At the dinner table, Ding Qiunan glanced at her husband, smiled and said, "After you left this morning, Dean Shan also turned around and ran away."
"Huh?" Li Chu, who had just picked up a piece of chicken to eat, looked up at his wife.
"Old Dan left too?"
"Yeah, he left right after you left."
“Hey, this old Dan.” Li Chu shook his head with a smile. He thought for a moment and looked at Wen Hui and said, “Huihui, call Xiao Yi later and tell him that Charles is staying at the Beijing Hotel right now. Tell him to go and find him. Make sure the previous conditions don’t change. If Charles agrees, we can arrange for his wife to be hospitalized for treatment immediately.”
Wenhui nodded as she munched on the chicken leg in her hand: "Okay, Dad, I'll call you after dinner."
Ding Qiunan asked with a puzzled look, "Why should we take the initiative to find him? He was the one who bypassed Xiao Yi and went to the foreign affairs department."
"Whatever his reason for avoiding Xiao Yi, it's just a matter of weighing the benefits. I asked Xiao Yi to take the initiative to find him because of the benefits. This can bring him direct advantages. There's no need to get angry over such a small matter. It's not worth it."
Today at the sanatorium, the old man talked to him a lot and taught him a lot. The old man's experience in officialdom over most of his life is something that a political novice like him can't compare to.
The things he can see are simply because he has the perspective from his previous life.
But with his limited abilities, if he really dared to venture into politics, he would be devoured by those old foxes in no time, leaving not even a trace.
After all, the smartest people in China are all involved in politics.
Politics, by its very nature, is an art of compromise.
After dinner, Li Chu and Ding Qiunan took their dogs out for a walk.
Walking in the alley was fine, because even if the people in this alley didn't know Li Chu and his wife, they knew about their dogs. Not only were they not afraid, but they would also whistle and tease them from time to time.
Of course, no one would deliberately come up and touch you.
But it's a completely different story when walking on the main road. Many people will avoid such a large number of dogs, and some children will even cry and run away when they see them.
This made Li Chu realize that if he wanted to take them for a walk on the main road in the future, he would have to chain them up.
Because you can't force everyone to like dogs; some people are just afraid of them, for no reason.
You shouldn't bother others because of your own preferences.
He shared his thoughts with his wife, Ding Qiunan, who nodded without hesitation.
“Indeed, when I saw those people dodging the dog just now, I realized that from now on, we should either just wander around in the alley, or if we want to go out, we must leash the dog. This way, we can avoid being bitten if someone tries to pet the dog.”
The dogs that were trotting ahead seemed to understand what they were saying, and they all came back and surrounded their legs.
After it got completely dark, the couple took their dog home.
The family of five was bathing their dogs in the yard when Shen Yi rushed over.
It had only been a little over two hours since Wenhui had called him.
“Uncle Li, we’ve already spoken with Charles. He guarantees that the additional seven million in investment will be in place by next week.”
Li Chu turned around and glanced at his prospective son-in-law, then pointed to the stone bench next to him and said, "Sit down, sit down and talk. Huihui, go get Xiaoyi a glass of water."
"Hey, Uncle Li, I've never given a dog a bath before. Can I try it too?"
Seeing Shen Yi rubbing his hands together, eager to try, Li Chu smiled and handed him the brush he was holding.
"Come on if you want to play."
"Uncle, they won't bite me, will they?"
Although Shen Yi wanted to get close to the dogs, he was still a little scared when he actually squatted down and looked at the dogs, which were about the same height as him.
"Don't worry, I'm here. It definitely won't bite you."
Perhaps because its owner was there, Xiao Hei didn't bare its teeth to scare Shen Yi today. Instead, it stood there obediently, enjoying the bath he was giving it, its eyes squinting comfortably.
After overcoming her initial worries, Chen Yi became increasingly bolder, no longer trembling, and her bathing speed increased.
With the family's efforts, all seven dogs were quickly washed.
Sitting on the stone bench, Li Chu took a sip of water.
"You're pretty quick. I thought you wouldn't go see Charles until tomorrow."
“We’ve already drafted the agreement for the additional investment.” As he spoke, Shen Yi picked up the bag he had just placed on the stone table.
"No need to take it out. Here's what we'll do: once everything is settled here, go back as soon as possible and report this to your city, and then tell Chen Xiangnan in your province."
"Oh? Chen...you know him? He was just transferred to the provincial capital not long ago."
"Yes, a friend. We've known each other for almost twenty years. When you go to see him, just say you're my son-in-law and call him 'Uncle.'"
"Understood, Uncle," Shen Yi said excitedly.
Actually, he knows all the provincial leaders and top officials, but as I said before, they are too high-ranking for him to bother with everything.
In politics, there are certain unspoken rules that must be followed.
Yesterday was Wenxuan's wedding. Although Chen Xiangnan couldn't attend due to work, he sent his sister Chen Xiangli a gift: a painting by a modern artist.
Li Chu didn't appreciate it either, but it looked pretty good. If left for decades, it could sell for hundreds of thousands of dollars per square foot.
"Go again tomorrow morning and tell Charles that someone will come to pick them up. Just tell him to follow the instructions."
"Uncle, I'll head back now and not disturb your rest any longer."
"Go say goodbye to Huihui!" Li Chu said with a smile.
The next day at noon, the headquarters' external liaison office sent someone to pick up Charles and his wife and bring them to the main hospital.
This move infuriated the foreign affairs department, but unfortunately, there was nothing they could do.
They have already spoken to them through the embassy and thanked them for their kindness.
This time, they really didn't get to eat any mutton, but ended up smelling like mutton all over.
Although Sarah was very dissatisfied with the ward environment, she was relieved to be able to stay there. She was also full of curiosity about the amazing Dr. Li that her husband had mentioned.
Who would have thought that she would stay for three days without even seeing the person in question? If it weren't for the fact that she could go back to the hotel at night, she estimated she would have gone crazy.
On the morning of the fourth day, the couple had just arrived at the ward when, as she was complaining, the ward door was pushed open.
The first person to walk in was a man whose age Sarah couldn't discern at a glance.
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