Chapter 13 Childhood
Lin Yi'an then looked at Hu Lili's mother-in-law and said, "You brought your child all this way to see a doctor, so you must have heard of your reputation from others and come here because of it."
"When Hu Lili saw me, she didn't say anything and just left with the child. People who didn't know better might think we had some kind of medical malpractice. I can only tell you about some of the despicable things she did when she was a child, so that you won't misunderstand."
This is despicable behavior!
Hearing these words, Hu Lili became completely withdrawn, especially since her mother-in-law was there. Her parents ran a small business and were relatively well-off. After getting married, she had always looked down on her husband's family. If she hadn't been dating her husband from the beginning, she would never have married into his family.
This scene of being humiliated in front of the in-laws is terrible.
When Hu Lili's mother-in-law saw that her daughter-in-law was practically burying her head in her stomach, she knew that Dr. Lin wasn't lying.
I never would have guessed that the daughter-in-law who always seemed aloof and arrogant, who called her rude and slovenly, was actually such a sharp-tongued and mean-spirited person.
People say you can tell what a person will be like at three years old. She only has one son and one daughter. Her daughter is married and she naturally takes good care of her daughter-in-law and grandson. However, her daughter-in-law is still dissatisfied and dislikes her. Unexpectedly, there are reasons for all of this.
Lin Yi'an continued, "I've talked a lot. If I've offended you in any way, please forgive me, Auntie."
Grandma Hu Lili waved her hand and said loudly, "I understand, I definitely understand. Although I'm a bit of a scatterbrain, no one has ever said anything bad about me. I haven't done anything wrong, so I'm not afraid. Please, Dr. Lin, take a look at my grandson. He's had diarrhea for a long time, and IV fluids haven't helped. It's so worrying..."
Hu Lili stood awkwardly to the side, unsure whether to leave or stay. To make matters worse, her mother-in-law was going against her today, insisting on watching from where she was instead of from here.
Lin Yi'an looked at Hu Lili: "This is your son..."
“If you really care about Xiao Bao, you should apologize to Dr. Lin right away. Stop being so hesitant. It seems you're not worried about Xiao Bao's health at all.” For once, Grandma Hu Lili was quite assertive.
Hu Lili's husband nudged her, saying, "For the sake of our child's health, what's wrong with saying something nice? Besides, it was your fault to begin with."
Hu Lili remained frozen in place. At that moment, the baby in her mother-in-law's arms began to cry softly. Hearing her son's weak cries, Hu Lili almost burst into tears herself. She quickly looked at Lin Yi'an and said, "Lin Yi'an, I'm sorry. I promise I won't speak ill of you anymore, and I won't provoke you. Please don't... because of me..."
Lin Yi'an: "You're not worth me smashing my own rice bowl."
Zhou Mingshi sat next to her, flipping through the traditional Chinese medicine books on the table, and glanced at her with a smile.
Hu Lili choked.
Assistant Chen and Ye Lingzhi were outside talking to Lin Shuhe and Liu Zhengying, so they naturally heard the commotion inside the consultation room.
Grandma was taking a nap, so only Lin Yi'an could come to check on the child. After taking his pulse, examining his abdomen, and looking at his tongue, she began to write a prescription. As she wrote, she said, "When you get home, cook him some porridge. At first, give him the porridge oil... After he takes the medicine, his diarrhea will lessen, so cook him some soft noodles and gradually increase his food intake..."
Hu Lili and her mother-in-law listened attentively, taking notes of everything.
After Lin Yi'an got the medicine, she told them how to decoct it. Hu Lili gave them the money, and the group left in a hurry.
After they left, Lin Yi'an and Zhou Mingshi walked out of the clinic and sat down next to their parents.
Thinking of what she had just heard, Liu Zhengying couldn't help but say, "My Bao'er was always well-behaved and sensible when she was little. Everyone in the village said that Bao'er was an adopted child. She knew she had been abandoned, and maybe she had a feeling about it. She knew her fate was bad and was afraid of being abandoned again, so she had to be sensible. It breaks my heart to hear that..."
“We brought her back from the snow. She was a tiny little thing, her face was purple, and she had stopped crying. We were afraid she wouldn’t survive, so her dad, her grandma, and I took turns holding her close to our hearts and never letting our guard down. We kept her warm all winter long, and she only got a little better in the spring.”
"No amount of pain is enough, so why is my life so bad?"
Lin Yi-an: "I never feel that I have a bad life. I know that my parents and grandma love me. They always give me the best things in the house. I know that very well."
Assistant Chen was hearing about this for the first time, and he exclaimed, "You are all kind-hearted people."
It's only right that we enjoy our blessings now.
Lin Shuhe laughed and said, "What do you mean by 'kind-hearted people'? When I saw my baby, I felt a connection with her. I felt that she should be my daughter, and I couldn't help but feel sorry for her. It's not that no one wanted to give their children to us to raise, but after seeing the children, I didn't feel anything and was unwilling to adopt. Children and parents are also bound by fate."
Assistant Chen asked, "Has the human trafficker been caught?"
Lin Shuhe: "They caught him. That trafficker sold many children and even kidnapped some. He was sentenced to death and the sentence has already been carried out."
Assistant Chen: "That's good."
Liu Zhengying: "It's because my husband and I are physically disabled that Bao'er was looked down upon and bullied. No children played with her when she was little. Every day after school, she would either dig for medicinal herbs with her grandmother or do her homework and memorize her lessons..."
Lin Yi-an said, "Actually, I don't feel anything. I'm not stupid. If they bully me, I will fight back. If I can't fight back, I will find a way to punish them afterwards."
"Many times, I feel like they are clowns. They are young and not very capable, but they like to cause trouble and do dirty tricks behind people's backs. They just want to play with me, but I don't like to play with them."
"Instead of wasting time, you'd be better off digging up more medicinal herbs, memorizing more texts, and doing more practice problems."
Hearing his daughter's words, Lin Shuhe looked at Zhou Ming and smiled, saying, "Our Bao'er has always been steady and mature. I didn't know who she resembled at first, but after we found her biological parents, and knowing that her older siblings are also very steady, I realized that Bao'er is like her father..."
Zhou Mingshi looked at Lin Yi'an and smiled, "Indeed, very composed."
He was steady and composed, speaking and acting in a calm and unhurried manner. He was the same age as his third brother, Zhou Mingyuan, but was much more mature than Zhou Mingyuan.
Assistant Chen also felt that Miss Lin was composed and had a similar temperament to President Zhou. Although President Zhou sometimes had a bit of a spoiled brat attitude, he was usually mature and composed.
Liu Zhengying said with a smile, "That's the good thing about our Bao'er. She doesn't take anything to heart. Once, she was bullied by the children in the village. I went to find the children's parents, but when I came back, I felt that I was useless and that my child was suffering because of me. I cried because of myself. She comforted me and said that children who only bully others will not amount to much. If they don't learn to behave well from a young age and don't change when they grow up, they will definitely get into trouble."
"Now that I think about it, if Bao'er had lived with her parents since she was little, she definitely wouldn't have suffered so much."
Lin Yi-an: "But then I wouldn't be able to meet my parents and grandma, and that would be such a loss for me."
Liu Zhengying's eyes, which were just about to redden, burst into laughter at her words: "This child..."
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