Chapter 117
Aunt Zhang has been lying in bed for a whole day and night. Her eyes are dull, with red bloodshot eyes and swollen bubbles. She has been crying on and off for the past two days and can't understand why her Jianyuan is sick!
"Mom? What's wrong with you? Are you feeling unwell?"
At her son's voice, Aunt Zhang sat up. The sight of her disheveled hair and red, swollen eyes frightened Zhang Jianyuan. A flood of unpleasant thoughts flashed through his mind: Was all the money stolen? Was his son sick? Did his wife quarrel with his mother again?
"Jianyuan, tell me the truth. Are you really infertile?" Aunt Zhang's voice was hoarse, but she still held a faint hope. She hoped her son would refute her, even if it meant arguing with her again with a sour face. But all she saw was an awkward look on his face, followed by astonishment and an inexplicable sense of relief.
"Is it really true that you can't have children?"
Zhang Jianyuan nodded. "I went to several hospitals. They said that having Haohao was not easy. The doctor said that it might be a disease that has been passed down from generation to generation. It suddenly became serious in my case."
Aunt Zhang clenched her hands tightly, her heart broken. She wanted to cry, but suddenly thought of her eldest grandson and hurriedly asked, "What about Haohao? Will our Haohao be unable to have children in the future?"
"Haohao is still young. Maybe he is different from me and takes after his mother. The doctor said Pan Juan has a good physique, otherwise I would not have Haohao." Zhang Jianyuan said some good things to his wife, hoping that his mother would be more polite to her in the future.
Aunt Zhang was even more heartbroken. She had driven her daughter-in-law away, and her son still didn't know his wife wanted to divorce him. She was now the sinner of the Zhang family!
Aunt Zhang, heartbroken, burst into tears and was unable to speak. "Son, I'm sorry - your wife and I had a quarrel. She went back to her parents' home and even said she wanted to divorce you -"
Zhang Jianyuan also realized that something was wrong at this time. He remembered the way those aunts looked at him, and asked with trembling mouth: "Mom, don't everyone around here know that I can't have children?"
Zhang Jianyuan, knowing his mother's character, was heartbroken. He took two steps back and sat down on the floor. Aunt Zhang got off the bed, hugged her son's head and cried.
Zhang Jianyuan quickly recovered and said, "Mom, don't cry. Let's go to my father-in-law's house now. You go and apologize to Juanzi, and we'll bring them back."
"Will she agree?" Aunt Zhang asked uncertainly with a hiccup. She was afraid that her son would be angry, so she didn't explain it clearly to him, but she thought Pan Juan would be difficult to coax.
Zhang Jianyuan shook his head and calmed himself down. "It's okay. Just be sincere and I'll ask her to make a promise." He gritted his teeth and said, "Anyway, everyone knows that I can't have another child. I won't gossip about her in the future."
"Son, there is one more thing--" As soon as her son mentioned whether to give birth or not, Aunt Zhang remembered what happened to Liu Juan in the Second Hospital. She hurriedly pushed Liu Juan down as if she had accidentally pushed her down, and then told her about Liu Juan having difficulty giving birth and giving birth to a sickly child.
Zhang Jianyuan wanted to cry now. Why was his life so miserable? Everyone in his father-in-law's family was a troublemaker. Even his own mother couldn't let him rest easy, always looking for trouble. Now, with Nie Xiaosan's incident, if his children had a headache or a fever in the future, Nie Xiaosan would have to stay at his house all the time.
"Mom, did you really push his wife? Don't tell me it was already bad, and now he's taking advantage of our family."
Aunt Zhang couldn't be sure either. She was angry at the time and didn't see who was around her. After hearing what her son said, she felt that she didn't have the energy to cry at the time. How could she have used so much strength? How could Liu Juan fall so easily?
"Oh, I don't know that either. At that time, your wife said she wanted to divorce you and told me not to see Haohao anymore. I was scared and angry, so I didn't pay attention. I just chased after your wife. It was only after I came back that someone told me this."
Zhang Jianyuan: "Forget it, I'll ask the others later. Let's go find Juanzi and Haohao first."
"Okay, okay, let's go." Aunt Zhang had already changed her clothes. She put the money and tickets in her arms with concern and agreed hurriedly.
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After the incident with Liu Juan, Bi Chunliu and her brothers and sisters did not return to the compound, but she heard the news from Qiu Guo third-hand.
For example, Zhang Jianyuan took Aunt Zhang to his father-in-law's house three or four times before he could bring his wife and children back. In order to bring back her eldest grandson, Aunt Zhang tearfully made relevant promises. It is said that after returning home, Aunt Zhang was so angry that she lay in bed for several days before she recovered. But there was nothing she could do. The Zhang family was now completely controlled by Pan Juan.
For example, Zhang Jianyuan questioned several people at the compound but could find no evidence that it wasn't his mother who pushed Liu Juan. No one knew what had caused his bleeding, and Nie Xiangbei didn't pursue the matter. Two days later, however, Nie Xiangbei bought Liu Juan a radio to help her relieve her depression. He even took time off and invited his mother-in-law to the compound to care for him. He wasn't able to take care of the child because he needed to be kept in an incubator and the hospital wouldn't allow him to be taken home.
Two days after the second day of the second lunar month, Zhaodi finished her medicine and brought her husband for a physical examination, and also brought some vegetables for Bi Chunliu.
Zhaodi arrived after noon, and Bi Chunliu took a leave of absence to accompany the couple to the hospital.
Because Zhaodi's husband was there, Bi Chunliu did not accompany them into the clinic, but sat outside waiting for them, also watching the backpack.
About ten minutes later, Zhaodi came out of the clinic with Li Laoer. Zhaodi was delighted, while Li Laoer looked a little embarrassed. Zhaodi said, "Sister, the doctor said my condition is improving. She changed two of my medications and said I should continue taking them. It will take at most another month to recover."
Bi Chunliu was also happy for her, "Okay, then you can rest assured. How about your brother-in-law?" Although she was several years younger than Li Laoer, Li Laoer called her sister as soon as he met her in the afternoon, so Bi Chunliu followed suit and called her sister.
Bi Zhaodi: "He needs to go for another checkup, and the doctor told us to hurry up, otherwise the results won't be out until tomorrow."
The three of them went to the examination room together. Li Laoer went in by himself, while Bi Chunliu waited outside with Zhaodi.
Li Laoer was not around, so Bi Chunliu asked, "Zhao Di, what did your mother-in-law say when you came home last time?"
Bi Zhaodi shook her head, then smiled and said, "When she saw the half pound of brown sugar my sister gave her, even if she was anxious, she wouldn't say it directly. And when I told her you took me to the hospital to see a doctor, she was even more speechless. Later, she didn't say anything when I boiled water to wash clothes and dishes. My eldest sister-in-law also followed my example. My mother-in-law asked my eldest uncle and my husband to collect more firewood. She knew the doctor said to let the second son come to see, and she also said that if I really was pregnant, I would also ask my eldest sister-in-law and eldest uncle to come and see. She hoped that we could have two more children."
"Okay, then let's see what the doctor says. By the way, if the results are not out yet, you and your brother-in-law can go stay in the slum for a day. Weiguo and the others are now living with me in the small courtyard. If you are worried, let Weiguo sleep with you there for one night. There are beds there anyway." Bi Chunliu thought that it was already mid-afternoon, and unless this machine was as intelligent as those in later generations, the results would never come out.
"Okay." Now that she knew her problem was not serious, Bi Zhaodi felt relieved.
The two waited for a while, and Li Laoer came out of the examination room, looking embarrassed and awkward.
Li Laoer tugged at Zhaodi's sleeve and said, "The doctor said I can't come out today and asked me to come back tomorrow morning. Let's go home."
Bi Chunliu quickly said, "Brother-in-law, why did you make these two trips back and forth? There's a place to sleep in the slum, you and Zhaodi should go there today. Besides, you two haven't even been home to get acquainted since you arrived. Your brother-in-law has been home these past two days, and you haven't even met him yet."
Bi Zhaodi: "Okay, then I'll trouble you and my brother-in-law."
Li Laoer looked at his wife and felt embarrassed to go, but his wife had already agreed, so he followed the two sisters.
Bi Chunliu took the couple directly back to the courtyard. There was still plenty of food at home, so there was no need to buy anything.
Around five o'clock, Bi Weiguo, Xia Heqiuguo, and others arrived home one after another. The three siblings were surprised to see Zhaodi and her husband. They didn't interact much with Zhaodi, and Bi Chunliu hadn't told them why she had come.
Bi Weiguo washed his hands and helped his elder sister cook. Bi Chunliu asked Zhaodi to sit with her husband in the main room, as Li Laoer looked restless. Bi Xiahe and Bi Qiuguo were also sent by Bi Chunliu to accompany him and talk.
Bi Chunliu and Zhaodi were almost ready; now they just had to stir-fry the vegetables. "Weiguo, take Zhaodi and your cousin's husband to the compound to sleep tonight. I'll bring you some dry food. You can eat there with them tomorrow morning before going to work."
Bi Weiguo nodded, "Okay, then will they sleep on my bed or in the inner room?"
"Sleep on your bed. You sleep in the inner room. When you get there, remember to tell them where you go to the bathroom. If anyone in the yard asks, just say they came to deliver something to our house and couldn't go back because it was too late. Also, remember to be careful not to bump into anything. Walk slowly and don't bump into any pregnant women."
"good."
At six o'clock, Xing Fei arrived home. He knew what his wife and cousin were here for, but he could only pretend not to know and just invited Li Laoer to eat. When Xing Fei was not frowning, it was easy for him to get along with others. Although Li Laoer was still a man of few words, after the meal, at least he no longer seemed to be doing things that were not right.
At night, Xing Fei lay in bed, thinking about his cousin's husband, and then thought of Zhang Jianyuan from the slum that Qiu Guo mentioned. Hiss~ There are quite a lot of men who can't have children. Should he go see a doctor too?
Bi Chunliu fixed her hair, lay down, and signaled Xing Fei to turn off the lights.
After the lights went out, the room was dark. Xing Fei tilted his head and said, "Wife, do you think I should go get checked?"
Bi Chunliu, who was just about to fall asleep, was startled. "Are you feeling unwell?"
"No, we're planning to have a baby too. I'm worried I won't be able to have one. Look, we've been expecting for a month, and there's still no news."
Bi Chunliu: ...Do you think you are buying cabbage?
"It's not like you can have a baby right away. Even if there were signs of movement, it's only been a month, and I can't feel anything."
Xing Fei turned sideways and hugged his wife. "Zhaodi and her husband have to go to the hospital tomorrow anyway, so I should go for a check-up. What do you think? I'll be very worried if I don't have a definite answer."
Bi Chunliu sighed, "Okay, let's go together."
She finally understood what she had seen in the short videos before, that inferiority complex is the best quality for a man. It is indeed much better than those men who always think that their wives are the reason for not being able to have children!
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