Wang Guihua placed her fingertips on Ling Huanwu's wrist, concentrated for a moment, her brows furrowed tightly, and amidst the tense expressions of the two, she finally pondered, "Huanhuan's pulse is deep, thin, and weak... especially the radial pulse, which is almost imperceptible, I'm afraid her kidney qi is depleted."
Kidney deficiency?
Lin Xiaoqin exclaimed in surprise, her mouth agape, "Isn't this a disease that only men get? How could Captain Xiaozi have this disease!"
"Um...this..."
The mother-in-law withdrew her hand, her face flushed, too embarrassed to speak. She just shook her head angrily, "These young people nowadays are so outrageous. I'm going to teach Jiuzhen a lesson..."
No sooner had he finished speaking than Zhou Jiuzhen rushed over with a bag of food, followed by his panting bodyguard, Xiao Wang.
Zhou Jiuzhen stuffed a bundle of food into Ling Huanwu's hands, his face full of guilt, and said, "I still have some things to take care of in my unit, so I won't be able to accompany you to deliver the goods."
Ling Huanwu waved her hand, her eyes crinkling with laughter, "It's alright, Tie Dan and Gang Pao from our club will come with me, oh right, and Qiao Hui too, they'll protect us!"
Zhou Jiuzhen's sharp gaze swept over Tie Dan and Gang Pao, who were still shirtless, and he broke down, his lips twitching. "They're not trained fighters, how can they protect people? Should I send someone..."
Before he could finish speaking, the bodyguard Xiao Wang jumped in and chimed in, "How about I go with Comrade Ling? You know my kung fu, right, Commander?"
As he spoke, Xiao Wang immediately demonstrated a set of punches, showing off his skills with smugness.
What's even more impressive is that this flashy but ineffective martial arts move directly provoked Ling Huanwu and Lin Xiaoqin to clap their hands excitedly, repeatedly saying "Good!"
Zhou Jiuzhen's forehead throbbed; he really wanted to sweep his leg and take down this arrogant little Wang.
Wang Guihua, who had been observing Zhou Jiuzhen's complexion the whole time, looked at him with a serious expression as his expression gradually worsened and immediately became worried. "Jiuzhen, let me check your pulse before I leave. You don't look well at all."
As Wang Guihua spoke, before Zhou Jiuzhen could object, her fingers had already touched his wrist.
"Huh? How come you don't have kidney deficiency, but Huanhuan does?"
Wang Guihua was filled with doubt and was greatly shocked. She forgot that there was a group of naive young people present and blurted out her opinion.
Lin Xiaoqin, Qiao Hui, Tiedan, and Gangpao were confused and couldn't understand what Wang Guihua meant. However, Aunt Liu and Aunt Gao, who had just come from home, both chuckled.
Upon hearing that his wife had kidney deficiency, Zhou Jiuzhen was immediately alarmed. He rushed to Ling Huanwu, turning her around to examine her closely, and raised his voice anxiously, "Mom, what should we do? I think I should go to the hospital with you..."
Ling Huanwu was so dizzy from being spun around by him that she felt ashamed and wanted to disappear into a hole in the ground, facing the gazes of people of all ages and backgrounds, some who understood and some who didn't.
She knew perfectly well why she had kidney deficiency.
Given how hungry Zhou Jiuzhen was that year when he didn't have any food, anyone would have suffered from kidney deficiency.
She originally wanted her mother-in-law to take Zhou Jiuzhen's pulse and confirm that he also had kidney deficiency, so that they could both lose face together.
To her surprise, he was completely unharmed, which made her look like some kind of extremely hungry woman, making her unable to lift her head again.
Aunt Liu and Grandma Gao chuckled awkwardly and joked, "It's alright, it's alright. You two young people just need to be more restrained in the future. You don't need to go to the hospital!"
Lin Xiaoqin, Qiao Hui, and the other three, who were initially completely bewildered, finally understood the meaning of Wang Guihua's words after taking their pulses, and their faces immediately turned bright red.
Zhou Jiuzhen was somewhat embarrassed and reluctantly withdrew his hand from Ling Huanwu's. His wet eyes remained fixed on Ling Huanwu, and he seemed to be lost in thought.
Ling Huanwu glared at him fiercely; of course she knew what this man was thinking.
Whenever he looked at her with those eyes, she could never escape from him.
"Jiuzhen, hurry back, there are so many of us, we'll be fine."
Before Zhou Jiuzhen could speak, she pulled Aunt Liu and Aunt Gao aside to a corner and began whispering something mysteriously.
Lin Xiaoqin, Qiao Hui, and the others all stared at Zhou Jiuzhen, who looked resentful and like an abandoned woman, trying hard to suppress their laughter.
The ship's horn sounded, and Ling Huanwu and the others boarded the ship.
Even after driving quite a distance, you can still see the figure standing on the dock.
Standing in front of the ship's railing, Lin Xiaoqin nudged Ling Huanwu, who was also reluctant to leave and couldn't take her eyes off her, and exclaimed, "Do you two have to be so clingy? It's only a few days away, but it's like you're going to be gone for years."
"If it were someone who secretly went to the port city to work for over ten years, you'd be crying your eyes out!"
Ling Huanwu wasn't annoyed by her teasing. She smiled and touched her chest, feeling as if her heart was soaking in honey water.
"You don't understand, I can't sleep at night without him by my side."
Lin Xiaoqin's eyes widened, and she smiled meaningfully, "With him next to you, you can't sleep at all!"
Ling Huanwu turned around and glared at the clueless girl who didn't even know what love between men and women was, then patted her bottom. "You're the one sleeping the soundest, you can't be woken up by thunder..."
The two were laughing and joking around.
Seeing this on the dock, Zhou Jiuzhen felt a pang of sadness and unease, and his mind became increasingly distracted.
"Commander Zhou, what's wrong? Go back quickly, the police are waiting for you at the cooperative!"
The guard, Xiao Wang, sneezed from the sea breeze, wiped his nose, and reminded Zhou Jiuzhen.
Zhou Jiuzhen turned his head to look at him and asked tentatively, "What exactly do those two guys named Tiedan and Gangpao mean? They're always hanging around shirtless in front of people, what are they trying to do?"
Is she trying to seduce his wife?
Taking advantage of the fact that he had been bedridden for a year and his muscles were not as strong as before, he took the opportunity to use his big muscles to attract his wife's attention.
You should know that Ling Huanwu's gaze used to always be on him.
now……
He felt wronged, and he was anxious!
I wish I could develop eight-pack abs right away.
The guard, Xiao Wang, blinked his bewildered eyes, full of confusion. "Commander Zhou, you've changed. Didn't you used to love going shirtless? You said it was cooler that way. At first, I was hesitant to go shirtless, and you even called me a sissy!"
"Me...me?"
Zhou Jiuzhen was speechless.
I was young and naive back then.
Now... I have to keep this for my wife to see!
"You're not allowed to go shirtless in public anymore, understand?"
Zhou Jiuzhen scolded Xiao Wang with a stern face before taking the aggrieved Xiao Wang back.
Two police officers were already waiting at the cooperative.
Upon seeing Zhou Jiuzhen return, she nodded to him and walked towards the group of aunties inside who were pressing their sewing machines.
The women inside, busy with their work, all looked up at them, wondering what they were up to.
Until Zhou Jiuzhen, accompanied by two police officers, stopped behind Xu Amei, who was threading a needle...
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