He Chaoping, upon knowing that Chen Bin had just returned from Shanghai, told him to take a good rest.
As for other matters, they would talk about them on the weekend.
On Friday afternoon, Chen Bin left work early and had Cheng Zhuang drive him to the County Hospital.
After asking around, he finally found himself in front of Ding Zi's mother's hospital room.
Through the glass window on the door, Chen Bin noticed an elderly woman lying in the hospital bed, her face gaunt and lifeless.
It looked as though she must be Ding Zi's mother.
Beside the bed sat a small, thin man with graying hair, his frame frail, giving off an impression of malnutrition.
Chen Bin guessed he was most likely Ding Zi's father.
Pushing the door open, Chen Bin found that the bedridden woman appeared to be asleep.
He spoke softly to the man, "Hello, uncle, I'm the Party Secretary of Qinghe Town."
The man, realizing he was talking to his daughter's boss, instantly stood up in a flurry of urgency.
