The Little Life of a Big Landlord

Chapter 159 Gratitude

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"What? You said your dad has uremia?" Xue Hua was stunned, and pinched Su Xiaodie's arm hard. "You brat, how could you not tell us about something so important???"

"How is your dad? Take us to see him quickly..." Wei Jianguo's face also fell.

"It's alright, it's alright. Tong Yu got some eggs from Sister Qing, and she's feeling better after eating them..." Su Xiaodie quickly said.

"The eggs you got from Qingqing? Oh! That's good..." Wei Jianguo immediately guessed that what Su Xiaodie was talking about must be the anti-aging drug they had taken before.

"You brat, do you have enough money? If not, just tell your uncle..." Xue Hua glared at Wei Jianguo, "What are you standing there for? Go buy some fruit..."

"Yes, yes, yes..." Wei Jianguo quickly responded and ran to the small supermarket downstairs in the hospital to buy fruit.

"Oh, Uncle, no need..." Su Xiaodie tried to call out to Wei Jianguo, but he disappeared in a flash, leaving her speechless. Wasn't that a bit too fast?

"What do you mean no need? Your dad's sick, we have to go see him, right? Your family is well-off, but this illness could wipe out our savings. Do you have enough money for medical expenses? Forget it, I'll just pay your dad's medical bills directly..." Xue Hua said, heading to pay all the fees for Old Su.

"Auntie, really, there's no need. Sister Qing has already lent us ten million. Besides, today's test results say that my dad's illness is under control. After another month or so of rest, he'll basically be cured." Su Xiaodie quickly pulled Xue Hua back. At this moment, the girl's heart was filled with gratitude and warmth. Thinking back to how she once wanted to sell herself, she was really foolish.

"Oh, so Qingqing covered it for you. That's good..." Upon hearing that his daughter had already given them ten million, Xue Hua stopped insisting.

Did I hear that right? Why are people borrowing money in tens of millions at a time? Qingqing? My daughter told me she's the daughter of these two teachers. She used to be quite ugly, with awful acne all over her face, but somehow it all cleared up and she became a beautiful woman. Are the rumors about her being a kept woman true? Otherwise, how could she be so rich?

Feng Guohui and Wang Na exchanged a glance, both seeing a hint of shock in each other's eyes.

"Ahem, it seems there's a misunderstanding between you. I think you should try to resolve this privately. If you can't reach an agreement privately, then you can ask the police for help later..." The police officer was clearly experienced in handling disputes and was quite adept at it.

"Okay, thank you for your help, officer..." Xue Hua said with a smile.

Wang Na stopped making trouble and could only smile and see the police off. Xue Hua even called Wei Jianguo and asked him to buy a pack of cigarettes at the supermarket as a reward for the police's hard work.

"Auntie, what exactly happened?" Su Xiaodie asked.

"Hey, don't we sell fresh milk at school? One student got food poisoning, and his parents said it was caused by drinking our fresh milk. Now they're going to sue us..." Xue Hua said without even looking at Feng Guohui next to him.

"Oh, food poisoning is caused by drinking milk? Then all food poisoning cases in the world are caused by drinking milk? Who knows if it's toxic gases from fresh milk evaporating and infecting the whole world..." Su Xiaodie's mouth was incredibly sharp, like a knife.

Feng Guohui's face flushed red, and he stood to the side, feeling extremely frustrated.

"Uh, she calls you Auntie, so you're her aunt. Excuse me, are you really, really a few years older than me???" After Su Xiaodie appeared, the doctor, who had almost been forgotten, jumped out excitedly.

"Of course I'm older than you, why would I lie to you??? My daughter already has a child, I'll be a grandmother soon..." Xue Hua said.

"Impossible! Look at your energy and spirit, you're clearly in your early twenties..." The doctor's face scrunched up, and it was impossible to tell whether he was crying or laughing.

"Auntie, I'm going to the lab. We'll talk later..." Su Xiaodie quickly said, remembering that she was still holding the urine sample.

"Alright, alright, go ahead..." Xue Hua quickly said.

"Excuse me, ma'am, I don't know... I don't know if you could cooperate with us and let us give you a comprehensive examination..." The doctor rubbed his hands, his words stammering with excitement.

"I'm not sick..." Xue Hua was about to refuse, but then a thought suddenly popped into her head: "What kind of checkup do you want?"

"A comprehensive check-up, from top to bottom, inside and out, including resistance, immunity, cell vitality, reproductive system, and so on..." The doctor was almost fanatical.

"Well... I'm a woman..." Xue Hua hesitated.

Actually, she was already smitten.

"Our most authoritative doctor here, Dr. Li, is also a woman..." the doctor said.

"Okay, when do we start the inspection?" Xue Hua asked.

"If you don't have anything urgent, I suggest we start right away. I can contact Dr. Li immediately..." The doctor was getting impatient.

"Not now, how about we do it tonight..." Xue Hua said.

"No problem, no problem. A comprehensive examination is definitely not something that can be completed in a day. In fact, it may take one or two years of follow-up investigation..." the doctor said.

"However, you must not tell my husband about my cooperation with you in the examination..." Xue Hua thought for a moment and said.

"Well..." The doctor hesitated for a moment, wanting to say that there were some aspects where your husband's cooperation would also be needed...

Xue Hua understood what the doctor meant, and quickly said, "I'll find a way to get my husband to cooperate with anything that requires his cooperation..."

"That's good, that's good..." The doctor nodded happily, and whispered, "Tonight, we can sign an agreement. Make your demands as soon as possible, even if you're asking for a huge sum; the hospital will do its best to accommodate you..."

Xue Hua was somewhat amused and exasperated by the doctor's disloyal behavior, saying, "Aside from the confidentiality agreement, nothing else is needed. Just to clarify, I'm not a guinea pig..."

"Look at what you're saying, a physical exam, it's just a blood test, urine test, DNA test. We'll make sure you're absolutely conscious at all times, is that alright???" the doctor said.

"I don't quite understand..." Xue Hua was a little confused by the doctor's explanation.

"Let me put it this way, we need to test your bodily fluids and cells. The amount needed will be very small, just what you've metabolized will suffice."

"Isn't there any electronic equipment for testing?" Xue Hua asked.

"Of course not. Our Dr. Li is an experienced traditional Chinese medicine doctor. He can determine the condition of your organs simply by taking your pulse," the doctor said.

"When did traditional Chinese medicine become so amazing?" Xue Hua asked in surprise.

"Traditional Chinese medicine has always been this amazing..." the doctor said matter-of-factly.

"..." Xue Hua's face showed disbelief.

"The TCM doctors we usually see in hospitals are mostly mediocre; the number of genuine TCM doctors is very small..." The doctor looked around to make sure no colleagues were there, and then revealed the truth directly to Xue Hua.

"Oh..." Xue Hua nodded, seemingly understanding but not quite.

"Don't you know about sectarianism? Real traditional Chinese medicine practitioners teach one-on-one, single-lineage instruction. How could it possibly become a textbook?" the doctor said.

"Oh..." Xue Hua nodded again. This time, she understood a little.

"What's wrong? What are you talking about?" At this moment, Wei Jianguo returned with some fruit. Seeing the doctor whispering intimately with his wife, he felt a little uncomfortable, but he couldn't lose his composure, so he asked with a smile.

Returning with him was Wang Na, who looked extremely embarrassed. Wang Na followed behind Wei Jianguo, repeatedly apologizing to him sincerely.

"Oh, it's nothing..." Xue Hua saw her husband return and quickly went to greet him with a smile. Before leaving, she glared at the doctor, as if to say, if you dare to let anything slip, then there's no point in talking about it.

However, Wei Jianguo perceived Xue Hua's glance as a furtive flirtation, which made him even more uncomfortable.

"If there's nothing else, let's go see Feng Yanyan..." Wei Jianguo said with a long face.

"Okay..." Xue Hua had something to hide, so how could she have noticed her husband's bad expression? As soon as she heard her husband was going to change the subject, she quickly agreed.

Seeing Xue Hua's behavior, Wei Jianguo felt even more guilty, which made him a little angry. However, he held back, not wanting to make a fool of himself in front of so many people.

"What are you standing there for?" Wang Na glanced at her husband, Feng Guohui, who was standing dumbfounded against the wall, and walked over to him, pulling him aside and whispering.

"Shh...don't say anything..." Feng Guohui whispered in his wife's ear.

Wei Jianguo and Xue Hua went to the ward to check on Feng Yanyan. The little girl was sleeping soundly, her face was rosy, and she didn't look like she had almost lost her life just now. Wei Jianguo left her a bag of fruit and then went to see Old Su with Xue Hua.

In Old Su's hospital room, the couple sat for a while and chatted with Old Su. Su Xiaodie, who had gone to get her urine tested, returned quickly. After talking for a while, Wei Jianguo and his wife learned that Tong Yu had actually run into the two elderly people.

Tong Yu's family didn't live in the city, so Tong Yu's mother entrusted her son to her brother's care. With such a big incident involving his nephew, Wei Jianguo certainly couldn't sit idly by, so he quickly asked Su Xiaodie to lead the way to visit the two elderly people.

"You mean, Xiaoyu went to the police station and hasn't come back yet???" Standing in front of the hospital bed, looking at the two elderly people who were unconscious, Wei Jianguo frowned deeply.

"Hmm! According to him, there seems to be video footage of the scene, so the responsibility doesn't lie with him..." Su Xiaodie said.

"Give him a call and ask..." Wei Jianguo said to Xue Hua.

"Oh..." Xue Hua responded, took out his phone, and called Tong Yu.

"Hello, the user you dialed is currently unavailable..." The customer service's electronic voice rang out, and Xue Hua's forehead broke out in a sweat. Had things taken a turn for the worse?

The situation did indeed take a turn for the worse, but it wasn't related to a car accident.

There's a policewoman in the traffic police brigade named Zhu Yan. She was originally from the criminal investigation brigade, but during law enforcement, she beat a thug who was flirting with her, leaving him paralyzed on one side. This caused a great stir in society, so the higher-ups directly transferred this troublesome policewoman to the traffic police brigade.

Zhu Yan was initially depressed for a while, but her stubborn personality helped her recover quickly. She then got back into action, determined to make a name for herself in the traffic police force.

Thus, Officer Zhu became a notorious road menace, catching every driver involved in a traffic accident and then severely punishing them to the maximum extent permitted by fines…

Today, however, Officer Zhu was frustrated. A seemingly clunky RV had managed to escape with remarkable ease despite their pursuit. Investigating the RV at the station only added to her frustration. The records showed no registration information for the RV whatsoever. Instead, there was a transport vehicle with the same license plate. Clearly, the RV and the transport vehicle were vastly different, and the RV's license plate was undoubtedly fake.

Officer Zhu's gloomy face terrified many of her colleagues. They had all heard of her illustrious past and dared not provoke her. They all kept their distance, lest Officer Zhu suddenly lose her temper and drag them into the mess.

However, things took an unexpected turn. Just as Officer Zhu stepped out of the police station, she ran into that runaway, dilapidated RV.

Policewoman Zhu quickly made way for him. Watching the RV drive into the police station compound, she grinned maliciously and chased after it. Without saying a word, she handcuffed Tong Yu, who had just gotten out of the police car, and then dragged him into the interrogation room for a surprise interrogation...

All communication devices were shut down and confiscated, and all identification documents were collected and verified...

Tong Yu was completely bewildered. What was going on? What heinous crime had she committed? Why was she being treated with such high-level protocol?

Not only was Tong Yu stunned, but even Li Dongfeng was somewhat bewildered. He had originally brought Tong Yu to handle a traffic accident, but... how did this kid offend Zhu the Demon Lord? Judging from the way he acted, it was as if the kid had once seduced and then abandoned Zhu the Demon Lord. If that were the case, that kid was incredibly audacious...

While indulging in his fantasies, Li Dongfeng didn't forget his business and hurriedly followed them to the interrogation room. However, the interrogation room door was tightly closed, and no matter how much he called from the outside, he couldn't get it open. This made him even more determined. So, Li Dongfeng sneaked into the monitoring room with a shifty look on his face. Unfortunately, Officer Zhu was meticulous in her work, and a piece of clothing was covered up in front of the camera.

"Big sister, what did I do to offend you?" Tong Yu was handcuffed to a chair, her face contorted in pain.

"Kid, you dare to race with me? You've got some nerve!" Officer Zhu smirked and casually sat down on the table.

"Big sister, you've mistaken me for someone else. I'm a timid person and my reaction time is a bit slow. I've never dared to race cars..." Tong Yu wasn't stupid, so he wouldn't admit it. Actually, when Officer Zhu mentioned racing cars, he remembered what was going on.

"Hmph, could it be that a ghost was driving your beat-up RV on the highway back to the city?" Officer Zhu said with a smile.

"This girl must have watched too many Hong Kong police dramas..." Tong Yu thought to himself as he watched Officer Zhu put on an act, but said aloud, "Our RV isn't dilapidated at all. My brother-in-law modified it. It has GPS positioning and self-driving capabilities. Once the destination is determined, it can automatically drive at 1.15 times the maximum speed of vehicles on the current road..."

"1.15 times the speed of automatic driving??" Officer Zhu realized that this guy was trying to shift the blame onto her: "If you hadn't chased me, our car wouldn't have gone so fast. The closer you chased, the faster our car detected your speed, and the faster it went..."

"Yes, yes, actually I was in the back of the train..." Tong Yu said.

"Guess if I believe you? I saw your student ID, you're from the city police academy, right? Actually, I'm also from the city police academy, my name is Zhu Yan, I graduated in 2006, exactly one year older than you, so I'm your senior. As long as you tell the truth, I can leave your file blank, consider it a token of our friendship..." Officer Zhu said with a half-smile.

"So it's Senior Sister Zhu, I'll definitely tell you the truth..." Tong Yu said nicely, but that's not what she really thought.

Tong Yu had naturally heard of Zhu Yan's reputation. She was an absolute female devil, the undisputed queen of the police academy. Everyone, male or female, would avoid her. She was nicknamed "the treacherous vixen," a name stemming from her untrustworthy nature. In her words, feigning friendship with criminals was a last resort; she could renege on any promise she made. How could personal commitments supersede national law? Therefore, all I can say is sorry.

"Alright then, go ahead and say it..." Officer Zhu tried to make her expression as kind and approachable as possible.

"Here's what happened. My girlfriend's father got uremia and needs a kidney transplant. But my girlfriend's family isn't wealthy, and neither are we rich. Buying a kidney costs a lot of money, so my girlfriend sold herself..." At this point, a tear rolled down Tong Yu's cheek. "She sold herself to Pighead San. You know Pighead San, right? He's the fattest guy in our year. My girlfriend broke up with me. I knew I couldn't force her, so I hid away..." "Out of sight, out of mind. My cousin lives in the mountains. She heard about what happened to me and was furious. She lent me ten million yuan so I could use it to kill that idiot. So, I drove my cousin's husband's car to the city. It had snowed yesterday, and the roads were very slippery. I was worried that my girlfriend would get hurt, so I was in a hurry to get back. Plus, I'm not a very good driver, so I used the autopilot function and went to sleep in the back of the car. Who would have thought that such a big thing would happen..." In the end, Tong Yu shed a tear of regret.

"That's understandable, but does your cousin-in-law's car really have an autopilot function?" Officer Zhu asked.

"Of course, you're my senior sister, I wouldn't lie to you, would I? If you don't believe me, we can go outside and try it out. The self-driving function is even more flexible than human driving..." Tong Yu said.

"Okay, let's try it outside. I'll handcuff you and let you direct from the driver's seat. As long as you can drive around the city, I'll trust you..." Officer Zhu said with a smile.

"Huh???" Tong Yu showed surprise and panic at just the right moment.

Tong Yu's changing expression, of course, did not escape the notice of Officer Zhu. Officer Zhu sneered inwardly, but on the surface, she maintained a gentle and kind demeanor: "How about it? Junior brother, let's go give it a try..."

"Well, accidents can happen anytime. What if we run into some kind of person?" Tong Yu said hesitantly.

"It's okay, I'll arrange for a police car to clear the way for you. At most, you'll just hit the guardrail, but you definitely won't hit any pedestrians..." Officer Zhu's smile grew even gentler.

"This..." Tong Yu's forehead broke out in a cold sweat.

"Stop with the 'this' and 'that', junior brother, let your senior sister see for herself how your cousin-in-law's RV can be driven without a driver..." Although Officer Zhu's smile was as radiant as spring flowers, in Tong Yu's eyes, it was no different from the sinister grin of a demon.

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