Chapter 54: Elderly Care

When Ji Duo paused in front of the car door, Lin Qiao thought he had remembered something.

When the man's deep eyes looked at her, she was even ready to ask him if there was anything else he needed her to do, but she didn't expect the man to pull her.

The autumn nights turned cool early, and a few stars had already appeared in the sky. However, even though it was dark, it was already dinner time in the military compound. People were coming and going, and Xiao Fang was still in the car. This old cadre who even had to help her pull her skirt when she was wearing it at home actually came to pull her!

By the time Lin Qiao reacted, she had already been stuffed into the car by the man. She turned around and held the car door, "Why did you suddenly let me go? I haven't even locked the door yet."

Xiao Fang was even more surprised, and even wondered if he had seen it wrong when he had just glanced at her unintentionally.

Their leader Ji, who was as cold-faced as Yan Wang and who dared not even touch lesbians, actually held his wife's hand outside?

However, from the moment Ji Duo grabbed the person, all his surprise and anxiety returned to calm. Hearing the words, he turned around and said, "I'll do it." He locked the door neatly and got into the car.

"I wanted to take you to see him last time, but I didn't get the chance."

Ji Duo said that he got off the car and bought some bread when passing by a store. "I may not have time to eat tonight, so you can take a break first."

For a moment, Lin Qiao thought of the time when he went back to his hometown. He also got off the bus halfway and went to Daoxiangchun to buy a bag of snacks.

The only difference from that time was that their relationship had changed from strangers who had only met a few times to husband and wife, and their positions had also changed from one in front and one behind to side by side.

Lin Qiao picked up a paper bag and opened it, but Ji Duo didn't rush to eat it. Instead, he looked at her and said, "This old man has a special identity."

He actually took the initiative to explain to Lin Qiao. This was the second time that Lin Qiao was surprised today, following the time he suddenly pulled Lin Qiao into the car just now.

But his surname is Gu, and his identity is a bit special...

Lin Qiao thought for a moment and whispered a name, "Is it this one?"

Ji Duo nodded.

That person is really special. In terms of qualifications, he is more experienced than the one she met in the open class, but he has rarely appeared in public in recent years.

Although she didn't understand why the man wanted to bring her along, Lin Qiao still said softly, "I know. I'll be careful later."

"You don't have to be careful." Unexpectedly, the man said, "Gu Shaoping and I grew up together. His grandfather is just like my grandfather."

Gu Shaoping was another name Lin Qiao had never heard of. No one in Ji Duo's social circle had ever mentioned him in front of her.

Speaking of this person, Ji Duo fell silent for a moment, his dark eyes turned to look out the window, "Shaoping is half a year older than me and a year younger than Su Zheng, but his personality is better than both of us. When we were little, whenever someone bullied Shaozhen, that is, Shaoping's sister, Su Zheng and I would go and beat them up, and he would always take the blame. One year, I had chickenpox and a high fever, and I didn't even notice it, but he was the first to find out."

Some things have been sealed for too long, and gradually one becomes less and less willing to touch them, so when he was leaving that day, he hadn't decided whether to tell Lin Qiao.

Even when he met him in the hospital after he came back, he didn't mention Shao Ping's name when he explained.

But at that moment, seeing Lin Qiao standing there quietly, as if standing outside of his world, he suddenly wanted to pull her.

Ji Duo turned his gaze back to Lin Qiao, his eyes cast deep on her face, "Speaking of which, it has been thirteen years since Shao Ping passed away. Mr. Gu has no relatives around him. Usually, if there is anything, the nanny will notify me and Su Zheng."

As expected, the person was gone. No wonder Ji Duo and Su Zheng were the ones who showed up whenever they were looking for their sister or when their grandfather was sick and hospitalized.

Lin Qiao didn't know how he felt when he talked about this with her, but she thought it must not be a very good feeling, so she could not help but gently put her hand on the man's hand.

The woman's fingertips were soft and delicate, and her body temperature was obviously slightly lower than his, but the signal she conveyed was warmth.

Lin Qiao looks strong, smart, calm, and has thorns that can hurt you if you don't touch her properly, but she has a soft heart, which Ji Duo has discovered long ago. Otherwise, she would never ask him about his affairs, and she would not ask him if Mr. Gu was okay when he mentioned Shaoping's sister Shaozhen that day.

This gradually calmed his turmoil caused by the past, and he became more and more sure of his action of pulling the person into the car.

He lowered his eyes to look at the two people's hands that were overlapped one above the other. Just as he was about to speak, Lin Qiao seemed to realize something and quickly took his hand back.

Not only did she take it back, she also looked at him apologetically and said, "Sorry, I didn't notice." She moved her body a little further away from him.

What Ji Duo wanted to say was stuck in his throat. He felt a little depressed, and a little helpless, but it seemed that she could not be blamed entirely for this.

He treated others as his subordinates and felt relieved and comfortable. Now he wants to change, and others have become accustomed to cooperating...

Xiao Fang was still driving in front, so Ji Duo couldn't argue with her, so he could only continue, "Shao Ping's matter is a bit complicated, I'll tell you later. I just received a call from the nanny, and Mr. Gu's heart disease relapsed. He was just sent to the hospital. I may need you to help take care of him for a while."

Lin Qiao was familiar with this way of explaining things, and he nodded immediately in agreement, "Okay." He picked up the paper bag and continued to eat the bread. He was much calmer than when he first got on the bus.

Ji Duo saw this and felt like something was stuck in his heart again. There was really no simple and quick way to change the current situation.

There are many factors that influence the formation of a person's character, and it cannot be changed immediately by just a few words or a conversation.

The two arrived at the hospital and went upstairs, where they happened to meet the elderly nanny coming out with a thermos to get some hot water.

Ji Duo went up to him and asked about his condition. When he heard that he had stabilized, he asked about the cause of his illness, "Wasn't he already well when he was discharged from the hospital?"

The nanny is not sure

"It should be related to the few people who came to my house this afternoon. A few people came to my house this afternoon, saying they were Mr. Gu's nephews, nieces, and grandnephews. They didn't stay for too long. I went to buy some food and then they left. When I finished cooking and called Mr. Gu to eat, I found that he looked a little strange."

It was obvious that the visitor said or did something that irritated the old man, otherwise he would not have suddenly relapsed after recovering for more than half a month.

Lin Qiao looked at Ji Duo and found that the man's brows were knitted. He seemed to pause when he saw her looking at him, and then said, "Mr. Gu has not been in contact with his hometown for a long time."

"When can you tell me?" Lin Qiao didn't think that most people would be willing to stop having contact with a relative like Mr. Gu.

As expected, Ji Duo said, "During the years when Mr. Gu was sent down to the countryside, in order to distance themselves from him, they issued a certificate to expel him from the clan."

It really is true that there are people who can do anything. I guess when Mr. Gu is vindicated in the future, these people will regret it very much.

However, given this background, it is even less likely that the other party would come to visit for no reason. Mr. Gu’s illness this time was probably caused by being angry.

The two of them whispered a few words outside the ward, and after making sure that the patient was awake, they knocked twice and pushed the door open.

Lin Qiao remembered that this old man was only a few years older than Grandpa Ji, but compared to Grandpa Ji who was vigorous and full of energy and could be easily angered by his granddaughter, the man in the ward had wrinkles on his face and looked haggard. As he lay there quietly, it felt as if he was hanging on to his last breath.

When he saw Ji Duo, he turned and looked at him, "Xiao Duo is here." There was a hint of smile in his eyes, and the whole person seemed to be finally injected with some vitality.

Ji Duo nodded and greeted him, and introduced Lin Qiao beside him, "My wife Lin Qiao, I mentioned her to you the last time we met."

Hearing him talk about his lover with a serious face, Lin Qiao always felt that something was strange. Besides, had this man actually mentioned her to the other party?

She was a little surprised, but she still smiled and walked forward, saying hello openly, "Hello, Mr. Gu, I hope I didn't disturb your rest by coming here."

"No, I'm not bothering you." The old man spoke weakly, but he looked at her seriously and said to Ji Duo, "She's pretty."

This is something that only elders would say. Ji Duo's expression did not change much. "Not bad."

Mr. Gu looked at Lin Qiao again and said, "It's a pity that I'm not at home today. I didn't know you would come, and I didn't bring any gifts for the meeting."

He said he didn't bring it with him, which meant that it must have been prepared beforehand. Lin Qiao was a little surprised.

Ji Duo obviously didn't expect that, and Old Gu smiled at him and said, "You and Su Zheng are both like my grandson. My grandson is getting married, but I can't go because of my poor health. How can I not even give him a gift? I have prepared everything, and I am just waiting for you to bring the person to me."

This time, Ji Duo felt a little unnatural.

Gu Shaoping was a scar deep in his heart, and he seldom mentioned it to others. At first, he really had no intention of bringing Lin Qiao here, and he only had this idea recently.

The old man on the bed had a bit of cloudy eyes, but his eyesight was still there. When he saw his expression, he seemed to understand something and smiled back at Lin Qiao. "It's so late, and I still bothered you guys to come here. Have you two eaten yet?"

"I've already eaten." Lin Qiao naturally couldn't say that he didn't eat.

As we were chatting, the nurse pushed the door open and asked, "Who is the relative of bed number 12? The doctor wants you to go to the office."

"It's me." Ji Duo stepped out, walked to the door and looked back at the two of them.

Lin Qiao guessed that he was worried because the nanny hadn't come back yet, so he simply moved a stool and sat beside the bed, "You go ahead, I'm here."

Ji Duo didn't say anything else, just closed the door and turned to leave.

"Xiaoduo looks cold, as if no one can get into his heart, but he is more loyal than anyone else. You will understand after a while."

As the man walked away, Mr. Gu on the hospital bed suddenly said something.

Lin Qiao didn't know whether he was sighing or wanted to talk to her, so she smiled and replied, "He is also a very responsible person."

It sounded like she didn't understand what he meant. Gu Lao looked at her, and some understanding appeared in his eyes. "Yes, Shao Ping has been gone for so many years. Only he and Su Zheng still remember me. They come to my place every New Year and other holidays. When they have wives, they bring them to me to see."

Perhaps because they were close, and because of his attitude as an elder towards a younger person, Lin Qiao felt that this person did not look like the black and white photo printed in the textbook, but rather had a familiar face.

But when asked why he felt that the person looked familiar, Lin Qiao searched his own memory and that of his original body, but could not remember having met the other person before.

One of them was a girl who had never even left the countryside before adulthood, and the other was an old man in a high position of power. No matter how you think about it, it should not be possible for them to have met before.

While I was wondering, I heard chaotic footsteps in the corridor, followed by a few questions in dialect, "In this ward, right? Thank you, thank you."

The smile on Mr. Gu's amiable face disappeared instantly. Lin Qiao remembered what the nanny had said before and immediately stood up from the stool.

Before I even reached the door, it was pushed open and outside stood two men and one woman, indeed three unfamiliar faces.

Leading the group was a middle-aged couple, neither of them was tall, and they were dressed simply, but they had a pair of very lively eyes. They called out "Second Dad" affectionately outside the door. We were scared to death when we heard that you were sick, "Let's bring Awang to see you right away." They said as they pulled the young man behind them.

This young man's eyes were even more dishonest than his parents'. After sweeping the entire ward, he stopped at Lin Qiao and refused to move.

When his father turned around and glared at him, he finally remembered to call for help, "Second Grandpa, my father and mother were worried about you. As soon as they heard that you were sick, they rushed here to take care of you."

In some local dialects, the second uncle is called "Erba" and the third uncle is called "Sanba", which really means that the nephews and nieces are taking care of the whole family.

Gu Lao's face was already bad, and when he saw the other party staring at Lin Qiao, it instantly became worse, "I was kicked out of the Gu family a long time ago, and I am no longer your second father."

"How could that be possible? You and Anda are from the same root. Even if the bones are broken, they are still connected by tendons. How can they really be broken? You don't know that when Anda passed away, he was thinking about you. He said that you had a miserable life. You lost your son and grandson. You were left alone. He couldn't close his eyes even after he died."

The woman wiped away her tears as she spoke. Each word she said was more heartbreaking than the last. Even Lin Qiao could hardly bear to listen any longer.

She stopped a few people from coming in, and Mr. Gu's nephew immediately glared at her, "What's wrong with you, little babysitter? Don't you have any sense at all!"

Lin Qiao didn't know how she looked like a nanny. She stood there without moving. "Mr. Gu is not feeling well and needs to rest. Please don't disturb him."

"I'm talking to my uncle, who do you think you are?" The man didn't care whether she was a lesbian or not, he just started to push her.

His wife was not a clean talker either. "What's wrong with you? You're blocking us from seeing our second father. Do you have any improper relationship with him?"

In the previous decade, the most taboo thing was improper relationships. If a leader had long hair, he would lose his position immediately.

What's more, Mr. Gu is over 70 years old this year, and Lin Qiao is only 19 years old, younger than Mr. Gu's granddaughter. Isn't this an insult?

Lin Qiao's eyes turned cold, and Mr. Gu slapped the bed, his voice shaking with anger, "Get out! Get out now!"

Perhaps because he used too much force, veins popped out on the old man's skinny hands. "Don't think I don't know what you are up to. When I die, I'll have someone burn me to death and throw me into the sea. You don't have to make a scene! I don't have any money to leave you. I've donated all my wages!"

"How is that possible?" his nephew blurted out, "Why don't you keep it for Shaozhen? You can just arrange an official position for Awang."

It turned out that he was planning to take advantage of Mr. Gu's death and sit back to reap the benefits and inherit his inheritance.

Lin Qiao was not a person who got angry easily, but he was disgusted. He pulled the door back and slammed it hard on the hand of his nephew Gu who was trying to push the door open.

Gu Lao's nephew shrank in pain and immediately became angry. Seeing that Gu Lao was not convinced, his wife also spoke without thinking, "You don't want to use our Awang, so you want to use this little witch? Who do you really think would want to be your son or grandson? You have killed your sons and grandsons. I think you don't need to look for Shaozhen anymore. Maybe you have already..."

"Pa!" A slap in the face interrupted her words.

Not to mention these few people, even Mr. Gu on the bed in the back, and Ji Duo and Su Zheng who hurried over after hearing the news were all stunned.

Su Zheng was at the door of the doctor's office

I met Ji Duo, and the two of them had just talked for a few words when there was a sound coming from the ward over there, as if there was a commotion.

Gu Lao's nanny, Sister Du, had just come back from fetching water. When she saw them, she exclaimed, "Oh my!" It was Gu Lao's nephew, his wife, and his grandnephew. ""

Those people were able to get Mr. Gu hospitalized, so they were obviously not good people. Now only Mr. Gu and Lin Qiao were in the ward, and there was no telling whether they would suffer any loss.

Su Zheng subconsciously quickened his pace, but he didn't expect Ji Duo to be faster than him and left him far behind in just a few steps.

This person is usually very calm and rarely seen so anxious. Su Zheng jogged a few steps before catching up with the tall and long-legged Ji Duo in front of him.

As a result, they were worried that Lin Qiao, a young girl, would suffer a loss because of her old age and illness, but Lin Qiao just slapped the other person in the face.

After shaking her, she didn't even take her hand away, as if she was ready to fight again at any time, "If you don't know how to speak human language, I can teach you."

How vicious is it to tell an old man whose children and grandchildren died young, whose granddaughter is missing and who is bedridden that his children and grandchildren were killed by him?

Mr. Gu has been alone all these years, searching for the whereabouts of his granddaughter. Has he never felt guilty? Has he never thought about it? Isn't this just trying to drive someone to death?

Moreover, the original body had also heard the same words from Sun Xiuzhi, who was talking about the deceased old lady Lin.

It was said that Old Madam Lin had brought death to Old Master Lin's son, Lin Shouren, and even the little son she had failed to raise. Whenever she thought of this, she would accuse others of the crime. Lin Qiao knew too well how hurtful these words were.

Lin Qiao was so aggressive that the other party was unable to react for a while. Lin Qiao did not give her time to react and directly called the nurse, "Didn't you see that there is trouble here?"

The voice was cold and the eyes were dull. The nearest nurses came to their senses and rushed forward to stop the man.

The woman then reacted, "How dare you hit me!" and tried to grab Lin Qiao's face.

Her son spat at the ground, "Bitch!" and was about to rush over, but someone grabbed his arms from behind and twisted his hands behind his back, pinning him against the wall.

Lin Qiao reacted quickly and was about to lock the door and lock the people outside, but unexpectedly Ji Duo came back and their eyes met.

The man's eyes were deep. They first swept across her pretty face which still had a cold look in it, and then fell on her hand which had just hit someone.

Lin Qiao's hands were actually red, and she was belatedly aware of the pain and numbness, but she didn't show it and looked back at the man. This made Ji Duo's eyes move, but before he could say anything, the nephew Gu, who was being held down by him, finally came to his senses and started to curse and struggle.

He exerted force with his hands, and the struggle turned into a cry of pain.

Su Zheng was holding down Gu Lao's nephew nearby. Seeing this, he couldn't help but ask Ji Duo, "How should we deal with this? Hand it over to the hospital guards?"

Ji Duo lowered his eyes to glance at his men, and thinking about how he had just been staring at Lin Qiao, he turned around and asked Sister Du, Mr. Gu's nanny, "Has Mr. Gu's guard not arrived yet?"

"It's almost there." Sister Du said, "Mr. Gu is seriously ill, I can't take care of anything else, so I sent him to the hospital first, and I've also notified the security guards."

"Then leave it to the old guard and say..."

Ji Duo's voice was indistinguishable from his emotions. "These people are up to something and are trying to attack Mr. Gu."

This was a big accusation, and Gu's nephew immediately began to protest his injustice. Gu's nephew's wife was stopped by the hospital guards called by the nurse, and she also shouted desperately into the ward.

At this time, Lin Qiao had already closed the door and returned to the ward. The coldness on his face had faded, but he was a little worried about whether Gu Laogang was angry.

Mr. Gu was fine. He was indeed very angry before, especially after hearing what his niece-in-law said.

It's just that Lin Qiao acted too quickly, and before more emotions could surge up, he was interrupted by Lin Qiao's slap. Until now, he still couldn't imagine how Lin Qiao, a little girl, could have hit him so cleanly and neatly.

Seeing the old man looking at him, Lin Qiao remembered the thermos bottle held by Sister Du, "Do you want some water? Let me call Sister Du in."

No need." Old Gu shook his head slowly, ignoring the noise outside the ward, and said, "If Shaozhen could be like you, I wouldn't be so worried even if I couldn't find her."

This girl is obviously a rose with thorns. Whoever wants to pick her or step on her must first consider whether he is thorny enough.

She was strong enough in her bones. She faced three people alone just now without panicking or suffering any loss.

If Shaozhen were like her, she would be able to live well no matter where she was...

Even if I can't find it, as long as I can live well...

It's just that kid Ji Duo didn't look at this or that, and after all the picking and choosing, he actually married such a hot girl.

These two people live together, and it is not known whether the east wind prevails over the west wind or the west wind prevails over the east wind.

On the other side, Ji Duo and Su Zheng handed the person over to the hospital guards and took him to the guard room. They only waited for the elderly guard to arrive before handing him over.

"I'll watch over here, you go back to the ward first." Su Zheng walked out and said to the tall man standing under the street light.

Seeing Ji Duo say "hmm" and walk away, he couldn't help but ask from behind: "Your wife has such a bad temper, did you know that?"

Unexpectedly, Ji Duo stopped and turned around to look at him with a frown, "She has a bad temper."

"Just what she did just now, you call it a bad temper?" Su Zhengren was shocked. "My mother is so powerful, she didn't hit anyone she wanted."

"Shouldn't that man be beaten?" Ji Duo actually asked him back.

Su Zheng was speechless, but then he thought something was wrong. "I'm asking you, is she always so awesome at home?"

This time, Ji Duo frowned even more tightly, "Why are you asking about this if there's nothing wrong? Do you want to get married too?"

Su Zheng was speechless again, and finally put the police hat on his head and said, "Okay, do whatever you want, just pretend I didn't say anything."

Unexpectedly, when he turned around, he saw Lin Qiao standing not far behind him. He subconsciously glanced at Lin Qiao's hand.

She was now famous, and there were countless people watching her. Lin Qiao simply raised her hand and waved, "What? Are you saying something bad about me?"

Lin Qiao was just joking, but Su Zheng actually touched his nose and said, "No, I was saying you're amazing. Your Ji Duo left in such a hurry, I couldn't catch up with him."

Ji Duo, on the other hand, looked normal and asked Lin Qiao, "Is there something wrong?"

There are only Mr. Gu and the nanny upstairs. Lin Qiao will not come down unless there is something important.

As expected, Lin Qiao's expression turned serious. "I just asked Mr. Gu, and he hasn't contacted his hometown. I don't know if I am overthinking, but these people haven't come for so many years, so why are they here when Mr. Gu just stayed in the hospital?"