Sheng Anning was very surprised that Xue Caifeng came to visit again. In the week that she was at home, Xue Caifeng had come for five days, and she came shortly after breakfast every day.
Xue Caifeng saw Sheng Anning and greeted her with a smile: "I went to my uncle's house. His peaches were ripe, so I picked some and brought them back. I couldn't finish them at home, so I sent some to you. These peaches ripen late, but they taste just like peaches in June. They are delicious."
Zhong Wenqing felt a little embarrassed: "Look, you come here every day to get things, don't do this in the future."
Sheng An Ning also felt that she was being overly polite: "Yes, auntie, you should take the peaches back. They are rare things, and we are embarrassed."
Having said that, Sheng An Ning had never eaten anything Xue Caifeng brought, and she also wouldn't let Zhong Wenqing give it to the three children.
Subconsciously, I always felt that Xue Caifeng was a little weird.
Although Zhong Wenqing felt that this was not a good thing, she did not stop Sheng An Ning. On the issue of the child, she still compromised and listened to Sheng An Ning.
I don't want to create a rift between the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law because of a trivial matter.
Xue Caifeng waved her hands repeatedly: "I am embarrassed to bother you every day. But if I don't come to your house, I have nowhere to go. I know that many people, although they don't say it, still mind that I had a madness before. Sister-in-law, only your family is really willing to chat with me, I can feel it."
After she said that, Zhong Wenqing also felt that she was actually quite pitiful: "Don't think too much. After a long time, everyone will know that you are completely cured. And just live your own life behind closed doors, don't worry about what others think."
Xue Caifeng nodded: "Yes, sister-in-law, I know that coming here will disturb you too much, but I can't help it. I really want to find someone to talk to. I just want to see more of your three little babies. I wonder if my children were so cute when they were young?"
Her eyes turned red as she spoke this, because she had been in a bad mental state since she became pregnant, and she went completely crazy not long after giving birth. So she never raised the child, let alone participated in his growth.
Zhou Hongyun has a strong ability to empathize. Seeing Xue Caifeng crying, his eyes also turned red. He comforted her, "Fortunately, everything is fine now. It will get better and better in the future."
Xue Caifeng choked up and said, "I went to my uncle's house and they told me that when my two children were young, no one cared about them even when their clothes were too short in winter. They even wore open-toed cotton shoes on snowy days. They also said that sometimes they didn't even have a bite of food to eat all day. Sun Caiwang didn't care about the children at all. How could I, as a mother, feel good after hearing that?"
"If I had known two years earlier that my illness could be cured, I would have accepted any suffering. As a mother, what can't I endure for the sake of my children?"
Zhong Wenqing felt the same way and nodded, "Yes, it is said that a mother is strong. For the sake of her children, she can endure any hardship."
Sheng An Ning didn't know if it was because of the three kids, but she really didn't want to hear such words.
Xue Caifeng chatted for a while, mainly talking about how pitiful the child was without her. She also regretted that she couldn't get better sooner. She also implicitly praised the Taoist priest for being so powerful.
We left around noon.
After the people left, Zhou Hongyun kept sighing, saying that Xue Caifeng had a miserable life.
Zhong Wenqing felt the same way: "But fortunately, everything is fine now. I think the Sun family treats the two children very well. They won't go hungry or have clothes to wear when they are young, right?"
They had known each other for a long time. Although they had not lived in this compound before, they lived not far away.
Zhong Wenqing had never heard anyone say that the Sun family abused their children. However, during those years when Xue Caifeng's mother-in-law was still alive, she was very kind to her and her two children. All the sewing, mending and cleaning were done by her mother-in-law.
We are all grandmothers. Even if we don’t have enough food to eat or warm clothes to wear, we will never let our grandchildren starve.
Sheng An Ning listened without saying anything, but Zhou Hongyun washed the peaches and asked Sheng An Ning if she wanted to give them to the children. Sheng An Ning shook her head: "I won't give them any."
When An An saw the big red peaches, he ran over and stretched out his little hands to take them, shouting, "An An wants to eat, An An wants to eat."
Zhou Hongyun thought that since they were peaches from the tree, it would be fine to eat one. "They all look fresh, so it's okay to eat a little. Isn't it said that peaches are good for health?"
Sheng An Ning insisted on going over and picking up An An: "We didn't buy it ourselves, so let it go. The child is young, if something goes wrong with it, it will be too late to regret it."
Zhou Hongyun felt that Sheng An Ning was too cautious: "What's the problem? An Ning, I think you are just too cautious. If someone really wants to harm others, how dare they do it so openly."
Sheng Anning smiled and said, "Aunt, I think it's better to be careful, so that when An'an and the others go out in the future, they won't eat anything given by anyone."
Zhong Wenqing still sided with Sheng An Ning. She also knew that Sheng An Ning looked easy to talk to, but she was stubborn in her bones and would not easily change her decision.
So he quickly smiled and said, "Okay, I think An Ning is right to do this. I've heard of many cases of lost children, especially boys, who are easily taken away by others."
After all, when family planning was first implemented, girls were abandoned or given away, while boys became sought-after treasures, and more people began to steal children.
Unlike previous years, the thing that every household has the most is children, and they can’t even send them away.
An An didn't get to eat the peach, so she started crying loudly and hugged Sheng An Ning's neck, making a fuss just to eat the peach.
Zhou Hongyun hurriedly took the peaches to the kitchen. She still felt that Sheng An Ning was being too cautious, but she was just a distant aunt, so it was not easy for her to say too much.
Sheng An Ning didn't eat the peach either, but at night, she felt a chill.
It was midsummer and the fan was on in the room. I was sleeping like a little frog, but I was sweating all over.
But she felt as if she had fallen into an icy cave in the coldest days of winter. She was so cold that she wanted to curl up into a ball. She got up and found a quilt to cover herself, but it was still of no use.
The chill seemed to come out from between my bones.
Sheng An Ning had a very bad premonition. She finally gritted her teeth and got up. She went to the desk, took out her notebook, and wrote down everything that had seemed abnormal to her recently.
After thinking it over, I finally wrote a very long letter to Zhou Shixun. By the end, my hands were shaking from the cold and my handwriting became distorted.
But she still insisted on finishing it. She wanted to tell Zhou Shixun everything she could think of.
She had a feeling that she might not be able to wait for Zhou Shixun to come back.
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