Chapter 100100 The orphan of a martyr & the struggle of the second brother & the Wanguan family...
Public Security Officer Long then asked Xiaolong: "Is it the grocery store near our house?"
Xiaolong nodded, "Yeah, mom always takes me there."
No wonder she knew that Xiaolong’s mother lied to him every time she took him there and only bought him fruit candies instead of milk candies. It turned out that she was an “acquaintance” at the doorstep!
"Which saleswoman is it?"
Xiaolong said without thinking: "Auntie who is like a balloon."
Public Security Long was completely confused. What kind of description was this? How could anyone look like a balloon?
"Is it the fat aunt?" Jin Yue asked.
Xiaolong nodded, "Yes, that's the plump lady who sells balloons."
Policeman Long thought about it and roughly knew who he was talking about. He asked a few more questions, such as how many candies she gave, what color they were, whether anyone else saw him, where he ate them, where he threw the candy wrapper, and other details. After confirming that it was indeed the salesperson, he immediately stood up and said, "Doctor Shu, please wait a moment. I have to go back to the office first."
Xiaolong and his mother asked him why he was so anxious, but that was their job. They could be called away suddenly even when they were on vacation. They were used to it. "You go ahead. Xiaolong and I will be with Dr. Shu. We will go back after the consultation."
After all, he is an old policeman and can keep his composure, but Shu Jinyue's heart beats faster and his palms sweat.
It seemed like she had accidentally ruined the bad guy's action.
It is not known whether these bad guys knew Xiao Ping'an's identity, and they were obviously targeting him. But what is certain is that if Long Gongan had not happened to pass by here and came in to chat with her, and if she had not happened to be patient that day and asked a few more questions, leaving a good impression on Long Gongan, he would have brought Xiaolong to him the next day, and it happened that when she did not know how to treat it, her mother reminded her, and she accidentally discovered that Xiaolong had measles... In the end, she happened to go to help Xiao Ping'an treat the disease.
With so many accidental links, if any one of them went wrong, Xiao Ping'an would be dead now.
How can you be so cruel to a child with congenital heart disease? You are such a bastard!
Shu Jinyue suppressed his nervousness and anger. After treating Xiao Ping'an, he asked his second brother to take them home. The rest of the people stayed in the clinic to clean.
The second brother had been gone for more than an hour and had not returned yet. Xu Wenli was a little worried, "Could he have seen something delicious on the road and been kidnapped?"
Jin Yue laughed, "Only the second brother kidnapped others. The person who can kidnap the second brother has not been born yet... Oh no, there is one."
"Who is it?"
"Second sister-in-law."
Xu Wenli blushed and chased her to beat her, "Okay Shu Jinyue, just laugh at me, you are as bad as your brother!"
After a while of noise, Shu Wenming ran in excitedly, "Hey, guess what I saw when I sent them back?"
"I saw quite a few police officers searching the grocery store near their home. I didn't know what they were searching for, but it was a big scene." What he didn't know was that a salesperson who lived in the police officers' family quarters had also been arrested. To be precise, all employees had been taken away and investigated separately, but the others did not live in the family quarters, so the news had not yet spread.
When they arrested people, they kept the noise to a minimum, and they came to their door suddenly, so no one except their family members knew what happened that night.
Anyway, at least the Shu family doesn't know about it. Shu Jinyue is a little worried about Xiao Ping'an. If the person who wants to harm him is really his parents' former enemy or a vicious criminal, will he be in danger in the hospital?
The next day during the lunch break, she went to the hospital again.
Xiao Ping'an was sitting obediently beside the bed, waiting. When he saw her come in, he immediately jumped out of bed and shouted, "Mom!"
Shu Jinyue never corrected his way of addressing her. The child was only four years old, and she didn't have the heart to break his beautiful fantasy.
"Have you been good and obedient today?"
"I'm so good. I washed my face and brushed my teeth by myself, and I didn't swallow the toothpaste bubbles!" He patted his belly and said proudly.
Teacher Zhao has three children of her own. She has to teach and be a class teacher. Her husband is also a police officer. The couple has little time to take care of their children. It was only after Shu Jinyue came for a few days that she discovered that Xiao Ping'an actually swallowed all the toothpaste foam when brushing his teeth. It's not poisonous, but it's not healthy either.
There are many similar little things, such as he can't tell the front and back of socks, and always leaves the side with the thread exposed; he doesn't know what sugarcane is called, it's called "a stick that's chewed and spit out the residue"; he is four years old and still squatting to pee... These problems are not big problems, but Jin Yue just feels inexplicably distressed.
If her parents were still alive, he shouldn't be like this.
Shu Jinyue touched his head and said, "Take good care of yourself. When you recover, I'll take you out to play. Where do you want to go?"
"Can we go anywhere?"
"Yes, but you have to be healthy."
"Then let's go to the zoo. Xiaolong said that there are two giant pandas in the zoo. They are this big. When they eat bamboo, they make a crunching sound. They are so cute!" He gestured with his hands and feet. All the children in the kindergarten have seen the two giant pandas except him. Mother Zhao said that she would take him to see them later, but he didn't know which day of the week "later" was, and he was looking forward to it from Monday to Sunday.
"Okay, let's see the giant pandas and giraffes. If you're brave enough, we can even see cobras."
Xiao Ping'an shrank his neck and dared not speak. The older children in the school were very naughty and would catch some non-venomous snakes to scare them. Every time he was scared, he would burst into tears.
Shu Jinyue then changed the subject, "It's okay if you don't dare to look at snakes. I don't dare to look at them either. Then let's go look at the little monkeys."
Xiao Ping'an then smiled, his face full of anticipation. He hoped that he would get healthy soon. He must be super healthy, the healthiest!
When Jin Yue returned home, she couldn't help but tell her family about this. She didn't say why the child's parents were gone, she just said that the child was an orphan. The whole family sighed when they heard this.
"This child is so pitiful. It's considered good enough that his foster family can take care of his food and clothing." Life was already difficult these days, and the family had their own children too. Everyone would definitely put their own children first.
This is human nature, there is nothing to blame, but Xu Wenli said: "If I adopt him, I will not let him suffer any injustice at all."
The room was silent.
They have been married for so many years but have no children. At first Shu Linong was confused, but after Zhao Wanqiu reminded him, he understood. Compared with Wen Li living a good life, having children became not important at all, so he did not tell the younger generations about this.
But not saying it doesn't mean he has no regrets. In the eyes of an old feudal antique like him, the so-called complete peace of mind and the so-called starting a family and career actually mean that his children must get married and have children, no matter if it's a boy or a girl. As long as it's a child, he will be truly relieved.
But he also knew that there was no hope for this matter. The stubborn Lao Er had already undergone a sterilization operation. Once, he quietly asked him if he really didn't plan to have a child, and Lao Er directly threw out a sterilization operation certificate... That night, Teacher Shu couldn't sleep all night.
From then on, whenever the topic of children was brought up, he could only sigh secretly in the dead of night.
But at this moment, Wen Li's ordinary words made him think of a possibility - what if the second brother and Wen Li could adopt a child? Whether it's a boy or a girl, as long as there's some laughter in the house, that's enough.
So, on the way home from the clinic that night, he deliberately lagged behind a few steps, walked together with the second child, and asked tentatively: "How about you and Wenli adopt a child?"
Shu Wenming looked disgusted and said, "I don't want to raise it. It's troublesome."
He has been busy with the duck down supply issue recently and has no time to think about these things, let alone raise a crybaby, annoying and naughty child.
"What's the trouble? Just bring him home and I'll help you take care of him. I just buy groceries, cook and deliver meals every day, so I can't help much. I can only take care of your child and teach him to write and recite poems. I've taken care of all of you brothers and sisters before, so I have experience."
"What kind of guidance is that? We were bullied at school, and when we came back you just told us to reflect on why they didn't bully others but us."
Shu Linong did say this, and he has always followed this principle throughout his life. "I also think that if I can solve a problem myself, I should solve it myself and not cause trouble for others."
Shu Wenming snorted and laughed, "Okay, if you want to raise a child, just adopt one yourself and don't bother me."
Shu Linong was so angry that he fell backwards, "Asshole!"
Shu Wenming took two quick steps. He didn't want a child. Ninety percent of the reason was that he didn't want Wen Li to take risks, and the remaining ten percent was because it was too troublesome. He felt that raising a child was really difficult. Wouldn't it be better for him to use that energy to make money?
Shu Linong snorted angrily, but had to catch up, "Don't leave yet, think carefully about what Wen Li wants."
Wen Li has always liked children, and anyone with eyes can see that. Before she got sick, she had fantasized about having three children. Later, when she heard the older sisters in her unit say that childbirth was painful, she thought she might as well just have one because she was afraid of the pain.
Later, after she fell ill, she never mentioned having a baby again. Although her condition had stabilized in the past few years, she knew that Shu Wenming didn't want to have a baby. She occasionally had that thought but didn't dare to say it. She always felt that Jin Yue and the Shu family were so busy with her illness, and when they had finally stabilized her condition after trying every possible means, she actually wanted to risk her life to have a baby... It was somewhat ungrateful.
But the person next to me knows it.
Sure enough, Teacher Shu's words successfully made Shu Wenming stop. He wanted Wenli to be happy, and he could give her whatever she wanted, except for a biological child.
He thought for a moment and said, "Don't mention this to her. I need to think about it."
However, before he had time to think about it, Fan Qiuyue was already waiting at his doorstep. Something had happened at the garment factory.
She ran over in a hurry, sweating and with her hair disheveled. "Today, when I was guarding the stall under Jianshe Bridge, someone came to return a product, saying that our down jackets were too smelly. After she opened it, she found that the inside was pitch black. The duck down was indeed moldy and stuck together. It was very smelly. The clothes also became uneven and looked ugly."
Shu Wenming frowned, "Which batch is this? Are you sure it came from our factory?"
"Mrs. Zhao looked at it and confirmed that it was from our factory. It happened to be a down vest that was produced last month."
Originally, there was no need to wear down jackets in this season, but two months ago, there happened to be a batch of duck down at a special price in western Jiangxi that needed to be processed. Brother Song came to Shu Wenming and begged him to help him process it. Shu Wenming accepted it because of the two years of cooperation.
"Brother Wenming, do you think this batch of duck down was not washed clean? We have selected and washed it for several days, but the smell is still very strong." If the odor is strong, it will not be suitable for making clothes lining. Firstly, customers will smell it, secondly, it will easily stick together and lose its fluffiness and warmth retention properties, and thirdly, it will easily become moldy and rotten, so the clothes will deteriorate quickly and will not be durable.
Shu Wenming stroked the blue stubble on his chin and asked, "So how did you deal with today's incident?"
"We discussed with her in a friendly manner, saying that we would give her a new one as compensation and take back the old one first. The main reason was that we couldn't contact you at the time, and there were so many people at the scene, it was difficult to argue with her, so we took the initiative to try to settle the matter first."
Shu Wenming nodded. Their way of handling the matter was most beneficial to the garment factory. It was unexpected that Du Aiguo's wife, who used to hide in the house and never go out or speak, has become able to stand on her own. Now when people in the compound mention her, they just say her name, and no one calls her the wife of so-and-so anymore.
"Do you remember the name of this customer?"
The garment factory had just been open for a year, so he had to maintain a good reputation and "serve" every customer well, because he wanted to do long-term business, not a one-time deal.
Fan Qiuyue had indeed written it down, and also handed over the customer's home address, "Brother Wenming, are you going to apologize in person? I'll go with you then. It was our mistake that it wasn't cleaned properly. I'll apologize to her in person, and the compensation will be deducted from my salary."
Shu Wenming looked at her and smiled, "Okay."
This matter must be timely, and the customer must feel valued. At about six o'clock the next evening, when it was estimated that the customer would have gotten off work, Shu Wenming brought Fan Qiuyue, a few things and a piece of clothing with intact packaging and no problems with the duck down.
The customer didn't expect them to come and apologize, and he felt embarrassed. "I didn't mean to cause trouble, it was..."
"We know that it is indeed a problem with the quality of our clothes." Shu Wenming explained it very sincerely and took the initiative to admit his mistake. He said that only one piece from that batch of their clothes had problems, and she happened to buy it, so it was their mistake. They would give her another piece from the same batch, but the down lining would be fine.
The customer was dumbfounded to receive two new pieces in exchange for a broken piece of clothing. How could such a good thing happen?
Everyone was used to the cold faces of the sales clerks in state-owned department stores, so when they suddenly met someone so enthusiastic and sincere, the customers were a little uncomfortable. They were coaxed into accepting the clothes in a daze, and when they turned around, they found that Shu Wenming had left.
They are all kind-hearted ordinary people. Since then, this customer has been deeply impressed by Mingyue Garment Factory. She feels that a factory that pays so much attention to clothing quality is worthy of her unlimited repurchases. Even though many years later she can afford international brands, she still tells her children and grandchildren that Mingyue Garment Factory is an old domestic product worthy of trust... Of course, this is all a story for later.
When Shu Wenming returned home, he was not in a good mood at all.
He didn't expect that even though he was almost full of tricks, he was still tricked by Brother Song!
"I saw him begging for help from everyone, and I remembered the favor he gave us when he sold us a duvet. So I helped him clean up the mess, but he treated me like a sucker."
He was so angry that he didn't want to wash up, and just lay down on the kang. However, he didn't lie down on the side where his wife slept, but on the edge of the kang. "Is he sure that I can't find another place to buy it? There are not many people selling pork these days, but there is no shortage of people selling duck feathers."
Having said that, the production season is about to begin, and he needs to purchase raw materials for this year's autumn and winter new down jackets. It would be difficult for him to temporarily change the raw material supplier. This would require on-site inspection and full tracking. He does not have that much time and energy, and it is too late.
"Okay, if that doesn't work, let's go look in the south. I think people in Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai like to eat duck, so there must be a lot of duck down factories there." Xu Wenli turned over and put her arms around his neck to comfort him.
Shu Wenming gently pushed her away, "I haven't washed yet, I'm dirty."
"I don't mind." She smiled sweetly and even leaned over to kiss his chin.
This plump, fragrant wife came up to him on her own initiative, and Shu Wenming was also very excited, but he always remembered what Jin Yue said, Wen Li's resistance was not better than that of normal people, and the most feared thing was infection with bacteria and viruses. He resisted the burning thought and jumped off the kang, "I'll go wash up first."
But when he came back after washing, his wife was already fast asleep.
Shu Wenming: “…”
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Although Shu Jinyue was at work the next day, her heart was at the Provincial Hospital. Although she was not sure whether the salesperson was really seeking revenge on Xiao Ping'an as she guessed, she was really worried because Xiao Ping'an had been staying in the hospital.
She was busy with work and could only take an hour and a half during her lunch break to go and talk to him, but every time, she did not see anyone from Teacher Zhao's family in the hospital.
When I asked the family of the patient in the next bed, they said that Teacher Zhao came to accompany him to sleep every night, and then rushed back early in the morning to attend classes. He was so busy that he even brought students' homework to the ward to correct it.
It was even harder for Shu Jinyue to blame anyone, as Teacher Zhao had done his best.
Thinking about this, Jin Yue walked into Liuye Hutong, and someone happened to be walking towards him.
She was a woman with a sallow complexion, a swollen face, and even a little unkempt hair. Her belly was bulging high, as if she was pregnant with twins.
It’s Niu Xiaofang. Jin Yue hasn't seen her for several months, but he has heard a lot of news about her. Niu Xiaofang's belly is getting bigger and bigger, Manager Niu was sentenced to eight years in prison, his house was confiscated, and she had no place to live, so she had to move back to her parents' home.
Aunt Niu used to say "my Xiaofang" wherever she went, but ever since Manager Niu was sent to prison, she never said it again and she wished Niu Xiaofang would not be around anymore.
"You are very proud, aren't you?" She suddenly said to Jin Yue, "The two most beautiful and outstanding girls in Liuye Hutong are not as well off as you are. You, a little idiot, must be very proud, aren't you?"
Shu Jinyue looked puzzled. "You, who give insulting nicknames to others and exclude and isolate others, are worthy of the word excellent?"
Niu Xiaofang snorted coldly.
"I advise you to spend this time washing your face and brushing your teeth, you stink."
Niu Xiaofang's face turned pale. She had been giving up on herself for a while and indeed hadn't brushed her teeth or washed her face for several days.
Shu Jinyue had seen many pregnant women. Although they would gain weight and suffer from edema in the later stages of pregnancy, none of them was as sloppy as her. She looked like someone digging for food in a garbage dump. She really disgusted her and ran away without saying a word.
It stinks!
As for what Niu Xiaofang said about being proud, she is not proud at all, because every achievement and happiness she has now is earned through her own efforts, and she deserves it! She feels at ease!
When I got home, Shu Linong was chopping stuffing in the kitchen. He diced carrots, eggs and pork, mixed them evenly, and added a little salt. It was delicious without even adding MSG.
The filling looked like it was going to be used to make dumplings or buns, but there was a pile of things that looked like rolled dumpling skins next to the chopping board, but they were much larger and thicker than dumpling skins. She was a little confused.
"Dad, what are you doing?"
"Pot stickers, Lao Tian taught me how to do it, he said they were delicious."
Lao Tian is the father of Niu Xiaofang's former rival. He is also a quiet old man who likes to do housework. Recently, Teacher Shu has learned several new dishes from him and has been praised by the whole family.
As he spoke, Shu Linong brushed some lard on the pot, wrapped the stuffing into the dough, without pinching it tightly, just wrap it casually, and it's okay to leave the two ends empty, then put it in the pot and fry until the bottom is golden brown, then pour a little starch water in, cover the pot and simmer... Don't mention it, it's a bit like the pan-fried buns that Jin Yue had eaten in Haicheng that year.
Soon, the food came out of the pot. Teacher Shu picked out one that looked cooked and handed it to Jin Yue, "Try it?"
It was the same when he was a child. Whenever he made something delicious, Jin Yue would stay in the kitchen and watch over the stove eagerly. When no one was paying attention, he would quietly give her a little and ask, "Try it?"
It was always these two words that made her brothers and sisters say that she was their biological daughter and they were picked up from the garbage dump.
Shu Jinyue took a bite and his eyes lit up, "Delicious!" The skin was golden and crispy, and a little crispy. The filling inside was rich in egg and pork flavor and very tender, not overcooked at all. Even the carrots, which he had never liked, tasted crispy and sweet.
Shu Linong smiled so hard that his teeth were showing. "I told you, this old guy, Lao Tian, is quite something."
Lao Tian is obviously a native of Shilan, but he is very good at cooking some dishes that Shilan people have never seen before. Some of them he heard on the radio and read in books, and some of them he figured out on his own. He is a very practical person.
Shu Jinyue was a little puzzled. "Their family is so rich, can he spend all the fine grains and meat as he pleases?"
She has never had any cooking skills because there was no extra food for her to practice in the countryside. Every time she got food, she just wanted to fill her stomach first. Who would have the mood or time to do this or that? The food would have been eaten.
It’s better to eat it.
"In his family, his daughter is very promising and filial." Shu Linong did not continue speaking, as if thinking of the evaluation of Tian Meizhi by the neighbors nearby.
Of course Shu Jinyue would not think the worst of people. She was not sure before, but in the past two years, Tian Meizhi has not been idle. After get off work, she often took a small stool to the entrance of the vegetable market to set up a stall to sell needles and thread, and did some sewing and mending work for people. She even came to her mother to ask about the address of Xiao Li's wife. She heard that Xiao Li's mother-in-law worked in a button factory, and she used her connections to get some cheap buttons and zippers.
She was beautiful and in her youth, like a ripe, tender and juicy peach. Not only did men like to find her for mending, but even Shu Jinyue himself couldn't help but look for her.
I feel that everyone will be attracted to this kind of charm regardless of gender.
As he was talking, Zhao Wanqiu came back from get off work at the clinic, cursing as she entered the room, "What bad luck! Why is it so bad luck?"
"What's up?" Teacher Shu handed over a bowl of freshly-made pot stickers, "Try what I learned from Lao Tian."
Zhao Wanqiu hung the key to the clinic on the nail behind the door and washed her hands before starting to eat. "Do you think this Aunt Niu has water in her head, or does she think I have water in my head?"
"What do you mean?"
Zhao Wanqiu took a look and saw that the second brother and Wen Li were not there, so she dared to speak: "She actually told me that since the second brother and his family had no children, they would send the child to my house to raise when her Niu Xiaofang's child was born, and said that I only needed to give a thousand yuan for nutrition. What kind of neighbors are more reliable than outsiders with unknown backgrounds? What a bunch of bullshit!"
Shu Jinyue was also shocked by the Niu family's plan. She thought that the Niu family was unwilling to raise the child, but she didn't expect that they actually wanted to sell the child, and she didn't expect that they wanted to sell it to her second brother and his wife!
"Is she mentally ill? Why should we buy his child? Not to mention what the child is like, just look at his family's temperament. Who knows how many troubles he will cause in the future." Zhao Wanqiu ate several pot stickers in one breath and took a breath. "How dare they think that? They all see that the second son has opened a factory and has money in his hands, right?"
Things like “I can't bear to see so much wealth go to other people, it's better to raise a child who knows you well” and “raising one may lead to a biological child”. Other elderly people might be fooled, but Zhao Wanqiu is a staunch materialist and will not fall for it.
Seeing Shu Linong looking thoughtful, she asked suspiciously, "Shu Linong, you don't really have this idea, do you?"
"No, no, it's not the same thing." He also wanted to persuade the second son to adopt a child, but it definitely couldn't be from Lao Niu's family. The whole family is scheming and would even like to plot against you to death. Having anything to do with them is just asking for trouble.
Shu Jinyue had no time to pay attention to these things. After dinner, she had to go to the clinic to work. When the neighbors heard that she had officially started working, they had to wait until the evening to see a doctor if they were sick. In the words of Aunt Zhao, she only earned one cent per number at the epidemic prevention station, and the money did not go to her. What she earned at the clinic was hers, so they all wanted her to earn more.
Seeing that it was almost time, Jin Yue went to the clinic with his mother, while Shu Linong stayed at home to wash dishes and clean.
As the two of them reached the entrance of the alley, they suddenly ran into Long Gongan who was coming towards them, "Comrade Shu!"
"Comrade Shu, wait a moment. I have something important to discuss with you." Seeing that there were not many people on the right side of the alley entrance, he called her over there, while Zhao Wanqiu stayed there to keep watch for them.
"It's like this. To make it short, the saleswoman at my doorstep is indeed suspicious. Preliminary interrogation shows that she came to take revenge on Xiao Ping An because Lao Zhao...well, she had a very special job and made great contributions to the country and society. She also dealt a fatal blow to the enemy. The couple sacrificed themselves, and Xiao Ping An became the target of the enemy's revenge. I'm afraid he will not be safe in the future. I've asked Teacher Zhao to take leave to look after him at the hospital."
He spoke very quietly and quickly, obviously in a hurry, "But Teacher Zhao's child just got sick, so she has to rush back to take care of him. I'm worried about Xiao Ping'an being alone in the hospital, so I can only ask Xiaolong's mother to take care of him first..."
But this is not a long-term solution. Xiaolong's mother also has to go to work, and there are no elderly people at home to help, so Xiaolong is growing up in a barbaric way.
"I have an unwelcome request. You have a large family and the compound is bustling. Most people don't dare to come and cause trouble. Can I ask you to help take care of him for a few days? It won't be too long. After we capture all of the salesman's accomplices, we will send him back to Teacher Zhao's home."
Shu Jinyue was silent. If it were her a few years ago, she would have agreed immediately. But she was silent now. She knew that this responsibility was too great, and it was completely different from taking time out for her to go and play with him.
"Can I ask, why me?"
"First of all, of course, your profession and your medical skills are more reliable than any other doctor. I feel more at ease leaving him in your care than in the intensive care unit of the provincial hospital." Public Security Long looked in the direction of Zhao Wanqiu. In fact, he had applied to the relevant departments of his unit in the past few days and had even specially investigated the situation of the Shu family for this purpose.
The Shu family has a clean background, and they are not members of the public security system or their families. They have nothing to do with these people, so it is not easy for the enemy to find them. At the same time, he also investigated Xu Duan. He had heard a little about Xu Duan's deeds, and his character and quality were also obvious to all.
"The second is your family. Your second brother has made contributions and has strong political qualities. Your lover is also an excellent soldier in the Sharp Knife Company. We will not be able to find more reliable people than you in a short period of time."
Shu Jinyue thought to himself, So that's how it is.
"Of course, the most important thing is that you care about Xiao Ping'an sincerely. He likes you and regards you as his mother." If you find a stranger to take care of him, he will need to get familiar with it and adapt to being separated from his "mother", which is not good for the child.
Shu Jinyue sighed. Now that things had come to this, she could only agree.
"Okay, you guys bring him over, or should we go pick him up?"
"I'll bring him over later when there aren't many people around. What time do you get off work?"
"The earliest is 9:30." If there are many patients, it might be until 10 o'clock or even 10:30. She has to see all the patients who have registered. Many patients have been waiting for several days just to see her.
What a coincidence, it seemed that even God wanted to help Xiao Ping'an. There were surprisingly few patients tonight. By nine o'clock, there was no patient left. The medicine for the last patient was prepared at nine twenty-five. Jin Yue had just taken off his work clothes and washed his hands when a timid voice came from the door of the clinic.
"Mother."
Shu Jinyue paused and looked for a mask.
"Don't wear it. We'll meet each other in the future." Public Security Long let the child go, and Xiao Ping'an immediately ran over like a little cannonball and hugged Jin Yue's thigh.
"Mom is so beautiful, even prettier than Zhao's mom!"
Shu Jinyue was amused, so he bent down and picked him up, "Have you been good today?"
"Very good." The little guy counted on his fingers, one by one, what he had done and what kind of praise he got from the big sister in the next bed.
Teacher Zhao was busy as he was still teaching the graduating class, so he couldn't be with him during the day. Although the doctors and nurses instructed by Public Security Long would take care of him, they couldn't be with him all the time. He stayed in the ward alone, playing for a while, sleeping for a while, and wandering around the corridor of the ward for a while. He didn't dare to run far, so after staying in the hospital for such a long time, today was the first time he left the hospital floor.
Shu Jinyue and Zhao Wanqiu took him home, and then were dumbfounded - the policeman Long did send him over, but he came in a hurry and the child didn't even have a change of clothes.
This child has been wearing the same clothes he wore during the past few days in the hospital, and they already smell. It’s okay that it’s too late now, but tomorrow at noon when the sun is shining brightly, Jin Yue wants Teacher Shu to give the child a bath and cut his hair and fingernails and toenails.
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Xu Wenli was just about to go to bed. Seeing Jin Yue bring back such a cute child, she was very happy. "Wait a minute. I'll go to Fan Qiuyue's house to borrow a set."
Fan Qiuyue's daughter is the same age as Xiao Ping'an, over four years old. He can wear the same clothes as her, just a little bigger. He doesn't care whether it's men's or women's clothing, as long as they're clean.
Jin Yue didn't know how to change the child's clothes, so Xu Wenli volunteered to wipe his hands and face with warm water first, then applied some cold cream, making them smell nice and moist, and then helped him change his clothes. Shu Linong immediately washed all the clothes he had changed out of, "Xiao Ping'an, what do you want to eat? Grandpa will make it for you."
Xiao Ping'an looked at Shu Jinyue timidly, not daring to speak, but he swallowed hard.
"It's okay, just tell grandpa what you want to eat, and grandpa will cook a lot of delicious food."
"Then can I eat eggs?"
"Would you like boiled eggs, fried eggs, or sweet brown sugar eggs?" Shu Linong's smile really sounded like someone kidnapping a child.
Shu Jinyue couldn't bear to watch it anymore, "Dad, make him a steamed egg. I'm afraid it's hard for him to digest anything else at this late hour."
Wow, Teacher Shu actually steamed three eggs in one breath! He steamed a large bowl of it, the yellow and orange color swaying, with a few drops of soy sauce on it. "Here, if it's not enough, grandpa will steam more."
Others: “…”
Before today, only Shu Jinyue and Mengmeng Yaya had this treatment.
It was time to go to bed, and children couldn't eat so much. Zhao Wanqiu looked at the old man helplessly, took a small bowl, filled it with three or four spoonfuls, and let him eat it himself, and gave the rest to Shu Jinyue and Xu Wenli.
After eating and washing up, it was almost eleven o'clock. Everyone was yawning. Shu Jinyue began to feel a headache. She had no experience in taking care of children to sleep. According to her sister-in-law, Mengmeng and Yaya could be taken care of by their grandfather no matter where they went, but when it was time to go to bed, they only wanted their mother. If she just got up to go to the toilet, the two little ones would cry.
Will he recognize someone on Christmas Eve and want to find Mother Zhao?
"I'll take care of it. I like taking care of children. I'll sleep with Jin Yue tonight." Xu Wenli volunteered again. She had never taken care of a child before. At most, she could let Mengmeng and Yaya play with them for a while, but she would not let them sleep.
Anyone who has worked as a teacher knows that the sense of accomplishment of being able to help children sleep at night is completely different from taking them out to play during the day, and Xu Wenli was eager to try.
Shu Jinyue was too tired to be polite with her. He yawned and asked, "What about my second brother? Why can't I see him?"
"Something happened at the garment factory. He's busy. It seems he wants to change to another factory to buy duck down. Don't worry. I'll leave him a note later."
Jin Yue yawned again, tears coming out, and she went back to her room and fell asleep...Xu Wenli also came to her room. She didn't know how she coaxed the two of them, an adult and a child, to sleep, but she was woken up several times by the heat at night.
Sometimes there was a little head in her arms, sometimes there was a little leg on her body, sometimes Xu Wenli hugged her and patted her, sometimes Xu Wenli hugged her and hummed nursery rhymes...
Shu Jinyue: ...Whoever wants to be Dehua can do it, she won’t be in office for even a day anyway!
You see, the child is cute, but Shu Jinyue is a selfish person. She just wants to play with him when she is free during the day. She needs to have a good sleep at night. She must stay energetic as her job does not allow any mistakes the next day.
***
The Shu family suddenly had a new child, a child who looked nothing like anyone in their family. There was a lot of heated discussion in Courtyard No. 16 for a while. However, the Shu family unanimously announced that the child was the child of a distant cousin, that is, Zhao Wanqiu's nephew. They also made up detailed stories about where the child's home was in the southern suburbs, how many people were in the family, and which village her mother was from.
"Wanqiu, is this really your nephew's child?" Aunt Zhao ran to the Shu family during the meal break and asked quietly.
Zhao Wanqiu nodded. Jin Yue said that Xiao Ping'an was in danger now, and they had to make up an identity for him that could stand up to scrutiny.
"Really... outside... do you know what Aunt Li and the others said?"
"They said that this child was adopted by your Wenming family from outside, and that they would take care of him in his old age and see him to the end of his life. They also said that he worked hard all his life only to make wedding clothes for others... Anyway, it was very unpleasant to hear."
Zhao Wanqiu had guessed it long ago, but in order to avoid unnecessary trouble, she didn't dare to refute it.
Xiao Ping'an's identity remains secret for the time being, and even Jin Yue doesn't know about his parents.
The more she was vague, the more Aunt Zhao was sure that what people said outside was true. The child was adopted by them. He might be from a relative or an orphanage. But no matter where he came from, most people sympathized with the civilized couple who had been infertile for many years after marriage.
"Then just keep him, just like having another person around, so that you will have someone to talk to when you are old."
It's difficult for the Shu family to explain. The more they explain, the darker the rumor gets. The darker it gets, the more people will pay attention to it. They can only let the rumor continue to spread.
There are no secrets in Liuye Hutong, and this sentence is still effective many years later - a week after Xiao Ping'an moved in, the Shu family welcomed a special guest.
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