Chapter 586: Is it really going to be a divorce?

Chapter 586: Is it really going to be a divorce?

Xiao Wei was somewhat disappointed by this.

Bai Zhi rolled her eyes at Lu Ye and complained, "Can't you praise him more?"

“Xiaowei is a man, what’s a little injection? Of course he’s not afraid. Not to mention injections, even if you encounter bigger difficulties or pain in the future, you won’t be afraid, right?” Lu Ye asked Xiaowei with a serious expression.

Xiao Wei immediately perked up, still tilting his head back, and replied decisively, "Of course! I'm very brave. I'm not afraid of needles, I'm even less afraid of drinking Chinese medicine, and I'm not afraid of bad people either."

Bai Zhi felt that the child was acting recklessly after being provoked, so she reminded him, "If you want to encounter bad people, you can't rush in recklessly. You must protect yourself."

Who would have thought that Xiaowei was both brave and resourceful? "I know Aunt Xiaobai, if you encounter bad guys, you should call the police, not rush in yourself."

Wow, you're so smart.

Just then, Political Commissar Zhang arrived.

He said he worked overtime and came home late.

“I just went to Lao Yang’s house to pick up Xiao Wei. I heard Lao Liu say he was at your house, so I came up here.”

Political Commissar Zhang looked at Bai Zhi and asked with a smile, "This child hasn't caused you any trouble, has he? He's mischievous and naughty all day long, and not easy to manage."

Bai Zhi smiled and shook her head, saying, "Xiao Wei is very well-behaved. I gave him acupuncture this afternoon, and then he just stayed with me watching TV."

Upon hearing Bai Zhi's words, Political Commissar Zhang looked at his son with delight and asked with a smile, "You had treatment today, right?"

Bai Zhi explained, "Yes, if you wait until you come back in the evening to do acupuncture, the effect will not be as good as during the day. So this afternoon, accompanied by Sister Gui Fang, I gave Xiao Wei an acupuncture treatment."

Political Commissar Zhang looked at Bai Zhi with gratitude and said sincerely, "Xiao Bai, thank you so much. I really can't leave my job during the day and can't spend time with my child. Thank you so much to all of you neighbors for taking care of my son and me."

"I passed by a pharmacy on my way to the county town today and picked up Xiaowei's medicine as well. You can take it home and decoct it in a clay pot."

Bai Zhi brought the medicine over and placed it on the table, then taught him how to decoct it: "One dose of medicine should be decocted three times, each time using three bowls of water until reduced to one bowl."

Looking at the ready-made Chinese medicine, Political Commissar Zhang felt even more embarrassed. He looked flustered and said, "What can I say? You've thought of everything so thoroughly that you even prepared the medicine for me. I've saved myself a trip."

At that moment, he felt truly warm inside.

He realized what was happening and hurriedly asked, "Oh, right, how much do these medicines cost? And what about today's treatment?"

Bai Zhi said, "The total cost of the medicine is 18.8 yuan, but let's skip the treatment fee."

Political Commissar Zhang, however, insisted, saying seriously, "How can that be? You are the disciple of the renowned divine doctor. I am already extremely grateful to have you treat my child. How can I let you treat him for free? This is absolutely unacceptable. I am a man of principle and will never allow you to treat me for free."

Bai Zhi casually replied politely, "Political Commissar Zhang, we're neighbors, there's really no need to be so polite."

Political Commissar Zhang said seriously, "This is not just polite talk; it's a matter of principle. I also need to spend money to take my child to see a doctor elsewhere."

Bai Zhi looked at Lu Ye.

After all, he was Lu Ye's superior, so it wouldn't be appropriate for her to accept the money directly without being polite.

So she had to wait for Lu Ye to speak.

Lu Ye smiled and said, "Political Commissar Zhang has his own principles. Just charge according to the standard how much you usually charge for treating people in Nancheng."

Upon hearing this, Bai Zhi recalled the money she had spent on clothes for Xiao Wang last time. After everyone split the cost, Political Commissar Zhang gave them every penny.

They are leaders, and it's understandable that you don't want to owe them favors and give them something to talk about.

Bai Zhi quoted a price: "The cost for one acupuncture treatment is 20 yuan."

"Okay, then it's 38.8 yuan in total, right?"

Political Commissar Zhang took out four 10-yuan bills from his pocket.

"Here's 40 yuan, Xiaobai, take it."

Bai Zhi looked at the banknotes he handed her, feeling embarrassed. "Political Commissar Zhang, you've given too much."

Since Political Commissar Zhang is a principled person, she couldn't very well accept a muddled account.

"It's just one yuan, I don't have any change. Let's not be so particular, just take it. I'm really grateful to you, Dr. Bai, you're my son's savior."

Bai Zhi accepted it generously, saying, "Political Commissar Zhang, please don't say that. I was just doing what a doctor should do."

Political Commissar Zhang smiled and said, "Alright, then I won't bother you any longer. I'll take the child back first to prepare his medicine."

"good."

Political Commissar Zhang carried his belongings and led his son home.

As soon as I stepped outside, I saw Wang Yumei loitering at the door of the neighbor's house.

When Wang Yumei saw him happily carrying the medicine out of Bai Zhi's house, a look of surprise flashed across her eyes.

Political Commissar Zhang really felt comfortable entrusting his precious son to that little brat Bai Zhi for treatment.

She had heard Political Commissar Zhang's voice from afar, and heard that he had gone to Lu Ye's house, but she listened for a long time by pressing her ear against the wall and still couldn't hear what they were talking about.

"Political Commissar Zhang, are you off work?" Wang Yumei greeted him with a smile.

"Yeah, just got off work."

Just as Wang Yumei was about to ask if she had seen Zhou Jianmin, Political Commissar Zhang spoke up first with concern, "Company Commander Zhou hasn't returned yet?"

Wang Yumei nodded dejectedly, "He hasn't come back. He hasn't been back for several days."

Today, he listened to Liu Guifang's advice, tidied up the room, cooked several dishes, and even dressed himself up.

But we've waited until now, and there's still no sign of Zhou Jianmin.

She heard that Lu Ye next door had already returned home. Since all the leaders had gone home, Zhou Jianmin had no reason not to leave work at this time.

A sense of unease rose in Wang Yumei's heart.

I became increasingly panicked.

She then realized that Zhou Jianmin was probably not just throwing a tantrum at her.

He really didn't want to live with her anymore.

Otherwise, if Instructor Yang had tried to persuade him today, how could he have stayed out until this late without even giving Instructor Yang face?

When Political Commissar Zhang heard that Zhou Jianmin had not yet returned home, he glanced at his watch and said in a deep voice, "What time is it? Why isn't he back yet?"

Wang Yumei looked at Political Commissar Zhang, her voice trembling with tears and grievance, "I prepared the meal a long time ago and was waiting for him to come back for dinner, but it's already past 7 o'clock and I still haven't seen him."

Wang Yumei tried to get some useful information from Political Commissar Zhang, since Liu Guifang had said during the day that if Instructor Yang couldn't persuade Zhou Jianmin, Political Commissar Zhang would have to go to Zhou Jianmin himself.

"Don't worry, he's probably working overtime, he'll be back later."

Political Commissar Zhang is in a hurry to go back and prepare medicine for his child; you don't have time to comfort Wang Yumei here.