Chapter 277: Chapter 277: Second Uncle Dong Remarries
Xiao Lv was so stunned and agitated that he started barking before he could even speak. Still, he desperately wanted to know if Gu Jiaojiao was bluffing.
He couldn’t bring himself to believe that the idol he’d always worshipped, Sixth Uncle Xiao Yue of the Xiao Family, could possibly know Gu Jiaojiao.
"My Sixth Uncle Xiao... WOOF WOOF... has always been in the military... WOOF WOOF..."
"My grand-nephew Xiao Yue certainly doesn’t go ’woof woof’~ Are you saying you don’t believe he’s my grand-nephew?"
As she drove, Gu Jiaojiao rattled off a detailed description of Xiao Yue’s appearance, and for good measure, she also described Patriarch Xiao’s special assistant.
She had also met Patriarch Xiao—he was her sworn brother—but Gu Jiaojiao didn’t mention it, afraid she might frighten Xiao Lv.
Besides, she was looking for something to talk about to avoid listening to them bark nonstop every time they opened their mouths.
The more Xiao Lv listened, the more astounded he became. Although his was only a branch of the Xiao Family, outstanding disciples were chosen each year to attend the family’s annual banquet in the Imperial City.
He wasn’t a true dandy; the Xiao Family didn’t permit its descendants to be ignorant and unskilled.
In reality, Xiao Lv was secretly diligent and studious. He only hung out with other dandies for two reasons. First, he was genuinely in love with Wen Qing.
Second, the Xiao Family had a habit of being low-key. They acted nonchalant on the surface, but they actually preferred to hide their true talents.
The other two guys in the car saw Xiao Lv listening with rapt attention, a look of admiration appearing on his face from time to time.
They didn’t dare make a sound. They didn’t know Patriarch Xiao, let alone Xiao Yue, but they knew that the Xiao Family was a force to be reckoned with in the Imperial City.
With Gu Jiaojiao’s clear and pleasant voice filling the car, time flew by, and soon they arrived at Qingcheng First People’s Hospital.
Xiao Li parked the car, opened the door, and got out to register them. The other underling went to get money from the dandies to cover registration and medical expenses.
They weren’t trying to suck up to the dandies; they just didn’t want to trouble their Lady Jiao.
The dandies could see what the two thugs were thinking, as it was written all over their faces.
On Gu Jiaojiao’s orders, Xiao Li took the dandies’ money, got them registered, and sent them off for a full round of tests before having them admitted for observation.
Then, their families were notified to send people to care for them. Once Gu Jiaojiao and Xiao Li had taken care of everything, she prepared to leave in Xiao Lv’s car.
Before she left, she told him to come back to the site to pick up his car once his "mad dog disease" was cured, and to bring payment for her and her two underlings.
If Xiao Lv wasn’t happy about paying the fee himself, he could get the dozen or so others who’d contracted "mad dog disease" to chip in.
Of course, they could also go to the Wen family together and demand compensation from Wen Qing for medical expenses, emotional distress, lost wages, and so on.
From the moment Xiao Lv realized Gu Jiaojiao might actually know Xiao Yue, he agreed to whatever she said without a single word of protest.
When his grandfather arrived at the hospital, he immediately relayed every single word Gu Jiaojiao had said.
Xiao Lv’s grandfather was a cousin of Xiao Yue’s father and was ranked eleventh in his generation. The younger members of the Xiao Family called him Grandpa Xiao Shiyi.
Grandpa Xiao Shiyi doted on his grandson Xiao Lv the most. When he learned his grandson had contracted "mad dog disease" because of Wen Qing, he was furious.
Anger was only natural, but what he feared most was that the "mad dog disease" was incurable. If the grandson he had spent a fortune grooming was ruined...
Grandpa Xiao Shiyi’s fury was about to boil over, but a man who had held his ground in Qing City for decades wasn’t someone who only knew how to fly into a rage.
He pieced together the sequence of events and decided to immediately call the Xiao Family in the Imperial City to speak with the Patriarch.
They wouldn’t call the Patriarch unless it was a last resort. After being transferred several times, the call finally reached him.
"Elder Cousin, my good-for-nothing grandson, Lv’er, went to the suburbs to fight over a girl. Before he even threw a punch, an eighteen-year-old girl kicked him and gave him ’mad dog disease’!"
"Lv’er isn’t an impulsive person. It’s no big deal for a young man to be willing to fight for the girl he fancies, but to be given ’mad dog disease’ with a single kick... that’s unheard of."
Patriarch Xiao’s authoritative voice traveled through the phone line into Grandpa Xiao Shiyi’s ear, making his very soul tremble despite the distance.
"It’s true, Elder Cousin! I didn’t believe it either, but the girl claimed Xiao Yue is her grand-nephew, so I thought I should call you..."
The moment he heard "grand-nephew," Patriarch Xiao cut Xiao Shiyi off.
"Haha... She is indeed my sworn sister, and she is indeed the one who gave Lv’er ’mad dog disease.’ Ah, Shiyi, don’t worry and don’t make a big deal out of this. Just tell me what happened from the beginning."
Hearing his elder cousin’s words, Xiao Shiyi’s heart instantly settled. He then recounted everything he knew to the Patriarch in detail.
"Shiyi, get the families of the others with ’mad dog disease’ and go to the Wen family for compensation together. Don’t say a word about my sworn sister, and don’t try to suck up to her. The fact that she told Lv’er anything at all is already a show of respect to me!"
Grandpa Xiao Shiyi hung up the phone, completely satisfied, and immediately went to reassure his grandson.
"Lv’er, your Grand-Uncle said that you don’t have ’mad dog disease.’ Your Great-Aunt is just messing with you. Rest easy now. Grandpa is going to find the other parents, and we’ll get justice for all of you."
Xiao Lv was speechless. ’So she really is my Great-Aunt!’
He’d thought there was something strange about this "mad dog disease." ’So she really was the one behind it. What an incredible girl!’
Gu Jiaojiao had no idea what was happening at the hospital. By the time she drove Xiao Li and his companion back to the site, it was nearly dark.
Everyone else had already gone home for the day. Su Shuochi and Sheng Shiwu were waiting for her at the main gate. "Jiaojiao, you’re back. Let’s go home."
"Okay. Xiao Li, go tell Gao Xiangming he doesn’t need to drive us today. I’m taking Xiao Lv’s car home and will drive myself here tomorrow morning."
"Yes, Lady Jiao. Sir Shuochi, take care." Xiao Li and the other man stood respectfully by the car to see them off.
"Jiaojiao, how did those guys suddenly come down with ’mad dog disease’?" Sheng Shiwu had been puzzling over it all afternoon.
"I used the Silver Needle Sealing Method to make them bark like dogs," Gu Jiaojiao said casually.
Since it was only Su Shuochi and Sheng Shiwu in the car, she saw no reason to hide it.
"Jiaojiao, you’re a true prodigy! To be this incredible after studying medicine for only a little over a month!" Sheng Shiwu praised her with genuine admiration.
Sheng Shiwu didn’t go into the Su family home for dinner. It was the first day since his parents’ divorce, and he needed to go home and see how things were.
He didn’t know if their cook would still be coming. If not, his father and older brother would have nothing to eat.
His father couldn’t cook, and his older brother couldn’t stand, so they were waiting for him to get home to make dinner.
Gu Jiaojiao, of course, didn’t press him to stay. If he wanted to eat at her house, he was welcome. If not, that was fine too.
"Then wait for me at the gate at 7:30 tomorrow morning. I’ll bring you breakfast."
"Okay, Su, Jiaojiao, see you tomorrow." Sheng Shiwu said before hurrying off.
Gu Jiaojiao pushed Su Shuochi over to the hand-pump well in the yard to wash their hands. The moment they entered the house, she saw Mr. Su and Su’s mother busy in the kitchen.
Gu Jiaojiao went to set the table and chairs. Just as she finished, Su Qinchun came home from her street stall.
"Sister-in-law, you’re back! I have to tell you guys, the siblings Dong Qiming and Dong Baozhu have been in a really bad mood for the past two days."
"I had to ask them several times, but they finally told me their father is getting remarried the day after tomorrow. Apparently, their future stepmother has been in love with their dad for a long time."
