Chapter 364 The Orphanage's Handsome Boys 64 (Bonus Chapter, Please Vote!)

When the operating room door opened again, the doctor walked out looking exhausted.

"The surgery went smoothly, and the bone was set."

However, the recovery process is uncertain, so you should be prepared.

The patient is still under anesthesia and has been moved to a ward. You can go see them now.

In the ward, Zhou Weimin's eyes were closed, and his face was as pale as paper, indicating that he had been gone for some time.

His legs were in thick plaster casts and he was suspended high in the air.

Wang Xiuying stood by the bed, looking at the man she had shared a bed with for many years, and suddenly felt very unfamiliar with him.

Did she ever love him?

Perhaps it was when he was an ambitious, handsome, considerate, and aspiring young cadre.

But now, he is just a man who may be disabled and whose future is ruined.

Suddenly, I felt that everything I looked at was ugly.

With legs already like this, there's a high chance they'll become paralyzed in the future, which would make them useless.

Wang Xiuying frowned, and outsiders assumed she was worried about Zhou Weimin.

The snow was still falling outside the window, swirling and fluttering, covering the city's filth and scars.

Meanwhile, on the other side of the city, in the Shen family's small villa, it was warm and cozy.

Lu Jinnian spoke out about the past that he had kept hidden in his heart. Some memories are too painful and are deliberately suppressed by the brain, but they are released all at once.

It burst forth like a flood bursting its banks.

I released too much energy at once, and I was exhausted when I got home, so I went to bed early.

Shen Ci looked at Lu Jinnian's sleeping face and gently tucked the blanket around him.

On the bedside table were photos that had just been developed and delivered that day, showing Lu Jinnian and his classmates having a snowball fight in the snow.

The boy smiled, a rare occurrence, his eyes sparkling.

My son has made new friends.

Shen Ci picked up the photo and looked at it for a while, a gentle smile appearing on her lips.

Some debts must be repaid.

Some pain must be felt by the one who inflicts it.

This time, she didn't want to reason with them anymore. If the law wasn't perfect enough and the punishment for bad people wasn't sufficient, then she would deal with it using her own methods first.

And her child, from now on, only needs to look forward and move towards a bright and warm future.

She turned off the desk lamp and gently closed the door.

In the corridor, Aunt Li was carrying a bowl of hot milk and was about to go upstairs when she saw Shen Ci and asked in a low voice.

"The old lady said she wanted to make dumplings tomorrow and asked the young master what kind of filling he liked."

"Anything is fine. Just tell him that his grandma is going to make dumplings for him. He'll definitely be happy."

Outside the window, the snow gradually stopped, the clouds dispersed, revealing a crescent moon.

The long night is coming to an end, and dawn is not far away.

The matter of possessing prohibited books can be a big deal or a small deal. The Wang family can easily pin the blame on Wang Xiushan alone, thus protecting the others.

Currently, only Wang Xiushan is detained for investigation within the Wang family, while the others have their movements restricted. However, there is still no more direct evidence that could bring them down in one fell swoop.

The most common way to distance oneself at this time is to publish a statement in the newspaper, indicating that one is severing ties with so-and-so, in order to clarify one's position.

Shen Ci made a phone call.

"It was me, and I handled this matter well."

Investigate whether former Deputy Director Wang Zhenguo and Zhou Weimin have clean hands, and whether Wang Xiuying's position was obtained legitimately.

Money is no object. I'll pay five times the original price. Dig deep, gather evidence as quickly as possible, and then file a report.

She might not be able to investigate many things on her own, but she has money and can hire capable people to investigate.

Zhou Weimin is still alive in the hospital, but the rest of his life will definitely not be easy.

His legs are 100% useless. The people sent out to take action this time are all veterans who know how to handle the situation with the utmost care and discretion.

No, it wasn't just two legs that were ruined, but three.

A true expert's skill is immediately apparent.

The Wang family sent people to keep an eye on things, and the weekend was approaching. Shen Guodong's eldest son, who worked at a food factory, would be coming over for dinner.

Mother Shen was overjoyed and prepared dumplings two days in advance, waiting for the children to gather together and cook them.

Brother Shen's son's real name is Shen Chang'an. After coming to the capital for a while, he looked much more energetic. He also cut his hair short and changed into new clothes.

"Auntie, Grandma, Little New Year, I brought you some snacks. I got paid this month!"

Shen Chang'an came over happily. The feeling of having family in this bustling metropolis made him feel very at ease.

"Sit down and rest for a while. Wait for your grandma to come back. Dinner will be served soon. Today we're having dumplings that your grandma made herself."

Shen Ci called out to Lu Jinnian to play with Shen Chang'an, while she herself looked at the doorway but did not see her mother.

I went out to look for her and ended up seeing Shen's mother in front of someone else's house.

"Mom, what are you doing here?"

Shen Ci was worried that she would be bullied, after all, she was in an unfamiliar place.

"I just happened to see them arguing and offered some advice."

I'll be right back!

Mother Shen waved her hand. There were indeed two women standing in front of her, and it was unclear whether they were mother-in-law and daughter-in-law or mother and daughter.

However, the three of them seemed to be having a good chat. I didn't expect that Shen's mother was actually a socialite.

After waiting for a while, Mother Shen finally returned.

"Daughter, Mom went to break up the fight just now."

The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law argue every few days. I went over to ask just now and found out that the young woman felt that her mother-in-law was targeting her and deliberately made the food too salty.

Upon inquiring, I learned that the old lady had caught a cold a couple of days ago and couldn't taste anything; I had just comforted them and made them feel better.

Mother Shen doesn't have many friends here. Besides watching TV at home, chatting with Aunt Li, and buying groceries, she doesn't have much to do.

Even if you go out for a stroll, you won't run into many people you can talk to.

Suddenly, I saw that my neighbors were having a fight, and my gossipy heart was burning brightly. I rushed over eagerly to mediate.

As always, once you leave your familiar surroundings, you can't be too idle.

"Mom, I think you're good at giving advice. How about this, I'll find you something to do."

Why don't you go to the neighborhood office and help mediate disputes between households?

When I have free time, I can also act as a matchmaker for young men and women who are not yet married.

Shen Ci said sincerely that she needed to have something to do to feel like she was shining and contributing, and she had been keeping an eye out for it.

The factory work was too tiring, and Shen's mother was not highly educated. Moreover, as her mother, it was inevitable that people would have doubts about her working in a food factory.

As for electronics factories, those are even more tiring, and Chen Mu can no longer go there.

After much thought, the neighborhood office seems like a good place.

Nowadays, Shen's mother doesn't have enough chores to do at home, and she always feels compelled to keep busy, making Li's wife feel embarrassed to accept her high salary.

When she and Lu Jinnian were not at home, Shen's mother would wait for them to come home, which made her feel too lonely.

Aside from them, a mother should have her own things to do.

"Subdistrict office?"

"Only officials can go, right? I'm illiterate, I can't go."

Mother Shen declined, saying that she knew her own limitations and that it would be great if she could have a couple of plots of land in the city to cultivate. She felt restless and uneasy being idle all the time.

At first, it was quite comfortable and enjoyable, but after eating my fill every day, I just lay there watching TV, and with Aunt Li doing chores at home, I didn't have to do anything.

I'm so bored!

"Sigh, if only I had a smartphone," Chen Ci sighed.