Chapter 36 Chapter 36 Hospital

Old Mrs. Xue yelled, "I was wrong, I was wrong, I shouldn't have scolded you, please let me go and spare me."

Meng Yufei asked her, "Who did you just call a bitch?"

Old Lady Xue looked towards Yin Guixiang, but was met with a pair of eyes filled with resentment.

Meng Yufei exerted more force with her hands, and Old Lady Xue screamed in pain: "It's me, it's me! I call myself a bitch."

"Just so you know, remember to keep your mouth clean in front of me next time."

Meng Yufei let go of Old Lady Xue's hand and staggered back a few steps. Old Lady Xue rubbed her wrist in pain, but she saw that there was not even a trace of injury on it, and it looked fine.

Old Lady Xue's heart trembled, knowing that she had met a tough guy...

"You...you guys are awesome. I-I have something to do. I'll go out now." Then he turned around and ran out of the house.

A wise man never suffers a loss in front of him. When my son comes back, I will make sure he helps his mother!

Old Mrs. Xue covered her hands and ran while muttering to herself.

Meng Yufei walked over to Yin Guixiang, took out a handkerchief from her bag, squatted down and wiped the tears from the two children's faces. The two children were crying with tears and snot all over their faces, looking so pitiful.

Xiao Zhang thought about the purpose of their visit and said to Yin Guixiang, "Sister-in-law, we are here to tell you a good news. You have been selected as a nursery teacher in the kindergarten. Bring your identity documents to the personnel department tomorrow morning to complete the formalities. You will be able to start work officially next week."

Yin Guixiang's resentful eyes towards Old Lady Xue gradually became clear. She came to her senses, looked at Xiao Zhang, and asked uncertainly, "Really?"

Xiao Zhang nodded and said, "It's absolutely true."

Yin Guixiang was stunned for a moment, then nodded quickly and said, "Thank you, I...I understand. I will definitely go there tomorrow."

Meng Yufei wiped the two children's faces, stood up and said to Yin Guixiang: "Sister-in-law, I think your injury is quite serious. Let's go to the military hospital together."

Yin Guixiang waved her hands and said, "No, it's not that serious. You don't need to go to the hospital."

Meng Yufei said, "Sister-in-law, I see that the two children are very frightened. I don't know if they are injured. I think it's better for them to go to the hospital."

Xiao Zhang also nodded and said, "Yes, the hospital is not far away. I will go with you."

When Yin Guixiang heard the news of the children, she squatted down and pulled her two daughters apart. She checked them carefully and breathed a sigh of relief when she confirmed that there were no injuries.

"Director Meng, thank you very much. The two children are fine. There is no need to go to the hospital."

Then he asked the two to sit on the sofa and poured water for them. "Thank you so much for what I did just now. I'm sorry to have made a fool of myself."

Meng Yufei went to the door to pull Xia Qinqin and asked her, "Were you scared just now?"

Xia Qinqin shook her head, "Mom is so powerful, she defeated the vicious grandma!"

Seeing the two sisters who had stopped crying in the house, Xia Qinqin asked, "Mom, can you give me the candy in the bag? I want to give it to them."

"Okay." Meng Yufei handed her the bag. Xia Qinqin took out a handful of candy from her mother's bag, walked over and whispered, "This candy is so sweet. Come and try it."

Yin Guixiang brought a cup of water to Meng Yufei and said, "Director Meng, please have a drink of water. Thank you for your help."

Meng Yufei took the cup and said, "As the saying goes, shameful things should not be made public. Don't worry, we won't tell anyone about what happened today."

Yin Guixiang said helplessly: "Since she came here, our family has no face left in the family compound. We don't care about this one or two times."

Meng Yufei said: "In this case, sister-in-law, please don't think I am meddling in your affairs. I think you should go to the hospital."

Yin Guiying asked in confusion: "Why is this happening?"

Meng Yufei explained: "You took her to the hospital not only to see a doctor, but also to keep evidence of your mother-in-law beating people. You also said that you don't care if this matter is told to others, so you don't have to keep it a secret for her."

Xiao Zhang also said: "Yes, we must let everyone know how vicious your mother-in-law is. She actually hit people!"

Meng Yufei continued, "Based on your understanding of your mother-in-law, she just ran away. What do you think she would say when she sees people?"

Yin Guixiang laughed sarcastically and said, "She'll probably say that I beat her at home."

Meng Yufei said: "So you have to go to the hospital. If you don't go, you will just let her talk nonsense outside. Are you willing to endure this?"

"How can I accept this?" Yin Guixiang said angrily, "I wish I could tell everyone about this old woman's viciousness."

After saying that, she hesitated and said, "But, but she is my mother-in-law after all, I am like this..."

Meng Yufei said, "She is your mother-in-law, not your mother. You tolerate her for your husband's sake, but how did she do it? She treated you like this, not only did she not save face for you, but also for Captain Xue. How can you continue to tolerate a mother-in-law who treats her son and daughter-in-law like this?"

Yin Guixiang was a little confused by her words, but after thinking about it carefully, she felt that it made sense.

Xiao Zhang also came over and advised: "Sister Yin, look at how scared the two children are. If you don't resist, will the children continue to experience something like today?"

Speaking of children, Yin Guixiang subconsciously looked over and saw two little girls huddled together, their eyes red from crying and their bodies shaking from time to time.

Then he looked at Xia Qinqin, who was comforting the two sisters with candies in her hand. She had a neatly braided hair and a clean little skirt, and was snow-white and cute.

Yin Guixiang's nose felt sore. It was bad enough that she herself was wronged, but was she going to implicate her child as well?

Thinking of this, she gritted her teeth and said, "I'm going to the hospital. I won't give in to her anymore!"

Before leaving the house, Yin Guixiang thought of her little daughter and hurried into the house to check. Fortunately, she was still asleep. She picked up her little daughter and took her to the hospital together.

Meng Yufei and Xiao Zhang accompanied Yin Guixiang to the hospital. Along the way, Yin Guixiang's hair was still messy and there were scars on her face.

"Ouch, what happened?"

"Who did you fight with? How did you end up like this?"

Family members kept coming to ask about the situation out of curiosity. Xiao Zhang explained loudly to each of them, "Mrs. Yin was beaten by her mother-in-law at home. She thought she was the elder and didn't dare to fight back. Fortunately, we encountered her, otherwise who knows how badly she would have been beaten!"

"Why did she beat her? Well, Aunt Xue asked the five-year-old Daya to wash the dishes, and the child accidentally broke a bowl, so Aunt Xue beat and scolded the child. Sister Yin went to plead for the child, so she was beaten as well."

"Luckily the two children are being taken care of by their mother. Even so, they are still very scared... I am worried that something bad might happen to the children. We are rushing to the hospital."

They left the family compound and walked towards the military hospital. Before they arrived at the hospital, the news that Old Lady Xue had beaten her daughter-in-law and granddaughter and sent them to the hospital had already spread throughout the family compound.

They saw it clearly. Yin Guixiang's hair had been pulled out and there was a big scar on her face. The two little girls were so scared that they were stunned...

In the hospital, Dr. Huang heard that a family member had brought their child to the family hospital for medical treatment, so he went to take a look and saw a woman with disheveled hair sitting on a chair with a child in her arms.

There were two young women standing next to them, holding three little girls. Doctor Huang recognized Xiao Zhang, who worked in the logistics department, and she asked:

"Xiao Zhang, I heard someone came to the family hospital for treatment. Is it you?"

Xiao Zhang turned around and saw Dr. Huang standing at the door. He pointed at the person on the chair and said, "It's not me. I'm here to accompany Sister Yin."

Doctor Huang looked at the person sitting on the chair and recognized that the person with disheveled hair was Yin Guixiang. He asked in surprise, "Yin Guixiang? What happened to you? Did your Captain Xue beat you?"

Yin Guixiang shook her head. Xiao Zhang beside her said, "It was her mother-in-law who beat her. Look at her hair being pulled out and her face. Fortunately, Sister Meng and I got there in time, otherwise who knows how badly she would have been beaten."

Doctor Huang frowned as he listened. "What happened? How could Guixiang's mother-in-law hit someone?"

Xiao Zhang pointed at Daya, who was being held by her, with red eyes. "Her mother-in-law asked Daya to wash the dishes, but Daya accidentally broke a bowl, and her mother-in-law got angry when she saw it."

Doctor Huang said, "This is too unreasonable. How can you let such a young child wash dishes? Also, Captain Xue's salary can't afford a bowl?"

Xiao Zhang said: "Who said it wasn't?"

Doctor Huang asked: "Has the Women's Committee been informed of this? Why didn't they send someone to take a look?"

Yin Guixiang then spoke up, "Doctor Huang, since my mother-in-law came to the island, she has disturbed the women's committee several times in the past few months. Every time I have tried to persuade her, she just won't listen. How can I have the nerve to bother the women's committee again?"

Doctor Huang listened and asked, "Does your Captain Xue know about this? How can he go to work with peace of mind when his mother and wife are in such trouble?"

Yin Guixiang said aggrievedly: "He has no choice. She is his biological mother. What can he do?"

Doctor Huang said, "Our family compound is to ensure the stability of the rear of the officers and soldiers, so that they can defend the country with more confidence. Now that your mother-in-law is making such a fuss, how can the family still be stable? The atmosphere of the entire family compound is also affected."

She told Yin Guixiang, "Go back and tell Captain Xue that it was me who said it. If he doesn't deal with the conflict at home, I will let Lao Li go to him in person to do ideological work. A man who can't even clean up his own house is not expected to clean up the world."

Yin Guixiang nodded and said, "Okay, I'll tell him when I get back."

At this time, the nurse came over with iodine to disinfect the corners of Yin Guixiang's mouth. The doctor examined the two girls on the side. Xiao Zhang walked behind Yin Guixiang and helped her tie up her hair.

Doctor Huang then turned his attention to Meng Yufei who had been standing beside him. Noticing her gaze, Meng Yufei smiled and said, "Hello, Doctor Huang. I am a member of the First Regiment Xia Junshan's family."

Doctor Huang suddenly realized, "Oh, you are Xiao Meng, right? You were the one who solved the bill problem in the finance department a few days ago. Director Wang came to my house yesterday and praised you."

Meng Yufei smiled and said, "Director Wang is overjoyed."

Doctor Huang looked at Meng Yufei's face and felt that she looked familiar. She asked, "Xiao Meng, I heard that you came from Hai City?"

"Yes."

"Do you know Meng Yueming?"

Meng Yufei was surprised and asked, "She is my mother. Do you know my mother?"

Meng Yufei's mother and father both have the surname Meng.

Doctor Huang smiled. "I thought so. You look a bit like Teacher Meng in terms of facial features. I went to Hai City People's Hospital for further studies for two years more than ten years ago. At that time, your mother was the head nurse of our department. She took good care of our interns who came from other places to study."

Meng Yufei smiled and said, "I didn't expect it to be such a coincidence."

Doctor Huang said with emotion: "More than a decade has passed in the blink of an eye. I heard about Teacher Meng's experience as a battlefield nurse in Haishi Hospital. It was a great inspiration to us young medical staff. I wonder if Teacher Meng is still working in the hospital now?"

Meng Yufei said: "She is in poor health and applied for early retirement two years ago. Now she just does housework at home and sometimes goes to chat with friends."

Doctor Huang nodded and said, "That's good. The country is peaceful now. Old revolutionaries like your mother should be enjoying life at home."

Meng Yufei smiled and said, "My mother often said at home that she could not leave her job without peace of mind until there was a new generation of more capable medical staff."

Doctor Huang smiled and said, "Your speaking skills are the same as Teacher Meng's. You are worthy of being her daughter. Remember to come to my house for dinner when you have time. Last time, Old Li said that he would invite you two to his house for dinner when Captain Xia's family comes."

Over there, the nurse treated Yin Guixiang's wound and said, "Okay, be careful not to touch water for two days after you go back."

The doctor also examined the two children and said, "The children are not injured, but just frightened. Please pay attention to them when they sleep at night, for fear that they will have nightmares."

Yin Guixiang nodded repeatedly, "Thank you, doctor."

When Dr. Huang heard that they were fine, he said, "I still have some cases to finish. Xiao Meng, Xiao Zhang, you two should accompany Gui Xiang back home. I'm leaving now."

"Okay, Dr. Huang, take care."

After sending Dr. Huang away, Yin Guixiang asked the doctor to check her daughter again. "This child has been sleeping a lot lately. I'd like to trouble you to take a look at her."

The doctor took the sleeping child and after a thorough examination, he made a diagnosis:

"The child is somewhat malnourished. Go home and add some nutrients to his diet, such as eggs, minced meat, and fruit. It would be best if there is milk."

Yin Guixiang took the child and thanked her, but when she thought of the eggs that her mother-in-law had withheld, she felt even more resentful.

She couldn't help but complain, "Since she came, she has been holding all the tickets in the house. If I don't give them to her, she will roll around in the house. She really has no shame at all."

Xiao Zhang was angry when he heard this and said, "Then don't give her face. Just wait and see how long she can make trouble."

Meng Yufei said: "Sister-in-law, I remember that the tickets issued by the family compound every month are for you and your children. Your mother-in-law's relationship has not yet been transferred."

Yin Guixiang nodded and said, "No, her connections are still in the production team, and the food and work points she receives every year are given to her uncle's family."

Xiao Zhang gave her some advice, "Then don't give her the tickets next time you come to collect them. These are tickets for you and your children, so you should use them for yourselves. Don't worry, the tickets are issued by our Finance Department. You can come to collect them in person and we will issue them to you. Don't even think about your mother-in-law coming to collect them."

Yin Guixiang nodded and said through gritted teeth, "Okay, I won't give her any more tickets in the future."

Even if that old woman throws a tantrum at that time, she won’t give it to me anymore!

Meng Yufei asked her, "Sister-in-law, what do you plan to say to Captain Xue when Dr. Huang asked you to go back?"

Yin Guixiang sneered: "What's the point of telling him? She's his own mother, there's nothing he can do."

Meng Yufei said, "I think you should just tell the truth as you said. You also said that they are mother and son. Captain Xue has lived with his mother for so many years since he was a child. He was able to grow up safely and become a soldier and an officer. He has his own way of getting along with his mother. As for you, when you go back, take good care of the child and live your own life. Let Captain Xue solve his mother's problem by himself and don't mix up their mother and son's affairs."

Xiao Zhang agreed, "Sister Meng is right. Captain Xue should handle it himself."

Yin Guixiang nodded, thinking about Meng Yufei's words.

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Director Fu went to the military logistics headquarters for a meeting in the afternoon. After the meeting, he walked out of the logistics building and prepared to return to his family compound when he was stopped by someone on the way.

"Director Fu, wait a moment, I have something to ask you."

Director Fu stopped and turned to look at the person who called him. He recognized it as Deputy Commander Chen of the Second Regiment.

"Captain Chen, what do you want to talk to me about?"

Deputy Head Chen walked up to Director Fu and asked directly, "Director Fu, I want to ask, why was my wife Qi Huiying not selected as the kindergarten teacher? She has a high school diploma, which is considered highly educated in our academy. I heard that among the three teachers selected this time, one only has a junior high school diploma. Why did you choose her and not my wife?"

After hearing this, Director Fu frowned slightly, then regained his composure and said, "Captain Chen, it is like this. Your wife, Comrade Qi Huiying, did not apply for the position of teacher. She applied for the position of headmaster."

"Director?" Deputy Director Chen asked doubtfully, "Did you make a mistake?"

At home, Qi Huiying didn't tell him about her registration at all, but just said that she was going to work in a kindergarten. He subconsciously thought that she was applying for a teaching position. After all, she had always been thinking about the teaching position in elementary school.

Director Fu said: "There is absolutely no mistake. When she came to register, our staff reminded her several times. Well, Comrade Qi Huiying may feel that it is a bit unfair for her to be a kindergarten teacher with her academic qualifications."

Seeing that Deputy Head Chen's face began to turn strange, Director Fu continued, "Moreover, the person competing with Comrade Qi Huiying for the position of kindergarten principal is Comrade Tian Ruizhi. She was previously a teacher in our family academy's blindness prevention class and was also a primary school principal before joining the army. With this qualification and work experience, do you think she is the most suitable choice for the kindergarten principal?"

Deputy Director Chen nodded and said, "Yes, Sister Tian is the perfect person to be the director. I'm sorry, Director Fu, I don't understand the situation."

"It's okay, it's okay, as long as we can talk it out and there are no misunderstandings."

When turning around to leave, Deputy Head Chen's face fell. It seemed that he would have to have a good talk with her when he returned.

…

After Meng Yufei and Xiao Zhang sent Yin Guixiang and her daughter home, Xiao Zhang went to find Zhou Wenqian, and Meng Yufei took Xia Qinqin to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy fruit.

While walking on the road, Xia Qinqin held her mother's hand tightly and asked, "Mom, is that fierce grandma the grandma of Big Sister Daya and Little Sister Erya?"

After a while, she had exchanged names with Yin Guixiang's two daughters and became friends.

Meng Yufei replied: "Yes, she is the mother of Daya and Erya's father."

Xia Qinqin asked anxiously, "Mom, do I have a grandmother? Will she be as fierce as Sister Daya's grandmother?"

Meng Yufei said: "I haven't met her either. I heard from your father that grandma is a gentle person and she wouldn't scold people like that fierce grandma."

Xia Qinqin nodded and said, "Oh, that's good. I don't like grandmas who scold people."

Zheng Sanmei was still selling fruit at the fruit stand in front of the supply and marketing cooperative. By the afternoon, there was not much fruit left on the stand.

When Sister Zheng saw Meng Yufei and Xia Qinqin, she greeted them warmly, "Sister, you are here. What kind of fruit do you want to buy today?"

Xia Qinqin trotted over and recognized the pineapple at a glance. There were two left. She pointed at the big one and said, "Hello, sister, we want to buy this one!"

Zheng Sanmei laughed and said, "Wow, you really know how to choose. This pineapple is obviously sweeter than the one next to it."

Xia Qinqin happily put her hands on her hips and said, "It looks better." The better-looking one will be sweeter~

Meng Yufei smiled and asked, "How much is this?"

Zheng Sanmei said, "I'm about to pack up my stall, so I'll give you 50 cents for this."

A big pineapple costs 60 cents, a small one costs 50 cents. Zheng Sanmei calculated the price of this big pineapple as a small one.

Meng Yufei handed over fifty cents, took the pineapple and said, "Thank you, I'll come back next time to take care of your business."

"Okay, sister, you're always welcome."

Meng Yufei walked to the vegetable stall next door and took a look. The leftover vegetables were all wilted. Although the price was cheaper, Meng Yufei still did not buy anything.

After thinking about it, I went to the supply and marketing cooperative and bought twenty eggs as the eggs we bought last time were almost finished.

Saleswoman Zhao Meixia packed the eggs with a smile, "Director Meng, we have to thank you for the smooth delivery of our tickets this month."

Meng Yufei took the egg and smiled, "These are all my job responsibilities. By the way, I have something I want to consult you about."

Zhao Meixia hurriedly said, "You go ahead."

Meng Yufei said, "It's like this. The family compound is going to build a kindergarten. I want to buy some toys. I wonder if your supply and marketing cooperative can help me buy them for me?"

Zhao Meixia said: "Director Zheng is in charge of the purchasing of our supply and marketing cooperative. He is in the office in the back. I will go and call him now." Then she went to the back and called Director Zheng.

Director Zheng is a middle-aged man in his early 40s, a local on the island. After hearing Meng Yufei's request, he said readily, "No problem. When the supply ship arrives tomorrow morning, I'll tell the master who delivers the goods to our supply and marketing cooperative. He is an employee of the department store, and I'll ask him to bring it over next time. Director Meng, can you give me a list of what you want to buy?"

Meng Yufei took out a notebook and pen from her bag and said, "Thank you, I'll write it now."

Swings, slides, spinning tops, rubber bands, picture books, origami...

Children of this generation don't have many toys, so Meng Yufei wrote down a few common toys, handed the list over and said, "Please try to buy what's listed here. It's okay if you can't buy everything."

Director Zheng took the list and took a look at it. Seeing that it contained common items, he nodded and said, "Okay, don't worry, I will buy everything for you. Please send someone to pick it up next Monday."

Meng Yufei asked: "Should I pay the money first?"

Director Zheng waved his hand and said, "Don't worry, you can pay after the goods arrive. We have an old cooperative relationship with the deliveryman, and the bill is settled once a month."

Meng Yufei smiled and said, "Okay, thank you for your help."

After finishing the work, Meng Yufei took the pineapple in one hand and the egg in the other, and walked home with Xia Qinqin.

"Qinqin, Mommy will go back and make you some steamed eggs, okay?"

"Okay~ I want to eat egg rice tonight, two bowls!"