Chapter 637 Pretending to be Pitiful (1)_1
In Old Master Situ’s mind, Gao Yong really was something, complaining, "Why on earth did you agree to add an extra bed to the ward? If you hadn’t agreed, Xiao Muli would have obediently rolled back to his own ward. My heart would have felt so much more at ease without having to worry about upsetting Old Madam and not daring to say anything."
Clearly, the thoughts on Old Master Loo’s mind perfectly aligned with those of Old Master Situ. He, too, looked at Gao Yong with great displeasure and remarked, "In my opinion, this lad Gao Yong has grown tired of sitting in the director’s seat. He must want someone else to have a turn."
Between Old Master Situ and Old Master Loo, their back-and-forth drove Gao Yong to desperation; cold sweat poured down his forehead incessantly, and his white coat was already soaked through with sweat from his back.
In his heart, he wailed; which deity had he offended to encounter such an unexpected disaster?
"To the two esteemed senior officials, if there’s anything you’re dissatisfied with regarding me, please just say so," said Gao Yong, his face full of a willingness to change whatever dissatisfied them. This wasn’t because Gao Yong cared so much about his position as the military hospital director, but because if he lost this position, he would face the strict family discipline awaiting him at home. Now, just the thought of his family’s discipline made his backside throb with pain.
"That’s enough, you two. Any more would be too much," said Old Madam Situ, Old Madam Loo, and Situ Xin, who had known from the start why these two old masters had suddenly made life difficult for the doctors and nurses.
They had chosen to remain silent spectators for a reason. They knew that the old masters needed to vent the pent-up anger in their hearts; to internalize it would do no good. If it caused illness from being suppressed, that would be truly distressing for them.
Moreover, they only wished for the old masters to let off steam, and they had no intention of really making trouble for the medical staff. Besides, they knew the nature of their tempers—it was all bluster and no misuse of power was intended.
Since they understood this, not only did Situ Xin, Old Madam Situ, and Old Madam Loo not speak up to stop them, everyone else in the ward played the invisible man. And Old Master Xiao was in his heart cheering for the two old masters to release their anger; otherwise, it would be either him or his grandson who’d suffer from their pent-up frustration.
And indeed, the one more likely to bear the brunt of their anger was himself, having spent more time with them.