Siheyuan: Pushing Huairu, the Prime Minister admits defeat

After dealing with Song Tianyang, Li Weijun asked Hu Dingguo for a military camp pass, and then he went to Shanghai with Ji Xiaotao with great interest to experience the customs and culture along the Huangpu River.

Along the way, we spoke in Wu dialect and rowed the boat, feeling so happy and comfortable.

This time when Li Weijun came to Shanghai to purchase internal reference films, his letter of introduction was only valid for half a month. During this half month, he could stay in Shanghai for a short period of time with his pass.

If there is any delay, the neighborhood committee and the police may forcibly round people up and force them to return to the capital.

This was unavoidable in the planned economy era. Even if a couple stayed in a hotel together, they still had to provide their household registration booklet and marriage certificate.

"Li Weijun, track and field running is so fast. When you get to Liben, you must put all your strength into competing with us and let those executioners see who is the sick man."

During the break in the cabin, Ji Xiaotao glanced at Li Weijun who was looking into the distance with his hands covering his eyebrows, and suddenly blurted out these words.

National hatred and family feuds had not been forgotten at that time, unlike in later generations when people worshipped foreign things and even made absurd remarks that the air in other countries was sweet and delicious.

Li Weijun nodded at this simple patriotic sentiment, slowly brought the grass in his hand to the surface of the river, and watched the weeds drift with the current, swirling away.

"Li Renren knows small etiquette but not great righteousness, fears power but does not cherish virtue. When you are strong, he admires and worships you and imitates you, following you step by step like a toddler. When you are weak and sick, this skinny monkey will show his ferocious fangs and eat away at you step by step. It is a despicable and pathetic existence of a small country..."

Hearing what Li Weijun said, Ji Xiaotao nodded in agreement.

After strolling around until noon, Li Weijun was planning to find a hotel to eat some special meals, but Ji Xiaotao's steps were unsteady, her eyes were dull, her face was flushed, and she gradually lost the strength to speak.

Without a thermometer, Li Weijun could only reach out and gently touch Ji Xiaotao's forehead. After comparing the temperature, he found that it was extremely hot.

It was a sweltering summer, and headaches, weakness, nausea and vomiting, fever, plague, and even dysentery were all possible symptoms.

These days, people who live along the river don't have a complete drainage system. The first thing every household does when they get up in the morning is to empty last night's spittoons and urinals into the Huangpu River.

If this continues, plague and dysentery will easily breed among humans and animals in the Huangpu River residential area due to the water they share.

Unfortunately, there are no specific medicines for plague and dysentery these days. Once they spread on a large scale, the adverse effects they cause will be immeasurable.

Looking at Ji Xiaotao's tightly furrowed brows, Li Weijun was undecided for a moment.

All we could do was to quickly ask the boatman to dock, anchor, and then run as fast as we could.

Fortunately, they were already close to the military district. Li Weijun carried Ji Xiaotao in his arms as if she were nothing, and rushed all the way, quickly and promptly sending Ji Xiaotao to the military hospital.

Because of Hu Dingguo's pass, he had a smooth journey and even received priority treatment when registering for a doctor.

After the doctor in white coat's questioning and treatment, it was fortunately just a false alarm, just a simple fever and typhoid fever. After hanging some saline solution and taking some anti-inflammatory drugs, he would be able to return to normal after a few days of rest.

After ruling out the symptoms as not caused by plague and dysentery, Li Weijun breathed a sigh of relief. After helping Ji Xiaotao settle down, he stayed with her for a while before leaving the hospital.

When I arrived at Hu Dingguo's office, I saw this highly respected old leader reviewing some documents with a worried look on his face.

When he saw Li Weijun coming, he thought he had encountered some difficulties, and asked with concern: "Weijun, didn't Xiaotao accompany you to collect folk songs? Why are you back so early? Where is Xiaotao?"

"Oh, old leader, Ji Xiaotao was not feeling well while on the ship. I have properly placed her in the hospital. There is no major problem."

After briefly talking about Ji Xiaotao's hospitalization, Li Weijun wanted Hu Dingguo to finalize his return to the capital as soon as possible.

Upon learning that Ji Xiaotao was ill and hospitalized, Hu Dingguo was stunned at first. The Chief of Staff Ji Guochun beside him was even more nervous. He stepped forward and asked anxiously, "Wei Jun, is it a big problem that you are ill and hospitalized?"

After learning that it was just a simple cold and fever, Ji Guochun breathed a sigh of relief, and then comforted him with a relaxed tone: "Wei Jun, young people are too impetuous. It is not a good habit to sit on a cold bench. Why are you in such a hurry? You have just been in Shanghai for a few days. You can treat these days as sightseeing, relax, see the world, and see if Shanghai is different from Beijing."

Li Weijun didn't know the relationship between Ji Guochun and Ji Xiaotao yet. He just saw the vigorous leader in front of him, and the medal on his shoulder was unexpectedly conspicuous.

When questioned by a person of this level, Li Weijun couldn't say that he was useless and just wanted Qin Huairu.

I had to control my temper and said with a little homesickness: "Old Chief, although Shanghai is nice, it is not my place to stay. I have no roots here, and I always feel uneasy all day long. In addition, the tasks assigned to us in the steel mill have not been completed. You also know that workers have to be disciplined and obedient. We can't forget our responsibilities just because we are greedy for pleasure, right?"

Li Weijun's answer was neither humble nor arrogant, expressing his homesickness but also his sense of responsibility and mission. For a moment, Ji Guochun, a strategist who had fought on the battlefield and made plans, was speechless.

He could only quietly poke Hu Dingguo without making any noise, coughed a few times, and then slowly sat down with his enamel teacup.

Hu Dingguo, who had received the hint, was not so impatient and changed the subject, saying calmly: "Wei Jun, as the saying goes, men should get married when they are old enough, and women should get married when they are old enough. After the Liben World Games, you will be a big star. By then, I don't know how many confidantes will be thinking about you in their dreams."

Li Weijun knew that this was a joke and shook his head. "Old leader, the organization requires us to be monogamous, so we must strictly abide by this. Even an Olympic champion cannot set a precedent and break this rule. Don't worry, I will keep myself clean and not bring shame to the organization."

Seeing that Li Weijun's answer was flawless, Hu Dingguo nodded with satisfaction. As soon as he sat down, Ji Guochun quietly kicked Hu Dingguo's stool again.

Under Li Weijun's surprised gaze, Hu Dingguo coughed and pretended to suddenly remember something and said, "By the way, Weijun, I've been so busy with track and field races these days that I almost forgot to ask you something. What do you think of Xiaotao?"