The doctor advised Mrs. Sheng to stay for another night and be discharged the next day if everything was alright.

So I'll have to stay in the hospital for observation tonight.

Qi Xinxin went to night school. After Mrs. Qi came to visit, she asked her personal maid to take care of her and then went back to work.

Although she had someone to take care of her, Mrs. Sheng was still somewhat lonely.

When Sheng Yueqing came in, she saw her looking out the window all alone, embroidering something in her hands, and sighed.

"Mrs. Sheng?"

Mrs. Sheng's face lit up with joy when she saw her. "You've come?"

Despite being an elder, she smiled like a child waiting for their parents to pick them up after seeing people come to visit her.

Sheng Yueqing felt a strange soreness in her nose.

She forced a smile and asked, "Have you eaten?"

"I brought some braised pork rice with me. I bought it from the street, and it's still warm. Would you like some?"

Mrs. Sheng wasn't hungry at first, but Mrs. Qi had already brought her some nourishing soup that evening.

But now that Sheng Yueqing had come, she wanted to chat with her a little longer, so she nodded.

"Will you eat with me?"

Sheng Yueqing smiled and said, "Okay."

She had also packed two portions, which she put on a small table so the two of them could eat together.

Mrs. Sheng put some meat on her plate, saying, "You're too thin, eat more."

Sheng Yueqing laughed, "I'm not thin, I'm just not fat."

She has been eating very well since she came to Shanghai, and she has maintained a good figure. She doesn't gain much weight because she doesn't eat snacks.

Mrs. Sheng touched her face affectionately, "She only has a bit of fat on her face, and her hands look delicate, not much better than a child's."

Sheng Yueqing looked at her hands and said, "Your wrists are slender too. Maybe we're both the type who can't gain weight no matter what we eat."

Mrs. Sheng felt increasingly comfortable with her. "Where are you from?" she asked.

I heard her mention the countryside before, but I didn't know exactly where.

Sheng Yueqing, "is just a small village in Pingxia County."

“Our village is called Shengjia Village, and He Yushen is from Hejia Village.”

Actually, neither village is very big; they are only a few hundred meters apart, within walking distance.

Mrs. Sheng felt that this place sounded familiar.

I couldn't think of it for a moment.

She took out an unfinished piece of embroidery to show Sheng Yueqing, "This is a cheongsam I embroidered for my daughter, Xinxin."

"People say that as long as you keep making clothes for the child, the child will come back."

This is what her mother from her maternal family said.

Because her family had also lost a child before.

Later, I heard about a folk remedy: making clothes for the child continuously would bring the child back.

The child from the back really did come back.

They said they went out to play with a group of kids from out of town, but forgot the way home and ended up wandering further and further away.

A kind person took him away halfway there.

He didn't return until ten years later.

People said it was a problem with the clothes, so Mrs. Sheng took it to heart and made clothes for her lost daughter every year.

I've been doing this since I was a child, for over ten years now.

She gave a wry smile. "I don't even know how tall or heavy my Xinxin is now, so I just made a few pieces based on your figure."

Because she felt that her daughter Xinxin might not have enough to eat or wear while living outside, and that she might be very thin.

Seeing how thin Sheng Yueqing was, I thought of her child and wanted her to eat more.

Sheng Yueqing comforted her, "She will be found. They say that mothers and daughters are in sync. Since you believe she is still here, she will definitely be found."

Mrs. Sheng nodded and gave her a thank-you smile.

"Go back after you finish eating, otherwise it's too late and not safe."

She's a pretty girl, so she shouldn't go home too late.

Sheng Yueqing nodded, finished the braised pork rice on the table, washed up, and prepared to go back.

"Then I'll come see you again when I have time."

Or go to Qi's house to see.

Mrs. Sheng nodded. "Okay, come again when you have time. You don't need to make a special trip."

She knew she was busy.

After saying goodbye to her, Sheng Yueqing drove back to the store.

Upon entering the shop, I saw Grandma He and several others sitting together at the entrance.

As soon as he saw her return, he immediately stood up and asked, "Sheng Yueqing, where have you been?"

Sheng Yueqing rolled her eyes. "Of course I'll go work. I can't just go die, can I?"

"you."

Old Mrs. He didn't expect her to be so difficult to educate. She stretched out her hand and asked, "Where did you get the key?"

Sheng Yueqing looked at her like she was an idiot, "What key?"

"Car keys."

Sheng Yueqing understood. "You want to buy my car?"

"Sure, I bought it for two hundred yuan back then, but I had to borrow money from someone and pay interest, so I'll sell it to you for three hundred."

This car was already totaled; it was unusable in every single part.

It was He Yushen who reassembled it and bought new parts to fix it.

Actually, it cost more than two hundred.

Old Mrs. He didn't care about any of that. "I'm asking you for the car, and you have the nerve to ask me for money?"

Sheng Yueqing said, "What's there to be embarrassed about? I bought it with my own money. If you want it, you have to pay me back. That's only fair."

"Does anyone expect to take something for free?"

"Then I'll ask you for two hundred, can you give it to me for free?"

Old Mrs. He put her hands on her hips and said, "Of course not. I am your mother-in-law. It is only you who gives me money, not me."

Sheng Yueqing sneered, "Then I'm sorry, if you don't pay, you can forget about it."

"Even if you take it to the police, I'll still say the same thing: if you want something, you have to pay for it."

"Two hundred isn't two cents. Go ask whoever is willing to give it to you for free."

Old Mrs. He was stunned by the retort, "I'm your mother-in-law!"

Sheng Yueqing retorted, "Don't even mention my mother-in-law, even my own mother would have to pay me if she came, let alone you who aren't my mother."

"you."

Old Mrs. He was so angry that she trembled.

The eldest sister-in-law of the He family tried to play the good guy, saying, "Sixth sister-in-law, Mom is only doing this for your own good. How could a woman like you know how to drive? You might as well hand over the car and let the men of the family drive it."

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