Zhou Yue bit her lip: "I didn't want to cry, but the tears just came out on their own. I wanted to yell back, but I didn't know how or what to yell. My mind was blank."
“It’s simple. Just attack back with whatever she attacks you. If you know where she hurts, then curse her there,” Liang Guiying said. “Don’t be logical when you curse. Just make her feel bad.”
Zhou Yue recalled how Liang Guiying had easily driven Yang Lan to the brink of collapse with just a few words, and thought Liang Guiying was truly remarkable.
She asked Liang Guiying, "If Director Gao doesn't step in to deal with Director Ye and her mother-in-law, are you really going to the military district?"
“Yes,” Liang Guiying said. “If there’s no place to reason in Jiangcheng, then let’s go to a place where we can reason. I will make a big fuss about this.”
Zhou Yue pursed her lips; she didn't dare.
Liang Guiying said, "You are timid, soft-hearted, and afraid of trouble. But if someone has already insulted your parents like this and you still don't beat her up, next time it won't just be her who continues to bully you, but others will also come and kick you while you're down. People bully the weak and fear the strong."
"More importantly, Zhou Yue, your father sacrificed himself to protect the fighter jet, and your mother sacrificed herself to protect the passengers on the passenger plane. This is a fact, an honor, and a safety charm they left for you. You are fully entitled to use these honors freely and reasonably, instead of being bound by them."
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Zhou Xiaonian stayed in the hospital for a total of seven days.
Liang Guiying cooked and made soup in different ways every day. In just a few days, the little girl gained weight in her face, and Zhou Yue's complexion became rosy. On the contrary, Liang Guiying lost weight.
Zhou Yue looked at Liang Guiying and felt a pang of unease.
Liang Guiying was so good to them, mother and daughter, that she began to suspect that Liang Guiying might have ulterior motives.
But apart from her daughter Zhou Xiaonian, she had nothing else that anyone could think of.
Could it be that Liang Guiying is atoning for Zheng Fangshu's sins?
Zhou Xiaonian was discharged from the hospital today, and the new union director of the cotton mill arrived early this morning.
The new union director, surnamed Liang, was in his thirties and addressed Liang Guiying as "Sister Guiying" very affectionately.
"Sister Guiying, Ye Fang has been fired, and the trade union will no longer employ her. After discussion, the factory decided to reassign Zhou Yue to a different position after she returns from leave, so that she can take care of her family."
"That's wonderful, thank you Director Liang. Please also convey my gratitude to the factory leaders, especially Director Gao."
"You're too kind, it's what we should do."
With the assistance of the cotton mill union, Liang Guiying didn't have to lift a finger from discharge procedures to packing her things. After completing the procedures, she got directly into the cotton mill's vehicle used to receive foreign guests.
At the end of May, the sun was blazing. The car window was half-open, and a breeze came in through the window, blowing away most of the summer heat.
As the car crossed the Guijiang Bridge, Zhou Xiaonian pointed outside and shouted, "Boat! Big boat!"
A bus passed by, and the little girl excitedly shouted, "Bus! Bus!"
The journey shortened with the little girl's excitement, and they soon returned to the airport living area.
Before Liang Guiying even got off the bus, she saw Aunt Zhong and Aunt Wang. Aunt Wang waved and said, "Grandma Niannian, Zhou Yue, step over the fire basin first!"
"I've boiled some pomelo leaf water. You all need to take a bath in the pomelo leaf water to get rid of bad luck and illness, especially Niannian. She should soak for a long time so that all illnesses and disasters will stay away from Niannian!" Aunt Zhong said.
Under Aunt Wang's direction, Liang Guiying first carried Niannian over the fire basin, followed by Zhou Yue, and then everyone else did the same.
The cotton mill union safely escorted the person to their destination, leaving behind gifts as a token of their appreciation before departing.
Aunt Wang and Aunt Zhong stayed to help. One helped Zhou Xiaonian take a bath, and the other helped Liang Guiying kill the chicken and pluck its feathers. When they were almost finished cooking, the two of them quietly left.
"Aunt Wang and Aunt Zhong's family are all good people."
Liang Guiying said to Zhou Yue, "I'll be going back to the village in a few days and I'll bring all the chickens and ducks with me. There are more than twenty chicks. I'll give some to Aunt Wang and Aunt Zhong to raise. Zhou Yue, you must remember their kindness."
Zhou Yue said, "I will repay Aunt Wang and Uncle Zhong and Aunt Zhong's favors myself. There's a lot of work to do in the village, so you should go back soon."
"Are you going to kick me out?"
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