novelden Chapter 8 If you often walk by the river, how can your shoes not get wet?
Chapter 8 If you often walk by the river, how can your shoes not get wet?
The next day, Mrs. Xu heard about this and came to visit with a bag of fruits.
Seeing that the child was sleeping soundly, he comforted Zhao Meiting and took the responsibility on himself.
"It's all my fault that I had something urgent to do that day. Otherwise, with such heavy rain, I could have stayed inside to warm up and the child wouldn't have had a high fever."
"How can you be blamed for this?" Zhao Meiting waved her hands. "You usually help me take care of the children. I can't thank you enough."
The two chatted for a while, and Zhao Meiting insisted on inviting Boss Lady Xu to have dinner at home. She couldn't refuse, so she agreed.
The proprietress went downstairs and bought a few cans of beer, and the two of them ate and drank.
After this incident, Zhao Meiting returned to her original care for Bai Yuan. She remembered the time to take medicine, woke the child up, fed him the medicine, and then coaxed him back to sleep.
Mrs. Xu watched for a while and suddenly asked, "Auntie Mei, what medicine did the doctor prescribe?"
"It's all here. The words are too small and my eyes are dizzy. You can see for yourself." Zhao Meiting pushed the medicine box towards her.
Mrs. Xu flipped through the book casually and pretended to speak casually, "My cousin's child was seriously ill last year. He had a fever for three consecutive days and no matter how he was treated, he didn't get better. Later, someone asked someone to find a famous doctor, who prescribed a medicine for him. He recovered in a few days and didn't have any root cause of the disease."
"The Western doctors in the hospital are no match for the barefoot doctors," Zhao Meiting commented.
"That's right." Mrs. Xu flattered, "I'll ask my cousin tomorrow and ask someone to bring you a few bags."
"Why are you so embarrassed?"
"Don't be so formal, Aunt Mei. You gave the medicine to Miss Bai, and she recovered quickly. We can make an appointment to get together again. I heard that taking the medicine regularly can also nourish the body and improve sleep quality." She persuaded.
Two days later, Boss Lady Xu really sent over a packet of medicine in a gold-rimmed box. The packaging looked so precious that it was beyond words.
"Aunt Mei, if you take it three times a day, the disease will be cured within a week. It is not only good for children, but also for the elderly if you take it regularly."
Zhao Meiting was used to taking advantage of others, so she thought it would be a waste if she didn't eat it, so she took one pill before going to bed that night. As expected, she had a dreamless night and slept till dawn. She felt refreshed and had endless energy.
When I met the boss's wife, I praised her and said that the medicine was simply miraculous.
She used to get up in the middle of the night to take care of her children, which messed up her biological clock. She could only fall asleep by playing cards and brain-wasting every day. Her dreams were full of all kinds of crazy things, and she was exhausted after getting up.
Now she is in better spirits, the medicine has cured her illness, and she is naturally happy.
The proprietress reminded her to give the medicine to Bai Yuan as well. Zhao Meiting did not refuse and coaxed the child to take the medicine. Bai Yuan slept soundly that night and was dozing off until breakfast in the morning.
Zhao Meiting was thinking, she stopped giving Bai Yuan the various supplements bought by Jiang Zhi, but she was still worried in her heart, why not take this opportunity to give her this medicine, as they both regulate the body, so it doesn't matter what she eats.
What's more, Bai Yuan had taken medicine and was much quieter than usual, so it was less of a worry for her to take care of him.
After she finished taking these medicines, Boss Lady Xu sent two more boxes. Zhao Meiting couldn't refuse. Besides, her sleep quality recently depended entirely on the medicine. She had just stopped taking the medicine for two days and had to get up three times a night. She really couldn't afford it.
Boss Xu's wife was very generous and didn't mention the matter of money. Zhao Meiting didn't ask any questions either. She felt very happy about taking advantage of him and thought that it was worthwhile to make this friend.
The end of the dog days is the autumn heat.
Zhao Meiting and her friends couldn't stand the heat because of their old age, so they moved from outdoors to indoors. When they turned on the air conditioners and fans, they felt refreshed.
In order to save a few kilowatt-hours of electricity, some elderly people are reluctant to turn on the air conditioner in the summer, so they go to the card room of Boss Lady Xu to enjoy the cool air.
Before going out in the morning, Zhao Meiting fed Bai Yuan the medicine. The child was very obedient and put it in his mouth without much explanation.
Seeing this, Zhao Meiting was distracted to get the door key. As she turned around, Bai Yuan pouted and spit out the medicine.
When I came back, I saw that there was no medicine in the child's mouth. I thought she had swallowed it, so I didn't care much about it. I put the child in the car and pushed it away.
Less than five minutes after I left, the landline phone in the house started ringing. After a few times, when no one answered the phone, it went out for two minutes.
Immediately afterwards, the most popular square dance music came from the sofa. The phone screen flashed, but in the end no one answered.
It was almost noon when Zhao Meiting realized that she had forgotten to bring her cell phone. She was too lazy to go home to get it. She thought that there was no one looking for her, so she just left it aside and ignored it.
At one o'clock in the afternoon, a few young men suddenly came to the yard. They were wearing neat military uniforms and looked very imposing. They asked people everywhere and it was said that they were looking for someone.
The card room was so noisy that no one paid attention to the noise outside until someone knocked on the door and shouted, "Sister Mei Ting! Someone is looking for you outside!"
Before Zhao Meiting put down her cards, the group of people came in after hearing the news, and the noisy card room suddenly became silent.
The leader was a man in his early thirties, with an imposing manner and remarkable temperament. He was 70% similar to Bai Hui, but with a sharper edge that was unique to a soldier.
His deep eyes swept around the room and he asked loudly, "Who is Zhao Meiting?"
No one answered.
Gathering together to play cards is not a big deal, but this group of people looks powerful, so no one dares to respond for fear of getting into trouble.
Seeing that no one spoke for a long time, the man frowned slightly. Just as he was about to ask again, someone whispered.
"Sir, we are all old men and women. We usually get together to play cards for fun. This doesn't count as gambling, right? Look, there's a business license on the wall."
"Whether it is illegal or not can only be known after it is determined. Where is the person in charge? Call him out for questioning." The man paused and then said, "Is Zhao Meiting here?"
"Yes! Yes!" Zhao Meiting's heart tightened and she quickly stood up. "Sir, I'm Zhao Meiting. May I ask what I am doing..."
Her first reaction was that she had been caught selling milk powder secretly, but then she thought that she would call the police and the police would ask her why she was still...
"You have time to play cards while taking care of the kids? I called you dozens of times but you didn't answer. I looked for you everywhere but couldn't find you. You were wandering around during working hours. You are totally disorganized and undisciplined!" The man was angry and started to scold her. "I think you don't need to be a nanny anymore!"
Zhao Meiting was scolded so badly that she couldn't even raise her head, and she didn't dare to speak out in defense. After all, what the other party said was true, and she felt guilty too.
Instead, the poker friends around him couldn't stand it anymore and advised him to do it.
"I say, young man, why are you cursing without knowing right from wrong? Sister Mei Ting is your elder after all, more than ten years older than you. Why are you putting on airs right away? You think you are so great!"
"That's right. We all see how much Sister Mei Ting cares about the children. But it's hot today and I asked her to come in and use the air conditioning for a while. Why is she so persistent?"
The chattering of the crowd became even quieter, and soon the card room became lively again.
Bai Yao ignored the gossip of the crowd. On the way here, he had heard a general idea from the nearby neighbors. He knew that she came here to play cards every day, otherwise she would not have pointed the way here every time she asked.
At this moment, he did not want to argue. He just looked directly at Zhao Meiting and said sternly, "Where's the child? Where is he?"
At this point, there was nothing Zhao Meiting couldn't figure out. She often walked by the river and today she fell into the water.
The person who came was Bai Hui's second brother who worked in the army. He came to see the child but couldn't find him, so he was caught red-handed.
Zhao Meiting said in a low voice with a guilty conscience, "Yes, she is playing with the boss lady in the backyard. I'll go get her out."
"No need, lead the way!" Bai Yao didn't say anything else and just followed.
Entering the inner room from the living room, there is a small side door on the balcony. A fence is built at the base of the wall to enclose a separate open space.
Usually, Boss Lady Xu takes Bai Yuan to play here.
At this time, Zhao Meiting and Bai Yao came in and saw only an empty baby carriage but no one.
Seeing that Bai Yao looked unhappy, Zhao Meiting stammered, "Maybe he went to the park to play. The weather has been hot recently, and it's cool by the lake, so he just went out for a walk more often..." She spoke softer and softer, and finally closed her mouth and dared not utter another word.
Zhao Meiting wanted to make excuses.
But Bai Yao's eyes were sharp and cold, as if he could see through all her thoughts in an instant, making people feel cold and fearful.
The aura of a superior that only those in high positions can possess was like a dark cloud carrying thunder, which almost suffocated her and she dared not say a word.
"You have such an easy time as a nanny. You let others do all the work. Go and talk to Bai Hui yourself." Bai Yao snorted coldly, walked around Zhao Meiting, took out his cell phone and pressed the dial button.
The call was answered immediately, and Bai Yao spoke directly:
"Are you still following?"
"We're following. We expect to be on the highway in ten minutes."
A cold light flashed in Bai Yao's eyes. "Attention, all units, guard the checkpoints well and be ready to intercept at any time. Contact the police to immediately send reinforcements for full support."