The Chief Minister's Ferocious Wife

160 What a Weird Man

“Father, that’s not what I meant,” said Gan Yingzhi, trying to explain quickly. “Mother is in a terrible condition now. I…”

“Shut the f*ck up! I swear to god I’ll make you dumb with poison if you continue to talk nonsense,” Gan Maosheng interrupted him angrily.

Gan Quan and Gan Lin immediately winked their eyes at their father, suggesting that he should not be talking at will like he used to do because their grandfather was very anxious at this moment.

They both believed their father should learn how to talk nicely and be polite to people.

Gan Maosheng kept staring at the closed door.

He and his wife married at a young age. Although his wife had a bad temper, he had long been used to her babbling and nagging after spending nearly all his life with her. Now he found himself unable to stand his wife’s absence.

Though Gan Maosheng appeared calm, he was in fact on pins and needles.

By this point, everyone was panicking and thought that this time even Zhao Chuchu couldn’t save her. But then the door opened.

Zhao Chuchu walked out of the room.

“Chuchu, is she okay?” Gan Maosheng rushed over and asked hurriedly. “Is she… is she…”

“Did she make it?”

“I have come at the right time. She’s safe now. But she will have to stay in bed these days,” Zhao Chuchu said with a smile. “Don’t worry, Grandpa Gan.”

“Really? Will she be able to walk when she recovers?”

It was Gan Maosheng’s understanding that such an illness was highly likely to deprive an old woman of the ability to walk.

“Of course, she will. I happened to be here at the right time,” Zhao Chuchu said. “You may have doubts about me, but you should not doubt my medical skills.”

Gan Lin and Gan Quan also ran over and said, “Chuchu, is our grandma really okay now?”

“Yes, she’s okay now. She just needs some time to rest. I’ll perform acupuncture on her in the coming 15 days. Then, she’ll be as good as new.”

“Wonderful! Hurry up, everyone, let’s go get a room for Chuchu,” Gan Maosheng said to his daughter-in-law.

Madam Luo immediately replied, “Yes, father, I’ll go now.”

Gan Yingzhi regained his senses and said to Zhao Chuchu, “I’m so sorry, Chuchu. I shouldn’t have doubted you. I only did so because I care too much about my mother.”

“Uncle Gan, you don’t have to apologize to me. I understand your feelings very well. I won’t take it to heart.”

“Chuchu is a good kid. She won’t take a nerd like you seriously.”

Gan Maosheng threw another look at his son.

Then, he thanked Zhao Chuchu again before he ran to check on his wife. He was still very worried about her.

His wife just woke up the moment he arrived.

Her mouth looked less crooked and less watery. She could even articulate more properly now.

“Maosheng, am I in heaven now?”

“Don’t be stupid. You’re not dead to be there.”

Seeing that his wife was indeed much better, he was relieved now.

“Oh, did I just speak to you?” She was surprised to find that she was able to talk.

“Chuchu helped us. She happened to visit me. We’re lucky to have her in time. Otherwise, you wouldn’t be able to walk properly even if you’re saved. But rest assured. Chuchu said that all you need is some time to rest in bed. You’ll soon be walking just like the rest of us.”

“Is Chuchu the kid you often talk about?”

“Exactly, the kid that drove away the plague.”

“Where is she then? I haven’t seen her.”

“She’s outside writing prescriptions for you. Don’t give up on yourself again. You know I can’t picture my life without you.”

“I will not. I haven’t seen my kids build their own families. How could I leave so early?” she said.

Though Zhao Chuchu was outside, she heard everything clearly.

It didn’t occur to her that the cold-looking Gan Maosheng would have a gentle side to him. She didn’t expect him to be so loyal and affectionate.

Madam Luo saw Zhao Chuchu glancing inside the room and said, “My father and mother have been in a very close relationship. They seldom fight. In fact, my mother is the one that takes charge here. My father would do whatever she said.”

“I can see that. You have a loving family.”

“Yes, they have been very kind to me. They would also talk my husband out of being fooled by the glitz of the world.”

“Uncle Gan seems like a man of letters.”

“I think so. He’s a teacher in the county. My husband is quite an outspoken man. I’d say he’s an unbridled horse, just like many men of letters. They have one or two mistresses in the brothel, whom they consider their confidants. My husband went there in order to befriend his teacher, but guess what happened?”

“What?”

“He kept frowning or sniffing at those women, accusing them of wearing too much makeup or looking like horrible monsters. He also told them in a serious manner that they should stop wearing makeup like that. At one point, they all cried after his lecture. In the end, he was driven out by the procuress.”

Zhao Chuchu was a little speechless.

“What a weird man!” she thought.

She knew many brothel-goers were not obsessed with sex.

It didn’t occur to her that Gan Yingzhi was so stubborn yet so decent.

“Hahaha, that means he won’t be accepted in the future even if he wants to go there, right?”

“Yes, they all said my husband is not welcome anymore.”

Speaking of which, she chuckled beneath her hand.

“Later he was beaten up by his father.”

“For what? Visiting the brothel?”

...

“Yes.”

Madam Luo was agreeable and talkative. Zhao Chuchu could see that she was not a hypocrite. Gan Quan and Gan Lin were obedient and filial, which meant the Gan clan had taught them well.

Gan Maosheng stayed in the room for a long time before he walked out. Then, he told Zhao Chuchu to come in because his wife would like to see her.

Zhao Chuchu walked in. Then, Mrs. Gan told her to sit at the bedside as she looked her up and down.

“Young lady, you’ve been very helpful today. If not for your help, even my husband wouldn’t be able to make it back then,” she said while holding her hands.

“This is the least I could do. I’m a doctor. It’s my duty to save people.”

“I understand. Still, you saved us. That’s undeniable that we owe you our lives.”

Mrs. Gan was a kind woman. She never begrudged Zhao Chuchu her gratitude.

Zhao Chuchu smiled and listened patiently to Mrs. Gan’s nagging.

Before long, Madam Luo came in, saying it was time for dinner and that she’d take care of Mrs. Gan.

After Zhao Chuchu left, Old Mrs. Gan said enviously, “How lucky Xie Heng is to have a wife like Zhao Chuchu. I would want nothing more than this to happen for Quan and Lin as well.”

...

Madam Luo’s lips twitched, thinking Old Mrs. Gan might want to wreck Zhao Chuchu’s family.

She found it unacceptable.

She could tell that Zhao Chuchu and Xie Heng were in a close relationship, and she decided she would never do anything to ruin others’ families.

“Mother, Quan and Lin will meet the ones that are destined for them. We are not supposed to do anything or intervene in this matter,” Luo said after thinking for a while.