How to capture the evil villain? I choose to be his mother!

Chapter 111 The 30s Vicious Female Supporting Character's Scientist Mother
It was Zhu Xiao’s first time to leave the village, and everything outside the village was a new world to her.

She and the dog were leaning against the car window, looking around.

The mountains are beautiful, the wind smells nice, the sunshine is nice...everywhere is good.

Those dark eyes were full of curiosity.

Zhu Wen patiently explained to her the environment and geography of the area.

Zhu Xiao seemed to understand what he said, but not quite.

At first, she didn't understand and didn't ask.

Later, I became bolder and would occasionally ask Zhu Wen a few questions.

Zhu Wen answered her questions one by one and also piqued Zhu Xiao's interest.

With the questions and answers between the mother and daughter, and the occasional barking of the dog, this long drive was finally not so boring.

But after some time, Meng Hong figured out something was wrong.

"It's been about an hour. Why haven't we reached the county yet?"

Even if you walk, it should take an hour to reach the county.

How come a jeep can't keep up with walking speed?

Meng Hong reacted immediately:

"Xiao Wen! You, you lied to me!"

Zhu Wen did not deny:

"Mom, we're almost in the provincial capital, so why not get the surgery done on the way?"

Meng Hong was very angry:

"I'm not going!"

Zhu Wen frowned:

"You can't delay any longer, or you'll lose your sight!"

Meng Hong shuddered visibly, but insisted on saying:

"If you're blind, you're blind!"

Zhu Wen had a headache and didn't know how to persuade him.

The atmosphere in the car was somewhat stagnant.

Even Zhu Xiao quietly quieted down and observed the adults' expressions.

Zhu Wen's heart felt as if it was stabbed by a needle.

Jiang Huaian, who was observing all this silently, suddenly asked:

"Auntie, are you worried that it will be hard to find a hospital?"

Facing outsiders, Meng Hong was too embarrassed to show off her temper, and said awkwardly:
"How can we ordinary people go to hospitals in big cities? I heard from Sister Guihua in the village that her brother went to the provincial capital for surgery and stayed there for two nights. The money saved by the family was used up and they still owed a lot of money..."

Zhu Wen's heart moved and he was about to comfort her.

Jiang Huaian got one step ahead of her:
"It's okay, Auntie. I'm here for you. My aunt is a doctor at the military hospital in the provincial capital. She can easily help you arrange a bed. And you want to have cataract surgery, right? My aunt is an ophthalmologist. From what I know, the surgery fee is not expensive."

He roughly gave a price range, which was much cheaper than Meng Hong had imagined.

Meng Hong's expression inevitably began to relax.

Who would really wish to go blind?

The reason why she strongly opposed it before was that she was afraid of causing trouble for Zhu Wen.

Especially because the provincial capital was so big that she was completely in the dark and felt unfamiliar everywhere, this fear was infinitely magnified.

However, when Jiang Huaian said that his aunt was an ophthalmologist and could help her get admitted to the military hospital, her heart was immediately relieved.

Afterwards, Zhu Wen took advantage of the situation to persuade them, and Zhu Xiao joined in with her soft, baby voice...

Meng Hong's attitude softened completely.

After a while, I could still sense the anticipation and excitement from her.

Zhu Wen’s only regret was that his original plan to go to the county to find Zhu Wan was not possible.

However, Zhu Wen had already made up his mind that after Meng Hong's eyes recovered from the surgery, he would send her back to the village and visit Zhu Wan at the same time.

After that, the journey went smoothly.

But riding in a car is really a torture. Driving is not like taking a train where you can get up and walk occasionally.

Moreover, the road conditions were not good these days, and even though Jiang Huaian tried his best to drive steadily, the car was still very bumpy.

Zhu Xiao and Meng Hong, who were excited when they first got on the bus, quickly became listless and sleepy.

Even the dog at his feet had its limbs spread out on the ground like a small yellow cake, looking very sloppy.

Zhu Wen glanced at Jiang Huaian in the driver's seat: "Are you tired? How about I drive instead?"

She didn't think too much about it and said it naturally.

Jiang Huaian raised his eyebrows:
"Can you drive?"

"meeting……"

Zhu Wen noticed Meng Hong's confused look and could only change the subject.
“…It’s not difficult to see others drive it.”

Jiang Huaian's eyes were filled with smiles:
"So you don't have a driver's license?"

Zhu Wen hummed in frustration.

In her previous life, she collected a garage full of top-notch sports cars!

As a result, here she doesn't even have a driver's license...

Jiang Huaian smiled and changed the subject:

"Don't worry, given my condition, I can drive for three days and three nights, not to mention a few hours. I guarantee I'll get you there safely!"

Zhu Wen asked him curiously:

"You have such good skills, are you a car soldier?"

"I guess so. I've driven a tank."

Zhu Wen really didn't know how Jiang Huaian equated these two things.

Afterwards, at Jiang Huaian's strong request, Zhu Wen and the others simply leaned against each other and took a nap.

Zhu Xiao slept the most soundly. Her little body was resting on her mother and grandmother’s legs, isolating her from the seats and the bumps, so she slept particularly comfortably.

The brows that were always slightly furrowed were smoothed out at some point, and he regained the tranquility of a child.

Meng Hong called Zhu Wen:

"You sleep too, with your head on my shoulder."

Zhu Wen said nothing and put Meng Hong's head on his shoulder:
"Go to sleep."

Meng Hong muttered to herself, but did not step away. She closed her eyes and accepted her daughter's kindness.

She had experienced a lot in her early years and could even fall asleep amid the sound of artillery shells, let alone this little bump.

Zhu Wen soon heard her steady breathing.

She felt relieved, leaned back in her chair and looked out the window.

Then she felt someone was watching her.

It was Jiang Huaian. When his gloomy and dark eyes looked at her intently in the rearview mirror, she felt an inexplicable sense of familiarity.

Zhu Wen didn't want to wake up Zhu Xiao and Meng Hong, so he looked at them and asked what was wrong.

Jiang Huaian: "Don't you want to sleep? I'm here."

Zhu Wen: 'Not sleepy.'

Jiang Huaian didn't persuade him anymore.

Time passed quietly.

In a blink of an eye, a few hours passed and the car had entered the provincial capital.

Jiang Huaian said that we will arrive in 20 minutes.

Zhu Wen looked outside at the dark sky:
"Professor Cai is waiting for me, right?"

Jiang Huaian remembered the real purpose of this trip and regained his senses:
"Yes, Professor Cai hopes that I can take you to the institute as soon as I pick you up. But it's okay, I can take you home first."

Zhu Wen thought that there was a time bomb in his home and did not refuse.

Zhu Xiao and Meng Hong woke up slowly.

Meng Hong's eyesight was even worse at night and he could only hear the noise outside the car.

She asked, "Are we in the city?"

Zhu Wen hummed: "This street is noisy after dark."

After learning that it was already evening, Meng Hong opened her eyes wide in surprise, her tone full of envy and yearning:

"It's so lively in the city. There are still people walking outside so late. If it were in the village, everyone would have turned off the lights and gone to bed!"

Although there are electric lights in the village, most people are reluctant to keep them on all the time for fear of wasting electricity.

So I still maintain the habit of going to bed early.

Zhu Wen: "Yeah, it's very lively. When your eyes get better, go out more often and take a look."

(End of this chapter)