Restarting life by going to the countryside to support medical work

Chapter 443 Waiting
"Dad, should I take something over to thank Uncle Dacheng tonight?"

Xiao Dong looked up at his father and asked softly.

"Yes, yes, yes, we should go over and thank Dacheng. Guowei, go to the department store and buy a few gifts. Do you have any money? If not, mom will get it for you. There's no one at his house during the day, so go over after dinner and thank him properly."

Before Mr. Dong could speak, his wife spoke first.

As soon as the voice fell, the old boss glanced at her with some displeasure, waved his hand and said: "Why are you in such a hurry? What kind of gift can you bring to Dacheng's house?"

"Is it a question of whether it is appropriate or not? We should be grateful and thank them."

Mr. Dong's wife didn't show any politeness and directly retorted.

"I know we should thank him, but don't you know that Dacheng never accepts gifts after all these years? There are so many people who come to his house with gifts every year, how many of them have you seen get in?"

Now Mr. Dong’s wife remained silent.

Everyone living in this alley knew about this. Except for those few people who had a good relationship with the family, no one else could get into the Li family's house, no matter if they came empty-handed or carrying something.

Whether you say Li Yancheng is unkind or just pretending, he has indeed not accepted any gifts from others over the years.

That's not right. He still accepted them, depending on who the other person was. For example, he would accept the gift from his godson who came to pay him New Year's greetings. He would also accept things brought by Su Xiaotong and other people he had a particularly good relationship with.

But for others, especially those who wanted to get into his house by taking advantage of his father-in-law's connections, Li Yancheng would not even let them in.

But Old Dong's wife doesn't think so. She feels that others have made great efforts to find her eldest grandson. Old Duan said that if it weren't for Li Yancheng, her eldest grandson might have been taken away to another place soon. At that time, there would be no one to help her.

"We can't just pretend nothing happened, right?"

"Of course not," the boss shook his head and said, "When you cook in the afternoon, fry an extra plate of peanuts. After dinner, I'll take it over and get a bottle of wine. I'll have a couple of drinks with him."

Old Dong’s full name is Dong Wangshan. He is only five years older than Li Yancheng. He has always lived in this alley and they have known each other since childhood.

Before this year, men could get married at the age of 20 and women at the age of 18. People got married early and had children early. It was not common for people to get married at the age of 27 or 28 like Li Yancheng and have children when they were almost 30, unless they were unemployed and their family conditions were particularly poor.

So Old Dong’s two sons are both in their twenties, and they are married and have their own children. There are also several other children in the alley who are the same age as Xiaoyu, and they call Li Yancheng grandpa when they see him.

Old Dong’s words made his wife, son and daughter-in-law hesitate. This was too easy. Such a big favor could be dealt with with a plate of fried peanuts and a bottle of wine?

Seeing their expressions, Mr. Dong knew what they were thinking.

"It's right to listen to me. Dacheng and I have known each other for many years. I know his temper. It's not good to be too distant. If I really bring gifts to his house, he will definitely accept them, but he will definitely give gifts in return. In that case, what's the point of thanking him? It's better for me to go to his house and have a drink. He will naturally understand what I mean by doing this."

Old Dong was right. Although he was five years older than Li Yancheng, they could be considered childhood friends, but their relationship was not as close as that with Jin Zhihai.

We have been friends for more than 30 years, so there is really no need to make things too distant, otherwise it would be difficult to get along with each other when we meet in the future.

Xiao Dong’s wife is called Lan Mingjuan. Her parents didn’t know what was going on yet, so they asked their daughter about it when she was about to go to the toilet.

"So I really should thank this person. Without him, the child might have been taken away. I wouldn't have had any tears to cry at that time."

After listening to his daughter's story, Lan's father paused for a moment and asked, "Juan'er, how about I go back and get some canned food or something for your father-in-law to take with him when he goes over?"

Lan Mingjuan's father was the deputy director of the Wenchong District Department Store. Department stores were good companies in those days.

"Goodbye, Dad." Lan Mingjuan rejected her father's proposal without hesitation.

She had been married for less than two years and was not familiar with Li Yancheng, but she knew what he did specifically, not to mention that he drove in and out every day, and the people who came to see him also drove in and out, and they were all leaders at first glance.

There is a telephone installed in the house, and all kinds of household appliances. Even though her father is the deputy director of a department store, her family's situation is not even enough to carry shoes compared to others.

Although she also felt that what her father-in-law said seemed a bit shallow, since her father-in-law had known the girl since childhood, he would not say anything nonsense. She should just do as her father-in-law said to avoid unnecessary trouble.

"Dad, that uncle Dacheng is the leader of the Social Affairs Bureau headquarters. He always rides in a sedan and parks it at the doorstep every day. He has everything he needs at home and he certainly wouldn't take anything from others. Just do as my father-in-law says."

The leader of the Social Affairs Bureau headquarters!
Lan's father couldn't help but feel fooled, and no one in the local area was willing to deal with the people from this unit.

When he heard that people were going back and forth in cars, he secretly exclaimed in his heart, there are only a few cars in the district, and if several leaders don't want to take a jeep when going out, they have to stagger their departure times.

Look at this, it must be a special car, otherwise why would it be parked in front of the house?

Tsk tsk... Lan's father never thought that his daughter would become neighbors with a leader after marrying here, and that her father-in-law is a childhood friend of this leader.

This is the unit...

When he thought of the three words "Social Affairs Bureau", the little thoughts that had just arisen in Lan's father's heart immediately disappeared.

Well, it’s better not to provoke him.

He wanted to move forward, but what if people suspected he had other intentions and investigated him?

Although he thought that he, as the deputy director, was relatively clean and had always kept himself clean, this was only relative. What if someone accidentally found out about him and handed him over to the Supervisory Commission?

Then you are just asking for trouble.

Thinking of this, Lan's father waved his hand somewhat boredly, indicating that his daughter could do her own thing, and he turned around and walked back into the house.

Seeing her father's sudden change of expression, Lan Mingjuan thought for a moment and immediately understood what her father was thinking. She shook her head with amusement and walked out of the yard.

She currently works in the Chengdong District Government. Although she has not been working here for long, she knows a little about the things behind the work because her father is a small leader.

When she first got married, she knew that there was a high-ranking leader in Meishandong Hutong who was a childhood friend of her father-in-law. She had some thoughts about this, but gave up after finding out where the leader worked.

As I said, few people in the local area are willing to deal with people who work in the Social Affairs Bureau. Of course, no one wants to offend them unless there is something important.

...Army headquarters, cadres building.

"Director Wu, my father's health..."

"Comrade Changhe, Leader Xue's cerebral thrombosis is a sudden one. He is currently in a coma. We have given him medicine. Now we have to see the specific thrombolytic effect. We feel the same as you and hope that Leader Xue can wake up soon."

As soon as Director Wu of the Department of Internal Medicine at the General Hospital of the Military Region walked out of the emergency room in the cadre building, he was grabbed by the arm by a pale-faced middle-aged man, and a group of people surrounded him.

Director Wu took a quick look and found that these people were the children of Leader Xue who had just been sent over. The middle-aged man holding his arm was the eldest son, named Xue Changhe.

He could understand the feelings of the patient's family at this moment, especially a family like the Xue family, where Old Master Xue lying in the emergency room was the mainstay of the family.

If the old man had always been in poor health, his family might have arranged everything long ago and could face these problems calmly.

The key point is that although this old man is over 60 years old, he is in very good health. Apart from some basic diseases that older people have, he has no other problems.

Moreover, he presided over a team meeting in the department yesterday morning. Who would have thought that something happened at home last night. It should be said that it was fortunate that he had not rested at that time and was sent to the hospital in time, otherwise we would have been preparing a memorial service now.

Director Wu raised his hand and gently patted Xue Changhe's hand that was holding his arm, his tone very gentle.

Although his tone was gentle, making people unconsciously feel comfortable and trusting, what he said was not able to make the Xue family feel relieved. Instead, their faces became even uglier, especially Xue Changhe.

"Director Wu, please save my father."

Xue Changhe grabbed Director Wu's arm and said with a very grim expression.

As he spoke, he turned around and glared fiercely at a young man who looked to be in his early thirties who was standing not far behind him.

After seeing Xue Changhe's fierce look, the young man took a half step back uneasily.

This young man is called Xue Changshan. He is the youngest in the Xue family and has an older brother and an older sister.

The older brother is Xue Changhe, 41 years old this year, and the eldest son of the Xue family. The older sister is Xue Changjing, 37 years old this year, and the youngest one is Xue Changshan, 34 years old this year.

All three are married and have children.

The Xue family has not been in Beijing for long. At the beginning of last year, Mr. Xue, who had been working in a steel company in Northeast China, came to Beijing to serve as the leader of the metallurgical department due to work adjustments.

The three children of the Xue family came here with their families at the end of last year and started working in different workplaces. Life has been relatively peaceful for the past few months.

But within a few months of peace, Xue Changshan, the third son of the Xue family, could no longer sit still. He found himself without money to spend, and the couple's monthly salary of less than 200 yuan could no longer support his lavish spending habits.

When this guy was working at the steel mill, he relied on his father's influence to get into the factory and resell some iron and steel, but to be honest, he didn't have much money to spend in the city where he lived before.

So even though he teamed up with outsiders to secretly resell some things, he was not ruthless and did not make much money.

After coming to Beijing this time, this source of income is gone, and they can only rely on their fixed salaries, which is not enough to spend. You know, there are more places to spend money in Beijing than in the small city where he lived before.

What to do if you are short of money? Just find a way.

In May, someone found him and wanted to use him to get a batch of steel.

Now, the way to make money is right at your fingertips.

Xue Laosan also knew that while his father was still in office and had been promoted, he could still make some money from the original steel plant. Once his father retired in the future, he would definitely not be able to do this business.

He knows too well about the fact that people forget about you after you leave.

So, after negotiating with the other party about the amount of money he could get, he directly asked for leave from his unit, then took the train back to the small city in the northeast, and got the note he wanted very smoothly.

When he returned to Beijing, the note had turned into money, a large sum of money.

The success of this deal made him see a road paved with gold. So, in the following months, he frequently traveled between Beijing and the small city in the northeast, frequently looking for the current director of the steel plant to get the ball.

His appetite grew bigger and bigger, but the factory director had more and more headaches.

The factory has production tasks, and if he fails to complete the tasks, he, as the factory director, will be in trouble.

At the beginning, it didn't matter that Xue Changshan asked for less. For a factory with an annual output of millions of tons of steel, a few hundred tons or a thousand tons were nothing.

But in just four months, they demanded nearly 10,000 tons in total, which is a bit too much.

There are only four months left until the end of the year. According to Xue Laosan's current increasing demands, by the end of the year, he might have to sell tens of thousands of tons, or even hundreds of thousands of tons. The factory director does not dare to take this responsibility.

He was promoted by Mr. Xue. When he saw that things couldn't go on like this, he simply called the old man and mentioned the matter vaguely.

Mr. Xue was a relatively upright person. When he found out that his youngest son had done so many things behind his back, he got furious.

In the evening, he called his youngest son back and criticized him severely, and ordered him not to do such things again. As a result, while he was criticizing him, the old man fell down with his eyes closed with a "gulp".

If we really say that the old man fainted due to cerebral thrombosis because of his youngest son, it is actually a bit far-fetched. After all, cerebral thrombosis cannot be formed in an instant.

But the cause of the fainting must be what Xue Changshan did.

Therefore, it was not wrong for Xue Changhe to glare at his younger brother. He even wanted to beat up his younger brother.

The old man had just been transferred to Beijing, and the Xue family's foundation had not yet been established. If he lay in bed and couldn't wake up, or simply closed his eyes and kicked his legs, then everything would be ruined.

Looking at the anxious expressions of the Xue family, Director Wu sighed silently in his heart. He had done everything he could, and all he could do now was wait.

(End of this chapter)