Chapter 128: Chapter 129: Eldest Sister-in-law Xu Faints
Zhao Shubo carried Eldest Sister-in-law Xu into the hospital at breakneck speed. “Doctor, my little sister suddenly fainted. What’s happened?”
He was deathly worried. How could soone just faint out of the blue? It couldn’t be so serious illness, could it?
Mother Zhao’s face was ashen. What on earth had happened to her dear daughter?
“Family mbers, please go to the counter to pay,” the doctor said, pushing Eldest Sister-in-law Xu into the examination room.
Another doctor started asking for paynt. Mother Zhao had rushed out of the house without taking any money, and Zhao Shubo was even less prepared—he hadn’t even had ti to put on a jacket and now was shivering from the cold.
Xu Ying quickly ran to make the paynt.
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After more than half an hour, the doctors finally brought Eldest Sister-in-law Xu out. “The patient isn’t in any grave danger. She has so previous trauma to the head which resulted in a bit of bruising. She might have been triggered by sothing today causing a headache, and that’s why she fainted.”
Upon hearing this, Mother Zhao’s face darkened instantly, looking at Xu Ying with not an ounce of affection. What trouble had her daughter suffered to experience head trauma? It didn’t co from her mother-in-law, did it?
Xu Ying was equally baffled, feeling as though she had forgotten sothing important.
Eldest Sister-in-law Xu was wheeled into a hospital ward, and Xu Ying followed Mother Zhao into the room.
Once in the ward, Mother Zhao’s face was overco with concern. “Daughter, tell the truth, are you being beaten often at your in-laws’?”
Hearing this, Xu Ying’s expression changed noticeably.
Eldest Sister-in-law Xu hurriedly shook her head. “Mom, what are you talking about? How could that be possible?”
“Then what about the injury on your head?” Mother Zhao asked.
Eldest Sister-in-law Xu slowly began, “That injury happened when my cousin at my in-laws’ place got married.”
“You an during Brother Shengshun’s wedding? You fell then too?” Xu Ying was shocked.
At the ti of Brother Shengshun’s wedding, she was too caught up chasing after Dong Wenzhong and didn’t pay much attention to the wedding itself. What had happened that day? How did her cousin end up injured, and so did her sister-in-law?
Eldest Sister-in-law Xu nodded. She had been blocking drinks for the bride and had so herself. She wasn’t a strong drinker and got dizzy after just a few glasses, not clearly rembering what happened afterward.
However, she thought she had seen soone today, soone who looked very familiar, as if she had seen them before.
But just the thought of it gave her a severe headache.
Xu Ying had other work matters to attend to, seeing that Eldest Sister-in-law Xu wasn’t seriously injured, she couldn’t afford to dwell on these problems.
She stood up and said, “I’m going to find Zhang Cai first. I’ll co back to see you after I finish my work.”
Eldest Sister-in-law Xu nodded, urging her to hurry and not delay her work.
After leaving the hospital, Xu Ying rushed to the train station area. When she found Zhang Cai, he was almost frantic, “Where have you been? Didn’t you say it would only take half an hour? We’ve been waiting for you for an hour and a half now. I thought you had run off.”
Xu Ying smiled apologetically, “Where could I run to? The task isn’t even finished yet. My sister-in-law just had a little issue, and I had to go to the hospital. Let’s leave now. Is there a vehicle?”
Breeding farms are usually built in rural areas because the land and resources are better suited for such facilities.
Following the map, the three of them took a bus to the countryside.
They had made a phone call in advance and soone was already waiting at the entrance of the village to greet them.
As soon as Xu Ying and her group got off the bus, an older man with a face full of creases smiled at them. Although he didn’t understand how much duck produce a restaurant would need, considering the recent stroke of bad luck his farm had suffered, he certainly needed to keep a proper attitude with the guests.
“Welco, you must be the purchasing director from Chang County’s State-owned Restaurant,” the man said, extending his hand with a welcoming smile.
Xu Ying imdiately sensed sothing different in the air. She murmured a few words to Zhang Cai and then, finding an excuse, said she needed to use the restroom, “Zhang Cai, you guys wait here. I’m going to use the restroom.”
Upon hearing this, the man imdiately offered to find soone to take her to the restroom.
Xu Ying shook her head and politely declined, “No worries, you guys go ahead with your work; I’ll just ask soone for directions.”
Zhang Cai didn’t know what sort of mischief she was up to now. Hadn’t they agreed that this batch of duck at required her inspection first?
They were just about to discuss business, and here she was, ready to dash off again. Clearly, the young girl’s playful nature was getting the better of her. Well, he would go check things out first and then have Xu Ying pick out the at.
With his years of experience in procurent, he was quite confident in his ability to select fresh at.
Xu Ying held her stomach, pretending to be in discomfort as she ran off, but as soon as she was out of sight from the others, she straightened up and swaggered away as if not a hint of discomfort afflicted her.
There were no braised duck products in the market yet, but there was cooked duck at available, like smoked duck.
It was precisely because the smoked duck had previously been exhibited at a trade fair and received unanimous praise from foreign rchants that it earned foreign currency for the country on several occasions.
Because of this, duck farming had started to gain national attention and farms were being established.
Furthermore, with the production of down jackets requiring duck feathers, duck farms had begun to expand gradually.
“Eldest Sister-in-law Xu is busy.” As Xu Ying wandered around, she saw an older sister busily working in the courtyard while a little child next to her kept crying non-stop. Xu Ying looked disgustedly at the boy beside her.
She called out and took a large handful of milk candies from her pocket, gesturing to the little girl, “Little sister, co here, your elder sister will give you so candy.”
The little girl, who had just been crying, stopped her tears, though they still hung in the corners of her eyes, looking so pitiable.
Curiously, the little girl looked at Xu Ying, while the little boy, who had just bullied her into crying, imdiately ran over.
Xu Ying quickly pocketed the milk candies.
Seeing the candies disappear, the little boy burst into loud wails.
Upon witnessing this scene, Xu Ying frowned. She absolutely detested children who used crying as a manipulative tool.
“You might be spoiled at ho, where a single cry gets you pampered, but I couldn’t care less about your tears. They won’t do you any harm.”
“Give candy, or I’ll get my grandma to beat you up,” the little boy, young as he was, already knew how to make threats.
Xu Ying mockingly clutched at her chest, “Oh dear, I’m so scared.”
The little boy, seeing her reaction, smugly extended his hand, “Then hurry up and give the candy.”
“Well, I won’t, and if you can, let your grandma co and beat up.” Xu Ying strutted into the courtyard and handed the candy to the little girl.
The little girl initially hesitated to take it, but Xu Ying smiled sweetly at her.
The little girl was utterly chard by the smile and before she knew it, there was a candy in her mouth.
“It’s so sweet, thank you, beautiful elder sister.”
The word “beautiful” thrilled Xu Ying to bits, and she bead with joy.
The little boy, realizing Xu Ying had given all the candies to the girl, puckered his lips and started crying pitifully.
“I’m going to get my grandma to beat you to death.”
After saying that, the little boy ran off, and the woman’s face showed a tinge of woe: “Young lady, are you here to visit relatives or do sothing else? That boy’s grandma is not soone to be trifled with.
If you’ve got nothing to do, you better hide; she’s sure to give you trouble.”
Xu Ying wasn’t scared at all; she inquired curiously, “Sister-in-law, this farm looks pretty new, was it recently established?”
The ntion of the farm brought a look of concern to the woman’s face, “Yes, it’s newly established. When it was being built, the factory boss promised us the world, saying we’d earn several dozen yuan per month.
But now we’ve been owed several months’ worth of wages.” The woman finally found soone to confide in her grievances.
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