Wen Mei was a thousand times unwilling, but reality left her no choice.
"I didn't say anything wrong, why should I apologize?!"
Standing up, Chen Shu's face was extremely pale. She stomped heavily on the ground and ran up to the second floor.
"Dad... Xiaoshu is still young, and it's inevitable that she'll be a little willful. Please... please don't take it to heart!"
Wen Mei looked embarrassed, feeling ashamed to face Old Master Wang. After all, Chen Shu was her daughter-in-law, yet she had just embarrassed her mother-in-law.
At the same time, it embarrassed the old man. He was so disrespectful to his elders, throwing a tantrum and running upstairs. It was like slapping her in the face!
But no matter what, the other party is her daughter-in-law, and the other party's disrespect for elders is a clear indication that she has failed to discipline her daughter-in-law.
Otherwise, how could a junior disregard his elders and embarrass them?
Old Master Wang said irritably, "How much free time do I need to argue with a junior like her? But you should really keep an eye on her, lest she embarrass the Wang family one day!"
He and Old Man Chen often disagreed on political views, and they would exchange insults whenever they met. As a result, while the relationship between the two families wasn't exactly good, it wasn't bad either. But ever since the Chen family's girl...
That is, his current granddaughter-in-law suddenly divorced the Xiao family's child from the same compound. Before everyone could react, that girl, through some unknown means, managed to have sex with his grandson.
This immediately dragged the Wang family into the affair between the Chen and Xiao families, causing the Wang family to offend the Xiao family unintentionally.
To be honest, if there were even the slightest possibility, he would never have allowed the Chen family girl to enter their Wang family.
She married into the Xiao family through despicable means, filed for divorce a year after the marriage, and then came to harm his grandson. No family in the compound would be willing to marry such a shameless girl.
However, his grandson seemed to be bewitched, and was led astray by the other party to do the things that couples do together. He then started making a scene at home, saying that he would not marry anyone but that girl from the Chen family.
To prevent his son from getting into trouble, he eventually had no choice but to agree to the marriage between his son and the girl from the Chen family, even though he looked down on her.
Grandpa Wang hadn't forgotten that on the day of his grandson Wang Junchi's wedding to Chen Shu, Old Man Chen not only didn't attend his granddaughter's wedding, causing the Wang family to lose face, but even declared that he was severing his relationship with Chen Shu.
This shows how much Old Man Chen disliked his granddaughter, Chen Shu.
With his thoughts drifting to this point, Old Master Wang looked at Wen Mei. Seeing that her lips were twitching but she remained silent, he couldn't help but say again, "When Xiao Chi's wife married into our family, rumors spread in the Chen family that you and your husband, Chen Shu, were going to sever ties with their granddaughter."
Since this story has even spread to the Chen family, it's clear that Uncle Chen and his wife weren't joking. Today, Xiao Chi's wife is returning to the Chen family...
You probably offended your Uncle Chen's other granddaughter with your words, but you didn't know she was a tough nut to crack and attacked her directly.
Your Uncle Chen and his wife probably didn't speak up for her, so they felt wronged and came back with the child to throw a tantrum at this old man. They've really spoiled her!
"..."
Wen Mei looked increasingly uncomfortable. Her lips twitched, but she hesitated to say anything.
"I'm going out for a walk."
Ignoring what Wen Mei was thinking, Old Master Wang got up and soon disappeared outside the living room door.
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The nearest state-run restaurant to the compound was about two or three bus stops away. Song Lan didn't let Grandpa Chen order any food; she went to the window herself and ordered a bowl of shredded pork noodles, which filled her stomach.
Of course, before ordering shredded meat for herself, she asked Grandpa Chen what he wanted to eat, but Grandpa Chen told her that he hadn't digested his lunch yet and that she didn't need to worry about him.
Seeing that Old Master Chen didn't seem to be lying, Song Lan ultimately had no choice but to give up on ordering a meal for him.
Let's get back to the main topic.
After Song Lan finished eating, she and Grandpa Chen headed to the department store a few dozen meters away from the state-run restaurant.
Purchase bedding, washbasins, foot basins, and other household items that are difficult to bring from home to Beijing.
After buying everything, Song Lan, Grandpa Chen, and Grandpa Chen's orderly got back into the car and drove to the military hospital.
Perhaps to show their regard for Song Lan, after meeting her, the hospital leaders, along with Grandpa Chen, took Song Lan to the staff dormitory building for accommodation.
"Grandpa, don't worry. If anything happens to me here, I'll definitely call home and ask you to come and help me."
After making the bed, Song Lan listened to Grandpa Chen's repeated instructions and smiled helplessly.
The hospital director, surnamed Su, overheard Old Master Chen giving Song Lan endless instructions, and then heard what Song Lan said to Old Master Chen. Unable to contain himself, he frowned and said to Old Master Chen:
"What exactly do you mean by this, old man? This is a hospital, not some den of dragons or tigers. Why are you being so cautious? Are you afraid that Lanlan will be bullied here?"
Dean Su was a bit younger than Old Master Chen—well, the age difference was about seven years. He was a very energetic old man. Through his conversation with Song Lan, he gained a deeper understanding of Song Lan's professional abilities.
At the same time, he liked this junior very much and had already decided that once Song Lan finished her work here, he would not let her go and would keep her working at their military region's general hospital.
"You're right, I'm really afraid that you bunch of old guys will 'bully' my Lanlan!"
The bullying that Old Master Chen mentioned refers to the fact that once the senior experts at the General Hospital learn about Song Lan's professional abilities, she is likely to be used like a "beast."
"What are you saying?! The child is very capable. As elders, we only cherish talent and would never dare to bully him."
Dean Su rolled his eyes at Old Master Chen.
"What I'm afraid of is you bunch of old guys treasuring talent!"
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