Chapter 10

“You want me to get out?” Yuan Qing’an repeated in disbelief.

“Yes.” Xu Zhihuan looked at him impatiently. “I haven’t seen you for a few days. Could it be that you’ve gone deaf?”

Yuan Qing’an was not deaf, he heard it clearly, but he didn’t believe that Xu Zhihuan would speak to him in such a harsh tone.

Realizing that Xu Zhihuan wouldn’t be easily appeased this time, he took a deep breath and softened his tone. “Zhihuan, I know you’re still angry. It’s my fault. I shouldn’t have given the heirloom jade Buddha to your cousin. She’s already returned it to me. If you want it, I can give it to you.”

As he spoke, Yuan Qing’an took out a jade Buddha pendant with a red string that looked like it was covered with patina from his pocket.

Xu Zhihuan stood there without moving, with no intention of reaching out to take it, his eyes full of disgust.

“You should keep this for yourself.” It’s so dirty. Xu Zhihuan opened the desk drawer and let Yuan Qing’an take a closer look.

The drawer is filled with all kinds of beautiful little boxes, some long, some square…

Xu Zhihuan opened one at random and found a heart-shaped gold pendant necklace inside.

“Yuan Qing’an, your heirloom jade Buddha is not even as valuable as a random necklace I picked up.” Xu Zhihuan said nonchalantly, “When I like you, your things are worth a fortune. When I don’t like you, your things are nothing to me. You should keep your heirloom for yourself!”

The veins on Yuan Qing’an’s forehead bulged. Xu Zhihuan knew what he cared about most, but he chose to attack his weaknesses.

He held the Jade Buddha tightly in his hand and gritted his teeth. “Xu Zhihuan, you said this! If you come to me again in the future, I…”

“Even if all the men in the world died, I would not look for you.” Xu Zhihuan interrupted Yuan Qing’an.

The corner of Yuan Qing’an’s mouth twitched fiercely, “Okay, you are really good!”

“I’m asking you one last time, are you going to leave or not?”

Aunt Wen rushed out immediately, dragging Yuan Qing’an and trying to drive him out, “Get out!”

Yuan Qing’an snorted coldly, pushed Aunt Wen away, and left.

Xu Zhihuan! You’re so cruel!

Aunt Wen trotted over and closed the door.

Xu Zhihuan frowned. Li Rou returned the heirloom jade Buddha to Yuan Qing’an. They must have met before. Only Li Rou could make Yuan Qing’an “change her mind” and beg her to get back together.

“…”

After Yuan Heping finished his last dose of medicine, it was not yet payday and he couldn’t sleep all night long due to coughing. Yuan Qing’an had no way to borrow money from his comrades.

As a result, he borrowed a lot but didn’t borrow a penny. He could understand that, after all, every household was in a difficult situation.

The only valuable thing Yuan Qing’an had on him now was the heirloom. He hesitated for a moment and made a decision.

What’s the point of keeping the heirloom when your life is about to end?!

Things often go against one’s wishes. What Yuan Qing’an didn’t know was that the treasure he thought was priceless was actually worthless.

After asking several places, no one accepted him. Yuan Qing’an became anxious after being rejected the last time.

“This is a treasure passed down from my grandfather’s grandfather. What on earth do you think of it?”

“Comrade, this jade Buddha is not of good quality. Not to mention it belonged to your grandfather, or even if it was handed down from your ancestors, it’s not good enough. Even if you pass it down to your son, your grandson will not be worth much in the future. He can only play with it!”

Yuan Qing’an left angrily, and when he returned home, Zhu Guiyun asked for money.

“Qing’an, think of a solution quickly!”

Zhu Guiyun didn’t know that Yuan Qing’an was rejected by Xu Zhihuan, and initially thought that her son had not yet gone to look for him.

My son is still holding it here.

It’s already this late? Of course, his father’s life is still the most important thing.

“Mom, I can’t borrow money. I wanted to pawn this jade Buddha today, but no one would accept it. It’s not a valuable thing at all. Can you see if there’s anything else we can sell? Please hold on for a few more days.” Yuan Qing’an looked helpless.

“Just wait until I get my salary!”

“Have you gone to find Xu Zhihuan?” Zhu Guiyun had just asked when Yuan Qing’an became furious!

“Xu Zhihuan again! Mom, could you please stop mentioning her name in front of me?”

“You think I haven’t been there? Let me tell you the truth, I went there and they humiliated me severely.”

“I’m a real man. I don’t rely on anyone but myself. Don’t worry about the money. Let my father take care of it for a few more days.”

Yuan Qingan roared, “If there’s nothing to eat at home, then go out and starve! I don’t believe it.”

Zhu Guiyun: “…” Crazy, really crazy.

She also knew that she shouldn’t force her son, but what could she, a woman, do?

Zhu Guiyun has now thought of all the possible solutions. If he really can’t make it, there is still a way out.

However, I’m afraid I’ll have to let my daughter down…

Zhu Guiyun couldn’t bear to do it.

This was her experience in the beginning, and her daughter was destined to follow in her footsteps.

Zhu Guiyun didn’t sleep the whole night. She couldn’t fall asleep because of Yuen Woo-ping’s coughing.

“…”

The next morning, someone came to the house.

Zhu Guiyun thought the military district leaders were here to express their condolences, and thought it would be a good opportunity to talk about their own difficulties, but in the end –

“We received a complaint from your neighbor, saying that there’s a patient in your home who frequently coughs late at night, making it impossible for people to sleep and seriously affecting their sleep.”

The deputy battalion commander frowned. “I’ve already informed Captain Yuan about this matter and asked him to find a solution. If he can’t come up with a solution in the short term, our military region will have to handle it ourselves.”

Zhu Guiyun didn’t understand what it meant.

“What?” How should the military district deal with this?

“We can’t let your family affect the lives of several other families. Where should we arrange for you? Returning to your hometown would be best, but the dormitory is definitely not an option, and neither is the military guesthouse. Let’s think of another way!”

Yuan Heping started coughing violently. He covered his chest and coughed so hard that it affected the neighbors around him.

Because I am really embarrassed about my illness.

“Deputy, Deputy Battalion Commander, this matter is our fault. We will return home as soon as possible, ahem, and we will definitely not cause trouble for the leadership…” Yuan Heping said with difficulty, “I hope this matter will not affect my son. He is dedicated to the military region.”

“Don’t worry, old comrade. This won’t affect Captain Yuan.” The deputy battalion commander was relieved to hear him say this. This matter was handled quite smoothly. “I’m here to solve the neighborhood problem. It has nothing to do with anything else.”

“That’s good”

Yuan Heping nodded, and then started coughing violently again.

Seeing this, the deputy battalion commander stood up and left without disturbing him.

Zhu Guiyun was paralyzed.

“This is so unlucky! We sold our house in our hometown, saying we were going to live a good life in the military zone with our son, but now we have to go back home. How are we going to live in the future? Those people in the village will laugh at us to death. Who told you to agree to go back home? Huh? Didn’t I tell them we still have a way?”