Luo Shicheng peeled two hard-boiled eggs for Hua Li and put them in a bowl. Hua Li then tossed them back to Luo Shicheng and picked up the eggs to peel herself.
Luo Shicheng then picked up the boiled egg and ate it. After Hua Li and her daughter finished eating, he also finished the remaining steamed buns, soy milk, and fried dough sticks.
Seeing that Luo Shicheng hadn't eaten breakfast before arriving, Hua Li finally felt too embarrassed to send him away again.
After finishing his meal, Luo Shicheng cleaned the table, put the cutlery in a net bag, and carried it in his hand.
"I'll have Xiao Zhang bring me lunch at noon, and I'll wait for dinner."
"No……"
Hua Li wasn't being pretentious; she genuinely didn't want to trouble Luo Shicheng.
"I'll ask the doctor in a bit if Yan Yan can be discharged and go home to recuperate. If so, we'll discharge her this afternoon."
At home, you can eat whatever you want, or buy food from the cafeteria if you don't want to cook. It's much better than being hospitalized, and Luo Shicheng agrees.
"That's fine then. I'll try to get home as early as possible tonight."
Hua Li nodded perfunctorily, and Luo Shicheng left in a hurry.
At 9:55 a.m., Sun Bailing entered the ward accompanied by Chen Yuanshan.
At ten o'clock, Liu Jingqiu did not arrive.
At 10:10, Chen Yuanshan went out to find a public phone to call the supply and marketing cooperative. The cooperative said that Liu Jingqiu had taken leave and was not there.
Chen Yuanshan then called Luo Shicheng to ask him about it.
As the guarantor, Luo Shicheng had to give an explanation for Liu Jingqiu's failure to repay the money, but he didn't know where Liu Jingqiu had gone.
Chen Yuanshan had no choice but to go back first. As soon as he entered the hospital gate, he saw Liu Jingqiu get out of the jeep.
Liu Jingqiu, dressed in brand-new white cotton trousers and a short-sleeved shirt, took the initiative to ask Chen Yuanshan a question upon seeing him.
"Commander Sun has arrived?"
Chen Yuanshan nodded. At that moment, the car door opened, and a man in his fifties wearing a military uniform stepped out.
"Greetings, Commander!" Chen Yuanshan gave Chu Tonghai a standard military salute.
Chu Tonghai and Sun Bailing were both at the division level, and the two had some acquaintance. Chu Tonghai naturally knew Chen Yuanshan, who drove Sun Bailing.
Chu Tonghai nodded slightly and walked into the hospital with Liu Jingqiu.
How could Liu Jingqiu know Commander Chu? Chen Yuanshan was full of questions. He quickly went upstairs from the other side of the hospital and went into the ward to tell Sun Bailing first.
Sun Bailing was also completely baffled.
Hearing a knock at the door, Sun Bailing gestured for Chen Yuanshan to open it.
Liu Jingqiu and Chu Tonghai walked in, and Chu Tonghai chuckled and reached out to Sun Bailing.
"I was wondering which shameless old man was bullying my daughter, but it turns out it was Commander Sun. What a mess this is! It's like the flood washed away the Dragon King's temple; we're all family now."
The half-joking tone prevented Sun Bailing from getting angry, but it was still a slap in the face for Sun Bailing.
Sun Bailing ignored Chu Tonghai's outstretched hand and simply took out the IOU and spoke to Liu Jingqiu.
"Did you bring the two thousand seven hundred yuan you owe?"
Liu Jingqiu glanced at the IOU in Sun Bailing's hand and then acted coquettishly towards Chu Tonghai.
"Dad, Hua Li forced me to write this IOU. He even threatened to report Comrade Luo Shicheng if I didn't write it."
I didn't want to disappoint Comrade Luo Shicheng, who had kindly helped me, so I had no choice but to write an IOU. Actually, I didn't owe Hua Li any money at all.
Not only Hua Li, but even Chen Yuanshan and Sun Bailing were disgusted by Liu Jingqiu's shameless sophistry.
Sun Bailing gave Liu Jingqiu a cold look and asked Chu Tonghai.
"I remember you and your wife only had two sons. When did you have a daughter?"
Chu Tonghai chuckled and said, "When Mingzhu gave birth to her, the war was raging, and Mingzhu couldn't take Jingqiu with her. She could only entrust her to the villagers to raise."
Later, when we went back to look for the child, the villagers said that the family had been killed by bandits long ago. Mingzhu and I thought the child was also...
"Thank goodness Jingqiu survived, and our family is finally reunited."
Sun Bailing chuckled twice, "Being lucky is a good thing, but having a big face is a problem."
Now that you've reunited with your child, you must take on the responsibilities of a father, especially in terms of character. Any problems must be corrected promptly.
Chu Tonghai immediately turned cold upon hearing Sun Bailing's disparaging remarks about Liu Jingqiu.
“Old Sun, we’ve been revolutionary friends for decades. It’s fine for us to joke around and laugh together all the time, but I can’t accept your unfounded accusations.”
Hua Li held back for a long time before standing up and speaking upon hearing this.
"Sir, I can say this fairly: what you said, Commander Sun, was already very polite. If it were me, I wouldn't say a word more to you. Instead, I would report Liu Jingqiu truthfully and make you suffer the consequences along with her."
"Who are you, and why are you interrupting?" Chu Tonghai glared angrily at Hua Li.
Hua Li said, "I am the victim. Liu Jingqiu had a job, but she cheated my husband out of my job. I asked her to return my job and the wages that should have been mine over the years. What's wrong with that?"
Chu Tonghai was genuinely unaware of these things and looked at Liu Jingqiu with some surprise.
Liu Jingqiu scoffed, "I gave the work to someone who needed it more. Besides, I did all the work myself, so why should I pay you a salary?"
Hua Li sneered, "You're using someone else's job to exchange for favors and you still think you're right? Besides, it's my job. I wanted to do it, but you've been hogging it. Why can't I ask for a salary?"
“Dad, look how fierce she is…” Liu Jingqiu grabbed Chu Tonghai’s arm and shook it gently.
Having lived most of his life, what hasn't he experienced and seen? Even if he's become a bit arrogant in recent years, Chu Tonghai still possesses the most basic observational skills.
After hearing Hua Li's accusations, Chu Tonghai had a plan in mind. He knew that his daughter was probably in the wrong, so he changed the subject.
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