The inexplicable symptoms, coupled with a seemingly healthy body, left a group of experts at a loss. Several people stood at the ward door discussing for a long time, but they still couldn't come up with a solution.
The only thing we can do is let them stay there temporarily and observe them for a few more days.
Before leaving, Li Chu returned to the ward to say goodbye to Chen Fangguo and his daughter.
"Xiang Li, do Xiang Dong and Xiang Nan know about Uncle Chen's situation?"
"I haven't had a chance to tell them yet."
"Why bother telling them? I'm just busy with nothing much to do," Chen Fangguo muttered as he lay in his hospital bed.
“Uncle Chen, you’re wrong to say that. Such a big thing must be told to Xiang Dong and Xiang Nan. If we don’t, they will blame Xiang Li if there are any problems. You don’t want any dirty secrets between the siblings, do you?”
After hearing this, Chen Fangguo opened his mouth as if he wanted to say something, but he didn't say a word. He turned his head to the side in a huff.
Seeing her father's expression, Chen Xiangli quickly said to Li Chu apologetically, "Brother Chu, don't mind him, my dad didn't mean anything by it."
"It's alright, it's alright!" Li Chu waved his hand dismissively. "Old people are all the same, they're like little kids, that's exactly what they are. But Uncle Chen can throw a tantrum, but you can't follow suit. They're his sons, there are some responsibilities you can't bear."
"I understand, Brother Chu. I'll call my older brothers later and tell my aunt as well."
"Hmm, where's your Desheng?"
"He's away on a business trip and won't be back for another two days."
"Alright, I'll head over first. If anything unexpected happens, remember to have them let me know. Uncle Chen, please get some rest. I'll head back now."
"Hmph~" Chen Fangguo closed his eyes arrogantly, not even glancing at Li Chu.
Only after Li Chu left the ward did he open his eyes, turn his head to look in the direction of the door, glance at his little daughter beside him, sigh, and close his eyes again.
Chen Xiangli knew why her father was looking at her, but decades had passed, and what could she say now? Perhaps this was a thorn in her father's side forever, especially now that he saw the military rank on Li Chu's shoulder, the feeling of depression was even stronger.
"Director Li, it's almost lunchtime. Why don't you have a meal here before you leave? You also came from Peking Union Medical College Hospital, so coming here is like coming back home."
In the corridor outside the ward, the hospital's president, vice president, and several department heads were all there. When Li Chu turned and walked into the ward, they didn't follow him in. He was an old friend, and they didn't need to follow him around all the time.
"Deans, we're all on the same side, so please don't stand on ceremony. I was called out of the meeting by Director Yang. We're having a meeting at headquarters right now, so let's have dinner another day."
Director Yang chimed in, saying that the person had indeed been called out of the meeting room by him.
Seeing this, the two deans had no choice but to give up and send Li Chu to his car downstairs.
"Xiao Tian, go to the municipal grain bureau's residential compound."
"Yes, Director."
Seeing Chen Fangguo's condition, Li Chu was worried about his mother-in-law's health. These inexplicable symptoms were the most troublesome.
Even if it's a terminal illness, even if it can't be cured, there's still a direction for treatment. Being completely in the dark like this is just too painful.
As the saying goes, you can only be a thief for a thousand days, but you can't guard against thieves for a thousand days.
As the car drove into the residential compound and turned onto the building, Aunt Ding was sitting downstairs chatting with several older women in the compound.
"Hey, Aunt Ding, is this your son-in-law's car?"
Ding's mother was sitting with her back to them. When she heard her old friend's words, she quickly turned around and looked back.
"Hey, it's true. I'm not going to chat with you guys anymore. I'm rushing back for dinner, I need to get some food for you."
Ding Ma put the needlework she was doing into the basket, picked up the basket, and walked towards the unit to the east.
"Mom, you're chatting downstairs. It's getting cold, you should wear more clothes."
"You're dressed very warmly, with a cotton vest underneath. Come on, let's go upstairs. You haven't eaten yet, have you? I'll make you some noodles."
Where is my dad?
“He’s disappeared somewhere. We’re only eating two meals a day now. Your dad won’t be back until almost 1 p.m. to rest for a while.”
"Mom, please take your time going upstairs."
"It's nothing. Hey~ Where's Xiaotian? Tell him to come upstairs and have some food too."
"Don't worry about him. He ate something in the cafeteria while I was in the meeting."
...
Seeing that they had gone upstairs, the group of middle-aged women downstairs started talking amongst themselves.
"Hey, what exactly is Old Ding's son-in-law's position? I see his epaulets are different from everyone else's. Look at the one standing by the car, all the ones I've seen are like that."
"Who knows? The epaulets worn by Old Wang's daughter-in-law in the building behind seem to be the same as this young man's. I've never seen Old Ding's son-in-law's before. Maybe they're from different military units."
"No, no, Old Wang's daughter-in-law and Old Ding's daughter and son-in-law work in the same unit, the military hospital. Old Ding's son-in-law seems to be a leader, so maybe leaders treat others differently."
"Old Wang's daughter-in-law is a leader, you know, she's a head nurse."
"Pshaw, what kind of leader is the head nurse? The leader they're talking about is the leader of the entire hospital. Otherwise, why would she be chauffeured around in a car all the time? When have you ever seen Old Wang's daughter-in-law riding in a car?"
"Yes, what you said makes sense, just like our bureau's leaders."
“Our bureau’s leaders are no match for them. During the National Day holiday, I personally saw Director Chen carrying gifts to Old Ding’s house. Old Ding’s son is just a deputy section chief in our logistics office, and his daughter-in-law is just a finance officer who was recently transferred here. Think about who Director Chen was after.”
Besides, in our bureau, who could afford to buy two houses at once? Back then, it was all based on seniority and position.
"I know that. The west-facing unit where Old Ding and his wife live was bought for them by their son-in-law. They used to live in the east of the city, in the same courtyard as their son-in-law. The old couple felt embarrassed about it."
It just so happened that our bureau was allocating housing, so I persuaded my son to buy one. Originally, I planned to live with my son in one room, but my son-in-law quietly bought them another one so they could have more space.
"Tsk tsk, look at that son-in-law. There's an old saying that a son-in-law is like half a son. This son-in-law is probably like a son."
"I can't help but envy them. When they first moved here at the beginning of the year, I saw Old Ding's daughter and thought she was only in her early twenties. I even thought that Old Ding and his wife had a daughter late in life. But I later found out that their daughter was older than their son and was already a grandmother. Do rich people not have to do any housework at home?"
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