Since then, Xu Ping has been going out early and coming back late, driving a sports car with the landlord to transport goods. The Xu family thought that she had started to go around the streets picking up scraps again. The couple also went out early and came back late every day. The little energy they had to care for their children was mostly given to their youngest son, who has grown up and has always been sensible and can take care of the eldest daughter at home. Naturally, they don't need to worry about him.
It was not until one day when Xu Ping was unloading cement bricks that she was hit on the foot by a square brick and was hospitalized. Only then did the Xu family know what their eldest daughter had been busy with recently.
Liu Xiaocui twisted her eldest daughter's arm hard and said angrily, "You silly girl, you never told your family anything. Look at what you can do!"
Xu Ping dodged for a moment, but because she was lying in bed, she couldn't get away. She grinned and said, "What's the use of telling you? Can you still stand up for me? You should pay more attention to your son when you have time."
Liu Xiaocui wanted to twist the person again, but the door of the ward was pushed open, and the female landlord came in with the young landlord carrying an insulated bucket.
Seeing Liu Xiaocui there, the landlady forced a smile and handed the thermos to her politely and distantly: "Xiaocui is here too, that's perfect. Xu Ping is your own daughter, and we can all rest assured that you'll be taking care of her."
Liu Xiaocui was slightly embarrassed to see that she had brought food with her. She had left in a hurry and hadn't had time to prepare anything. "Thank you, Sister Wang, for bringing food for us, Xiaocui."
Sister Wang waved her hands with a forced smile: "Why thank me? This is all Xiaodong's fault. He's grown up and has his own ideas. How could we hire a girl like Xu Ping to do such rough work?"
Xu Ping heard the hint of disgust and resistance in Sister Wang's words. She waved her hands anxiously: "Don't blame Brother Dongzi, this job is good. I...I was too careless and got my foot hit..."
Before she could finish her words, Sister Wang interrupted her: "Let's not talk about this anymore. You should take good care of yourself. Xiaodong said he bought accident insurance for you. All medical expenses will be reimbursed by the insurance company. Xiaodong's work can't be delayed, so we hired Daming from the hospital to accompany Xiaodong on the road from now on."
Xu Ping became even more anxious: "Brother Dongzi, my foot will be healed in ten days or half a month. I will be more careful when working in the future and will never delay your business again." As she spoke these words of striving and saving, her eyes were full of anxiety.
Xiaodong was stunned by her burning gaze. Just as he was about to say something, he was poked by his mother next to him, and then he shut his mouth in embarrassment.
Xu Ping saw everything the mother and son did. She lowered her eyes in disappointment. The ward fell into a brief silence. Sister Wang quickly found an excuse and left with her son.
Looking at the empty doorway, Xu Ping touched his lower abdomen in a daze, and heard rumbling sounds from his stomach.
Liu Xiaocui didn't notice anything unusual about her daughter. She opened the thermos bucket brought by Sister Wang and saw a greasy braised chicken inside, half chicken and half potatoes. She used chopsticks to stir it and found that the lower half of the bucket was filled with rice. Liu Xiaocui leaned in and smelled it: it was quite fragrant.
She tutted her words, "Sister Wang is quite nice. Are you hungry? Come and eat. I've only taken half a day off, so I have to leave quickly. Do you want to go to the bathroom? I'll help you there while I'm still here."
Xu Ping shook his head woodenly. Liu Xiaocui picked up the cloth bag she was carrying and said to her daughter, "I'll be leaving now. I'll have your second sister bring you dinner tonight."
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