Chapter 4132: Visiting Cao Yuanhao

Sun Xiaoqin's words left Su Xinghui not knowing whether to laugh or cry; he had now become the kindest person to Cao Yuanhao. However, he also knew that the world was fickle, and now that Cao Yuanhao had become like this, it was perfectly normal for others not to visit him.

He kindly comforted Sun Xiaoqin, saying that Cao Yuanhao would definitely get better, and once he recovered, he should return to his post quickly.

Sun Xiaoqin rambled on the whole way. Now that their family was in this state, she had finally encountered someone willing to listen to her, and she could talk for a whole day, just like Xianglin's Wife.

She said her life was bitter, that she managed the household and supported Old Cao's work, never expecting that Old Cao would work himself into an illness and contract such a condition...

Su Xinghui was also extremely annoyed, but since he had come to visit Cao Yuanhao, he could only endure the impatience, nodding with a smile the whole time to show he was listening to Sun Xiaoqin.

Finally, the car arrived at the psychiatric inpatient department of the Provincial People's Hospital. After registering, Sun Xiaoqin went in with Su Xinghui and the others. It was a large courtyard. On the outside, it didn't look as gloomy and terrifying as psychiatric hospitals in movies and TV shows, but the buildings were quite dilapidated. There were many trees in the courtyard, and the walls were especially high, with iron gates locked tight, so it still looked different from an ordinary hospital.

A nurse led them to the entrance of the inpatient building and had the nurse inside open the door for them to enter. They could only stay outside another iron gate; inside that iron gate were the psychiatric patients.

After checking their identification, the nurse had them wait in a reception room while she went to call the patient they were visiting. They waited for a while before seeing two male nurses bring Cao Yuanhao out and into the reception room.

Originally, these two male nurses were supposed to guard the patient on the side, but Sun Xiaoqin said they wanted to meet with the patient alone and asked the male nurses not to guard them. The two male nurses hesitated slightly before agreeing; this was also because Cao Yuanhao was not the type of patient with strong aggressive tendencies, and Sun Xiaoqin was his wife.

Cao Yuanhao originally had a blank expression on his face, but as soon as the two male nurses left, he immediately stepped forward, grabbed Sun Xiaoqin's hand, and said like a child seeing his mother, "Take me out, take me out! I don't want to live here anymore. I'll definitely be obedient from now on and won't cause trouble for you!"

Sun Xiaoqin was on the verge of tears. She held Cao Yuanhao's hand and said, "Yuanhao, treat your illness well here. I'll take you out once you're better!"

Cao Yuanhao shouted, "No, I want to go back. I don't want to stay here; it's not good here!"

Su Xinghui stepped forward and said to Cao Yuanhao, "Old Cao, rest assured and treat your illness here. Once you're cured, you can return to your post!"

Cao Yuanhao seemed to see Su Xinghui only then. A look of terror suddenly appeared on his face, and he shrank behind Sun Xiaoqin, saying, "Don't come over, don't come over! I'll be obedient, I won't go out!"

Su Xinghui could only stand there. Xing Guodong stepped forward and said, "Old Cao, it's us. I'm Old Xing; we've come to visit you!"

Seeing Xing Guodong, Cao Yuanhao was no longer afraid. He walked out from behind Sun Xiaoqin and said to Xing Guodong with a flourish, "Old Xing, your work must be done thoroughly. The situation in the province is very good right now—not just 'a little good,' but 'great.' We must seize this historical opportunity to push the work of Yanbei Province forward!"

Cao Yuanhao spoke eloquently for several minutes, which left Su Xinghui, Xing Guodong, and the others stunned. Listening to the tone of Cao Yuanhao's words, he seemed to think he was the Secretary of the Yanbei Provincial Party Committee, assigning tasks to his subordinates like Xing Guodong.

However, this also fit Cao Yuanhao's personality; he had always been obsessed with being a high-ranking official. As the saying goes, "what one thinks about during the day, one dreams about at night." Now that he was insane, wasn't it just like living in a dream? Except for the subconscious fear he felt when seeing Su Xinghui, he wanted to show off his "Provincial Party Secretary" prestige when seeing others.

Seeing Cao Yuanhao like this, Sun Xiaoqin felt like crying. Cao Yuanhao had been in the hospital for several days, but his condition didn't seem to have improved at all. She said to Su Xinghui with a sobbing voice, "Mayor Su, what should we do? The organization can't just ignore us!"

Su Xinghui could only comfort Sun Xiaoqin gently, "Comrade Sun Xiaoqin, don't worry. The organization will definitely not ignore you. Let Comrade Cao Yuanhao rest assured and treat his illness here. Once he's cured, he can continue to work in the city."

Sun Xiaoqin burst into tears. As a woman, she had never experienced such things. Now that all the matters inside and outside the home had fallen onto her shoulders, she had long since lost her head.

Cao Yuanhao continued to deliver his long-winded speech as if no one else was there, expressing his "instructions" on the domestic and international situation. He actually had quite the leadership demeanor; he had once been Sun Zhenhua's secretary and had carefully studied the demeanor and speaking style of leaders, so he was able to mimic them with both form and spirit.

This appearance was originally quite funny, but in this atmosphere, Su Xinghui and Xing Guodong naturally couldn't laugh. With solemn expressions on their faces, they comforted Sun Xiaoqin.

Just then, the door to the reception room was pushed open, and two male nurses entered. They said, "Cao Yuanhao's visiting time is up."

Cao Yuanhao's state jumped out of his "great man pointing out the country" persona almost instantly. A look of terror reappeared on his face, and he jumped behind Sun Xiaoqin's broad back again, saying in a panic, "Don't, don't! Take me away quickly, they've come to catch me!"

Cao Yuanhao usually disliked Sun Xiaoqin, but she was his wife after all. When he lost his sanity, he instinctively treated Sun Xiaoqin as his protector.

However, the two male nurses wouldn't be polite to him. They walked behind Sun Xiaoqin to pull Cao Yuanhao's arms. Sun Xiaoqin shouted, "Stop!"

The two male nurses stopped in their tracks, stunned. Sun Xiaoqin said, "I'll take him into the ward. Don't pull him, and don't hit or scold him in the future. If I find out, I won't be polite to you."

Although Sun Xiaoqin didn't have much of a temper in front of Su Xinghui, she was, after all, the niece of the former Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee and current Chairman of the Provincial CPPCC. She was used to ordering people around, so when she spoke to the two male nurses like this, they didn't dare to say anything.

Sun Xiaoqin said to Cao Yuanhao, "Old Cao, be good. Treat your illness well, and we'll go home once you're better."

Cao Yuanhao cried out, "I don't want to go back to the ward, I want to go home!"