When Chen Xiangbei woke up, he found himself in the hospital, with pain in the back of his head and many people standing beside his bed.
"Oh, Xiangbei is awake."
Chen Xianghong turned to look at him when she heard the voice, "Xiangbei, tell me if you feel unwell."
Chen Xiangbei was stunned for a moment and then remembered that he seemed to have been beaten like this by his mother. He felt a little aggrieved, "Sister, I have a headache. Mom was too cruel. Did she want to beat me to death?"
Chen Xianghong: "Don't talk nonsense. You always talk nonsense like this, and that's why you drive mom crazy."
Chen Xiangbei: "Even if you are mad, you can't beat me to death. Where is my mother? I will never talk to her again."
Chen Xianghong was embarrassed. They had been here for a long time, but her mother had not shown up. She had forgotten to look at her mother when she sent Chen Xiangbei to the hospital. Could she be injured too?
Seeing Chen Xianghong remained silent, Chen Xiangbei widened his eyes. "I'm injured like this, and Mom didn't even come to see me? Is she still my real mother? Does she just want me to die?"
Chen Xiangnan also asked him to stop talking, but if Chen Xiangbei was such an obedient person, he would not have let the family have a bad New Year because of his few words.
Old Chen came over from behind the curtain at this time, with layers of gauze wrapped around his head. He looked much more seriously ill than Chen Xiangbei.
Chen Xiangbei immediately started yelling, "Dad, she beat you like this? Does she want to end her life with our family? I will never forgive her."
Old Chen was silent for a while. The eldest brother had said this several times before he was kicked out. If nothing unexpected happened, he felt that the old woman would not be threatened by this at all.
Moreover, he saw her crying when he came to the hospital.
In all the years they've been married, Old Chen has seen her cry no more than three times. Today is New Year's Day, and even the hospital is sparsely populated. Anyone who can get up will happily go home to celebrate the New Year.
Only their family was hurt and crying, without any sign of joy.
Chen Xiangbei was still cursing Old Lady Xia when Old Chen suddenly raised his hand and slapped him several times.
Chen Xiangbei was stunned, and so were the others in the ward.
Old Chen wanted to hit him, but Chen Xiangnan stopped him, "Dad, Dad, stop hitting him. His brain is not good to begin with. He won't understand even if you hit him."
Old Chen pushed Chen Xiangnan aside, pointed at them and said, "Did you see your mother when you came out?"
Everyone shook their heads. They were busy sending them to the hospital. They had no time to check on the situation at home, and they had no mood to check on what happened to their mother. She was not injured anyway.
"Beasts, they are all beasts. She was absolutely right." After Old Chen cursed them without any context, he staggered out of the ward.
"Dad, where are you going?" Chen Xiangnan ran out.
"Get out of here! Don't bother me! Why are you bothering me? Get out of here!" Old Chen pushed him away and walked slowly towards the hospital gate. As he got on the tricycle, he looked back at the messy house. His wife was crying on Yin Donghua's shoulder.
After he finished bandaging the wound, he recalled this scene and for some reason he felt very uncomfortable. He couldn't lie down anymore and wanted to go back and take a look.
The neighbors and children of the Chen family who stayed in the ward looked at each other in confusion.
"What's wrong? Why is he suddenly unhappy?"
"Aunt Xia beat someone up like this, why is Uncle Chen scolding you instead?"
"Why don't you tell us what happened?"
"It's New Year's Day, why did Aunt Xia suddenly go crazy? Xiangbei, did you do something bad?"
Chen Xiangbei died unjustly. He felt he had done nothing wrong, hadn't caused any trouble, and had just said a few words. Isn't it said that children shouldn't be beaten or scolded on New Year's Day? He didn't even say a curse word; he was just chatting normally with his sister, and then his mother suddenly went crazy and beat him to death.
Chen Xiangbei wanted to speak, but Chen Xiangnan interrupted him, "Uncles and aunts, thank you all today. When Xiangbei gets better, let him come to thank you. Today is the first day of the new year, and we don't want to ruin your mood. Why don't you go back first?"
They were the only ones left in the ward. Chen Xiangnan noticed that Chen Xiangbei and Chen Xianghong were still confused, so he sighed, "Dad is mad at us."
Chen Xiangbei was confused. "I'm in this state, and Dad is still angry with me? Is this fair?"
Chen Xiangnan rolled his eyes at him and said, "If you hadn't said those things that hurt Mom, none of this would have happened today."
"And Xiang Hong, your temper must have disappointed Mom in you. As for Captain Yu and the others, I can't say anything. If you're angry, I'll apologize to you on Mom's behalf."
Chen Xiangbei was unconvinced. "Mom's temper is too bad. Just a few words sent Dad and me to the hospital. How can she be so arrogant at home that we can't even speak freely?"
Chen Xiangnan was very tired, and he had a bad feeling in his heart. He suddenly felt it when his father insisted on leaving.
"Jiaojiao, will you come home with me?" Chen Xiangnan was too lazy to talk and pulled her to go home.
Chen Xiangbei was shouting in the ward, saying that his second brother and his parents were not good people.
Yu Hongzhen and Yu Qingqing had not spoken a word since they entered the hospital. They were shocked by what Old Lady Xia said. After thinking about it carefully, they found that what she said was absolutely right. Although the words were unpleasant, they directly pointed out their problems.
They have been bullied by Yu's parents since they were young, so why don't they dare to resist fiercely? Even the legendary Xiao Ma's wife dared to muster up the courage to do such a big thing. Compared with Xiao Ma's wife, they have read more books and seen more things, but they are not even as good as her.
Yu Hongzhen felt guilty towards his sister. If he had taken Yu Qingqing out when he realized something was wrong after she returned home, she wouldn't have suffered so much. If he had gone to see his sister earlier, instead of thinking that anywhere would be a good place if she left her parents, Yu Qingqing wouldn't have been held captive by that family for so many years.
Yu Qingqing was also thinking about what Old Lady Xia said. If she had the courage to resist, and was determined to make them pay the price with the worst possible outcome being death, or if she was a little more aggressive and had a tougher temper, not only them, but even her parents might not dare to control her so casually.
Why couldn't she muster up the courage?
The two sat in the ward, neither saying a word. Neither Chen Xiangbei's scolding nor Chen Xianghong's comfort could pull them out of their thoughts.
When Old Chen got home, the house was in a mess and Old Mrs. Xia was not at home.
After asking around, he found out that Old Lady Xia had gone to Old Lady Yin's house. He immediately went over and knocked on the door to ask. He made up his mind that even if his old woman hit him on the head again, he wouldn't get angry. At most, he would apologize.
You know, Old Chen is a very stubborn man and rarely apologizes.
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