That day, Fan Xi and Geng Ailing were lying in bed, and Director Xie came to see them again with two cans of malted milk and some water.
After Xie Yongliang put the things down, he took out two envelopes from his pocket and handed them to the two of them respectively.
"Comrade Geng, Comrade Fan, this is the compensation Cai Yuhua gave you. Please accept it!"
Fan Xi happily took the money and said, "Director Xie, you are such a kind person. Every time I meet you, something happens! I hope you will come to give us money more often in the future. Bah, that was wrong. I mean come to meet us more often!"
Xie Yongliang covered his lips and coughed twice before asking, "How are you feeling today, comrades? Are you feeling better?"
Although the person asking the question was two comrades, her eyes were on Geng Ailing. If the doctor hadn't asked Fan Xi to stay in bed for the next two days, she would have wanted to make some space for the two of them to be alone. She felt that she was really an eyesore now!
But being a third wheel is also quite interesting. After all, lying in bed all day is boring. Now there is a real-life wife-chasing drama for her to watch, so it would be a shame not to watch it. So she stayed in bed all the time, trying to reduce her presence and just watch the show quietly.
"It's not that bad. He should be able to be discharged from the hospital after a few more days of rest. Thank you so much, Director. I owe you another favor!" Geng Ailing said gratefully.
"As police officers, we should serve the people and eliminate violence and protect the people. This is our job. Comrade Geng, please don't be so polite!"
Xie Yongliang said gently, "Your injuries are serious this time. You should recuperate and don't rush to be discharged. Cai Ronghua will cover all the expenses for you and Comrade Fan during your hospitalization."
"Mmmmm, tzu!"
Geng Ailing held the envelope in her hand, thinking of the large amount of money inside, and asked awkwardly, "Director Xie, could you please keep the money for me first? The hospital is crowded, and I'm afraid I'll lose it. I'll come back to you for it after I'm discharged. Is that okay with you?"
"Of course no problem!" Xie Yongliang took the envelope from Geng Ailing's hand and put it in his pocket. Being trusted by Geng Ailing so much made him feel comfortable all over!
Geng Ailing didn't forget to ask Fan Xi, who was eating melons nearby, "Li Xi, what about you? Do you want Director Xie to help you collect them first?"
Fan Xi thought about it and realized that the hospital was indeed quite crowded, so he handed the money to Xie Yongliang and said, "Thank you for your hard work, Director!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Zhang Shaoyuan pulled Su Wen in. The two of them brought a lot of food and nutritional supplements for Fan Xi and the others.
"Hey, who is this?" Su Wen asked curiously when she saw Xie Yongliang after entering the room.
"This is Director Xie from the Public Security Bureau. He came here today to deliver the compensation to Cai Ronghua to us," Geng Ailing introduced.
Xie Yongliang nodded to Wenyuan and his wife. Thinking that there was still a lot of things to do in the bureau, he said goodbye to everyone and left. Before leaving, he did not forget to say to Geng Ailing, "I will come to see you again when I have time. You are recovering well!"
Nong Wenyuan and his wife also looked at Geng Ailing with gossipy expressions.
Only after Xie Yongliang had completely walked away did Su Wen take out a handful of Great Unity from her pocket and hand it to Fan Xi.
"This is the money you paid me for hosting foreign guests and translating for me last time. It was 280 yuan in total. I was planning to give it to you on the day I was discharged from the hospital, but this incident happened, so I didn't get to pay you..."
Fan Xi was a little surprised, "Why are there so many?"
The original agreed-upon translation fee for the foreign guests was 60 yuan, but because you were so good, we quickly reached a deal, so the Urban Construction Bureau gave us 1,000 yuan. As for those other translations, I could earn 30 yuan each, so a total of 1,080 yuan for six regular translations.
Fan Xi couldn't imagine that being a translator could make so much money in this era. No wonder Su Wen, who had a respectable job at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, often secretly took on extra work to earn extra money.
Fan Xi took the money, counted out half, and returned the other half to Su Wen. "It's enough for me to take half of the money. After all, these are all your connections and channels. I'm already very satisfied with this!"
Su Wen stuffed all the money into her hands and said, "Take it quickly. If it weren't for you, I would have broken my promise. You helped me a lot this time, this is what you deserve!"
She glanced at the door again, and after making sure no one was there, she leaned over to Fan Xi's ear and whispered, "Being a translator is quite lucrative, Li Xi. I can take on more work in the future and help you out!"
Fan Xi was of course willing. She smiled and nodded. Not wanting to continue arguing with Su Wen in the hospital, she accepted all the money and joked, "What kind of fortune do I have today? Everyone is giving me money!"
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