Shanghai Embroidery Lady

Chapter 67 Blood is thicker than water

In the hospital, Shen Kangtong and his wife stood beside their son every step of the way.When Ye Zijin heard from the doctor that Xiao Jiaqi had a congenital heart disease, her heart suddenly became heavy.

Looking at the cute little face on the hospital bed, the little boy who was a ghost eater just now is as pale as an apricot blossom falling in an alley, only his lips are still bloody.

After Meng Haoxiang talked with the doctor outside the ward, a few nurses came and transferred Xiao Jiaqi to the best ward.Shen Kangtong and his wife started worrying about their children, but only after Xiao Jiaqi turned the corner, did they think about the money issue.

Shen Kangtong's wife took out the things wrapped in the handkerchief from her pocket, and she put the package in the palm of her hand. After opening the handkerchiefs layer by layer, there were several pieces of gleaming silver ocean lying inside.She didn't know who to hand it to for a while, and when she saw a nurse who came to deliver medicine to Xiao Jiaqi, she hurriedly shoved the money into the nurse's arms.

The nurse smiled, pushed the money back to her, and said sweetly: "We are a charity hospital run by the British, and the emergency department does not charge money." After speaking, she walked away with a white iron box, and when she passed by Meng Haoxiang Nodding slightly towards him, Meng Haoxiang didn't respond, but just stood at a distance without changing his face.

All this was seen by Ye Zijin, she knew that even a charity hospital run by a foreigner would not charge money, Meng Haoxiang did this only to reassure Shen Kangtong and his wife.Ye Zijin couldn't see through this man for a while, he clearly did good deeds, but he gave the impression that he had a heart of coldness and ruthlessness.

Shen Kangtong's wife looked surprised, looked at her husband, and saw that Shen Kangtong didn't say anything, so she had to wrap up the money again and put it away.

"Thanks to you for what happened today... I am very grateful..." Shen Kangtong walked from the bedside to Meng Haoxiang with a low voice and a trace of exhaustion on his face.

Meng Haoxiang glanced at Xiao Jiaqi on the hospital bed, and said: "As long as the child is fine, Master Shen has been kind to me, so I should save his grandson."

Shen Kangtong's face changed slightly, but he had to admit that Jia Qi was indeed Master Shen's grandson, and he froze in place for a moment, not knowing what to say.

Meng Haoxiang patted Shen Kangtong on the shoulder, and said: "Brother Shen, you may not remember me, but I still remember that you and Master Shen gave me winter clothes and steamed buns. I have something to do and I will leave first. If you need anything, you can come to Lan Mansion to find me."

Shen Kangtong seemed to think of something, but he didn't seem to want to mention that period of time, and all kinds of feelings came to his heart, so he had to say hello first.

When Meng Haoxiang left, he glanced at Ye Zijin, and then seemed to stop at the door on purpose.Ye Zijin was in a difficult situation for a while, and there was no result of what happened this morning, so he couldn't continue to argue with Meng Haoxiang in front of Shen Kangtong and his wife right now.So she could only bid farewell to Shen Kangtong and his wife, and followed Meng Haoxiang out of the ward.

When he walked to the gate of the hospital, the Austin car had already parked outside the gate and waited.Seeing Ye Zijin stop suddenly, Meng Haoxiang also stopped, glanced at her casually, and said, "What? The bridge was demolished so soon? You won't help me to translate for me if you find someone for you?"

Ye Zijin smiled on his face, but was struggling in his heart.She vaguely knew his intentions last night, although she was still trying to persuade herself not to believe that he said that last night only because he was drunk, but the sentence of telling the truth after drinking made her feel uneasy.

"Boss Meng, I am very grateful for your help this time. Even if I owe you a favor first, is it okay? Master is seriously ill. I must persuade Mr. Shen to return to Shanghai as soon as possible. So..." This is the best Ye Zijin can think of The refusal, neither can it appear that he wants to get rid of him as soon as possible, nor can he appear to be too humble or too determined.

Meng Haoxiang ignored her tactful refusal at all, and just said lightly: "But I want you to pay back the favor now. I don't like to owe others in business, and I don't like others to owe me. Since you owe me, the rules should be mine." Are you sure?"

Ye Zijin was furious at what he said, she couldn't bear him being so domineering, as if everyone should listen to his arrangements.She admits that he has some extraordinary abilities, but it's not enough to make her fall down.

"Boss Meng, I don't want to repeat what I said this morning to you. I just want to say one thing. Please ask for another translator. I'm sorry I can't accompany you." Ye Zijin turned around after speaking and was about to leave.

Only Meng Haoxiang's voice sounded slowly behind him, "You can leave if you want Shen Kang's family to be kicked out of this hospital."

Ye Zijin stopped, almost unable to believe that this was the Meng Haoxiang who spoke sincerely in the ward just now.She turned around and looked at him coldly, and said, "Is this how you repay your kindness?"

Meng Haoxiang didn't take it seriously, and said calmly: "His son is out of danger, not to mention that I have done my utmost to Shen Ji Tailor Shop these years. As for this matter, it all depends on your decision now. I never do business at a loss. .” Meng Haoxiang glanced at her angry face, and then walked straight to the car.

The moment he got into the car, he felt that she hadn't followed, and he felt a little lost in his heart.But with her personality, even if he said that, it would be useless.Although he won't really do that, he still hopes to keep her by his side, even if she hates him temporarily.

When he was about to let the driver drive, the door of the passenger seat was suddenly opened.Ye Zijin got into the car resolutely, and closed the door forcefully with a "bang", without even looking at Meng Haoxiang.

Meng Haoxiang sat in the back calmly and looked at her angry appearance, the corners of his mouth slightly raised, calm as before, but Ye Zijin's sudden action made the Peking driver next to her startled.

The Beiping driver looked at Meng Haoxiang, asked for instructions quietly, and started the car.Out of the corner of his eye, he glanced at Ye Zijin who was sullen, and then at Meng Haoxiang with a cold face from the rearview mirror, and felt that the two of them looked like a young couple who were arguing.

In the afternoon, I accompanied Wilton and his wife to visit famous temples and ancient temples. Ye Zijin was always thinking about Xiao Jiaqi who was in the hospital. Seeing the old scene only added to the sadness.She was a little absent-minded when eating at Zhengyanglou at night, even though Zhengyanglou, one of the eight buildings in the capital, is one of the eight buildings in the capital, Ye Zijin was not very interested in the delicious food served on the table.

Because there was an ambassador from the British Consulate in China at the table, the Wiltons naturally talked more with the ambassador. She only selected important translations for Meng Haoxiang, and omitted their old chat with Ye Zijin.When she came back to her senses after a while, she found that there was an extra piece of crab meat crisps in the bowl.

At this time, Meng Haoxiang, who was sitting next to her, said in a low voice: "Eat something first, I will send someone to take you to the hospital later."

Ye Zijin settled down, and suddenly felt a little uncomfortable with Meng Haoxiang's change. He threatened her sternly before, but now he came to be a good person again.

After dinner, Meng Haoxiang accompanied Wilton and his wife to the home of the ambassador of the British Consulate, while Qu Xiangtian sent Ye Zijin to the hospital.

When Ye Zijin walked into the ward, he saw that Jiaqi had already woken up, and Shen Kangtong's wife, Guixiang, was feeding him pimple soup spoon by spoon.

Seeing Ye Zijin coming, Shen Kangtong offered her a seat.Seeing her eyes suddenly lit up, Jia Qi smiled and said, "Big sister, did you bring me candy?"

Guixiang lightly poked Xia Jiaqi's forehead, and accused: "I really don't understand etiquette."

Ye Zijin sat next to Jia Qi, smiled and shook her head, "I didn't bring candy, what should I do?"

Jia Qi took a sip of the pimple soup, her face turned cloudy, she snorted and ignored Ye Zijin.

At this time, the nurse came in with a tin box, which contained the medicine that Jiaqi should take today.When Xiao Jiaqi saw that he was going to take medicine, he slammed back into the bed and refused to come out, despite Guixiang and Shen Kangtong coaxing and cursing sharply.

There was a trace of sadness in Guixiang's eyes, she sighed, and said helplessly: "This child has been afraid of taking medicine since he was a child, and he can drink those bitter medicines after being coaxed, but after a long time, every time he takes medicine, he can only drink it hard. I, a mother, feel distressed when I look at it...but there is nothing I can do..."

Shen Kangtong went forward to pull the quilt, Jia Qi desperately pressed the quilt not to move, Ye Zijin hurriedly stopped Shen Kangtong, she knew Jia Qi should not use too much force.

Seeing that the child was naughty, the nurse had to put down the medicine and leave.Ye Zijin picked up the white pills, held them in her hands, and said softly to Jia Qi in the quilt: "Let's make an exchange, okay? If you take a few pills, I will promise you a few things. You Anything you want."

This trick really worked, Jia Qi poked her head out from under the quilt, glanced at the two pills in Ye Zijin's hand, and said suspiciously: "Really?"

Seeing Ye Zijin nodding her head in agreement, Jia Qi grinned and said incessantly, "Well, I want a big kite, a mane man, and a lot of dough figures and sugar figures. By the way, I also want candied haws." ..."

Ye Zijin couldn't help counting the pills in front of Jia Qi, and said, "But there are only two pills here, so don't be too greedy, unless you are willing to take the medicine obediently every day, so you can have something delicious and fun every day. What do you think?"

Jia Qi thought for a while, agreed, picked up the pill and stuffed it into his mouth. Shen Kangtong and his wife were relieved when they saw that Jia Qi was willing to take the medicine.After Jia Qi finished taking the medicine, Ye Zijin smiled and took out a pack of fruit pills that she bought outside the Guanyin Temple that day, and Jia Qi ate the fruit pills with a happy face.

Ye Zijin played with Jiaqi in the hospital for a while, until the little guy fell asleep after playing tired, then she got up to leave.

Shen Kangtong sent her out, and in the corridor, Ye Zijin couldn't help persuading her, "Brother Shen, I know you're still blaming Master in your heart, but after all, blood is thicker than water. If Master really doesn't want to see you, why would he always put you on the ground?" Take out the letter you sent and look through it. He is very ill now, don't you really want to go back and see him?" Ye Zijin saw that Shen Kangtong's face was slightly moved, and he knew that he was not the kind of cruel person.It's just that his temper is somewhat similar to that of the master. The father and son have been stubborn for so many years and no one is willing to give in.As for the fact that Master secretly read the letter, it was Xiaoyue who told her.

Shen Kangtong lowered his head in silence, and said after a while: "I was kicked out of the house because I refused to learn his craft. Now that I'm back, wouldn't he force me to learn it again? I'm good at carpentry here. Alright, I will never go back to learn tailoring."

Ye Zijin hurriedly said: "Master, he has already accepted me as an apprentice, and he has taught me all his crafts. He will definitely not force you to learn tailoring again, don't worry."

Shen Kangtong glanced at Ye Zijin suspiciously, and said: "Impossible, the Shen family's craftsmanship is passed on from men to women, how could he teach you with his personality? You don't have to make up these to trick me back."

Ye Zijin said anxiously: "It's true, I didn't lie to you, I can tell you the essentials of making a cheongsam." So Ye Zijin explained the essentials of cheongsam craftsmanship that Master Shen taught her from beginning to end.

Shen Kangtong was a little surprised when he heard that, and looked at Ye Zijin in disbelief, but he still didn't agree to Ye Zijin's return to Shanghai, and only said: "Miss Ye, please go back, I won't go back to Shanghai with you." After speaking, he turned and went to Shanghai. Going back, the steps are a bit heavy.

Ye Zijin was very depressed, thinking of Master's thin and haggard face, she couldn't help shouting to Shen Kangtong: "Think about how you feel about Jiaqi, Master treats you the same way, if you don't go back , you will regret it forever!"

Shen Kangtong didn't look back, his back gradually disappeared at the end of the corridor, and the night outside the window became thicker.

(End of this chapter)