Wang Xiuzhi knew that she had suffered a severe heatstroke, but she still didn't want to spend money on seeing a doctor.
Just waking up, she planned to be discharged from the hospital and go home.
Chang San frowned and advised, "You can't be discharged in your current condition. Once you have repeated high fevers and fainting, it could seriously endanger your life."
Wang Xiuzhi said, "I know. I've had this before in my hometown. I'll be fine after a rest. It's okay."
Chang San had encountered such patients before and knew that they were just afraid of spending money.
"Then I'll prescribe some medicine for you. Don't worry, it won't cost much."
Wang Xiuzhi still wanted to refuse, but was interrupted by Commander Han. "Xiuzhi, listen to the doctor."
Wang Xiuzhi immediately fell silent and meekly followed behind Commander Han.
Lin Zhilan was standing on the other side, writing prescriptions for patients and paid no attention to this side. However, Wang Xiuzhi's eyes were always drawn to her.
She felt that Lin Zhilan looked down on her, and at the same time, she thought Lin Zhilan was quite imposing. Even the men in the hospital had to listen to her.
In short, it was a very contradictory feeling.
Lin Zhilan was the first military wife Wang Xiuzhi met after coming to the army, and her husband had taken over the position of Lin Zhilan's husband.
Wang Xiuzhi subconsciously compared herself with Lin Zhilan.
Wang Xiuzhi's mother gave birth to five daughters and one son.
She was sent to the Han family as a child bride because her family couldn't afford to raise her.
The life of a child bride was tough, but at least she had something to eat in the Han family.
When Commander Han made meritorious deeds and became a company commander, his mother began to look down on Wang Xiuzhi a bit, but Commander Han still insisted on marrying her.
Commander Han's mother often belittled Wang Xiuzhi and instilled in her the idea that the Han family had been kind to her.
Wang Xiuzhi had grown up in the Han family since childhood and naturally regarded these words as the truth.
Over time, she also thought that Commander Han had suffered a loss by marrying her, so she worked desperately to show her worth.
She had always stayed in the countryside before. Her hometown was poor, and all the women lived like this. Wang Xiuzhi didn't think there was anything wrong with her life.
Lin Zhilan was young and beautiful, and she had a decent job as a doctor.
Wang Xiuzhi didn't understand what inferiority complex was, but she knew that if Commander Han had married a woman like Lin Zhilan, his mother definitely wouldn't have said that she was unworthy.
With this kind of mindset, Wang Xiuzhi never had any malicious thoughts. She just wanted to have fewer encounters with Lin Zhilan.
So as not to make herself feel uncomfortable.
Just after this incident, Lin Zhilan also kept her distance from this couple.
So, although the two families were neighbors, because both sides deliberately avoided each other, Lin Zhilan didn't run into Wang Xiuzhi for several days.
The adults got along peacefully, but the children had a fight.
Jiang Chengzhou led a fight with Liang Ping from the Han family.
Su Lang hadn't come back from Echeng yet, and Lin Zhilan was called to school as the parent.
Jiang Chengzhou was quite "righteous". Although he brought a large group of little friends, when fighting with Liang Ping, he didn't let the others join in. Instead, he had a one - on - one fight with Liang Ping.
Liang Ping was older than him, but didn't have an advantage in height.
Moreover, Jiang Chengzhou had been training with Su Lang for the past two years, so he was strong and fit. When fighting with boys older than him, he didn't lose the upper hand and even made Liang Ping's nose bleed.
When Lin Zhilan arrived, the two children were still standing in a stand - off on the playground in front of the family compound.
If it weren't for a few adults standing around to stop them, judging from the postures of the two children, they clearly wanted to pounce on each other and fight again.
There was a crowd of onlookers. When they saw Lin Zhilan coming, they started talking one after another.
Lin Zhilan listened for a long time but couldn't figure out the reason. Between the lines of their words, there was a bit of accusation that Jiang Chengzhou had hit too hard and bullied the new - comer.
Lin Zhilan looked at her eldest nephew.
Jiang Chengzhou stood there with his neck stiff, his clothes all wrinkled, and there didn't seem to be any injuries on him.
Wang Xiuzhi hadn't arrived yet. Lin Zhilan went to check Liang Ping's nose first.
Fortunately, it was just a superficial injury and nothing serious.
Lin Zhilan pinched the soft flesh on both sides of Liang Ping's nostrils with her thumb and index finger and asked him to lower his head and wait for a while.
Liang Ping pursed his lips and did as she said.
Jiang Chengzhou curled his lips. When he saw his aunt coming, he felt a bit guilty, but he didn't hit the person on purpose, so he soon puffed out his chest again.
After a few minutes, the nosebleed stopped.
Lin Zhilan let go of her hand and asked Liang Ping to press it himself for a while.
She walked up to Jiang Chengzhou, raised her hand and patted Jiang Chengzhou's back neither too hard nor too softly. "Still glaring at him? What's going on? Why did you fight?"
His aunt didn't scold him right away. Jiang Chengzhou's eyes turned red and he gritted his teeth and said, "He stole money from our family!"
"I didn't!" Liang Ping covered his nose, his voice muffled. "You're wronging me. You have no evidence."
Jiang Chengzhou stared at him. "I saw you come out of our house, and then the money in our house was missing. You still say you didn't steal it?!"
Liang Ping's face changed a bit and he stubbornly said, "You're talking nonsense. I was just passing by there. I didn't steal the money from your house at all."
The onlookers had already started whispering. At this time, He Guiqin, the head of the homeowners' committee, also arrived.
He Guiqin was the wife of Division Commander Qin. She worked as a coach in the art troupe and also held the position of the head of the homeowners' committee.
As soon as she came, the others immediately made way.
After briefly understanding the situation, He Guiqin frowned.
If it was true that a child had stolen money, it really needed to be dealt with properly.
There were too many onlookers, so He Guiqin simply asked Lin Zhilan and Wang Xiuzhi, who had just rushed over in a hurry, to take the children to her house first.
As soon as they entered the house, He Guiqin poured them tea.
Lin Zhilan took it and said thank you.
Wang Xiuzhi also said thank you, looking a bit nervous.
She only knew that Liang Ping had fought with someone, but didn't know the reason.
Being called to the leader's house, Wang Xiuzhi's heart was pounding.
He Guiqin first asked Jiang Chengzhou, "Why are you so sure that Liang Ping stole the money from your house?"
Jiang Chengzhou glanced at his aunt. "I went to the supply and marketing cooperative with my second aunt to buy groceries this morning. When we came back, I happened to see him come out of our house. When I went into the house, I found that twelve yuan was missing from the drawer."
"How do you know how much money there was in your house originally?" He Guiqin asked.
Jiang Chengzhou thought this question was a bit strange. "I just know."
Lin Zhilan put down the teacup and explained to He Guiqin, "We put a fixed amount of money as living expenses every month. Chengzhou has always known about it, and he usually goes to buy groceries and so on."
He Guiqin laughed when she heard this. "He's still so young. It's really lucky that you trust him."
Lin Zhilan just smiled faintly and didn't say anything.
Lin Zhilan gave the children trust and never checked the accounts. Instead, Jiang Chengzhou became more responsible and was very self - conscious about buying groceries and managing money.
Although Jiang Chengzhou would choose the food he liked when buying groceries, Lin Zhilan didn't think it was a big deal. Moreover, Jiang Chengzhou would also take into account the tastes of the family members.
He Guiqin saw Wang Xiuzhi beside her and only then realized that she had digressed.
