Substitute Driver's Notes

Chapter 20 Fish and Bear's Paw

With a sigh, the two sisters decided not to discuss the topic.

After taking a stroll, feeling a bit better, the two went back upstairs to inquire about the nurse's condition.

Upon learning that Li Wei's condition had stabilized, the two sisters breathed a sigh of relief.

The two sisters, unwilling to go to the office to rest, sat blankly outside the ward, watching the medical staff come and go.

Late at night, sleepiness finally crept in.

The two sisters leaned on each other and fell asleep.

......

As dawn broke, the sleepy sisters opened their eyes and watched as everything began to bustle about.

After a quick wash and a simple breakfast, the two returned, looking around blankly.

In the ward, Li Wei felt weak all over. He struggled to turn his head and look around. When he saw the letters "ICU" not far away, he couldn't help but shudder.

Seeing the nurse dozing off, Li Wei couldn't bear to disturb her.

But in his heart, he was secretly calculating how much money he would spend in a day here.

Perhaps the movement was too loud, the creaking sound startled the nurse. She opened her eyes in confusion, looked around, and then showed a surprised expression, as if she hadn't expected to fall asleep during her shift.

Then, looking at Li Wei, she let out a cheer: "You're awake! That's great..."

Hearing the little girl's chattering, Li Wei forced a smile, coughed, and asked, "How did I end up lying here? How long have I been here?"

"You came yesterday, you have no idea how dangerous last night was..."

Li Wei quickly interrupted her, "It must cost a lot of money here, right? Can you call a doctor over? I feel better and can be discharged."

"Huh?" The nurse looked surprised. "You...you're being discharged so soon after waking up? But...but you definitely need to be hospitalized for observation!"

Li Wei said weakly in a low voice, "I don't have medical insurance. My child still needs to go to school, and I don't want to put too much strain on the family. They charge for the whole day after 8 PM. Could you go and find a doctor for me and ask?"

The nurse, who was clearly new to the job, was stunned: "But what about your health?"

"I'm in good health. I just need to go home and eat some good food to recover for a few days. Here, I get several thousand a day, which is enough for me to eat a lot of old hens."

The young woman was completely bewildered: "Your family is waiting outside, why don't we discuss it first? Actually... today's money has already been calculated."

Li Wei remained silent, inwardly complaining about how quickly the money was collected, but knowing it wouldn't be appropriate to speak to his wife when she arrived.

I still find it strange that he could get into a fight while looking for work, and the fight even ended up in the hospital.

This luck is unbelievable! When I get home, I'll secretly go to the temple to burn some free incense and pray for Buddha's blessing.

Then go to church to listen to songs, pray to God, and ask for God's blessings; this doesn't cost any money.

Then go and pray to the Three Pure Ones for continued blessings.

Since it's free, why not give it a try? Surely one of them will protect you... right?

Close your eyes and try to circulate your qi according to the method your father taught you.

With a strain, his internal organs ached, and he couldn't help but sweat on his forehead and groan twice through his nose.

Seeing this, the nurse stopped talking, took out a thermometer to take Li Wei's temperature, and then began to record various data.

.........

Zhu Changfei, nearing fifty, can be considered a successful person.

Despite his impoverished background, he possessed a remarkably intelligent mind. Unable to continue his studies in high school, he dropped out.

Knowing he was physically weak, he set a goal early on: to marry a strong and capable wife to support him without spending a penny, thanks to his silver tongue.

Target: Zhang Shang'e, formerly a regular loader at the train station, 1.8 meters tall.

As a girl, she not only had a pretty face but also strong muscles, making her the best candidate for a wife in that era.

When Zhu Changfei pursued her, her three older brothers all disagreed and advised her not to marry him and suffer.

Unexpectedly, she loved listening to Zhu Changfei's sweet words. She forcefully took her savings and threatened to sever ties with her family to marry Zhu Changfei.

After having two children, Zhang Shang'e lost her formal job for violating policy, so she went to work at a nearby private slaughterhouse to support her family.

Later, taking advantage of the reform and opening up policy, Zhu Changfei started a small business with his wife's money.

As his children grew up, Zhu Changfei's business prospered, and he gradually accumulated some savings.

Later, Langya developed into a logistics hub, and the quick-thinking Zhu Changfei registered a small company, which gradually grew into a large enterprise.

In recent years, both children have been admitted to university.

And Boss Zhu became a boss with an annual income of over one million, successfully escaping the poverty line.

This life could be considered perfect.

Unfortunately, as the old saying goes: "When people are well-fed and warm, they think of other things..."

Go home and see my wife, who is 1.8 meters tall but has a round face due to her weight of 180 pounds.

Then look at Hu Lijing, the 20-year-old beautiful secretary with big eyes, who, despite only having a junior high school education, is 1.62 meters tall, has a slender figure, and a delicate face.

Yes, although he didn't know what a secretary did, it didn't stop him from learning.

As a successful boss, it's perfectly normal to have a beautiful secretary!

Although the secretary is very fierce, she is not brainless and knows her place.

Not long after she joined the company, her boss was extremely satisfied with her work attitude.

Mr. Zhu, having found his soulmate, has fallen for her, but he still has a strong wife at home to deal with, not to mention the beautiful Hu Lijing. Lately, he's been feeling aches and pains in his back and legs.

He secretly tried countless traditional Chinese medicine remedies, Liuwei Dihuang Pills, and other kidney-tonifying folk prescriptions, yet he still couldn't climb five flights of stairs in one go, leaving him breathless.

Looking at the slightly melancholy look in his young and beautiful secretary's eyes, Boss Zhu felt that he was lacking a proper title for his secretary.

Finally, on this day, Boss Zhu mustered up his courage and made up his mind to confront his wife.

Bringing two strong loader workers, nicknamed "Hanxiong" and "Lengdan," who had been drinking the night before and patted their chests to guarantee that they would protect the boss, they arrived at the slaughterhouse where Zhang Shang'e worked.

After changing into work clothes, I entered the clean workshop and came to the busy production line, where I saw my wife, who had been promoted to supervisor, carefully inspecting the line.

With two men following behind him for encouragement, Zhu Changfei was naturally not afraid at all.

He coughed twice to remind Zhang Shang'e that he had arrived.

Hearing the voice, Zhang Shang'e turned around, smiled, and greeted him, "Old Zhu, what brings you here?"

Zhu Changfei walked up to her with a cold face and said seriously, "I have something important to tell you."

"Oh! Let's go to the office and talk."

Just as I was about to leave, a freshly cleaned pig weighing over 200 pounds broke free on the production line.

Hearing the cries of its kind ahead, this creature had already gone berserk. After struggling to break free, it ran wildly around the area, nudging anyone it saw.

The whole place instantly descended into chaos, with chickens and dogs flying everywhere.

As everyone screamed in surprise, Fatty Pig headed straight for Old Zhu. Zhu Changfei looked around and saw that the two bodyguards and loader had already run far away.

Old Zhu had a bad feeling when he suddenly felt a cramp in his leg. He heard someone shout from the side, "Sister E, get out of the way!"

Zhang Shang'e gave a cold laugh and calmly turned around to grab a sharp knife from the worktable.

He took a step forward, and with a loud shout, kicked the fat pig more than five meters away.

He then rushed over, bent down, grabbed the pig's ear with his left hand, and shouted, "Bring me a basin!"

With a smooth, effortless drag and flick, he hooked his foot and slammed the fat pig, which had just stood up, to the ground with a thud, then pressed it down firmly with one hand.

Then he raised his right hand, aimed it at the fat pig's neck, and plunged the sharp knife into a major blood vessel.

With her knee pressed against the pig's ribs and her left hand grabbing the pig's ear, she lifted it up. The pig struggled desperately, but it couldn't break free from Zhang Shang'e's control.

A large basin was brought over and placed under the pig's neck. Zhang Shang'e deftly pulled out a sharp knife, and a spurt of blood gushed out.

As the fat pig struggled weakly, the blood flow slowed, its hooves began to twitch, until it became completely still.

Zhang Shang'e smiled triumphantly, released her grip, stood up, and casually wiped away the blood splattered on her face.

Turning around, he gleefully brandished the blood-dripping dagger in his hand, berating the crowd:

"It's just an animal, what's the panic? When it comes to slaughtering pigs, I, Sister E, am the most professional. Old Zhu, didn't you say you had something important to say? Let's go to the office to talk."

Zhu Changfei looked at his wife's blood-stained smiling face and the blood-dripping knife in her hand, and shuddered. Suddenly, he felt that not getting a divorce wasn't so bad.

Upon seeing that the fat pig was dead, the simple-minded bear, who quickly ran over to act as a background figure, laughed:

"My boss is planning to..."