Chapter 56 056 Little girl's sleepiness & one dollar missing & moving...
A young man in cadre uniform got off the car. Being stared at by so many eyes, he felt a little uncomfortable and coughed twice, "What are you doing..."
"Is it the young comrade who is looking for our Jin Yue?"
The driver touched his nose and said, "Yes, I'm looking for Comrade Shu Jinyue. Uncle, you must be Comrade Shu's father, right? I'm sorry for the disrespect..."
The young man was inexperienced and thought the one who was walking in front and took the initiative to talk to him and said "we are today's Yue", must be Comrade Lao Shu.
Teacher Shu quickly squeezed through the crowd and coughed heavily twice. What's going on with the feng shui of Courtyard No. 16? Just today, Aunt Li was beaten up after being mistaken for someone else, and now it happens again.
However, he would not be beaten even if he admitted his mistake. It was obvious that the young man was a cultured and reasonable person. And Shu Jinyue, the most obedient, well-behaved and intelligent boy in their courtyard, would definitely not get into any trouble.
"Hey, I'm not. This Mr. Shu is Jin Yue's father."
The driver wiped his sweat and said, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry." He quickly passed the cigarette to Teacher Shu with both hands, and then to several neighbors, not missing anyone.
When I went out today, I saw people putting cigarettes behind their ears, unwilling to smoke.
"Hello, Comrade Shu. Do you remember Comrade Hu Guizhi? She asked you to come over." The driver said politely, "Comrade Hu was supposed to come in person, but she had an emergency meeting and couldn't leave, so she asked me to come and ask you."
Hu Guizhi was stunned for a few seconds before she realized that it was the female leader who had suffered from perspiration syndrome at this time last year. The two had no contact with each other afterwards, and she almost forgot about it.
It was her stupid brain. If others wanted to establish a relationship with a leader of this level, they would definitely visit him during festivals and holidays, and try to make their presence felt whenever they could. But she just let her illness heal and didn't think about it at all. Even to Mr. Jiang's place, Xu Duan took her there several times, and the old man took the initiative to care for her and brought her food and drinks.
She spends the whole day at work seeing patients and writing reports, and from time to time she has to review her high school textbooks. She has no time to think about maintaining her network.
Shu Jinyue cursed himself for not living up to expectations, and quickly said, "Okay, let's go right away," but -
"It's too late, and it's not convenient for me as a lesbian. Can my family accompany me?"
"Of course you can. I'm sorry for my incompetence."
Jin Yue then called Shu Wenming, who was smarter and could make his own decisions if any situation arose. His mother, on the other hand, had courage but not much brains.
The brother and sister got into the car, and the driver, Xiao Liu, immediately called them "brothers" left and right. Because they passed cigarettes to each other, Shu Wenming spoke more affectionately, "Brother, I wonder what Comrade Hu wants when he calls me sister?"
"It's like this. I couldn't tell you because there were so many people around. Comrade Hu's child is not feeling well, so I would like to ask Doctor Shu to take a look."
"What's wrong with you?"
The driver thought for a moment and said, "I heard that he dozed off at school and kept dozing off. The teacher asked to take him to the hospital. Doctor Shu cured Comrade Hu last year, so she wanted to ask you to come and see him. This shows her trust in your medical skills."
Normally drivers wouldn't be so talkative, but Shu Wenming seemed to have opened up his Ren and Du meridians recently and was quite capable of handling things. Jin Yue was as young as a girl next door, making her approachable, so the driver couldn't help but say a few more words.
Is it narcolepsy? Jin Yue thought that narcolepsy was actually not easy to cure. She had encountered a case like this in the countryside in her previous life. The patient took medicine for a week but there was no relief. Later, they were sent to a big hospital for a check-up, and it turned out to be a pituitary tumor.
At that time, she had just started practicing medicine and had little experience. Her pulse-taking skills were also not very good. She felt guilty that she should have discovered it earlier, although a week earlier or later would not have a big impact on the progression of the disease...
This time they came to the same small building as last time. After the driver dropped them off, the secretary came to pick them up. "Two comrades are here. Comrade Hu's meeting is not over yet. Please take a rest and have a cup of tea."
After entering the reception room, the secretary did not mention the child's illness. Jin Yue just sat there quietly, listening to Shu Wenming chatting with him.
Maroon solid wood tables and chairs, enamel water cups of uniform size, and five large characters "Serve the People" hung on the wall... Shu Wenming was also intimidated by this scene at first, and he hesitated for a long time before he dared to speak.
The secretary, on the other hand, was very approachable. She asked Shu Wenming where he worked, how many years he had been there, and what he did on a daily basis. Gradually, Shu Wenming was no longer nervous and was able to take the initiative to talk about things other than work.
Jin Yue's mind was busy. She had been thinking about narcolepsy. She decided that it would be best if she could diagnose the disease by taking its pulse. If not, she would ask them to go to a big hospital for examination as soon as possible so as not to delay the disease.
After drinking two cups of tea and eating a plate of snacks, there were noisy footsteps walking towards the gate. It was estimated that at least five or six people went out. Hu Guizhi finally came late. She was still wearing her work clothes and looked a little tired. "Sorry, I kept you waiting for a long time. Xiao Zhang should have come to pick you up. I have some documents with me that he needs to find."
In fact, Jin Yue didn't feel neglected at all, "It's okay, Leader Hu, you've worked hard."
Hu Guizhi picked up her thermos cup and drank most of it. Only then did her throat feel slightly moistened. "My granddaughter, oh, it's a long story."
It turns out that the Hu family’s granddaughter Yinyin is six years old this year and is in the first grade. She is a very well-behaved child, but her learning ability is not very strong and has always been at an above-average level.
"I never told her to study hard, and I never pushed her to study hard. But after the start of this semester, the teacher told me that she always dozed off in class. I'm busy with work, so the nanny takes care of her. She has a regular schedule and a normal diet, but I don't know why she always dozes off."
Jin Yue noticed that she had been talking about only her and the nanny. She had been here three times and had never seen any young people in this small building. Could it be that the little girl's parents were not at home? Do you do any work that requires you to be away from home all year round?
"The child's parents have passed away. I was usually negligent and I feel bad." She took another sip of warm water. "I think Western medicine will just do the same tests and make the child suffer. It's better to see a Chinese doctor."
Jin Yue smiled bitterly. It was hard to say. Everyone had their own strengths and weaknesses. "I don't know where the kid is. Can I take a look?"
Soon, the nanny brought down a little girl with pigtails. The child was very polite. Hu Guizhi taught her to call her "Auntie", and she called her gently. Her big eyes looked at Jin Yue curiously, and sometimes looked at her grandmother.
However, it is obvious that Yin Yin and Hu Guizhi have a rather distant relationship. If it weren't for her illness, she would not have seen her grandmother for a long time. Every day when she gets up, her grandmother has gone to work, and when she goes to bed, her grandmother has not come back yet. Even if she comes back, she stays in the study and is busy with work.
They are like acquaintances living in the same space but in different time dimensions.
Yin Yin just held the nanny's hand and said, "Grandma, is this doctor the one who is going to give me the injection?"
Hu Guizhi smiled and shook her head, "Auntie will treat you without any injections." "Actually, I'm not afraid of injections. I'm very brave!" If her voice hadn't been as thin as a mosquito, Jin Yue would have believed it.
But when she heard that she didn't need to get an injection, she was still very happy. She immediately went back to her room and took out a comic book to read to Jin Yue. It seems that children all have a problem of "showing off" themselves in front of the person they like.
In order to get closer to her and gain her trust, Jin Yue patiently listened to her reading for a while and even praised her a few words, which made the little girl very happy.
It can be seen that she is usually very lonely. Her grandmother is busy with work, and the secretary, driver and nanny are not blood relatives after all, and they will not talk to her for too long. Finally, an aunt who is willing to play with her comes, and she wants to give all her treasures to her at once.
Unfortunately, it was still a little late, and she yawned several times and rubbed her eyes.
This is the case with patients with narcolepsy. No matter how much they sleep during the day, they will still feel sleepy at a certain time at night.
Jin Yue talked to her about school to divert her attention while observing her face and expression. The child has dark skin, is tall and thin, has bright eyes and regular facial features. Look at the bridge of her nose, there is no blue or gray color.
She remembered that the patient with narcolepsy had a grayish nose.
It’s not that the blue-gray color necessarily means there is a tumor in the brain. Jin Yue is simply paying special attention to this point out of guilt.
"Did you sleep well tonight?"
Yin Yin said in a thin voice: "Okay."
"How many hours of sleep?"
The little girl didn't understand, so the nanny quickly replied, "From 8:30 to 6:30 the next morning."
Jin Yue calculated that ten hours in total was already a lot of sleep time. "Will you wake up during the night?"
"No, I slept well."
Jin Yue suddenly had an idea, "Will he sleepwalk?" Because at this time the child himself does not know, only the adults who accompany him will know.
The nanny was a little unsure, "That shouldn't be the case... It's like this, I usually sleep next to Yinyin, not in the same room, but I definitely didn't hear her getting up at night, nor did she get up to go to the bathroom."
As if she was afraid of Hu Guizhi's reproach, she added, "I'm sure I didn't get up at night or sleepwalk. I'm usually quite alert when I sleep, so I should be able to hear any movement."
Jin Yue thought so too. Through questioning, she knew that the nanny was not an ordinary person. She had high professional qualities and spoke with clear logic. It was obvious that she had received special training.
So, it is normal to sleep at night, but I am still sleepy during the day. Jin Yue thought of a possibility, "Then Yinyin, tell your auntie, is there something that makes you unhappy?"
"I'm not unhappy." The little girl said seriously.
Shu Jinyue didn't believe it and asked her in detail about her school life, how many kids were in her class, who played best with her, who was the class monitor, which row she sat in, whether any kids bullied her, whether the teacher was good or not, whether he was strict... He asked about every detail.
Don’t think that the child can live a happy life just because her grandmother is in a high position. Sometimes it’s hard to say what happens when children bully each other, and the more well-behaved the child is, the easier it is to be bullied.
But Yinyin denied them all and said yes to everything, and she didn't seem to be lying.
Jin Yue was puzzled. She put her hand on the girl and saw that her pulse was weak. She was not sure whether the tall, thin and dark-skinned child was born like this or it was pathological. So she asked a bunch of questions about the symptoms of Yin deficiency. She said she didn't have some of them, and she didn't know what some of them meant, so the nanny helped her answer them.
To sum up - none of them.
Then Yin deficiency is ruled out. Jin Yue feels it is a bit strange. The child's pulse and symptoms are normal, so why would he doze off? I just asked her, and she is sleepy regardless of the subject. She falls asleep during both Chinese and math, so it should not be related to her preference for any particular subject. Nothing unpleasant happened in school, so she should not be averse to studying.
Narcolepsy is a rare disease, and because the cause and pathogenesis are still unclear, Jin Yue checked all possible diseases and felt that he had no idea from the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine. "I suggest you take her to the hospital for a check-up, mainly to see if she has any neurological or psychological diseases."
This is not an insult, it is the most likely scenario.
Hu Guizhi thought for a moment, "Can't I tell by feeling the pulse?"
"The pulse is fine and theoretically it should be Yin deficiency, but the symptoms and tongue coating are normal, without obvious signs of Yin deficiency, so I suspect that her pulse is born like this."
Hu Guizhi's eyes darkened and she asked a few more questions. After confirming that Jin Yue really could not make a diagnosis, she said a few words of thanks and asked the driver and secretary to send them back.
When the driver dropped them off at the gate of the compound, all the neighbors had turned off the lights and the compound was very quiet.
The old couple opened the door immediately after hearing the noise, "You're back, come in and talk."
"How about it?"
"Are you going to see a doctor?"
Jin Yue nodded and briefly explained the situation, but did not mention Hu Guizhi's identity, for fear of scaring his honest parents. Besides, it was almost impossible for them to have any contact in the future, so there was no point in telling them.
Shu Wenming was curious about the little girl's illness. "What kind of narcolepsy? Since she doesn't feel uncomfortable, could it be that she wants to make some noise to attract the adults' attention because she has no parents and her grandmother is busy with work? Is she doing this on purpose?"
Jin Yue had actually thought about this possibility. Being sick usually has signs, not only changes in physical signs but also symptoms. It didn't seem reasonable that just her pulse was not right.
Even the pulse condition cannot be completely pathological, it may be physiological.
When Shu Wenming was a child, he also pretended to be sick to attract adults' attention. "I think we should consider it from this perspective. Poor little thing that lacks love, little cabbage, the fields are yellow..."
Shu Jinyue rolled his eyes at him and planned to let them check first. If no organic lesions were found, he would then mention this guess to Hu Guizhi.
"By the way, have my elder brother and his wife returned?"
"Well, you just left for a while, and the children are hungry, so I'll go back first." Liu Huifang currently does not have enough breast milk for the two children, so she can only feed them a mixture of breast milk and formula milk. She has to go home quickly when she feeds them with formula milk.
Shu Wenyun has also waited with the two elders until now, and now yawns continuously, "Brother, this is good news. Although he is not an official, writing materials is his specialty. He should be able to work with peace of mind in the future."
Teacher Shu nodded. The news brought by Shu Wenyan was undoubtedly the third best news for the entire Shu family in the past two years. The first good news was of course that Shu Jinyue found a job and stayed in the city smoothly, and the second good news was that Xu Wenli's illness was alleviated.
"They all have good news. What about you, Wenyun? I heard you're dating someone recently?"
Shu Wenyun's tone was a little cold. "We are talking about it, but it's not stable yet. I will bring him back when it's stable."
"Where is the other person from? Which unit does he work for? How old is he? What's his family situation like?"
Shu Wenyun pursed her lips and said, "You will know when the time comes."
Jin Yue was still neither nice nor mean to her. He was busy thinking about Yin Yin's condition and had no time to care who she talked to or how she talked. She knew that Shu Wenyun actually wanted her to ask, but what to say, Jin Yue had experienced all those things in the previous life, and it was already generous of her that they could live in peace now, it was impossible for them to love each other again.
Wen Yun was a little disappointed. She didn't know why, but she hoped Jin Yue could ask her one more question. As long as she asked, she would tell her.
Seeing that she didn't want to talk about it, the others thought she was shy and didn't ask any more questions. The main reason was that Shu Wenyan's news was so exciting that everyone was happy.
The next day, Shu Wenyan immediately returned to the school to find Principal Liu, gave him some gifts, and explained that he was about to be transferred. He hoped that he would not tell anyone about it for the time being. After all, he did not want to cause trouble for Li Sufen.
When Principal Liu heard that the unit he was going to was actually the Municipal Party Committee, he was surprised to hear that many people there had resumed their work and normal office order was imminent, and that they needed to urgently recruit a group of staff with writing skills. He actually heard about it, but he didn't expect that Shu Wenyan also knew the news and was admitted!
No matter whether Shu Wenyan can be promoted in the future, he dare not offend Mr. Shu, who was once punished by him to guard the gate. The secretary is the leader's close friend. It is said that it is easy to see the King of Hell, but difficult to deal with the little devils. Maybe he will ask for help in the future! The principal immediately agreed and asked him to visit his "hometown" when he had time, saying that Xinqiao Primary School would always be his solid backing.
Sure enough, Shu Wenyan was able to successfully join the company. He had good writing skills, and because of his age, his grades were not bad. After just half a month of training, he was assigned to work with a middle-level leader. He became busy all of a sudden, and worked overtime until after nine o'clock in the evening almost every day. When he returned home, his wife and daughter were asleep.
But the food was hot and still on the stove, the daughters were sleeping soundly, their little chests heaving, and Liu Huifang left the dim light on for him... everything was so beautiful.
Jin Yue didn't know what changes the new job had brought to her elder brother. Recently, after Hu Guizhi took the child to the hospital for a check-up, she hadn't come to see her again. She guessed that she had found a treatment method from Western medicine, so she put it aside for the time being and was busy treating Kang Yuqiong.
"Auntie Kang's bowel movements are now smooth for the time being, but the deficiency of Qi and blood caused by long-term bedridden illness and multiple surgeries is still the root cause of the disease. I suggest that she take the Chinese medicine for another week and then stop taking it, and start eating tonic food and doing proper exercise."
Kang Yongxin nodded quickly. Seeing his sister's spirit and energy improved, Jin Yue agreed to whatever he said. "Write me some food supplement recipes."
"It's this movement. You know my sister's situation. I'm afraid this is not realistic."
Jin Yue shook his head. "It's not about doing any high-intensity physical exercise. Just let the nanny push her out in the sun every day, do some finger exercises, massage her lumbar spine and lower limbs. The most important thing is to get her brain moving."
"It would be best if she could have a job. It doesn't matter how much she earns, as long as she feels valuable."
Otherwise, she always felt that she was a burden to her brother and could not help. People are like this. The more they feel that they are useless, they will become more and more useless, and finally they will really become useless.
Kang Yongxin agreed and thought for a moment, "Our laboratory is going to sort out previous experimental data recently, and we need someone with a certain foundation in Chinese medicine who is sensitive to numbers. Maybe she can give it a try."
Shu Jinyue had just left Kang's house and hadn't even had time to catch his breath when Shu Wenming suddenly came in with a hurried look on his face, "Come in for a moment."
When Jin Yue saw him like this, his heart skipped a beat and he thought, maybe something has happened?
"Brother, what are you doing..."
“Sold out.”
"What?"
"That batch of fabrics was sold out, ten days earlier than expected. Not a single piece was left. Many people couldn't buy them and kept asking us for more. But I thought I'd call it a day."
He is really not greedy and knows when to stop.
The more Shu Jin breathed a sigh of relief, the more she wanted to hit someone. "Can't you just say it all at once? It's so scary." The scene of her second brother and Li Yulan singing Tears Behind Bars appeared in her mind.
Shu Wenming laughed, but his face was still tense. He took out a cloth bag from his arms and said, "Here, count it."
Inside were neatly bundled banknotes, including a stack of ten-yuan notes, five-yuan, two-yuan, one-yuan notes, and even fifty-cent and ten-cent notes. Another stack contained scattered food and meat coupons.
"In the countryside, some people have no money at home, so they use chickens, ducks and geese to exchange. I asked Zhang Liangwei to help me sell these living things, and I made a little profit."
Fly legs are meat too! Besides, the food and meat coupons were needed at home, so I didn't sell them.
Jin Yue counted for a long time before he finally counted the huge amount of money. Not counting the decimals, there was actually a total of 936 yuan!
"Three hundred yuan is the capital. After deducting the capital, the net profit is 636 yuan?!" She covered her mouth, "Is the profit twice the price?"
Shu Wenming nodded, his heart was also pounding. He knew he could make money, but he didn't expect it to be so profitable!
Shu Jinyue was not stupid. She was not blinded by the huge profits. "Cloth is not cheap nowadays. How can you have such a big profit margin?"
"Zhang Liangwei's brother-in-law works at the No. 3 Textile Factory in the city. Because of a machine failure, their factory produced a batch of defective Dacron. They originally placed an order with a garment factory, but the garment factory didn't want it. Other factories also said they didn't want it. They couldn't process it. Fortunately, his brother-in-law acted as a matchmaker, and I bought some to mix with good materials."
"Well, it's mainly because of your joining that we have more capital."
Jin Yue was suspicious, "Are you guys trying to make money from your fellow villagers by selling inferior goods as good ones?"
Shu Wenming was furious and flicked her forehead hard, "What are you thinking? Am I that kind of person?! Different materials must have different prices, but it's cheaper if I sell them together."
The price of defective products is definitely not as good as that of good materials, but in rural areas where there is a shortage of fabrics, especially Dacron, they have become a hot commodity and are sold out in a few days.
"I sold those scraps and rags at a low price..."
It was by selling everything that could be sold and exchanging everything that could be exchanged for money that such a huge sum of money was obtained.
Jin Yue's palms began to sweat as he looked at the money.
If the profit of 636 yuan was divided equally among three people, that would be 212 yuan per person. In just one month, her savings became more than 400 yuan!
No wonder so many protagonists in period novels like to do business. This is money making money. With the meager salary from working, they can’t save so much money even if they save for two years.
Shu Wenming was lying on the kang in comfort, "I have finally figured it out. To make money, you still have to rely on connections. It's just like what you said. With poor information and resources, there is no future for working honestly."
This was another big shock to him.
"Oh, I have some good fabrics left in my house. Let's make a new set of clothes for everyone in the family. We can be fashionable for once. You ladies can make skirts."
Who doesn’t like new clothes for free? Jin Yue immediately asked his second sister-in-law to share the cloth with him, because they were all similar colors and there was no need to be picky. Even the youngest daughter Meng Meng Ya Ya got a few pieces of cloth, which were just enough to make a few small jackets to wear in the hot summer.
Now Liu Huifang is still on maternity leave and can take care of the child by herself, so Zhao Wanqiu doesn't stay there every day. She takes time to send the material to Zhao Dayong's house. Zhao Dayong's wife is skillful and the clothes she makes are all very beautiful. Jin Yue simply drew a blueprint for her, indicating where the waist should be tightened, where an elastic band should be added, the collar should be made into a sweetheart collar, the sleeves should not be too long... She also prepared a bunch of colorful buttons of different shapes.
The buttons were personally sent to Xiao Li's wife last year to thank Jin Yue for curing Xiao Li's kidney stones. Zhao Wanqiu gave them away to everyone she met, but there were still two-thirds left.
"Luckily, Zhao Dayong's wife is very patient. Do you believe that the tailor shop outside would not respond to your requests?"
Jin Yue smiled and said, "Now you think I am too much trouble, but when the finished product comes out, you will know how good I am."
It is better to state all the requirements at once than to make something that is not suitable. Besides, Jin Yue also made the requirements based on the body characteristics of his own people and tailored it to their needs. Not everyone is like Shu Wenyun, who has fair skin, beautiful looks and a good temperament, and looks good even in a sack.
"For ordinary people, we must learn to play to our strengths and avoid our weaknesses."
"Yes, yes, yes. You are the only one who makes sense."
Mrs. Zhao was grateful to Jin Yue for both treating her illness and helping her to attract business, so they gave him money and worked overtime. In less than a week, all the clothes for the family of ten were ready. They asked their son to deliver them to Liuye Hutong at around nine o'clock in the evening.
Zhao Dayong's son got married last month, and his face still had the joy and shyness of a groom. "Doctor Shu, my mother asked me to send it to you for a try. If there is anything inappropriate, tell me and I will take it back and modify it."
This time the fabrics mainly come in two colors, beige and military green. Military green is the default color for gay men, but Jin Yue went the other way and chose military green for herself. Zhao Wanqiu and her sister-in-law scolded her for several days, saying that it would be a waste if the finished product didn't look good.
At this moment, this army green half-sleeved dress just reaches an inch below the knee, revealing her snow-white calves, which look slender yet evenly proportioned; the waist is particularly well-fitted, and a thin drawstring is made of scraps of cloth and tied into a bow, which is both playful and makes the waist look thinner; the sweetheart neckline makes the neck look slender, and the right amount of skin exposure makes the whole person look energetic and delicate...
Everyone was dumbfounded. Xu Wenli didn't even bother trying on her new dress. She stared at Jin Yue and said, "Wow, Jin Yue's dress is so pretty! It's so beautiful!"
Liu Huifang: "I would have chosen this color earlier, it makes my skin look brighter. This off-white color makes my skin look darker."
Zhao Wanqiu: "The skirt is just the right length, it makes me look taller."
Shu Wenyun also praised sincerely, "You are becoming more and more beautiful now."
Shu Jinyue blushed slightly, grabbed the hem of her skirt and turned around uncomfortably, "Humph, let's see who complained about me being too much."
But the others' were also good-looking. They were all made according to Jin Yue's requirements and fit very well. Except for Liu Huifang's whose color was not quite suitable, the others' were perfectly made to play to their strengths and avoid their weaknesses.
The next day, all the women in the Shu family put on new dresses. As soon as they went out, the neighbors in the compound asked them where they bought them, how much they cost, and why they were so beautiful. They also wanted to buy one.
Everyone took the opportunity to help Mrs. Zhao promote her business, as it was a business that came right to her doorstep.
Shu Jinyue was wearing new clothes and in a great mood. She walked out as soon as she got off work. She met a bunch of older ladies and started promoting herself again. She was still stared at while waiting for the bus at the bus stop.
After getting off the car and walking to the gate of the Materials Bureau, I happened to meet a crowd of people walking out after get off work, so naturally there was another wave of attention. To be honest, Jin Yue is not quite used to it. After all, she has been hidden under the light of Shu Wenyun since she was a child. No matter how bright her little moon is, it is not bright enough in front of the scorching sun. Today, she suddenly received so many gazes, and she always felt uncomfortable in her heart.
There were even a few people not far away, pointing and talking at her.
Shu Jin felt increasingly uncomfortable. She lowered her head to look at her skirt and gently touched the back, worrying that she had forgotten to pull it up when she went to the bathroom. She also wondered if her sleeves were too short, exposing her armpits. She even adjusted her collar, suspecting that it was too open...
"It looks great." Xu Duan came down from upstairs. He didn't expect her to come to him on her own initiative. "The new clothes look great."
Jin Yue felt a little more at ease, "Is there anything wrong?"
"It's really beautiful." He touched the top of her head and put his arm around her shoulders. "Did you buy it or make it?"
As Jin Yue talked a lot, he began to chatter, gradually forgetting his nervousness, his body relaxed, and he became more lively.
"Have you heard any news from Hu Guizhi recently? Is her granddaughter healed?"
Jin Yue is just like this. Although she is busy and has put this matter aside for the time being, it is impossible for her to really put it aside. She hopes that all the cases she has come into contact with are doing well. Even if she did not cure them, she still wants to hear good news from them.
Xu Duan saw the anxiety on her face, so he didn't hide it from her. "I heard from Jiang Weijun that her granddaughter's illness seems to be a bit serious. After a round of examination, nothing abnormal was found. She has been staying in the hospital for this period of time."
"Nothing can be found? Which hospital are you staying in?"
"You want to go and see it?"
Jin Yue nodded, "Isn't this a bit presumptuous? I'm not trying to get close to you, I'm just worried about Yin Yin's condition."
Xu Duan didn't let go of her hand, but tightened it instead. He thought that she really had a childish temper, was kind and responsible, and most importantly, he would not feel at ease until he saw with his own eyes that something was done by her.
Besides——
"It's okay to be clinging to others. In life, we must always create some resources for ourselves. When we are stuck in a quagmire, maybe someone will help us out."
Shu Jinyue was stunned. She didn't expect him to say that.
"Okay, don't think too much, just take your time." Xu Duan held her hand and walked towards the door. "The news is kept confidential for now, because we don't want too many people to disturb you. If you want to go, I'll ask Jiang Weijun for you." The person concerned must agree, otherwise she couldn't go to the hospital rashly.
Jin Yue felt relieved and started chattering about what had happened in the compound recently. Although he lived in Jinyu Hutong, he knew everything about what happened in No. 16, Liuye Hutong.
Well, thanks to her.
As they walked away, Jin Yue didn't hear the female comrades behind him gasping, "This, this is Section Chief Xu's girlfriend?!"
"Xu Ke is actually in a relationship?"
“So small!”
"She's quite pretty, and a good match."
"Not only is he young, he's also short. The difference between him and Xu Ke is so huge..."
"What's up with being a little cute?"
Within a short time, the news that Xu Duan had a girlfriend became known to everyone. Those young female comrades who were interested in him and those old comrades who wanted to introduce their relatives and friends to him could only sigh in despair from then on.
Shu Jinyue didn't know how great the follow-up impact of her proactive appearance this time would be. She was concerned about Yin Yin's condition, and she was thinking about it after returning home, and she was absent-minded at work.
The temperature has been rising continuously in recent days, and many infectious diseases transmitted by mosquitoes are prevalent. Zhu Daqiang and Liu Jinbu go out on patrol every day, and Jin Yue is not idle either. He not only has to write reports, but also organize representatives from various compounds to sweep the streets and clear the garbage.
There are many people living in the compound and the environment is very poor. The neighborhood committee is also very troubled. They have to organize people to carry out unified cleaning every summer and winter.
As a young man, Jin Yue naturally has to take the lead as it is his job. He is the first to sweep the floor and collect garbage. He is so tired that his waist is broken at the end of the day.
That day, she had just led people to clean up the trash cans in the alley and was about to retreat when she suddenly met an acquaintance - "Doctor Shu!"
"Sun Dalong? Why are you here? How is your father doing recently?"
The young man was dark and strong, with bright eyes. "He is fine now. He can eat and sleep well, and he works very hard. He tells everyone that Doctor Shu is amazing and can even cure such a serious disease."
What he recounted was still relatively conservative; the reality was even more exaggerated. Sun Yuli and Sun Tieniu talked about how great Doctor Shu was every day in the village, and the villagers got tired of hearing that, so they asked them to compete to see who was better at treating whose illness. So it turned into a competition between the two to see whose illness was weirder, more serious, and more difficult to treat... What a strange and competitive nature of human beings.
So, with everyone's instigation and hearsay, all kinds of symptoms were "suffering" from them, and the more they talked, the more outrageous it became.
Jin Yue laughed out loud when he heard this, "They are talking nonsense. You have to help me dispel the rumors. I don't have the ability to cure so many strange diseases." Yin Yin had no idea at all.
Sun Dalong chuckled and thought of the important matter. "By the way, Dr. Shu, my dad asked me to ask your family if the two baby rocking beds you made last time are working well. If there is anything wrong, I will take them back and modify them. You gave us nine dollars."
Jin Yue was stunned, "Nine dollars?"
"Yes, then you probably don't know that your family gave the money and asked Aunt Qian to bring it to me. My dad said we couldn't take it, but Aunt Qian persuaded us with a lot of words, and I thought it made sense, so I accepted it. Don't be angry."
"You should have accepted it anyway. I'll be happy if you accepted it." Jin Yue suppressed the doubts in her heart. She knew that the upright Sun Dalong would not lie, and her sister-in-law was not someone who would not keep her word.
However, the money was not sent by my sister-in-law. She was busy taking care of the children at home and had no time. I heard Teacher Shu mention it a few days ago, and it was Shu Wenyan who sent it.
Could it be that Shu Wenyan thought that ten yuan was too expensive and deducted one yuan? This seems like something he would do. After all, when he was alone before, he was reluctant to even burn a piece of coal and would go back to the old house to get some.
I thought my elder brother had become a better person, but it turned out he was just stubborn. Jin Yue sneered in his heart. The Sun family had little income throughout the year and had many sons. Sun Dalong was an apprentice in a village-run timber factory. This was different from being an apprentice in the city. There was basically no salary in village-run enterprises. The only income was counted as work points, and there was not much money to be made throughout the year.
The Sun family really "helped" by helping to make the crib, but they didn't make much money from it. The wood was all bought from the factory, and these costs were equivalent to their advance payment. What's more, in order to make the baby crib, Sun Dalong's hands were full of tiny cuts. The bamboo strips needed to be burned and polished in various ways to make them elastic. The tiny bamboo thorns would poke into the wounds and it would take a long time to heal.
My eldest brother and his wife should have quite a bit of savings, so there's really no need for my eldest brother to take this dollar from Sun Dalong.
Compared to their savings, one dollar is just a drop in the bucket.
Seeing her frowning, Sun Dalong seemed unhappy, and immediately became a little nervous: "Is Dr. Shu angry? Did I say something wrong?"
"No, I just remembered that there was something urgent at work. It's rare for you to come over, so why don't you go to my house for dinner?"
Sun Dalong quickly shook his head, "No, no, this is some wild apricots I brought for you. There are two mountains in our village with many apricot trees. They taste pretty good. You can try them."
He divided the apricots into two bags, one for Jin Yue's family, and the other... He blushed and scratched his head, "For Sister Chunhua. Their family is poor. They have to spend money to buy whatever they want to eat. It's not as convenient as our country."
Yes, Qian Chunhua is three years older than him. Because of making cribs, the two had met twice and were considered acquaintances.
Of course, Jin Yue didn't know that the young man in front of him happened to run into Qian Chunhua leaning on the kang feeding her baby when he first went to the Qian family. He accidentally saw her body and felt very guilty.
In the village, some women would breastfeed their children in public, but he didn't like to hang around with women. Even if he happened to meet her while doing farm work, he would immediately avoid her. It was not as coincidental as that day when he saw her.
After all, it was the first time he saw a woman's privacy, and it was a big shock to him at the time. He had hardly talked to a woman in all these years in the village, let alone suddenly facing such a big shock... Looking back on it afterwards, he felt that he was not kind. Since he had seen her, he should be responsible for her. This is what Sun Yuli and others taught him since he was a child.
Especially when he knew that Qian Chunhua was divorced, he had some different thoughts.
But he didn't dare tell anyone. If his family knew that he fell in love with a divorced woman with children, they would probably scold him. As for him, knowing the situation of the Qian family, he thought that Aunt Qian would never marry Chunhua off, and he felt uncomfortable about it.
The more Shu Jinyue saw that his expression changed from happy to sad, the more he looked like the time when his second brother had not caught up with Xu Wenli - a young boy in love.
But she could never have imagined that the person he had a crush on was actually her neighbor!
Jin Yue came in with apricots, and Xu Wenli ate one immediately. "It's sour and sweet, delicious, better than the ones we picked in the mountains last year."
The apricot forest in Sunjia Village faces the sun, unlike the two apricot trees on the West Hill which are in the shade. The apricots with sufficient sunlight have a higher sugar content. Shu Wenming also ate two pills. Seeing that his wife was about to reach out for the second one, he immediately held her back.
"Apricots hurt your stomach, eat less."
Xu Wenli pouted, she was really greedy. She was not allowed to eat this or that, but despite all the restrictions, she still gained weight, and her face was red like an autumn apple.
"It would be great if I could be thinner like Jin Yue." Especially that waist, so thin!
Shu Wenming sneered, "Do you think she wants to be that thin? She eats so much every day, her stomach is like a bottomless pit, so many good things are wasted."
Shu Jinyue was in tears. None of her family members understood her. She really wanted to gain some weight, but she didn’t know if it was because of lack of nutrition or what. After two years of hard work, she still didn’t gain much.
"Second brother is annoying. If you want to praise Second Sister-in-law, then praise Second Sister-in-law. Don't step on me."
Everyone laughed. Teacher Shu, who was concentrating on writing, scolded the second oldest brother for not acting like a brother.
Yes, he was writing calligraphy, and there was a pile of calligraphy at his feet!
The next day, June 16, was a sunny day with not a single cloud in the sky, an auspicious day for moving. Jin Yue invited a few good friends to his home and held a simple moving ceremony, moving his things from the old house to the new house, which was considered another major event in his life.
Since she had money, she quickly paid off Wu Zurong's furniture money in advance and bought all the missing items for the new house.
People are strange. When she first bought the house, she planned to make a grand move with drums and gongs. But when it was time to move, she didn't want to make a big fuss at all. She just wanted to have a simple ceremony with her family and a few good friends.
In fact, the two elders were more active than her. They pasted couplets wishing her happy housewarming on the door frame, and also pasted small, chubby red shapes cut out of red paper on the windows, including small gourds, small apples, and small persimmons, which symbolized good fortune, wealth, longevity, happiness, peace, success and everything going well.
These were all Xu Wenli's ideas. Zhao Wanqiu learned from others several days in advance and cut out a lot of red paper.
They really treat Jin Yue as a child. Even the couplet written by Teacher Shu is in the shape of a chubby kitten, and the words written on it are not the common ones, but "The door welcomes joy, and the house is filled with spring breeze", four words on each side, simple and clear, with beautiful meaning.
Everyone who sees it has to praise Teacher Shu for his beautiful handwriting. Jin Yue would never say that Teacher Shu had wasted a lot of draft paper just to practice these eight characters!
Shu Wenming was rich now, so he was generous and gave her a set of blue and white porcelain teapot and cups. Shu Wenyan got half a pound of good tea from somewhere, and Shu Wenyun got a snow-white mosquito net... After all the decoration, this century-old house was completely renovated and became Shu Jinyue's real home.
On the first night after moving in, she rolled from the head to the foot of the kang holding the quilt, shedding tears of happiness and satisfaction.
It had taken her two lifetimes to get to this point.
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