Chapter 38: Chapter 38: Grandma, You Can Eat Apple Peels Too Chapter 38: Chapter 38: Grandma, You Can Eat Apple Peels Too Beijing, Qiao Xi Hospital, VIP ward.
Mrs. Shen squinted her eyes, lying on the bed, and looked arrogantly at Qingwu who pushed the door open and walked in, coldly snorting, “What time is it? Do you even respect your grandmother?”
Qingwu replied calmly, “It’s seven in the morning. Can’t you tell time? I remember second graders learn to tell time; I’ll buy you a digital clock tomorrow, one that announces the time.”
The wall clock was hanging right beside Mrs. Shen’s bed; there was no reason she couldn’t see it.
So she must indeed not know how to tell time.
Mrs. Shen was so enraged her chest was heaving, and she could barely hold onto the Buddha beads in her hand!
“Alright, alright, you little girl, are you trying to anger me to death? You’re supposed to take care of me; you think you’re here to act like a young lady?”
Qingwu said, mystified, “Grandma, your emotions are quite unstable; I suggest the neurology doctor visits you.”
Mrs. Shen looked at Qingwu, whose face had a sixty to seventy percent resemblance to Zuo Wanjun’s, and she was so angry her mouth and nose almost twisted together!
“Hmph, as long as you’re here, don’t think you’ll have a good life. Come here, I want to eat an apple, peel one for me.”
Qingwu obeyed and sat down, took an apple from the fruit basket, and peeled it for Mrs. Shen.
As soon as she finished peeling, Mrs. Shen frowned, “What kind of apple peeling is this? You peeled away half the flesh! What am I supposed to eat?”
Qingwu held up the thin, almost translucent apple peel. “If you don’t like apple flesh, you can eat the peel, though I wouldn’t recommend it.”
Mrs. Shen was furious!
A girl from the countryside was indeed different; who knows how many vulgar farm chores these hands had done.
Peeling an apple, something ladies from the upper class wouldn’t possibly do themselves.
Mrs. Shen looked at Qingwu, her eyes full of contempt.
“I’m not eating it; pour me a cup of water. I want it hot.”
Qingwu stood up, poured a cup of water for Mrs. Shen, and handed it over.
“You wretched girl, are you trying to scald me to death?”
Qingwu took out a thermometer, “This cup of water is forty degrees; if you think it’s hot, there might be a problem with your brain nerves.”
Mrs. Shen: “…”
Who carries a food thermometer around?!
“Are you cursing that something is wrong with my brain? You’re really trying to anger me to death! Is this how your parents taught you? Ha, truly a good daughter of the Shen Family!”
“Thank you for the compliment, Grandma; I think I’m quite alright too.”
This wild girl was impenetrable to both soft and hard tactics!
“Go to the nurse’s station and bring me my medication for today; just seeing you annoys me!”
“Okay.”
Qingwu easily obliged, walked out of the ward to the nurse’s station, and took Mrs. Shen’s medication for the day.
Looking at the medicine box in her hand, Qingwu frowned slightly.
“These are all Mrs. Shen’s medications?”
The nurse quickly explained, “Yes, some of them are what the old lady herself requested to add. We only prepare them daily, and we don’t know anything beyond that!”
Qingwu furrowed her brow slightly.
Added by herself?
Patients can add medications for themselves these days?
The nurse looked troubled, “She told us not to inform Doctor Chen! She said if we did, she’d file complaints against us. How could we dare to offend the old lady?”
Qingwu somewhat understood what kind of person Mrs. Shen was.
She indeed did things oppressively, and these newly graduated little nurses couldn’t afford to offend Chief Shen’s wife.
“I understand. You all can get back to work.”
There was clearly something wrong with these medications!
But it was evident they weren’t arranged by the medical staff; Mrs. Shen must’ve brought them in herself.
Qingwu thought for a moment, then took out her phone and dialed Chen Jianhong’s number.
“This is Qingwu; do you have time to come to Qiao Xi Hospital?”
“You finally decided to call me! I’m coming right away! Wait for me!”
Chen Jianhong wanted to say something more, but Qingwu hung up and immediately blocked him.
This doctor was just too talkative; it made her head ache.
“Grandma, I brought your medication.”
Mrs. Shen sat up, took the medicine from Qingwu’s hand, and frowned as she scrutinized her for a moment.
“Did you switch my medication? Why does it look different from when Yurou brings it to me?”
Qingwu now suspected Mrs. Shen might also suffer from severe paranoia.
Who had the time for such a thing?
“You can check the surveillance; I took it directly from the nurse’s station.”
“Hmph, I reckon you don’t have the guts either. I’m telling you, don’t think you can stir up trouble in the Shen Family just because I’m not home. As long as I’m alive, you can forget about stepping through the Shen Family’s door!”
Qingwu said calmly, “I go in every day.”
Otherwise, how would she get home?
Mrs. Shen was nearly driven to fury!
This nasty girl and her mother were just as infuriating with their words!
She was simply unlucky, incomparable to the sensible and auspicious Yurou.
After taking her medication, Mrs. Shen began ordering Qingwu around again.
“Come, help me to the bathroom; I need to go.”
“Grandma, when did you become paralyzed?”
“What do you mean? Are you cursing me?!”
Qingwu was puzzled, “Non-paralyzed people should be able to take themselves to the restroom. If you think you can’t, I can contact the doctor to fit you with a catheter.”
Seeing Qingwu’s innocent look, Mrs. Shen had no choice but to get up and go to the bathroom herself.
This girl was nowhere near comparable to the considerate and lovely Yurou!
Yurou always escorted her to the bathroom!
When she returned from the bathroom, Mrs. Shen began clutching her heart and lamenting dramatically.
“Oh my, why is my life so bitter? Even the Bodhisattva would feel pity on me, oh my…”
“Grandma, are you going to divorce Grandpa?”
Instantly, Mrs. Shen’s headache vanished, and her waist no longer hurt. She sat up, trembling as she pointed at Qingwu.
“You, you, you, you are going to drive me to my grave!”
“What do you mean? Is this what your mother taught you? Ha, I always knew Zuo Wanjun was up to no good!”
Qingwu remained calm, meeting Mrs. Shen’s increasingly frantic stare, “If you’re not divorcing Grandpa, then your life is quite fine. What do you think?”
Mrs. Shen came from a poor background, and after marrying Shen Lisu, she had lived quite a smooth life.
For all these years, she never failed to brandish Mrs. Shen’s authority.
This girl was hinting at something!
She must have been taught by Zuo Wanjun!
Mrs. Shen nearly lost her breath, and as the medicine took effect, she fell asleep.
Qingwu tucked her in and walked out of the ward.
Chen Jianhong hurriedly approached, only to see a young girl looking like a high school student standing outside Mrs. Shen’s ward.
She didn’t seem very old; her face was radiant and captivating, as if it presented the allure and grandeur of the mountains and the moon, but it still carried a hint of youthful baby fat, making her appear just about ten or so.
“Are you Qingwu? I’m Chen Jianhong!”
“It’s me. Let’s talk over here.”
“Come to my office; no one will disturb us.”
“Alright.”
With the office door closed, Chen Jianhong excitedly asked, “Have you finally decided to join my lab?”
“No, no future there.”
“How can there be no future! Our lab has the country’s top equipment, second only to Shen Zhongshuang’s lab!”
Qingwu handed the medication she was holding to Chen Jianhong.
“There’s a big problem with Mrs. Shen’s medication; take a look.”
Chen Jianhong took it and carefully examined it. Once he understood, cold sweat almost dripped down his face!
“Isn’t this the Divine Medicine, Primordial Energy Pill, that’s been rampant on the black market? Overconsumption of this stuff could be fatal!”
The Primordial Energy Pill was famed not because it was miraculous but because it induced hallucinations in patients, tricking them into believing they were healed, leading to gradual mental instability…
In severe cases, it could cause drug dependence or even death!
How did the Primordial Energy Pill end up in Mrs. Shen’s medication?
This wasn’t a prescription he had given!