Chapter 18

Xie Chengxiao’s wheat-colored skin, which was tanned from the mission, showed a hint of redness.

Qiao Shuling couldn’t help but think that this man was quite innocent.

He usually looks cool and majestic like a god, but he is actually shy.

After achieving her goal of teasing Xie Chengxiao, Qiao Shuling let him go and made her attitude clear, “Xie Chengxiao, I don’t agree to divorce.”

She is not stupid. Divorce will do her no good, so why does she want to divorce?

Qiao Shuling interrupted Xie Chengxiao as he was about to speak with a frown, “By the way, can you tell me about Elder Gong’s situation? I feel like… Elder Gong doesn’t have a strong desire to survive.”

When mentioning Mr. Gong, Xie Chengxiao’s eyes dimmed a lot.

Qiao Shuling’s eyes were filled with genuine worry. Xie Chengxiao’s lips, which had been pursed, opened slightly. “Mr. Gong was my former teacher at the military academy, and he’s also the division commander of our military region.”

This matter is no secret in the family compound.

Mr. Gong, who was once a brigade commander, was framed and demoted to a rural area in Heilongjiang Province. His son and daughter disowned him, and Mr. Gong almost couldn’t survive alone in Heilongjiang Province.

Fortunately, Mr. Gong was lucky and was rehabilitated early. After he came back, he not only became a division commander, but also served as a teacher in the military academy. He should have been in high spirits, but at this time, Mr. Gong’s son, in order to get promoted, was tempted by Mr. Gong’s enemies and actually reported Mr. Gong for engaging in speculation and profiteering!

The environment in the past two years was far less relaxed than it is now. Old Gong was immediately dismissed and investigated. It was a big deal for the leaders of the military region to engage in speculation and profiteering. The higher authorities specially sent the Discipline Inspection Commission to investigate. In order to prove that Old Gong was speculating and profiteering, Old Gong’s son hid foreign goods at home to frame him. If Xie Chengxiao had not discovered it in advance, Old Gong might have been shot.

Finally, after investigation by the Discipline Inspection Commission, it was found that Mr. Gong was innocent. The higher-ups wanted to reinstate Mr. Gong in his position, but Mr. Gong refused. He was completely heartbroken by his son and had truly severed ties with him.

He moved out of the military area and rented a small house in the city, hoping to spend a few days in peace and quiet, but at this time his daughter said that she had cancer and needed money for treatment.

Mr. Gong felt sorry for his daughter, so he gave her all his savings over the years without reservation. However, when he wanted to visit his daughter in the hospital the next day, he found that his daughter and son-in-law had run away abroad with his money. It was also on that day that Mr. Gong suffered a heart attack.

After the organization learned of his situation, considering Mr. Gong’s contributions to the country, they not only applied for a subsidy for him, but also allowed him to live in the family compound again.

But Mr. Gong was betrayed by his children, and he became depressed and ill. His heart disease became more and more serious. He hid in his small courtyard and refused to take medicine or receive treatment, simply because he didn’t want to live.

Xie Chengxiao’s voice deepened as he spoke. “I once forced the teacher to go to the hospital for a checkup, but he refused to cooperate with the doctor at all.”

What Xie Chengxiao didn’t say was that Mr. Gong even put the watch he used at his wedding and the pension of the past few months in a box, and told Xie Chengxiao to take all these things away when he passed away.

Xie Chengxiao is the only child he can love in this world.

Qiao Shuling didn’t expect that Old Gong had such a past. Her eyes moved slightly, and she said seriously, “I think Old Gong likes Chuanchuan and Shengsheng very much. I go to the city to help people sell things during the day to earn some money. I let Sister Lu help take care of Shengsheng and Chuanchuan. I simply sent them to Old Gong’s house for lunch. On the one hand, it gives Old Gong something to do and won’t be so lonely. On the other hand, the babies are very smart. If Old Gong is alone at home and something happens, the babies will go and call for help.”

“As for Elder Gong’s heart disease… According to Chinese medicine, it’s caused by the invasion of evil cold into the Shaoyin meridian, suppressing the heart’s yang. My master once taught me a secret recipe. If I can gather all the herbs and combine it with daily acupuncture, I might be able to cure it without having to go to the military hospital for bypass surgery.”

When Qiao Shuling talked about this, her whole body was glowing. From Xie Chengxiao’s perspective, she was beautiful and radiant.

Why didn’t he think of asking Mr. Gong to help take care of the two treasures?

He had misjudged the situation before, thinking that Mr. Gong was ill and did not dare to bring the children to bother him. Little did he know that what Mr. Gong lacked most was companionship.

Xie Chengxiao’s voice was low and sexy, but Qiao Shuling could hear the excitement beneath the cold and tough voice. “Let Chuanchuan and the others accompany the teacher. This is a good idea.”

Thinking of the medicine Qiao Shuling mentioned, his sharp eyes were filled with pressure, “But does the medicine you mentioned really work?”

Mr. Shiguang, he must be careful.

Qiao Shuling nodded. “I think I’m about 70% to 80% sure. If you believe me, I’ll write you a prescription right now and you can help me find those herbs.”

She was a person with strong ability to act, and she immediately went to the main room to get the banknotes.

Xie Chengxiao followed her and saw that she had written down seventeen kinds of medicinal herbs including ginseng, donkey-hide gelatin, angelica, ophiopogon, cassia twig, etc.

His sword-like eyebrows were slightly raised. Her handwriting was surprisingly beautiful, vigorous and powerful. It was not as delicate as a woman’s, but had the domineering aura of galloping on the battlefield, and her brushstrokes were not inferior to those of calligraphy masters.

Is this really the evil woman who drugged him and forced him to marry?

Xie Chengxiao didn’t understand. Could a person really change so much in just half a month?

His young wife, who didn’t want to divorce, gave him so many surprises in one day.

After Qiao Shuling finished writing the prescription, she handed it to him. “The other herbs should be easy to find, but ginseng and donkey-hide gelatin are probably extremely difficult to find.”

In fact, she could take these two things out of the space, but in this era, ginseng and donkey-hide gelatin are extremely difficult to obtain medicinal materials. If she could find them casually, it would only arouse suspicion.

Xie Chengxiao took the prescription and said, “It’s okay, I’ll find a way.”

With his skills, it is not too difficult to get ginseng and donkey-hide gelatin.

Xie Chengxiao still put the thousand yuan on the table.

Qiao Shuling didn’t understand what he meant, so she pretended to be wronged and said, “Chengxiao, what’s wrong with me? You still want to divorce me?”

Every time she called him in her charming voice, his ears felt hot.

Xie Chengxiao coughed lightly and said, “It’s not a divorce. You saved the teacher. This is what I should give you.”

Qiao Shuling raised an eyebrow, then accepted it without any psychological burden.

As long as it’s not a divorce, she is not stupid, so why shouldn’t she take the money that’s offered to her door?

Of the 2,700 yuan Xie Chengxiao had given her before, she still had 2,500 yuan left. Adding the 700 yuan she had earned from selling braised food in the past half month and the 1,000 yuan just now, she already had 2,200 yuan in her hands.

In this day and age, she would definitely be a rich woman!

But haha, Xie Chengxiao is so polite to her now——

Sooner or later, she will make Xie Chengxiao kneel on the ground and sing “Conquer”!

Seeing Qiao Shuling’s eyes sparkling with stars as she held the money, Xie Chengxiao couldn’t help but curl the corners of his lips slightly.

Then he realized what was happening and was shocked himself.

Damn it, how could he find this vicious woman Qiao Shuling cute?