Chapter 120 Chapter 120 When Xia Pingzhi returned home...
When Xia Pingzhi returned home, she saw that the living room door was closed but not locked. She thought she had forgotten to lock it in the morning because she was in a hurry to go out.
She put down her umbrella and stepped lightly on the carpet at the door to wipe away the water marks on her shoes so as to avoid dirtying the house when she entered.
After she entered the living room, she turned on the lights and the fan, then went to her room to get her pajamas and wash up.
But when she took the clothes to the bathroom, she found that there were some extra things on the sink, including rubber bands, clips, face wipes, and some toiletries had been touched.
Xia Pingzhi looked for a while, then suddenly had an idea and walked quickly towards Xia Li's room.
She pushed open the door and noticed a noticeable bulge in the bed, which should have been empty. She turned on the light and saw, sure enough, Charlie was lying there. But she was so sound asleep that neither her approach nor the light from the lamp had caused her to open her eyes.
The fan was blowing overhead, and the person on the bed was sleeping quietly and soundly with his hair loose.
Xia Pingzhi looked at her niece's face, which seemed extremely tired. She hesitated for a while and finally did not wake her up.
The next day, Charlie was woken up while she was still asleep.
She said, "Let me sleep a little longer!" and then realized that she was home and opened her eyes in a daze.
Her aunt was standing at the door, combing her hair and calling her.
Charlie reacted for a few seconds, then picked up the small alarm clock on her bedside table and said reluctantly, "Aunt, it's only five o'clock now, please let me sleep a little longer!"
Doesn’t she usually sleep for a long time after coming back?
Xia Pingzhi did not indulge her this time. She told Xia Li to hurry up and get up now!
Although Charlie didn't know why her aunt didn't let her sleep more this time, she still sat up from the bed, put on a simple skirt and went out.
After she went out to wash up, Xia Pingzhi quickly gave her a bowl of porridge. There was also a plate of boiled eggs and mixed pickles on the plate on the table.
Breakfast was simple, but Xia Pingzhi went to the kitchen to cook again. Xia Li heard the sound of a spatula in the kitchen, but did not react.
Xia Li went to bed without eating last night and was hungry this morning. She picked up an egg, cracked it on the table twice, peeled off the shell, took a small bite of the egg, picked up a pickle and put it in her mouth, and finally drank a mouthful of porridge.
She ate like this until she was almost done, and then Xia Pingzhi came out with a packed lunch box.
After finishing the last bite of rice in her bowl, Xia Li asked Xia Pingzhi in confusion, "Aunt, what are you doing with this lunch box?"
As Xia Pingzhi packed the eggs that had been drying on the plate, she said to Xia Li, "Jiang Zai had a fever a few days ago and is still in the hospital! This is breakfast for Xiao Jiang and your son. Have you finished eating? If you're done, pack up and leave."
Is Jiangzai sick?
Charlie paused. Then, then she...
"Aunt, how is the child now?" Charlie asked anxiously.
Xia Pingzhi sighed and looked at Xia Li. "It's okay, don't worry. He's been much better these past few days. Xiao Jiang is still there to take care of him."
Charlie nodded blankly, then said, "Aunt, wait for me, I'll be back soon!" Then she quickly cleared the table and went to the kitchen to change her shoes, not daring to delay for a moment. She had to go see the child quickly.
Xia Li carried the porridge and side dishes she was going to deliver, and the boiled eggs were also packed in a plastic bag. Xia Pingzhi locked the door, and the two of them set out immediately.
"Aunt, why didn't I see you when I came back yesterday? I thought you went out to play and came back late! When did you get home? Why didn't you wake me up earlier and let me go to the hospital earlier!" Xia Li said on the way.
Xia Pingzhi said, "How could I dare to wake you up, you busy man! You're not the factory director, how can you be so busy every day? You'd be better off being an assistant! How good is it to be running around like this now? You couldn't take care of the child when he was sick. If it weren't for Xiao Jiang that day, you wouldn't even know..."
Xia Pingzhi didn't say the rest of the words, but Xia Li could hear what she was leaving out.
She felt very uncomfortable. After all, Jiang Zai was her son, and she was worried if he fell ill.
Fortunately, Jiang Dong was there, and Xia Li felt very fortunate.
They arrived at the hospital before six in the morning. There were few cars and people on the road, so the bus was a quick way to get there.
It was the first time that Charlie came to a hospital where the first floor was full of young patients. As soon as she reached the corridor, she heard the crying of a child.
She frowned. As a mother, she was still a little worried before she actually saw the child.
Following her aunt, she turned left and right and then entered a ward. Xia Li saw at a glance that on the side of the ward near the window, Jiang Zai was sitting on the bed, obediently letting Jiang Dong wipe his face.
Jiang Dong's method of wiping the face was very rough. He put a wet towel on the little guy's face, then put a big hand on it and wiped it in a circle, and the face was wiped.
Charlie's brows furrowed again as she watched, and there was a clear expression of disgust on her face.
Jiangzai may have been washed by his father like this before when he was back home, and now he was just reliving the experience, so he didn't show any signs of resistance. But when the towel was finally taken off his face, Xia Li clearly saw that Jiangzai's lips were slightly opened due to the wiping.
"Pfft!" Charlie laughed.
Jiangzai opened his eyes and saw someone standing at the door. He shouted "Mom" and wanted to jump out of bed.
Jiang Dong threw the towel aside, hugged her all at once, and then pressed her down on the bed.
He put one hand on his son's shoulder and said, "Why are you moving?" He wanted to jump and dance even though he was sick.
Although the words were harsh, the tone was gentle.
Xia Li and her aunt came over. Jiang Dong walked up to her, called out "Aunt!", and then took the bag from Xia Li's hand.
Xia Li raised her eyebrows slightly when she heard Jiang Dong address her. She had heard her aunt call her "Little Jiang" before, and now Jiang Dong was addressing her so naturally in person, it seemed like their relationship had improved a lot.
She walked to Jiang Zi's bedside, held up Jiang Zi's face, looked at him carefully, and then said, "Little Jiang Yi, I heard that you were sick recently. Are you feeling better?"
Jiang Zai felt that his mother's question was very formal, so he answered politely: "Mom, I think I'm well now. I can go home now."
He was just talking childishly and no one took him seriously.
Jiang Dong said to his aunt, "I coughed a few times last night, but I didn't have a fever. I slept much better than the past few days."
Xia Li sat on the bed, then hugged Jiang Zai and let him lean on her arms. "Baby, can't you hear your own voice? It's still hoarse. When you don't have a fever, cough, or hoarseness, then you will be fine."
Jiang Zai raised his head from Xia Li's arms and asked, "Mom, are you leaving now that you're back?" He felt like he hadn't seen his mother for a long time.
The sick little boy pouted slightly and looked at his mother with grievance.
Charlie patted the child's head, thought about her own time, and could only tell him: "Mom can stay with you for two more days this time."
"Shall we go to the zoo together?"
"Okay, when you get better, Mom will go with you."
Xia Li answered quickly, but Jiang Dong glanced at her and then looked away. He disapproved of Xia Li treating his son like an ignorant child and making such a promise so easily.
With Xia Li by his side, Jiang Zai was in good spirits. After Jiang Dong finished eating the breakfast brought by Xia Pingzhi, he stayed for a while before leaving.
At around 8 o'clock, the doctor on rounds came over and saw that there was another person accompanying Jiang Zai. He asked who it was. After learning that it was the child's mother, the doctor said that if the mother was not busy, she could come over and spend more time with the child. A happy mood can help the body recover faster.
A little later, when the nurse came to give him the injection, Jiang Zai remained strong and showed no resistance. He wanted to show his mother that he was very brave and that the injection didn't hurt at all.
However, when Jiang Dong came back in the afternoon, he found no one in the ward. He put down the extra meal he had bought for the day and casually asked, "Aunt, did Xia Li go out to buy food? I brought it here!"
Although the situation was understandable, Xia Pingzhi was still angry. She told Jiang Dong that Xia Li had just arrived in the afternoon when she received a message saying that a client wanted to negotiate with them. She said that they might sign a contract, so she had to leave.
"I said the child is running a fever and is begging her not to leave. Can she wait until the fever subsides before leaving? But this damn girl kissed the child, left me a wad of money and left." Xia Pingzhi shook her head helplessly as she spoke, then took out the money from the bag next to her and showed it to Jiang Dong. She smiled bitterly and said, "You can pay for the child's hospitalization fee when the time comes!"
When Jiang Dong heard that the child had a fever again, he ignored everything else and strode directly to Jiang Zai's bedside and touched the child's forehead again.
"A low-grade fever?" he said.
Xia Pingzhi: "Well, my temperature was over 37 degrees Celsius ten minutes ago. I took the medicine."
Jiang Dong nodded, then looked at his sick son without saying a word for a long time.
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Xia Li was actually in a dilemma. Even when she was sitting in the car, she was still thinking about whether she should take a leave this time and go there later.
But after thinking about it, she still felt that it was not possible. They were customers and she could not risk being late. These orders were really important to their factory.
A few months ago, when Wen Ying told her that she hoped she could help her do this, Xia Li agreed without much hesitation because this was an excellent opportunity.
Wen Ying's ability to leapfrog so many others to become the leader of a field demonstrates her ability and the trust of the group's management. Xia Li believes in her ability and vision, and believes that Wen Ying will not treat her people unfairly.
Wen Ying explained that she would gradually adjust the factory's structure to allow the business departments to play their proper roles. She explained that the factory should shift its business strategy, emphasizing that orders are king. Demand is key to successful factory development, so customer orders are crucial. So, Wen Ying asked her to come, and she did.
It doesn't matter if Xia Li is out every day, she can accept it as long as there are opportunities for development and she can have a visible future.
She and her sales team spend their days either meeting clients or trying to find them. They negotiate orders themselves and bring products to the showroom floor.
It's been busy and tiring, but the results are remarkable. The factory's performance is improving, and Wenying's voice within the company is growing. Thanks to Wenying's incentives, Xia Li and her team have earned a considerable amount of money in the past few months. No matter how exhausted they are, they're happy because the money in their hands is real.
This made Xia Li feel that she had done nothing wrong. She might miss out on being with her child and the promise she had made to her aunt, but she could make a lot of money, and money could make up for a lot of things in this world.
Watching the scenery pass by outside the window, Xia Li was worried about her sick son, but then she realized that her aunt and Jiang Dong were already watching over him, so her presence would only be one more person. Besides, she had left some money, so she could just buy Jiang Zai whatever he wanted. Thinking of this, Xia Li felt relieved.
Zhou Qiang, who was sitting next to her, saw Xia Li staring out the window and thought there was something interesting outside.
"Sister Xia, what's bothering you? Tell me about it," Zhou Qiang asked.
Xia Li turned her head and rolled her eyes at him. To anyone who didn't know, she'd think she was laughing at someone else. Zhou Qiang was a bit of a jerk, and he loved to joke around. If Wen Ying hadn't mentioned him to her, and if he seemed like a decent person with some sense of propriety, Xia Li wouldn't have brought him out.
But later on, it turned out that this guy was actually in the business. He had a reckless spirit, was daring and adventurous, and wasn't afraid of many things. He was also smart, and having him on Xia Li's team really made things a lot easier.
The two had spoken before, and while their relationship was initially acceptable, they weren't that close. It all came together because of a chance encounter. That day, they had just closed a deal and were looking for a place to eat that evening, ready to relax. Zhou Qiang, presumably a little drunk, was on the way back to the hotel when this guy pulled her aside and insisted on talking to her.
Xia Li was shocked when she heard Zhou Qiang's words. She walked around him in disbelief, looking at him carefully.
"I can't tell, Zhou Qiang, you're a toad dreaming of eating swan flesh?" Xia Li said bluntly, "You're so bold."
When Zhou Qiang was waiting for Xia Li to speak, he acted like a young wife, even a little embarrassed. Xia Li was really impressed by the way a grown man acted. But when he heard Xia Li talking about him, Zhou Qiang became unhappy, yelling, "What's wrong with me? I'm not that bad, am I? How did I become a toad?"
"Tsk tsk tsk, I really didn't realize that you are such a nobody. How come you like our factory director?" After being shocked, Xia Li was really curious.
She stared at Zhou Qiang, and Zhou Qiang said without any reservation: "Because I think she is very gentle and speaks nicely." He smiled after saying that, with the self-indulgence of someone who is in unrequited love on his face.
Charlie listened with a look of disgust, then asked speechlessly: "Well, I'm also very gentle, and I think I speak very nicely, so why don't you like me?"
"How can they be the same? She is different from you and other women. She is gentle and powerful," said Zhou Qiang.
It turned out that this person was going by feelings. "You were so popular before, you must have had a girlfriend, right?" Xia Li asked him.
Zhou Qiang had been drinking a bit, and when he heard Xia Li ask him this question, he stumbled. "Don't make wild guesses, and don't tell lies when you get back. I'm a clean young man, never been in a relationship before. This is my first time falling in love."
"Hahahaha! I'm dying of laughter!" Xia Li laughed so hard that she held her stomach. Zhou Qiang was really too funny.
"Okay, you innocent young man, I'll remember this! I'll introduce you to other good girls someday. As for Director Wen, I think you should just give up. Director Wen has someone else."
Because according to her observation, Wenying's relationship has made new progress recently.
"Who is it? Isn't it that guy? Don't lie to me, I've found out everything, they've already divorced." Zhou Qiang muttered, not taking it seriously.
Wenying's personal affairs were confidential, so Xia Li couldn't tell him so much. She could only tell the young man with a hint of regret: "Focus on your work, sad man!"
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