Gong Zhengyao nodded and walked out the door. In front of his mother, his two sisters' words were more effective than his.
Gong Ermei walked forward, closed the door, and sat down on the chair beside Old Lady Gong's bed.
Gong Damei looked at Old Lady Gong's sprained ankle, covered her with a quilt, and asked, "Mom, your foot is so swollen, why don't you put on a plaster?"
"We don't have any at home. I'll ask your eldest brother to go to the clinic and get two. Have you found someone?" Old Mrs. Gong asked weakly as she sat up and leaned against the pillow with the help of Gong Damei. She had been in pain all night and had no strength left in her body.
"I was just saying that. I've really gotten into big trouble this time." Gong Ermei said with a look of regret. It's a pity that there is no regret medicine in this world, otherwise she really wanted to buy a bottle.
"What's wrong?" Old Mrs. Gong was shocked and asked quickly.
"We went to the train station yesterday and met a ruthless man. He asked us to hand over Xiaoyun to him in three days, otherwise he would kill us." Gong Damei briefly recounted what happened yesterday.
"Mom, you didn't see it. That person came out with a knife. If it weren't for my elder sister and I being smart, you wouldn't be able to see us." Gong Ermei said with lingering fear.
"Yes, my second sister and I are scared to death. Mom, what do you think we should do? But there are only two days left." Gong Damei said anxiously.
"The most important thing now is to trick Xiaoyun back," said Gong Ermei. Only by handing Xiaoyun over would they be safe.
When Mrs. Gong heard what the two said, she got so excited that she accidentally touched her foot. She grimaced in pain and screamed.
"Mom!" Gong Damei and Gong Ermei hurried forward.
Old Lady Gong waved her hand, took a moment to calm down, and then, feeling better, she said, "Second sister, go to the Zhan family and tell that girl that I'm sick and ask her to come back to take care of me." She didn't believe that girl would dare not come back. If they couldn't find the traffickers, they could be ruthless, as long as they could destroy the girl. It was just a pity to lose a lot of money.
"I'll go now." Gong Ermei stood up and walked outside. She and her sister were so worried that they didn't even think of such a simple reason.
Gong Xiaoyun was helping Wang Meizhen cook in the kitchen. "Aunt Zhan, I want to go home this afternoon." She had already been here for two days, so it was time to go back. Mother's face was so swollen, and she didn't know if it was serious. No matter how badly she treated her, she was still the mother who gave birth to her and raised her.
Wang Meizhen stopped washing vegetables and looked at Gong Xiaoyun, "Then let Yifeng go back with you." Such a good girl, I wonder what their family thinks, could it be that Xiaoyun was picked up by them?
"Okay." Gong Xiaoyun nodded happily. She had been very happy at the Zhan family these past two days. The Zhan family members were very kind to her and treated her like one of their own.
"Xiaoyun, we have to have New Year's Eve dinner at my house today. Jinyue and the others are coming over tonight," Wang Meizhen said with a smile. She was very satisfied with both her eldest and second daughter-in-law. If Yihan and Jinyue could get married soon, then maybe she could have two children by next year's New Year.
"I'll go back and take a look and then come over," Gong Xiaoyun said. Yifeng said that after the New Year's Eve dinner tonight, his elder brother and Jinyue would take them to Qingliang Temple to pray for blessings.
Qingliang Temple is the largest temple in Licheng. Every year during the Spring Festival, many people go to Qingliang Temple to pray for good fortune, happiness and well-being in the new year. She heard that Qingliang Temple is very effective, so she also wanted to go there to pray for herself and her family.
"Xiao Yun, come out for a moment. Your second sister wants to talk to you about something." Gong Ermei's voice came from outside.
"My second sister is here, Aunt Zhan. I'll go out and take a look." Gong Xiaoyun handed the spatula to Wang Meizhen and said.
Wang Meizhen took the spatula and said, "If they ask you to go back, let Yifeng go with you." She was still worried about the Gong family, fearing that they had no good intentions in asking Xiaoyun to go back.
"Yeah!" Gong Xiaoyun nodded and walked outside.
Seeing Gong Xiaoyun coming out, Gong Ermei stepped forward and said, "Xiaoyun, come home with me. Mom broke her foot and is now lying in bed unable to move."
Upon hearing this, Gong Xiaoyun anxiously asked, "How did Mom fall? Is she okay now?"
Gong Ermei sighed, "The fall wasn't serious, but I need someone to take care of me. You know, my elder sister and I have to take care of our own family, so we don't have much time to accompany Mom. My elder brother has to accompany my eldest sister-in-law to her parents' home tomorrow. My parents are not in good health, so we can't leave them alone at home."
"I'll go back with you now. Wait for me, I'll go tell Aunt Zhan and the others." After saying that, Gong Xiaoyun turned and walked into the house.
Gong Ermei watched Gong Xiaoyun's departing back, a triumphant smile on her face. It turned out that the older one was more experienced; her mother still understood this girl better. Now she and her elder sister could rest assured.
Wang Meizhen listened to Gong Xiaoyun and nodded, "Then you should go back and take a look. I'll go get Yifeng."
"Aunt Zhan, go ahead and do your work. I'll go find Yifeng." Gong Xiaoyun smiled at Wang Meizhen and walked out of the kitchen. Aunt Zhan was so kind to her, she would definitely work hard to be a good daughter-in-law and respect Aunt Zhan and Uncle Zhan in the future.
Seeing that Gong Xiaoyun actually called Zhan Yifeng, Gong Ermei felt a little unhappy, "Xiaoyun, it's the New Year and Yifeng is busy at home, so there's no need to trouble him."
"Second sister, it's okay. Xiaoyun is my wife, and Xiaoyun's home is my home. Xiaoyun's mother fell and was injured, and as a son-in-law, I should go and take care of her." Zhan Yifeng smiled. He was really worried about the Gong family, afraid that they would ask Xiaoyun to go back and have some bad ideas.
Gong Ermei laughed dryly twice, "It's the New Year, isn't your family busy? What if you go with them, and your parents can't find you for something, then they won't blame our Xiaoyun for being ignorant." If he went with them, they would have no way to hand Xiaoyun over to that person. If they angered the other party, she and her elder sister would be in trouble, and maybe even her family would be implicated.
"Big brother and little brother are here, and my parents know that I want to go with Xiaoyun. Let's go." Zhan Yifeng didn't give Gong Ermei a chance to refuse, and directly pulled Gong Xiaoyun out. The more Gong Ermei refused to let him go, the more it showed that there was something wrong with the Gong family.
Gong Ermei gritted her teeth secretly and followed.
Passing the clinic, Gong Xiaoyun stopped and said, "Yifeng, let's go get some medicine for mother's injuries."
"Okay." Zhan Yifeng nodded and pulled Gong Xiaoyun into the clinic.
Gong Ermei pursed her lips and followed him in.
Su Jinyue and Gu Qiuyu were sitting at the examination table, chatting. During the two days of Chinese New Year, the clinic had almost no patients. During the New Year, everyone wanted to be auspicious, so as long as they could, they wouldn't come to see a doctor.
Hearing footsteps, Su Jinyue and Gu Qiuyu turned around and saw that the people coming were Zhan Yifeng and Gong Xiaoyun.
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