Yu Heping was bewildered, hateful, and jealous. He said in a strange tone, "You are really lucky to know such a big shot like Mr. Huang."
Li Rui smiled and turned the tables on him. He said, "Mayor, I heard that you were injured in a car accident last week. Are you better now?"
Yu Heping's face turned ugly when he heard this. He glanced at Ji Gang, who was beside him. Naturally, he blamed him for talking about the accident.
Ji Gang understood his gaze and hurriedly explained, "I didn't say it. Mayor Jia asked about it first, and then I … I said it. He already knew about it."
Yu Heping turned his face away and didn't look at him. His face turned even uglier.
Ji Gang knew that Li Rui was still blaming him for speaking nonsense to others, and he had indeed made a certain degree of mistake in this matter. He lowered his head in shame, but his heart was filled with hatred. Li Rui, this brat, was really hateful. He actually talked about this kind of embarrassing thing in front of the boss. Wasn't it tantamount to making him look bad? He was really hateful, extremely hateful. No, he had to think of a way to get back at him. He didn't know what was wrong with him during this period. He didn't go to Shengjing Hotel to have a private meeting with Ou Yangxin. The listening device he hid in Ou Yangxin's office was also useless.
Yu Heping didn't answer Li Rui's question. He said lightly, "Don't you still have to pick up the secretary? Go quickly. If you are late, you will be scolded." After that, he walked to the stairs with a cold face.
Ji Gang and Zheng Meili hurriedly followed him. The two of them followed him closely, as if they were his left and right protectors.
Li Rui saw that Dong Jieyu was also going to send him off. He hurriedly stopped him. "President Dong, how is Mr. Huang's condition? Did he take the pills made by the old Chinese medicine doctor in the city last night? Tell me about it. If the secretary asks later, I will have something to say. "
These words were actually for Yu Heping to hear. He wanted to tell him that if he wanted to ask Dong Jieyu, he couldn't send him off.
Yu Heping acted as if she didn't hear anything and quickly disappeared down the stairs.
Dong Jieyu's calm face suddenly became very nervous. She whispered, "They all said that you were injured last night? Where are you hurt? Let me take a look. " Li Rui turned around and pointed at the back of his head. "I accidentally fell down in the valley and hit a small wound on the back of my head. But it's already been stitched up. It's not a big deal, so you don't have to worry." Dong Jieyu stared at the wound for a long time. Naturally, no matter how hard he looked, he could only see the bandage. He couldn't help but laugh, "It's so ugly." Li Rui turned around and nodded, "Yes, but there's nothing I can do. I'll just have to bear with it for a while."
Dong Jieyu got down to business: "The pills you mentioned just now, Mr. Huang has already taken them. He took one last night in the middle of the night and another one just now. I think it's two pills a day. So far, there hasn't been any effect. Mr. Huang is still lying on the bed. He's very weak and doesn't want to eat anything. Just now, after the mayor saw him, he said that he should try taking the pills for another day. If it still doesn't work, he must immediately be transferred to a big hospital in Beijing. "
Li Rui sighed. Yu Heping's words were reasonable. If it was Song Chaoyang, he would also make the same decision. After all, everyone was trying to use traditional Chinese medicine to treat Mr. Huang, but no one dared to guarantee that Mr. Huang would be cured. If traditional Chinese medicine didn't work, then Mr. Huang would have to be transferred to a big hospital in Beijing. This was also a kind of responsibility to Mr. Huang. Of course, there was also the possibility that Yu Heping wanted to avoid disaster. If Mr. Huang was seriously ill and died in Qingyang, Qingyang would have to bear the infamy. If Mr. Huang was transferred to another place, he could avoid this unexpected disaster.
Dong Jieyu said, "Do you want to go in and see Mr. Huang? After he heard that you were injured while looking for medicine for him, he wanted to see you very much. Unfortunately, you weren't in the hotel last night … "Li Rui looked down at his watch. It was still not too late. He still had about ten minutes to see Mr. Huang. Moreover, even if he was delayed for a while, the boss would know that he was asking about Mr. Huang's condition and wouldn't mind. He nodded and said," Okay, I'll go in and see him. "
Dong Jieyu turned and walked to the door of room 202. He pushed it gently and opened it. He stood aside and motioned for Li Rui to go in.
Li Rui walked into the room and saw that the living room was empty. The bedroom door was ajar. He tiptoed to the door and gently pushed it open. When he saw that Mr. Huang was still bedridden and his bodyguard was waiting on him with bloodshot eyes, he sighed in his heart and walked in. He said in a low voice, "Mr. Huang, I'm here to see you."
Both Mr. Huang and his bodyguard looked over. When they saw that it was their old friend, Li Rui, one of them smiled from the bottom of his heart while the other relaxed.
Li Rui saw the change in the bodyguard's expression and knew that he must be tired of all kinds of leaders coming to see Mr. Huang. However, he couldn't refuse them. He was probably quite depressed. He walked to the bed with a smile and held Mr. Huang's hand to feel his body temperature. He said, "Mr. Huang, I know that you want to see me to thank me, but there's no need for that. Although there's a big age gap between us, we get along very well. We're already friends despite our age difference. As your little friend, it's only right for me to do something for you when you're sick. If you're polite with me, it means that you don't treat me as a friend. Haha. "
Mr. Huang was very happy when he heard that. He sighed and said weakly, "I didn't expect that I, Huang Xinghua, would be able to make such a good friend in my old age. Haha, even if the King of Hell invited me to drink tea in the middle of the night, I wouldn't have any regrets."
Li Rui's face changed drastically. He forced a smile and said, "Mr. Huang, please don't say that. You just have to focus on recuperating. Don't think about anything else. Your body is still fine. You can live for at least another twenty years!" His heart was beating like a drum. Could it be that Mr. Huang felt that his body was no longer in control and that he was on the verge of death? Otherwise, why would he say such depressing words? If he really did as he said and traveled to the west in a few days, then it would cause a huge earthquake in Qingyang.
Mr. Huang smiled and said, "I'm just saying. You don't have to be nervous. I'll try my best to recuperate and live up to everyone's kindness. However, life is unpredictable. Life and death are uncertain. What will come will come. It's better for both of us to be optimistic. "
Li Rui was getting more and more nervous. However, he didn't dare to ask questions like "Do you feel that something is wrong?" Instead, he asked tentatively, "How do you feel now?"
Huang Xinghua said, "It's okay. The Nine Flavors Soothing Pill seems to have some effect. I can vaguely feel it."
Li Rui asked again, "I heard from that old doctor that you fell ill because you visited your former residence and thought of her when you saw the things you saw there. I wonder if there's anything that you can't let go of. Can you tell me? I'll be bold enough to enlighten you! "
The smile on Huang Xinghua's face slowly disappeared. He looked at him with emotion and said, "It seems that you're really looking out for me. Other than you, no one else has asked about this. Alright, I'll tell you about it. Sit down and listen. "
When his bodyguard heard this, he waved his hand and asked Li Rui to sit down. Li Rui didn't stand on ceremony. He directly sat beside Huang Xinghua on the bed.
Before Huang Xinghua started to talk about his worries, he started to talk about the Buddhist scriptures. "The Sutra of Buddhist Metaphors tells a story. A long time ago, a man was wandering in the wilderness and was chased by a ferocious elephant. The wanderer panicked and didn't know what to do. He happened to see an empty well. Beside the well, there was a big tree with roots that led to the bottom of the well. The wanderer quickly grabbed the roots and hid in the well. When he was halfway down, he found that there were two black and white rats on top of the tree roots. They were gnawing on the tree roots. There were four poisonous snakes sticking out their tongues on the four walls of the well, ready to bite at any time. At the bottom of the well, there was a poisonous dragon looking up with its bloody mouth.
The wanderer was afraid of the poisonous snakes and the poisonous dragon. He was also worried that the tree roots would be bitten off by the rats. At this moment, five drops of sweet honey dripped from the beehive on the tree and fell right into the wanderer's mouth. The wanderer immediately forgot his fear and worry and tasted the honey to his heart's content. As the tree shook, the scattered bees flew down to sting the wanderer. I don't know where the wildfire came from, but it burned the tree. "
Li Rui was fascinated by the story. He felt that the story was very familiar, as if he had heard it somewhere before.
Huang Xinghua continued, "The true meaning of this story is to use the unknown wilderness to describe a long life, the wanderer to describe ordinary people, the elephant to describe impermanence, the well to describe life and death, the tree roots to describe life, the two black and white rats to describe day and night, the rats gnawing on the tree roots to describe life and death, the four poisonous snakes to describe the four elements of earth, water, fire, and wind that make up the human body. The honey to describe the five desires of wealth, sex, fame, food, and sleep. The bees to describe evil thoughts, the wildfire to describe aging and illness, and the poisonous dragon to describe death. It teaches people to be alert to life, old age, sickness, and death, and not be swallowed and oppressed by the five desires of wealth, sex, fame, food, and sleep."
Li Rui nodded and said, "This story is very short, but the principle is very profound. Life is indeed like this. But what does this have to do with what you are thinking now? "
Huang Xinghua said, "I would like to understand this story as saying that ordinary people are unable to avoid the various desires and temptations of the world. For example, I was tempted by 'sex'. However, this' sex 'was not a sex, but a love affair with a woman. When I was young, my family had not moved out yet. My whole family lived in Qingyang. When I was studying in Qingyang Middle School, I was lucky enough to be a deskmate with a beautiful girl.
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