novelraw Chapter 58 You can't feed him water like that, are you going to choke him to death?
Chapter 58 You can't feed him water like that, are you going to choke him to death?
Fan Yaqing might be able to charm the young man who was interested in her, but she might not be able to fool his family's elders. Furthermore, with her mother having been sent to a labor camp, Zhang Minghai's family strongly opposed their relationship.
She's still so greedy, unaware that the Zhang family has already thoroughly investigated her. Zhang's mother has given a firm order: if her son insists on dating Fan Yaqing, he shouldn't come home and should sever all ties with her!
Fan Yaqing had no intention of marrying Zhang Minghai; her plan was simply to find a better match while still having options, and her new target was Zheng Yunqing!
This young man comes from a good family, is good-looking, has a good job, and seems quite wealthy. She focused her attention on him and neglected Zhang Minghai, even taking the initiative to break up with him.
Zhang Minghai was feeling down, believing he had disappointed his girlfriend. His parents were a huge obstacle to his relationship; since he couldn't move the mountain, he'd move himself!
He chose to sacrifice for love, living in the dormitory instead of going home. He spent all his salary on making his girlfriend happy.
Fan Yaqing felt this suitor still had value, but Zheng Yunqing ignored her when she tried to contact him, so she started dating him again. She was only sporadic in her studies.
She often accompanied Zhang Minghai and his childhood friends from the compound to meals, learning a lot about what happened in that compound. The people she met didn't get along with Zheng Yunqing, so she couldn't connect with that group, which left her quite disappointed.
Zheng Yunqing worked as a purchasing agent in a state-owned factory, which did not conflict with his identity as a black market boss; on the contrary, it provided him with many conveniences for his official job.
Because he can travel around to purchase goods, he also has the opportunity to come into contact with people from other places who run black markets, giving him a natural advantage in the flow of goods.
During this time, he also brought over a batch of southern fruits, which provided benefits for the factory and earned him some money on the black market. However, without that magical fruit from last time, the money he earned didn't seem so appealing anymore.
Having discussed Fan Yaqing's situation, we must also mention her father, Fan Dayong. His suspension from work was short-lived, and he quickly returned to his job.
He was plotting to make a great contribution or obtain a hidden fortune, so he couldn't wait to target the Tong family again!
Just as he was preparing to deal with Tong Jiahui, her entire family went to the countryside! This thwarted his plans. What angered him even more was that all the money and gold in the house had disappeared!
That was his and Sun Xianglan's joint property. One of them would come up with ideas or provide information, while the other would report them or lead the raids on their property. They had worked hard to secretly accumulate all of this.
After Sun Xianglan was arrested, he secretly checked her belongings, and they were all there. But not long after, they were all gone!
The passbook in Sun Xianglan's name, along with her seal, was also taken. When inquiring at the bank, it was confirmed that the money had been withdrawn by the account holder herself.
The clerk said a tall woman in her thirties came to collect the money. She took the stamp and passbook, and the signature matched the handwriting on the deposit slip.
After thinking it over, Fan Dayong concluded that Sun Xianglan didn't trust him, so she had someone take the things away.
Who could she trust more than her husband? It must be her daughter, Yaqing, right? And like the rest of the Fan family, her daughter is tall and has a square face; she must have pretended to be her mother and took the money.
Sun Xianglan and her daughter-in-law didn't get along; otherwise, the young couple wouldn't have moved out to live in a dormitory after getting married. She couldn't possibly give all her money to her son!
Fan Yaqing has been rarely home lately. He found out that she still wants to buy the Tong family's dilapidated house. Where did she get the money? She also recently bought several new clothes. It's impossible that they were all from her previous savings.
Fan Dayong's suspicions led him to deeply misunderstand his daughter, resulting in frequent instances of the father and daughter sabotaging each other in the days that followed.
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On New Year's Eve, Tong Yuheng went to the county to visit Liu Fengyi, using the excuse that Liu was the daughter of his comrade-in-arms, a sent-down youth in a nearby village, and that he was visiting his old friend on behalf of his father.
Today, Liu Fengyi's older brother and his family came to take care of him. Since it's the Lunar New Year, it wasn't appropriate for colleagues from work to come and help, so they left Liu's sister-in-law alone and sent Liu Fengyi's colleagues home.
Sister-in-law Liu had long since given up on taking care of him and was not at all attentive. She didn't feed him anything in the morning, only caring about eating and drinking her fill.
As soon as her morning IV drip finished, she went out for a stroll. Although the restaurants and supply and marketing cooperatives in the county were closed, the park was still open, wasn't it? She went to check out the places that young people liked to go on dates.
Tong Yuheng rode his bicycle to the county hospital, but when he entered the ward, there was no one by Liu Fengyi's bedside!
Is this how his family takes care of patients? But that's good, at least she doesn't have to carefully look for opportunities to use the spiritual spring water anymore.
There was a spoon and a bowl on the bedside table next to him. Seeing that they were clean, she poured half a bowl of spiritual spring water into them, and gently scooped a little with the spoon to lightly moisten his lips.
The spiritual spring water seeped into her lips and teeth, and she felt Liu Fengyi's Adam's apple tremble slightly. Great, at least he can swallow it. Give him some more!
Tong Yuheng pinched his jawbone with one hand, forcing his mouth open, while using the other hand to feed him water with a spoon. He quickly and steadily poured the water in, spoonful by spoonful.
However, this approach looks a bit rough!
"Hey! What are you doing!" The nurse came in for rounds and saw her rudely pouring water into the patient's mouth, so she quickly stopped her.
"I saw his lips were all chapped, so I gave him some water. Is that not allowed?" Tong Yuheng looked aggrieved and innocent.
"You can't feed him water like that! Are you trying to choke him? Who are you? What's your relationship to him? Where are his family members?" The nurse's barrage of questions alerted the on-duty doctor and others.
"Nurse, I greatly admire your dedication. I am the daughter of this man's comrade-in-arms, and I've come to visit him. Here is my letter of introduction."
Tong Yuheng's letter of introduction was the same one issued by the steel factory when he came from Yan City last time. It was valid for one month and hadn't expired yet.
"I'm not good at taking care of people either, so I'm helping to feed him some water since no one's looking after him here. Please don't be offended if I don't feed him properly!"
The young nurse glanced at her referral letter, then sized her up for a while. Looking at the patient lying in bed, who showed no adverse reactions, she believed her.
"Where did the caregiver go? Why are they nowhere to be seen now?" the nurse asked the onlookers.
"It seems she went out, but I don't know where she went. She's been gone for quite a while," someone in the next ward said after seeing Liu's wife leave.
"That person is so irresponsible. You should keep an eye on him for now, but don't feed him like that anymore!"
"I know, I know, thank you for reminding me. I'll wait until their family arrives before I leave," Tong Yuheng said with a forced smile.
Liu Fengyi, lying on the hospital bed, remained unresponsive, while Tong Linsheng's soul inside his body was screaming wildly!