"Excuse me, which ward is occupied by an elderly man who doesn't look like a good person and keeps soiling his pants?"
In the military hospital, medical staff came and went in the corridor with its mottled walls. Ruan Xianxian grabbed a nurse and asked loudly.
The passing medical staff slowed down. How could a filthy old man like him be admitted to a military hospital?!
They were curious!
The young nurse paused for a moment, then thought about the patients she had received that day. Sure enough, there was one! The woman's description wasn't detailed, but it was quite apt.
"You mean Commander Ruan? The patient is in bed 16 on the fourth floor." Then, curiously, he asked, "Are you a family member of the patient?"
“Yes, yes!” Ruan Xianxian nodded. “I am his granddaughter from his first marriage.”
The nurse paused to reflect, speechless. She had just finished her work and was about to leave. The people staying here were not ordinary people, so to ensure their safety, she personally led them to the ward.
"Don't worry! Your grandfather is just experiencing the early signs of a stroke. With proper care, there is hope for his recovery. The fact that he wet his pants is a normal reaction to extreme tension."
Is that so?
Nurse: Why do I sense a hint of disappointment in your voice?
The ward door opened, and the conversation inside gradually stopped. Everyone looked towards the doorway, where Ruan Xianxian carried a can of malted milk powder into the ward through a net bag.
"Hey! Ruan Shimei, I've come to see you!"
There were four beds in the ward, with square wooden tables at the head of each bed. The white and blue painted walls were covered with brown stains. Ruan Kangri, wearing a hospital gown, was lying on the bed by the window.
The old-fashioned wooden window had a blue curtain tied at the end, and slivers of sunlight filtered through the gaps.
After she shouted, the relatively harmonious atmosphere in the ward froze completely. When they saw her face and her smiling, relaxed steps, the atmosphere turned completely icy.
"What are you doing here? Haven't you angered your grandfather enough?" Uncle San glanced at the old man sitting upright in the chair, his words carrying a hidden meaning.
Ruan Xianxian tilted her head, asking in confusion, "Third Uncle, are you saying I made 'Ruan Shimei' so angry he wet his pants? Wasn't that a bit too much of a temper?"
Then he walked to Ruan Kangri's bedside and said disapprovingly, "Others get angry and harm their health, but you harm your anus. This won't do!"
Ruan Kangri, who had been feeling somewhat better in bed, started drooling again on the half of his mouth that had recovered after seeing Ruan Xianxian and hearing such treasonous remarks.
The intact hand pounded on the bed: "Get out! Get out of here!"
Ruan Xianxian pouted, "Who wants to see you drooling? Where's the settlement allowance? And hand over the contract, from now on you walk your narrow bridge, and I'll go my sunny road."
Ruan Kangri: ...
The half of my body that had recovered started to go numb again!
He closed his eyes and mumbled incoherently, "Third brother, give it to her."
Ruan Xianxian, who had just received a whole bag of "Da Tuanjie" (a type of Chinese currency), smiled meaningfully and said, "You guys are truly my good grandfather and good third uncle."
Is this bag of ten-yuan bills just a way of making sure everyone knows I'm rich?
Thankfully, the familial ties have been severed. From now on, Baozhu will have to enjoy this precious and intense family bond all by herself. How enviable!
Inside the four wooden chairs, an elderly man with a full head of white hair sat upright, carefully examining Ruan Xianxian. His sharp eyes swept over her inch by inch, as if trying to see through her heart.
This man was Lu Yi's grandfather, Lu Tianming, a prominent figure in the Capital Military Region.
Ruan Xianxian didn't dare to look at him. She came in as if she had swallowed gunpowder, because her emotions were hard to control.
In her previous life, abandoned by her father and mother, and swayed by all sides, isolated and helpless, it was this old man who gave her her only home and affection. In this life, seeing him again, she longs to rush up and hug him, but she cannot…
So I disliked Ruan Shimei even more and wanted to confront him!
The old man laughed heartily: "Xianxian! You've grown so much! Your little mouth is just like Fenghua's!"
Yan Fenghua, her grandmother!
In her early years, she was a well-bred young lady from a scholarly family. After being heartbroken by "Ruan Shimei", she devoted herself to the revolutionary cause and became comrades-in-arms with Grandpa Lu. Naturally, they were familiar with each other.
"Grandpa Lu, it's been years since I last saw you. You've become even more vigorous and look younger and more energetic!"
"Hahaha! Good child, take this, it's a gift for you." Old Lu handed over a thin piece of paper stamped with a black seal, which Ruan Xianxian accepted with both hands.
Upon reading the contents, she was taken aback. It was a registered letter; the money was being transferred to the Heilongjiang Province post office, and she could deposit and retrieve it herself once she received the remittance slip.
One move, and the Ruan family was reduced to dust!
Once someone reaches Old Master Lu's level, finding out certain things or the truth is basically a piece of cake, such as the address of her rural assignment.
"Grandpa Lu..."
Lu Tianming shook his head, indicating that she didn't need to say more. He already knew most of what happened at the Ruan family last night.
Ruan Baozhu, who was pretending to be well-behaved and serving the two elderly people, almost lost her composure when she saw the registered letter.
His eyes were filled with twisted jealousy!
Why should she? Besides visiting her grandfather, Old Master Lu came to the hospital today to discuss her marriage with Lu Yi.
In addition to the three main items—a bicycle, a sewing machine, and a watch—an extra 200 yuan is given as a bride price.
For an ordinary working-class family, receiving such a dowry would make not only the person receiving the dowry but also the neighbors green with envy. However, for a family like theirs, the amount of the dowry is only average.
Even Ruan Baozhu thought it was somewhat shabby.
He's so stingy with her, but he gives Ruan Xianxian five thousand. Add to that the five thousand his grandfather gave her, that little bitch could live a life of luxury for the rest of her life. Why?
The resentment and unwillingness in his heart grew wildly.
She concealed the jealousy in her eyes, and came up to Ruan Xianxian, affectionately taking her hand, "Since my sister is going to the countryside, I'm getting married too."
If you encounter any difficulties in the countryside in the future, feel free to write to me and Brother Lu. We will definitely help if we can!
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