Chapter 90 The Rebirth-Changing Medicine, Always Effective
Cheng Jiajia and Yu Junsheng watched as Aunt Yan took out a wad of money from her pocket and gave it to the middle-aged woman. The two then quickly parted ways.
The couple followed behind Aunt Yan at a distance that was neither too close nor too far.
"What do you think is inside that little paper packet?" Cheng Jiajia asked, stroking her chin thoughtfully.
Yu Junsheng recalled the size and said uncertainly, "Why does it look a bit like medicine to me?"
medicine? !
Cheng Jiajia suddenly realized, "Oh right, the medicines the doctor prescribed at this time were all wrapped in paper, and the size was very similar to the small paper package from before."
However, anything that would make Aunt Yan so furtively trade with someone must not be a good medicine.
In that instant, Cheng Jiajia thought of many things, and the last thing she could think of was that they wanted to use drugs to deal with Yu Junsheng.
Poison, date rape drugs, estrus-inducing drugs for sows...
All sorts of melodramatic plots from the novels she had read in her past life played out in her mind.
Yu Junsheng had no idea what his good wife was thinking; all he could see was the fascinating look on her face.
He asked tentatively, "Honey, what's wrong? What's on your mind?"
His wife is very knowledgeable and experienced; she might be able to guess what the Qin family is up to.
Cheng Jiajia looked at him quietly without saying a word.
Yu Junsheng felt a little flustered and pressed for more information.
In the end, Cheng Jiajia patted Yu Junsheng on the shoulder with a complicated expression and said earnestly, "Young man, you must protect yourself when you're out there. A man's chastity is also very important."
Yu Junsheng: "..."
Oh no, what happened to his wife?
The hospital is still open, right? Should we take her to get checked out?
Cheng Jiajia didn't say anything more, but she made up her mind that she would train Yu Junsheng well when she got back, so that he would protect her chastity outside.
Fortunately, after parting ways with the people, Aunt Yan didn't go anywhere and went straight to the road leading to the tenement.
Cheng Jiajia and Yu Junsheng had no choice but to go back as well. However, just to be on the safe side, they waited in the alley outside for a while before entering the courtyard.
It was quite a coincidence that when they returned, the second courtyard was bustling with activity, with a group of people gathered around the west wing.
Chang Dafeng stormed out, cursing loudly at her own doorstep, "You damn pickpocket, you even dare to steal from my house! If I catch you, I'll chop off your paws!"
This statement surprised everyone.
After the theft at Ren's house, the neighbors in the compound became very sensitive to the word "theft," and assumed that her house had also been robbed, so they immediately gathered around.
"Aunt Chang, what's wrong?"
"Your house was burgled?"
"No, this is the second time this has happened in our compound. We have to report it to the police!"
Speaking of this, Chang Dafeng was also very angry.
It turned out that Chang Dafeng was a little hungry in the afternoon and wanted to sneak a snack of chicken cakes. This bag of chicken cakes was bought last month, no, the month before last, when her son was hospitalized, under the pretext of nourishing his body. She had exchanged tickets with someone to buy it.
Chang Dafeng secretly hid the sponge cake away from everyone in the family, only occasionally taking it out to eat a piece or two to satisfy her craving.
She had done this often before without any problems, but to her surprise, when she opened the closet today, she found that the clothes inside were torn to shreds, and the sponge cake she had treasured for so long was nowhere to be found.
Chang Dafeng's mind went blank for a moment, and she instantly became furious. Forgetting that her children had discovered that she had stolen food, she ran to the door and started cursing.
It must have been one of the greedy kids in the yard who stole her sponge cake!
After saying that, Chang Dafeng cursed, "I saved up and scrimped and saved to buy this bag of sponge cakes. I didn't even dare to eat them myself and kept them in the cupboard. I don't know which heartless bastard stole them! Stealing even an old lady's food, how come you don't just starve to death! You're a reincarnated starving ghost!"
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
They thought another family in the courtyard had been ransacked, so they were quite nervous.
It turns out it was just a bag of sponge cake that got lost!
That's alright then.
Cheng Jiajia's lips twitched. Was she the only one focusing on the two-month-old steamed sponge cake?
Is this stuff still edible after being left out for two months?
Moreover, she had a feeling that the 'thief' might be in their house.
Why would a thief steal a bag of chicken cakes instead of money?
He exchanged a glance with Yu Junsheng, and it was clear that he thought the same thing.
Sure enough, someone laughed and said, "Aunt Chang, how do you know it was stolen? Maybe your kid was just greedy and ate it."
Many people chimed in, "That's right, Aunt Chang, nothing else was stolen from your house, right? If there really was a thief, why didn't they steal money or tickets, but only that bag of chicken cakes from your house?"
"Could it be that your Haihua secretly ate it but didn't dare tell you?"
"Ugh, this kid is way too naughty!"
Cheng Jiajia tugged at Yu Junsheng's sleeve and whispered, "Who do you think it is? Zheng Haihua? Jiang Qiubai? Zheng Haiyan?"
Yu Junsheng glanced at the figure that had quietly disappeared outside the hanging flower gate, and said meaningfully, "I guess neither is true!"
Cheng Jiajia also looked over, only to see Bai Xiaohui's hurried back.
Suddenly, she realized something, and her expression immediately became very strange.
Uh, could it be what she's thinking?
She didn't know whether to sympathize with Bai Xiaohui or Chang Dafeng.
When her youngest son was involved, Chang Dafeng immediately jumped up and down, "My Haihua is a good boy, he would never do such a petty theft! It must have been some greedy bastard who stole it, don't try to change the subject!"
Everyone chuckled, their faces practically screaming "I don't believe it."
Aunt Cao spat and said, "Zheng Haihua used to bully the kids in the yard a lot, stealing their food. I bet he'd do something like rummaging through his own food."
Chang Dafeng: "..."
She felt a pang of guilt, but remained defiant, arguing, "That...that was my Haihua helping them taste it to see how it was? He was worried they wouldn't like it and it would be a waste of food! My Haihua is such a good, kind child, and you've portrayed him like this! What are you thinking?!"
Everyone: "..."
Damn it, I've seen shameless people, but I've never seen anyone this shameless!
She can't believe she said such things; she turned stealing someone's things into being a helpful person.
Grandpa Guo chuckled, "That's so true! Your Haihua is too kind-hearted. He even took away all the snacks from that kid and made the kid cry. How can your Haihua be so kind? So kind! It's really touching!"
Chang Dafeng: "..."
Damn it, that stingy old man Guo!
If you can't speak properly, then don't speak at all. Nobody thinks you're mute!
"Pfft"
Someone couldn't help but burst out laughing, "Hahahaha!"
"Ha ha ha ha"
"Uncle Guo, you might as well just say Aunt Chang is shameless. Why be so tactful? What if Aunt Chang doesn't understand?"
"Yes, yes, I almost believed it."
Grandpa Guo looked completely bewildered. "Huh? What are you talking about? What did I say that was sarcastic?"
"I just said Haihua is a kind boy, and I'm not being sarcastic; I mean it sincerely. Just the other day, I saw him help Bao Xinxin, that girl in the front yard. He was worried she'd choke on her glutinous rice cake, so he took it for her. What a good boy he is! It's just that she cried for quite a while."
Everyone: "..."
No, sir, are you serious?
"Pfft"
"Ha ha ha ha"
After a moment of silence, the crowd erupted in thunderous laughter.
Chang Dafeng's face instantly turned a bluish-purple color, which was quite a sight.
Cheng Jiajia suppressed a laugh, trying her best not to burst out laughing.
Grandpa Guo is truly a remarkable person!
Aunt Cao curled her lip and said, "Chang Dafeng, you should go back and ask your Haihua before you start cursing!"
Aunt Cao wasn't just sticking her neck out randomly. Her family lived right next to the Zheng family, so wouldn't they be the first to be suspected if Chang Dafeng said that?
Aunt Cao will not take the blame for this.
Although she and Lao Guo were a bit stingy and liked to take advantage of others, they weren't the kind of people who would do something dishonest.
In her opinion, it must have been that brat Zheng Haihua who secretly ate it.
Others chimed in, "That's right, I also think it's like Haihua ate it."
"Where is your Haihua? Just find him and ask him."
Aunt Cao didn't mean anything by it; she just thought it wasn't a big deal that the child ate it, since it was their own stuff and it wasn't considered stealing.
But Chang Dafeng became furious upon hearing this, "What do you mean? Are you saying that my Haihua would do such a petty theft?"
She wanted to continue her tirade.
Inside the house, Zheng Haicheng suddenly came out, his face grim, and pulled her back inside, saying impatiently, "Mom, can you stop making a scene?"
Ever since he heard Chang Dafeng swearing, Zheng Haicheng's face had been extremely unpleasant, but he couldn't say anything openly in front of so many people, so he could only find an excuse to bring his mother back to stop making a fool of himself.
Zheng Haicheng dared not imagine what Xiaohui would think if she heard this.
Chang Dafeng struggled, "Hey, no, no, what are you doing?"
But she wasn't as strong as her second son, so he had to pull her back into the house, forcing her to end the conflict.
The farce ended so abruptly that everyone was quite confused.
What happened?
"I knew it! It must have been their own family members who ate it!"
Cheng Jiajia and Yu Junsheng exchanged a smile.
...
What does Bai Xiaohui think?
Bai Xiaohui returned home with an increasingly ferocious expression, and kicked a bag of yellow and green chicken cakes hard in the corner of the room.
That damned Zheng Haicheng! He not only tried to fool himself with a bag of moldy sponge cakes, but he even stole them from that old shrew Chang Dafeng!
Who are you insulting?!
Damn it, damn it!
Sure enough, there wasn't a single good person in the Zheng family!
Zheng Haicheng, you just wait!
She will not be a Bai if she does not avenge today's humiliation!
...
Meanwhile, on the other side, Aunt Yan returned furtively, trying to appear calm, but she was still feeling uneasy, so she didn't even go to see the commotion at Chang Dafeng.
As soon as he gets home, he goes straight into his room and won't come out.
After several days of recuperation in the hospital, Wu Meifang's condition has stabilized. All she needs to do now is rest in bed. Since resting in bed is the same whether she is in the hospital or at home, the doctor advised the Qin family to discharge her.
Wu Meifang has returned, but she still looks very weak and doesn't dare to move around too much, staying in bed to rest during her pregnancy.
No one knows how Qin Ziwen managed to fool her, but the girl really didn't tell her family. During these days at the hospital, it was Qin's family who were busy taking care of everything.
Aunt Yan treated her even more carefully than before, afraid that if she got angry, her belly would be in trouble again.
Every day, there was a constant supply of nourishing soups and broths. Fortunately, the family had accumulated a solid foundation over the years, and the old man had kept a secret when the family divided the property. Otherwise, no family could withstand such extravagance.
In addition, there was a pregnancy-preserving medicine prescribed by the doctor, who said to take it for a month and then go to the hospital for a check-up. These past two days, Aunt Yan has been brewing Wu Meifang's medicine.
Aunt Yan looked around and, seeing that no one was around, took out a small triangular paper packet from her sleeve.
With a pounding heart, she quickly tore it open and added it to the medicine pot.
Suddenly, a voice came from outside, "Mom, is Meifang's medicine ready?"
Aunt Yan's hand trembled, and the medicine in her hand spilled onto the edge of the clay pot.
She quickly blocked her view with her body and hurriedly wiped the area with a rag.
As soon as Qin Ziwen entered the room, he saw his mother frantically wiping something with a black rag. He frowned and asked, "Mom, what are you doing?"
Aunt Yan held her breath, the paper package in her hand was soaked with sweat, and she forced herself to calm down.
"Mom saw that the medicine was a bit hot and was afraid it would burn Meifang, so I thought I'd let it cool down a bit before bringing it to her." As she spoke, she picked up the clay pot with a rag, shook it, and poured the medicine into a bowl that had been prepared beforehand.
Qin Ziwen glanced at the casserole but didn't see anything unusual. He didn't suspect anything. "Okay, then let it air dry for a while. By the way, don't wipe it with such a dirty cloth in the future. If Meifang sees it, she'll make a scene again."
Aunt Yan nodded, "I understand. I was just in a hurry and didn't think of that much."
Aunt Yan breathed a sigh of relief after Qin Ziwen left.
She added all the remaining medicine from the small paper packet into it.
This was a famous sorceress introduced to her by a distant relative. She was quite skilled in conceiving children, and her potion for changing the sex of a baby was guaranteed to result in a boy. It was always effective.
I spent a lot of money to buy it.
There are seven small packets in total, one packet per day.
Seven days later, the female fetus can be transformed into a male fetus.
Thinking of her chubby grandson, a loving smile appeared on Aunt Yan's lips.
...
After a busy period of time, Yu Junsheng's new project team has made considerable progress. The new product is currently in the trial production stage, and as long as the trial is successful, it will soon be able to go into mass production at the factory.
Currently, all their experimental new products are stored in the warehouse, and when needed, their technical staff can simply sign for them to receive them.
Today, Yu Junsheng needed these, so he went to the warehouse to get the parts for the experimental product. He called out a few times but no one responded. Thinking that the warehouse manager, Lao Zhao, was sometimes inside organizing goods and couldn't hear him, he took a few more steps inside and found no one there.
Yu Junsheng finally realized something was wrong. Old Zhao usually wouldn't leave the warehouse without permission, and even if he did, he would close the door. He would never just leave the door open and disappear without a trace.
He instantly became alert, but it was too late; the door behind him suddenly slammed shut.
At the same time, another person entered.
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