Chapter 40: The Abdominal Blackness of Qiao Ran

  The director carefully placed the stethoscope on An Xin's chest, listening to the healthy heartbeat, strong and normal, without any other murmurs. Smiling, he nodded, "What's wrong with Dr. Zhang Hui? From head to toe, he wanted to deceive me, the old man. Alright, everything is fine, the little girl's foundation is still good, but she's greedy, this stomach and intestines need to be taken care of, health is the capital of revolution, without it, no amount of money will do."

  "Yes, thank you, old man. I'm not good at this, my mouth can't be controlled, I'll pay attention next time, having an appendectomy is okay, but if it gets to the point where they have to operate on other places, I really won't be able to take it." An nodded reassuringly.

  Qiao Ran remained expressionless as he watched Lao Tou help An Xin with her examination last night, then gestured for him to go out together.

  "Alas, alas, alas, I'm not as fast as you, old man that I am. At my age, I can barely move, slow down a bit, I still have to live for two more years to hug my great-grandchild." The director kept up with Qiao Ran's pace with a spry gait, and was actually not as frail as he claimed, still muttering to himself, the nurse who had just finished checking the rooms couldn't help but giggle at the sight.

  Qiao Ran didn't look back and quickened his pace. When he reached the office entrance, Qiao Ran stopped for a while before seeing the old man catch up to him.

  "Come on in, come on in, if you have something to say, come on in and say it. Family scandals shouldn't be spread outside."

  What a dark line! It's surprising that you still know that family shame should not be publicized. Who was it that was shouting outside just now?

  The table is clean and tidy, with many plants placed on it. Qiao Ran hadn't noticed them before, but now she let out a "tsk" sound, saying: "Grandpa, your table at home is usually cluttered, if Aunt Zhao didn't help you tidy up, I'm afraid it would be too embarrassing to receive guests."

  The Dean was originally delighted to hear this "grandfather", because this kid always pretended not to know him outside, and just now in front of his own future daughter-in-law, he still acted as if he didn't recognize him, calling him "old doctor" all the time. If it weren't for his usual good health, he would have been so angry that he spat blood. // Baidu search for the latest chapter of Zhu Ba Jie // But what followed sounded even more unpleasant to the ear. Old Master Qiao slapped the table, his whiskers twitching with anger, "You scoundrel! How dare you speak of your own grandfather like this? No respect for elders or young!"

  Qiao Yan leaned forward, patting his back to help him catch his breath. Although Old Master Qiao was advanced in age, he still had a strong presence and a robust physique. Normally, if any of the younger generation disobeyed or dared to defy him at home, he would let out a loud roar that would make them tremble with fear, and no one in the household dared to talk back to the old master. However, there was one exception - someone who had dared to challenge Old Master Qiao's authority since childhood, and that person was none other than Qiao Yan himself.

  When they were young, Qiao Ran was notorious for always inciting everyone to cause trouble. Everyone regarded him as a military strategist, and following his plans would bring about great success. At that time, the children in their courtyard were infatuated with an ancient costume drama, and the names of the officials in it were all familiar. Who was the prince, who was the minister, who was the general. Later on, they liked to use official titles to address each other, and Qiao Ran was crowned by everyone as the "First Treacherous Minister". Why? Because Qiao Ran's mind was quick-witted, just like a mobile version of Sun Tzu's 36 Stratagems. However, these tactics were not used for good purposes, hence the prefix "treacherous".

  But people always have a moment of carelessness, one year during the Spring Festival, the boys in the family were plotting to steal Qiao Lao's most treasured Qing dynasty porcelain vase from his study. Under the cover of everyone's separate activities, they successfully got their hands on the vase. However, they didn't anticipate that Qiao Lao would suddenly take an interest and want to show it off to others. Just as Little Xu was drooling over the vase, he was caught red-handed by Qiao Lao. With a loud roar from Qiao Lao, Little Xu's hands trembled and the vase rolled down the stairs with a loud rumbling sound.

  Crackling and popping, what shattered was Old Master's heart. He got angry, picked up Little Xu Fang, and slapped the little butt that only wore open-crotch pants with a loud smack. Little Xu Fang let out a sharp cry, scaring the ladies downstairs pale. Everyone rushed up in a flurry, speaking one after another to persuade and stop Old Master's hand.

  At this time, Xiao Qiao had long since slipped away. If he hadn't left yet, he would be an idiot. He looked at Xu Fang, who was being held by his grandfather, with great disdain. A real man got slapped and cried, with two streams of tears hanging from his nose. What a waste! He dared to call himself the Iron-Blooded General, what a shame! He's just a crybaby. Later, I must spread this news around and see how he'll compete with him for the campus belle in kindergarten.

  Later, the old man calmed down and after figuring out the situation clearly, he found that all these kids had a part in it... except Qiao Ran. This old man definitely didn't believe it, Qiao Ran's true nature was clear to him, secretly doing evil, thoroughly rotten. He intimidated and bribed Little Xu and other kids into not exposing Qiao Ran, so even if he wanted to find trouble with Qiao Ran, he couldn't do it.

  Qiao Ran looked at the old man who was crying with a bottle of broken glass and also gave him a white eye in secret. Buying people's hearts is the first step, do you understand, old man? You think your little lollipop can buy off Xu Fang that foodie? Humph, he has already taken over Xu Fang's desserts for a year, so he had to swallow his pride and didn't even get a drop of saliva out. Qiao Ran only slowly walked out after seeing the old man leave, thinking in her mind about how to get rid of the promise to give Xu Fang a year's worth of desserts to save money to buy grandma a pearl necklace? Grandma said she wanted to buy him a set of building models, Little Qiao Ran stroked his chin, deep in thought.

  There are countless such things, but the old man has never caught Qiao Ran's weakness. He is very worried, how his own son gave birth to a clever person? Wanting to tease his own grandson is also useless, alas, can only put excessive energy on Xu Fang that snotty kid.

  The old man rarely saw Qiao Ran being so filial, and he was delighted. His face was flushed with pleasure, and he stroked his beard, a smile playing on the corners of his mouth. He couldn't help but say, "Actually, this office isn't mine, it's that kid Xupang's. My place is too cluttered, there's no room for anyone to sit."

  Qiao Ran: *silence*

  The old man patted Qiao Ran's hand and let him sit down, starting to ponder with a thoughtful expression. He moved a nearby cactus over, and Qiao Ran looked up at it.

  "How's Xu Fang's cactus?"

  Qiao Ran knew that when the old man started to change the subject, he must have something to say. He had understood his personality since childhood and was very familiar with his eighteen tricks. He turned his head away, not paying attention to the potted cactus, and didn't respond. "Grandpa, what are some things I should avoid after surgery?"

  The old man was not worried at all. Some things are like this soup, the longer it's simmered, the thicker the flavor becomes, and the essence will only come out after a long time of simmering.

  "This was the last batch of plants Li's daughter sent over, your dad was overjoyed and specially set aside a plot in our backyard to plant them. Every day, he drags your mom around to tend to these things. I'm not really interested, in my eyes, great-grandchildren are much more important than these trifles. With my precious great-grandchild, all these flowers and plants are nothing but crap." The old man paused for a moment, then laughed loudly, "I know you wanted to come home last time to get my support, well, I'll give it to you today. But you have to fulfill your promise to me, otherwise..." The old man didn't finish his sentence.

  Qiao Ran's eyes flashed with a hint of sharpness, and his demeanor became spirited. He had always done things as he pleased, never considering the opinions of others, even if those opinions came from his own family members. But for the people he cared about, these opinions were like arrows that could cause harm, whether it was just a superficial wound or a deep injury that touched their very soul. He couldn't bear to let her suffer even the slightest harm, and on the other hand, he didn't want to waste too much time.

  Digression

  Wow, Qiao Ran was so fierce even when he was young, who would be his opponent? Sneering.

  My wife is pregnant for 40 days! Update completed!