1970s: A hot-tempered wife who accompanied a soldier to the military compound and made a fortune.

Chapter 73 No matter what, they have to repay this favor.

Upon arriving at the floor where the ward was located, instead of going back to the ward first, I went to the nurses' station.

Just then, the head nurse returned from outside: "Head nurse, where should I put the things you asked me to bring?"

This surprised the head nurse, who wondered: What did I ask you to bring?

When she looked down at the bucket on the ground, she realized, "No way, you really caught a fish?"

Chu Xue smiled and nodded: "Yes."

The head nurse approached and saw the two large fish in the bucket: "Wow, you're quite capable."

After saying that, he looked up at Liu Chuxue and said, "However, I can't just take this fish for free. I was just joking with you yesterday. If you really want it, I'll exchange it for a ticket."

Liu Chuxue couldn't agree to that: "That won't do. If I really take the ticket, what kind of person will I be? You're making me break my promise."

The two argued back and forth for a while, until the head nurse, not expecting Chu Xue to be so stubborn, said, "Fine, I'll accept the fish. I thank you on behalf of everyone."

After saying that, he turned to a nurse and said, "This fish is quite big. Take it to Director Zhang in the cafeteria and ask him to process it for us. We'll have an extra meal at the nurses' station today."

Hearing this, the nurses were all delighted and thanked the head nurse and Liu Chuxue with smiles.

The head nurse's husband was a martyr, and she never remarried after he passed away. Therefore, she spent most of her time at the hospital and treated her nurses very well.

Upon hearing the head nurse's words, Chu Xue immediately had an idea.

She leaned forward, a little embarrassed, and said, "Head Nurse, could you please process the rest of this too? Just give me a lunchbox, and we can also share some with Dr. Jiang and the others."

Hearing this, the head nurse somewhat disagreed, but then thought it made sense. It wouldn't be good for the girl if only the nurses' station had extra food. "Okay," she said, "I'll have someone call you when the fish is ready." Well, at least they didn't need to find someone to cook it for them.

Carrying his fishing gear, he happily returned to the ward: "Mom, I'm back."

Seeing her daughter empty-handed, and fearing she might be upset, she quickly comforted her, saying, "Those fish are very clever; they can't possibly catch anything every day. Don't be sad."

Before she could finish speaking, Chuxue leaned close to her and asked, "Mom, how's Dad doing today? Is he feeling any better?"

Before Liu's mother could reply, Liu's father spoke up first: "Xue, I feel much better. Why don't we ask the doctor if I can go home to rest? That way we can save some money."

He knew perfectly well what his daughter had gone out for today, but seeing her come back empty-handed, and his wife clumsily trying to comfort her with such an excuse, he felt terrible.

Chu Xue squeezed between the two of them and said, "What are you thinking? I've already prepared the treatment fees for the next few days. The reason I didn't come back in the middle was because I wanted to catch a few more fish to exchange with someone."

To ease the tension, she said with a smile, "I specially saved one for us to nourish our bodies; I just asked the head nurse to deliver it to the cafeteria."

Then, lowering her voice, she said, "The fish is quite large; it's perfect for Dr. Jiang and the nurses to try. After all, they've been taking good care of us these past few days."

These past two days, whether it's Dr. Jiang or the nurses in charge of their ward, including the head nurse, they've all been very friendly to them. Although it's their duty, they know that it's mostly because of Vice President Sun that they're more patient with them than with others.

Regardless, they have to accept this favor.

I glanced at the time and said, "Mom, why don't we go pay the treatment fee now, so we don't have to wait for someone to come and urge us tomorrow morning?"

(End of this chapter)