Chapter 500: 500 Spoiled
Chapter 500: Chapter 500 Spoiled
The orthopedic department’s little old man director happened to appear at this moment, with his hands behind his back and a cold face, scolding, “Do you not know why you are hung up?”
Seeing the three remain silent, the little old man continued to ask:
“Really don’t know?”
“Do you know?”
“Or just pretending?”
“Should I take it off for you?”
A series of questions left the three men quiet, and Tang Chuxia was filled with curiosity: “What’s going on?”
The little old man, in a not-so-good mood, said, “These three are really spoiled at home. Got fractures, and the external skin tissue is also injured, needs to regrow new skin, definitely going to itch during this process.”
Tang Chuxia didn’t need the little old man to finish before she understood. Obviously, these three guys couldn’t control their hands from scratching, so the little old man devised a way to keep their hands out of reach.
Being hung like this, with plaster casts above, they couldn’t scratch even if they wanted to.
Moreover, being hung like this, the soreness in their bodies was definitely surpassing the itchiness in their legs.
Tang Chuxia laughed unkindly, and the three guys stared at her without curiosity.
“Oh, don’t look at me like that. I came to see you as soon as I woke up. Aren’t you happy and yet you glare at me? Does that seem right?”
Tang Chuxia’s preemptive strike left the guys speechless, only able to hum twice helplessly in protest.
Fortunately, Tang Chuxia had serious matters to discuss with them, so she didn’t mind their attitudes.
“On a serious note, Sister-in-law Huang’s family has provided us with quite a lot of food. I guess she’s used up all the flour at home for us. You all have such a good appetite, couldn’t you spare some for Sister-in-law Huang?” Tang Chuxia scolded the three of them for eating too much.
The three young masters responded, “Big sis, when you say that, can you first check your own conscience? Who ate the most?”
Tang Chuxia felt a bit embarrassed.
She indeed ate quite a lot.
But, well, who would admit their excessiveness?
“Oh, I am going to arrange for someone to send some goods to Sister-in-law Huang’s place, do you want to join in?”
Tang Chuxia kindly reminded them, to which the three young masters replied, “Of course, we must join, though we can’t personally go and thank her!”
Tang Chuxia waved her hand, “Doesn’t matter, as long as the gifts arrive. Also, the four kids at Sister-in-law Huang’s house are school-age, it’s good to take care of them a bit!”
Hearing this, the three young masters promised to contribute.
Tang Chuxia collected 500 taels from the young masters, and asked Tang Jianbing to buy some goods and let Qin Zhan deliver them to Sister-in-law Huang.
Tang Jianbing knew that Qin Zhan was familiar with that place, and by sending goods, it expressed their sincere gratitude.
Tang Chuxia promised to buy candy for the four little ones and got eight pounds of candy measured, two pounds each, ensuring it would last them a while.
After arranging all these things, Tang Chuxia was tired and decided to go back to sleep, ignoring the little old man as he talked about work while following her.
The orthopedic department recently admitted many strange orthopedic cases that even the old man couldn’t figure out, needing Tang Chuxia’s technical support.
Tang Chuxia, with her frail condition that seemed could be blown away by the wind, was luckily not burdened too harshly by the little old man, who just used to pull her for consultations during her rest time.
Tang Chuxia was ready for discharge immediately, but she still needed daily nutritional infusions, so the little old man had the entire orthopedic department take turns visiting her, ensuring she wouldn’t leave.
Tang Chuxia originally had no major problems and stayed in the hospital for a week, but finally gave in and got discharged when Yang Yingjie and the others did.
The three only needed regular check-ups, and the moment Tang Chuxia returned home, without resting, Father Tang notified her, “Go back to the hometown once, we need to hold another funeral for your grandpa, let both old folks rest in peace.”
Based on her status as their granddaughter, Tang Chuxia obediently followed the whole family back.
This time, Gu Beihuai didn’t accompany them. He was in a bit of a plight, probably used Tianji in private to search for Tang Chuxia, which made someone in charge uncomfortable, leading to him receiving a very dangerous mission as a consequence.
Gu Beihuai didn’t dare to tell Tang Chuxia the truth, just said he’s going away for a while.
Tang Chuxia didn’t ask much, as she understood that if Gu Beihuai wasn’t speaking plainly, it meant the matter was more complicated than she thought.
Thus, on the way back, it was her little brother accompanying her.
The eldest, second, and third brothers couldn’t return, which everyone understood too. After all, it was just reburial, not a funeral, and as soldiers, they couldn’t casually take leave.
Returning to the village, they stayed in the old house, but meals were taken at Tang Daqing’s house, given the good relations between the two families, they didn’t mind such things.
Tang Chuxia was pulled by the village kids to find wild fruits in the back mountain, while the adults discussed how to handle the funeral during their meals.
But come evening, when Tang Chuxia went for a stroll by the creek beside the village, the usual village activity spot, she pondered whether to wade in and catch some crabs, blending into local life, when someone called her name. Looking back, she saw Xiuxiu.
“Why are you here? The funeral is tomorrow!”
Tang Chuxia slapped her forehead, realizing it was her mistake since Xiuxiu was originally a local.
“I heard you came back, so I just returned recently!”
It’s essential to mention that Xiuxiu is married now, to a man from the neighboring village, someone whose honest nature Xiuxiu’s parents favored.
Tang Chuxia didn’t make it back for Xiuxiu’s wedding at the time, only had Tang Daqing deliver a gift on her behalf.
Xiuxiu found a bunch of sweet roots for Tang Chuxia, biting on one herself while they chatted.
Suddenly, Xiuxiu brought up her deceased match from the past.
Tang Chuxia exclaimed, “What happened?”
“Someone dug up his grave, and even took away the body, his family is still searching for it, it’s tragic!”
Xiuxiu’s words left Tang Chuxia slightly awkward.
In fact, she knew where the remains were, but how could she explain to Xiuxiu that the guy’s remains now resembled those of her grandparents — all turned to skeletons.
All were boiled!
“This depends on how people feel, some things don’t require excessive concern, after all, everyone’s fate is different, right?”
Tang Chuxia’s comfort didn’t mean much to Xiuxiu, as she was already married, and that man was merely a matchmaking prospect.
“There’s another thing, a strange person came to our village and is staying on the back mountain. You better not go there, in case you get scared!”
Xiuxiu casually reminded without thinking much of it, but it almost landed Tang Chuxia in trouble.