Chapter 312 Died from massive bleeding
Ye Wanxi smiled slightly and asked calmly, "Big sister, are you from Linjia Village?"
"Yes, I am a local from Linjia Village."
“I have an old classmate who is also from your Linjia Village. I came here for tourism this time and thought I would like to see her and catch up.”
"From our village?" The old woman was indeed curious when she heard this. "What's your old classmate's name? I know most of the young people in our village. You tell me, maybe it really is someone I know."
Upon hearing this, the Song family members immediately perked up their ears, finally understanding why Ye Wanxi had been talking to this older woman.
"That's great! My old classmate's name is Lin Xiuzhen. She's about twenty-five or twenty-six this year. Do you know her?"
The moment the name was uttered, the atmosphere inside the car froze.
Even the middle-aged men and women who hadn't said much before, who were sitting in front of us, started looking over.
Upon seeing this, the group immediately became tense.
The woman paused for a few seconds, then asked in surprise, "You're Xiuzhen's classmate?"
"Yes, I was her college classmate. We even lived in the same dorm and were very close. We just went our separate ways after graduation and started working. It's been three or four years since I last saw her, and I wonder how she is doing now."
It must be said that Ye Wanxi's acting skills are quite good; she appropriately expressed a hint of nostalgia for her old classmate.
The older woman immediately believed most of it. After thinking for a while with a complicated expression, she sighed and said, "You don't need to go, Xiuzhen. She's gone."
Upon hearing the word "gone," Song Zhaoming's heart trembled violently, and his hands, which were hanging on his lap, tightened instinctively.
Ye Wanxi was slightly taken aback, as if she were hearing this for the first time: "Gone? What do you mean by gone?"
"She's dead. Xiuzhen, she's dead. About two months ago, she died from postpartum hemorrhage."
"Difficult childbirth? How could she die in childbirth when she was perfectly fine? No, was she married? Wait, let me calm down."
Ye Wanxi feigned a huge shock and after a long while said, "What exactly happened? She was so young, and modern medicine is so advanced, how could she have died from postpartum hemorrhage?"
"This..." The woman's eyes began to wander, as if she was wondering whether to tell Ye Wanxi that it smelled really good.
Ye Wanxi took her hand and said solemnly, "Big sister, you have to tell me about this. Xiuzhen and I are sisters, so her business is my business. She died so mysteriously, and I have to find out the truth. Otherwise, even if I go back, this will still be a knot in my heart. Please help me and tell me the truth."
Perhaps it was because Ye Wanxi looked so cute, but her red-rimmed eyes made people feel sorry for her.
Before the older woman could say anything, another woman with a rather fiery temper started talking first.
"What's wrong with talking about this? This was on the news before. Who in the village or county doesn't know about it? They dared to do it, so why can't people talk about it?"
Ye Wanxi's gaze immediately fell on the aunt. When the aunt saw her looking over, she immediately started talking.
“Little girl, I won’t lie to you, this was reported in the news a while ago. This Xiuzhen is the daughter of Lin Cuihua in our village. Besides Xiuzhen, they also have a younger brother named Junbao. Xiuzhen’s parents are extremely sexist and dote on their son to the extreme. They spoiled him so much that he became a good-for-nothing. He indulges in all sorts of vices, including eating, drinking, gambling, and whoring.”
"About a year ago, Junbao was tricked by the casino and ended up owing millions in gambling debts. In our area, millions is a huge sum; it could build several houses. Xiuzhen's parents couldn't come up with the money, so they went to Xiuzhen to ask for it. Xiuzhen probably gave them some money at first, but then they kept asking for more and more. Xiuzhen couldn't afford it anymore, so she simply cut off contact with them."
"I remember about half a year ago, Xiuzhen's whole family went to another province, I think it was to look for Xiuzhen. They didn't find her, and when they came back they had a big fight, which many people in the village heard."
Seeing that she had said so much but hadn't gotten to the point, Ye Wanxi hurriedly urged, "Then what about the difficult childbirth? Was it related to her family?"
"This matter is indeed related to her family. Originally, we thought that since Xiuzhen's family couldn't find her, the matter would be over. Unexpectedly, about two months ago, Xiuzhen's uncle suddenly called back, saying that he had seen Xiuzhen in some city and even followed someone to the company where Xiuzhen worked. Xiuzhen's parents and her brother rushed there overnight and found..."
"What did you find?"
"We discovered that Xiuzhen was heavily pregnant. Later, news reports indicated that Xiuzhen was about seven or eight months along at the time."
This was the first time Song Zhaoming had heard someone talk about Lin Xiuzhen and the child so directly. He almost wanted to stand up immediately, but his mother held him down.
Mrs. Song shook her head at him with a serious expression, urging him to continue listening.
She knew that Ye Wanxi chose to inquire about Lin Xiuzhen at this time because she wanted them to know what had happened to Lin Xiuzhen during the period after she broke up with their son.
"It's a terrible story! After Xiuzhen's parents and younger brother found her, they didn't care whether she was pregnant or not, and they just grabbed her and demanded money. When Xiuzhen refused to give it to them, they started pulling at her. Her younger brother is a troublemaker who doesn't think things through when he does things. When he saw that Xiuzhen wouldn't give him money, he pushed her."
"What?" Song Zhaoming's face turned ashen.
Ye Wanxi widened her eyes at the opportune moment and tentatively asked, "Could it be because of this...?"
The older woman nodded, picked up where the other woman left off, and sighed, "Xiuzhen's belly was so big, how could she withstand being pushed like that? The baby was born prematurely, suffered severe bleeding, and neither the mother nor the baby survived."
"They couldn't even save them?" Not only Song Zhaoming, but the rest of the Song family were also taken aback.
But she clearly said before...
All eyes immediately turned to Ye Wanxi, but she ignored their surprise.
Continuing to talk to the group, he said indignantly, "This is outrageous! Are they devils or vampires? Why should the older sister pay off her younger brother's gambling debts? Are their parents dead? They not only refuse to give money but also push people, even attacking a pregnant woman who needs protection. Are they really family? They're more like enemies!"
An elderly man in the car couldn't help but complain, "They're not a good family to begin with. When they were pregnant with Xiuzhen, they only wanted a son. When she was born, they found out it was a girl and almost drowned her. It was only later that the child's maternal grandfather told them to keep the child and use her to exchange for a son later. That's how Xiuzhen's life was saved."
"Marriage exchange?" Song Yulan had never heard of this term before. She asked in confusion, "Does it mean exchanging a daughter for someone else's son? I've heard that in the past, some people would exchange daughters or sons who had too many children."
(End of this chapter)
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
