Having retreated from the warehouse, Li Chu's heart had calmed down. He kissed his wife's forehead, pulled her closer, and closed his eyes to sleep.
...
When he opened his eyes again, it was already six o'clock in the morning on February 4th.
Ding Qiunan was wrapped around him in a very ungraceful position.
"Sigh," Li Chu sighed. His wife's sleeping posture was probably something she would never be able to change in her lifetime.
And this habit of sleeping naked, I wonder if I'll be able to break it when I get old.
Gently remove her arms and legs from around him, get off the bed, get dressed, and then leave the bedroom.
In the living room, several dogs had already heard the commotion in the bedroom and had crawled out of their kennels, waiting for him to open the living room door.
As soon as the door opened, they rushed out impatiently. In the corner of the yard, there was a toilet specially built for dogs. Because the number of stalls was limited, they had to fight for it in the morning, otherwise they would have to wait for the second wave.
Perhaps it was due to bloodline suppression, but Li Chu noticed that Xiao Hei was always the one waiting in line for the second wave, while the other one was always being replaced.
He arrived in the yard and within minutes, the three children very consciously came out to exercise with him.
After finishing his workout, Li Chu was about to take a shower when the phone rang.
He still dreads receiving a phone call at this hour; he just hopes nothing bad has happened.
Even while answering the phone, he didn't forget to offer a prayer.
When he answered the phone, the voice on the other end put his mind at ease.
"Uncle-Master, is there something you need so early?"
"Old Cai from Shanghai just called me and told me something, and I think it's necessary to tell you."
"Please speak, Uncle-Master!"
Now he could finally relax completely, as long as it wasn't some unexpected event.
At this moment, Ding Qiunan, who was in the bedroom, casually threw on a piece of clothing and opened the bedroom door to come out.
She was woken up by the phone ringing and worried that her husband was going out again, so she went out to check.
Seeing her come out, Li Chu smiled and shook her head, indicating that she didn't need to go out, and then she turned around and went back inside.
"Here's the thing, Xiao Chu. Lao Cai told me that there's a pharmaceutical factory over there that's researching your prescription. He helped with the experiments for a few days without knowing about it, but after finding out yesterday, he quit. He thought about it all night and still felt he should tell you and apologize to you."
He couldn't find your number, so he called me.
"Old Cai from Shanghai?" Li Chu thought for a moment before asking uncertainly, "Is the Old Cai you're talking about, Uncle-Master, the Cai Dongsheng who studied under my master for a period of time back then?"
"Yes, yes, that's him!"
"Oh, he doesn't know anything, what's there to apologize for? It's okay, it's okay!"
"He also told me that although he had withdrawn, he believed that the factory would not give up easily and would definitely find someone to take over and continue the research. There were only a few people in Shanghai who could complete the experiments independently, and he estimated that they would find someone from the Shanghai Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences."
After listening to Lin Sanshou's words, Li Chu remained silent for a while before saying, "It's alright, Uncle-Master. If they have enough funds, let them take their time with their research. Please pass on my thanks to Elder Cai!"
"Okay, I will definitely pass on your message. However, I think it would be best if you reported this matter to higher authorities, because what they are wasting is, after all, national funds."
"I understand, Uncle-Master."
"Oh right, there's something else I almost forgot. We'd like Yuanyuan to stay here tonight. What do you think?"
“Uncle-Master, you’ve misunderstood me. I don’t dare make decisions for my sister. You should have Xiao Lin, or his parents, call my sister and discuss it.”
"Alright then, I'll have the third brother call Yuanyuan's parents and tell them. Bye!"
After hanging up the phone, he went straight into the bathroom to take a shower. The sweat from his workout had all dried, and he felt sticky and uncomfortable all over.
While showering, he thought of what his uncle had mentioned on the phone earlier.
This is such a ridiculous prescription, and this whole thing is never going to end. Do these people think they can't walk without taking shortcuts?
Let's report this to Vice Minister Cheng later and let them handle it.
If you ask him, he really doesn't want to get involved anymore. He'll tell you to do your research if you want. But what my uncle said earlier is right. We can't let them waste our precious funds like this.
After finishing breakfast, my wife and I were about to take the dog for a walk when Zhang Meng blocked our way at the entrance of the alley.
Zhang Meng, who got out of the car, scrutinized Li Chu closely, making him feel extremely uncomfortable.
"Brother Meng, what are you doing? How can you be so judgmental?"
"Let me see if you're still in good shape. I've heard you've been incredibly strong this time; even the deputy commander-in-chief at the front couldn't stop you."
"Cough cough..." Upon hearing Zhang Meng's words, Li Chu coughed repeatedly and kept giving him meaningful glances.
He didn't want to talk about what had happened before, lest his wife be upset again.
Zhang Meng understood his meaning and didn't say anything more.
After Ding Qiunan greeted him at the beginning, she heard what Zhang Meng said. Having read the letter, she knew what it meant. She didn't say anything; it was all in the past, and she didn't want to think about it anymore.
She went for a walk by herself with the four dogs, while Li Chu led Zhang Meng back to the yard.
The three children who were studying in the front yard ran out to greet Uncle Zhang before going back inside to continue their studies.
"I only found out that you had returned the day before yesterday when I ran into Jiadong this morning. I just happened to have nothing to do at the moment, so I thought I'd come and see you, my war hero."
"Brother Meng, don't tease me. What kind of combat hero am I? I'm nowhere near as good as those soldiers guarding the foxholes."
"I never expected you to be so fierce on your first time on the battlefield, and you even dared to volunteer. Are you out of your mind?"
“Brother Meng, you know, in that situation, there’s no time to think about anything else. We originally arranged for the medics to go, but I saw that their technique was too rough. And the news that came back is that Commander Shen’s injuries are quite serious, so they might not be able to handle it.”
"What happened to the doctors at the field hospital? Gone?"
"Them? Brother Meng, it's not that I look down on them, but the moment the cannons start firing, their legs start to tremble. Letting them go up with the assault team would just be dragging others down with them."
Zhang Meng stared at Li Chu for a while before sighing, "You, I don't even know what to say to you. Do you know that when the news came back that you volunteered to join the commando team to rescue Shen Jun, the commander didn't sleep a wink that night, waiting for news the whole time."
Sword Comes
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