Chapter 304 2024, Happy New Year!!
The next day, when Mingdai and Gus arrived at the infirmary, not only Luo Cheng was there, but Fang Rou was also there.
Seeing the two people coming in, Fang Rou was flustered for a moment, then immediately put on a decent smile: "Ming Zhiqing, my stomach is not feeling well, so I came to get some medicine. I saw Comrade Luo was still here, so I asked him to pay attention to the retired military comrades."
Ming Dai looked at her expression of trying to hide her fault and nodded with a smile: "If your stomach discomfort is not serious, drink more water, no need to take medicine."
You won't eat it anyway, so don't waste it.
Fang Rou was thinking the same thing. She smiled and nodded. She glanced at the lifeless man on the bed again and gently comforted him, "Comrade Luo, you should have a good rest. Family members like this are not worth your grief."
Unfortunately, her gentle words of comfort received no response, and Luo Cheng still stared at the gray roof with empty eyes.
Fang Rou didn't mind. She smiled at Ming Dai, then turned and left.
Mingdai came over and took a look at Luo Cheng's condition.
The fever had subsided, but the skin on his lips was dry and cracked, his face was pale, and his eyes were lifeless, obviously he had been beaten badly.
Ming Dai didn't say anything to him. After making sure that he was okay, she put the IV on him, stuffed a pill into his mouth, and Gu Sinian pinched his neck and forced a bowl of water into his mouth.
Luo Cheng said nothing during the whole process and let others do whatever they wanted.
Mingdai and Gu Sinian sat on the bed opposite him, looking at him who was half dead.
Luo Cheng does not look like anyone in the Luo family. It is said that he looks very much like his grandmother who raised him.
When Mrs. Luo's mother-in-law was alive, she was very tormenting and Mrs. Luo suffered a lot because of her, so Luo Cheng was not liked by Mrs. Luo since he was born.
But it has to be said that Luo Cheng is still quite in line with the aesthetics of this era.
Unlike Gu Sinian's deep facial features, Luo Cheng looks like a simple and honest good comrade, non-aggressive and the type that people can easily trust.
His appearance reflects his heart. From the way he treats his family, we can tell that he is not a decisive person.
After a while, Aunt Huang came over with a basket. There was millet porridge in a clay pot, which was food for Luo Cheng.
Looking at Luo Cheng who didn't say a word, Auntie Huang sighed and could only comfort him while feeding him: "Luo Cheng, eat something. You haven't had a good meal in a few days. Even a strong man can't stand it. Your mother's matter will be discussed after you get better."
No matter how Aunt Huang tried to comfort him, Luo Cheng remained indifferent and didn't even open his mouth, obviously waiting to die.
Mingdai was a little angry when she saw him in a state of helplessness. In order to save him, she had wasted a lot of her own anti-inflammatory powder, hemostatic powder, and the intravenous drip for him.
He was penniless, how was she going to balance the accounts in her book?
Even if you are empty-handed, you have to pay all the money before you can be empty-handed!
So she tried hard to make a gesture towards Gu Sinian, who understood immediately. He snatched the bowl from Aunt Huang's hand and skillfully pinched Luo Cheng's mouth open.
Unfortunately, Luo Cheng had just experienced the forced feeding of medicine, and was now on guard. He pursed his lips tightly and was unwilling to speak.
Gu Sinian raised his eyebrows, and in front of Aunt Huang's stunned gaze, he stuffed the bowl of porridge back, then helped the unconscious Luo Cheng up and struck his Adam's apple with his palm.
With a slight click, Luo Cheng rolled his eyes.
"Tsk!"
Gu Sinian was quick-witted and took advantage of the gap when he was gulping to snatch the bowl of porridge, and caught the edge of the bowl between his teeth that were about to close. He tilted his wrist and the whole bowl of porridge slid into his mouth with incredible smoothness.
Auntie Huang's eyes widened, and she had no time to stop him. She only had time to say, "The porridge is hot!"
Gu Sinian blinked and pulled the bowl out of Luo Cheng's mouth.
"oh."
Aunt Huang looked at Gu Sinian who had a calm face, then at Luo Cheng who had tears in his eyes due to the burns, and opened her mouth but said nothing.
That’s good too. At least, Luo Cheng has responded, right?
Luo Cheng looked at Gu Sinian who had burned him with tears in his eyes, tears streaming down his face and he couldn't even stop them.
Gu Sinian was speechless and glared back.
Is he trying to scam me?!
Who knew that the more he glared at him, the faster Luo Cheng's tears flowed, and finally he sobbed and burst into tears.
Gu Sinian's brows were wrinkled, and he was about to speak, but Mingdai held him back, gestured to Aunt Huang to go outside, and walked out first.
Aunt Huang followed with a basket, leaving Luo Cheng alone in the room crying suppressedly.
When they got under the willow tree outside, Aunt Huang finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Mingdai and Gu Sinian didn't come last night, so I don't know what the final result was, so I asked Aunt Huang.
Auntie Huang sighed: "It's better to cry. It's better to cry than to suffocate to death! Luo Cheng almost suffocated to death yesterday.
The Luo family are really not human beings, and Old Mrs. Luo is even worse than pigs and dogs.
The stray dogs in the village still know how to protect their puppies after they give birth, but Mrs. Luo only catches her own puppies. "
Gu Sinian took the mahjong and the three of them sat down.
Aunt Huang looked into the room and said, "When the police questioned them yesterday, the Luo family refused to admit it and insisted that they did not mistreat Luo Cheng intentionally and that he had a fever because of his poor health.
They said that he asked for the room he lived in, and that he got his quilt and clothes wet himself, so they knew nothing about it.
In the end, it was their Luo Dabao who was coaxed into saying this by the public security comrades using canned meat.
The whole village knew that Luo Cheng received retirement benefits and a 3,000 yuan thank-you fee.
Mr. and Mrs. Luo were attracted by the money but did not want to raise a disabled brother, so they urged Mrs. Luo to give up Luo Cheng and let him fend for himself.
Mrs. Luo originally did not agree.
Although she didn't like Luo Cheng, she didn't want to harm him. She just wanted to take the money from Luo Cheng.
Ding Xiaofeng was unwilling to keep the second son. Not only would she have to serve him, but she would also have to find a wife for him.
In those days, it was difficult for ordinary people to get married, let alone a cripple. One would have to pay more dowry before people would be willing to marry their daughter to a cripple.
If he doesn't get married, all the neighbors will know about his family's situation. Even without the captain taking action, the villagers will be spitting at them.
Therefore, Luo Cheng's death is the best outcome for them.
Old Mrs. Luo was still hesitating, but Luo Xiaoqiang's crying made her firm in her mind.
He was dating the daughter of a small leader at the livestock farm. She agreed to make him a permanent employee, but the only requirement was that he had to own a house in the county town, otherwise he and Luo Qiang would break up.
Old Mrs. Luo loved her youngest son the most. Seeing her son so aggrieved, she became moved again.
In the end, the eldest brother's family said that they would just let Luo Cheng fend for himself.
If he dies, it's just his bad luck, and it's not their fault.
If he hadn't died, the eldest brother's family would have been willing to find him a wife and have children.
Only then did Mrs. Luo get over the hurdle in her heart and agreed.
Who knew that later, when Ding Xiaofeng saw that Luo Cheng was still alive even though the bandages had not been changed for several days, she simply wet his quilt and clothes, and made the excuse that she had no time, and did not let him dry them out in the sun, and just let him suffer like that, until he had a high fever and fainted.
After Mrs. Luo found out, although she was angry about what her eldest son and daughter-in-law did, she had already done it and there was nothing she could do but make the best of it.
If your uncle hadn't gone to see Luo Cheng, Luo Cheng would have really been dragged to death.
After being discovered, they were afraid that Luo Chenghao would report you, so they reacted so violently and didn't allow you to see a doctor.
Unfortunately, after Luo Cheng woke up yesterday, he didn't say a word. The public security comrades could only take Luo Lao Da and Xiao Qiang to the commune for detention, while leaving Mrs. Luo and Ding Xiaofeng at home to be taken care of, and the village sent people to watch them.
As for what happens next, the public security comrades said it depends on Luo Cheng’s attitude.”
After hearing this, Ming Dai asked the question that had puzzled her for a long time: "Are you sure that Luo Cheng is Mrs. Luo's biological son?"
Aunt Huang nodded affirmatively, looked around, approached Mingdai, and lowered her voice: "I also heard it from my mother-in-law when she was still alive.
Old Mrs. Luo almost lost her life when giving birth to Luo Cheng, so she didn't like him very much.
Later, when Luo Cheng grew up, a fortune teller came to the countryside and read the fortunes of Luo's family. He said that Luo Cheng was destined to bring bad luck to his relatives, especially his parents.
Coincidentally, Luo Cheng's father died unexpectedly shortly afterwards. Luo Cheng was also at the scene, but he was fine.
Mrs. Luo believed it without a doubt and began to secretly hate Luo Cheng for making her a widow. She was worried that he would kill her, so she sent him out to join the army early.
Aunt Huang sighed: "Only people of my mother-in-law's generation knew these things. Later, everyone thought that Mrs. Luo was targeting Luo because he looked like her mother-in-law. Little did they know that this was just one of the reasons."
Looking at the silent infirmary, Auntie Huang sighed again: "When Luo Cheng was young, Old Lady Luo told him every day that he had killed his own father, saying that he was unlucky, which made Luo Cheng timid and worried when he was young.
Things got better after he joined the army, but unfortunately he became a foolish filial son and listens to his mother in everything. I wonder if Mrs. Luo can break his heart this time and let him see the true face of this family."
Before Ming Dai could say anything, Gu Sinian snorted coldly: "It's difficult. He didn't stand up on his own. Even if he stayed away from the Luo family for a short time, he was still stuck here."
Aunt Huang looked at Gu Sinian in surprise, her eyes full of praise: "Gu Zhiqing is right, your uncle said the same thing. It depends on what he chooses after he gets better.
Anyway, the police are going to lock up the Luo family for a while.
It is just that it is not suitable for him to go back to the Luo family now. Your uncle said to let him stay in the infirmary for now, and wait for him to discuss with the village about what to do in the future. "
Mingdai nodded.
However, this problem was quickly resolved.