Sent to the countryside, I turned the health center into a top-tier hospital.

After leaving the municipal government building, Chen Ping hailed a taxi on the street and asked the driver to take him to Cui Ying's house.

When they passed a fruit shop, he asked the driver to pull over for a moment, got out, and picked up two boxes of gifts to put in the car: one box of milk powder for middle-aged and elderly people and one box of cherries.

When they arrived at Cui Ying's house, Cui Ying's mother opened the door and saw Chen Ping standing at the door with things in his hands. She quickly ushered him inside, saying, "Why didn't you call ahead?"

Cui Ying's father came out of the study, saw Chen Ping, nodded slightly, and pointed to the sofa for him to sit on.

Chen Ping sat down on the sofa and exchanged a few pleasantries about Cui Ying's situation at the health center.

"Uncle, there's been progress on Su Meng's matter."

Chen Ping changed the subject, "Today I met with Li Jizhong, the secretary of the municipal party committee. He reviewed Su Meng's case file and promised to personally look into it in the next couple of days."

"The Discipline Inspection Commission will re-examine the case according to procedure. If nothing unexpected happens, Su Meng will be released soon. You don't need to worry about it anymore. I'm really sorry for causing you so much trouble before."

Cui Ying's father paused, his hand holding the teacup still, his eyebrows slightly raised, and his tone tinged with surprise, "Secretary Li? How did you end up there?"

Chen Ping briefly recounted the meal he had with Old Song and Li Jizhong.

After hearing this, Cui Ying's father put his teacup on the coffee table, leaned back on the sofa, and his expression changed from surprise to emotion.

Having done business in Tianhai City for so many years, he knew exactly which way the Party Secretary's door faced. Countless people would fight tooth and nail to get a meeting with him, yet Chen Ping had managed to get Li Jizhong to the dinner table with just one phone call.

Although he didn't know who this Old Song was, anyone who could invite Li Jizhong to dinner and be called "Old Chief" by Li Jizhong was definitely not simple.

The resentment he had harbored towards Chen Ping because of Su Meng had dissipated considerably by now.

He nodded. "With Secretary Li personally involved, there's no need to worry about this."

Cui Ying's mother, who was listening nearby, only half understood what she was saying. She stood up and said, "Chen Ping, don't leave at noon. Auntie will go cook."

Chen Ping stood up and waved his hand, "Auntie, don't bother, I have to rush back. The health center has accumulated a lot of problems while I was away these past two days."

"You silly child, you're home and you don't even eat. If Cui Ying finds out, she'll definitely blame me and her father."

"That's what Cui Ying's mother said."

"Auntie, when I have time, Cui Ying and I will come back for dinner. I don't want to trouble you today, I really have something to do," Chen Ping declined.

"Alright, since you have something to do, it's fine if you don't want to eat. It's not like you're never coming back." Cui Ying's father stood up and waved his hand. "Chen Ping, how's the treatment center going?"

"Oh, it's already under construction. At the current pace, it should be operational before the end of the year without any major issues," Chen Ping said.

"Well, I don't know much about this kind of thing either. If you don't have enough money, just let me know, and that's all I can do to help with the money."

Cui Ying's father patted Chen Ping on the shoulder.

It's clear that Cui Ying's father is very satisfied with Chen Ping now and has already regarded him as his son-in-law.

"Thank you, Uncle. The money issue is no longer a problem. The township, county, and city governments are all quite supportive of building the medical center."

"If there is a funding gap, the government will provide financial support. We can't always rely on my uncle's money; otherwise, we can't sustain this business in the long run."

Chen Ping knew that one person's strength was always limited; it was necessary to make governments at all levels understand the importance of the medical center in order to achieve better development.

"What do you mean, my money? I only have one daughter, Cui Ying. Isn't my money yours anyway?" Cui Ying's father smiled. "Let's go, I won't see you off."

Chen Ping was at a loss for words after hearing what Cui Ying's father said, and could only give a silly laugh.

He had no relationship with Cui Ying, but Cui Ying's parents probably thought they were already boyfriend and girlfriend.

No wonder Chen Ping looked unhappy when he came to see Cui Ying's father late at night to say he was helping Su Meng.

No one would be happy if their own daughter's boyfriend asked them to help his ex-wife.

"Chen Ping, Auntie is seeing you off..."

Cui Ying's mother sent Chen Ping away.

As they stepped out the door and into the courtyard, Cui Ying's mother whispered to Chen Ping, "Chen Ping, when you get back, have a good talk with Cui Ying. Tell her not to hold a grudge against her father; they had another argument on the phone the other day."

"Why?" Chen Ping was taken aback.

"Sigh, it's all because of your ex-wife's matter. I was too nosy and told Cui Ying, and as a result, she called her dad and told him to pull some strings to get things done."

"You know what kind of temper her dad has. He was unhappy and didn't want to get involved, so Cui Ying got anxious and wanted to sever ties with him, and the two of them started arguing."

"We only have one daughter, Cui Ying. What parent doesn't love their child? Her father says he doesn't care, but he still tries to pull strings everywhere. You should go back and talk to Cui Ying."

"Cui Ying's mother said with a sigh."

Listening to Cui Ying's mother's words, Chen Ping felt as if he were being pricked by needles.

She never expected that Cui Ying would argue with her father for her sake.

Moreover, it was about his ex-wife...

"Don't worry, Auntie, I'll definitely talk to Cui Ying about it when I get back, and I'll take good care of her at the health center," Chen Ping said.

Cui Ying's mother smiled and patted him on the shoulder, "With you taking care of me, I'm relieved."

After leaving Cui Ying's house, Chen Ping went to the detention center of the Discipline Inspection Commission.

The iron gate is still the same iron gate, and the fluorescent light on the eaves is on even during the day. I don't know if they forgot to turn it off or if they don't care about wasting electricity.

It's probably public electricity, so it's not worth much...

He rang the doorbell, the side door opened, and the same staff member came out.

But this time, upon seeing him, the other person didn't even ask a question, simply stepping aside to let him pass. Their expression was a mix of businesslike politeness and politeness. "Dr. Chen, you've come to see Director Su again?"

"Okay, thank you for your help!" Chen Ping nodded.

When Su Meng was led into the visiting room, Chen Ping was already waiting on the other side of the glass wall.

She looked better today than last night; the bluish-gray under her eyes had faded a bit, her hair was tied up again, and she was still wearing her dark red cotton vest tightly.

She sat down and picked up the receiver. Chen Ping recounted the events of the day to Su Meng.

"Take good care of yourself. Since Secretary Li has promised to personally look into it, you should be released soon."

Chen Ping gave Su Meng some instructions.

"Yes, take care of yourself too..." Su Meng looked at Chen Ping, tears welling up in her eyes.

Chen Ping nodded, hung up the receiver, stood up, and turned to leave.

He dared not look at Su Meng any longer. Although the two were divorced, they had been together for many years, and Su Meng had not completely disappeared from his heart.

He was afraid, afraid that Su Meng would cry in front of him, afraid that Su Meng would appear weak.

Because in the years since they got married, Su Meng has always been a strong woman, never showing weakness in front of him, and never crying.

Perhaps this is related to her becoming the deputy director of the health bureau; she's now a cadre, at least in a position.

But now, if Su Meng cries in front of him, Chen Ping will feel sorry for her and might even soften his heart and remarry her...

But what should Cui Ying do?

Chen Ping was confused, which is why he didn't dare look at Su Meng and quickly turned and left!