Chapter 27 Chapter 27 Your wife is my wife; my husband...
It was definitely her, that cheongsam, those high heels...it was definitely Ping'an's mother!
She did not notice that there were two burning eyes staring at her in the distance. After getting out of the car, she took out a lipstick from her bag, filled up her lips with color in front of the makeup mirror, and then turned away helplessly.
Cars and mobile phones are wealth that many people cannot accumulate even after struggling for most of their lives. However, there is no happiness or ease on the woman's face. Instead, she looks more like a prisoner. Even if she tries her best to force a smile, her eyes and brows are full of fatigue.
"Aunt Chen is so rich..." Zhaodi couldn't help but sigh as she looked at the woman's graceful back as she left.
After coming back to her senses, she became curious again, "But since Aunt Chen is so rich, why doesn't she take Ping An An away to live in a big house?"
This question stumped Shen Miao.
Shen Miao didn’t know what she was thinking, she had clearly made so much money, and had crossed over from the peasant class to the petty bourgeoisie, so why couldn’t she enjoy the good life with her children?
A meal at the Pearl Hotel would probably cost them a month's worth of food expenses.
Based on her previous experience, there are only two possibilities: one is that she has become too proud to remember her roots and feels that her husband and children have brought shame upon her and she does not want to have anything to do with them; the other is that the money is not hers and she is just enjoying the glory on the surface, just like the lucky cat on the cash register in a store, which attracts wealth but has no money.
Children are very curious, and when one of them happens to meet another curious heart, the two will multiply each other and both will become bolder.
They did not rush to bring food to Wang Qin, but walked in through the gate hand in hand like the women.
Few people would come to a restaurant to eat alone. Shen Miao guessed that Wang Qin must have come to the restaurant to eat with someone, so she wanted to see who the person with Wang Qin was.
In a few minutes it will be two o'clock in the afternoon. Normally, the restaurant will take a break for cleaning after two o'clock, and reopen after five o'clock to welcome guests for dinner.
But today is the weekend, and there are quite a few guests in the restaurant who are taking advantage of their free time to drink and socialize. Before the remaining tables of guests in the lobby on the first floor leave, the waiters here have to be on standby at all times.
When the women entered, there were two or three waiters leading the way, but when Shen Miao and Zhao Di came in, two or three waiters blocked them, so they had no way to enter the inner lobby like the women.
"We are here to look for Wang Qin, she works as a cleaner here." Shen Miao explained, "It's our first time here and we don't know how to get around."
Waiter: "Looking for someone to come in through the back door, they are not allowed to go out the front door."
While Shen Miao was explaining to the waiter, Zhao Di moved a few steps to the side, stood on tiptoe and looked at the lobby behind the screen. Because there were no diners, she saw the conspicuous brightness at a glance.
"Sister! Look! Look quickly!"
Following the direction of Zhao Di's finger, Shen Miao saw the woman sitting in front of a round table near the window. The round table was filled with sumptuous and colorful dishes. The same dishes, when placed in exquisite ceramic plates, were more upscale than those in disposable boxes.
On the other side of the round table sat a man, an ugly man with a fat body and a face full of flesh.
No, he cannot be said to be an ugly man, but rather a toad who wants to eat swan flesh, because his eyes are full of greed and salivation for women!
Zhaodi didn’t know who the man was, but she thought he was a very bad person and shouldn’t sit with Aunt Chen.
But Shen Miao had met him once before, so when she recognized the man’s identity, she was stunned and couldn’t recover for a long time.
Qian Wanli?!
The man sitting opposite the woman is Qian Wanli! Wu Guifang’s husband, Qian Wanli!!!
The woman was originally sitting opposite Qian Wanli, but when she sat down, Qian Wanli stood up and sat next to her. Just sitting was not enough, he even put his hands in places where they shouldn't be:
One hand held hers, caressing it tenderly, while the other hand was wrapped around her waist, fingers...
Shen Miao couldn't stand it any longer, and after apologizing to the waiter, she hurriedly pulled Zhao Di away and ran to the back door. The visual impact just now was so great that her brain went blank, and even after she found Wang Qin who was still washing dishes in the back kitchen, she couldn't react.
"Why are you here?"
"Since you didn't have lunch, I'll bring you some."
"Braised pork? Where did it come from?"
"An An's mother came back today and brought it to them."
"Have you seen her mother?"
"Well...she is still in front of the hotel, having dinner with a man."
Although children's friendship has nothing to do with being a parent, Wang Qin does not want her children to have any contact with Chen Ping and Chen An's parents, because she is afraid that her children will receive some bad influences.
They are just ordinary villagers, unlike city people who have so many fancy ways of playing, so she has to protect her children.
Seeing that Shen Miao looked different, Wang Qin guessed what was going on, so she said, “Did you see their mother?”
“Well,” Shen Miao nodded, “But why is she with the guy named Qian? He is Wu…”
Zhao Di was still young, and Shen Miao didn’t want her to eat such a choking melon at such a young age, so she stopped the rest of her words in time.
Wang Qin was initially surprised as to how Shen Miao knew Qian Wanli, but later when she thought about how Wu Guifang had once gone to see her for medical treatment, she was able to make sense of the logic behind this.
Wang Qin originally didn’t want to tell Shen Miao about other people’s family gossip, but since Shen Miao already knew about it, she had no choice but to tell her everything she had heard, so that she wouldn’t be scared again when she saw this family in the future.
Chen Weimin's wife, the mother of Chen Ping and Chen An, is named Ma Suhua. Wang Qin and her friends had just moved to Nanguo Village. At first, they only heard about a family of parasites that sucked the blood of rich people. Later, they found out that the neighbors were talking about them.
When Chen Weimin and Ma Suhua first moved in with their children, they were so poor that they only had a suitcase filled with clothes. From their accents, they didn't sound like they were from Henan Province, but rather came from some province in the south.
No one knew what happened at their home. All they knew was that they were very poor, so poor that they had no money to eat after paying the rent. Chen Weimin found a temporary job overnight and bought some food the next day. And there were only some steamed buns and pickles, because these were very cheap and buying more would allow them to eat longer.
Children of poor families have to grow up early. Chen Ping and Chen An are young but very sensible. When their parents go out to work during the day, they will stay quietly at home and occasionally play with the children in the building, but they will never run out of the building to make the adults worry.
Later, Chen Weimin found a job as a driver for the company's boss, and introduced Ma Suhua to work as a cleaner in the company. From then on, their lives gradually got better.
In fact, it cannot be said to be getting better, it should be said to be "flying".
Chen Weimin had just started driving for the boss when one day, the neighbors saw him bringing a middle-aged woman back to see the child. That woman was Wu Guifang. On the day they came, Chen Ping and Chen An watched TV for more than an hour at their neighbor's house.
Everyone knew what Chen Weimin had done and his improper relationship with Wu Guifang. At that time, they all felt sorry for Ma Suhua, feeling sorry for her as the victim in this relationship, until one day someone saw Ma Suhua on the street with a fat man, and then they realized that neither of them was a good person.
From then on, the neighbors no longer cared about their dirty deeds. They only knew that Chen Weimin had to "work" until the evening every day before coming back, and Ma Suhua basically never went home for "work". Even if she came back, she would just sit for a while and accompany the children.
"well……"
After the story was almost over, Wang Qin's lunch box was empty. She closed the lid and couldn't help but sigh: "You all look like people of status, but why do you always do such shameless things? The children are still young and naive now. What will I do with them when they grow up?"
The father is the male mistress of the boss's wife, and the mother is the female mistress of the boss... They are obviously two families, but they have to live like they only sleep in the same bed. They have the nerve to do it, and others can't bear to watch.
And what they did did make their lives better, so aren't they parasites? And they are blood-sucking parasites that only live in one family.
Shen Miao didn’t know what to say, she just kept drinking water.
Yes, two people with hands and feet, what can't they do? Why do they have to make money in this way... Indeed, the only ones who are hurt are the children.
Seeing that it was getting late, Shen Miao should go home.
It was such a coincidence that just as Shen Miao was about to send Zhao Di back, she left the Pearl Hotel and the car with the license plate of Henan A·Q6666 came out from behind.
The driver was wearing sunglasses, and his eyes were only on the road ahead, but the person sitting in the passenger seat saw Shen Miao and Zhao Di on the sidewalk.
In a flash, their eyes collided quickly for a moment, but Shen Miao felt her depression and helplessness in that moment.
But wasn't it her own will to be Qian Wanli's mistress? She had money to spend, clothes to wear, good food to eat, and even a more luxurious house to live in. Everything was just as she wished, so why would she be unhappy?
When returning to Nanguo Village, Shen Miao saw from afar several adults hurriedly pulling tricycles out, and leading the way were the daughters of the Zhou family.
"Make way! Everyone, make way!"
Shen Miao and Zhao Di thought something had happened to Jia Bao, so they hurried over, but when they got to the tricycle, they discovered that it was Chen Ping and Chen An lying on it.
The brother and sister were fine an hour ago, but now they were lying helplessly on the bed, covered in vomit, and Chen Ping's body was covered with dense small rashes.
Seeing Shen Miao, Chen An held her stomach in pain, she didn’t want to cry, but her tears still couldn’t stop flowing out.
"Sister, it hurts, it hurts so much... I want my mother, I want my mother..."
Seeing Chen An so pitiful, Shen Miao couldn’t help but think of Ma Suhua’s glamorous appearance.
She is a mother who is like a hands-off boss. I wonder how she would feel if she knew her daughter was suffering like this.
"Don't be afraid, don't be afraid, your sister is here. Your mother, your mother will be here soon."
While Shen Miao was calming her down, she was doing a simple checkup for her. The chaotic pulse, the white tongue coating, and the pain in her stomach… were symptoms of poisoning.
Shen Miao subconsciously connected the person who poisoned her with Ma Suhua, because that’s how it’s played out on TV: a vicious woman who kills her own child in order to live a better life…
However, reason still reminded Shen Miao that their poisoning had nothing to do with Ma Suhua, because she and the Zhou family’s daughters had also eaten the meal just now, and if it was really poisonous, everyone would definitely have reacted.
“Have Ping An An and the others eaten anything else just now?” Shen Miao asked Pan Di who was standing beside her.
Pan Di answered without hesitation: "We were playing downstairs, and when Grandpa Li came back, he shared the persimmons he bought with us."
"Ah? Did you eat it?" Zhaodi was worried that her sisters were also poisoned, so she hurriedly checked Laidi and Yingdi's arms, "Does your stomach hurt? Do you feel uncomfortable anywhere else?"
"without……"
Lai Di took the persimmons out of her pocket and said, "Grandpa only gave us two. We are waiting for you to come back and eat them together."
The younger sisters were thinking about their eldest sister and did not try the sweet and sour persimmons greedily, thus they escaped the disaster.
After confirming that it was just food poisoning, Shen Miao breathed a sigh of relief and explained, “Persimmons are fine, but they can’t be eaten with crabs.”
Crabs are cold in nature, and they will react when they come into contact with persimmons, causing poisoning symptoms such as abdominal pain and vomiting.
Most people living in tube-shaped buildings have poor family conditions. They rarely see crabs, let alone eat them. Naturally, they don’t know the taboo that crabs and persimmons cannot be eaten together.
In addition, Chen Ping suddenly developed a rash on his body, and everyone thought he had some strange disease, so they hurriedly found a tricycle and took the children to the hospital.
However, Shen Miao also checked Chen Ping. The rash on his body was due to allergies, not some strange disease. It was probably because he ate persimmons.
After understanding the situation, Shen Miao accompanied him to the hospital.
Although Shen Miao is also half a doctor, for diseases like food poisoning, Western medicine is more effective. Vomiting, gastric lavage, and intravenous drips can basically cure the disease quickly.
It's not impossible to use traditional Chinese medicine to treat it, but she didn't bring anything with her, and the treatment might take some time.
After being sent to the emergency room of the hospital, the condition of the two children stabilized in about half an hour. The doctors said that they could go home as long as they finished taking these bottles of medicine.
Of course, the speed of curing the disease is fast, and the money spent is not a small amount. Shen Miao made a total of ten yuan from selling medicine in the city today, and she directly paid half of it when paying the bill.
It’s really expensive… If she had brought a medicine box, it would have only cost two or three bucks at most.
Holding the payment slip, Shen Miao felt pain for a long time, but she did not intend to be a generous and kind person, but thought of letting their parents pay the money.
It is natural for parents to treat their children's illnesses, and they should also know that their children are sick and in the hospital.
Shen Miao asked the adults who sent them here, and they all said they didn't know how to contact their parents, nor did they know where to find them. To put it bluntly, if Chen Weimin and Ma Suhua had no conscience and really wanted to abandon them, there would be nothing everyone could do no matter how kind they were.
Finally, Shen Miao had an idea and thought of calling Qian Wanli’s company.
The monk may run away, but the abbot cannot. Since Chen Weimin is Qian Wanli's driver, everyone in the company should know him. If we contact people in the company, they will naturally be able to help find Chen Weimin.
So Shen Miao first found out the phone number of Qian Wanli's company and called the company's front desk. The woman who answered the phone was also very enthusiastic. After hearing that Chen Weimin's child had an accident and was hospitalized, she hurriedly said that she would find a way to contact him.
After about an hour, the car with the license plate of Yu A·Q8888 was finally seen driving into the hospital parking lot. Then Chen Weimin was seen hurriedly getting out of the driver's seat and running into the inpatient building like crazy. Wu Guifang, who was with him, also looked nervous and quickened her pace.
Shen Miao briefly explained the children's situation. Although Chen Weimin brought Wu Guifang here so blatantly, she still concealed the matter about Ma Suhua, skipped Ping Ping An'an's food poisoning, and elaborated on Ping Ping's persimmon poisoning.
But I didn't expect Wu Guifang to ask, "Food poisoning? You're fine, what did you eat that's poisonous? Did the doctor tell you?"
"Crab," Yingdi blurted out while sitting on a bench in the corridor, "The doctor said that eating crabs and persimmons together causes food poisoning."
"Crab?" Chen Weimin frowned.
Lai Di followed up by saying, "Yes, Aunt Chen came back today and brought a lot of delicious food to Ping An An, including crabs, roast duck, and..."
Children speak without restraint. How could they understand all the twists and turns in the adult world? The teacher just narrated what happened today.
Did Chen Weimin know about the affair between Ma Suhua and Qian Wanli? Did he know that his wife was someone else's mistress?
He should know, after all, Ma Suhua rarely goes home, so what kind of job would require him to live outside? Of course, it is also possible that he doesn't know, because no man would be willing to be cuckolded, not to mention that the cuckold is from his boss.
Shen Miao was unsure, so she could only pay attention to Chen Weimin’s every move and guess based on his reaction.
"Did she buy the persimmons too?" Wu Guifang asked again.
"No," Yingdi shook her head and told the truth, "Grandpa Li gave it to me."
Wu Guifang breathed a sigh of relief, put her hand on Chen Weimin's shoulder, and said softly, "Don't blame her. She just wanted the children to eat better. It was just an accident."
It was really strange. This sentence of comfort should have been filled with the fragrance of tea, but when it came out of Wu Guifang's mouth, it sounded like she was speaking for Ma Suhua with true feelings.
As a woman who is about to become a mother, she believes that Ma Suhua is not someone who intentionally wants to hurt her child, and this is just an accident.
Chen Weimin didn't say anything, but pushed open the door of the room and showed concern for his still weak children.
"Are you feeling better?"
"Yeah, my stomach doesn't hurt anymore."
"It's Dad's fault. It's Dad who wasn't with you."
"Dad is fine. The doctor said my rash will go away soon and won't leave scars."
"Dad, Mom brought back a lot of delicious food today. We left roast duck, braised pork, and big crabs for you."
…
Seeing the loving father and filial son in their family through the window on the door, Wu Guifang subconsciously stroked her belly, and a relieved smile appeared at the corner of her lips.
I wish my children could be as sensible as them when they grow up.
After coming to her senses, Wu Guifang took the initiative to mention Chen Weimin to express her gratitude, "Thank you, Sister Shen."
"It's okay, it's all as it should be."
As she spoke, Wu Guifang took out a few hundred-yuan bills from her bag just like before, and stuffed them into Shen Miao's hand as if she were spending a dollar, "I paid for his medical expenses. I'm really sorry to bother you for making such a long trip."
Shen Miao originally thought that she would just get back the money she paid in advance, but she didn’t expect that she would get several hundred yuan at once…
Shen Miao was a little fond of Wu Guifang. Such a generous and elegant rich lady, let alone men, even she would find it difficult to refuse.
After a few more simple conversations, Shen Miao prepared to leave with the girls from the Zhou family, “It’s getting late, I have to send them home and then go back quickly.”
It took quite a while today, and in the blink of an eye it's already five o'clock in the afternoon.
If I delay any longer, I might really have to ride home in the dark.
"No, I'll ask Weimin to drive you back later," Wu Guifang said, pulling her arm. "It's so late, how unsafe it would be for a little girl like you to go back home? Wait until he's done with his work here, and let him take you back."
"Will it be too much trouble?"
"No, this is what he should do."
It will probably take another two hours to get the drip. Going back and forth from the city to the village will only take an hour at most, so there's still enough time.
Soon, Chen Weimin also came out of the house. The emotions in his eyes were still fluctuating, but his actions in front of others remained restrained: "Thank you, Sister Shen."
"I'm going to buy some snacks for Ping'an. It's getting late. I'll drive you home later." After saying that, he looked at Wu Guifang who was standing beside him, "Sister Fang, I..."
"You go ahead, I'll stay in the hospital and help take care of you." Wu Guifang understood what he meant without him saying anything.
Shen Miao was increasingly unable to understand their relationship.
Isn't Wu Guifang just using him? Why is she so nice to him? She accompanies him to the hospital and wants to help him with his children. This doesn't seem like a financial sponsor at all. She seems more like a close relative.
Chen Weimin nodded, then turned and went downstairs to the convenience store.
It would be time to leave soon, and thinking that they were usually very good friends, Shen Miao brought Zhou's daughter to the ward, thinking of letting them say goodbye to each other.
The evening wind was a bit chilly, and worried that Ping Ping An would catch a cold, she walked to the window and tried to close it.
The ward is on the third floor. If you look down, you can see a canteen not far from the ward building. Chen Weimin had just selected snacks for Ping An and was about to go to the hospital cafeteria to get food.
At this time, a dark grey Mercedes-Benz hurriedly drove into the parking lot of the hospital. The license plate was exactly the string of numbers that Shen Miao saw at the Pearl Hotel at noon:
Henan A·Q6666
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