Chapter 38 Settling Accounts with Xu Chun

When Zhou Chongshan and Doctor Pei were talking outside the door.

Jiang Rou's voice came from the infirmary.

"Xiaochuan, you're awake. How do you feel? Does it hurt?"

Zhou Xiaochuan woke up.

He just woke up a few minutes ago.

The memory of last night was hazy and mixed with too much pain. To Zhou Xiaochuan, it was like a dark dream.

The only bright light...

It was during his trance that he felt his mother's presence.

There is no child who does not miss his mother.

The same is true of Zhou Xiaochuan.

Zhou Xiaochuan hadn't dreamed of his mother for a long, long time.

Last night, he even felt his mother was right next to him, carrying him on her back and coaxing him softly, just like when he was a child.

This touch of warmth made all the pain of last night seem insignificant.

But he opened his eyes.

But the person he saw was Jiang Rou.

A vicious stepmother that he firmly believed in his heart.

She lay beside his bed, holding his hand, and fell asleep exhaustedly.

At the same time.

The memory of last night appeared more and more clearly in his mind.

Zhou Xiaochuan suddenly woke up.

There is no mother at all, it’s Jiang Rou!

In the dark and stormy night, the person who carried him on her back, bouncing back and forth, and kept moving forward with him on her back was Jiang Rou.

Think about this.

Zhou Xiaochuan felt as if he was burned by something.

His dark pupils trembled, and he suddenly pulled back the hand that Jiang Rou was holding.

It is also this action.

It instantly woke up the sleeping Jiang Rou.

Jiang Rou opened her eyes, she was not yet conscious, but she was subconsciously concerned about Zhou Xiaochuan.

Her anxious questions and worried expression...

None of this can deceive anyone.

Zhou Xiaochuan's eyes were blank, he looked at Jiang Rou stupidly.

At this moment, strong emotions like ocean waves were surging in the young boy's chest.

There is shock, disbelief, rejection and resistance.

But also...

He couldn't help but look at Jiang Rou a few more times.

Zhou Xiaochuan couldn't figure out such complicated emotions for a while.

He had a fever for a whole day and night. He felt weak and exhausted, and his throat felt hoarse and uncomfortable, as if it had been scraped by a knife.

At this time.

Zhou Xiaochuan was speechless and didn't know what to say.

Jiang Rou still stared at him nervously, eagerly waiting for his answer.

The atmosphere was slightly awkward.

Zhou Chongshan and Dr. Pei pushed the door open and broke the awkward atmosphere.

Jiang Rou came back to her senses a little.

Zhou Xiaochuan let out a breath for some reason.

He looked at Zhou Chongshan, saw the tense look on the man's face, and spoke in a low voice.

"dad……"

"Xiaochuan, you are not feeling well. Don't say anything yet. Let Doctor Pei check you out."

Zhou Chongshan looked solemn, but he did not scold the child at first sight.

What's more...

Zhou Xiaochuan suddenly fell ill, and Zhou Chongshan was also responsible for this.

In his heart, there was a deep sense of regret and self-blame.

When Zhou Chongshan came in, Jiang Rou looked at the man a few more times.

Seeing his muddy military uniform and his still wet shoes, I knew in my heart that Zhou Chongshan had rushed over from the coastal defense line immediately after receiving the news and did not even have time to go home to change clothes.

Her eyes silently revealed concern.

Then when I turned around.

Jiang Rou gently took off the towel on Zhou Xiaochuan's forehead, folded it up and hid it together with the children's fever patch.

God knows nothing, and ghosts know nothing.

Everything went smoothly.

Her actions did not attract anyone's attention, not even Zhou Xiaochuan noticed anything unusual.

Doctor Pei Jun inserted a thermometer into Zhou Xiaochuan's mouth and used a stethoscope to check his heart and lungs...

A few minutes later.

Doctor Pei said in a deep voice, "The child has recovered well. His temperature has dropped in just one night. But just in case, give him another bottle of water. There is a nurse on duty in the infirmary. You two have been tired all night. Go back and rest, wash and change clothes, and make some light and nutritious food for the child."

"Okay, thank you Dr. Pei, we got it."

Jiang Rou listened carefully and nodded seriously.

After Doctor Pei finished speaking, he did not bother the family of three any more and turned around and left the ward.

Zhou Chongshan walked to the bedside.

He reached out and touched Zhou Xiaochuan's forehead, and found that his temperature had indeed dropped. He then touched the back of his hand where the needle was inserted.

Zhou Chongshan really felt sorry for the child. "Xiaochuan, does it hurt?"

Zhou Xiaochuan lay on the hospital bed and shook his head, "Dad, I don't feel any pain."

The medical level in the 1970s was very poor, and the needles used for intravenous drips were large and thick.

Zhou Xiaochuan was on IV drip for a whole night, and the entire back of his hand was swollen and blue.

It hurts just by looking at it.

But Zhou Xiaochuan just shook his head without changing his expression.

Zhou Chongshan's heart couldn't help but feel heavier.

At this time.

Jiang Rou looked at the father and son, but she was thinking about something else.

She thought for a moment and asked.

"Xiaochuan, what did you eat for lunch yesterday?"

When it comes to this issue, Zhou Xiaochuan looked up at Jiang Rou, pursed his thin lips, and did not speak for a long time.

Zhou Chongshan listened to Jiang Rou's question and thought about what Doctor Pei Jun said about "malnutrition".

He frowned, creating deep wrinkles between his brows.

Zhou Chongshan looked at Zhou Xiaochuan and repeated Jiang Rou's words in a low and serious voice.

"Xiaochuan, what did you eat yesterday at noon?"

This time.

Zhou Xiaochuan had no choice but to answer.

He avoided her gaze and spoke softly in a hoarse voice.

"...Rice soup and...potatoes."

Upon hearing this answer, Zhou Chongshan's face instantly darkened.

He invited Xu Chunxiang to be a teacher, and not only paid her ten yuan a month, but also gave her a lot of grain coupons and flour coupons as food expenses for the two children.

All those money added together was enough for Zhou Xiaochuan and Zhou Xiaohua to have food to eat every day.

They are both growing children. How can they just eat rice soup and potatoes? They are not full at all.

Zhou Chongshan's face turned dark and gloomy.

Jiang Rou was not surprised by Zhou Xiaochuan's answer.

She continued to ask.

"What about Xiaohua? Did Xiaohua also eat rice soup and potatoes?"

Zhou Xiaochuan had already started talking, so he no longer avoided Jiang Rou's questions.

He continued in his weak voice.

"Xiaohua doesn't like potatoes, so she only drank rice soup... I gave the breakfast porridge to Xiaohua."

These days, Jiang Rou would also give them an extra boiled egg.

Zhou Xiaochuan also secretly fed his boiled egg to Zhou Xiaohua.

So even if Zhou Xiaohua doesn't eat potatoes, she won't feel hungry.

After hearing Zhou Xiaochuan's answer, Jiang Rou had already reached a conclusion in her heart.

There was a sharp light flashing in her eyes.

It's time to settle accounts with Xu Chunxiang!