"No, no, you guys can go back now, I'll be here, I'm so sorry to have delayed your meal."

Before Xiang Changlin could say anything, Aunt Zhou quickly declined.

Ye Qing smiled and said, "Let him stay here. He can help if anything happens. When the master wakes up, it will be dark, so he can take you home."

When Aunt Zhou heard this, she agreed. When it gets dark, they won’t be able to see the road clearly and it will be difficult for both of them to get home.

"Oh, I have to trouble you again. I feel really bad about it."

Ye Qing teased her, "Then when you go back to sweep the streets, just sweep a few more times at our door!"

Aunt Zhou was amused. "That's easy. Don't worry. From now on, your uncle and I will definitely sweep the alley in front of your house clean every day!"

Xiang Changlin stayed in the hospital while Ye Qing went home to cook. Considering the convenience of carrying, she directly made a pot of noodle dumpling soup, which was convenient to eat and drink at the same time.

Just before serving, a handful of vegetable leaves were sprinkled on top, and when everything was cooked, it was served into the rice bucket.

When she arrived at the hospital carrying the lunch bucket, Uncle Zhou had already woken up. When Aunt Zhou saw her coming, she smiled and introduced her to Uncle Zhou.

"Lao Zhou, this is the female comrade who saved you. Thanks to her and Changlin for sending you to the hospital, otherwise we would have been separated forever."

"Thank you, child."

Uncle Zhou lay on the bed and gave her a weak smile.

Ye Qing also smiled, "You're welcome, sir. I'm glad you're okay. I just made some dumpling soup. You can have a bowl too."

Considering that it was time for him to wake up, Ye Qing brought over four bowls, which was just enough.

Originally, Aunt Zhou was embarrassed to eat, but now that her husband had woken up and needed to eat, she ate shamelessly.

The doctor only prescribed two bottles of nutrient solution, which were quickly finished after dinner. Considering that Mr. Zhou was still very weak, Xiang Changlin carried him home, while Ye Qing supported Mrs. Zhou and shone a flashlight beside her.

After they had sent the person to the kang, the two of them left with Aunt Zhou's many thanks.

As soon as they got home, they went straight into the space to take a shower. Although the old couple of the Zhou family were nice people, they were really dirty. Ye Qing was a bit of a germaphobe, so it was more comfortable for him to take a shower before going to bed.

"What are you thinking about?"

After taking a shower, the two of them lay on the kang, and Ye Qing stared at the ceiling without blinking?

She turned over and looked at Xiang Changlin, "I was thinking how pitiful Uncle Zhou and Aunt Zhou are."

He nodded to Changlin, "It's quite pitiful."

I am being stared at every day. At such an old age, I do hard and tiring work but still can't earn enough money to eat.

“I really hope this kind of day will end soon.”

If nothing unexpected happens, a new era will come in three years. I hope people like the old couple of the Zhou family can hold on. The dawn of victory is beckoning them.

Xiang Changlin smiled slightly, "This is not something we can do just by thinking about it. If you are worried, I will go to Zhou's house tomorrow night to take a look."

It is definitely inconvenient during the day, as it would not be good to be seen by others. But it is possible to go there quietly at night.

"Okay, then let's make more food tomorrow and you can send some over."

After her rebirth, she met mostly good people around her and received a lot of help, so she also hoped that she could help others as much as possible.

"Okay, it's getting late, go to bed."

——

"Qingqing, someone is looking for you."

“Here it comes!”

Ye Qing was tidying the room when he heard Xiao Mei's shout. He put down the work in his hands and hurried out.

"Chun Ling? Why are you here? Why...are you crying?"

"Second sister-in-law!"

As soon as Ye Qing arrived in the yard, he rushed towards Xiang Chunling with red eyes.

"Sister-in-law is here, don't cry, tell me, what happened?"

Ye Qing reached out and gently patted her back, speaking softly as if coaxing a child.

"Second sister-in-law, I came to you because I had no other choice."

Xiang Chunling spoke with sobs, her tone full of pain and grievance.

"Let's go over there and talk."

Ye Qing pointed to the bench next to him and led her over.

"Tell me, what happened?"

"Second sister-in-law, my mother wants to marry me to Wang Quezi from the commune. I don't want to get married. You and second brother must help me, okay?"

"What? Cripple?"

Ye Qing was stunned. She had no memory of this incident at all. It seemed as if it had never happened in her previous life.

In her previous life, my sister-in-law had been married for three years and had not gotten pregnant, so her husband’s family said it was her problem, and she was eventually divorced and kicked out of the house. Later, the man remarried, but still could not get pregnant, so he went to the hospital for a checkup and found that it was his own problem.

After learning that the problem was not with her sister-in-law, the mother-in-law took her eldest sister-in-law and herself to the man's house and scolded him for a week. In the end, the whole commune knew about it, and she still remembers it vividly.

No matter how much she scolded him, my sister-in-law was still young and had to get married again. Fortunately, her bad reputation of being infertile was broken, and it was not as difficult to find a wife as before. But it was her second marriage anyway, and it was not easy to find a good one like the first marriage. Finally, after much screening, my mother-in-law chose a man from the next brigade whose wife had died and had a son. She got pregnant within two months of marriage. Later, their two families started a business together.

"Who introduced you?"

It was so wicked. How could they have a good virgin daughter who was perfect in every way, but they told her she was a cripple? The more Ye Qing thought about it, the angrier he got.

"My aunt introduced me to him. She said he was a butcher at the food station and earned 23 yuan a month. His family was willing to pay 50 yuan as a betrothal gift, so my mother wanted me to marry him."

"Didn't you tell Mom you didn't want to?"

Ye Qing felt that her mother-in-law was not the kind of person who was greedy for money. Moreover, she loved her little girl very much, so how could she bear to let her marry a cripple?

Xiang Chunling pouted in grievance, "I told you, mom said that guy has a formal job and can make money, so if I follow him I won't have to live a hard life, as long as my lame leg doesn't affect my work.

Second sister-in-law, I don’t want to marry a cripple.”

Who doesn’t want to marry a good man with all the integrity? A girl who marries a lame boy would feel extremely unbalanced.

Ye Qing pursed his lips and patted her shoulder. "Wait until your second brother gets off work tonight, and I'll tell him about this. Do you know that you're coming to see my mother?"

Xiang Chunling shook her head. "Mom doesn't know, but my eldest sister-in-law knows. She was the one who asked me to come find you and my second brother. She said that Mom listens to you."

Ye Qing suppressed a laugh, "Why am I so capable in the eyes of my sister-in-law?"

Xiang Chunling smiled, hugged her arm and started to act coquettishly, "I also think that mom listens to you the most. You are more effective than anyone else. My happiness for the rest of my life depends on you, so you must help me~"

Ye Qing patted her head lovingly, "Then I'll take a leave in the next two days to accompany you back. Why don't you stay here first? My family is free too."

"Thank you, second sister-in-law! You are really my dear sister-in-law!"

When Xiang Chunling heard that she was willing to take her in and she didn't have to go home and face forced marriage, her face turned red with excitement.

"It's almost time to get off work. I still have some work to do. Please wait here for a while. I'll take you home after work."

"Let me help you."

"No, this is my job. You can't do it if you're not one of us."

"Okay, I'll wait for you here."