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

Before he could finish speaking, Li Fang slapped him on the back of the head with a crisp sound in the quiet night.

"I'll show you! I'll show you!"

Li Fang slapped him again, "Where were you looking just now? Be careful or I'll gouge your eyes out."

Wang Tao covered his head and ran around the yard, shouting, "Sister Fang, I was wrong! I was wrong! Please don't hit him! Dr. Chen told us to see him! You should hit him!"

Li Fang chased after him for a couple of steps, then stopped. She stood panting in the middle of the yard, pointed at Wang Tao and cursed him, then laughed at herself.

"Damn it, Wang Tao, don't try to pin this on me..." Chen Ping was speechless. Wang Tao was actually trying to pin this on him.

"Wang Tao, you can't even lie properly. Cui Ying is right here. Do you think Dr. Chen would dare to look around like that?" Liu Wei chimed in.

These words made Cui Ying blush instantly, and she glared at Liu Wei!

"Cui Ying, your sister has done so much for you, how can you repay her?" Li Fang said jokingly, looking at Cui Ying.

"It's my treat tonight, barbecue, and beer all you can drink," Cui Ying said with a smile.

The courtyard was quiet for a second, then erupted into chaos.

"Really?"

Wang Tao ran back, clutching the back of his head. "Sister Cui Ying, when did you become so generous?"

"I've always been very generous." Cui Ying glared at him. "Are you going or not? If not, then forget it."

"Go, go, go! Who said they're not going?" Wang Tao was the first to raise his hand.

Liu Wei raised his hand, Li Fang raised her hand, and even Chen Ping smiled and nodded.

"Let's go!" Wang Tao waved his hand and led the way out.

Several people crossed the front yard and exited the health center.

The streets were deserted, and the streetlights cast a dim, yellowish glow on the empty streets.

The moon hung overhead, large and round, shining brightly.

Wang Tao walked at the very front, his strides so large it looked like he was about to start a fight.

Liu Wei followed behind him, laughing as he walked, still savoring the scene from just now.

Li Fang walked in the middle, her hair not yet completely dry, blown by the wind and fluttering around her face.

Cui Ying walked next to Chen Ping, the two of them less than a fist's distance apart. Neither of them spoke, but they both knew the other was there.

Wang Tao suddenly stopped, turned around, and walked backwards, looking at Chen Ping: "Dr. Chen, what do you think Fang Hai is doing right now?"

Chen Ping thought for a moment and said, "She might be crying."

Wang Tao was stunned for a moment, then burst into laughter.

Liu Er's barbecue stall was still lit up, with incandescent bulbs hanging on tree branches, and moths circling around them.

Liu Er was packing his things when he saw them arrive. He paused for a moment, then asked, "Eating so late?"

"eat!"

Wang Tao plopped down and said, "Old Liu, give me fifty skewers of mutton, ten skewers of beef tendon, ten skewers of chicken wings, and a case of beer."

Liu Er glanced at the group of them, then at the gauze on Chen Ping's head, asked no further questions, and turned to get back to work.

The charcoal fire rose, glowing red, with flames leaping and dancing.

The meat skewers sizzled on the rack, oil dripping onto the charcoal and emitting a puff of white smoke.

The fragrance wafted up and spread in the night breeze.

Wang Tao opened a bottle of beer, took a big gulp, and let out a long sigh: "Awesome!"

Liu Wei also opened a bottle, clinked glasses with Wang Tao, and took a big gulp.

Li Fang doesn't drink alcohol, but she asked for a bottle of mineral water, unscrewed the cap, and took a small sip.

Cui Ying opened a bottle of beer, poured a glass, and pushed it in front of Chen Ping.

"Can you drink? The injury on your head..." Cui Ying asked with concern.

"Drinking a little won't hurt."

Chen Ping picked up his cup and took a sip.

The beer was cold, and as it went down his throat, it gave him a shiver, but his heart felt warm.

The meat skewers have arrived.

Wang Tao grabbed the first skewer, his face burning from the heat, but he couldn't bear to spit it out, so he slurped it down, tears welling up in his eyes.

Liu Wei took a string of skewers and handed it to Li Fang, then to Cui Ying, and finally to Chen Ping.

Chen Ping took it, took a bite, and the meat was roasted until it was charred and fragrant, with the flavors of cumin and chili powder exploding in his mouth.

He chewed it, swallowed it, and took another bite.

"Dr. Chen," Wang Tao mumbled, his mouth full of meat, "Do you think Fang Hai will behave himself tomorrow?"

Chen Ping nodded: "Yes."

Why?

"Because he's scared." Chen Ping picked up his glass and took another sip of beer. "He's not afraid of us, but he's afraid of losing his job. You'll see tomorrow, he'll be like a completely different person."

Wang Tao chuckled twice, raised his glass, and said, "Come on, a toast to Dr. Chen, a toast to Sister Cui Ying, a toast to Sister Fang, a toast to the future of our health center!"

A few people bumped into each other, spilling beer all over the table, but no one minded and just laughed and drank it.

The moon was high in the sky, shining on the barbecue stalls, on the empty beer bottles, and on everyone's faces, making them glow red, like they had applied rouge.

Wang Tao had drunk too much and became very talkative, pulling Liu Wei aside and talking non-stop.

Liu Wei had also drunk too much, and he became even more talkative. The two of them talked back and forth, their voices growing louder and their laughter more and more unrestrained.

Li Fang leaned back in her chair, looked at them, and shook her head with a smile.

Cui Ying sat next to Chen Ping, holding a cup in her hand. She didn't drink it, just held it there, with a slight upturn at the corners of her mouth and bright eyes.

Chen Ping leaned back in his chair and looked up at the sky.

There were stars in the sky, not many, just scattered, but each one was very bright.

He looked at her for a while, then lowered his head and looked at Cui Ying.

"Thank you for today," Chen Ping said softly.

Cui Ying glanced at him, a slight smirk playing on her lips: "Thank me for what? The phone was lent to you, the chicken was for everyone, and Sister Li Fang gave you the bath. What does it have to do with me?"

Chen Ping smiled and said nothing more.

Wang Tao opened another bottle of beer, raised it, and let out a burp: "Come on, let's toast again! To the 500,000 yuan for our health center! To Dr. Chen's head injury! To Sister Cui Ying's dedication! To Sister Fang's..."

"Shut up!" Li Fang shoved a string of beef tendon into his mouth.

Wang Tao chewed on a beef tendon and mumbled something indistinctly. No one could hear him, but everyone laughed.

Meanwhile, Fang Hai was sitting in his dormitory in the dark, but he wasn't asleep!

At this moment, he was covered in cold sweat, and the fear had not completely disappeared.

He regrets it now, regrets why he went to spy on them.

I really wanted to slap myself. How could I, a section chief in the health bureau, do such a thing?

It's all because of that lustful thought in my heart.

Fang Hai trembled, unsure if Chen Ping and the others would really not report it or take the matter to the health bureau.

If the video is sent to the health bureau, not only will he lose his position as section chief, but his wife at home will probably not let him off the hook either.

Is it worth it just to catch a glimpse of that barely visible body, for that little bit of excitement?

Fang Hai questioned himself again and again, regretting his actions over and over again.

And so, Fang Hai didn't sleep a wink all night, sitting up anxiously the entire time.