Pushing open the emergency room door, I saw two doctors trying to dissuade the elderly woman and her family from paying a deposit immediately, as the woman needed surgery right away. Meanwhile, the elderly woman, lying on the bed, was tightly clutching Chen Hanzhe's clothes, saying, "You think you can just leave after injuring me? No way!"
Chen Hanzhe was sweating profusely with anxiety. He wasn't a man of many words, and shaking his head with a stern face, he simply said, "I didn't hit her. I just saw her fall, so I went to help her up and took her to the hospital..."
"Don't leave yet! Wait here!" The old lady's son's face was clearly angry. He took out his ID and waved it in front of the doctor and Chen Hanzhe, saying, "I'm from the Public Security Bureau. No one is allowed to leave until the matter is investigated! Doctor, please start the surgery on my mother immediately!" After saying that, he turned to his wife and said, "Go back and get the bankbook. Pay the hospital deposit and surgery fees first."
One of the women who had come with them nodded quickly, glaring at Chen Hanzhe resentfully before turning and squeezing past Xu Zhengyan and Zhu Jun.
"I'll go pay part of the fee first, and then I'll have the surgery!" Another woman hurriedly went out as well.
The old woman was still groaning in pain when she saw Xu Zhengyang and Zhu Jun, and immediately said, "They're together."
Upon hearing this, the old lady's son immediately turned to look at Xu Zhengyang and Zhu Jun, nodded, and said, "You're with him, right? The traffic police will be here soon. Thank you for bringing my mother to the hospital, but it's impossible to shirk responsibility."
"Shifting blame? Are you kidding me?" Xu Zhengyang sneered.
Just as they were about to say something more, a nurse came in and interrupted their conversation. The doctor and nurse together pushed the old lady to the operating room.
Xu Zhengyang and the others reluctantly walked from the emergency room to the corridor outside.
Xu Zhengyang was in a good mood today and didn't bother to argue. He said to the man, "Don't wrongly accuse a good person. The old lady is old and her memory isn't good. She just accidentally fell. Chen Hanzhe, that's him." Xu Zhengyang pointed to Chen Hanzhe and said, "He kindly helped the old lady up. I happen to know him and was passing by, so I took the old lady to the hospital..."
The man frowned and said, "Let's wait for the traffic police to arrive. We can't just accept whatever you say."
"I really didn't knock her down," Chen Hanzhe said.
Xu Zhengyang waved his hand and said, "Forget it, let's wait for the traffic police to arrive."
Xu Zhengyang felt that what the old lady's son said made sense. After all, there are too many people in this world who don't want to take responsibility. Who knows if you want to shirk responsibility or something else?
Not long after, the traffic police arrived. It seemed that the one in charge knew the old lady's son. They greeted each other, asked about the old lady, and then asked about the situation briefly. They asked Chen Hanzhe and Xu Zhengyang to take out their ID cards, wrote down their numbers, made a statement, and left their contact information. Then they said, "We will investigate and find out the details. You can go now."
Chen Hanzhe is from Kangping District, Yueshan City, so naturally he wouldn't worry about not being able to find him if something happens in the future; he still has family, right?
Xu Zhengyang shook his head with a wry smile, pulled Chen Hanzhe, who was still explaining to the traffic police, away, and comforted him, "If you haven't done anything wrong, you have nothing to fear. Alright, go back..."
"Oh." Chen Hanzhe nodded, then realized why Xu Zhengyang was here, while Li Bingjie and Qingling were outside.
So Chen Hanzhe quickly said, "Let's not talk about anything else, Brother Yang. Come to my house for dinner today, and we can chat slowly."
Xu Zhengyang thought for a moment and then nodded, "Okay!"
After all, Chen Hanzhe was seriously injured and almost lost his life protecting me back then. Now that I've coincidentally arrived at Chen Hanzhe's hometown, it would be unreasonable not to visit him.
So Chen Hanzhe, Xu Zhengyang, and the others put the matter behind them.
Volume Six, Chapter 306 of the Zhouhuang Temple is probably true.
If it weren't for the chance encounter with Chen Hanzhe, Xu Zhengyang would have had no idea that Chen Hanzhe had already retired.
Chen Hanzhe was seriously injured in the Vancouver bombing and spent more than a month in the hospital after returning home. Being physically strong, he recovered much faster than the average person and was soon discharged. However, due to this serious injury, his physical functions could never fully recover to their previous state; being able to live a normal life would be a blessing.
He received a one-time subsidy and demobilization pay totaling 380,000 yuan. In addition, the government funded the purchase of a house of over 100 square meters for him in Kangping District, Yueshan City. For an ordinary family, this is indeed a considerable sum.
Years of living in his hometown had instilled in Chen Hanzhe a deep-seated disinterest in anything else. He was content with his current situation, made no demands, and simply returned to his hometown to live a normal life. He had only been back for less than a week; his family still lived in the countryside, and he himself had just moved into a new house and had not yet found a job.
Chen Hanzhe knew that Xu Zhengyang was not a person who liked to be too particular, but rather preferred to be casual. So after ordering a few dishes at the restaurant, he bought some things and set up a table at home.
They ate and drank, and naturally chatted and reminisced.
Upon learning that Chen Hanzhe was looking for a job, Xu Zhengyang smiled and said, "Don't bother looking. You can choose from Ronghua Group's real estate, beverage, and foreign trade businesses, as well as Jinghui Logistics. Come work for me."
"Brother Yang, to be honest... I really don't know what I'm capable of doing." Chen Hanzhe declined with a wry smile.
That makes sense. It's not that he lacks ability; on the contrary, he possesses skills that most people don't have. But what use are those skills in ordinary society? Become a private bodyguard? His physical condition isn't up to it. Become a driver, that's possible, but he can't adapt to daily social interactions anytime soon. And if all else fails, he can't exactly resort to theft, can he?
"Don't refuse. Mid-Autumn Festival is coming soon. Come find me after the festival, and you can choose a job that suits you then." Xu Zhengyang waved his hand and laughed, "Don't be unrealistic!"
"How could that be? Hehe." Chen Hanzhe didn't refuse any longer. After all, he wasn't good at polite social niceties, and besides, working with Xu Zhengyang helped him regain some of the feeling he used to have, so he didn't always feel like a fish out of water. "Thank you in advance, Brother Yang."
After staying another night in Yueshan City, Xu Zhengyang and Li Bingjie left a check for 500,000 yuan for Chen Hanzhe before departing.
According to the plan, they were to go to the capital first. The Mid-Autumn Festival was in a few days, and it was customary for the father-in-law and mother-in-law, as well as other close relatives of the Li family, to visit each other and exchange gifts. Only then would they return to Fuhe City together.
Xu Zhengyang did not consider following the doctor's advice to buy a pregnancy test in a few days to check if he was really pregnant.
He felt that waiting a few more days wouldn't make a difference; the results would come out directly at the hospital. So there was no need to be so nervous, and if she wasn't pregnant, it would only make Li Bingjie feel more upset.
If you think about it carefully, after the Mid-Autumn Festival, and a few more days, you can just find some excuse to get Li Bingjie to get a medical check-up...
Since Xu Zhengyang and Li Bingjie got engaged, Li Ruiyu and Jiang Lan, a couple who had been separated for more than ten years and whose conversations with each other were less than two slaps a year, have unknowingly and subtly come back together. Moreover, the two of them are very considerate of each other and seem to be a perfect match.
Their daughter and son-in-law had come to the capital before the Mid-Autumn Festival, and Li Ruiyu and Jiang Lan naturally hoped that the young couple could spend the festival in the capital. However, they figured that since their daughter was married, she should still go back to her hometown with Xu Zhengyang for the festival, so they wouldn't force her to do anything, nor would they dare to.
They planned to stay in Beijing for only two days. On the evening of their arrival, before dinner, the family was chatting in the living room when Li Bingjie, feeling tired and sleepy, went to her room to rest.
Jiang Lan, on the other hand, was seriously ill the day before yesterday and had to be rushed to the hospital for emergency treatment. Now she is full of energy and shows no sign of the frailty that comes with recovering from a serious illness.
Li Ruiyu said with a smile, "Zhengyang, remember to call your Uncle Ye in Jiangnan on Mid-Autumn Festival. It's a holiday, and even if you can't send gifts from so far away, you should at least send a message."
"Hmm." Xu Zhengyang nodded with a smile, then suddenly remembered Chen Chaojiang and Ye Wan, and said, "The gifts should arrive by then. Chen Chaojiang will probably be going there for the Mid-Autumn Festival this year. I'll give him a call and ask him to bring a gift with him."
"Alright."
Jiang Lan peeled an apple and handed it to Xu Zhengyang, asking with a loving expression, "Zhengyang, I heard about that from Qingling. Tell me... is Bingjie really pregnant this time?"
"Well, it's hard to say. Even the doctor isn't sure." Xu Zhengyang was a little embarrassed. After all, it was the first time his mother-in-law had asked him such a question, and he felt somewhat awkward. "Mom, don't tell Bingjie yet. I'll find a reason to take her to the hospital for a checkup in a few days..."
"What's the big deal? Hehe," Jiang Lan laughed.
Li Ruiyu's usually dignified face, even his smiles sometimes appearing somewhat affected, couldn't help but show a relieved smile. However, it wasn't appropriate for him to interrupt with such trivial family matters.
"Let's wait a little longer." Xu Zhengyang sighed, saying helplessly, "My status... whether I can have children... has not yet been approved."
Upon hearing this, Li Ruiyu and Jiang Lan were both stunned and fell silent.
Come to think of it, a deity marrying a mortal is, in legends, a violation of heavenly law. Well, don't think these two big shots would believe in legends; there's no way around it, with a legend sitting right in front of you, you can't help but believe in many tales.
However, Xu Zhengyang's statement that "approval was not obtained" was indeed a way of shirking responsibility and offering comfort.
We can't let both elders be equally worried, can we?
Thus, Li Ruiyu and Jiang Lan understood Xu Zhengyang's intentions, naturally fearing that Li Bingjie's emotions would fluctuate wildly, leading to excessive disappointment.
The next day, Li Ruiqing had a private conversation with Xu Zhengyang, telling him that he should try to keep a low profile in the future, as his name was already being investigated by special departments in various countries.
Xu Zhengyang didn't care about this. There were some things that even if they followed him around every day, they would never know.
As for the things they can find out, they can basically be made public and are harmless to humans and animals.
Of course. If they really dared to follow Xu Zhengyang and monitor his life every day, making Xu Zhengyang feel that there might be someone listening under his bed at night, then they would be in trouble.
That evening, Xu Zhengyang and his group picked up Xu Rouyue from the Capital Airport and then drove back to Fuhe City together.
During the journey, Xu Zhengyang did not forget to call Chen Chaojiang to ask if he would be going to Jiangjing City to deliver mooncakes this Mid-Autumn Festival.
Chen Chaojiang replied that he would go a day in advance, supposedly because Ye Rongchen personally approved the engagement and set the tone for it, intending for Ye Wan and Chen Chaojiang to get engaged.
"Great! It would be wonderful if we could get married this year, haha." Xu Zhengyang said cheerfully, "Remember to say hello to Bingjie and me when you go, and oh, and buy us a gift for us!"
"Okay." Chen Chaojiang replied readily.
People are in high spirits when they have good things to do. Even Chen Chaojiang, who is usually cold and aloof and whose expression is not warm at all, is now being told by Ye Wan that his face seems to be blooming with joy, and he always has a slight smile on his face.
The Mid-Autumn Festival is just around the corner.
However, there's no need to describe in detail what festivals Xu Zhengyang's family celebrates these days; they are so happy that it makes people envious, harmonious and beautiful, and everything goes smoothly.
On the third day after the Mid-Autumn Festival, Xu Zhengyang arranged for Zhu Jun to take Xu Rouyue to Beijing. After all, she had studies to attend and needed to go back to school as soon as possible. Moreover, her best friend Ouyang Ying, who had not returned to China, was calling her several times a day, urging Xu Rouyue to go back and be with her.
Xu Zhengyang, on the other hand, was in no mood to do anything else. He appeared calm on the surface, but inside he was anxiously waiting for the time the doctor had told him to arrive so he could quickly go and examine Li Bingjie.
Do not despise Xu Zhengyang for having romantic feelings for his children despite being a god.
Being a god isn't easy!
That evening, after dinner, Xu Zhengyang and his father sat in the living room watching TV and chatting. The nanny, Xiao Zhou, and Yuan Suqin cleared the table and went to the kitchen to wash up, while Li Bingjie, feeling sleepy early, went to her room to rest.
Before the evening news had even finished, Yuan Suqin rushed into the house with a mixture of surprise and worry, calling out repeatedly, "Zhengyang, Zhengyang, hurry over and check on Bingjie! Bingjie felt nauseous and threw up..."
Xu Zhengyang jumped up and hurriedly walked outside.
Yuan Suqin turned to follow him out, but Xu Neng, sitting on the sofa, said, "This meal doesn't seem quite right. Is it not very clean? Go and call the doctor to come and check it out."
"Are you stupid? Why even call a doctor to come and take a look!" Yuan Suqin said, both angry and amused. "We need to get to the city right away! I think Bingjie's vomiting this time is almost certainly real..."
"What's true?" Xu Neng frowned, puzzled.
"Stubborn!" Yuan Suqin muttered, then ignored her husband and hurriedly walked out.
Xu Neng sat there for a long while, looking puzzled, before suddenly realizing... He quickly stood up and walked to the door. Then he stopped, turned back, and realized that no matter how agitated a father-in-law was, he couldn't get involved in this matter. So Xu Neng paced anxiously back and forth in the room like an ant on a hot pan.
A short while later, Yuan Suqin ran back, put on a coat, and said as she hurried out, "You stay at home, I'll go to the city with them."
"Yes, yes." Xu Neng nodded quickly.
Unable to calm himself down, Xu Neng chased after his wife into the yard and shouted at her, who had already run to the gate, "Call me right away if you have any news!"
"Okay, I know!"
Xu Neng lit a cigarette, took a few deep drags, turned and went back into the house, muttering a prayer: "Zhengyang, protect me, Zhengyang, protect me..."
Volume Six, Chapter 307: This World Needs Gods
Li Bingjie is indeed pregnant!
This news made Xu Zhengyang ecstatic. He almost couldn't resist staging a dramatic bird-like dance in the hospital corridor.
Who knows, we might end up with a modern-day Erlang Shen… Oh, no, that's not right. Erlang Shen's mother is a deity, and his father is a mortal; there's a difference. What nonsense is this? Xu Zhengyang's heart pounded with wild excitement as he followed his mother and wife, saying nothing in particular.
Yuan Suqin smiled brightly, carefully holding her daughter-in-law's arm, as if afraid that her daughter-in-law might bump into something.
On her way home, Yuan Suqin couldn't resist calling her mother-in-law to immediately share the wonderful news. It's quite funny, considering they are from completely different worlds, with vastly different living environments and personalities, yet they can still call each other regularly to catch up and chat.
In his excitement, Xu Zhengyang even used his X-ray vision, which was rare for him, to see what the so-called fetus looked like and whether it was a boy or a girl.
Unfortunately... just like the ultrasound report the doctor gave them, they couldn't see anything at all.
The doctor also told them that at this point, all they could confirm was that she was pregnant, so they advised them to come to the hospital for regular checkups.
Li Bingjie, blushing like a shy little girl, was secretly overjoyed. She had always worried about not being able to conceive. It would be such a shame if she couldn't have a child with Xu Zhengyang. Now, being so carefully pampered by her mother-in-law, Li Bingjie's shyness and happiness grew even stronger.
That evening, after returning home, Yuan Suqin rushed to Liu Bin's house to buy one of their old hens. Upon hearing that Xu Zhengyang's wife was pregnant, Liu Bin's mother exclaimed, "Why buy anything else? Just grab two!" Without a word, Yuan Suqin grabbed two hens, tossed down five hundred yuan, and happily went home to make soup for her wife.
Xu Zhengyang was in a great mood. He had originally planned to invite his friends over for a drink to cheer himself up, but after sitting down on the sofa with his wife, his mind quickly calmed down. There was really no need to show off like that. Apart from Chen Chaojiang and Zhong Zhijun, all of his buddies had children.
Sigh, it's all because of his status as a god. Otherwise, why would he be so agitated?
After Li Bingjie became pregnant, Jiang Lan couldn't stay in Beijing any longer. She immediately handed over some company matters and rushed to Shuanghe Village the next day, buying a whole bunch of nutritional supplements and tonics.