Shocking! My Rugged Husband is the Hidden Tycoon in the 70s Novel-Chapter 211: A Man’s Unfulfilled Ambition

Early the next morning, after Jiang Xingye washed up, he came over. Their eyes met, and their cheeks heated up, naturally reminded of last night’s passionate encounter, both shy yet longing.

In her previous life, Xu Qinghuan’s age was greater than Jiang Xingye’s current age, but she had never dated a boy before, never even held someone’s hand. Not even in her dreams would such a thing as yesterday have happened.

But men are truly gifted in this area. It was Jiang Xingye’s first time too; initially, he was quite nervous. When kissing, his hands ventured in cautiously. After testing that never-before-touched territory, he became instantly proficient, his restraint turned wild.

His gaze lingered for a moment on Xu Qinghuan’s chest before quickly withdrawing, but Xu Qinghuan still caught it. She glared at him, her face flushed with anger, and saw that his ears were red all the way to his neck.

"Look again, and I’ll hit you!" Xu Qinghuan waved her small, fair fist, but couldn’t really bring herself to hit him.

Jiang Xingye grabbed her wrist and pulled her into his arms. Seeing her high lotus leaf collar, he thought of his mischief yesterday. His eyes darkened, and he pinched her chin, then kissed her fiercely.

Only when the footsteps of the driver outside were heard did he let her go.

The two took a moment to gather themselves, then followed the driver to the Army General Hospital canteen for breakfast. Xu Qinghuan went to check on Huo Zui’s recovery, while Jiang Xingye continued his market research outside as usual.

The Army General Hospital took an X-ray of Huo Zui’s knee. Upon seeing the X-ray, all the doctors except Xu Qinghuan couldn’t believe their eyes. Overnight, the bone’s recovery was visible to the naked eye.

This X-ray and the one taken before the surgery didn’t even look like the same injury.

"Doctor Xu, is this the effect after you used the adhesive and the medication to promote bone growth and development?" Shao Lizhong asked.

Xu Qinghuan nodded, unconcerned, and said, "The situation looks pretty good. It also relates to the patient’s constitution; his recovery is better than average."

Huo Zui leaned against the pillow, looking at the calm girl who was unfazed even in the face of disaster. Complex emotions entangled in his heart.

He wanted to say a few words to her; the feeling was urgent.

"How long until my leg fully recovers?" Huo Zui asked.

Xu Qinghuan handed him another pill directly, "Take it!"

Huo Zui was much better than yesterday, took it directly into his mouth. The pill slid into his throat, a warm and cool sensation found its way from the esophagus to the stomach and spread throughout his body. The knee and calf, which had just eased, felt like a thousand ants crawling in, itchy and slightly painful.

Suddenly, Huo Zui was a bit speechless.

This morning, the feeling had just improved, now he had to go through it again.

Though his will was strong, the repeated torment made it hard to find peace.

Xu Qinghuan observed his demeanor, "Don’t you want to recover sooner? Can’t handle a little pain? Normal bone growth recovery usually takes three months to a hundred days, complete recovery normally takes six to eight months.

This pill can help shorten the cycle, you can remove the cast and walk in about a month, full recovery to peak condition will take about two to three months."

The room was silent, everyone was too shocked to say anything.

Until a sobbing sound was heard, Xu Qinghuan looked up and saw a middle-aged woman in military uniform crying at the door, her eyes resembling Huo Zui’s.

Looking at her age, Xu Qinghuan roughly guessed who’d arrived.

"Mom, why are you crying?" Huo Zui was both heartbroken for his mom and somewhat embarrassed.

Xu Qinghuan nodded to the woman, planning to leave space for the patient and his family, reminding, "Try not to move the leg; although recovery is good, it’s far from being able to move."

Huo Zui patted the cast on his leg, upset, "It’s not as if I could move anyway!"

He scratched his leg through the cast, showing how uncomfortable it was.

Just as Xu Qinghuan was about to leave, the woman stopped her, "You’re Little Xu, right? I’m Huo Zui’s mother, my surname is Shen. You can call me Aunt Shen."

Ever since her son’s leg was injured, her health hadn’t been good. She wasn’t allowed to come for yesterday’s surgery by the family.

The surgery went well, Huo Zhenqing told her about Xu Qinghuan’s situation. She wanted to see the child, thank her. She had been searching all night for evidence in the house.

Regrettably, she hadn’t found it.

She dared not ask about her son’s leg; even knowing the surgery was successful, understanding the severity of the initial trauma, she couldn’t hope for it to return to the way it was.

But hearing Xu Qinghuan personally say it, Shen Xiuqin couldn’t help but cry.

It wasn’t quite tears of joy, but rather the overwhelming hardness of suppressed emotions finally relieved. The heavy stone pressing down had been moved, bringing a sense of rebirth.

"Aunt Shen, hello!" Xu Qinghuan greeted politely, though she had much experience dealing with patients’ families, she was still moved by their anxiety, despair and joy.

"You said A-Zui’s leg could be as it was before? He could stay in the military?" Shen Xiuqin asked nervously.

"Yes, otherwise what I’m doing would be meaningless," Xu Qinghuan replied sincerely.

Huo Zui pursed his lips, saying, "I might be a bit greedy; don’t feel pressured. I want to stay in the military, I want to go to the frontline."

If he could return to walking without limping, he could remain in the military, but if his fighting capacity decreased, he would have to go to logistics. He didn’t want a logistics role.

A man without ambition is merely disgraced with an eight-foot-tall stature.

Xu Qinghuan didn’t bother saying more, uttering more means nothing until then, no one would believe, saying "Whether you can go to the battlefield, you’ll know once you’re recovered!"

After speaking, she confidently walked out. Shen Xiuqin thought her son had offended someone, glared at him, then hurried after, "Little Xu, wait a moment."

"Aunt Shen, is there something else?"

"Child, I’ve never properly thanked you, I’ve been thinking, when you have time, I want to invite you and your little friend over for a meal at our place."

Shen Xiuqin looked expectantly at Xu Qinghuan’s expression, feeling regret that such an excellent girl unfortunately had a fiancé; otherwise, she would choose any of her three sons for her as a daughter-in-law!

Seeing Shao Lizhong approaching, Xu Qinghuan had a plan, smiled, "Aunt Shen, perhaps in a few days, these days I need to find some herbs to make pills for Huo Camp Commander, today I gave him the last pill."

Xu Qinghuan had given Huo Zui two pills, but she didn’t rely on anyone else.

Shao Lizhong paused, looked over at Xu Qinghuan, "Doctor Xu, whatever medicinal materials you need, you can give us a list, we’ll provide anything you need."

That’s exactly what Xu Qinghuan wanted to hear; she needed many medicinal materials!

She knew the organization would be interested in her concoctions; she was waiting for this chance, the county hospital wanted them but couldn’t provide enough.

"Doctor Xu, can you handle it alone? We have some experienced traditional Chinese doctors here who could assist you." Shao Lizhong was very eager, wanting to oblige Xu Qinghuan at any cost.