Chapter 32 Chapter 32 You Go Sit at the Children's Table
From what Jiang Xiaozhen said, it would be difficult to explain it in just a few words. So while she was resting today, he decided to ask her to come to Qinghe Village to find him. While listening to her talk, he would also prescribe some medicine for her cold.
Jiang Xiaozhen agreed immediately and got on her bike to go out after hanging up the phone.
Although Jiang Xiaozhen and Shen Miao had only known each other for a short time, after these two incidents, they had established a friendship.
So after hearing about He Shengwei's family, Jiang Xiaozhen immediately thought of Shen Miao, because she knew that Shen Miao would definitely want to hear this gossip.
"He Shengwei is 'sick' again, and his condition is even more serious than last time."
After arriving at Shen Miao's clinic, Jiang Xiaozhen couldn't wait to summarize what she knew in one sentence.
Shen Miao looked surprised, "How is it possible? He is not sick at all, how could he be sicker than last time?"
Since the last filming ended, Shen Miao had not asked her grandfather about He Shengwei again.
She knew that since her grandfather chose to remain silent, he must have his reasons for doing so. Anyway, the matter has come to an end, and it is enough for her to be sure that He Shengwei is not sick.
But didn’t Grandpa tell his parents last time that he was “cured”? How could it be…
Thinking that Grandpa should be watching TV at home, Shen Miao decided to take Jiang Xiaozhen there. Grandpa usually doesn't like to care about other people's affairs, but if he knew that the patient he cured was sick again, maybe he would change his mind.
"What did you say?"
Sure enough, after hearing what Jiang Xiaozhen said, Shen Wanshan's face darkened, "Say it again, is he really sick again?"
"It's true." Jiang Xiaozhen nodded and assured him, "My Yan'er met his mother, and she told me so herself."
It was such a coincidence that when Jiang Xiaozhen went to the pharmacy to buy medicine, she happened to meet Wang Juan who was in a hurry to buy ginseng.
They had not been in touch since leaving He's house that day. When they met this time, Jiang Xiaozhen greeted Wang Juan politely, but Wang Juan's attitude was somewhat evasive, as if she really didn't want to meet her.
After chatting for a while, I found out that Wang Juan did this because of He Shengwei's suggestion.
"I said that the last time you found someone, they were all scammers. They didn't cure his illness at all. The ginseng they brought was also fake. I don't know what was put in it. He was fine for the first two days, but then he felt worse. Now he can't go a day without eating ginseng."
Let’s go back to a few days ago, when Jiang Xiaozhen and Shen Wanshan had not left yet, the whole family was grateful to them for curing their son’s illness.
But the next morning, He Shengwei fell ill again, and his illness was more serious than before. After he recovered, he told his parents what happened yesterday in a weak voice:
He said that he knew from the beginning that these people were scammers who were just trying to defraud money;
He said that the TV reporter didn't really want to help them, but just treated him like a monkey in a circus, trying to attract attention by filming him going crazy;
He said that he was not well at all yesterday, but he didn't want his parents to worry and didn't want them to continue to be deceived by the liar, so he pretended to be well...
Seeing that their son was shaking more severely than before, Wang Juan and He Xinjun had no choice but to believe him. But they were just ordinary people, how could they fight against the TV station and the scammers?
It's like a wounded rabbit finds a wolf and says that the wolf bit it. The wolf won't give a reasonable explanation and will just bite it again...they will still be the ones who suffer then, so they will follow their son's advice and swallow the loss.
"Fuck you!"
Before he finished listening to Jiang Xiaozhen’s words, Shen Wanshan couldn’t help but cursed.
Standing up from his chair angrily, Shen Wanshan pointed in the direction of Yu City and shouted, "You let that bastard come to confront me! And you still say I'm a liar? It's really the opposite of Tian Gang!"
"He...probably can't come." Jiang Xiaozhen looked embarrassed.
"Not coming? OK, then let's go to his house again and call Dr. Liang from last time. Let's sit down and talk it out. Who is the liar?"
Shen Wanshan could accept others saying that he was not good at medicine, and could be scolded for being incompetent, but he absolutely could not let others label him as a liar.
His principle in life is to either not treat the disease or cure it well, and he will never do things in a perfunctory manner.
What a great He Shengwei, is he deliberately destroying his own reputation? !
Seeing Shen Wanshan's face flushed with anger, Jiang Xiaozhen and Shen Miao were worried that he would get himself into trouble, so they quickly stood up to help him calm down, "Master, don't be angry, don't be angry, it's not worth getting angry over such a person."
"Yes, Grandpa Shen, let's take it easy first. Our own health is the most important."
"Nier," holding Jiang Xiaozhen's hand, Shen Wanshan tried hard to calm his breathing, "Come on, take me with you, we must make this clear today."
"It's useless for us to go. He Shengwei has already returned to Hai City to go to school."
He Shengwei didn't stay back for long this time. Although he had more time as a senior, he still had to find an internship, so he left today.
Wang Juan went to buy ginseng yesterday so that he could take it with him. I guess he has already boarded the train by now.
Great, a good way to escape!
He was sure that as long as he left Yu City, the truth of the matter would be forever unknown.
Jiang Xiaozhen and Shen Miao helped Shen Wanshan sit down again. She quickly poured him a glass of water. Shen Miao was worried that her grandfather would get sick from anger, so she ran back to the house to get his quick-acting heart-saving pills.
After Shen Wanshan's emotions calmed down a little, Jiang Xiaozhen asked tentatively: "Grandpa Shen, what happened that day? Is He Shengwei really not sick?"
After drinking the water in the cup, Shen Wanshan barely suppressed the anger in his heart, "This bastard is not sick at all, and he is just pretending to be crazy and want to eat ginseng!"
Shen Wanshan has seen countless people in his life. From the first moment he saw He Shengwei that day, he could be sure that the man in front of him was not sick, at least his mental state was normal.
Are you crazy?
Oh, a madman would be incoherent when he goes crazy. How could he speak every word so clearly?
And his eyes are completely different from those of a normal "madman". A madman's eyes are chaotic and unclear, and definitely not like his, which can fall accurately and steadily on everyone.
Especially when he woke up soon after drinking the ginseng soup, he became even more certain that He Shengwei was pretending to be crazy.
As I said, you can never wake up a person who is pretending to be asleep.
Now that he knew that He Shengwei was pretending to be sick, Shen Wanshan also understood that no matter how the program crew filmed it, or how these scammers fooled him, as long as He Shengwei was unwilling to wake up, no one could do anything to him.
Of course, Shen Wanshan was thinking about telling Jiang Xiaozhen directly that he was pretending to be sick. After all, in addition to himself, Liang Xu’s diagnosis could be considered as evidence.
What is histrionic personality? What is psychological disorder? What is the other disease?
Shen Wanshan couldn't remember the professional terms Liang Xu used, but when the two of them were communicating privately, Liang Xu did say that he was mentally normal, and even if he did have some mental illness, it had nothing to do with madness.
But the difficulty lies in the fact that Zhang Rong and Wang Yunfeng said he was sick.
Two people said that he was not sick and was just pretending to be crazy, while two other people said that he was indeed sick. Who should the He couple listen to?
So Shen Wanshan wanted to give He Shengwei a way out to see if he was willing to stop his tricks on his own initiative.
They talked a lot in the house that day. Shen Wanshan didn't ask him the reason, but just said that it was not easy for his parents to support him for more than 20 years, and there was no need to ask for money from them in this way.
He did not ask He Shengwei what he wanted the money for, but just told him to stop. If he continued to pretend, he would definitely expose his lies with Liang Xu.
At that time, He Shengwei agreed very well, saying that he understood everything, and he also acted well when the family burst into tears of gratitude when they came out, but who would have thought that he would be such a person? Not only did he turn the tables, but he also slandered Shen Wanshan's tolerance as him being part of the money scam?
To be honest, Wang Juan and He Xinjun were also stupid. They actually believed their son's words and regarded the TV station reporter as an accomplice...
How stupid! Really stupid! No wonder such a stupid couple were deceived by their son!
After piecing together what happened, Jiang Xiaozhen roughly understood what was going on:
He Shengwei was pretending to be sick from the beginning. In order to avoid making a big deal out of the matter by reporting it on TV, he chose to pretend to be cured. After everyone left, he suddenly changed his face and not only accused all the people who came as liars, but also said that the reporters were just there to watch the fun.
It's a pity that He Shengwei has returned to Hai City now. Last time, she also told the leaders of the station to change the subject, so she couldn't confront him face to face and sort out the matter... For now, this matter can only be left unresolved.
"No, we can't just let this go. If it gets out, won't he tarnish the reputation of our Shen family?"
Shen Wanshan asked again, "When will this bastard come back from Hai City? I must go to his house and expose his failure!"
Jiang Xiaozhen sighed in embarrassment and replied, "I estimate it will take two or three months. He should be back during the Chinese New Year."
Chinese New Year? It’s only mid-October, we still have to wait so long!
Hearing what Jiang Xiaozhen said, Shen Wanshan closed his eyes and stroked his heart while letting out a long breath.
Fine, fine, he will wait! He must wait until this bastard comes back and expose his lies with his own hands!
*
Ever since he knew that day that He Shengwei said he was a liar, Shen Wanshan has been unhappy.
Although he didn't say it, Shen Miao and Shen Shansheng could tell that he had been thinking about it.
It's no wonder, the old man has lived a clean life and he rarely felt compassion and wanted to help He Shengwei conceal the truth, but in the end he was thrown a bucket of dirty water by him.
Shen Wanshan wanted to value the Shen family's reputation. Even if this matter did not spread from He Shengwei's mouth, he would feel uncomfortable.
"Miaomiao?"
That night, after dinner, seeing Shen Wanshan go back to the room with a sullen face and listen to the radio alone, Shen Shansheng waved to Shen Miao, signaling her to come over and say something.
Taking out a red envelope from his pocket, Shen Shansheng handed it to her, "The brother surnamed Zhao from Qingping Village will be doing some work in the village tomorrow, so you can take your grandfather with you."
"If you meet more people, you might feel better."
As Wang Dongmei spoke, she pushed the remaining food on the plate into her own bowl to avoid waste. Even though she was almost full, she continued to put food into her mouth. "Your father and I have to go to the city for a meeting tomorrow. We can't go, so you and your grandfather will go on behalf of our family."
"Qingping Village? Brother Zhao?"
Shen Miao thought about it carefully, and managed to search for a blurry face from her old memories, "Oh~ It's Brother Zhao Quan!"
Zhao Quan was two years older than Shen Miao. They had studied in the same junior high school before, but Zhao Quan had good grades and was admitted to a high school in the city. After that, they had little contact.
When Zhao Quan was in school, he was often injured. As they were in the same school, Shen Miao often brought him some wine and plasters for injuries. As time went by, their relationship became closer.
As for why he was injured... Well, it was also a scandal in his family.
Zhao Quan's father was very capable when he was young and made a lot of money, but he disliked his mother for being ugly and not smart, so he often stayed out and didn't go home. It was said that he even had a mistress in the city.
After a few years, it seemed that his business was not going well, and he would take his anger out on the mother and son every time he came home, especially after getting drunk, and it was common for them to fight until their heads were broken and bloody. Later, Zhao Quan's father abandoned them and went into the city, and Shen Miao didn't know what happened to his family afterwards.
Zhao Quan and his mother lived a hard life, but fortunately Zhao Quan was capable and found a good job in the city after graduation. I heard that his wife is also capable, so he will surely live a good life in the future.
Zhao Quan's mother was still thinking about the medicines that Shen Miao had given their family before, so when she went to the city to buy things the day before yesterday, she made a special detour to Qinghe Village and gave Shen Shansheng a red invitation.
Since they are remembering the past, we should naturally give them some face and have a drink at the wedding. The ten dollars in the red envelope can be regarded as a little token of their family's thoughtfulness.
It has been a long time since I went to a wedding banquet. The last time Shen Miao went to a banquet was in May. Qinghe Village is not far away, so it is a good time to take Grandpa out for a day off to relax.
“It’s unlikely that my grandfather will go.” Shen Miao shook the red envelope in her hand and curled her lips helplessly.
"That's not necessarily true," Chen Shansheng chewed the peanut in his mouth, "You tell your grandfather that Grandma Qin from your city will also go, and he will definitely go."
"Grandma?"
“Qin,” Wang Dongmei gestured in the air with her chopsticks, “the Qin in Qin, Chu, Yan and Han.”
Grandma Qin? Grandma Qin from the city?
The memory of her grandmother was too old. It seemed that she had come to the clinic to see a doctor when she was a child? And she also brought her candy from the city? As for other things, she couldn't remember.
“Who is this Grandma Qin?” Shen Miao asked curiously.
Shen Shansheng: "One of your master's sisters."
"Ah? Isn't my grandfather an only child? Where did the younger sister come from?"
Although Shen Shansheng didn't keep her in suspense and told her directly, he didn't plan to tell her too much. "Oh, don't ask so many questions. You were only a little old at that time. No matter how much I tell you, you won't know them. Anyway, you just know that they haven't seen each other for a long time."
Grandpa is very popular. He knows most people in the nearby villages, but he doesn't have many good relationships with them. Especially as Grandpa is getting older, many of his friends of the same age have passed away in the past...
If this Grandma Qin really has a good relationship with Grandpa, then letting them meet might really make him feel better.
When Shen Miao came to Shen Wanshan's room with the red envelope, Shen Wanshan was listening to the play "Loyalty to the Country" and sighing.
Listening to the actor's sonorous singing on the radio, he must have been thinking in his heart: If possible, he would rush to Hai City, grab that bastard He Shengwei by the collar, and have a fight with him.
But after seeing Shen Miao, he hurriedly put away the emotions on his face and turned down the volume of the radio.
"Why are you in my room?" Shen Wanshan didn't want her to see that he was unhappy, so he pretended to nag impatiently, "Have you sorted out today's medical records? Have you finished reading the books I asked you to read?"
Shen Miao: …
She came to tell grandpa the good news to make him happy, but grandpa insisted on talking about such a depressing topic.
"Let's go to Qingping Village tomorrow and have a meal together? My brother Zhao Quan is..."
"No."
Shen Miao had just taken out the red envelope and hadn't finished speaking when Shen Wanshan refused with a lack of interest, "You go with your father, let me stay at home and rest."
"Really not going?"
Shen Miao shook the red envelope in her hand again and said in a light tone: “My dad said that my grandmother surnamed Qin will also go, the one who lives in the city.”
Shen Wanshan didn't say anything, and looked at the radio in his hand with a sullen look, but when he heard the word "Qin", Shen Miao still caught the fleeting joy in his eyes.
"Let her go, what does it have to do with me?" Shen Wanshan continued to be stubborn.
Shen Miao: “My dad said that you haven’t seen her for more than ten years. She is your sister, don’t you want to see her?”
"What a jerk sister."
Shen Wanshan slowly sat up on the bed, took the red envelope from Shen Miao, and wanted to explain, but he swallowed the words when they came to his lips.
After taking a look at the money stuffed in the red envelope, Shen Wanshan didn’t say anything, but slowly stood up with the help of the bed, and walked to the closet: “Eat the whole table… Then I have to see what clothes I should wear tomorrow.”
So, he agreed?
Shen Miao smiled and helped him pick out a dark blue coat, "This one, it looks more energetic, and you can wear a white shirt inside."
Shen Wanshan nodded, very satisfied with the clothes Shen Miao picked for him, but after putting the clothes on the back of the chair, he returned to the wardrobe and continued to choose from the hats in the top shelf.
It’s not enough to wear nice clothes, you also have to choose a hat...
Tsk tsk, who on earth is this Grandma Qin? She actually makes Grandpa pay so much attention to her.
Sister? Ha, Shen Miao would never believe it!
*
Qingping Village is not far away, about ten miles to the northeast, and it only takes about an hour to get there by tricycle.
The meal is usually served at noon. Relatives who are not particularly close do not need to help. They just need to hand over a red envelope just before the meal starts, and then find a seat and wait for the meal to start.
So Shen Miao thought about going out around half past nine, which was just the right time, but Shen Wanshan kept urging her at home, and in the end they rode their tricycle out before nine o'clock.
Shen Wanshan dressed very well today. He washed his hair when he got up early, and asked Shen Shansheng to help him trim his beard. Wang Dongmei also helped to iron his clothes. He then put on a clean hat and a pipe...
If you don’t know, you would think he was going to be a groom.
Along the way, Shen Miao did not mention that "Grandma Qin" because she knew that even if she asked him, he would not tell her, and if she was not careful, he would pick up the pipe and hit her on the head.
Anyway, we will have a banquet later and people from several nearby villages will be there. I will listen to the gossips from the aunts and uncles and maybe I will find out who Grandma Qin is.
Nowadays, life is getting better day by day, and many people like to hold wedding banquets in restaurants in the city, but Shen Miao thinks that it is more lively to get married in the village, with fireworks and games in the bridal chamber, which is much more interesting than just sitting in the banquet hall.
There were a total of twenty tables for Zhao Quan's wedding, and the guests, young and old, men and women, were all people he had connections with from several nearby villages.
Shen Miao was only familiar with a few people, and most of the others she had only seen but could not remember their names. However, as long as they came to say hello and chatted for a few words, she would find that they were more or less related to her.
This one is the sister-in-law of Wang Dongmei’s junior high school classmate’s younger sister’s husband’s family, that one is the daughter of the younger brother of Shen Shansheng’s good friend’s neighbor when he was young, and the one who has to be called grandma is the mother-in-law of her neighbor’s older sister’s mother’s family…
In short, we are all from villages near Yu City, so we are all relatives.
Shen Wanshan was very famous in the nearby villages, and when he arrived, many people pulled him aside to talk. While he was socializing with people from various villages, Shen Miao was responsible for going to the front to hand over the red envelopes.
"From Qinghe Village, the two of you are Chen Wanshan, the Wan as in Wanqian, the Shan as in Gaoshan."
"How old?"
The person in charge of accounting glanced at Shen Miao and asked casually.
"Twenty-three, twenty-four in lunar age."
"Are you married?"
"without."
After writing down the final amount, the man pointed to the tables near the door and the courtyard door respectively, "You will sit at table one, and you can sit at table nineteen."
When doing business in the village, men and women sit separately, and they are also arranged in detail according to seniority, age and closeness.
Needless to say, table one is the most important, but table nineteen...
“Nineteen tables? Aren’t those for children?” Shen Miao confirmed with him, “Can I sit at the same table with the children?”
The man was stunned for a moment, "You are not married, but you have children."
Shen Miao: …
Logically speaking, there was nothing wrong with what he said, but looking at the teenagers sitting next to the table...isn't this "child" a little too old?
When walking towards table number 19, Shen Miao glanced at table number 1 where Grandpa was going to sit. Because it was still early, no one had taken their seats yet. They were all smoking and chatting in a cool place. There were only two or three people sitting in the ten seats.
There was a grandma in a dark grey coat who was particularly eye-catching. Perhaps she didn’t know most of the people here. She didn’t chat with anyone, but just sat there quietly drinking water from a cup and occasionally saying hello to people passing by.
Intuition told Shen Miao that she was the Grandma Qin from Yu City.
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