Mu Yao looked at her father with an expression of disbelief.
She simply couldn't understand why her own skills weren't entirely her own.
Looking at the look in his daughter's eyes, Mu Hongjun smiled and shook his head: "It seems you really don't understand a lot of things. I'll explain it to you properly later. Come on, let's go and take out the bedding from the other two rooms to air it out."
Seeing that her father had already gotten up and walked into the house, Mu Yao also stood up.
Despite having heard so much, she still decided to give it a try next time she saw that person; she refused to believe that anyone could be indifferent to fame and fortune.
Li Chu carried the little stinky baby around for a while, until the child started yawning, before heading towards Uncle Wu's house.
The afternoon sun felt very comfortable, so he asked Secretary Zhang to help move the small bed to the shade of a tree in the yard so the child could sleep there. He then sat on a recliner nearby, enjoying his leisurely time.
"You're quite comfortable lying here."
"Uncle, you're awake."
"Is it alright for the child to sleep here?" Uncle Wu asked, sitting on another recliner and pointing to the sleeping little rascal.
"It's alright, this little guy is a heavy sleeper. As long as you don't shout loudly on purpose, you won't wake him up."
"By the way, Uncle, Old Mu might be moving in next week for a while."
"Huh? How did you know?"
"I ran into Mu Hongjun when I was walking around outside with my child. That's what he said."
Uncle Wu, affectionately known as "Old Mu," nodded. "His health is all thanks to you. Do you remember Old Feng, who lives in the house on the far west side?"
"I remember, didn't Old Feng just retire from the southwest last year?"
"Yes, I heard you didn't recommend that he have the shell fragment surgically removed from his body?"
"It is indeed not recommended. Mr. Feng is too old, and his physical condition is not suitable for surgery. The risk is too great, and he may not be able to come down once he goes up."
"Didn't they say he was in a lot of pain?"
"Uncle, haven't you seen Old Feng these past few days? I prescribed him some medicine last week to relieve his pain, and it should have been effective after he took it."
"He's been staying with his eldest daughter these past few days, I haven't seen him at all. Do you mean Old Feng's time isn't up soon?" Uncle Wu could already hear the implication in his words.
Li Chu hesitated for a moment before nodding: "Indeed, that's exactly why I didn't recommend surgery for him. He's already come to this point, and I don't think it's necessary for him to suffer any more."
Just then, the water on the honeycomb briquette stove next to him boiled, so he took down the kettle and made himself and his father a new cup of tea.
A look of sorrow appeared on Uncle Wu's face. He sighed and said, "Since you say so, it seems that his time has really come."
"Uncle, that's not necessarily true. It depends a lot on each person's mood. My uncle was told he only had one or three months left to live, but because of his twin great-grandchildren, he managed to hold on for almost a year."
Please don't think so much. You must stay optimistic. This is your great-grandson, after all. Don't you want to see him grow up, get married, and have children?
"Haha~ Good, I'll try to live a few more years and see my little rascal get married and have children." The old man turned his head to look at the sleeping child, his eyes filled with love.
Li Chu stayed there until after 4 p.m. before preparing to leave.
When they returned, Uncle Wu didn't let him drive himself, but instead sent someone else. He scolded him a bit for this, saying it was too dangerous for someone to drive with a child in their arms, and that he shouldn't do that again, otherwise he would have to be assigned a staff member to accompany him.
Seeing the two elderly people standing outside the car with such reluctance, he would have liked to leave the child there with them if it weren't for the fact that the child was so young.
A child can clearly tell who is good to him.
Sure enough, as soon as the car started moving, the little stinky baby sitting in his lap, looking out the window, suddenly burst into tears.
She kept reaching her hands out, signaling to her great-grandfather outside the car to hold her.
The old man waved to the driver, signaling him to hurry up and leave.
It wasn't until the car had driven out of the sanatorium that Li Chu managed to calm the child down. Even then, the child would lean against his chest and sob occasionally, looking extremely aggrieved.
During dinner at home that evening, Li Chu told his wife, son, and daughter-in-law about Uncle Wu's decision.
Wenxuan and Yueyue didn't react in any particular way and readily agreed.
Ding Qiunan glanced at her husband suspiciously. She felt that things couldn't be that simple. That old man was clearly not the kind of person who could just casually adopt a great-grandson.
After dinner, while the two were walking their dog in the alley, she still asked the question.
"What exactly happened? Why did the old man suddenly adopt Xiao Choubao as his great-grandson?"
"Don't overthink it, the old man and woman just like it," Li Chu said with a smile.
"Even if they really have some plans, the two elders are very shrewd and calculating, and how could I possibly fathom them?"
"I'm just a little worried."
"What's there to worry about? No matter what, our little stinky baby is still our grandson, and no one can take him away from us."
Although Ding Qiunan still had some doubts, she didn't ask any further questions. Instead, she said, "The list of the medical team came out this afternoon. I think you should send Wenxuan, Jianing, and Ziqiang out."
"Yes, it's time to give them some experience. Not just this year, but the three of them will have to go out again next year."
"Heh, then the doctors in the Traditional Chinese Medicine department should really thank you. But you'd better watch out for Yueyue causing trouble."
Li Chu's face immediately fell when this was mentioned. His relationship with Wang Yueyue was not like that of a father-in-law and daughter-in-law, but more like that of a father and daughter.
So if Wang Yueyue is unhappy, she will act like a daughter and throw a tantrum in front of him. Just like this year when Wenxuan went out, although she had accepted the result, she still threw a tantrum at her father-in-law.
If she finds out that her husband will be away for another six months next year, that girl will probably pounce on him and bite him.
"Forget it, let's talk about it next year," Li Chu said, waving his hand.
Seeing her husband's cowardly appearance, Ding Qiunan laughed heartlessly.
Seeing his wife laughing so happily, Li Chu was about to say something when he suddenly had an idea.
"Hey, Qiu Nan, stop laughing."
"What's the matter?"
"What do you think about us going out together next year if I lead the team, and you're the logistics support staff?"
Ding Qiunan stared wide-eyed at her man.
"What are you doing... Wait a minute, what will happen to Yueyue if we go out? She'll cause even more trouble."
"Oh, let's just find some excuse to ask her to take leave and come with us as an unofficial logistics staff member."
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