Shen Xiao entered the room and carried Wei Hong out, and the group went to the clinic in a mighty procession.
Why a group of people?
When Qiao Baozhu praised Wei Hong, who was only two or three years older than her and could hardly speak clearly, she would become anxious and angry all day long for her sacrificed old father.
When this news fell into everyone's ears, it was like water dropping into a frying pan. Due to the presence of Shen Xiao, no one spoke. But they kept winking at each other and grinning teasingly.
Shen Xiao was holding Wei Hong and walking side by side with Qiao Baozhu at the front. Bai Hongmei stared at their backs with a gloomy face.
The strange laughter of the old ladies behind her, which was deliberately suppressed, came one after another, and each sound was like a fly that drilled into Bai Hongmei's ears, making her feel even more uncomfortable.
After arriving at the clinic, the doctor diagnosed Wei Hong with anemia caused by malnutrition. Because of anemia, he has pale skin, short stature, weakness, shortness of breath and drowsiness.
People don’t eat well these days and malnutrition is the norm. But someone like Bai Hongmei is not short of money, as she has received subsidies from Shen Xiao in the past two or three months.
No matter how you look at it, Wei Hong shouldn't be in this situation.
A few gossiping old ladies outside the clinic heard it clearly.
Watching Shen Xiao coming out of the clinic holding the child, he handed Wei Hong to Bai Hongmei, and took the receipt written by the doctor to pay.
As soon as Shen Xiao left, several old ladies started to criticize Bai Hongmei.
"How can a child as young as Wei Hong be malnourished?"
"I see that the chimney of Old Li's house is emitting hot steam every day. How can he still be anemic after eating three meals a day?"
"Bai Hongmei, I'm not saying anything bad about you. The children are still young and they need nutrition. Cut some meat for them every now and then. If you don't want to buy eggs, you can get some duck eggs to nourish them."
"You have so much money in your pocket, spend some on your children instead of buying new clothes for yourself."
No wonder a few old ladies are meddling in other people’s business. After Wei Yanda got into trouble, in addition to the pension given by the army and 800 yuan in compensation given by Shen Xiao, the cadres in the army also spontaneously donated money to the family.
Several company commanders and instructors from the third battalion pooled together 200 yuan, and the cadres from the first and second battalions also pooled together nearly 100 yuan.
If Bai Hongmei was a strong-willed person and had so much money in her hands and had focused on taking care of the pregnancy, everyone would have helped her. But she was a person who loved beauty, coquettishness and showing off. She would make bright clothes every now and then and wander around the family compound, attracting the attention of the officers who were going home after get off work. Some people are ignorant and even complain that their wives wear cheap clothes.
After several times, which family member would not be angry?
But Bai Hongmei was a pregnant woman, and the cadres from the first and second battalions donated relatively little. If you really quarrel with a widow over three or five dollars, it will only make your husband lose face.
So these people dare not speak out and just gossip and spit behind others' backs.
But this time it was different. The old ladies heard with their own eyes that Wei Hong had developed anemia due to long-term malnutrition. It was as if he had held the sword of justice and stabbed it madly at Bai Hongmei's face.
Bai Hongmei sat on a chair, covering her face with her hands and crying loudly.
"Yanda died, and the children missed their dad so much that they couldn't eat. No matter what I cooked, they didn't like it. It's not that I don't cook for them, I'm their mother, I would rather not eat than let them starve."
Bai Hongmei's winning weapon is her dead husband. As long as Wei Yanda is mentioned, no one can embarrass her anymore.
Several old ladies opened their mouths but said nothing.
There are some things that everyone understands without having to say, Bai Hongmei is not an easy person to deal with.
Her children are well-known gluttons in the staff compound. No matter whose house they go to play in, they will eat anything they see. Without even asking the adults, he just grabbed the food and stuffed it into his mouth.
If any adult said something, he would immediately fall to the ground and roll around, accusing others of bullying a fatherless child.
This is true for children and adults alike. Wei Yanda has truly become their imperial sword, able to protect them throughout their lives.
Qiao Baozhu stood far away, watching the scene quietly.
She also understood that Shen Xiao had no feelings for Bai Hongmei at all. I don’t know what Qiao Xifeng is thinking. She is determined to put a green hat on herself.
At this time Wei Hong opened her eyes and found herself in her mother's arms in a daze.
She grinned and acted coquettishly: "Mom, I'm hungry. I'm so hungry. I want to eat."
Bai Hongmei hugged Wei Hong with a look of surprise and kissed the child's red and chapped little face.
"My dearest baby, you finally woke up."
"Honghong, do you want to eat? Mom will cook whatever you want. As long as my daughter is willing to eat, I will be willing to eat even if it costs me some meat."
As she spoke, Bai Hongmei buried her head in Wei Hong's body again and started to cry.
"My poor child, Mom almost lost you. Wuuuuuu, if anything happened to you, how would I be able to face your father?"
Bai Hongmei acted with such sincerity that she never imagined that her daughter was only three or four years old. She couldn't realize that her own mother was using her to act, and thought her mother had changed her personality and was really going to give her delicious food.
I shouted excitedly, "Mom, I want to eat dumplings made of two cups of flour and dumplings with leeks and wild duck eggs. You gave all the wild duck eggs that Uncle Li gave to grandma, and you didn't let me eat any of the dumplings she made. You said we should go home to eat, but we've been home for several days, and you still won't make dumplings for me."
Bai Hongmei covered Wei Hong's mouth with her hand, fearing that she would say something she shouldn't.
She blushed and scolded him, "What nonsense are you talking about, kid? Your grandma loves you the most, how could she not give you dumplings to eat?"
She raised her head and smiled bitterly at everyone: "Wei Hong has a weak spleen and stomach, and can't eat leeks. She will vomit and have diarrhea after eating leeks, so my mother won't let her eat it."
The old ladies are all experienced people. After being daughters-in-law for many years and finally becoming mothers-in-law, how could they not understand the tricks here?
"If she can't eat leeks, don't give her any. It's the same if she eats cabbage instead."
"Wei Hong, your mom said you can't eat leeks. Grandma has cabbage at home. Can you ask your mom to make you dumplings stuffed with cabbage, eggs and vermicelli?"
Wei Hong's eyes lit up and she instantly sat up from her mother's arms. He smiled widely and nodded happily: "Okay, as long as it's dumplings."
The old lady wanted to get more information from Wei Hong. Bai Hongmei saw Shen Xiao walking towards this side after paying the bill. He quickly picked up Wei Hong and shouted, "It was Uncle Shen who saved you and bought you medicine. Wei Hong, hurry up and thank Uncle Shen."
Wei Hong: “Thank you, Uncle Shen.”
Bai Hongmei grabbed Wei Hong's little arm and shook it towards Shen Xiao, saying loudly: "When you grow up, you can take care of Uncle Shen in his old age, okay?"
When Shen Xiao heard this, he swayed and looked at the pretty figure in front of him with a guilty conscience.
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