Chapter 49 Removing the Gauze
She paused, her gaze falling on the bowls and plates on the dining table.
“He is your grandfather, and I cannot stop you from doing this.”
Lu Xiuye nodded, her eyes filled with heartache.
Her mother is too soft-hearted; that's why she was bullied so badly by Lu Weidong before.
Despite being beaten every day, she still kept the house spotless.
Shen Cuifen has now come to her senses and is no longer willing to swallow her anger.
But deep down, she is still kind.
Lu Xiuye stood up, walked behind Shen Cuifen, and gently massaged her shoulders.
"My older sister and I have grown up and know who is truly good to us."
"Don't worry, my older sister and I will definitely take good care of you in the future."
Lu Xiuwei nodded in agreement.
"Yes, no matter what happens, Xiuye and I will protect you."
Shen Cuifen held her daughter's hand, her eyes crinkling with laughter.
Just then, Lu Zhongshun came back carrying an empty bowl.
"Mom, Grandpa is calling you."
Shen Cuifen frowned and muttered to herself.
The old man has probably gone to the toilet again.
No one else in the family is home right now, so there's no one to look after him.
She thought about it and figured it wouldn't be comfortable to keep it covered anyway, so she decided to help him clean up later.
Just leave it in the yard; it's not too late to wash it when someone comes back.
"Xiuye, go wash the dishes. Xiuwei, take Zhongshun to feed the pigs and chickens and teach him how to do it."
After making the arrangements, Shen Cuifen turned and walked towards Lu Qiming's room.
Unexpectedly, Lu Qiming didn't pull it at all.
As soon as he saw Shen Cuifen enter, tears welled up in his cloudy eyes.
"Cuifen, I thought... you would never come to see this old man who's about to die again!"
These days, although he is bedridden and unable to move, he can hear all the noise and commotion at home.
In addition, Yang Juanhua kept nagging him every night, so how could he not understand?
Over the years, Shen Cuifen has cared for him more than his own children, doing things that even his own son would not do.
Lu Qiming had long regarded her as his own daughter.
But why didn't he tell Lu Weidong?
It's no use saying anything!
It is said that Yang Juanhua pinched him when he went to sleep at night.
They would specifically target the tender flesh on the inside of his thighs and pinch it hard, causing him so much pain that he couldn't sleep all night.
What's even more infuriating is that Yang Juanhua spreads rumors everywhere, saying how Lu Qiming used to beat her.
If people knew about the filthy things she had done, they would only think that she hadn't been beaten enough!
"If you have something to say, say it. If not, I'm leaving."
Shen Cuifen spoke calmly.
"I'm getting a divorce from my man soon, and I won't be serving you anymore. Take care of yourself."
Lu Qiming sighed and spoke in a low voice.
As Shen Cuifen listened, her eyes widened.
She sat on the edge of the bed, her fingers tightly gripping the hem of her clothes.
She knew in her heart, and Lu Qiming knew it too, that without her care, he probably wouldn't live much longer.
These words were not spoken aloud, but the two already understood each other implicitly.
That's why he finally told Shen Cuifen the secret he had kept all his life.
Those memories that had weighed on his mind for decades, those details he had never mentioned to anyone, all came pouring out at this moment.
After hearing this, Shen Cuifen's heart was in turmoil.
In his previous life, Lu Qiming passed away just a few days after Lu Weidong died.
The whole village was talking about it.
The doors and windows inside were tightly closed, and a stool that had been trampled over remained on the floor.
The police investigated and concluded that he couldn't bear the family changes and committed suicide in a moment of despair.
At that time, no one in the village doubted it; everyone thought the conclusion was reasonable.
At that time, Shen Cuifen thought that Yang Juanhua had killed Lu Qiming first and then committed suicide because she couldn't think straight.
She felt that although Yang Juanhua was ruthless, she was still a woman after all, and would do extreme things due to emotional breakdown.
Looking back now, it was definitely not that simple.
Given Yang Juanhua's selfish nature, she would never attempt suicide!
She can even disregard her own son, how could she possibly die for Lu Qiming?
"Cuifen, you go ahead."
Lu Qiming waved his hand weakly.
"What is meant to be will be."
His voice was so low it was almost inaudible.
"I've lived these extra years entirely thanks to your care; I've already made enough."
After saying that, he waved his hand again, signaling her to leave.
Silence returned to the room.
Shen Cuifen walked out the door, her expression still blank.
She stood in the courtyard, unsure of where to go.
It wasn't until Lu Xiuye called out "Mom" several times that she came to her senses.
"Mom! Are we still going to Grandpa's house?"
Lu Xiuye held her younger sister in one arm and held onto the door frame with the other.
Shen Cuifen glanced back at the house she had just come from, composed herself, and nodded to Lu Xiuye.
"go!"
"Mom will take you there right away."
"Go! But Mom needs to go to the clinic first to remove the bandage from her head!"
She added a sentence.
Otherwise, if my parents see this, they'll definitely start worrying unnecessarily.
They always take good care of themselves.
If they knew she had a head injury, they would definitely ask her all sorts of questions.
I just had a divorce with Lu Weidong, I can't let him off so easily!
She had to make them all know that Lu Weidong would pay the price for bullying her.
She needs to let her family know that she's not someone to be trifled with.
When I returned after picking up the gauze, my two daughters had already finished all the housework.
When she entered the room, she saw her daughters squatting by the stove, tidying up the dishes.
Fortunately, the wound was on the back of the head, and once the gauze was removed, nothing seemed wrong.
With her hair covering it, almost no one could tell.
Shen Cuifen took out the shoes she had specially left behind that day.
Those shoes were the ones she wore specifically to argue with Lu Weidong; the soles were a bit worn out.
He locked his room door again and took his two daughters out.
She told her daughter to keep her voice down so as not to wake Lu Qiming.
"Zhongshun, you do your homework obediently, remember to look after your grandpa, and feed the chickens while you're at it."
Before leaving, she didn't forget to give a few words of advice.
Lu Zhongshun stared at her longingly, standing at the door with his textbook in his hand.
"Mom, I want to go with you!"
He didn't actually want to stay behind alone.
His dad has a bad temper now and he curses at people all the time.
"Listen to me, someone needs to look after the house."
Shen Cuifen patted him on the shoulder.
"Mom will bring you something delicious when she comes back!"
Lu Zhongshun pouted, looking displeased.
But in the end, he nodded.
Shen Cuifen then led the two sisters toward Shenjia Village.
The three people walked one after the other.
The two sisters followed behind Shen Cuifen, looking around as they walked.
On the way back, we'll be passing by the small river next to the village.
A group of women were washing clothes on the riverbank.
They squatted on the stone steps, pounding the clothes with mallets in their hands.
Water splashed everywhere, mixed with laughter.
Zhou Wenjuan was among them, her head bowed as she vigorously rubbed a piece of clothing.
"Hey! Wenjuan, you've been a widow for so many years, where would you get men's underwear?"
A voice suddenly rang out.
The women stopped what they were doing and turned to look at Zhou Wenjuan.
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