Su Tie pulled Ding Xiuping aside, signaling for him to speak.
Ding Xiuping smiled shyly and stepped behind him.
The two exchanged glances, and Su Ruyi was furious.
Su Tie held Ding Xiuping's hand and said frankly, "Xiuping and I fell in love on our own. Later, her sister Ding Xiuling saw me and had wicked thoughts... The people in their courtyard fawned over Ding Xiuling and bullied Xiuping... The Ding family forced Xiuping to frame me, but she refused and was beaten badly by Ding Daguo. Ruyi, I will never betray Xiuping in this life. From now on, she will be your fifth sister-in-law!"
So... there's such a thing as free love!
That's why Fifth Brother was targeted by Ding Xiuling!
"Then... what about Ding Xiuling?" Su Ruyi immediately thought of Ding Xiuling, who was still unconscious under the wall of her own space courtyard.
“I…I’ve been taking care of Brother Tie’s every need for the past month or so. I’ve already…” Ding Xiuping said, her cheeks flushed, and she lowered her head.
She had to admit that her pitiful appearance was truly heart-wrenching, something Su Ruyi felt she could never pull off.
She was furious again—her acupuncture needles were in place, and the marrow-cleansing decoction was being administered, so Su Tie didn't need to excrete at all!
However, she couldn't say these words.
“Ruyi, Ding Xiuling and I only had a wedding ceremony, we didn’t register our marriage! We also didn’t… that…” Su Tie explained, “Besides, I heard that Ding Xiuling and many other members of the Ding family have disappeared. They’ve already received their retribution! The Ding family only has a few old, weak, and disabled people left, so no one can bother Xiuping and me anymore! Ruyi, all I want now is to live our lives peacefully with Xiuping! You will support your fifth brother, right?”
Su Ruyi nodded mechanically, then sensed something was wrong: "So, you're... getting married?"
Ding Xiuping and Su Tie exchanged a smile and said in unison, "We'll go get our marriage certificate first thing tomorrow morning!"
Su Tie added, "To avoid any unforeseen complications!"
Su Ruyi felt a wave of dizziness and her vision went black: "Fifth Brother, you just got back, is there any need to rush this?"
Ding Xiuping suddenly broke free from Su Tie, covered her face, and ran out while sobbing.
"Xiuping! Ruyi didn't mean that!" Su Tie glared at Su Ruyi and chased after her.
Su Ruyi slammed her hand on the stone table in anger, and a corner of the table fell off and hit her big toe.
Fortunately, her bones and muscles were already very strong, and although she experienced a moment of intense pain, she was not seriously injured.
"Hehehehe!" At this moment, a clearly mocking voice came from Jin Dachun's room. "Ruyi, put aside your desire to help others and respect their fate!"
Only then did Su Ruyi realize that Jin Dachun had been hiding inside the house watching everything in the yard.
As Jin Dachun spoke, he walked out of the house leaning on his cane. Upon seeing the stone table, he immediately became angry: "This little girl is so strong?"
"I'll pay, I'll pay!" Su Ruyi was still wincing in pain.
Just then, a hearty laugh rang out into the courtyard before its owner could hear it. It was Shen Guoliang: "Dr. Su, I've brought Xiao Zhao to apologize!"
As he spoke, Shen Guoliang led the way, followed by Xiao Zhao, and walked in.
Shen Guoliang's face was still a bit dark, obviously because the mulberry juice hadn't been completely washed off.
Walking at the very back were Chef Wang, the head chef of the state-run restaurant in Sanhe County, and his very clever little apprentice.
Jin Dachun noticed Shen Guoliang first and immediately said sarcastically, "General, you don't look well today!"
Shen Guoliang rolled his eyes at him: "I didn't come here to see you!"
Jin Dachun rolled his eyes at him and then saw Master Wang.
His eyes lit up immediately: "Old Wang! You're a rare guest!"
As he greeted them, his gaze drifted to the large and small bags that he and his little apprentice were carrying.
It's obvious that all the ingredients are various kinds of meat and vegetables, and they have already been pre-processed.
The young apprentice was also carrying Master Wang's pot and spatula on his back.
Master Wang laughed and said, "I heard you called me, how could I dare not come?"
Jin Dachun looked at Shen Guoliang, who coughed awkwardly, "I'm just taking advantage of the situation this time! I was just thinking of letting the old man have a good meal, you know?"
Master Wang had already walked towards the stove when he saw Su Ruyi about to help. He quickly stopped her, saying, "Dr. Su, I heard this meal is to apologize to you. You absolutely mustn't lift a finger! Go ahead and just wait to eat!"
Xiao Zhao also lingered before Su Ruyi: "Dr. Su, I dare not ask for your forgiveness. In this life, I, Zhao Xiangyang, owe you a huge favor! You can do me anytime..."
"Stop talking." Su Ruyi turned her face away. "I don't want to say anything more about this."
Su Ruyi has now figured it out. Even without Xiao Zhao, Su Tie and Ding Xiuping might still get back together, since the two had been secretly seeing each other before.
Xiao Zhao's situation was just an accelerator.
At this moment, Su Ruyi was no longer so angry—Xiao Zhao was wholeheartedly devoted to Shen Guoliang and could be considered extremely loyal.
Su Ruyi stopped worrying and put on a smile: "Please sit down, everyone. We are only able to enjoy this delicious food today because of my master and Master Wang! Please sit down, I'll go make you some tea!"
Shen Guoliang immediately sat down, taking up a good spot under the shade of the tree, and then patted the chair next to him: "Dr. Su, don't bother, let Xiao Fang make some tea! Please sit down! I have something I need to talk to you about!"
Su Ruyi sat down.
She was still preoccupied with her runaway fifth brother and that scheming girl, so she was quite restless.
"Is the Deputy Director of the Provincial Health Department, Tie Yinghua, aware that you have exceptional medical skills and specifically requested that you be transferred to her side as her personal physician?"
Shen Guoliang got straight to the point, “They called me, wanting to transfer your organizational affiliation through the military, but I stopped them.”
After saying that, he looked at the expression on Su Ruyi's face.
Su Ruyi gasped: "She..."
“Tie Yinghua has been ill for a long time and hasn’t come out. I originally thought I would be attending her funeral soon. Unexpectedly, she called herself, and her voice didn’t sound as sickly as before; instead, it sounded a bit angry. I had a feeling something was wrong, so I came to ask you about it,” Shen Guoliang continued.
"A healthcare doctor?!" Su Ruyi could already picture the smug expression on Tie Yinghua's arrogant face.
Originally, she was transferred to the Tieshi People's Hospital, but now she's become Tie Yinghua's personal healthcare doctor?!
This means that for the rest of his life, he will be held in Tie Yinghua's hands and will never be able to escape.
This person... is so insidious!
Su Ruyi thought of the comment "utterly wicked" on the merit book and couldn't help but shudder.
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