Chapter 231 Old ginger is spicier
Sun Xiaoyue stood at the door of the ward carrying the ashes from the stove; her stomach was already churning uncomfortably before she even went inside.
Fang Hua was also standing in the corridor, unable to get any closer, waiting for Zhou Xiye to bring over some ashes to line his mouth.
Seeing Sun Xiaoyue carrying furnace ash over, he thought Zhou Xiye had asked the hospital cleaning staff to come and help clean up. While covering his nose with a handkerchief, he directed Sun Xiaoyue: "Quickly, first spread this in the corridor, then spread it in all the wards. This probably won't be enough."
"After you finish laying the cloth, go and get another bucket. Also, could you please bring a stiffer broom and mop to sweep it thoroughly? I'll go get some incense sticks to light."
His tone was urgent, but still polite.
Sun Xiaoyue was stunned. She hadn't noticed Fang Hua was there. If she had known he was there, she definitely wouldn't have come up.
The person she least wanted to see was Fang Hua, who always looked at her with contempt and spoke to her in an extremely cold tone.
Seeing that she was still standing there in a daze, Fang Hua urged her again, "Please hurry up, I'll give you a few more jin of grain coupons later."
Sun Xiaoyue felt humiliated, but she couldn't just leave like that. She had no choice but to grit her teeth, pour the ashes onto each puddle of filth, and then run down to fetch a bucket of ashes.
This time, Zhou Xiaochuan was in the ward. He had just come back from the toilet and was lying on the hospital bed groaning.
Seeing Sun Xiaoyue, he was somewhat surprised: "Xiaoyue? You... what brings you here?"
Looking at the ashes in Sun Xiaoyue's hand, he felt ashamed and his face turned red.
Sun Xiaoyue gritted her teeth, held her breath, and covered the dirty parts of the room with ashes from the stove. She didn't dare to answer Zhou Xiaochuan, afraid that she would vomit.
After everything was covered, the cold wind blowing in from the window seemed to dissipate some of the smell.
Sun Xiaoyue leaned against the window and took several deep breaths before turning to Zhou Xiaochuan, whose face looked grim: "What kind of illness do you have? How come you've made such a mess of the whole room?"
Zhou Xiaochuan blushed and stammered for a long time, unsure of what to say.
Fang Hua brought in two lit incense sticks, just in time to hear Zhou Xiaochuan call Sun Xiaoyue's name.
He looked at Sun Xiaoyue with great surprise: "You are Sun Xiaoyue? I didn't recognize you at first. You don't look like you when you first came back to the compound."
When the Jiang family first recognized their daughter, they invited them to dinner together, and they saw her several times in the courtyard afterward.
Fang Hua had seen it, but hadn't memorized it.
Later, at home, Zhou Xiaochuan told me how Jiang Zhizhi bullied Sun Xiaoyue and how she led Li Yuanchao and the others to isolate Sun Xiaoyue.
Upon hearing this, Fang Hua had a bad impression of both girls. Jiang Zhizhi was spoiled, but Sun Xiaoyue didn't seem like a good person either.
In addition, the Jiang family originally intended for Sun Xiaoyue to marry Zhou Xiye, but later changed their minds and wanted Jiang Zhizhi to marry Zhou Xiye instead. Their reason was that they had threatened to kill Jiang Zhizhi. Sun Xiaoyue did not want to put Jiang Zhenhua and his wife in a difficult position, so she sensibly and generously gave up the marriage to Jiang Zhizhi.
Fang Hua also had a lot of opinions about Sun Xiaoyue regarding this matter. She didn't think that Sun Xiaoyue was being considerate, tolerant, and generous, and was willing to give up this marriage to Jiang Zhizhi.
On the contrary, they felt that Sun Xiaoyue was disregarding the Zhou family's reputation and making things difficult for them.
When he saw Sun Xiaoyue, he was only slightly surprised, without a smile on his face.
Despite the discomfort in her stomach, Sun Xiaoyue forced a smile and looked at Fang Hua: "Auntie, I'm so sorry I didn't get a chance to greet you earlier. Well, let me clean up here first, then I'll talk to you."
He then hurried out to find a broom and a mop.
Zhou Xiaochuan still felt a cramping pain in his stomach, but it was much better than before. He clutched his stomach and frowned as he looked at Fang Hua: "Mom, is Xiaoyue alright?"
Fang Hua sneered: "That's good. She's not unmarried. How about I talk to the Jiang family and ask you to marry her?"
Zhou Xiaochuan was shocked and quickly shook his head: "No, no, Mom, don't talk nonsense. I only see Xiaoyue as a friend. I don't have any other thoughts."
Fang Hua glanced at him sideways: "Don't you think she's great? She'd be your wife, why aren't you willing?"
Zhou Xiaochuan hesitated for a moment: "She's a very nice person, but she's not good-looking. I still prefer good-looking people."
Fang Hua snorted coldly: "Alright, you should focus on getting better. If you don't want to marry her, then don't get too close to her. Don't you know how important reputation is to a girl?"
Zhou Xiaochuan remained silent.
Fang Hua added, "You two are together every day, and outsiders are bound to misunderstand. If any unpleasant rumors start to circulate, I'm telling you, you have to marry her, so people won't say that the men of the Zhou family are irresponsible."
Zhou Xiaochuan blushed and said, "Mom, I didn't. I won't be with her."
Fang Hua was too lazy to pay attention to her. What couldn't she see through at her age?
She doesn't care what kind of personality the girls outside have, but if they want to get close to her, she'll definitely have to take a good look at them.
Just from those few moves, she could tell that Sun Xiaoyue was a very scheming person!
Sun Xiaoyue came in with a broom and mop, swept and mopped vigorously, changed the water three times, and was covered in sweat before she finally cleaned the room and the corridor.
Fang Hua didn't say a word, but went to find a cotton gauze mask to wear and stood aside watching.
Zhou Xiaochuan felt utterly humiliated, so he went to the toilet twice more and buried himself in the blankets without making a sound.
After finishing her work, Sun Xiaoyue looked at the dark sky outside and wiped the sweat from her forehead. "Auntie, it's almost clean. If there's nothing else, I'll head back now. I'll come see Xiaochuan again tomorrow if I have time."
Fang Hua glanced at Sun Xiaoyue: "Thank you for your hard work today, but you shouldn't come tomorrow. It's not good for you two to get too close, since neither of you is married. Of course, if you two are dating, I won't object..."
Sun Xiaoyue quickly waved her hand: "No, no, Auntie, I didn't mean that. Please don't misunderstand. I've always regarded Xiaochuan as an older brother."
Fang Hua said, "Then you definitely can't come. It'll be bad for your reputation. It's fine for Xiao Chuan, who's a boy, but a girl should be more careful..."
She didn't miss the fleeting look of disdain in Sun Xiaoyue's eyes just now.
Sun Xiaoyue smiled awkwardly, "Auntie, I'll be careful. If there's nothing else, I'll be going now."
Without waiting for Fang Hua's response, he turned and left quickly.
She cursed Fang Hua tens of thousands of times in her heart, but he was still the same deadbeat as in her previous life, his eyes like an eagle's, staring at her relentlessly.
Fang Hua confirmed that Zhou Xiaochuan was much better, and when Zhou Chengzhi came over, she told him and hurriedly went home.
She needed to go back and take a shower, then quickly tell Jiang Zhizhi that she should be more careful of Sun Xiaoyue in the future.
She knew Sun Xiaoyue's every move and stance very well.
Rushing back, I found Jiang Zhizhi still studying at the dinner table, while Zhou Xiye was also reading a book opposite her.
Jiang Zhizhi was genuinely studying, but her good son's eyes were glued to her face, unable to look away.
It was as if the words in the book were imprinted on Jiang Zhizhi's face.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
