Su Ze and Zhou Wanwan had specifically come to deliver breakfast, but unexpectedly, they ran into Su Huaiyuan, who was returning from buying breakfast at the National Restaurant, right at the Hospital entrance.
As a result, seeing the wontons, shredded pork noodles, meat buns, and steamed buns Su Huaiyuan had bought, Su Ze and Zhou Wanwan both felt that the egg porridge they were holding was not presentable.
“You two go feed Da Bao and Xiao Bao their breakfast; your father and I are going to find Zhang Dage.”
Upon seeing her son and daughter-in-law, Qiao Jiuru immediately handed over the feeding task to the couple, which conveniently gave her and her husband time to go talk to Zhang Hong.
Su Ze and Zhou Wanwan didn't think much of it and quickly took the lunchboxes to feed their two sons.
Zhang Hong, as usual, arrived at the Hospital half an hour early. As he reached his office door, he happened to see Qiao Jiuru and Su Huaiyuan coming to find him.
Qiao Jiuru naturally knew about his professional habit; otherwise, she wouldn't have come to find him before working hours.
“Zhang Dage, I want Xiao Feng to work in a military Hospital, preferably one located within a military base.”
Moreover, upon seeing Zhang Hong, Qiao Jiuru directly and straightforwardly stated her intention.
Zhang Hong: “...”
“No, why did Xiao Ru suddenly change her mind?! Wasn't she always planning for Xiao Feng to work directly at his Hospital after graduation?!”
“Xiao Ru, Huaiyuan, has something happened?!”
Zhang Hong had transferred from the military to become the director of this Hospital. He keenly sensed something unusual in his little sister's words, especially Qiao Jiuru's emphasis on joining a Hospital located within a military base.
“Zhang Dage, to be honest, ever since the Zhou family incident, I’ve been feeling uneasy. Especially with the children getting sick this time, it’s made me even more scared and worried. You know Lao Su has a different background; it’s impossible to hide. Better safe than sorry, I’m afraid I won’t be able to protect them.”
Qiao Jiuru had no intention of lying to Zhang Hong, because after their family had an accident back then, Zhang Hong found many connections and sent them a lot of supplies. Later, after they returned to Beijing, he continued to look after them, and even later arranged for the Zhang family descendants to frequently check on her.
Zhang Hong only studied medicine after joining the military, learning and saving lives simultaneously. Later, he met Qiao Yin, who came from a family of traditional Chinese medicine practitioners and had joined the army, and received all of Qiao Yin's knowledge, leading to rapid progress in his medical skills. The two were both teacher and friend, and Zhang Hong had received so much help from Qiao Yin that after his friend passed away, he transferred to a Beijing Hospital and took special care of his friend's sister's family.
As a member of the Qiao family, Qiao Jiuru had no talent or interest in medicine, but unexpectedly, her youngest son, Su Feng, developed a great interest in studying medicine from an early age. He finished junior high school and had already read all the medical books left by the Qiao family. After graduating from high school, he was admitted to Beijing Medical College and is now a senior.
Zhang Hong also knew about the Zhou family incident, and he had seen too many such things, so after understanding Qiao Jiuru's meaning, his heart sank.
Fortunately, he had also weathered many storms and certainly wouldn't tell Qiao Jiuru that with him and Lu Baoguo around, such things would absolutely not happen, as nothing is absolute.
So...
“I’ll immediately contact my old military connections and get Xiao Feng in.”
Zhang Hong was also very decisive, immediately getting to work and making a few phone calls.
The other side didn't respond that quickly, but Zhang Hong knew there would be no problem getting Su Feng into a military Hospital.
“Zhang Dage, thank you so much, but please make it as soon as possible.”
Zhang Hong's decisiveness was within Qiao Jiuru's expectations. She was very grateful, thanking him repeatedly, but still couldn't help but urge him.
Su Huaiyuan also didn't know what to say.
“Lao Qiao and I are good brothers, and you are Lao Qiao’s biological sister, so you are also my biological sister. How about this, Xiao Ru, I’ll come to your house for dinner after work this afternoon.”
This was not a good place or time to talk, so Zhang Hong decided to go to the Su family's house in the evening to get a clear understanding of the situation. Besides arranging for Su Feng, there was also little Hua Zhu, and Da Bao and Xiao Bao; if it really came to that, too many preparations would be needed.
Moreover, he also heard that Qiao Jiuru seemed very anxious, so something must be about to happen, something that he and Lu Baoguo were unaware of.
Although Zhang Hong was a little worried, there was no use in rushing now.
“Lao Lu and I will go together. Da Bao and Xiao Bao have been discharged, so we’ll go see the children.”
Zhang Hong thought for a moment and added this, mainly because going alone would be too conspicuous, while going together would provide an excuse.
He and Lu Baoguo had some status and position, and everyone knew their relationship with Qiao Jiuru's family, so their appearance together at the Su family's would not arouse suspicion.
After leaving Zhang Hong's office, Su Ze and Zhou Wanwan had already finished feeding their two sons breakfast. Qiao Jiuru immediately sent them and Su Huaiyuan off to work, telling them to come back to pick up the children from the Hospital and take them home after they finished work at noon.