Chapter 24: A Fall



"Yan Shuhua, don't go, give the meat back!" Zhang Caixia really couldn't swallow this breath, but Yan Shuhua had already left safely under the protection of Li Dagang, and Zhang Caixia, who was causing trouble, was catching a thief, but she didn't expect her son to be a thief, and she was very angry.

Yan Shuhua hurriedly ran home with the meat. As soon as he got home, he saw that the rehabilitation equipment was ready, and Xiao Jinchu could lift his legs up and down in the wheelchair with the help of Song Yan.

Seeing Xiao Jinchu's obvious improvement, all the unpleasant things that happened in the supply and marketing cooperative just now were swept away. She hurriedly walked up to him and asked curiously: "How did you do it?"

Xiao Jinchu glanced at the blueprint, and Yan Shuhua followed his gaze and found that he had almost completed the equipment according to the blueprint. What was most worth boasting about was that the equipment was so good and sturdy that she could hardly contain her excitement: "That's great, Jinchu, you can even lift your feet now, I believe you can get out of bed soon!"

"This is all thanks to you." When Song Yan first looked at this little country girl, he felt that she was not very reliable. However, when he saw that his condition was getting better every day and his legs were getting stronger, he began to have a good impression of her.

Xiao Jinchu saw that Yan Shuhua was working too hard, so he and Song Yan studied the equipment early today. Besides, the thing was almost done, and they just needed to nail it a little more firmly, which was a very easy thing to do.

Xiao Jinchu watched Yan Shuhua turning around in front of the instruments with a very happy look on her face. He was in a very good mood as well. He slowly moved his gaze from her face to the clothes she was wearing.

"What happened to you?" Xiao Jinchu saw a layer of dust on her clothes. Yan Shuhua saw it and patted it quickly: "It's okay, I fell down."

"How can you walk and fall?" Xiao Jinchu took a closer look and found that Yan Shuhua's trouser legs were also dirty. He pushed the wheelchair over and pulled her hand over, then rolled up her sleeves and saw a circle of red marks on her wrist where someone had grabbed her.

Yan Shuhua didn't expect him to be so sharp-eyed, and quickly retracted his hand: "It's okay, it's okay, Jinchu, I saw that you made this rehabilitation device, I'm very happy, this little thing is nothing."

Xiao Jinchu was not a fool. He immediately asked Song Yan to find out. When he heard that Song Yan had found out that Yan Shuhua was almost beaten up because of a sex ticket, he felt very upset, especially when he saw Yan Shuhua busy in the kitchen.

If he could stand up, he would definitely beat up those who bullied Yan Shuhua.

Xiao Jinchu couldn't push his wheelchair into the kitchen, so he could only wait at the door.

Song Yan was curious as he watched him standing outside and not going in: "Boss, if you want to see him, just go. What's the point of waiting outside?"

"I see you're quite free." Xiao Jinchu rolled her eyes at him and said, "Go help chop wood, and do some other chores."

Although Song Yan was a servant of the Xiao family, he had lived a good life after all. It was a bit hard for him to accept that he was suddenly sent to such a rural area. He couldn't stand it. Why did the eldest brother not only not despise him but also seemed to enjoy it? Could it be because of Yan Shuhua?

Thinking of this, Song Yan felt a little secretly happy.

The meat had just been put into the pot when Li Dagang came again. Shen Hongmei was taking her clothes to wash at the stream when she saw him coming. In the past, she would have been very happy to see him coming, but now, she felt a little embarrassed: "Dagang, why are you here?"

"Aunt Shen, I came to see Shuhua." Li Dagang was holding some sweet potatoes in his hands. When he saw Shen Hongmei standing at the gate, he couldn't help but glance inside.

Shen Hongmei really liked Li Dagang, so much so that even though he had such an overbearing mother, she still wanted to marry her daughter to him.  "Dagang, you've seen that Shuhua is engaged." Shen Hongmei was a little embarrassed to say it, because she just knew that Li Dagang was a good kid, and she felt a little guilty for not being able to marry her daughter to him.

"Aunt Shen, is it because of Huang Dachuan that Shuhua got married?" Li Dagang didn't believe it. He felt at ease only after asking.

If this is the case, then he still has some chance. If not, then he and Yan Shuhua are probably going to be doomed, so he must ask clearly.

"Aunt Shen, my mother and I went to the city to buy some things that day, so we were not at home. If I were at home, Dachuan would not have been like that..." Before Li Dagang could finish his words, Shen Hongmei had to interrupt him.

"Dagang, it's still impossible for you and Shuhua. Look at your mother. Oh, I don't like to talk to her. Forget it. In the future, don't send us food. We can support ourselves." Shen Hongmei was really embarrassed to accept his favor again.

In the past, she always felt that she could make a living by relying on Li Dagang, and believed that the two of them would definitely become a couple. But now, Yan Shuhua has already married Xiao Jinchu, so they have absolutely no chance.

"Aunt Shen, I want to see Shuhua." Li Dagang didn't even have time to say a few more words to him before she ran away, and there were still so many things left to say.

"Shuhua is busy." Shen Hongmei smiled and said, "Dagang, you go first."

"Aunt Shen, I just want to see Shuhua." Li Dagang looked like he would not leave unless Yan Shuhua saw him today. Shen Hongmei was embarrassed to refuse, so she quickly put the clothes and the basin on the ground, then went into the room and asked Yan Shuhua.

Yan Shuhua was preparing half a pound of meat, preparing to cook some broth for Xiao Jinchu, when Shen Hongmei happened to come in and said these words. She thought that he had just helped her, and it would seem inappropriate to send him back, so she came out.

Li Dagang waited outside for a long time and finally saw her.

Yan Shuhua was cooking. She was wearing an apron and her face was covered in dust. She scooped a bowl of water from the water tank to rinse her hands, then walked out while wiping them on her apron. "Dagang, what can I do for you?"

Just now he was only looking at Yan Shuhua's back and didn't see her face. When he saw her face this time, Li Dagang's heartbeat suddenly quickened. He walked up to her without thinking and directly took her hand and walked out. Shen Hongmei grumbled a few times but no one tried to stop her. Xiao Jinchu, who was in the backyard, heard the noise and pushed the wheelchair over, and happened to see Yan Shuhua being dragged away.


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