Perhaps it was simply that Jian Dan and Cheng Jia's personalities weren't compatible, as they weren't suited to be together today. Soon after, Cheng Rui came back, followed by Lin Dongfang, who had just said earlier that he didn't want any trouble.
The two people in the house were stunned for a moment and looked at Cheng Rui.
"Weren't you going to see the old man? Why are you going to see him again?"
Lin Dongfang looked at the bloody mess at their feet, shook his head,
"He really can't come. I just came back from there. I slipped on the mountain and twisted my ankle."
"I really can't get out of bed for the time being."
Cheng Rui also looked helpless.
He went there excitedly, but as soon as he entered the house, he heard this terrible news. Before he could even say a few words, Lin Dongfang dragged him back.
"Alright, why are you still being so polite with me?"
If Brother Chao finds out that you went to see Grandpa Cheng instead of me, a strong laborer, he'll come after me!
Xiao Rui, could you just run another errand and tell your sister-in-law so she won't worry?
"Why!"
Seeing that Jian Dan didn't object, Cheng Rui readily agreed, turned around, and pushed the door open to leave.
The moon is high in the sky, shining brightly on the snow, making the night road quite clear, so Cheng Rui isn't afraid.
After he left, Jian Dan quickly asked,
How did you sprain your ankle? Is it serious? Do you have any medicine?
Lin Dongfang rolled up his sleeves and ordered Cheng An to assist him, getting right to work.
"I checked, it's not a big problem, just a sprain."
There was snow on the mountain. He slipped on the edge of a rock, twisted his ankle, and then hit the raised edge of a rock, suffering minor injuries.
I just went back and got some safflower oil and brought it over. They also massaged it in. The bruising will clear up in a few days.
To be honest, Grandpa Cheng's health is completely different from before.
What was said unintentionally may have been taken to heart by the listener.
I've always wondered, even if a person changes, can they change so completely?
However, she didn't know Cheng Jia from before, and had no right to comment on this. Since Lin Dongfang had already figured it out, it was impossible for Cheng Jin and Cheng Chao not to.
Cheng Chao, in particular, is not the kind of person who is blinded by family ties.
Unbeknownst to her, Cheng Jin and Lin Zhengde were also discussing this matter in the garrison office at that moment.
"That kid's off already?"
Cheng Jin sighed.
"We've set off, we just left."
Before leaving, he made a solemn pledge, saying he would definitely dig out that gang's hideout.
Lin Zhengde snorted coldly.
"It would be strange if I wasn't angry."
Brother Cheng's body used to be incredibly strong, if not iron. Who would have thought that in just over twenty years, he would become so sickly? To me, he's not even as healthy as Old Ming, who's just a scholar.
"But he's tall and strong. Let's not even talk about anything else, just take that time last year when he was hunting wild boar. In the past, those stones he fired wouldn't have killed the boar outright, but they certainly wouldn't have caused any serious injury, right?"
"yes!
Looking like this, let alone Xiao Chao, even I might not recognize him.
Tell me, what kind of potent drug could weaken someone's body to this extent?
You said he mentioned amnesia, could it also be related to this medication?
Lin Zhengde leaned casually against the table.
"That's hard to say. In ancient times, there were things like 'infertility drugs' or something. By the way, who heard the story before that said that in big families, it was the same? You drug her, and she drug you."
This stuff definitely exists, but we don't know how much they used on Brother Cheng, or what kind of effects it had. There's no point in just guessing.
But judging from Brother Cheng's attitude, he seems quite content with the current situation. Look, since that man was arrested, he hasn't asked about him even once, has he? He hasn't even mentioned his own health, has he?"
Cheng Jin was somewhat heavy-hearted.
"Yes, that's why I'm worried."
If I had really left then, well, that would have been it.
Neither Xiao Chao, nor I, nor my second brother would think in that direction, so no one would have any other thoughts.
Now, things are as they are, which can be considered a small compensation for Xiao Chao's many years of fatherly absence.
But I'm really scared.
I asked Lao Yang, and he said that his brother's body is like a piece of paper, full of holes. Even a bad cold would be several times more dangerous for him than for others.
To put it bluntly, if he's not careful, even a common cold could cost him his life.
You tell me, Xiao Chao was actually happy to have his sister back. Several times I saw him sneaking out of the dormitory in the middle of the night. Tell me, in the middle of the night, how could he go to see his sister?
He was just secretly going to see her.
You know, with the current shortage of medical care and medicine, even we can't guarantee that we won't get sick.
He was in that kind of environment, and yes, he had Dandan and your eldest nephew to take care of him, so he had no worries about food and drink. It's all thanks to them; otherwise, who knows what would have become of him now?
Whether they said it or not, they all knew in their hearts that no matter what they had experienced in the past twenty years, this incident was enough to severely damage his vitality once again. To put it bluntly, he was already outwardly strong but inwardly weak.
In fact, Cheng Chao wasn't necessarily completely ignorant, otherwise he wouldn't have been so eager to participate in the arrest operation in this case.
Putting aside his other identity, just as a son, he could not let these culprits go unpunished.
Lin Zhengde also advised him,
"Don't think too much about it. Xiao Chao is a bright kid, and he understands these things very well."
Maybe the kids are even more thoughtful than we are.
Jian Dan was unaware of their concerns. She didn't have any deep feelings for Cheng Jia; they only had a blood relationship. Without spending time together, they could only be relatively close neighbors.
With Lin Dongfang taking action, she could hardly get involved.
Knowing the situation here, and seeing that Lin Dongfang wouldn't be going back anytime soon, Mingzhu simply picked up the child and came over with Cheng Rui.
The situation was that Lin Dongfang was working in the kitchen with his butt sticking out, while Cheng Rui and Cheng An ran around the inner and outer rooms helping out. Jian Dan and Mingzhu were the most idle, eating snacks and watching them work while Hui Zhou, who was wandering all over the place, was in the room.
Jian Dan wasn't embarrassed at all, and Mingzhu wasn't reluctant to use her own man either. They watched with great interest from inside the room, even teasing Jian Dan.
"See? This is when you need a man, isn't it?"
She simply rolled her eyes. It seemed like these people had conspired to brainwash her every now and then. She didn't know if it was for Ling Weidong's sake or if they just couldn't stand her being carefree.
She remained as decisive as ever in her refusal.
"No, I'm perfectly fine on my own. Let me tell you, my good days are just beginning, aren't they, Xiao An and Xiao Rui?"
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