Chapter 439: Chapter 439

Ye Ling, seeing her speak like that, knew she had a clear perception, so she spoke to her candidly, "Sister-in-law, do you think Shen Chun has any issues with me? I don’t know if I’m overthinking, but I always feel she has some opinion about me."

"You feel that way?" Li Hua was quite surprised and after thinking carefully, said with some uncertainty, "I haven’t noticed that, but now that you mention it, thinking back, whenever I’m with that girl, I’ve never heard her talk about you. Usually, she’s with you all day, so she should have some stories between you two or things about the family."

But to have never mentioned you, what does that imply? It’s not about forgetting, but about outright not wanting to mention you. What does it mean when someone doesn’t want to mention another?

Thinking of these things, Li Hua’s expression changed a bit. She finally looked at Ye Ling helplessly, "Don’t think too much about it. It’s rare to have good relations with a younger sister-in-law. Take my elder sister-in-law for example: before I had kids, she said I couldn’t have children. After I did, she said I could only have daughters. My mother-in-law is also easily influenced, but it’s really your brother who couldn’t take it anymore."

Li Hua wasn’t even thirty yet, but maybe because she lived in the countryside, she looked older, like someone in their thirties. Her old-fashioned way of speaking and doing things made her seem a few years older. She only wore altered clothing. In the few months Ye Ling had been there, she had never seen her wear other clothes, but those clothes were always clean, indicating she had two sets to alternate.

Ye Ling knew that someone like Li Hua wouldn’t lie. It now seemed that Shen Chun truly repulsed her just as she repulsed Shen Chun. It’s better this way. Once they found someone, she would just wait for Shen Bin to return and send Shen Chun back.

By afternoon, a young staff member finally brought back Shen Chun, who was red-faced from the cold. The family gathered around, and Shen Chun lay on the kang shivering. Ye Ling thanked everyone for their concern and for coming to check on her. After sending the people away, she took out ginger to make ginger tea for Shen Chun, letting her drink it to sweat and sleep deeply.

Ye Ling didn’t say anything to her as if she hadn’t noticed anything. She even took a day off because of Shen Chun. In the evening, she made noodle soup. Fortunately, when Shen Chun woke up, she didn’t have a fever, nor did she cry and apologize like she usually would. Ye Ling didn’t bring up the topic. After they ate, Ye Ling told her to stay home and watch the house because she needed to go back to the company to check on the staff member.

Before leaving, Ye Ling looked at Shen Chun, who lay silently on the kang, "If you really care about your brother, don’t sneak out again. Your life is your own, but if you keep running away and something happens, you can only blame yourself."

Leaving those words behind, Ye Ling walked out of the house. Follow current novᴇls on Novᴇl_Fire(.)net

There wasn’t much of value at home, only a few boiled eggs. By the time she returned from the company, it was completely dark outside. Seeing Shen Chun lying on the kang, Ye Ling didn’t say much.

After this incident, those who moved around with Shen Chun from the family side disappeared, and Wang Ping stopped coming over. By December, Ye Ling hadn’t had her period and speculated about something. However, given the poor conditions and being on the mountain, there wasn’t much she could check. She didn’t pay extra attention. By the end of December or early January, Shen Bin and the others finally returned. Zhao Guodong came straight home with Shen Bin, eagerly asking for good food. They arrived home around noon, and Ye Ling brought out all the food she could make, including some bean sprouts and a piece of meat, and made sauerkraut dumplings. In the evening, Shen Bin and Zhao Guodong drank alcohol, while Shen Chun quietly helped on the side. With Zhao Guodong there, Shen Bin didn’t say much.

After dinner, Zhao Guodong went back to the company, and Shen Bin finally turned to Shen Chun with a stern face, "Pack up your things. Tomorrow, I’m sending you back to the city to work at the hospital."

During dinner, Ye Ling had already learned that Zhao Guodong would leave the next day. She thought Shen Bin would let Zhao Guodong take Shen Chun back, but she didn’t expect Shen Bin to take Shen Chun himself. This decision wasn’t discussed with Ye Ling beforehand, leaving her quite uncomfortable. Shen Bin had been away for almost half a year for training and now, after just one night at home, had to leave again. But thinking about Shen Chun’s habit of running away, Ye Ling didn’t say much.