A seriously ill Xia Wenhua thought becoming the male lead's secondary wife was an unfortunate reincarnation.
However, the sixties' golden era truly surpassed all her wildest dreams wi...
"Mother, Songbai, the children, and I really need you!"
Xia Wenhua thought her words had worked, and immediately indicated that they would welcome Pei Ying to come with them.
Whether Pei Ying understood or not, she stood there stunned for a while before looking up again: "Not that sentence, the other one. Songbai was transferred, transferred to...where was he transferred to?"
The two words were already on the tip of her tongue, but Pei Ying still didn't say them. She just stared at Xia Wenhua, eager to get the answer she wanted from her.
Pei Ying's focus was something Xia Wenhua hadn't expected at all. She was stunned for a moment before she realized what Pei Ying was talking about and answered his question.
"Mother, Songbai has been transferred to Guangxi Province."
"Guangxi Province, Guangxi Province is good, Guangxi Province is good, so good."
A light seemed to gradually appear in Pei Ying's eyes, and she murmured a few words softly.
Xia Wenhua didn't know exactly what was so great about Guangxi Province, but after hearing that they were going there, Pei Ying didn't give the others a chance to persuade her and immediately agreed to go with them.
When Pei Songbai said he wanted to go to the provincial capital for medical treatment, Pei Ying refused, saying, "I'm not going to the provincial capital. I'll go directly to Guangxi Province."
She seemed very eager. Xia Wenhua pursed her lips, looked at Pei Ying's expression, and remained silent.
Pei Songbai and Pei Cuihong certainly couldn't accept this and immediately retorted, "Mother, I know people in the provincial capital, which will make it easier for you to get medical treatment."
I've never been to Guangxi Province, and once I'm settled there, who knows when it will be? What if there's any delay in the process, and what will happen to your illness?"
The barefoot doctor's diagnosis hung like a knife over Pei Songbai and Pei Cuihong's heads, and the two of them wanted to treat Pei Ying's illness first.
“I know my body is fine now. Getting to Guangxi Province is the priority. If you’re willing to take me with you, we can set off today.”
The Pei siblings were puzzled by Pei Ying's sudden insistence, but Xia Wenhua, remembering what Pei Songbai had told her about Pei Ying's past the day before, grabbed Pei Ying's hand.
"Mom, is your family from Guangxi Province?"
Pei Ying wandered to Hongshan Village as a child and was adopted by the Pei family. Later, she became Pei's father's child bride. Her family never appeared in front of the other members of the Pei family.
Xia Wenhua's guess drew the attention of the Pei siblings. Seeing the unprecedented tenderness on Pei Ying's face, the two of them simultaneously gave Xia Wenhua a thumbs up.
This kind of insight is not something that can be acquired casually.
Pei Ying didn't refute it when someone guessed it.
"Yes, I grew up in Guangxi Province. My family was quite well-off when I was a child. We lived a life of luxury and didn't have to worry about anything. If it weren't for that... I probably wouldn't be here now."
During the warlord conflicts, small capitalists like Pei Ying's family were most likely to be drawn into the conflict.
Even now, Pei Ying still remembers that her home was burned down and that her brother carried her out of the fire.
"Little sister, live well here. Your brother is going to take revenge."
Her brother found her a place to stay and then joined the army, never to return.
That family was also destroyed by warlords in the same year, and Pei Ying wandered with the villagers until he finally arrived at Hongshan Village.
She always thought she had forgotten the past. She only thought of her brother occasionally because she had given birth to children for the Pei family that gave her a new life. She didn't know if he had taken revenge or if he was still alive.
When she was really at the end of her life, Pei Ying herself felt that life had no meaning. Only when she mentioned Guangxi Province did she realize that the flutter in her heart was still there.
Pei Ying looked at Xia Wenhua standing beside her, took Xia Wenhua's hand, and spoke gently.
"The luckiest thing in my life is probably marrying you. Wenhua, you're a good person, thank you."
Pei Ying knew that if it weren't for Xia Wenhua, the Pei siblings wouldn't have noticed her mistake, nor would they have racked their brains to persuade her.
If no one mentions Guangxi Province again, she may never dream of it again in her life.
Pei Songbai understood Pei Ying's meaning at this moment. After Xia Wenhua gave him a wink, he immediately stepped forward.
"Mother, let's get the doctor treated first. Once we get to Guangxi Province, we'll go find your family. We're sure we can find them."
His voice was firm. They had never thought about this before, but now that they knew Pei Ying was still thinking about home, he would do everything he could to find her.
"No need, I don't have much family left. I've been here for so many years, and I'd like to go back to Guangxi Province to see if it's still the same as when I was a child."
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Pei Ying's attitude was firm. She could agree to go to Guangxi Province, but she wouldn't even mention the matter of seeing a doctor.
Ultimately, having no other choice, Pei Songbai and Xia Wenhua decided to take Pei Ying with them.
Perhaps once Pei Ying arrives in Guangxi Province, she will be in a better mood and more willing to see a doctor?
They said goodbye to Pei Cuihong and left that same day. Of course, before leaving, Xia Wenhua also mentioned that she had taken the savings book from Pei Cuishan.
Pei Songbai made it clear to Xia Wenhua that this was Pei Ying's money and that neither of them wanted a penny. However, Pei Ying still insisted on giving Pei Cuihong five hundred yuan, and gave the rest, including the savings book and money, to Xia Wenhua.
“I, as the grandmother, have never given the children anything. Consider this my gift to them. You can save it and give it to them in the future.”
Pei Ying's words were reasonable, implying that she wouldn't want to trouble Xia Wenhua if Xia Wenhua didn't accept the gift, so Xia Wenhua accepted it anyway.
With time running out, Pei Songbai could only buy two sleeper tickets through connections, so he decided to let Pei Ying and Xia Wenhua each take one child to the sleeper car, while he went to the hard seat car himself.
The distance was about the same as when they went to Heilongjiang Province, and Pei Ying's health was not good along the way, so all sorts of difficulties and obstacles came one after another.
Not long after boarding the train, Pei Ying was out of breath. Xia Wenhua, who was alone with the child, dared not leave and stood at the door of the compartment shouting for the train attendant.
After a long time without seeing anyone come, a young man inside finally couldn't bear it any longer and asked Xia Wenhua to go in and watch the child while he went to find someone.
The young man had been gone for about ten minutes, and Xia Wenhua went out to check on him at least ten times.
Fortunately, he was a very kind person. Even though he couldn't find the train attendant, he went into the carriage and called out. By sheer luck, he found a doctor.
"Doctor, come quick, over here!"
He pulled the doctor over quickly, pointing to the private room: "The person is inside, and their condition looks very bad. Please take a look."
The woman he addressed with great respect was a female doctor who always carried a medical kit with her.
Once the patient was identified, everyone else in the private room was immediately kicked out.
"Don't all crowd around here, let's make some space for the patient to breathe."
Yin Yu herself had the air of someone in a superior position, and no one in the entire private room objected when she spoke.
Pei Ying's condition was not optimistic, and everyone standing at the entrance of the sleeper berth was on tenterhooks as they looked inside.
About half an hour later, the flight attendant finally arrived.
"Why are so many people gathered around? What's going on?"