"How long will it take to get back to normal?" Song Yinhua asked.

"It's highly unlikely that it can be restored to its previous state. It's already quite remarkable that this effect has been achieved through conservative drug treatment without surgery."

As soon as Song Erzhuang woke up, he said he was hungry.

Song Yinhua went to the hospital to buy some porridge and steamed buns. When she came back, she saw Li Wenxiu standing outside the ward, secretly crying.

When Li Wenxiu saw Song Yinhua arrive, she quickly wiped away her tears.

"Wenxiu, don't worry. It's good that Dad woke up. After he recovers for a while, he should be able to take care of himself. After you have the baby, Mom and I will help you. Things will only get better from now on."

Li Wenxiu nodded. "Big sister, I'm sorry. I shouldn't have listened to the fortune teller's nonsense. I didn't know that Qiuxue and my uncle were conspiring to deceive me."

Song Yinhua comforted Li Wenxiu for a few words and then brought the porridge and steamed buns into the ward.

Two weeks later, Song Erzhuang was discharged from the hospital and went home to recuperate.

A month later, Li Wenxiu gave birth to a baby boy at home.

Seeing his grandson born, Song Erzhuang was overjoyed, and his condition improved. Apart from having difficulty remembering things and being slow in his movements, he could no longer do heavy work or kill a cow with one arm. He was able to take care of himself without any problems.

Days passed by one after another.

Spring is fleeting.

Song Yinhua opened a small wonton shop in the town.

In her previous life, after Han Zhiyuan's father passed away, she opened a wonton shop in town. The business was decent enough to support her family and pay off the debts incurred by Han Zhiyuan's father when he was ill.

In this lifetime, Song Yinhua researched how to make wonton filling. She poured spiritual spring water into the meat filling in a certain proportion to make the filling. After wrapping and cooking it, the aroma of the meat filling was irresistible and made people want to keep eating it.

The store's business is getting better and better.

Every day at mealtimes, customers flock to eat wonton dumplings.

That evening, after the wonton shop closed, she led her madwoman back to the village. Just as she finished cooking dinner, she heard someone calling her.

Is Jianguo's wife home?

Song Yinhua came out of the kitchen and saw that it was the shop owner's wife. "Auntie, is there something you need?"

"Come with me to the convenience store. Your sister called looking for you. She called at noon, but hung up when she heard you were in town."

Song Yinhua quickly wiped her hands, told the black wolfhound to stay home and take care of her mentally ill mother, and hurriedly went out to the convenience store to answer the phone.

She wondered what Qiu Xue wanted to do by calling her all of a sudden.

Upon arriving at the convenience store, Song Yinhua picked up the phone, "Hello, Qiuxue..."

"Big sister, I am Caixing."

"Cai Xing?" Song Yinhua looked surprised. "Don't cry, what happened to you?"

"Big sister, I'm about to give birth. I'm scared to be here all alone. Third sister doesn't care about me. Please come quickly."

"Didn't you abort the baby in your belly a long time ago?" Song Yinhua asked softly.

“My third sister advised me to have the baby and not tell you, saying that having the baby would give me leverage to stay with Brother Da Guang.”

Song Yinhua was so angry with her that she almost died.

They're all such a handful.

Where are you now?

“I’m in the provincial capital. My third sister is dating and doesn’t come to see me. I live alone in a rented room, and nobody cares about me. I have no money and I’m heavily pregnant, so it’s hard to find a job. I haven’t eaten for two days.” Song Caixing cried as she spoke on the phone.

She was truly forced to make the call to the public phone at the Huojiabao Village store because she had no other choice.

She had specifically asked for the phone number at the small shop in Huojiabao Village before she went to the provincial capital last year, and she had memorized the number.

She knew that if something happened to her, she couldn't rely on her parents and could only turn to her eldest sister.

That night, Song Yinhua packed her luggage and let the madwoman and the black wolfhound sleep in the space.

The next day, before dawn, she took her luggage and rushed to the provincial capital by train.

Following the address given by Song Caixing, we found a remote and dilapidated house at noon. When we knocked on the door, we saw Song Caixing standing inside, heavily pregnant and covered in dirt.

"Big sister!" Song Caixing excitedly hugged Song Yinhua. "You really came! I thought you were still angry with me and had abandoned me."

As Song Caixing spoke, she began to cry in distress.

She recounted her experiences after arriving in the provincial capital.

When she first arrived in the provincial capital last year, Song Qiuxue treated her well and rented a house for her near the university.

At that time, her belly was still showing, so she found a job near the university.

At the end of the year, Song Qiuxue returned to her hometown. Her rent was due, so she had to rent a new place on her own.

To save money, she rented a remote house in this area.

Because my pregnancy was advanced, I was laid off and haven't been able to find another job since.

Song Qiuxue returned to the provincial capital this year without telling her. She went to the university in the provincial capital to look for Song Qiuxue twice, but was scolded by Song Qiuxue, who accused her of coming to the school to look for her and affecting her life.

She had already spent all the money she earned last year, and with the lease on the house about to expire and her due date approaching, Song Qiuxue was only concerned with her own romance and didn't care about her at all.

“My third sister promised to take care of me when she persuaded me to give birth, and she did so until I gave birth. But now I’m almost due, and she still won’t come to see me or let me go to her,” Song Caixing said, crying.

Song Yinhua asked, "Did Qiu Xue tell you what happened when she went home for the New Year?"

"Huh? What's wrong?" Song Caixing asked, wiping away her tears, looking puzzled.

"It's okay, how long until your due date?"

"It'll be in the next few days."

"Let me make you something to eat first. After you eat, I'll take you to the hospital. This baby is born in the hospital." Song Yinhua said as she made a bowl of noodles with vegetables and dried meat using flour, dried meat, and vegetables that she had brought from her hometown.

Song Caixing wolfed down her food, and after finishing, she followed Song Yinhua to the provincial hospital.

The medical conditions in large hospitals are much better than those in county towns and townships.

The doctor performed an ultrasound examination on Song Caixing and found that the fetus was malpositioned and too large, so a cesarean section was recommended.

Two days later, Song Yinhua signed the surgery consent form.

Song Caixing was so frightened that she started crying. She didn't know that childbirth required surgery, and her legs went weak with fear. She was helped onto a stretcher and wheeled into the operating room by the nurses.

Forty minutes later, the sound of a baby crying came from the operating room.

The nurse brought the baby out, saying, "Congratulations, it's a healthy girl, weighing seven pounds and nine ounces."

Song Yinhua took the baby from the nurse. She couldn't save Cai Xing and her daughter in her past life, but she made up for it in this one.

"Big sister, please help me find a home for this child." After Song Caixing was wheeled into the ward after her surgery, her first words were to find a home for her daughter.

"The child has already been born, why give it away?" Song Yinhua asked.

“This is a girl. Brother Da Guang said his mother prefers boys. Even if I bring a girl to Brother Da Guang’s house, his mother will not agree to let me marry Brother Da Guang for the sake of a girl.”

She desperately wanted to have a son, which would give her leverage in negotiating with Xie Daguang's mother.

"Are you really not going to keep this child?" Song Yinhua asked.

Song Caixing turned her face away, "How can I, an unmarried girl, support her? Elder sister, please help me find a good family to give her away."

"Cai Xing, do you think having a baby is a joke? What kind of irresponsible mother are you!"