Chapter 89 Reason
"It's Shanyue, come in." The old dean invited the other party in.
The door was pushed open from the outside, and the face of the visitor emerged from the shadows - it was Nurse Zhao.
Zhao Xiaoyun's aunt, the head nurse of the health care department, and Zhao Shanyue, the sister of Vice President Zhao Shanhe.
Zhao Shanyue came in and handed the envelope in his hand directly to the old dean. Zhao Shanyue's face was calm and there was no emotion at all, like an emotionless robot.
"Shanyue, what's this?" the old director asked Nurse Zhao in confusion.
Nurse Zhao said, "Director, I want to report—"
"Vice President Zhao Shanhe and his family illegally accepted bribes."
The younger sister reported the older brother.
The old dean looked horrified.
After leaving the dean's office, Nurse Zhao Shanyue walked to the stairs and suddenly collapsed.
"Be careful!" Zhao Ran quickly helped his mother up and let her lean on him.
Zhao Shanyue lowered her head and laughed, muttering, "Xiaoran, I've avenged your father."
In the dark stairwell, the chill rising from the concrete floor penetrated into the bones, and Zhao Shanyue's faint laughter seemed extremely creepy.
Zhao Ran hummed, "I understand, Mom. Dad can rest in peace now." He then helped Zhao Shanyue away. "Let's go home."
Zhao Shanyue cheered up, "Yes, go home, go back to our own home, burn some incense for your father, and tell him I avenged him."
"Of course, you'll have no one to support you in the hospital from now on. Do you blame Mom?"
"Don't blame me, I can do it myself."
Why did she report Zhao Shanhe personally? Zhao Shanyue would rather let the dean think that she was a villain who was obsessed with profit and would sacrifice her own brother to protect herself.
She also didn't want anyone to notice the truth that she had tried so hard to hide.
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Zhao Shanyue was two years younger than Zhao Shanhe, and he doted on his sister. Growing up with them was another neighboring boy, the same age as Zhao Shanhe. The three of them grew up together as childhood sweethearts, and this boy later became Zhao Shanyue's husband.
Not long after Zhao Shanhe got married, he went abroad to study, leaving his wife and daughter Zhao Xiaoyun alone at home. Zhao's parents understood that Zhao Shanhe's wife had to take care of the children alone, and often went to take care of them.
Zhao Shanyue and her husband naturally took extra care of the wife and children left behind by their brother/good brother, visiting them every few days.
Until one winter, Zhao's parents heard some bad rumors that Zhao Shanhe's wife was secretly having an affair with other men.
At the New Year's Eve dinner, they tactfully asked the other party to pay attention, but Zhao Shanhe's wife exploded when they heard this.
He overturned the table on the spot and rushed out of the house with his daughter Zhao Xiaoyun, threatening that he could not bear the insult and would jump into the river to commit suicide with his child.
On New Year's Eve, the streets were empty. Zhao's parents were anxious, worried that something might have happened to the mother and daughter, so they asked Zhao Shanyue's husband to go out and look for them.
As a result, the mother and daughter were seen on a bridge outside the Zhao family. Seeing someone chasing them, Zhao Xiaoyun's mother became even more proud, holding the child with half of her body sticking out of the bridge.
Zhao Shanyue's husband was afraid that something might happen to the other party, so he didn't dare to act rashly. He could only stand by and listen to the accusations from Zhao Xiaoyun's mother. The grown man was so upset that he couldn't even raise his head.
After much effort, they persuaded the man to come down, but the bridge was frozen in winter, and Zhao Xiaoyun's mother slipped and fell into the river with Zhao Xiaoyun.
Zhao Shanyue's husband, desperate to save her, recklessly jumped into the river, first retrieving Zhao Xiaoyun and then diving down to rescue her mother. However, Zhao Xiaoyun's mother, frightened, struggled frantically in the water, and the icy water quickly drained Zhao Shanyue's energy. After finally pushing Zhao Xiaoyun's mother ashore, he was about to get on when something unexpected happened.
His leg cramped, and he quickly asked Zhao Xiaoyun's mother for help, but Zhao Xiaoyun's mother had just recovered and had no time to care about him. Worried that she would be dragged down by the other party, she quickly took her daughter Zhao Xiaoyun away from the river.
In the end, Zhao Shanyue's husband, who was exhausted, drowned under the terrified gaze of Zhao Xiaoyun's mother.
That year, he was only 25 years old, in the prime of his life.
That day was the first full month since his daughter Ranran was born.
That night was New Year’s Eve when the whole family was reunited.
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The husband was fine before he left, but when he came back he had become a cold corpse.
Zhao Shanyue fainted on the spot.
Zhao's parents were dumbfounded. They called their son-in-law out to chase their daughter-in-law and granddaughter, but he died in order to save them.
Zhao Xiaoyun was also afraid that the Zhao family would know the truth, so she only dared to say that Zhao Shanyue's husband drowned due to exhaustion in order to save them, and she did not dare to tell them that the other party had asked her for help.
But in the end, Zhao Shanyue still learned the truth.
She packed up her things, took her daughter back to her parents' home, and changed her name to Zhao.
Zhao's parents felt guilty towards their daughter. On the New Year's Eve of the fifth year after Zhao Shanyue moved back, the old couple failed to ventilate the house properly in order to keep warm, and the charcoal fire did not burn thoroughly, resulting in death from carbon monoxide poisoning.
On this day, Zhao Shanyue took her daughter to visit her husband's grave.
Zhao Xiaoyun was a spoiled and lovely girl when she was young. Because of her mother's affairs, her parents raised her by themselves. Later, after her parents passed away, Zhao Xiaoyun was raised by her aunt Zhao Shanyue.
Zhao Shanyue doted on her niece so much that even her own daughter, Zhao Ran, felt inferior to her. Whether it was during childhood or at work, she had been pretending day and night, almost tricking her into believing it was real.
She thought seriously about Zhao Xiaoyun and gave her advice. Although she scolded her occasionally, she was indeed a responsible aunt in front of outsiders.
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Zhao Xiaoyun's mother was busy hanging out with other men. Zhao Shanyue knew about it, but she chose to keep it a secret for her.
Until Zhao Shanhe came back.
That was nine years later. How much has changed in the world?
The brother-in-law and good brother who grew up together passed away, and the parents died unexpectedly. Now the bustling Zhao family is reduced to a few women.
Having lost his loved ones, Zhao Shanhe valued his remaining relatives very much and wanted to put everyone under his watch. So, Zhao Shanyue went to the hospital as a nurse.
Initially, she worked in a pharmacy.
In the pharmacy, she learned about many medicines, some for treating colds, some for treating injuries, some for treating mental illnesses...
Medicine is good, but it is also poisonous. Every medicine has its own side effects.
For example, taking too much medication for mental illness can have the opposite effect. The person taking it will have a worse memory and become irritable and angry...
Zhao Shanyue returned home, went back to his room, opened a locked cabinet, and found various pills without packaging inside.
Zhao Shanyue packed all of these into a sealed bag, dug a hole in the flower bed in the backyard, and buried the bag.
After doing all this, Zhao Shanyue squatted in the snow in a daze, thinking about the past ten years.
Why did she want to harm Zhao Shanhe, even though he knew nothing and was very kind to her and her daughter?
But--
Zhao Shanyue smiled coldly, his hands tightly grasping the thick snow on the ground, squeezing it tightly, and turning the snow into ice cubes.
The person she hates most is Zhao Shanhe.
If Zhao Shanhe hadn't been blinded by the beauty of that bitch when he was young, and forced his parents who opposed him to agree to marry her, then all this would have happened.
None of this will happen.
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After being away for three days, Meng Wanqiu and Pei Xingzhi, who had just become parents, were both eager to go home.
As they reached the door, a gray figure jumped out and circled around them, making a humming sound.
It's Xiao Hui——
"Hey, how come this guy has grown so big?" Meng Mingxia, Xiao Hui has lived up to the wolf genes in his body. His skeleton is so big that it almost reaches Meng Mingxia's knees.
Xiao Hui rubbed Pei Xingzhi's legs and whimpered. Pei Xingzhi also touched its head. Xiao Hui was so comfortable that his eyes narrowed.
Pei Xingzhi usually doesn't talk much, but Xiao Hui is still very attached to him.
Animals are very sensitive and they like to stick to whoever is nice to them.
Meng Mingxia wanted to touch Xiao Hui, but Xiao Hui dodged him and he didn't even get a glimpse of his hair.
"Wow! Not bad." Meng Mingxia praised.
Xiao Hui came closer cautiously and sniffed Meng Mingxia. He seemed to recognize who he was and put his head close to his hand.
"Haha, you're a good dog. I'll cook meat for you tonight." Meng Mingxia grinned, rubbed Xiaohui's back with his big hands, and scratched its chin.
"Xixi!"
The family did not go home, but came to Aunt Feng's house first. When they arrived at the door, Meng Wanqiu shouted inside.
Inside the house, the weather was cold outside, and Uncle Feng and Aunt Feng were afraid that the little one would be cold, so they kept her indoors. They made a circle on the kang and let Xixi crawl on it.
The little girl has a pink face with chubby limbs and bulging pink cheeks. She wears a little tiger dog head hat and holds her little toy in her hand.
Uncle Feng and Aunt Feng were sitting by the kang. Uncle Feng was making faces to tease the little guy, and the little guy was drooling with laughter.
"Oh oh oh, you're smiling. Our Xixi is so happy!" Aunt Feng wiped the little one's mouth with a smile.
"Ahhh, giggle--" Seeing grandma smiling, the little one became even happier and screamed at the top of her voice. She pinched the little doll in her hand and threw it up and down.
Suddenly, the little fellow stopped shouting, rolled his eyes, glanced upwards, and tilted his head to listen outside.
Eh——
"What's wrong?" The little guy's voice was too loud just now, and Uncle Feng and Aunt Feng didn't hear the noise outside.
Only the little one heard it.
"Xixi!"
When Xixi heard clearly that her mother had returned, her eyes suddenly lit up. She quickly crawled to the bedside and opened her little hands to her grandmother.
"Oh, it's Xiaowan and the others. They are finally back!" Aunt Feng said in surprise.
Uncle Feng picked up the little guy and said, "Come, grandpa will carry our Xixi to find mom."
Although he said he would look for her, Uncle Feng did not go out. It was so cold outside, and in order to make it easier for the little one to move around, he did not give her many clothes.
At this moment, the three of them entered the yard.
The little guy was in Uncle Feng's arms. When he saw his mother in the yard, he was so excited that his little body was shaking. He was screaming "Ahhh" and kicking his legs.
Seeing his daughter, Pei Xingzhi's eyes softened. He first went to the sink next to him to wash his hands. Meng Mingxia followed suit. The two of them just touched Xiao Hui.
Meng Wanqiu trotted into the house.
Before anyone arrived, Xixi stretched out her body towards her and asked her mother to hold her.
Meng Wanqiu took the warm and fragrant little baby from Uncle Feng's hands and started kissing the chubby little face.
The little one giggled and placed his little fleshy hands on his mother's face, squeezing it gently.
"Mingxia is here too. How is he feeling? Is he seriously injured?" Uncle Feng asked.
Meng Mingxia smiled nonchalantly, "It's nothing serious. The army gave me leave, so I came here to recuperate. Then I'll go home with Xiaowan and the others for the New Year."
Aunt Feng looked around Meng Mingxia twice, and only felt relieved when she saw that there were no obvious wounds. "That's good. When Xiaowan and Xingzhi go to work, you can come over for dinner. Auntie will take good care of you."
"Okay, thank you, auntie." Meng Mingxia was not polite and went over to massage Aunt Feng's shoulders.
Aunt Feng smiled happily.
They liked Mingxia, a cheerful and sensible young man. Knowing that Meng Wanqiu and his wife had recognized them as their godparents, Meng Mingxia became particularly concerned about them.
Whenever that comrade-in-arms' family sent him some local specialties, he would give a portion to the old couple. He was a very thoughtful and considerate young man.
The mother and daughter were affectionate for a while, which made Meng Mingxia very jealous. "Give it to me, give it to me, let me hug you."
The little guy looked at Meng Mingxia with his big eyes, and there was a sense of strangeness in his eyes. It had been almost half a year since the uncle and nephew last met, and the little guy had long forgotten this uncle.
Seeing Meng Mingxia reaching out to hug her, Xixi hid in her mother's arms for a while, lying in her mother's arms, with only a pair of bright big eyes showing, looking at this person carefully.
Meng Mingxia: ...
It was a bolt from the blue that his lovely little Xixi didn't want him to hold her anymore.
When the baby was one month old, I let him hold her.
"Xixi, I'm your uncle. Do you still remember me?" Meng Mingxia came in front of Xixi and asked her to look at his face, his tone sounding very aggrieved.
Meng Wanqiu was amused and said bluntly, "Don't even think about it. Don't even think about hugging her until your wounds are healed."
Don't underestimate Xixi's small size, she's quite strong. She's in the middle of growing stronger, and she loves to jump around in someone's arms. With just a few random bounces, she could open Meng Mingxia's wounds.
Meng Mingxia wilted.
However, this changing expression was similar to the grandfather's face making before, which made Xiao Xixi laugh.
Meng Mingxia recovered, "I told you, our Xixi must still remember her uncle, right?"
He clapped his hands, pretending to welcome the little guy's hug. Although Xiao Wan didn't let him hug the little guy, this at least proved that our Xixi still liked her uncle.
Xiao Xixi opened her hands.
Meng Mingxia's smile became even brighter.
etc--
This direction seems a bit wrong. Could it be that the little guy has a bad sense of direction?
It doesn’t matter, Meng Mingxia moved a step to the side and bumped into someone.
Glancing sideways, Meng Mingxia's face darkened.
Meng Wanqiu smiled.
The little guy was trembling with excitement, and his tiny teeth were exposed.
The old couple raised their lips.
"Chuckle, chuckle—puff puff"
Pei Xingzhi hugged his daughter, and the sweet and soft little girl fell into his arms. He smiled softly, touched his daughter's sweet face with his lips, and let her sit on his arms.
"Xixi, how have you been these past few days? Did you cry, huh?"
The little guy whimpered in a baby voice, staying in his father's broad shoulders lovingly, with his little hands resting on his father's shoulders, feeling very safe.
"Xixi, you bad baby, you hurt your uncle's heart so much!"
Meng Mingxia leaned weakly against the door frame, looking as if he had suffered an unbearable blow.
“Aa ...
Hearing his own name, the little guy looked at his uncle in confusion, his clear and bright eyes full of confusion and ignorance.
"puff--"
Everyone finally couldn't help but burst out laughing.
Pei Xingzhi held his daughter in his arms, raised the corners of his lips, and kissed the little one's forehead, "Be good!"
Meng Wanqiu couldn't bear to watch it anymore, so she pulled Meng Mingxia into the house and said, "Please, second brother, please stop making such a fuss, okay?"
This guy is no longer as steady as he was in front of his comrades in the hospital. He is simply too lively, as if he has returned to his teenage years when he was scolded every two days and beaten every three days.
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