Upon hearing Xu Xiuzhen's words, Liao Nanxing burst out laughing.
"Mom, what video is so powerful? Sending it to her will bring her back? Alright, alright, don't worry about it, I have my own plans."
"At most... at most a week, okay? I promise, after a week, I will absolutely not let you suffer with me again." Liao Nanxing made a promise.
He had already planned it all out. He would take advantage of Li Anran's interest in Su Mu and finish the matter while the iron was hot. It would only take about a week to explain everything.
"That's all for now. I'd like to take a nap while I still have some time. After I finish my business this afternoon, I'll take care of the kids tonight so you can rest. I'll hang up now."
"Wait!" Xu Xiuzhen shouted again.
"Nanxing, if you don't bring Su Mu back, aren't you afraid that the pretty boy will do everything he should and shouldn't have done with Su Mu and then dump him?"
"Wouldn't that mean you'd lose everything? You wouldn't get any benefits, but you'd end up with a huge green hat! Listen to your mother, get him back right now! Once that pretty boy is presented to you with real money, then it's cash on delivery."
Anyway, as long as Su Mu is brought back, she can eat ready-made meals as soon as she wakes up, just like before, and eat sunflower seeds and watch dramas when she's bored.
Hearing Xu Xiuzhen's silent reply, the anxiety in my heart finally subsided.
Xu Xiuzhen was certain that Liao Nanxing would return soon.
Sure enough, a short while later, Liao Nanxing said, "Okay, I'll be right back."
Xu Xiuzhen hung up the phone happily, but as soon as she looked down, her face fell again.
Because the pacifier couldn't stop the little one's mouth, even though there was still milk, he wouldn't drink it and started crying loudly.
Xu Xiuzhen thought the child was crying because he couldn't hold onto the bottle, it fell, and he couldn't drink from it.
She quickly picked up the bottle and put the nipple into the child's mouth.
But this time, the little guy not only refused to put on the pacifier, but also pushed it out with his tongue.
He wondered if she had diarrhea again and was crying because she was uncomfortable.
But when I pulled back the film, I didn't see any poop.
She had no choice but to pick him up and walk around, bouncing, patting, and coaxing him.
Strangely, the child's cries were not as strong or loud as before, but the child just kept crying until his face turned purple, and then he stopped.
Seeing the little guy's face turn purple and blue, Xu Xiuzhen realized something was wrong.
She's been a mother herself, so she has that much common sense.
So she put the child down and began to examine him little by little.
She carefully inspected the clothes, pants, diapers, and even the reddened bottom.
We couldn't find anything wrong with the clothes, pants, or diapers, but the baby's bottom was red and irritated. The baby cried even louder when touched, which meant that the baby's bottom hurt when touched.
She thought that it must be because her little bottom hurt when touched that she kept crying.
So she put the baby in the stroller, put on her wide-brimmed hat, grabbed a small knife and a plastic bag, and went out.
Because it was close to noon, the time when people go home for lunch, there were quite a few people coming and going.
With a clang, the elevator arrived at the first floor.
When the elevator doors opened, Xu Xiuzhen saw five or six familiar faces standing outside. She quickly lowered her head, the wide brim of her hat completely obscuring her face.
She awkwardly pushed the stroller towards the building entrance.
Then someone whispered behind him, "That little old lady who just went out, wasn't she... Liao Nanxing's mother?"
"Isn't that right?"
"Huh? Didn't her family move away? When she moved away, she would tell everyone she met that her son had become successful and bought her a small house so she could move into a detached house. My mom was so envious that she kept nagging me about it for a long time, subtly implying that I was unsuccessful."
Why did they suddenly move back? Can this old, run-down apartment building possibly be as comfortable as a newer apartment building?
"You don't know this! See the baby in the stroller she's pushing? I heard her son cheated on her, and they even had a child."
Then this old woman started making things difficult for Liao Nanxing's ex-wife. What was her name again? I can't quite remember, she was chubby and looked quite honest and upright.
"Ah! Right, right, I think her surname was Zhou. When Liao Nanxing's father was sick, she would push the old man down to bask in the sun every day to cheer him up. She was such a filial daughter. During that time, all the old men and women in the neighborhood were so envious!"
Even my mom was sarcastic, saying that when she's old and bedridden, I, her own son, will definitely be no match for her. That really made me angry.
"Yes, it's her. What's the use of being filial? During the time Liao Nanxing was having an affair, my mom told me that Aunt Xu wouldn't feed her daughter-in-law and would even make trouble for her by not letting her sleep."
That month, her daughter-in-law lost weight every day. Her once plump body became skin and bones, it was truly heartbreaking! I heard from others that Sister Zhou sued Liao Nanxing in court.
The court not only ordered Liao Nanxing to leave with nothing, but also made him return all the money he had spent on his ex-wife, 2+1! The small building was most likely awarded to his ex-wife. That's why he had nowhere to live and moved back to the family compound.
I also heard from my mom that Liao Nanxing lost his job and all his money. His current wife is now spending her days scavenging for rotten vegetables at the market, carrying their child on her back.
"Oh my! His daughter-in-law is really lucky to have run into a proper court. Putting everything else aside, just the fact that his ex-wife took care of the paralyzed old man for so many years is something she deserves."
“That’s not the most shocking part. What’s the most shocking part is that his affair partner, that ‘2+1’, was actually a female student he had been sponsoring for many years.”
"Tsk tsk tsk, this is probably just a cover for financial aid while he's secretly having an affair! His ex-wife is still at home taking care of his father, and he has the nerve to flirt with other women outside? No wonder he covers his face so tightly when he goes out."
Anyone would be too ashamed to show their face in this situation; they'd have to wear such a heavy hat!
"Who says otherwise..."
As the elevator doors closed, the sounds behind me disappeared.
Xu Xiuzhen's face darkened, and she lowered her head even further.
This is why she'd rather stay home eating sunflower seeds and watching TV shows than go out—she's too ashamed to face anyone!
She quickened her pace, pushed the stroller out of the building entrance, and then walked towards the back of the residential compound.
There are old red brick walls there that have stood for years.
The scraped-off plaster is the best medicine for treating diaper rash in children.
This folk remedy has been passed down from generation to generation in their rural area!
Anyway, she just couldn't understand why young people nowadays would buy so much Guiyang-made purple gromwell oil and ointment when raising children!
The money was spent, but the results weren't great!
So she didn't give Su Mu any money to buy that useless thing.
Thinking about this incident made Xu Xiuzhen even more regretful.
She should have insisted on not letting Su Mu use these diapers on Xiao Bao in the first place!
If Xiao Bao had used diapers, his bottom wouldn't be in this terrible state now!
"Sigh! It's incredibly lucky that a woman who doesn't know how to take care of children became a mother and the child didn't die!"
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