Chapter 68 Together at the Hospital
At half past midnight, all was quiet except for the howling wind. Zhou Xiangyang got up, yawning as he added coal to the stove to prevent it from going out. Winter in Beijing is inseparable from a stove.
He heard the sound of vomiting coming from his older brother's room. He went over and asked, "Brother, what's wrong?"
The older brother clutched his stomach and said, "I probably ate too much tonight and my stomach can't digest it, so I couldn't help but vomit."
Zhou Xiangyang nodded thoughtfully and said with a smile, "It's good that it's not food poisoning."
Upon hearing Zhou Xiangyang's words, the older brother's smile gradually faded. He hadn't initially considered this possibility, but Zhou Xiangyang's words made him feel more like he had food poisoning than just being overeating. He said in a panic, "Go check on Mom and Dad."
Zhou Xiangyang nodded, his expression turning serious. He hurried to the living room and saw his mother and Zhou Dafu sitting on the bed, vomiting repeatedly. There was blood in their vomit. He was quite frightened; this was the first time he had ever encountered something like this.
He rushed back into the room, woke Lin Yuanshu, and said anxiously, "Something's wrong! Mom, Dad, and my older brother have food poisoning. They're all vomiting."
Lin Yuanshu was suddenly woken up, her mind still a little muddled. She asked in a daze, "Ah... really food poisoning?"
“I’m not joking,” Zhou Xiangyang emphasized again.
Lin Yuanshu subconsciously threw off the quilt. The cold air contacted her warm body, which immediately woke her up. She put on her cotton-padded jacket and homemade smock, not wanting the vomit to soil her clothes. She first went to her eldest brother, who was closest to her.
The older brother is in relatively good condition, is conscious, and vomits occasionally, but there is no blood or mucus in his vomit.
Sister-in-law Xue woke up when Zhou Xiangyang yelled about food poisoning. She looked at her brother with concern and stayed by his side to take care of him.
She felt a wave of fear wash over her. Luckily, she hadn't drunk the chicken soup, otherwise she definitely wouldn't have been able to save her child. Why did her child have to suffer so many misfortunes? The child wasn't even born yet, and already encountered so much bad luck.
Lin Yuanshu looked anxious and quickly instructed, "Sister-in-law, quickly use chopsticks and fingers to stimulate brother's throat to induce vomiting, so that he can vomit out the undigested chicken. The more he vomits, the less toxins he will absorb."
She turned to look at Zhou Xiangyang and instructed him, "Go to the living room and make a few bowls of lightly salted water or sugar-salt water."
She wasn't sure if her approach was correct. After all, she had never encountered food poisoning before, neither in her past life nor in this one. She only knew how to handle it from novels and videos, so she had no choice but to try anything.
Zhou Xiangyang nodded and hurried to the living room.
Sister-in-law Xue was still a little at a loss. She said anxiously, "I don't know how to induce vomiting..."
Lin Yuanshu took a deep breath, went to the living room to get a pair of chopsticks, and returned to his elder brother's side. He demonstrated for Sister-in-law Xue and asked, "Do you understand?"
Sister-in-law Xue nodded. "I understand."
She was afraid that if she didn't understand, Lin Yuanshu would hit her. Lin Yuanshu didn't seem to be in a good mood right now, but it wasn't hard to understand. If it were her, she wouldn't be in a good mood either.
After all, Lin Yuanshu had repeatedly emphasized that her parents-in-law should not eat this kind of chicken, but they insisted on eating it, and after they ate it, Lin Yuanshu had to clean up the mess.
After resolving his elder brother's matter, Lin Yuanshu went to Zhou Dafu's room. Seeing that Zhou Dafu and his mother were still conscious, he breathed a sigh of relief. If they had been unconscious, things would have been much more troublesome.
"Little Er...wife..." Zhou Ma called out weakly.
Lin Yuanshu quickly went to Zhou Ma, sat down on the edge of the bed, and helped Zhou Ma sit up. She said with a serious expression, "Don't talk at this time. You can talk when you're better."
Not only did Zhou Ma feel a burning pain in her stomach, but she also felt a burning pain in her face. It was all the building manager's fault. Why was he so easy to talk to? He gave her the sick chicken to throw away, which caused her to lose face in front of Lin Yuanshu.
Zhou Xiangyang came in carrying two bowls of sugar and salt water. "I've already brought one bowl to my older brother."
Lin Yuanshu nodded and instructed, "I'll induce vomiting in Mom, and you induce vomiting in Dad. Let's deal with this briefly first, and then ask the neighbors to help us take Mom, Dad, and my older brother to the hospital. The two of us plus my pregnant sister-in-law are really not enough people."
In modern times, you can just drive a car and deliver it, but in this era, you can only ask your neighbors for help, so it's very important to have good relationships with your neighbors.
"Okay." Zhou Xiangyang took a deep breath, placed the sugar-salt water on the desk, and then, imitating Lin Yuanshu's actions, induced Zhou Dafu to vomit.
The couple had just finished inducing their in-laws to vomit and giving them sugar-salt water. Before they could even catch their breath, they heard someone banging on the door.
Lin Yuanshu guessed, "Maybe the neighbors heard us making noise and came over to ask what happened? Go open the door!"
Zhou Xiangyang opened the living room door and saw Sun Yiyi crying as she said, "Where is Comrade Lin Yuanshu? Something terrible has happened! My parents and my husband have all had food poisoning."
Her in-laws and husband were not only vomiting but also had stomach aches. Given this situation, she could only think of one possibility: they had food poisoning.
Fortunately, apart from feeling a little dizzy, she had no other symptoms, probably because she ate less food tonight!
When she encountered this situation, the only solution she could think of was to find Lin Yuanshu.
Upon hearing this, Lin Yuanshu put down Zhou Ma, walked up to Sun Yiyi, and asked in confusion, "How come your parents-in-law also have food poisoning?"
Sun Yiyi's heart skipped a beat. Zhou Ma's food poisoning meant it was the sick chicken's fault. She swallowed hard and asked cautiously, "Your parents-in-law also have food poisoning?"
Lin Yuanshu nodded, looking helpless, and said, "I just finished dealing with it."
Sun Yiyi held Lin Yuanshu's hand and pleaded, "Please, please help me check on my parents-in-law and my husband. I know I was disrespectful to you before. I'll apologize however you want, as long as you save my parents-in-law and my husband."
Lin Yuanshu naturally wouldn't stand idly by. After all, this era emphasized "collectivism," and helping neighbors was considered a virtue. If the neighborhood publicly praised her for her helpfulness, it would be even more beneficial for her joining the Party.
Putting aside this benefit, she would still save people, after all, she respects life.
"I'm not such a petty person. Take me to see him first, and I'll try my best to help you," Lin Yuanshu said to Sun Yiyi.
After saying that, she turned to Zhou Xiangyang and said, "Go and ask Aunt Wen and the others to help take Mom and Dad and my older brother to the hospital. I'll go check on things next door."
When Sun Yiyi heard Lin Yuanshu say that, she instantly felt less nervous. With such a big thing happening, the only person she could think of to ask for help was Lin Yuanshu. This was the first time she had thanked Lin Yuanshu for his hypocrisy.
Hearing Lin Yuanshu speak from inside the room, Zhou Ma endured the excruciating pain and said, "Don't...meddle in other people's business."
Lin Yuanshu raised an eyebrow. Her mother-in-law was really amazing. Even at this time, she still had the strength to speak, while Zhou Dafu beside her could only lie on the bed panting heavily.
She completely ignored Zhou Ma's words and walked next door while asking, "Did your parents-in-law also eat chicken? Who else ate chicken?"
Without waiting for Sun Yiyi's reply, Zhu Huilan opened the door and said to Lin Yuanshu, "My mother-in-law and my husband both had food poisoning. I just gave them some basic treatment, and their condition has stabilized a little now. Are you alright?"
Lin Yuanshu shook his head and explained, "I'm fine. It's my in-laws who are in trouble. I've already taken care of them, and now we're just waiting for the neighbors to take them to the hospital. I'm going to go see Aunt Wei and the others now."
Zhu Huilan originally wanted to go with Lin Yuanshu to help Aunt Wei, but then she realized that her immediate priority was not to save people, but to quickly call someone to take her mother-in-law and husband to the hospital. Her family was different from Lin Yuanshu's; she was the only one alive and kicking in her family.
"Then go quickly, I won't keep you any longer," Zhu Huilan said hurriedly.
Lin Yuanshu nodded, entered the Wei family home, and personally induced vomiting in Aunt Wei. At the same time, he instructed Sun Yiyi to use the same method to induce vomiting in Wei Yong. At this time, Uncle Wei was already unconscious and could not be induced to vomit.
With trembling hands, Sun Yiyi induced Wei Yong to vomit. She was numb and couldn't imagine how serious the consequences would be. She could only pray that the Wei family would be safe. Even when a sharp pain came from her stomach, she had no mind to care.
The neighbors couldn't sleep peacefully because they kept hearing voices, crying, and knocking coming from outside. So they opened their doors to see what was happening.
Upon learning that the Zhou, Wei, and Li families had all suffered from food poisoning, they immediately began to lend a helping hand. Families with bicycles were willing to provide them to take the patients to the hospital.
Zhu Huilan didn't cry when she saved her mother-in-law and husband, but now she couldn't control her emotions. She cried and thanked them, saying, "Thank you. I really don't know what I would have done without you."
The neighbors waved dismissively and said with a smile, "We should thank you and Comrade Lin Yuanshu for taking care of us all the time! Without you, my daughter-in-law wouldn't have gotten pregnant so easily."
Upon hearing this, Zhu Huilan stopped crying and started laughing. She never expected that her casual action back then would garner such enthusiastic help from her neighbors today.
Without Lin Yuanshu even having to give any instructions, the elderly neighbors helped carry the patient downstairs, placed him on a bicycle, and tied the patient to the cyclist with a scarf to prevent the patient from falling off the bicycle.
Lin Yuanshu sat behind Zhou Xiangyang and followed him to the hospital.
Meanwhile, Sister-in-law Xue stayed at home to clean up the mess, remove the vomit, and take care of Zhu Huilan's children.
As the only sober individuals in the Wei and Li families, Sun Yiyi and Zhu Huilan naturally followed suit.
Light snow was falling from the sky; the environment was cold, but people's hearts were warm.
When Lin Yuanshu and the others arrived at the hospital, the on-duty doctor arranged for them to be placed in wards. The women were placed in one ward and the men in another. After the doctor confirmed their conditions, he immediately instructed the nurses to administer intravenous fluids to them.
The on-duty doctor said to Lin Yuanshu and the others, "Fortunately, you handled it in time, and the condition is not too serious. You will stay in the hospital for three days first. You should pay more attention to what you eat in the future."
Hearing the doctor say this, Sun Yiyi finally felt relieved. At this moment, her body could no longer hold on, and she fainted on the spot.
The on-duty doctor was stunned for a moment, then quickly checked Sun Yiyi's body. Fortunately, it was just mild food poisoning and a slight miscarriage.
Because Sun Yiyi is pregnant, she cannot take any medication and can only endure it on her own.
Zhu Huilan and Zhou Xiangyang stayed in the ward to take care of the patient, while Lin Yuanshu went out to get some fresh air and use the restroom.
She still didn't like the smell of the hospital. With only a few hours left before her shift, there was no need to go home. She planned to spend the night sleeping on a recliner at the hospital before heading to the chemical plant, since the hospital was closer to the plant.
She had just walked into the hospital lobby when she ran into Zhou Xiangyang's doctor friend.
My doctor friend jokingly asked, "Why are you back again?"
Lin Yuanshu replied in a serious tone, "This time it's really serious, my in-laws have food poisoning."
The doctor laughed and said, "Your family is really funny, taking turns coming to the hospital."
Lin Yuanshu: "..."
After Lin Yuanshu finished using the restroom, he first went to check on Zhou Dafu and the others. Seeing that they were in good spirits and didn't need his care, he returned to Zhou's mother's ward and lay down to sleep on a recliner in the corner of the ward.
Zhou Ma was awake, but she pretended to be asleep because she was too ashamed to face Lin Yuanshu. She really didn't know how to face Lin Yuanshu.
Food poisoning has ruined everyone's mood for conversation. If people didn't know beforehand that eating diseased chicken would cause poisoning, they could blame it on ignorance. But since they knew it would cause poisoning and still tried it, they only brought it on themselves and made themselves a laughingstock.
On the other side, Sister-in-law Xue cleaned up the vomit in the room and opened the windows for ventilation.
Aunt Wen stood in front of her neighbors and spoke eloquently: "I knew this would happen. A while ago, I tried my best to persuade them not to pick up the vegetable leaves that others didn't want, but they wouldn't listen. They insisted that it was a waste to throw away such good vegetable leaves, and that Comrade Lin Yuanshu's words were alarmist. They said they had been eating vegetable leaves for so long and were fine, so how could something happen to them? Now look what happened! You can't keep these thoughts to yourself, or something bad will easily happen."
Aunt Hua frowned and said, "I don't know what Old Wei's wife is thinking. She told us before that only a fool would eat stale vegetable leaves, but she secretly ate stale vegetable leaves herself and now she's in the hospital."
Aunt Wen stretched out her hand and made a "no" gesture with her finger. "You can't blame Old Wei's wife for this, because she didn't know that her daughter-in-law was picking up vegetable leaves that others didn't want. So, some advantages are not to be taken advantage of. You may think you've gained an advantage, but there are always consequences."
One of the stingy older women said with lingering fear, "It seems my family can't continue eating stale vegetable leaves anymore. Luckily, I didn't encounter this situation. If it had, we would be doomed."
“That’s right! The Zhou family has Comrade Lin Yuanshu, and the Li family has Comrade Zhu Huilan. They both know a little about medicine. If it were us, we would probably just be anxious and helpless.” Another woman chimed in.
Aunt Hua still felt something was off: "If it was food poisoning from eating leafy greens, it's too much of a coincidence! Three families were poisoned at the same time; even poisoning couldn't be this precise."
Upon hearing this, the building manager suddenly realized and said, "Did they all eat chicken for dinner?"
Aunt Wen quickly replied, "Yes, the chicken soup was so delicious, it almost made me dizzy with its aroma."
The building manager clapped his hands and frowned, saying, "Oh dear! It's all my fault. My mother brought me a dead chicken. I was worried about food poisoning, so I was going to throw it away. Then Old Zhou's wife offered to help me throw it away, and I didn't think much of it and gave her the sick chicken. It must have been her who took the chicken home and distributed it to the Wei and Li families, which led to this tragedy."
Aunt Hua was speechless. "They really think they have too much time on their hands. They dare to take advantage of such a thing. But you can't blame them. Who told Old Zhou's wife to be so greedy for small gains? She sent Comrade Lin Yuanshu to the hospital and still didn't know how to stop. Now look what happened, the whole family is in the hospital."
While feeling guilty, the building manager was mostly relieved that he hadn't eaten the sick chicken. He wasn't worried about the adults' health, but he was afraid the children's bodies wouldn't be able to handle it.
Early the next morning, Zhou Xiangyang bought breakfast for everyone. After breakfast, Lin Yuanshu and Zhou Xiangyang went to work, while Sister-in-law Xue took care of them during the day.
As soon as Lin Yuanshu left, Aunt Wei couldn't help but curse at Sun Yiyi, "Look what you've done! You've sent our whole family to the hospital! You jinx! We're in such a terrible state, but you're all fine!"
Sun Yiyi looked at Aunt Wei with great grievance. Fortunately, Aunt Wei did not allow her to eat too much chicken, so she and her child escaped a disaster. She said with a wronged expression, "I didn't expect that we would actually get food poisoning. And I told you where the chicken came from, and you didn't object. How can you blame me for everything?"
"If it's not your fault, how could it be my fault?" Aunt Wei questioned loudly.
Upon hearing this, Sun Yiyi immediately clutched her stomach and cried out, "My stomach hurts so much!"
Aunt Wei looked at Sun Yiyi with a mixture of anger and worry.
Seeing this, Zhu Huilan took the initiative to help Sun Yiyi, saying, "The doctor said your daughter-in-law shouldn't get emotional right now, as it could easily affect the pregnancy."
"She caused such a huge disaster, sending the whole family to the hospital, and she's the only one who's fine. Am I not allowed to get angry?" Aunt Wei questioned loudly.
Zhu Huilan said with a smile, "Of course, as long as you don't mind losing your grandson."
Aunt Wei snorted coldly and stopped pursuing Sun Yiyi's mistake. She was afraid that Sun Yiyi would lose control of her emotions and cause trouble for her grandson. Her family was already so unlucky, they couldn't afford to lose their grandson too.
Sun Yiyi looked at Zhu Huilan with gratitude. Because Zhu Huilan had a good relationship with Lin Yuanshu, she hadn't talked to Zhu Huilan much. She thought that people who were on good terms with Lin Yuanshu were all birds of a feather.
Only now do I realize that Zhu Huilan is truly a good person, completely different from Lin Yuanshu's hypocrisy; she genuinely wants to help her.
"Thank you," Sun Yiyi whispered.
Zhu Huilan smiled but didn't reply. She just couldn't stand her mother-in-law bullying her daughter-in-law. She couldn't stand up to her own mother-in-law, but she could stand up to other people's mothers-in-law.
Sister-in-law Xue saw all of this and felt that she had learned another trick. In the future, if Aunt Zhou bullied her, she could pretend to be in a bad mood.
Zhou Ma coughed twice and said awkwardly, "Don't let Xiao Er's wife come to the hospital to take care of me. Call Xiang Yang to come and take care of me tonight."
Sister-in-law Xue muttered under her breath, "This isn't fair."
With a stern face, Zhou Ma said, "I don't want to see the second daughter-in-law right now."
Sister-in-law Xue looked bewildered and said, "This isn't the second daughter-in-law's fault. She even reminded you when you were drinking the chicken soup, and if she hadn't induced you to vomit in time, you might still be unconscious."
Zhou Ma said angrily, "I know it's not the second daughter-in-law's fault, but I just don't want to see her right now."
She had been showing off to her second son's wife, but then she turned around and became an idiot, ending up in the hospital herself. It was the first time in her life she had been so humiliated.
Sister-in-law Xue frowned. She didn't know what Zhou Ma was up to. After all, Zhou Ma had long lost face in front of Lin Yuanshu. How could she be embarrassed to see Lin Yuanshu over such a small matter?
"Okay, I understand. But then again, Mom, you can't have such double standards. You can get along well with Comrade Sun Yiyi, but you don't allow me to be friends with Comrade Sun Yiyi. That's not fair," said Sister-in-law Xue, looking displeased.
Hearing this, Sun Yiyi, who was inside the room, felt extremely embarrassed.
Seeing that Li Xiaohua and Aunt Wei were in the room, Aunt Zhou didn't want to be too harsh. She could only say ambiguously, "I didn't mean to stop you from being friends with Comrade Sun Yiyi. I just think the matter of covering for you should be carefully considered. Besides, I did talk to Comrade Sun Yiyi later, and it was she who didn't want to cover for you, so she can't blame me."
Sister-in-law Xue turned to Sun Yiyi and asked, "Really? My mom came looking for you afterward?"
Sun Yiyi took a deep breath and explained with a smile, "Your mother wasn't lying, but I didn't agree to your mother's request because of the child."
Given Zhou Ma's condescending attitude, how could she possibly agree? She'd probably think she'd done Zhou Ma a favor and then boss her around like a whim.
Sister-in-law Xue walked up to Sun Yiyi, looking at her expectantly, and asked, "Can we still be friends?"
Sun Yiyi really wanted to say, "Of course not." She wasn't a ball to be manipulated, to be summoned and dismissed at will by Sister-in-law Xue.
However, considering that Sister-in-law Xue was her neighbor and that they were pregnant at around the same time, she might be able to help her in some way in the future.
"Of course you can."
Sister-in-law Xue was in a very good mood; she and Sun Yiyi could be friends again.
In the next ward, Zhou Dafu was also filled with regret. If he had known it would turn out this way, he shouldn't have drunk that chicken soup and had to be greedy for such a small gain.
Grandpa Wei's emotions were relatively stable, and he even joked, "It's good that you guys are with me. If I had gone to the hospital alone, I would have been so embarrassed."
Chow Tai Fook said with a forced smile, "This is nothing to be happy about."
Grandpa Wei said in a serious tone, "This was just an accident. Nobody wanted this to happen. Don't blame the person who cooked it too much."
After all, his daughter-in-law's intentions were good; she wanted to save some money for the family. She just didn't expect things to backfire. He didn't want to blame anyone else for this.
Grandpa Wei came to terms with it, but Zhou Dafu did not. He felt ashamed. If Lin Yuanshu hadn't reminded him, he wouldn't have cared, but Lin Yuanshu did, and he chose to ignore it. What difference was there between that and courting death?
The expressions on everyone's faces were very complicated. He didn't blame his mother. He was just glad that his wife and children hadn't drunk the chicken soup. Fortunately, he had drunk most of the chicken soup and chicken meat by himself. He was relatively strong and could handle it, but his wife, children and mother might not have been able to.
On the other side, after arriving at the factory, Lin Yuanshu first went to help Zhou Dafu, Zhou Ma, Uncle Xue and others apply for sick leave. Previously, Zhou Dafu had applied for sick leave for her, but this time it was her turn to apply for sick leave for Zhou Dafu and the others.
The factory was neither large nor small. When so many people took sick leave at once, the workers realized that they all had the same reason for taking sick leave. So they inquired and learned about the food poisoning incident involving the Zhou family.
One worker said in bewilderment, "My family had food poisoning this week, how come Comrade Lin Yuanshu is completely unaffected? There's no way she didn't warn her in-laws!"
Another female worker sneered, "Even the most capable woman can't outmaneuver a foolish mother-in-law."
When the publicist learned of this, he felt that it was a valuable publicity opportunity to remind the workers to pay attention to food safety and not to put anything, good or bad, into their mouths.
He told the minister about it, and the minister agreed to let him write a report. So he decided to interview Comrade Lin Yuanshu first, since Lin Yuanshu was at the chemical plant, which would be the most convenient place to interview him.
Lin Yuanshu hadn't expected that such a small matter would catch the attention of the propaganda officer. Well, three families going to the hospital at once and eight comrades suffering from food poisoning were indeed eye-catching in this era. If it were her, she would also be willing to publicize this matter.
Lin Yuanshu didn't try to imply anything of his own; he simply recounted the whole story, focusing on the details of his rescue.
After the interview, Lin Yuanshu said with a smile, "You can go and interview the neighbors. I've said everything I needed to say, so please don't bother my lover."
She felt that Zhou Xiangyang probably wouldn't want to be interviewed.
The propagandist hesitated for a moment, then agreed, "Okay."
This is not a difficult request, and he has no reason to refuse.
The neighbors, knowing that the propaganda officer was there to interview them and that they could be featured in the factory newspaper, became incredibly excited. They started talking all at once about what had happened the night before. After all, they weren't the ones who were embarrassed; they weren't that stupid to eat sick chickens knowing they might get food poisoning.
"I was sleeping soundly when I heard crying outside. When I opened the door, I saw Comrade Lin Yuanshu helping Old Wei's wife vomit, while Zhou Dafu and the others were lying on the bed, half-dead and unable to move..." Aunt Hua said.
Before Aunt Hua could finish speaking, Aunt Wen interrupted, "I know what happened. The three families were poisoned because they ate a chicken that died of disease. Comrade Lin Yuanshu was hospitalized before because he ate some stale cabbage leaves that my mother-in-law cooked. She even reminded us to be careful about food safety..."
The propagandist found it noisy; everyone was talking, and he had no idea who to listen to. Their speech was also incoherent, making it impossible for him to understand the whole story.
The propagandist shouted, "Say as little as you can, one by one!"
"I'll go first," Aunt Wen said loudly.
After interviewing everyone, the propagandist left the dormitory building. He now knew the whole story and was going to the hospital to check on the person involved. If the person was not unconscious, he could interview them.
Although Zhou Ma was happy to be in the newspaper, she didn't want to become famous in this way. However, the publicity officer kept emphasizing that it was for the factory's benefit and hoped that she would cooperate. In addition, all the neighbors had been interviewed, so there was no point in her refusing. She could only finish the interview with a disgruntled expression.
Chow Tai Fook and Mr. Wei declined the interview, as they really didn't want to be embarrassed in the newspapers and couldn't imagine how many questions they would face after starting work.
Although the two of them managed to evade the situation, their elder brother, Wei Yong, and Quanmin were not. Under the coercion of the propagandist, they agreed to be interviewed, but on the condition that their real names not be used in the newspaper.
The propagandist agreed without hesitation, since without interviewing the victims, her article would lack authenticity.
Although Zhou Ma and the others were unhappy, Sister-in-law Xue was very excited. This was the first time she had been interviewed. The thought of being in the newspaper made her very excited, since she wasn't the one who was embarrassed.
Zhu Huilan didn't take the interview seriously. She answered some questions about first aid and then forgot about it.
After getting off work, Lin Yuanshu and Zhou Xiangyang went to the hospital together. After learning from Sister-in-law Xue that Zhou's mother did not want her to take care of her, she did not hesitate for a second and turned to leave. Hesitating for even a second would be disrespectful to herself.
She didn't want to have to take care of a patient after a long day at work.
Sister-in-law Xue said with a heavy heart, "She doesn't even know how to be polite. I really envy the second son's wife. I want to go home too."
Zhou Xiangyang said in a serious tone, "You can think about it. No one can stop you from thinking about it."
Sister-in-law Xue: "..."
Lin Yuanshu rode his bicycle back to the tenement building. The neighboring aunties were chatting under the big tree. When they saw Lin Yuanshu return home, they greeted him warmly and asked, "Are your parents alright?"
Lin Yuanshu replied with a smile, "Their symptoms are not very serious. Fortunately, they were taken to the hospital in time. They will be able to go home after staying in the hospital for two more days. Thank you so much for your help this time. Thank you for your concern."
Aunt Hua waved her hand dismissively and said with a smile, "We're all neighbors, no need for such formalities."
Aunt Wen grinned wickedly, gloating, "This time your mother has learned her lesson. Let's see if she dares to take advantage of us again next time!"
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