haitang was a person with a strong sense of responsibility for work, but such high-intensity work did take a toll on Haitang's body. After this incident was over, he must let Haitang have a good rest for a while.
When I arrived at the hospital, the doctor diagnosed that I had pneumonia caused by a severe cold and needed to be hospitalized.
Lu Liangchen completed the formalities and stayed by the bed, watching the drips fall one by one.
When the nurse came to change the dressing, she couldn't help but say, "Comrade, you should go and have a rest too. Your eyes are red from staying up all night."
Lu Liangchen shook his head: "I'm fine."
He gently held Jiang Haitang's hand which was receiving an IV drip. Her hand was burning hot due to the fever.
"Director Lu, I have arranged to add a small bed here. You can lie on the bed for a while. If Haitang wakes up and sees your condition, she will be heartbroken." Liu Hongmei walked into the ward and whispered to Lu Liangchen.
Lu Liangchen really couldn't bear it anymore. He felt that he had a little fever, so he asked the nurse to prescribe some medicine and took it. Then he lay on the small bed, not forgetting to hold Jiang Haitang's hand.
After an unknown amount of time, Jiang Haitang slowly opened her eyes and saw her husband lying on the small bed beside her. Then she looked again and saw Liu Hongmei sitting at the head of the bed watching over her, struggling to force a smile.
"What's wrong with me, Sister Hongmei? I've made you worry about me again."
"You're trying too hard. Lie down and don't move..." Liu Hongmei poured Lu Liangchen a glass of warm water and helped her drink it slowly. "Don't think about anything now. Just focus on recovering."
Jiang Haitang looked at her tired face and said distressedly: "Sister Hongmei, you should also have a good rest..."
Lu Liangchen, who was standing by, probably felt that Jiang Haitang had woken up, and immediately opened his eyes.
"Haitang, how do you feel? Are you feeling unwell? If you feel unwell, tell me and I'll go find a doctor right away."
Lu Liangchen was finally feeling better. After taking some medicine and sleeping for a while, he felt much better.
"I'm fine now. I feel much better now. You all can go back and rest. I'll be fine in the hospital by myself."
"Director Lu, please go back to the factory and take charge of the overall situation. I will stay here to take care of Haitang."
Although Lu Liangchen really wanted to stay with his wife, he also knew that now was not the time to be sentimental. Now that Haitang was much better, he planned to return to the factory.
"Here, I'll arrange for someone to replace you when I get back to the factory, Director Liu."
As he was speaking, the door of the ward was pushed open, and Secretary Tan walked in with several factory leaders, carrying fruits and nutritional supplements in their hands.
"Mr. Jiang, are you feeling better?" Secretary Tan asked with concern.
Jiang Haitang wanted to sit up, but Lu Liangchen held her down: "Don't move, be careful of the needle. Secretary Tan is not an outsider either."
Secretary Tan put his things down and said with a smile, "Director Lu, everything is fine at the factory. Flood prevention work is proceeding as planned. You should also take a break and don't overwork yourself."
Just as Lu Liangchen was about to refuse, Jiang Haitang gently pushed him: "Go to sleep for a while, I'm fine."
After everyone's persuasion, Lu Liangchen finally agreed to rest for a while.
The sleep was not sound. Lu Liangchen dreamed that a flood rushed into the factory and Jiang Haitang was standing in waist-deep water to rescue equipment... He woke up suddenly and found that it was already dusk outside the window.
He hurriedly got up to look at Jiang Haitang and found that she was leaning against the head of the bed looking at him.
Seeing Lu Liangchen wake up, Jiang Haitang smiled and said, "You're awake. You must be hungry. Eat something first."
Lu Liangchen reached out and touched her forehead, and the fever had indeed subsided a lot.
He was relieved then: "Finally, I feel better. I'll get some more sleep tonight and have a day of IV drip tomorrow. I should be fine."
Jiang Haitang nodded and took the lunch box from the bedside table and handed it to Lu Liangchen: "It was sent from the factory, and it's still hot."
Lu Liangchen took the lunch box and felt the warmth in his palm. He then realized that he was indeed hungry. He opened the lunch box and found hot rice and two side dishes inside.
"Would you like to eat something too?" he asked Jiang Haitang softly.
Jiang Haitang shook her head. "I just took some medicine, so I don't have much of an appetite. But I ate, but not much."
Lu Liangchen finished his meal in a few bites and when he put down the lunch box, he found Jiang Haitang staring out the window in a daze.
Following her gaze, I saw continuous rain outside the window and the sky was gloomy.
"What are you thinking about?" He sat down on the edge of the bed and held Jiang Haitang's hand. Sure enough, the temperature had dropped.
Jiang Haitang retracted his gaze and sighed softly: "I think it might rain tonight..."
It seemed like it rained for three days straight in my previous life!
Lu Liangchen squeezed her hand and said, "Don't worry, the factory will notify us immediately if anything happens."
Having said that, as the factory director, Lu Liangchen was indeed worried.
As he was speaking, the door of the ward was gently pushed open, and a nurse came in with a medicine tray: "Jiang Haitang, it's time to take your medicine."
After the nurse left, Jiang Haitang suddenly grabbed Lu Liangchen's hand: "Liangchen, I'm not too sure about the factory..."
"You need to rest now." Lu Liangchen frowned.
"Listen up," Jiang Haitang insisted. "I was just thinking, we can dig a diversion channel outside the factory building to divert rainwater to the pond behind the factory. This way, even if it rains heavily, it can reduce the pressure on the factory. As long as the Red Flag Brigade doesn't break the dike, we can handle this little bit of flooding!"
Lu Liangchen's eyes lit up, but he quickly shook his head: "This plan is good."
"Organize a commando team and start construction overnight. It should be in time."
Looking at the persistent brightness on Jiang Haitang's face, which was slightly pale due to illness, Lu Liangchen felt both distressed and in admiration.
He was silent for a moment, then finally nodded: "Okay, I'll go back to the factory to make arrangements. But you have to promise me to have a good rest and not worry about work anymore."
Jiang Haitang smiled with assurance: "I promise."
Lu Liangchen pulled her hand and was about to leave when he ran into Kang Xiaoxia who was coming back with a kettle.
"Director Lu, are you going back to the factory?"
"The weather isn't very good. I have to go back." Lu Liangchen kept walking. "I'll leave Haitang to you."
"Director Lu, don't worry, I will take good care of Haitang."
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