A week after Huo Haocheng left, Ruan Ruan ate her meal as usual, carried a basket on her back and went out. As soon as she stepped out of the yard, she saw Wang Xia returning with two children and carrying large and small bags. Upon seeing this, she immediately went up to her and took the things from her hands.
"Sister Xia, what's going on...?" Looking at the mother and her two children, they should have gone back to their hometown, but it doesn't seem like it. Who goes back to their hometown carrying pots and pans?
"Hey girl, let's go inside and talk."
In Wang Xia's heart, Ruan Ruan was a girl she could confide in. At this time, people in the compound liked to stroll around after eating, digest their food, and chat. Wang Xia didn't think it was right to talk about her family matters everywhere, so when Ruan Ruan asked, she pulled her inside to talk.
After returning to the house with them, it seemed that Commander Zheng had eaten in the canteen since the mother and her two children were not there.
Seeing the cold stove and empty pot, Wang Xia didn't have time to think much after putting down the food. She could go hungry herself, but the children couldn't. She immediately started a fire to boil water, made a bowl of noodles for each of the children and herself, and also poached an egg for each of them.
After dinner, she boiled water and gave the children a bath. After letting them go to bed, she finally had time to talk to Ruan Ruan about what had happened during this time.
"Sister, I'm not afraid you'll laugh at me, but I have some things on my mind that I don't know who to talk to. The fact that I ran into you as soon as I got back today means that we sisters are destined to meet. It's just like you think. After the New Year, we received a call from Lao Zheng's family saying that his grandmother was dying and asked us to come back to see her one last time. At first, we thought that Lao Zheng was also raised by his grandmother, so he immediately asked for leave. But he was unlucky. As soon as he arrived at the military headquarters, he heard that Commander Huo had led a group of people to arrest a lot of people overnight, and the army was short-handed, so he couldn't get leave."
When Wang Xia said this, Ruan Ruan felt a little uneasy. She hadn't expected that because of her, Lan Chaolin had taken on a lot of work, and now Commander Zheng was unable to get leave. No wonder when she saw Commander Zheng outside Commander Gu's office, he looked worried. At first, she thought it was because of the heavy workload, but now it seemed that he was worried about his family and the safety of his wife taking the two children home alone.
"He couldn't get leave, and his family was urging him to come back. I originally wanted to go back by myself, but then his family said that his mother wanted to see the two children before she left, so I had no choice but to take the children back by myself."
However, I never dreamed that while the old lady was genuinely sick, her terminal illness was just a pretense. Her uncle's family had actually used her to trick us into going back home, hoping that our family would pay for the construction of a house for them. This was because her uncle's son was almost thirty and still hadn't found a wife, so they wanted to build a nice, large house to make it easier for them to find a spouse.
They don't even consider how their family treated Lao Zheng after his parents passed away. He was only 10 years old when his parents died unexpectedly, just a teenager. Not only did his uncle's family not comfort him or provide him with any help, they also tried to seize the house left by his parents.
If the old lady hadn't claimed that they had already separated their households and said that she would take care of Lao Zheng and that there was no need to trouble his uncle's family, and hadn't done a fair trial in the presence of the brigade leader and the village secretary, Lao Zheng would probably have been squeezed to the bone by that family long ago.
When we went back this time, they kept saying that my husband, Lao Zheng, was raised by them, so now that he's successful and a military officer, they won't let their poor relatives take anything from him. It's truly a matter of conscience. The elders in the village can all testify that my husband, Lao Zheng, has never eaten a single corn cob from them, not even a single vegetable leaf. How could they have the nerve to say such things?
After I went back, his aunt and his two cousins came to our house every day to cause trouble. Later, I couldn't take it anymore, so I went back to my parents' house and went to find my parents. My parents and my brothers went directly to their house and beat up all the men in their family. Only then did things quiet down for a while.
However, after the old lady learned of their actions, her condition worsened. She was taken to the hospital and underwent several resuscitation attempts. The doctor then advised us to take her home, and she passed away two months later.
Actually, I know that the old lady just wanted to wait for our Lao Zheng. Otherwise, he wouldn't have woken up after being rescued time and time again. Many times, I wanted to call Lao Zheng and ask him to find a way to go back, but the old lady stopped me. She said he was busy and I shouldn't bother him.
On the day of the old lady's death, that family came to cause trouble again, saying that the old lady had cherished Lao Zheng her whole life, and now that he was an officer, he hadn't come back to see her off on her final journey. They were trying to ruin Lao Zheng's life! Of course, I couldn't tolerate it. In front of everyone in the village, I recounted in detail how they had upset the old lady over the past few months to the point that she had to be rushed to the hospital. I also severed all ties with that family in front of everyone.
I haven't had a chance to tell Lao Zheng about this yet. Logically speaking, their family is Lao Zheng's only relative now. However, since there are relatives who can't stand to see him doing well and want to ruin him, I can only help him cut ties with them.
After taking care of the old lady's affairs, I took the children back to my parents' home for a while. Since I married Lao Zheng and moved here with him, I haven't been back to see my parents for many years. Actually, if we had been more firm back then and brought the old lady with us, she would still be alive and well now.
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