Moreover, their dogs also pounced and bit her. Her son's debt was now wiped clean, but Xu Zijiang, an adult, was arguing with a child and even stormed in, beating her son until his skin was bruised and bleeding. So the couple had their complaints, but they were also afraid Xu Zijiang would ask them for medical expenses, since Yu Jiu had been in the hospital for 10 days. Therefore, when they returned today, the family only dared to peek furtively from the doorway, not daring to come out and confront them directly.
"Mom, please sit here quickly, I'll go get you some water."
An'an gave instructions in her childish voice, then happily went to pour water for Yu Jiu. She was only a few years old, but she already knew how to take care of her mother. Yu Jiu was very touched and told her not to bother.
"It's cold, have your dad boil some water first. You can't drink anything cold."
Okay.
Upon hearing this, An'an scurried back, but only dared to sit next to Yu Jiu, not daring to snuggle into her arms for fear of touching her stomach.
"It's okay, An'an, sit in Mommy's lap. As long as you don't bump into Mommy's belly, it's fine. Mommy isn't that fragile."
Yu Jiu could tell that An'an wanted to sit in her lap, but was also mindful of her body and expression; the more sensible she seemed, the more pitiful she appeared. So she took the initiative to let An'an come over, and An'an carefully nestled into her arms.
"Are you really okay, Mom? I don't want you to go to the hospital again."
"It's okay, An'an isn't a brat like Xiaokang, right? She definitely won't hurt Mommy or the baby in your belly."
"Yes! I will protect my mom and my younger siblings!"
With Yu Jiu's encouragement, An An immediately became excited again, displaying the innocence and naivety of a child.
"Let's protect Mom together."
Xu Zijiang chimed in with a smile, then went to boil some water. It was freezing cold, so they needed to drink something hot. He also needed to cook a few good meals, both to nourish their bodies and to celebrate. He had spent the whole year in the hospital and hadn't eaten much of what he had prepared, which had been a pity for An'an and Yu Jiu.
"good!"
The New Year has passed, and Yu Caihong has returned from her hometown. She guesses that her college admission notice will arrive soon, and she has to go back to Beitang Team to wait for the notice. She just returned today. She doesn't know that Yu Jiu was just discharged from the hospital, so as soon as she came to see her, she rushed over to hug her, but Yu Jiu quickly dodged.
"No, no, no, I just got discharged from the hospital and I'm not feeling well. Please don't rush over and hug me."
Yu Jiu was afraid that she might hurt herself by being reckless, so Yu Caihong slammed on the brakes.
"What? You're in the hospital? Why?"
"It's just my bad luck to run into such a brat."
Yu Jiu sighed and told Yu Caihong what had happened that day. Xu Zijiang had also given Xiao Kang a good beating to vent her anger, so the matter could only be left at that.
"I think you're too easygoing. A beating isn't enough. You should make his family pay you compensation, at least for his medical and nutritional expenses. How can you suffer such a huge loss and pain!"
Yu Caihong cursed angrily, wishing she could rush next door and beat that brat up again. This wasn't just being a brat, it was malicious. What kind of child would deliberately push someone's stomach, especially knowing she was pregnant? If we're talking about being a little kid, Xiao Kang isn't that young anymore; he's old enough to understand things. Look how sensible An'an is!
"That family is a bunch of scoundrels. It's no use reasoning with them. They will never pay the money no matter what. But we won't let them suffer this loss. Anyway, Xu Zijiang is the captain. When it's time to distribute the money, Xu Zijiang will just deduct their money. We're too lazy to argue with them."
This was Xu Zijiang and Yu Jiu's idea. They really had no interest in arguing with the family next door. They were all disgusting, and none of them were sensible. Since that was the case, they decided to just deduct their money and see if they would dare to cause trouble for them later.
"Okay, as long as I won't lose out, it's fine. But I'll still suffer. I see you've lost a bit of weight."
Yu Caihong felt a little sorry for Yu Jiu, whose pregnancy was progressing and who should be becoming more rounded and fuller, but instead she had lost weight.
"You bet, what bad luck."
It's impossible for Yu Jiu to feel no anger at all, but given the current situation, all she can do is take good care of herself.
Yu Caihong felt that Yu Jiu and Xu Zijiang had helped her a lot, and now it was time for her to repay them. Xu Zijiang was, after all, the team leader, and he, as an adult, had already beaten up the brat Xiao Kang, so it was not appropriate for him to do anything more. It was just right for her to handle these matters. So Yu Caihong spread a lot of rumors about this family within the team, completely ruining the reputation of Xiao Kang's family.
Nowadays, nobody wants to associate with this family. When Xiaokang's grandmother takes him out to play, people point and whisper about them, and nobody wants to play with Xiaokang.
“Nier, remember this: stay away from him, and never play with him. This family is terrifying.”
"Bingzi, come back quickly! Of all the people you could play with, never play with Xiaokang! His whole family is no good! They even tried to kill someone's child. They're so vicious at such a young age!"
Xu Zijiang and Yu Jiu are now highly respected in the team; very few people disrespect them. Moreover, Xiao Kang deliberately got Yu Jiu hospitalized for 10 days. Of course, everyone in the team sympathizes with Yu Jiu; how could they possibly side with Xiao Kang? Even if Xu Zijiang wanted to beat Xiao Kang to death, they would probably applaud it.
"You're the vicious one! How can you all be so foul-mouthed? If you're so tough, say it to my face!"
Xiao Kang's grandmother couldn't take it anymore and roared loudly, trying to tell them to stop gossiping behind her back.
"Tch, go ahead and say it. Who's afraid of you? You old geezer, your whole family is no good. Nobody wants to talk to your family anymore, haha!"
Everyone stood their ground and retorted. Xiaokang's grandmother was both ashamed and angry, and in the end, she could only take her grandson home and stay inside. The rest of his family also dared not go out in public anymore, trying to wait for the storm to subside.
Amidst the rumors and gossip, the college admission notices slowly began to arrive.
"Why haven't I arrived yet? Haven't they accepted me? Or did I fail the exam? Oh no, oh no, oh no."
Yu Caihong was frantic. Her score was 10 points lower than she had expected. Luckily, she hadn't impulsively changed her application; Yu Jiu and Zhang Yan had stopped her. She had applied to a regular undergraduate university, with a better junior college as a secondary option. Logically, even if she couldn't get into the undergraduate program, she should have been able to get into the junior college. Why hadn't she heard anything about it?
"Wait a little longer, it should be soon."
Yu Jiu was also worried for her, and at the same time some bad thoughts flashed through her mind. Could she be that unlucky? She had heard of people being impersonated to go to university before. Yu Caihong should not encounter this, right?
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