At this moment, the sun was setting in the west, and Chu Fang, Zhong Tingyue, Yang Meina, Liu Xia, Wang Lang, General Manager Liang, and a group of workers left the hospital.
Gao Ruoyun did not come along; she had to take care of her husband.
The group arrived at the most expensive five-star hotel nearby. Upon entering, the magnificent decorations filled the workers with inferiority, and they hesitated to go inside.
Chu Fang said, "Everyone, elders, even the most beautiful hotel is just a place to eat."
Hearing this, the workers felt less inferior, and the group entered the hotel. Chu Fang asked the hotel to serve the most luxurious delicacies.
At the dinner table, General Manager Liang raised his glass: "General Manager Chu, this wine is to apologize to your father-in-law, mother-in-law, wife, and you."
After speaking, General Manager Liang drank the entire glass of white wine in one gulp.
After finishing the drink, General Manager Liang continued to say to the workers present, "I must thank everyone for sending Mr. Zhong Ping to the hospital. You have done me a great service; otherwise, I would be in the detention center right now."
"Today, I promise here that everyone's salary will be doubled, and on top of that doubling, I also promise to give everyone a big red envelope, just as a way to bring good luck."
As soon as these words came out, many workers present were overjoyed.
Everyone works on the construction site for money.
"Thank you, General Manager Liang!"
After dinner, it was already late at night, and the banquet ended, with many workers leaving.
"Hiss... General Manager Liang is quite generous; the red envelope is actually 5,000 yuan."
"Just giving out red envelopes cost hundreds of thousands, not to mention the doubling of wages."
"This big boss is quite conscientious."
"It's not that the big boss is conscientious, but that General Manager Liang is trying to please the daughter's husband of Brother Ping."
Huang Yongxiang closed the red envelope, "It's obvious that General Manager Liang is seeking something from Chu Fang, but Chu Fang doesn't care about their cooperation. Now that this incident has happened, General Manager Liang hopes to restore his image in Chu Fang's mind. And we are just tools to restore that image."
Hearing the explanation, several workers sighed: "We thought General Manager Liang valued us, but we didn't expect it was still for profit. We are just pawns for General Manager Liang. I mean, he even asked us to go with him to visit Brother Ping; it turns out it was all calculation."
One of the workers said, "Will accepting this red envelope be bad for Brother Ping's daughter's husband? Should we return it?"
Most of the people who can work on the construction site now are honest people, unwilling to cause trouble for others because of themselves.
Huang Yongxiang shook his head: "I can think of this, and Chu Fang can naturally think of it too. He didn't say anything, which means he defaulted to it, so there's no need to return it."
"We should just know that although the money is from General Manager Liang, it was given to us by that General Manager Chu."
Many workers nodded.
... ...
After saying goodbye to those workers and General Manager Liang, Zhong Tingyue looked back at Yang Meina, who flicked her hair: "Let's go."
Then, she hailed a taxi, and Yang Meina and Liu Xia left.
Leaving Chu Fang and Zhong Tingyue alone.
This place is not far from the昙花 residential district, and Chu Fang had drunk a lot of wine tonight, so they walked home.
Gao Ruoyun said that she would stay up tonight to take care of her husband, so Chu Fang and Zhong Tingyue could finally rest for one night.
Zhong Tingyue holding Chu Fang's arm, her delicate body leaning on him.
"Mr. Chu."
"Hmm."
"Thank you."
"Aiyo, I've heard it countless times; can you change the line?"
Zhong Tingyue raised her head, revealing her stunningly beautiful face, hugging Chu Fang's neck, standing on tiptoe, her red lips touching Chu Fang's lips.
It took a long time before they separated.
Chu Fang licked his lips: "I'm very satisfied with this 'thank you'!"
"If it weren't for you, I really wouldn't know what to do."
"You know."
"Don't know."
"Know."
Zhong Tingyue is an extremely independent woman; even without Chu Fang, she can arrange everything in an orderly manner.
But Chu Fang, facing that stubborn face, helplessly nodded: "Okay, okay, okay, you don't know, okay?"
The two strolled home.
... ...
Late at night, the bright moon, like a millstone, hung high in the night sky.
In the hospital room, Gao Ruoyun was peeling an apple while saying, "I shouldn't have been angry with you; otherwise, this kind of thing wouldn't have happened."
Zhong Ping struggling to raise his head, tucking his wife's hair behind her ear, and said softly, "I'm, I'm sorry."
Gao Ruoyun held tightly her husband's hand and shook her head: "No..."
... ...
The next morning, upon opening their eyes, it was another hot summer day.
Chu Fang sat up, lowered his head, and saw Zhong Tingyue's eyes tightly closed, her long eyelashes like two small fans, casting a faint shadow under her eyelids, occasionally trembling gently with her breath.
Her long hair, like a waterfall flowing in the night, casually scattered on the soft pillow, with a few strands of hair gently resting beside her cheeks.
He touched that soft and tender face and said softly, "You must be exhausted."
Ever since receiving the news the day before yesterday evening, Zhong Tingyue had been in a state of panic, her nerves strained.
Chu Fang got out of bed, the quilt covering that perfect delicate body, and then left the bedroom.
He started preparing today's breakfast. According to the doctor, Zhong Ping should eat more foods rich in protein and calcium.
So he made shrimp and mushroom porridge, cooked to almost a thick consistency, refreshing and savory.
He also made braised beef with potatoes, stir-fried bean curd with green peppers, and a pan-fried salmon steak.
It seemed like a lot, but because he had prepared the ingredients last night when he returned home, it didn't take much time.
Looking at the clock, Chu Fang called out, "Zhong Rou, get up, it's almost eight o'clock, go to class after eating."
His shout woke Zhong Tingyue, who stretched her beautiful waist: "Mr. Chu, you forgot, Zhong Rou went to Wen Qing's house to stay."
Because Chu Fang and Zhong Tingyue had to take care of Zhong Ping, they didn't have time to take care of Zhong Rou, so they had to entrust her to Wen Qing's parents.
Chu Fang shrugged his shoulders, and the two sat at the dining table to eat. After eating, they put the breakfast they had made into insulated boxes and then hurried to the hospital.
Arriving at the hospital, the doctor was doing an examination, carefully examining Zhong Ping from head to toe, nodding his head and saying, "The patient is recovering very well."
"Thank you, doctor."
Then Gao Ruoyun began to feed Zhong Ping breakfast. Originally, Zhong Tingyue wanted to do it, but Gao Ruoyun refused.
Zhong Tingyue said from the side, "Mom, after you finish breakfast, go home and rest. I'll take care of Dad. Chu Fang will take care of him in the afternoon, and you can come back in the evening. The three of us will take turns."
Gao Ruoyun looked at Chu Fang: "Thank you, Xiao Chu."
"Hey, it's not a big deal." Chu Fang waved his hand, not taking it to heart.
After finishing breakfast, Chu Fang packed up the boxes and then sent Gao Ruoyun home to rest.
He drove the car and suddenly thought of something, so he said, "By the way, Auntie, I have some company matters to handle, let's go to the company first, don't worry, it will be done quickly, it won't delay your rest time."
Gao Ruoyun said, "Work is important, Xiao Chu, you don't need to deliberately take care of my feelings. This matter is really troubling you and Yueyue, causing you a lot of difficulties. Auntie really doesn't know what to say."
"It is indeed very troublesome." Chu Fang nodded, "However, you are my mom, so all of this makes sense."
Gao Ruoyun smiled.
Seeing this, Chu Fang timidly called out: "Mom..."
"If you answer, I'll take it as you acknowledging me as half your son. From now on, you are my mom!"
Gao Ruoyun nodded: "Okay."
