"When did that happen?"
Zhou Jinbei instinctively lied, "The month before last."
"The month before last? Did you get your period in between?"
"Yes, I did."
"Then that means you weren't pregnant. But obviously, spitting out the medicine right after taking it won't be very effective."
"If you don't want it, use protection. Don't take medicine afterwards and not take it properly. Besides, this medicine is very harmful to your body, do you think it's something good?"
Zhou Jinbei was lectured and returned to the car with the medicine, only then remembering she forgot to buy water.
Who is she to meddle so much? A pharmacist meddling in another pharmacist's private affairs?
She was nagged so much she forgot to buy water.
She thought about going back down to buy water, but her phone rang.
She looked at it, it was Jiang Sicheng.
"Why aren't you back yet? Where are you now?"
"What happened?"
"Grandpa is critically ill. I'll send you the address, come to the hospital quickly!"
The first time she met Jiang Sicheng to sign the contract, he had talked about his family.
The company that the Jiang family currently relied on for survival was founded by his grandfather when he was young.
Although he was now over 80, his mind was not very clear, he had retired long ago, and he had been living in a nursing home for a long time.
But the family still valued him greatly.
It was because he felt his health was deteriorating that he rushed Jiang Sicheng into marriage.
Now that he was critically ill, the Jiang family would surely attach great importance to it.
Zhou Jinbei dared not delay and immediately drove to the hospital.
Upon finding the floor where Jiang Sicheng was, his grandfather had miraculously pulled through.
A group of people were gathered around the hospital bed looking at him. The thin old man was leaning against the headboard, receiving oxygen.
Zhou Jinbei gently knocked on the door and stepped in, calling out "Grandpa" obediently.
As soon as the old man saw her, his eyes lit up, and he extended his aged hands.
Zhou Jinbei quickly ran over.
She sat in front of the old man while everyone else stood.
Her mother-in-law said from behind.
"You don't know how much Grandpa likes you. The first thing he did when he opened his eyes was look for you. He was very sad when you weren't here."
"He heard you went back to your parents' home alone and that Ah Cheng didn't accompany you, so he scolded him."
"Beibei, Grandpa loves you so much, you must quickly give him a great-grandchild to hold. He's been longing for a child so much he's going crazy."
The old man held Zhou Jinbei's hand, looked at her tenderly, examining her from left to right, and was extremely satisfied.
As he looked, he sighed to everyone.
"She looks like your aunt, so much like our Xiao Ya when she was young. This girl is destined to be with our family."
"Jiang Sicheng, you treat her well! If you dare to be a scoundrel, if you dare to make her sad, my old bones won't spare you!"
Jiang Sicheng casually agreed.
"How would I dare? You don't know how fierce she is. Me bullying her? I'd be grateful if she didn't bully me."
"Alright, alright, you've just been rescued, don't talk anymore. Lie down and rest. We'll go back now and have a great-grandchild for you."
Everyone was amused by him.
His mother hit him from behind.
"You wicked child, with so many people here, how can you talk like that?"
"Didn't you say Grandpa is going crazy wanting a child? I'll go back and have one for you right now!"
Jiang Sicheng smirked, "Take good care of yourself, and let Beibei visit you again tomorrow."
Saying that, he pulled Zhou Jinbei out of the ward.
Zhou Jinbei's heart pounded wildly.
She thought he had gone crazy from the pressure to have children and was actually going to take her back to have one.
Just as she was about to shake off his hand, Jiang Sicheng let go of her first.
"No, it's too annoying, we need to start the IVF immediately."
"They keep rushing me, keep rushing me, they're driving me crazy. We have to do it sooner or later, don't hesitate, let's go now."
So it was for IVF.
Thank goodness.
Jiang Sicheng drove, and they quickly arrived at the hospital they had visited before.
The same doctor received them.
Upon hearing that they had decided to proceed with IVF, he asked them to go to different rooms respectively.
Jiang Sicheng was going to enjoy himself.
Zhou Jinbei was in for a tough time; the doctor took her to get an injection.
And she would have to come back in a couple of days for a series of injections.
The needle was inserted into her abdomen. After the injection, Zhou Jinbei was in so much pain she dared not walk quickly.
Jiang Sicheng went to ask the doctor how she was doing.
The doctor told him that, avoiding her period, she would need to come for injections for the next few days, and his wife's hard days were about to begin.
Jiang Sicheng feigned sympathy for Zhou Jinbei for a moment and then took her out.
Back in the car, he said.
"I rarely get time off throughout the year. I plan to go on a trip with Brother Kai during these few days. You should go to a hotel and stay for a few days first."
"It's not a difficult task anyway, you can come by yourself in the future. Keep it confidential, don't let Mom and Dad find out."
Zhou Jinbei didn't like being with him anyway, so it was good he wasn't coming, but she couldn't show it too much.
This morning she had just been scolded by his mother for not managing him properly and indulging him too much. At this critical juncture, he had better behave himself.
"I'm newly married now, what's wrong with going on a honeymoon? Who has the right to control me?"
"Don't cause trouble. Even if you're jealous, I won't like you. Aren't you still getting injections? It wouldn't be much to bring you along."
"Alright, stop nagging, it's decided. Starting tomorrow, you go hide in a hotel for a few days, and I'll call you when I'm back."
Damn it, what is this!
Seeing his attitude, Zhou Jinbei quietly threw the medicine she had hidden in her pocket, intending to eat it secretly, out the window.
Jiang Sicheng, you don't give me any hope in life, don't blame me for being ruthless, you forced me to do this.
Jiang Nanfang was able to secure the national grid project because she reduced the budget and construction period by nearly one-third compared to her competitors.
It wasn't that it was impossible, but doing so was like pushing herself to a dead end, and the difficulty would be extremely high.
Working overtime every day, the technical department finally completed the first phase of preparatory work after a week.
Jiang Nanfang quickly dispatched Engineer Zhang, who had excellent communication and professional skills, to the construction site.
First, she had him lead the workers to purchase raw materials, erect the infrastructure according to the drawings, and prepare the basic supplies.
Jiang Nanfang urgently coordinated various electrical products here, and the project officially began!
The project was massive and time-consuming, and she knew she would encounter difficulties.
But she didn't expect the difficulties to come so quickly.
Just three days after Engineer Zhang arrived, he called back, saying the project could not proceed.
He had encountered a local bully who insisted that a road they needed to dig for the infrastructure was the old homestead of their ancestral home.
If they wanted to dig, they had to pay them compensation.
Such a major issue was beyond Engineer Zhang's authority, so Jiang Nanfang had to travel to the site.