Chapter 445: Chapter 445
Zhao Guodong didn’t move and just watched the person on the ground slowly get up while groaning. The other person kept covering their mouth; it seemed like they had hit their mouth. You could see the blood seeping from the back of their hand even with the light behind. Zhao Guodong frowned and took another step back.
He shouted loudly, "What’s wrong with you? Walking without watching where you’re going? And then bumping into people?"
Even though he saw that the other person was a woman and injured, Zhao Guodong wasn’t one to tolerate such behavior.
Gao Xique could bear the pain all over her body, but her mouth felt like it was cut by a knife, so painful she didn’t dare move, nor could she speak, she could only cry continuously. Zhao Guodong glanced at her and then turned away. Gao Xique was left with a big wound but her attempt to encounter someone had failed. She suffered such a major loss, could only watch him leave angrily, but didn’t dare stop him.
At Shen Bin’s wedding that day, he seemed like such a dashing person. Now, being yelled at , she was scared stiff, and those thoughts she had quickly dissipated, especially with that glare that seemed as if he wanted to eat people.
When Gao Xique returned to the bungalow, and Mrs. Shen saw her swollen and cut mouth, she asked, "What happened? Did someone hit you?"
Shen’s father lifted his head to take a look, then lay back down.
At the end of the kang bed, silently sat Shen Chun.
Gao Xique had rinsed with water at the hospital; the bleeding had stopped, but the lip was flipped out with a long cut, swollen like a sausage. She was already unhappy in her heart and didn’t respond to her aunt’s concern, she just lay down on the kang bed. Mrs. Shen looked at this family and couldn’t help but sigh, each one more troubling than the last.
Originally, when Shen Chun returned, he was scolded by Shen’s father. Fortunately, Shen’s father thought he had to take his daughter to the compound to have the Li Family arrange a job for her, so he didn’t use his hands. The whole family was relying on the money Shen Bin had earned before and on Gao Xique’s wage to live, facing financial difficulties. With Shen Chun returning to work now, the family wouldn’t be in such a dire situation anymore.
That evening Mrs. Shen cooked porridge. Only Shen’s father drank a bit with the porridge; Mrs. Shen drank a bowl; the other two didn’t eat. The following early morning, the four members of the Shen Family went to the hospital again. Many people came to see Shen Bin that day, with many bringing things. Shen’s father’s eyes were glued to the items, calculating how to take them. Since there were visitors, Ye Zhenfen didn’t say much, and it was hard for her to shoo the Shen Family away, but once the visitors left, she immediately offered for the Shen Family to take all the items back with them.
"We don’t lack these at home, and older folks can’t digest them well anyway; canned goods, candies, fruits, cookies—take them all back." Ye Zhenfen didn’t care about those little things, she just wanted them gone quickly.
Shen’s father was all smiles, "Then in-law, we’ll take them back. My Chun’er has returned, can you take a look at arranging her work?"
"The assistant is at the door; have them take her directly for the arrangement." Ye Zhenfen forced herself to hold back the disgust in her eyes.
Once things were settled, Shen’s father called out to Mrs. Shen to take the items. With Gao Xique’s help, the three of them made four trips to move everything, and the reluctant Shen Chun, waiting outside the hospital, was finally scolded by Shen’s father into finding the assistant for the work arrangement.
In the hospital room, once the Shen Family left, Ye Zhenfen heaved a sigh of relief, "These worldly possessions don’t matter to me; let them take whatever they want. What worries me is if one day I’m not around, how will Lingzi handle them? With just your two meager salaries, wouldn’t she starve?"
Li Houguo said, "Alright, they’ve taken the stuff, don’t harp on about this in front of the child."
Li Houguo, not wanting his wife to worry, changed the topic, "I know you can’t sit still; instead of you sneaking off, how about we send you to the train? Your mom bought the tickets; your company has been informed. After returning, rest well for a few days, and only go back to work once the wound is healed enough."
The stiff, expressionless face of Shen Bin finally showed some relief at these words. Seeing this, Ye Zhenfen shook her head and continued, "There is something else I need to tell you. Yesterday, Lingzi called and said she’s pregnant, nearly four months now. She didn’t know herself until her belly showed and was noticed by someone else. If not, would I have let you go home? I’m worried she might not take care of herself. Imagine, it’s been four months, and she only realized it when someone else told her—how can that be?"
Thinking about soon holding a grandson, Ye Zhenfen couldn’t help but be happy. "I say, Old Li, why not transfer the kids back? Think about it: Ye Ling, with such a big belly, being all alone over there—she’s still a child herself and hasn’t taken care of a child before; I’m really worried."
"No need to worry; calculate her due date, let her return home for maternity leave, and I bet you’ll complain about having to care for her all day once she’s back." Although Li Houguo’s face didn’t show it, his tone revealed his happiness.
Ye Zhenfen smiled, "I won’t complain; the busier the house, the better."
Shen Bin, who had been neglected, listened to his parents and confirmed what he heard earlier wasn’t a dream. That meant when he left for training, his wife was already pregnant? Yet now her belly was big, and he hadn’t been by her side for a single day. Guilt immediately filled Shen Bin’s heart.
However, he soon acted on it, pulling away the quilt to get out of bed, "I’ll leave now."
"You silly kid, wait until there’s a ride. There’s one this afternoon; finish your medicine this morning," Ye Zhenfen, seeing her son so anxious, felt both pleased and annoyed and pushed him back, "Now you know to worry? Take good care of Lingzi from now on; she’s naive, and you’re older, yet still not mature? Besides, you met her before leaving—how didn’t you notice? Your care for Lingzi is truly lacking." Google seaʀᴄh novel·fire·net
Shen Bin allowed his mother to push him back onto the bed, obediently listening to her reproaches without retorting. Seeing this, Ye Zhenfen was satisfied, "Luckily, Lingzi is good-natured and doesn’t hold grudges. She called the company, couldn’t find you, then called home. I told her you had gone out for work, and she wasn’t mad. But we can’t lie to others, so your father and my decision is for you to go back. A sleeper berth won’t be too tiring. Explain things properly to Lingzi once you’re home, alright? Don’t take advantage of her easygoing nature and do whatever you fancy without discussing it."
"Mom, I got it. Could you see what I can take for Lingzi to supplement her health? She looked thinner when I returned from training." Shen Bin rare showed signs of flustered behavior.