Chapter 35 Grandma is coming
I didn't know how to explain it to her.
"Where's the money? Where's the money?"
The woman was impatient and kept urging him.
Sister Sun took out a stack of wrapped newspapers from her bag and handed it to the woman.
"How is Cai Kun now? Is he feeling better?" Sister Sun asked.
"What a bullshit! He was hitting me with a basketball just now!" The woman said angrily: "If your hospital really has a conscience, you shouldn't be so stingy... It's only such a small amount of money every month, who will use it?"
Sister Sun frowned and said, "Ms. Liu, you should be content. Your house and decoration were all done by the hospital, and now they send you money every month... If it were another private hospital, do you think it would be possible?"
The woman sneered, "Don't try to play the favor card with me. Kun Kun has become like this for your hospital. Do you think a house and 3,000 yuan a month can solve the problem? I tell you, if you still get this little money next month, I will call the reporters to thoroughly expose the shady dealings of your Aikang Hospital!"
"Okay, whatever you want." Sister Sun crossed her arms and said in a neither arrogant nor humble tone, "If you really do this, you will never get a penny in the future."
"You——" The woman gritted her teeth in anger.
Sister Sun glanced at me and said, "Why don't you leave, Zhiyong?"
I followed her feeling a little guilty, and we left side by side.
When we got outside, Sister Sun asked me why I came here?
I knew I couldn't hide it from her, so I had to confess and said I wanted to investigate Cai Kun to find out why he went crazy.
"It's normal to go crazy when working in a hospital. It's related to a person's psychological quality and ability to withstand stress." Sister Sun said lightly.
I frowned, unable to hold back, "Sister Sun, at this time, are you still treating me like a fool?"
Sister Sun looked a little unnatural, laughed dryly, and said, "Come on, I'll take you to eat something."
I didn't refuse because I just wanted to ask her something.
We chose a Jiangsu restaurant and ordered a few side dishes.
Sister Sun asked me if I wanted to drink, and I shook my head.
While waiting for the food, I asked Sister Sun, what happened just now? Why did you come to give money to Cai Kun's family?
Sister Sun smiled bitterly and told me that Cai Kun had gone crazy for unknown reasons since he left Building D. His wife often came to the hospital to cause trouble, threatened the hospital, and wanted to expose the inhumanity of Building D. She even specially found a few relatives to hang banners at the door.
The hospital had no choice but to arrange a big house for Cai Kun and his wife as compensation for fear that the matter would become a big deal.
This house used to belong to a leader of the hospital. The furniture and decoration inside were basically ready-made. Cai Kun and his wife moved in directly. The hospital also gave them 3,000 yuan as "hush money" every month.
I thought to myself, so that's how it is. No wonder Cai Kun's wife was obviously excited when I said I was from the hospital at the beginning.
"But I didn't expect that human greed is so great... The hospital has already given them so many benefits, but Cai Kun's wife still thinks the money is not enough and tries to threaten me!" Sister Sun said bitterly.
I shook my head and said, "Human life cannot be measured by money. Cai Kun's madness is not necessarily better than his death. This money is useless no matter how much money he is given. I am just curious, do the families of other deceased night watchmen receive the same treatment as Cai Kun's family?"
Sister Sun said nothing.
"It seems that Cai Kun's family is really lucky." I smiled, with a hint of sarcasm in my voice.
Sister Sun laughed dryly and said, let’s not talk about this. How is your work in Building D recently?
I said, "Not so good. That place is not peaceful every night... It's like a battlefield filled with smoke. You could die at any time."
Sister Sun burst out laughing and said, "How can it be so exaggerated?"
I said, "Is it really that exaggerated? Sister Sun, you should know it clearly."
"Zhiyong, from the tone of your voice, are you blaming me?" Sister Sun bit her lip. "At the beginning, I also advised you not to continue working in Building D, but you insisted on your own opinion and wanted to stay regardless of everything. Now you are angry and you vent it on me. Don't I feel wronged?"
I softened my voice and said, "Sister Sun, I don't blame you. It's just that Building D has been too weird these days... Do you know that I almost died?"
"What's going on?" Sister Sun became nervous when she heard that the matter was serious.
I told Sister Sun in detail about how I accidentally fell asleep in the corridor that night and then walked into the wrong room.
After hearing this, Sister Sun's face changed and she didn't speak for a long time.
"So, you still broke the taboo?"
After a while, Sister Sun stared at me and said.
I scratched my head and said, "I was thinking about something, but I didn't expect that I fell asleep in a daze—"
"Okay, be careful next time." Sister Sun interrupted me, "As for walking into 404, you are probably dreaming."
"dream?"
I was stunned, feeling that the experience that night was too real to be an illusion at all.
"Didn't you go to the monitoring room to check? At that time, you were just spinning in circles and didn't go up the stairs at all... Isn't this enough to prove that you have never been to 404?" Sister Sun said.
When I heard this, I felt that it made some sense.
After all, surveillance doesn’t lie.
But even if I had never been to 404, how could I explain the fleeting dark shadow on the stairs?
I scratched my hair and felt like my head was going to explode.
"Zhiyong, don't think too much. Just work hard in Building D and abide by the rules, and nothing will happen to you." Sister Sun patted my hands and said gently.
I nodded and said nothing more.
I asked all the questions I should have asked, but Sister Sun wouldn't tell me any truly useful information.
"By the way, I have told the hospital about installing televisions in Building D. It has been approved and should have been installed by now." Sister Sun changed the subject.
I just mentioned it casually at the time, but I didn't expect Sister Sun to really do it and succeed.
This surprised me a little, and I thanked him repeatedly.
"Zhiyong, you are a kind child. The hospital is watching your every move... The leader said that after this month, you will be made a regular employee next month." Sister Sun said with a smile.
"Really? Really?" I said with mixed joy.
"Can I still deceive you?"
This is great news!
I didn't expect my salary to double so quickly.
At this time, the waiter brought the dishes and Sister Sun invited me to eat.
Looking at her lowering her head, eating food in small bites, her still fair face, I couldn't help but wonder in my heart - who on earth is Sister Sun, and why can she make the decision about the TV with just one sentence?
Moreover, the recruitment for Building D was also decided by her.
Her "official position" in the hospital must be quite high, right?
…
After eating and drinking, Sister Sun went to pay the bill, but I gave her the money before her, saying that this meal was to celebrate my upcoming job promotion next month.
Sister Sun smiled and didn't insist.
When I returned to the hospital, I packed some food to bring to my mother and Cheng Xiaoyan.
After visiting my mother, I had the whole afternoon to rest, but I really wanted to see how the TV was installed, so I walked along the road to Building D.
When I arrived at the door, I saw a petite, thin figure squatting on the ground, staring at the sky in a daze, with a look of panic on her face.
I walked over and said with a smile: "Xiaoyan, what are you daydreaming about?"
Cheng Xiaoyan raised her head and looked at me listlessly.
Her face was pale and haggard, and her lips were trembling, perhaps because she was cold.
I was surprised and asked, "Are you okay?"
She shook her head, and in her beautiful eyes, there was an indescribable fear. She looked at me for help and said:
"Zhiyong, my grandma is coming to the hospital tonight..."
