Chapter 79
Chairman Wu was not frightened by Zhao Meizhen. He was a trade union worker and must have experienced such things often. Therefore, Chairman Wu quickly put on a gentle smile, helped Zhao Meizhen up, and then asked earnestly: "Is this comrade a family member of Master Xia?"
"Yes, I am Xia Daming's family member. Leader, you are a big leader from the city, right?" Zhao Meizhen asked quickly.
Chairman Qin immediately said, "This is Chairman Wu, the chairman of the city labor union. He happened to be inspecting the factory and came to express his condolences when he heard about this matter."
"It's Chairman Wu! You are a big leader, you have to make the decision for our Old Xia! It's not easy for our Old Xia. He is still doing such heavy work in the warehouse at this age. He was often injured before and his waist can't even straighten up. He was undergoing surgery today. Leader, I'm only in my forties. If our Old Xia is gone, what should I do, wuwuwuwuwu..." As she spoke, Zhao Meizhen actually began to pretend crying.
The reason why I said she was crying fakely was that she didn't shed tears even when she screamed, and her eyes didn't even get red.
She was probably afraid that her boss would notice something, so she kept her head down and rubbed the corners of her eyes with her sleeves, trying to make them look redder.
Xia Qingtang hadn't seen Zhao Meizhen for a while. When she saw her again, she found that her clothes were better than last year. The light brown coat she was wearing was obviously newly made this year, and the pair of black cloth shoes on her feet were also new. It can be seen that Xia Qinghai also brought a lot of benefits to his mother after climbing up the social ladder.
Chairman Wu immediately said, "Comrade, please rest assured. You see, your factory director Qi and the chairman of the labor union are here now. We will definitely go all out and try every possible way to save Master Xia."
Director Qi could only say, "Yes, Comrade Lao Zhao, don't worry, we are all here, and you have to trust the doctor's skills. Lao Xia will be fine."
"Then Director, tell me, what should the factory do if Old Xia is no longer able to survive?" Zhao Meizhen asked with her hands on her hips, full of confidence.
Director Qi was stunned for a moment. Seeing that Chairman Wu was staring at him, he could only say, "He's still in surgery. It's not appropriate to say this..."
“Old Xia was injured like this in the factory, and the factory won’t give him some actual compensation? Director Qi, you are living a life of luxury, but our Old Xia has to eat coarse food and work hard in the warehouse. He is already this old, and the factory has never thought of arranging him to the second line. Now he is lying there, not knowing whether he is dead or alive. Director Qi, can't you give him a definite answer? What do you think the lives of us front-line workers are?” Zhao Meizhen said as she continued to pretend crying. She rushed over and grabbed Chairman Wu’s sleeve, “Leader, you have to make the decision for us, wuwuwuwu…”
Chairman Wu immediately said, "Don't worry. No matter what happens to Master Xia, we will definitely follow the standards of the cotton mill. We will give you the compensation you deserve. The mill will definitely not give you a penny less. If your family is in financial difficulty, the city will also give you some subsidies depending on the situation."
After that, Chairman Wu looked at Chairman Qin and whispered, "What is the family situation of this comrade?"
Chairman Qin whispered, "They are two employees in the factory. Master Xia, who is in the operating room, has been working in the warehouse. I heard that he was injured several times, but they were all minor injuries. Comrade Zhao retired early because of lung disease and gave her job to her son who was working in the countryside. She also has a daughter who also works in our factory and is an officer of the trade union. Both the son and the daughter are married, so the family should not be in great difficulty."
Zhao Meizhen couldn't hear clearly what Chairman Qin and Chairman Wu were saying in a low voice, but when she saw Chairman Wu's eyes gradually change from sympathy to indifference, she glared and said unceremoniously: "What are the leaders talking about? Don't hide it from me and say bad things about us front-line workers! Lao Xia and I have devoted our lives to the cotton mill. I have a serious lung disease and I take medicine and see a doctor every month. Now our Lao Xia is lying in that room, and I don't know if he can survive. If he dies, it would be fine. If he is seriously injured and can't work in the future, how will the factory arrange for us? I am a retired employee. I only have so little money a month, which is only enough for me to eat and drink. If I want to take a dose of Chinese medicine, I have to rely on my son to supplement it. If our Lao Xia is also retired, it means that we two are waiting to die!"
After hearing this, not only Xia Qingtang understood Zhao Meizhen's intention, but everyone else also understood it.
Although the retirement salary is extremely low, it also has its advantages. For example, it allows children who have gone to the countryside to work in the fields to return to the city early. However, the Xia family no longer has any children living in the countryside, so internal retirement has only disadvantages and no advantages for their family.
Zhao Meizhen has already retired, and her monthly income is barely enough to make ends meet, but fortunately Xia Daming has a long length of service and a stable salary, so even if Xia Qinghai does not give any financial support to the family, the couple's life will not be too difficult.
Now Xia Daming is lying in the operating room and his condition is unclear. If his physical condition does not allow him to work in the warehouse after he comes out, the factory will simply ask him to retire early, and he will not be able to live in the future.
So Zhao Meizhen was determined to make trouble. While the city's top leaders were also here, she had to make a big fuss about this matter and demand an explanation from Director Qi on the spot. As long as she was given an explanation now and Xia Daming could be transferred to another position instead of retiring, then Zhao Meizhen would be able to feel at ease.
Xia Qingtang looked at Zhao Meizhen's shining eyes and realized that this person had always been very smart, but sometimes her cleverness would backfire. Xia Qinghai had actually inherited her smartness, and he was now more cautious, so he was able to marry Wu Jinfeng and make the woman listen to him.
Although Xia Daming didn't say anything, he was actually pretending to be ignorant. He knew everything in his heart, but just didn't want to care or say anything.
So in her previous life, she was the only stupid person in the whole family. No wonder she was squeezed dry of her surplus value by the mother and son.
Just looking at Zhao Meizhen's expression, you can tell that no matter how badly Xia Daming is injured this time, their family will be able to gain the biggest profit from it.
After Zhao Meizhen finished shouting, Director Qi was obviously sweating. His face looked very ugly. He quickly took out a handkerchief from his pocket to wipe the sweat from his forehead.
"Leaders, don't be silent! Our Old Xia is lying in that room for the factory. If you don't give me a definite answer today, I don't want to live anymore. I will crash to death here in front of the big leaders, so that everyone can see why the factory can't consider us front-line workers?" Zhao Meizhen argued confidently, and when she said this, she even had a righteous expression on her face, as if she was the righteous one.
Chairman Wu quickly said: "Comrade, we all know your request, but everything should wait until the operation is over..."
"After it's over? What if I can't make it out alive and the leader just walks away? What should we do? I'm a sick woman. It's not that I'm unreasonable, I just have no other options! Big leader, tell me, our old Xia has dedicated her whole life to the cotton mill and done hard work in the warehouse for decades. It's okay to have a lot of injuries, but now it's like this, the factory won't give me an explanation? Are they really forcing me to die?"
Chairman Wu smiled and looked at Director Qi: "Old Qi, you have to take the voices of the employees seriously."
Director Qi cursed in his heart, but he could only say with a tight mouth: "You are right, I will definitely take the voices of the employees seriously, but our factory is also in a very short supply of positions now, and many places are no longer short of people..."
"How come there is no shortage of people? Didn't Director Qi just send his sister-in-law to the cleaning team? That is the most idle department in the whole factory. Everyone knows that those who go there are relatives and friends. Your sister-in-law is young and healthy. I don't know what's wrong with her that she has to be sent to the cleaning team to live out her retirement?" Zhao Meizhen's words were like a bolt from the blue, and almost everyone present changed their expressions.
Xia Qingtang also knew about this. After all, the trade union needed to know about all personnel transfers. However, the sister-in-law that Zhao Meizhen mentioned was not Director Qi’s biological sister-in-law, but just a cousin. Moreover, that person did get some certificate from the hospital saying that she could no longer work in the workshop. It took more than a year before she was transferred to the cleaning team by Director Qi.
The cleaning team employs idlers who have connections with the family. This is actually the same in every factory. Chairman Wu, as the chairman of the labor union, is also aware of this. But now that Zhao Meizhen has mentioned it by name, he can only immediately say seriously: "Old Qi? Is this true?"
Director Qi’s face turned pale, and he was about to cry: “Chairman Wu, I…I…”
"You can't do this. You are the head of the factory. If you appoint people based on personal connections, what will happen to these grassroots employees? Places like the cleaning team must be assigned to employees who really need them."
"Chairman Wu, I am not nepotism, and that person is not my sister-in-law. She has a certificate from a regular hospital..."
Zhao Meizhen shouted, "She's your sister-in-law. Cousins don't count as relatives, right? Why are you still denying it? Director Qi, I saw you and your sister-in-law having dinner alone in a state-owned restaurant last month! Are you trying to deny it now?"
Director Qi was about to cry this time: "I..."
Chairman Wu said coldly: "Old Qin, your union should follow up on this matter and see if that person complies with the regulations."
"Yes." Chairman Qin said immediately, "I will check it out tomorrow."
"Also, since Master Xia, who is now lying in the operating room, is said to be a hardworking and diligent veteran, we must do a good job in follow-up work and not let down the veteran employees. We must provide him with the compensation and benefits that he deserves. If he is physically unable to do heavy work in the future, we must find a way to get him to a department that does not require heavy work."
Chairman Qin nodded immediately: "Yes, I will urge our Director Qi to complete this."
Director Qi quickly said, "Don't worry, Chairman Wu. I will take care of this matter."
How dare he not finish it? I don't know what happened today. We were holding a Youth Day event, and Chairman Wu of the Municipal Federation of Trade Unions suddenly came over. Just when he was about to leave, he heard someone say that Xia Daming's leg was broken and he was sent to the hospital. They also said that there was blood all over the floor, which looked particularly scary. Chairman Wu wanted to come over to take a look, and the result turned out like this.
Chairman Wu nodded and said to Zhao Meizhen, "Comrade, you can rest assured now. Lao Qin and Lao Qi will handle it impartially. If there is anything that is not in compliance with the regulations, you can go to the Municipal Federation of Trade Unions to report it to me. My last name is Wu, Wu Wei. Just recognize me. As long as it is the legitimate rights and interests of the employees, I will definitely help you."
Zhao Meizhen now has a backbone. Since the big boss has spoken, there will definitely be no internal retirement. Later, she can also use the boss's words to urge Director Qi to transfer Xia Daming to another position, so that he can work peacefully until retirement, and the family will not lose any income.
She immediately held Chairman Wu's hand, looking very touched: "Thank you, great leader, thank you. We are relieved to have a great leader like you here! You are a good leader who can really do practical things for us grassroots employees! Leader, thank you for being here today!"
Chairman Wu comforted Zhao Meizhen for a few more words and then walked up to Xia Qingtang and said, "Hello, young comrade. Are you Master Xia's daughter?"
"Hello, Chairman Wu, I am his daughter." Xia Qingtang shook hands with Chairman Wu.
"Don't worry too much. Trust the doctor's skills. Your father will be fine."
"Yes, thank you, Chairman Wu."
The operation would still take a long time, and Chairman Wu had limited time after all, so he calmed the family members and said that he should leave, but he left his secretary behind and told him to wait until the operation was over before returning to report.
Chairman Qin and the others escorted him out. After watching them leave, Feng Xinhui immediately whispered, "Who told the leaders?"
The warehouse manager shook his head and said, "Maybe someone in our warehouse told them, because Old Xia was pretty scary this time. This kind of thing spreads quickly and it's hard to keep it secret."
"Well, I really can't hide it." Feng Xinhui nodded and said nothing more.
Anyway, the one who was in trouble this time was Director Qi, not their union, so she didn't bother to care.
Zhao Meizhen walked up to the warehouse manager and said, "How badly has our Lao Xia been injured? What kind of surgery is this? Why hasn't it been completed yet?"
"It's just that his leg was broken. They said the bones were broken into several pieces. There are also some external injuries, so he needs surgery. It won't be two hours since he went in. Don't worry, Lao Zhao. He will definitely be fine." The warehouse manager sighed softly, "The doctor said before I went in that he would do his best to treat him."
"Have you gone to find my son? How can I stay here alone after such a big thing happened? We have to call Qinghai over." Zhao Meizhen shouted again.
Since she came in, she has been avoiding Xia Qingtang's face, as if she dared not look at her.
This made Xia Qingtang feel very strange. She didn't understand why Zhao Meizhen would avoid her on her own initiative. However, this doubt had started before. According to Zhao Meizhen's personality, knowing that she married into such a good family, she would definitely run to her to ask for benefits. But for some reason, after Xia Qinghai's wedding, not only did Zhao Meizhen not go to find her, but even her eldest uncle, second uncle, and grandmother did not say a word.
The deputy director next to him said, "We have already sent someone to look for him. Today is the Youth Day event, and many young people who did not participate in the event have gone home early. I guess your son should have gone home with his daughter-in-law."
"Then let someone go to their homes to notify them."
“I don’t know the address.”
"I know, let me tell you..." Zhao Meizhen said a string of addresses.
The warehouse manager quickly said, "Xiao Wang, go and call Xia Qinghai over."
"Yes." A warehouse porter standing there turned and ran out.
Zhao Meizhen also sighed and squatted down at the door of the operating room.
Even though she was making a fuss, she was really worried about Xia Daming's health. After all, the person she cared about most in this life was her son, followed by Xia Daming.
Xia Qingtang stood in the corner for a while. She looked at the time on her watch, then turned and walked towards that end.
Just after walking a few steps, I saw Chairman Qin, Director Qi and Yang Dachuan coming over together. Chairman Qin asked, "Where are you going, Xiao Xia?"
"I'm going to borrow the hospital's phone to call my in-laws. Something happened there tonight, and I had agreed to go back after get off work. Now that I haven't been back for a long time, they will be worried." Xia Qingtang said softly.
Chairman Qin knew who her husband's family was, so he immediately said, "Then go and borrow the phone. It should be in the dean's office. If they don't lend it to you, just say you are an officer at the cotton mill and you want to call for business."
"Yes, I will. Thank you, Chairman Qin." Xia Qingtang said and continued to walk out.
She was quite familiar with the hospital and knew that the director's office building was at the back, so she turned right after walking out.
"Secretary Xia! Wait for me!" Yang Dachuan chased after him from behind, "I want to borrow the phone too!"
Xia Qingtang didn't wait for him, nor did he even look back at him, but continued walking forward.
Yang Dachuan ran over to catch up with her, and whispered, "Secretary Xia, don't worry. When I came here just now, I asked the nurse over there, and she said that although your father's leg injury is serious, as long as the operation is successful, he should be fine afterwards. The surgeon in charge is a director, so the operation will definitely be successful."
"I understand, thank you." Xia Qingtang said lightly.
In fact, she also knew that Xia Daming would not be in danger of his life this time, but he suffered such an injury at this age. He would have to undergo rehabilitation after his bones recovered, and there would be various sequelae when he gets older, which was actually quite painful.
Yang Dachuan observed her expression as he walked. Seeing that she was in a very low mood, he said, "The operation should be almost over. Let's make a call as soon as possible and wait over there. When he comes out, we can ask the doctor for details."
"Well, thank you." Seeing that he really cared about her, Xia Qingtang did not say anything unpleasant, but thanked him calmly.
Yang Dachuan stopped talking after that. The two of them walked to the small building where the dean's office was. Yang Dachuan asked the person on duty and found the telephone room. He introduced himself first, and the other party nodded and agreed to let them make the call.
"Secretary Xia, you fight first, I'll be behind you." Yang Dachuan said gently.
Xia Qingtang thanked him and walked over to make a phone call. She called the main compound directly and asked the person on the other end to go to Xie's house and tell them that Xia Daming was having surgery at the Second People's Hospital and she had to stay here until the operation was over.
"Is there nothing else?" the other end asked.
"No, thank you. Sorry to bother you to make the trip." Xia Qingtang hung up the phone and asked the staff how much he needed to pay.
Yang Dachuan said, "You go back to the operating room first. I'll pay for this when I'm done."
"No, I can pay for it myself." Xia Qingtang said stubbornly.
Yang Dachuan smiled helplessly and could only walk over to make his own phone call.
Xia Qingtang paid the phone bill and quickly ran back to the door of the operating room.
Those people were still standing outside. Chairman Qin and Director Qi were sitting on chairs in the corner, whispering something. Director Qi had a dejected look on his face and seemed to be in a very bad mood.
Xia Qingtang had no interest in speaking at this moment, so he continued to stand alone in the corner, waiting silently.
Yang Dachuan came back after a while. He didn't go to Xia Qingtang, but sat with Chairman Qin and the others.
Half an hour later, Xiao Wang came running over with Xia Qinghai. He was sweating all over, without a coat, and only had an old shirt on. He must have run away from home.
"How is my dad?"
"Qinghai! Qinghai, you're here!" Zhao Meizhen had been squatting on the ground with her head in her arms, motionless. Now that she saw her son coming, she burst into tears and ran over to hug her son.
This time she was really crying, because her tears and snot were flowing down together, and she looked really anxious and worried.
Xia Qinghai took out a handkerchief to wipe her tears, then said, "Mom, don't cry. How is Dad?"
"They said that several bones were broken. We don't know the exact condition yet. We'll have to wait until the operation is over to find out." Zhao Meizhen sniffed and blew her nose with her son's handkerchief.
Xia Qinghai asked: "Which bone is broken?"
The warehouse manager said: "It was the left thigh. A large bag of materials fell down and hit your father."
"This is not the first or second time that the warehouse has been like this. We really need to pay attention to safety." Xia Qinghai looked to the side and saw Director Qi and Chairman Qin, so he walked over and said a few words to them.
Zhao Meizhen also followed and said, "Just now, the senior leaders of the city came and said that they would definitely take good care of your father's injury, right, Director Qi?"
Director Qi looked particularly unhappy, but Yang Dachuan was still here, so he could only say with a dark face: "Yes, yes, the factory will definitely handle this matter properly, you can all rest assured, if Master Xia can't work in the warehouse in the future, I will arrange for him to work in the cleaning team."
"Look, Director Qi has said so, so don't worry about your father. As long as he can get out safely, he will have a good life in the future." Zhao Meizhen said.
Xia Qinghai said: "Let's wait until the operation is over. It's such a major operation, and we don't know what will happen..."
He narrowed his eyes and looked towards the operating room, obviously worried about Xia Daming's safety.
After talking to the leaders, Xia Qinghai stood there with Zhao Meizhen, and both of them stared at that place motionlessly.
Yang Dachuan was asking Chairman Qin about Xia Qingtang at the moment. When Chairman Qin just mentioned that Xia Qingtang was a good writer and very capable, he saw Xie Jinxuan wearing a dark blue coat, standing straight like a little poplar, striding towards him.
Yang Dachuan was stunned for a moment and was about to say hello to Xie Jinxuan when he saw Xie Jinxuan walking straight towards Xia Qingtang in the corner and hugging her in her arms.
He narrowed his eyes and realized that Xia Qingtang was actually married to Xie Jinxuan. This was really an acquaintance.
There were too many people, and Xia Qingtang was embarrassed to stay in Xie Jinxuan's arms all the time, so she just hugged her briefly and let go of her arms, then whispered, "Why are you here?"
"I definitely have to come. Such a big thing has happened. How can I not come?" Xie Jinxuan whispered, "What exactly is going on? Is it serious?"
"My left leg was broken by a heavy object, and there are external injuries, but the person performing the surgery is the director, so there is a high probability that the surgery will be successful."
"That's good." Xie Jinxuan reached out and touched her head again, "You must be scared, right?"
"Actually, it's okay. After all, he was sent to the hospital for surgery right away, so it was timely rescue. By the way, how is things at home? Aunt Liu specially prepared dinner for me today, but I can't go back." Xia Qingtang still felt a little regretful.
This was the first time in her two lifetimes that someone wanted to celebrate her birthday in a serious manner, and they had started preparing for it several days in advance. But who would have thought that something like this would happen suddenly.
But things are unpredictable, and emergencies can happen at any time. No matter how regretful you are, you can only accept it.
"My family was very worried at first because you weren't home on time. I waited for a while and was about to go out to look for you, but Xiao Ma ran over and told me that your dad had surgery. Don't worry about my family. Everyone knows that your dad is in this state now. You definitely won't be in the mood to celebrate your birthday. Before I left, Aunt Liu divided the food for the family to eat first, and left some for the two of us. We will go back to eat after we finish here. Although we can't eat together, the birthday presents everyone prepared for you are in the living room, and you will see them when you go back." Xie Jinxuan said softly.
Xia Qingtang smiled and said, "Thank you, and thank you to Grandpa and Grandma, Mom and Dad, Aunt Liu and Xiaoyun. You are all so kind to me."
Yang Dachuan squinted his eyes and kept looking at the two people over there. He found that Xia Qingtang was like a different person in front of Xie Jinxuan. Her original cold expression turned into sweetness and relaxation, which showed that she was very dependent on Xie Jinxuan.
Xie Jinxuan was also very considerate to her, and from their subtle movements one could tell that they had a very good relationship. They were the kind of young couple that people envied.
As they were talking, the operation in the operating room was over, and a person wearing a mask came out. Zhao Meizhen immediately rushed over and said, "Doctor, doctor, how is my husband?"
Everyone else was also pushing their way over there. Xia Qingtang and Xie Jinxuan couldn't squeeze through, so they could only stand outside and listen to the noise.
"The operation was successful."
"Thank God!"
"Very good!"
Hearing this, Xia Qingtang let out a long sigh and grabbed Xie Jinxuan's big hand and shook it: "Great, the operation was successful."
I'm glad Xia Daming is okay. After all, even Zhao Meizhen is alive and well. He is not so bad that he would rather die.
"Well, then you stay here for a while. We'll arrange a ward for Dad once he comes out. I'll go tell someone. It'd be better to arrange a ward with fewer people." Xie Jinxuan touched her head, turned around and ran away.
The wards at this moment are basically large multi-person wards, with a maximum of ten people in a ward and a smaller number of six people. Three-person wards and double wards can only be occupied by people of certain status.
The ward not only accommodates the patients themselves, but also their accompanying family members, so large wards are usually noisy. At night, many people snore and grind their teeth, which affects the patients' rest. That's why Xie Jinxuan immediately went to help coordinate the ward.
When Yang Dachuan saw Xie Jinxuan running away, he immediately walked over to Xia Qingtang and said, "Xiaodi Xie, why did you run away? Where are you going?"
Xia Qingtang looked up at him and said, "Go find someone to ask about the ward."
Yang Dachuan smiled and said, "As expected of Xie Jinxuan, she was very sensible when she was studying, and now that she's working, she's still very capable."
"Thank you for the compliment." Xia Qingtang said lightly.
"How did you two get together? By the way, did you know that Xie Jinxuan is my junior? We are both students of No. 1 Middle School, and he is two years younger than me."
Xia Qingtang said: "Like you, I am two years younger than him, and he is my senior."
Upon hearing this, Yang Dachuan's eyes widened immediately: "What? You are also my junior? Then why don't I have any impression of you at all? You are so beautiful, this shouldn't be the case!"
"It's my duty. How old was I when you graduated? I was still a little kid." Xia Qingtang said casually.
At that time, she was indeed a little kid who had not grown up yet. Although she had a pretty face, she was a very thin child after all. It would definitely be abnormal for an adult to notice her.
Yang Dachuan burst out laughing, and the noise was so loud that it attracted the attention of several people. Chairman Qin also glanced at him with a slightly dissatisfied look.
Yang Dachuan realized his mistake and immediately said, "Since you are my junior, if you need any help from me, just let me know."
"Thank you, but I don't think it's necessary. After all, my lover can help." Xia Qingtang said.
Yang Dachuan said, "Don't say that. I know that Xie's family is better off than ours, but I work at the Municipal Labor Union after all, so I'm closer to you, right? What I can help with, he may not be able to."
"I don't need those favors. Now all I want is for my father to recover soon." After saying that, Xia Qingtang walked to the front.
As expected, Xie Jinxuan found someone to help and arranged a ward for six people. Although there were still quite a few people, it was much better than a ward for ten people. Moreover, the ward was not full. With Xia Daming, there were only four people, and the others were all from the agency. They were all very gentle and the place was relatively quiet.
After Xia Daming was pushed out of the operating room, he was sent directly to the ward.
Xia Qingtang ran to ask the surgeon Xia Daming about the condition, and the reply he got was that the operation was very successful and the injured bone was not as serious as the warehouse director had said before. As long as he recovered normally, it would not affect his walking.
People from the cotton mill followed to the inpatient ward, and the nurse said, "Don't leave so many people here. Only family members can stay here. Others who need to go back should go back quickly."
Chairman Qin said, "Since the operation was successful, everyone should go home quickly. Xiao Feng and I can stay here to see if Comrade Zhao needs any help."
Zhao Meizhen said bluntly, "Of course we need it. We need food and drink. Has the factory paid for the hospitalization? My son needs to take leave to take care of Lao Xia during this period. The factory cannot deduct his salary. We still have to pay for our meals! It's so expensive to eat and drink in the hospital. The factory must pay for it! He was injured on duty. It's only right that the factory pays for us to take care of Lao Xia, right?"
"Okay, these will be arranged." Chairman Qin said: "Xiao Feng, please write down Comrade Zhao's needs, and then go to the factory to help them apply for these expenses."
"Yes, I understand." Feng Xinhui nodded quickly.
The people in the warehouse had been waiting here for too long, and Chairman Qin urged them to go home and rest, so they all went back.
While Zhao Meizhen was talking to Chairman Qin and the others, Xia Qingtang went to the ward to take a look.
Xia Daming hadn't woken up yet. His left leg was covered in a thick plaster cast and his arms were wrapped in bandages. He was sleeping peacefully.
Xia Qinghai said: "The doctor said that Dad can still walk normally after this."
"Yeah, I asked that, too."
"I'm sure I won't be able to do heavy work in the future. Fortunately, Mom made a scene. When Dad's injury heals, he can go to the cleaning team to retire." Xia Qinghai whispered, "Is Mom not annoying you?"
Xia Qingtang said: "No, she didn't even look at me, let alone talk to me."
"It's good that I didn't disturb you. I threatened her before, saying that my brother-in-law's family is very powerful. If she doesn't behave herself, they might arrest her and lock her up. It seems that what I said worked."
"Why are you doing this? I thought you would allow her to come to me for money and things." Xia Qingtang said coldly.
Xia Qinghai said, "I'm not a fool. If I allow her to ask you for money and things, will the Xie family let us go? Don't I know what kind of family they are? Even if Mr. Xie and the others won't do anything, is your brother-in-law someone who can be easily provoked? Even if we can't be relatives, we won't be enemies. I'm working hard now, and my father-in-law gives me a lot of money and food coupons. I don't lack anything, and I don't need to ask mom to ask you for anything. As for my two uncles, I have also scared them. If they come to you for something in the future, it will definitely have nothing to do with me and mom. Every grievance has its perpetrator, and I hope you won't vent your anger on us. Because I have asked mom to go back to her parents' home less often, and she hasn't sent any money over in the past few months. Everything they do cannot be blamed on us."
After hearing this, Xia Qingtang was actually a little surprised. She had already felt that Xia Qinghai was different in this life. Now looking at it this way, he had changed so much.
Of course, it may also be that the Xie family is too powerful, and Xie Jinxuan cares about Xia Qingtang very much, so Xia Qinghai has a lot of concerns.
In her previous life, the Kong family was not so powerful, and Xia Qingtang was not valued in their family. She didn't dare to say anything when she was bullied by her in-laws. Xia Qinghai certainly didn't have to worry so much.
Thinking of this, Xia Qingtang said, "Don't worry, every wrong has its perpetrator, and I know it better than you."
"That's fine." Xia Qinghai smiled and said, "Oh, by the way, you don't need to take care of Dad. Mom and I can take care of him. If you have time, come and take a look. It will be a show for others to see."
"I know."
"Then you guys go back. It's getting late and we haven't had dinner yet. Go back and eat something and take a rest." Xia Qinghai said as he walked out with Xia Qingtang.
Zhao Meizhen was still chattering about her requests to Chairman Qin and Feng Xinhui, Director Qi was standing there alone with a gloomy face, and Xie Jinxuan was being pulled by Yang Dachuan, and no one knew what they were talking about.
"Brother-in-law." Xia Qinghai shouted.
Xie Jinxuan apologized and walked over to Xia Qinghai: "Is Dad okay?"
"It's quite stable." Xia Qinghai said: "I heard from the nurse that you arranged this ward. Thank you very much."
“It should be.”
"It's getting late. You should all go back and rest. You still have to go to work tomorrow."
Xie Jinxuan said: "Okay, Qingtang and I will go back first, and I will leave this place to you."
"Don't worry, that's my dad, I will definitely take good care of him."
Xie Jinxuan went to say goodbye to Chairman Qin and the others. Director Qi's face was originally gloomy, but when he saw Xie Jinxuan, it was no longer gloomy. He quickly shook hands with him and said hello, "Did you bring a flashlight? Be careful on the way back."
Before Xie Jinxuan could say anything, she heard Zhao Meizhen muttering in a low voice: "Leaving now? You have to stay here to take care of me for one night at least. Even if this is a family of a high-ranking official, you won't even take care of your own father..."
Her voice was very soft, but Chairman Qin and Xie Jinxuan next to her heard it.
Xie Jinxuan immediately said: "My eldest brother said he would come to take care of my father-in-law tonight."
"There is a pregnant woman in his family. How can he stay here all night?" Zhao Meizhen said with her head down.
"Isn't mother-in-law here? It's her duty to take care of her husband." Xie Jinxuan said with a smile, "You can't expect a daughter who has severed ties with you to take care of you, right? Mother-in-law, have you forgotten that you said in front of so many neighbors that you didn't have a daughter? Since you don't have a daughter, don't count on these. Chairman Qin, Director Qi, don't you think this is the truth?"
Director Qi immediately said, "Yes, yes, you are right, that's the truth."
Chairman Qin also said, "Old Zhao, just leave one or two family members at the hospital to take care of the patient. The doctors and nurses will definitely be busy on the first night, and the family members won't be able to do much. If you can't take care of the patient later, you can tell the factory, and the workers can come and help."
"Your leader is also speaking for her..." Zhao Meizhen said unhappily, "It would be fine at other times, but this is because her father was injured..."
Xie Jinxuan interrupted her: "Does mother-in-law know what day it is today?"
Zhao Meizhen was stunned for a moment and said, "Youth Day? What other day could it be?"
Xia Qinghai's face changed, and he hurried over. He said, "Mom, don't be unreasonable. The factory will pay for everything. If you don't go to work, I can also take a leave. The two of us can take care of Dad. Jinfeng has Auntie to take care of her, you don't have to worry about her."
Zhao Meizhen glanced at Xie Jinxuan, but she didn't dare to throw a tantrum. She could only say angrily, "Is it me who is being unreasonable? There are two children in the family, not just you. Your biological father doesn't care about you..."
Everyone else was quite embarrassed, but Xie Jinxuan said, "So mother-in-law also knows that you have two children, not just one? Today is Youth Day, and it is also the birthday of your other child. She is already 21 years old, but you can't even remember such an easy-to-remember birthday. Now that someone needs to take care of your husband, how come you remember that you have another child?"
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