Chapter 67: 067 Never trust a sickly man’s word, offering help without reason. Chapter 67: 067 Never trust a sickly man’s word, offering help without reason. Inside the Hospital Room
The specialist ca over and examined Mr. Tang once again before he and the attending physician were ready to proceed with further consultation.
“I’ll see you out,” Tang Yunxian escorted the doctors out, and Tang Wan naturally followed. “Doctor, my father really isn’t in serious trouble.”
He kept his voice low and was slightly bent over the whole ti, humble and polite.
“Currently, there doesn’t seem to be a major problem, but Mr. Tang’s body does have quite a few chronic conditions.”
“I’m aware of that, our local dical standards are still…,” Tang Yunxian spoke helplessly, “He refuses to seek dical treatnt elsewhere, feeling that he has lived enough, and doesn’t want to suffer from surgery. He disagrees, and it’s difficult for us as well.”
“I understand, but so issues, if not completely resolved, always pose a hidden danger. I will contact an authority from Beijing later, and even if he can have the surgery in Pingjiang, we still need the old gentleman’s cooperation.”
“Thank you so much.”
“You’re welco.”
…
So experts wouldn’t readily make house calls. Getting consultation appointnts in their hospitals was even tougher, depending on whose influence one could exert, Tang Yunxian was well aware.
“Dad, we owe Mr. Xiaowu another favor,” Tang Wan said, linking his arm, “He has helped multiple tis before, and we owe him more and more.”
“The Jiang family doesn’t lack anything. He looks quite feeble; how about I ask a friend to bring so ginseng and deer antler from the northeast for him?”
It was the first ti Tang Yunxian had seen a man whose skin could be so pale and bloodless. Had the Jiang family not provided him with any nourishnt?
Tang Wan pursed her lips, “Actually… Mr. Xiaowu may not be as weak as you think?”
“How do you know that?” Tang Yunxian asked gently, his eyes slightly sharp.
“I…” Tang Wan hesitated, “He said so himself.”
Tang Yunxian chuckled lightly, “Your grandfather is already osteoporotic and still claims he can carry a gas cylinder around; can you believe what a sick person says?”
Tang Wan bit her lip; that was true, nobody would admit they were frail.
“What’s the deal with Qi Zeyan? How do you know him?”
“Business partner, ca here for a deal, and I didn’t expect he knew Mr. Xiaowu. He visited our ho previously and ca yesterday to visit the sick, bringing quite a few things.”
“You’re not good at business; leave it to Manager Chen to handle. Qi Zeyan may be young, but his family has been in business for a long ti; he has vast experience. Businesspeople are cunning; you still need to be cautious.”
Tang Wan smiled, “Just now, when he was serving you tea, you said that and he seed a bit offended…”
“You don’t engage in business, you don’t understand the status of the Qi family. We’re re acquaintances; previously, when we t, it was just cursory greetings. He didn’t even rember , and all of a sudden, he’s catering to with tea and favors, uninvited attentiveness harbors ill intentions.”
“Maybe it’s just because of Mr. Xiaowu.”
“At first I got to know Qi Zeyan through doing business with the Jiang family, and it was his brother who introduced us. Are you implying his brother’s influence isn’t as strong as his own?”
Tang Wan was at a loss for words, then suddenly thought of sothing and asked in a hushed tone, “Dad, could it be that Mr. Qi and Mr. Xiaowu are together in this, so…”
Naturally, he didn’t get along well with his brother.
She still rembered the rumors in Beijing, saying that Jiang Jinsang’s condition was his brother’s doing; the brothers clearly had a facade of harmony but harbored rival factions.
Sibling strife, how ruthless one must be to do such things. No wonder his daughter-in-law ran away.
“Together in what?” Tang Yunxian didn’t catch her point.
“Never mind.” Tang Wan forced a smile as her father ca back, and the specialists arrived. She felt much more relieved inside. “I heard Auntie Liyun visited; is there sothing between you and her…?”
“Back then I was full of presumption, what I thought was best might not necessarily have been the best for you. I’ve been busy these last two years and failed to notice the problems at ho. I wanted to provide the best for you, not realizing I was actually causing you distress…”
Actually, their relationship had been decent in the past, but complications arose as the old man’s health declined in recent years.
Tang Wan linked his arm, “Actually, you can’t be fully blad.”
It is often said that single-parent families share a closer bond, possibly having more intimate relationships. However, sotis the reality is quite the opposite.
Experiencing too much, so children might beco more rebellious, while others mature faster, trying to comport themselves obediently, avoiding troubling their family with problems for fear of worrying their parents. Tang Wan belonged to the latter.
Family issues arose, Tang Yunxian failed to notice, and Tang Wan, not wanting to worry her father, chose to hide them, leading to the current situation. The factors were definitely multifaceted.
*
In the Hospital Room at that mont
Soon after the Tangs left, Qi Zeyan beca sowhat frantic.
“Jiang Xiaowu, am I dood? How could I completely overlook my potential father-in-law? If I knew earlier that his family had such a beautiful daughter, I would have definitely clung to him tightly.”
“How embarrassing this has beco for .”
“Oh, and Xiaozhu, when you get a chance, look up Mr. Tang’s business card for ; I really can’t rember where I’ve t him before.”
Assistant Xiaozhu, expressionless, responded, “You’ve t Mr. Tang three tis.”
“That many tis?”
“Last year, there was a project, Tang’s company wanted to partner with ours, and they even sent soone over to visit, but you didn’t et them.”
“Was I really busy at that ti?” Qi Zeyan frowned, trying to convince himself that he must have been busy with sothing important, so he overlooked it.
But Xiaozhu rcilessly jabbed, “At that ti, you seed to be addicted to playing ‘Fight the Landlord’ on your phone.”
“…”
Jiang Jinsang looked out the window, the curve of his mouth gradually widening.
Qi Zeyan’s mouth twitched harshly as he finally realized the aning of “not recognizing Taishan,” and wasn’t this his future Taishan?
He was definitely dood.
**
Elsewhere
Zhang Liyun and her daughter rushed to the hospital entrance, searching for soone while wearing masks to cover their faces. But in the vast hospital, finding soone wasn’t easy. At last, they encountered Jiang Jiu on the path leading to the hospital cafeteria.
“Where have you taken them!” Zhang Liyun was sowhat frantic.
Wearing sunglasses, Jiang Jiu’s expression was indiscernible, but he still said, “They’re where they’re supposed to be.”
He walked away after speaking, but Zhang Liyun and her daughter didn’t react until…
They found the person next to a trash can.
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