Chapter 76 076 Anna & It’s Your Own Fault & Visiting on the Second Day of Junior High School & Sick…
Liu Jinbu sneered, "Hey, Secretary Liu, what's the matter? They can't even find Jinyue. Not only are you in charge of the street office, you're also in charge of our epidemic prevention station?"
What he couldn't stand the most was old guys like Liu who were sycophants. "I think we should change it in the future. We should just call you Director Liu."
Liu Jinbu's mouth was so good that it could rival Sister Qiao's. Secretary Liu's face turned red and white. "Liu Jinbu, what nonsense are you talking about? I'm just asking any citizen who walks into our subdistrict office compound, is it not okay for me to ask them what they need?"
Seeing that he was still making excuses, as if he was not the one who was so anxious just now, everyone showed ambiguous smiles on their faces.
Even the dogs in the neighborhood office compound know what Secretary Liu is thinking.
Liu Dong's reputation has been bad since his divorce, but he knows how to behave, is handsome, and greets everyone with a smile, so people don't say anything about him in front of others, but they point fingers at him behind his back, saying that his family is heartless and ungrateful.
Yes, it was their family, not specifically him, because in everyone's mind, he was also forced to divorce by Director Liu, he was still a clean and honest man, and he was also a stepping stone for his father to get to the top... Anyway, he did all the good things, and his father took the blame for all the bad things.
Therefore, the masses who did not know the truth were mostly sympathetic to him, thinking that he was a victim of an arranged marriage by his snobbish parents, and they were quite disgusted with Secretary Liu. Now seeing him scolding his former daughter-in-law like this, Sister Qiao could not help but say, "I say, Old Liu, you change your face so quickly. At the wedding, you cried and said that it was a blessing for your family to marry such a daughter-in-law. How come it is not a blessing after only two or three years?"
"This face changes faster than a book."
Secretary Liu's face darkened, and he thought to himself, who knew that his father-in-law would be brought down!
Liu Dong's ex-wife had no time to care about him. She followed the line of sight and spotted Shu Jinyue in the crowd. She was a little surprised. She had only heard that Dr. Shu was good at treating difficult and complicated diseases and was a young girl, but she didn't expect her to be so young.
She called out tentatively, "Doctor Shu?"
Shu Jinyue nodded and asked her to come in and sit down.
She still remembered that her colleagues had discussed that Liu Dong's wife was white and plump, and some even said that she looked like a cube. But how was the woman in front of her fat? She obviously has a well-proportioned figure, just a little plump. But to be honest, according to Jin Yue's aesthetic taste, she prefers this more voluptuous type.
I thought to myself that one cannot always trust what people who watch the show say.
"Hello, Dr. Shu. Let me introduce myself. My name is Anna. You may not have seen me, but you should know something about me from other people." She smiled self-deprecatingly.
Shu Jinyue also laughed and did not deny it. There is no wall that is impenetrable. It would be too hypocritical for her to say that she didn't know something that everyone knew.
"I know about your sister and Liu Dong. She is very lucky to have escaped from the sea of suffering in time. I really envy her."
Yes, there is also this. Shu Wenyun is Liu Dong’s ex-girlfriend. She is Liu Dong’s ex-wife. Shu Jinyue and her are also somewhat “related”…
"But don't worry. My coming here today has nothing to do with Secretary Liu and Liu Dong. To be honest, I haven't had any contact with their family since my divorce. Secretary Liu only cares about relationships, so he thinks everyone is here to build relationships with him."
Jin Yue nodded and raised both hands in agreement.
Anna smiled, but her smile couldn't hide her haggardness. Jin Yue discovered that she was actually very beautiful, but not the kind of beauty that the Dragon people generally regarded as beautiful. She had fair skin, yellow hair, deep eye sockets, a high and slightly pointed nose, and thicker lips... She vaguely looked a bit like mixed-race, but not so obviously.
"Do you think I look a little strange?" Anna laughed. "My grandmother is Russian. I have some Russian blood in me."
Anna's grandmother was a Russian who intermarried with the indigenous people of Northeast China in the late 19th century. Later, one of their many children joined the army, came to Shilan from the Northeast to settle down, married a local of Shilan, and gave birth to Anna.
“My dad named me Anna in honor of my grandmother.”
Shu Jinyue thought to herself, so that's how it is. She thought this name was not common among the Long people. It seems that their family name just happened to be An.
"I believe you have heard about my father's situation. I will not elaborate on it or defend him. I came here today to ask you to help my mother with her illness."
"She stayed in the hospital for more than half a month because of panic. She was never cured. Later, she thought she would go home to recuperate for a few days during the Chinese New Year and then stay there again after the New Year. But as the Chinese New Year was approaching, many children set off firecrackers. She was frightened by the sound and became even more panicked. She went to the hospital again yesterday."
"And this time, there is still no problem found."
Palpitations are a very common symptom. Even Jin Yue himself will feel palpitations when he is excited, nervous or shy. But if it is regarded as a disease, there are too many reasons for it!
"Have you ever had an EKG?"
"Yes, it was sinus tachycardia, reaching 120 beats per minute."
A normal person's heart rate is between 60 and 100 beats per minute. When it reaches 120, the patient himself can clearly feel his heart beating fast.
"How many times have you done it?" The electrocardiogram is an accurate test only when it is done during an attack. Its results are only responsible for the moment when the electrocardiogram is done. Jin Yue is worried that there may be more serious problems. If he didn't do the electrocardiogram during the attack, would he have missed it?
"She has done it about ten times. Every time she has an attack, the doctor will do it for her immediately... Of course, she also does it when she is not having an attack. When she is not having an attack, it is normal. Her heart rate is only 90 beats per minute."
Jin Yue is not sure whether there is a dynamic electrocardiogram in this era, but if it is done every time an attack occurs and when it is normal, and there is a comparison, then the result should be accurate.
"Are there any other symptoms, such as chest tightness, shortness of breath, insomnia?"
Anna smiled bitterly, "It's troublesome because there is nothing."
She paused, "Just like the last time she was hospitalized, the doctor did a lot of tests on her, but couldn't find anything. But she said she was feeling anxious and uncomfortable. My sister-in-law thought she was deliberately looking for trouble. She didn't want to be hospitalized during the New Year, and she was afraid that it would be bad for the family's fortune, so... you know, every family has its own problems."
People in Shilan generally believe that if someone gets sick during the Chinese New Year, the whole family will have bad luck for the whole year, and if they are hospitalized, it will be even worse. So if the illness is not very serious or urgent, everyone will endure it and wait until after the Chinese New Year to go to the hospital.
But only one knows how panic attacks feel. A person may look fine, but may feel uncomfortable. As children, we cannot bear to see our old mother suffer, so we naturally send her to the hospital immediately.
"Ever since my dad got into trouble, my sister-in-law and my brother haven't gotten along well, and they've been arguing about divorce several times...Now that my mom is ill, she says she doesn't want treatment anymore. First, she's afraid of the cost, and second, she's afraid that my sister-in-law might have ideas and won't be able to live with my brother for long, so she wanted to be discharged as soon as she was admitted. I happened to hear the doctor talking about you seeing a patient in the hospital a few days ago, so I asked them for your address."
Shu Jinyue thought to himself, this is indeed difficult to deal with. There is only one symptom of tachycardia, and I really don't know where to start.
"How about this, I'll go to the hospital with you."
The college entrance examination is over now, Jin Yue no longer has any burden in his heart, and he starts to like going out again, right?
***
An's mother lives in the municipal hospital, and it's the municipal hospital, and it's Director Jin.
Director Jin was at a loss whether to laugh or cry when he saw Shu Jinyue. After all, Jinyue was just an extra-staff expert in their department who was always on call.
Without Jin Yue and Anna saying anything, he brought the attending physician and handed over An's mother's medical records. "The basic information is all in it, including the two hospitalizations."
Jin Yue started with the earliest visit. The chief complaint and current medical history were similar to what Anna said, and her focus was on the treatment process.
From a Western medicine perspective, tachycardia must first be treated by ruling out heart disease, the most serious of which include angina pectoris, heart failure, coronary heart disease, myocarditis, etc. However, it seems that An's mother does not have any of these diseases.
After ruling out cardiovascular problems, including hypertension, diabetes, and sleep apnea syndrome, she still did not have any.
Next are systemic diseases, such as hyperthyroidism, anemia, electrolyte imbalance, acid-base poisoning... very good, they don't have any.
Director Jin has now learned to take mental factors into consideration when treating patients. Upon asking the patients and their families, it was found that An's mother was not usually nervous or anxious.
When asked about his living habits, he said he didn't like drinking tea or coffee, and didn't do any strenuous exercise. Every time he had an attack, he was in a quiet state, without any emotional excitement, quarrels, or fright that would stimulate him.
Shu Jinyue sighed inwardly. There was really nothing he could do. There were no accompanying symptoms, no triggering factors, and no primary disease. "Could it be hereditary?"
But then she shook her head. If she was born like this, she wouldn't have waited so many years to see a doctor. Her heart rate was obviously normal when she was not having an attack.
Director Jin saw that she was also at a loss, and felt a little uneasy. They couldn't relieve the patient's pain, and felt a little guilty and anxious. But when he thought of how good Shu Jinyue was and how he had seen so many people with difficult and complicated diseases who were unable to solve the problem, it showed that this was really difficult to treat, not because their department was not good enough.
He felt a little happy again, as if his dignity had been restored a little.
"If we can find out the specific problem, it will be easy to deal with. For hyperthyroidism, we can improve thyroid function, for anemia, we can replenish blood, for coronary heart disease, we can have surgery, for myocardial infarction, we can have emergency treatment, for mental illness, we can transfer to the psychiatric department... But for this one symptom, we can only use □□ and diltiline, but it works when we use it, but it gets high again after a while."
Jin Yue nodded. It was clearly written in the medical record that digitalis, beta-blockers and calcium ion blockers had all been used, but the effect could only be maintained for a very short time.
"Before they were discharged from the hospital last time, we prescribed some medicine for them to take home. But when they were admitted yesterday, their family members said that the medicine was useless when they were sick at home. What should we do?"
Shu Jinyue hesitated for a moment and said, "Let me take her pulse first."
An's mother looks to be in her fifties. It is not difficult to tell that she has taken good care of herself in the past. Her skin is fair and there are very few wrinkles on her face. Even her hands are thin, white and slender, prettier than her daughter Anna's... She must have not suffered much when she was young.
An's mother already knew Jin Yue's identity. Thinking about what happened between her daughter and Liu Dong, she felt a little uncomfortable, but she still stretched out her hand.
The pulse is stringy, thin and weak, which is a typical sign of insufficient Qi and blood, and a sign of weakness. Jin Yuexin thought, could it be that the tachycardia is caused by deficiency of heart Qi?
When asked again, there were no symptoms. Jin Yue was helpless, "I'm not sure at the moment. Either I go home and think about it, or I use some medicine to nourish the heart and try the treatment first."
Anna looked at her mother and hesitated for a moment. "Then let's ask Dr. Shu to treat her first. I'm afraid my mother won't be able to bear it if she continues like this."
Shu Jinyue immediately picked up his pen and wrote a prescription, Guipi Decoction, adding and subtracting a few herbs, and asked Anna to take it first. This prescription not only nourishes the heart qi and benefits the spleen, but also has a sedative effect, which is suitable for her condition.
When leaving the hospital, Jin Yue was still thinking about An's mother's condition and how to treat it. He decided to go back and find some books to read.
Liuye Hutong people knew about the quarrel between Secretary Liu and Anna so quickly. Everyone was accusing him of being a bad person. "Who cares about his family? It's only because the An family failed. If it was a few years earlier, their family would not even be worthy of carrying shoes for others."
"I heard that Anna never even looked at him in the eye before, and it was he who kept pestering her. Oh my god, this is really...tsk tsk tsk tsk."
"Bah, you start to not take me seriously once you catch me. Luckily I don't have a daughter, otherwise I would have to keep her away from people like that."
The aunties in Liuye Hutong have very wide channels of information. There are many things that Jin Yue, who has lived two lifetimes, doesn’t know, but they can tell you a lot. The key is that they can see the essence through the phenomenon!
They actually knew that not only was Secretary Liu of the Liu family a snob, but even the vested interest Liu Dong hiding behind the scenes was a piece of shit!
They even dislike Liu Dong more than they dislike Secretary Liu. These aunties really have sharp eyes!
Shu Jinyue smiled and went back to the room to find a book to read. An's mother's panic is called palpitations in traditional Chinese medicine. It is a heart disease, so it would be appropriate for her to find a book on Chinese internal medicine to read.
However, before she found the book, Popcorn Chicken called out at the door: "Sister Jinyue, Grandma Wanqiu wants you to work in the front yard."
It turned out that she was too busy frying meatballs. Teacher Shu was also busy as a top in the kitchen. Shu Wenyun and Shu Wenming were both helping to roll the meatballs at the door. Only Jin Yue was hiding in the room alone.
"Come quickly, don't let your second sister-in-law touch the cold water, help me wash these two pieces of ginger and cut them into fine pieces, the finer the better."
"Wenyun, put the balls in a dustpan first and dip them in some flour, right."
"Civilize here, go and give your father a hand."
Teacher Shu was lighting a fire in the kitchen, busy here and there, like a spinning top... Of course, not only their family, but the entire compound and the entire Liuye Hutong were busy, because today was New Year's Eve!
Every household is busy preparing the dinner table tonight, especially large families with many children. There are many dishes and portions to prepare, and it is impossible for one or two people to handle it alone. The whole family has to work together.
Because of the resumption of the college entrance examination this year, the whole society is different, and the atmosphere is completely new. It seems that even the wind blowing in the air smells of joy and hope. Young people even got themselves a set of red, green and colorful outfits... Well, of course, these have to wait until tomorrow to be worn, and everyone is still wearing old clothes today.
Shu Wenming refused to do so. He had money, so he bought Xu Wenli a bright red down jacket. She had a plump figure, and the jacket looked bulky when she put it on. With her fair and rosy face and black hair, she was extremely beautiful.
Several young wives were washing vegetables in the yard and asked, "Wenli, why are you wearing your new clothes for tomorrow?"
"Your Wenming is so good to you. My husband asked me to make a new dress for him, but he said he would make the children first. In the end, he only made a blue one for me. Your red one looks really good!"
This down jacket is the one that the couple finally bought after visiting all the department stores and overseas Chinese stores in Shucheng. It is definitely different from the clothes of ordinary workers, and the style alone is very fashionable.
Xu Wenli was not one to hide her shortcomings. She said nonchalantly, "Well, this isn't a new dress for the New Year, so just wear it."
"What?" The Liu family's daughter-in-law, who was washing the wine glasses, almost smashed her father-in-law's glass. "You mean, you have other new clothes tomorrow?!"
Xu Wenli was eating melon seeds while playing with the children. "Yes, my parents told me that I have to wear new clothes from head to toe on the first day of the new year."
Everyone: “?!”
"You mean, you not only bought new clothes, but also new pants, new socks, new shoes, and even the clothes you wear inside are new?!"
Well, these young wives are fed up with it and go home to quarrel, cursing and swearing. It’s really true that comparing yourself with others makes you angry. They work so hard to wash and scrub, while Wenli doesn’t have to do anything. She just stands there and watches with her hands folded. She also buys so many new clothes from head to toe. Life is unbearable!
Shu Jinyue wanted to laugh when he heard this. Fortunately, everyone knew that the second sister-in-law was not a good person, otherwise everyone would think that she was being pretentious on purpose.
Just as he was laughing, Shu Wenyan and his family came over, bringing along Grandpa Liu.
He was carrying a lot of things in his hands, including chickens, fish, and even a net bag of big bright yellow oranges!
There are very few oranges in Shilan Province, and no one knows where he got them from. Jin Yue was so envious that he was drooling.
"Dad, Mom, we're here. If there's anything I can help with on the stove, let me do it." Liu Huifang squeezed into the kitchen and took over Shu Wenming's job.
Shu Wenming immediately entered the old house, pulled out a few large oranges, and ran back to their own house, "Wen Li, let's go."
Everyone: “…” You two are pretending we don’t exist, right?
But it would be a waste not to eat the things that the eldest brother brought, so Jin Yue washed his hands, went into the house, picked a few, cut them into pieces, and fed them to his parents and sister who were too busy to take care of them.
"It smells nice, really refreshing."
"Hiss... sour... a little sweet, sour and sweet."
Shu Jinyue stuffed a piece into one mouth, fed a piece into the other, and then took the time to eat a few pieces himself. The ripe oranges were juicy, sour and sweet, and had a particularly refreshing fragrance.
"It turns out it's really so delicious. I told him not to buy it, but he insisted on trying it." Liu Huifang said, her hands not moving. "By the way, there are two kilograms of dried longan in it. My senior brother asked him to bring it to you. He was afraid that you would not accept them if they came alone."
Last year, Zhao Dayong's family came to pay New Year's greetings and brought a lot of things, but the Shu family confiscated them. Zhao Dayong's daughter-in-law had just become pregnant and was suffering from severe morning sickness, so she needed food right away.
He simply didn't come this year, but just quietly gave the things to Liu Huifang and asked her to deliver them over, so that Jin Yue would find it difficult to refuse. Of course, Jin Yue has seen so many patients, and there are many who are as well-intentioned as them. Before Jin Yue could say anything, Zhao Wanqiu stuffed all the money back and refused to take it, as if to say, "My Jin Yue does not accept bribes."
"This Dayong is really something. His family is not well off to begin with, and yet he is still like this. How is his health these past two years? Has his gastroptosis problem been cured?"
Liu Huifang nodded and said, "It was finished a long time ago. Now I'm driving again, but not as much as before. Occasionally I also bring some specialties from the north and south for people." To earn some extra money.
Since the four-member gang was smashed last year, the social outlook has really changed. In the past, these cart drivers would hide the things they brought with them, and would never admit it unless it was with a trusted acquaintance. But starting this year, some brave ones have already "helped" with a price tag. When they go to the Northeast, they bring back ginseng, blood sausage and sable fur; when they go to the South, they bring back mangoes, lychees and longans, not to mention other better things... Money really can give people courage.
"He is timid, unlike the others who dare to bring cigarettes, cigarettes from Southern Yunnan Province, which we don't have in Shilan. He can make a lot of money by giving them as gifts or selling them."
Shu Wenming, who had gone back to eat oranges, came back over at some point and listened quietly.
"As we said before, the essence of doing business is poor resources and poor information, right? Our industry happens to be the one that is most exposed to this. When I see them making money, I feel itchy inside."
Liu Huifang is now a driving instructor and no longer drives, but she is beginning to feel unsatisfied.
"I heard someone say that another of our masters made a lot of money just by bringing people cigarettes from Yunnan Province and silk scarves from Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai, the kind you wear around your neck."
She spoke quietly enough, and everyone in the household was busy cooking, so no one could hear her.
The old couple had been honest all their lives, so they couldn't imagine it. Shu Wenyun wasn't very interested in this topic, but Shu Jinyue and Shu Wenming pricked up their ears, "How many hundred dollars?"
"Thousands?"
Liu Huifang slapped her thigh and said, "I made more than 2,000 yuan!"
She lowered her voice even more, "But we heard about this matter from someone, so it's very likely that it was made up. If you really make that much money, who would be so stupid as to tell others about it?"
That's true, those who have the ability to earn so much money will not tell others about it.
Just like Shu Wenming, he bought the courtyard house in Jinyu Hutong several months ago, but only Xu Wenli and Shu Jinyue knew about it at home.
If you weren't so tight-lipped, you would have no time to spend the money you earn.
However, Shu Jinyue remembered something. She remembered the news Xu Duan told her a few days ago - Yang Zhengkang was detained.
After she found out, she didn't tell her family and kept it to herself. Who knew Shu Wenyan would come out and say, "Hey, did you hear that the big boss who used to see Jin Yue for treatment has had an accident!"
"Which one?" Shu Wenming knew two of them. One was surnamed Yang and the other was surnamed Hu.
"Who else could it be? It must be Yang Zhengkang, the one who gave his mother the strange sneezing disease."
The whole family was shocked when these words came out. Zhao Wanqiu thought it was simple. "This person is so polite to us now. She doesn't seem like a bad person. She is always polite. She was picked up and dropped off when we asked her to see a doctor. How could she have committed a crime?"
In fact, not only the few times they saw each other, after Hu Guizhi, he asked Shu Jinyue to see the patient twice, but Xu Duan asked her to decline after hearing the name of the patient. He did not show anger at the time, but seemed a little disappointed...
At that time, Jin Yue was still afraid of offending him, but Xu Duan said with certainty that because of the relationship with Hu Guizhi, he would not dare to do anything to her.
Sure enough, he never asked her to treat those so-called leaders again, and since then, she had cut off all ties with him.
"What did you do?"
"At the beginning of the year, the authorities required all provinces, cities and regions to redress unjust, false and wrong cases. Someone reported that he had embezzled a huge amount of personal property."
Shu Linong smacked his lips, obviously also shocked, "This... could it be a false accusation? Their previous jobs did offend people."
Jin Yue didn't say anything. She remembered Xu Duan said: This is not a false accusation.
Sure enough, Shu Wenyan exclaimed, "Dad, why are you so naive? Just because he is polite to you, you think he is a good person. He is very brave. During the eight years he served as the deputy director of a certain association in Book City, he seized a lot of antiques and calligraphy and paintings under the guise of confiscation and destruction of the four olds."
Yang Zhengkang is actually a typical literati. He doesn't like drinking and eating meat, nor is he lustful. He just likes things that have something to do with culture, such as antiques, calligraphy and paintings, and he can talk about them very clearly. If the leader has a preference, the people below will definitely cater to his preferences. In the beginning, his subordinates presented him with food under the pretext of asking him to taste it. They found that the more he liked it, the more gifts they gave him. Later, they simply caused some trouble in his name just to show their respect to him.
Think about it, those good things that only appear in books are right in front of you, alive and well. You don’t need to spend a penny or say a word, and the things will go into your pocket. How many people can resist this temptation?
"In the beginning, it can be said that his subordinates dragged him into this situation. Later, he reached out and took several things. All we can say is that he deserved it... Now that the whole country has started to redress his injustice, the original owner has sued the provincial government."
It is said that when Hu Guizhi found out, she was very angry.
As for political achievements, he did have some. At least during the years he was in Shucheng City, the city developed well and he also protected several large factories and mines such as machinery factories and steel mills from disasters. Hu Guizhi also thought highly of him. Who knew that he could not resist the temptation of his "interests and hobbies" and did such a thing.
With Hu Guizhi taking the lead, all work he handled, especially those involving personnel transfers, must be strictly investigated.
"This investigation is not a big deal, but they uncovered another big secret. He actually got all his relatives and friends who had some connections to work in various government agencies in the provincial capital. He even wanted to make a police dog out of the dog in his village."
Everyone laughed and scolded him, "You are just talking nonsense. There is no such thing. This is too exaggerated."
The more Shu Jin wanted to say it was not an exaggeration at all. She remembered Director Qi in a certain film or TV series who was "half a step ahead of heaven". Wasn't he just such a "hidden talent"?
TV dramas are based on real life. Those people who appear to be poor and serious on the surface, secretly are greedy for things that are enough to last them for several lifetimes. Isn’t Yang Zhengkang the same as them?
The only difference is that they are greedy for money and power, while he is greedy for antiques, calligraphy and paintings.
"Fortunately, he was just greedy and didn't kill anyone, otherwise he would have been shot. Now the provincial government is conducting a strict investigation and he must explain everything clearly. He has been detained for several months."
Teacher Shu patted his chest, feeling terrified. "At first, I almost went to ask him to find a job for Jin Yue, but it was your Aunt Zhao who stopped me, saying that Xiao Xu said he would make his own arrangements for this matter, and asked us not to worry."
"If we find him, won't Jin Yue be badly cheated by him?" All the connections he had planted were fired.
"It won't be a complete mess. It still depends on the situation. But if I use his connections, I will definitely be investigated. It will also have a bad impact on the company and colleagues."
As Shu Jinyue listened, she sincerely thanked Xu Duan. He had left his friends who were playing basketball to remind her not to get too close to Yang Zhengkang. She was skeptical at the time. Who could have thought that such a polite and filial son would do such a thing!
But - "Dad, what do you mean Xu Duan has his own arrangements? I fought for my job myself, huh!"
Everyone sighed and no one cared about this little episode, but Jin Yue was relieved. She thought of Xu Duan's style of doing things. Except when he cared about her, he would do many things without saying anything, as if he had no mouth. Even if he did something, he did it very naturally and smoothly. Anyway, with her EQ and IQ, she couldn't see any clues.
Jin Yue couldn't help but recall that year when she was looking for a job everywhere and was worried, Xu Duan came to her out of the blue and said a few words to her without any context, as if he was confirming whether she was really studying medicine and really wanted to take the professional and technical route. At that time, she was still wondering, they had only met twice, and he seemed to be too concerned about her affairs.
Later, she found out that he and Xu Ping were only half-brothers, and she felt that it was a bit far-fetched for him to be nice to her in the name of "repaying a favor" - the people who should be repaying her the most should be Xu Ping and Xu Siqi.
As luck would have it, as soon as he left, Yao Qingqing came to her house to thank her and mentioned that there was a job in her family. That job happened to be at the epidemic prevention station, which was so consistent with her expertise... Shu Jinyue couldn't believe that there could be so many coincidences in the world.
After figuring out the key, Shu Jinyue had a strange feeling in her heart, sour and astringent. She thought she was very capable and stayed here by her own ability, but in fact, this opportunity was created by her.
But for three years, he never mentioned a word about this matter. In fact, every time she proudly talked about it, he would praise her, "Su Jinyue is so amazing"...
Shu Jinyue did not regret her complacency, she just felt a little sad. He had done so much, why didn't he say it?
Was he actually doing a lot of things that she didn't know about when she couldn't see him?
Amid the crackling sound of firecrackers, Shu Jinyue began to miss her boyfriend.
***
On the second day of the Chinese New Year, the eldest and second brothers' families went to their respective father-in-law's homes, Shu Wenyun also went out to climb the mountain with her classmates, leaving Jin Yue at home to accompany the two elders.
"Today, it's just the three of us eating. Just heat up the cold dishes from New Year's Eve."
Yes, the Shu family also began to eat the leftovers from New Year's Eve. In previous years, they never had any leftovers from their New Year's Eve meal. This year, they bought a pig, and their eldest brother brought a bunch of food. Jin Yue and Wen Yun also bought some cooked food each. So the table was filled up and they couldn't finish it even if they opened their stomachs.
I ate it yesterday on the first day of the new year, and I’m eating it again today on the second day.
Shu Jinyue felt a little headache, "Can you not eat? I'll pay for it..."
"No, we must eat it." Zhao Wanqiu felt a little nauseous when she thought of the leftovers, but there was nothing she could do; they couldn't be wasted.
"Then you guys eat it. I'd rather go back to my room and make some milk powder for myself." There were still some biscuits left from the exam preparation period.
"Sister Jinyue, your partner is here!"
The children were shouting at the gate, and as soon as they finished speaking, they could hear the clamor for "Happy New Year, Uncle", one after another, as if they were afraid to say it a second late, and then soon they heard the loud and clear "Thank you, Uncle".
Xu Duan was wearing a gray-black wool coat, grass-green military pants, and black leather shoes. He looked energetic and stylish. All the men, women, old, and young who hadn't left the house looked at him. "Xiao Xu is here. Have you eaten?"
Xu Duan nodded slightly to them and came to Shu Jinyue, "Are aunt and uncle home?"
"Hey, Xiao Xu is here, come in and sit down."
Xu Duan handed over the New Year gifts he had brought, two red paper shells. No one knew what was inside them, and no one could see, but the two live ducks hanging on the dragon's head were visible to everyone.
The duck was still quacking. Aunt Li's eyes were red. Her five daughters all came back today, but none of their sons-in-law brought chickens or ducks. What's more, Xu Duan was not the official son-in-law of the Shu family. He was just a girlfriend...
Aunt Li looked at her sons-in-law who only cared about eating and became more and more annoyed. She began to classify them in her mind. Those who brought more gifts would be reluctantly invited to stay for dinner, while those who brought less gifts would leave immediately after the meal, and if they stayed any longer, it would be a waste of her bench.
"Happy New Year, grandma."
"Grandma, congratulations on your prosperity, give me the red envelope!"
Aunt Li's face fell, "Your grandma is an old lonely lady, how can she afford a red envelope?"
"Grandma, you are so stingy. Uncle Xu is giving out red envelopes, but you are our grandma." One of the grandchildren was not convinced and reached out to take the red envelope from her pocket.
"Shu Jinyue's boyfriend has money to give out red envelopes, so why don't you go get some? Be a little sweeter and ask for two more." Aunt Li's family didn't get any advantage, and they felt a pang of pain. "Do you know how big the red envelope he gave out is?"
"Six and a half cents!"
"I'm counting. I gave out 29 red envelopes. Jimi and Mai Ke from next door each got two. No, I have to snatch them back. I live in my grandma's house, why don't you give me the red envelopes?"
The child was about to run out, but his father grabbed him by the scruff of the neck and said, "What the hell are you talking about? They don't owe you anything. Why are you trying to snatch someone's red envelope? Are you itchy?"
The children were so scared that they cried loudly and asked their grandmother for help. Every time they tried to steal other people's things or take advantage of others, their grandmother would praise them for being smart. But the children's father was different. He would not waste any time and would just pick them up and give them a beating.
Aunt Li is so heartbroken because that is her favorite grandson, the one with the sweetest mouth, the personality most like her, and very smart! "Third son-in-law, what do you mean by this? Are you really going to hit the child or are you hitting me? If my mother-in-law really did something wrong, just say it directly. There's no need to insinuate and take it out on the child..."
Soon, the dinner ended in a bad mood amid Aunt Li's crying and singing.
Just kidding, the other sons-in-law thought, they didn't want to come at all, so it would be fine if they had to carry some things when they came, but they ended up treating them with some leftovers, and they couldn't even feel at ease eating the leftovers. They wanted to listen to her complaints, and then they wanted to decorate the house for her, and then they wanted to buy her clothes, and then she said she felt dizzy and had to go to the hospital... Whoever stayed would be a fool.
It's not easy for everyone to earn money, so it's normal for them to come back to see her, but she didn't treat them as her sons-in-law, but just as suckers who could get a bite of meat. Who is so stupid?
The sons-in-law got ready to leave, but as for those daughters who were reluctant to leave, they just let their mother-daughter love take its course!
Thanks to Xu Duan's arrival, Shu Jinyue was finally able to eat fresh food as he wished. Xu Duan also brought two bottles of Moutai, and the four of them took a few sips from their cups.
It was mainly the two men and Zhao Wanqiu who drank it. Jin Yue just wanted to taste it. She didn't know how to drink it and didn't like it.
That year, Zhao Wanqiu tasted the bottom of a half bottle of Moutai, but today she drank two whole bottles at will. She was so happy that she got drunk... In the end, Xu Duan and Shu Jinyue cleaned up the table of leftovers together.
The two old men fell drunk on the kang and fell into a deep sleep.
For some reason, Shu Jinyue felt that this year was particularly interesting. It was the second happiest year in her two lifetimes. The happiest one was the year she found a job and was able to stay in the city.
"By the way, Xu Duan, would you like to explain to me how I got my job?"
Xu Duan said, "What did you call me?"
"Xu Duan."
"Say it again."
"Xu Duan Xu Duan Xu Duan... Mmm!" Jin Yue could taste the alcohol in his mouth.
Soon, the two were panting, with their foreheads touching. Xu Duan's hands lingered on her waist, and she hugged his neck. The room was so hot that sparks were almost coming out.
"Have some water." Xu Duan said hoarsely. He stood up, straightened his clothes, poured a cup of warm water and handed it to Jin Yue first.
The girl's lips were red and moist, like a delicate flower. Xu Duan felt thirsty again.
But he restrained himself and waited until she recovered before opening the door to let the cold wind in. This also prevented people in the compound from gossiping. After all, the two of them were not married yet, and if they stayed in the same room with the door closed for a long time, it was inevitable that people would gossip.
"When can we get married?"
Jin Yue snorted, "When you tell me the truth."
Xu Duan looked into her eyes, "I..."
"Doctor Shu, does Doctor Shu live here?" Suddenly, a familiar voice came from the front yard. Jin Yue listened carefully and said, "It's Anna."
Xu Duan didn't know Anna yet. He and Jin Yue had met each other two days before the New Year and have been together ever since then. "This is..."
"It's too late. Come with me first."
They came to the middle courtyard and met Anna who was walking behind. "Doctor Shu, please go and check on my mother. She's not doing well."
Xu Duan had already helped her tidy up her hair and clothes, but nothing could be seen. Jin Yue didn't care about it, "What's the situation? Tell me slowly."
"My mother said she felt better after taking the medicine you prescribed. She didn't want to stay in the hospital during the Chinese New Year, so she was discharged this afternoon. She was fine yesterday on the first day of the Chinese New Year. I didn't hear her complaining about being anxious. But when she woke up this morning, she suddenly complained of stomachache and nausea, and she vomited everything she had eaten."
Shu Jinyue frowned, "Did you eat something inappropriate?"
Anna shook her head. "No, I thought so at first, but my mother has had a poor appetite recently. She only ate some meat and drank some broth on New Year's Eve. She took your medicine yesterday and her symptoms improved a lot. She was in a good mood last night and drank some wine with my brother. This morning she had brown sugar eggs. I cooked them for her and cracked two eggs, thinking of giving her nutrition."
"Eggs?" Thinking of the meat and broth from the night before, the wine from yesterday, and the eggs from this morning, Shu Jinyue thought of a disease. "Where does she feel pain in her stomach? Is it pain in the left upper abdomen?"
Afraid that Anna couldn't tell where it was, she gestured on herself.
Anna nodded, "It hurts."
At this position, Shu Jinyue's heart skipped a beat. "Have you sent him to the hospital?"
"I came to see you first. I told my sister-in-law before I left. I don't know if she delivered it. My brother is not at home today. My sister-in-law is alone at home and has to take care of the children. I'm afraid she can't handle it."
Shu Jinyue sighed, not knowing what to say. She trusted herself too much! In this situation, no matter how big the problem is, you can't delay it and go to the hospital first.
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