"You brat, didn't we agree on this yesterday? What trick are you up to now?" Third Master Lu gave Lu Mingyuan a good scolding.
Unexpectedly, it was Huang Ling who answered the phone, feigning concern, and said, "Dad, don't scold Mingyuan. If you have anything to say, come at me. It was I who disagreed with giving the third son to the eldest brother."
"How about this, we'll go pick up our third son from the hospital later and apologize to you while we're at it..." Huang Ling was very tactful and cheerful, as if she were a completely different person from the one who had hit her daughter yesterday.
"Now you've figured it out, what were you doing back then!" Master Lu was so angry that he hung up the phone on the spot. When he returned to the ward and saw his eldest daughter-in-law talking to Lu Siqiao, looking at each other with a loving mother and son, he was speechless for a moment.
“Qiaowa’er, your mother doesn’t agree to let you be adopted by your uncle… I’m useless…” Third Master Lu said with a furrowed brow and pain.
He could scold and beat Lu Mingyuan, but he couldn't do that to Huang Ling, especially since she wasn't his biological daughter.
Luo Xiaoxue said with a wry smile, "It's probably because A-Ling is angry that you divided the land over Sangou River into ours, and she's unhappy about it."
Since 1984, with the implementation of the household responsibility system across the country, Lu Sanye has benefited from having many children and earning many work points in the past. His younger brother's family bought a commercial house in the city, and their land was allocated to his elder brother's family, so the Lu family was allocated ten mu of land.
The three Lu brothers each received three mu of land, but the second brother, Lu Mingyuan, taking advantage of the eldest brother Ruan's favoritism, claimed the best three mu of paddy fields. However, Huang Ling wasn't satisfied; she also wanted the mu of land by the Sangou River. Luo Xiaoxue refused, so Huang Ling encouraged the third brother to exchange two mu of dry land for the remaining mu, promising to secretly subsidize their family later. But Luo Xiaoxue still disagreed, and the two families had a major falling out, rarely interacting anymore.
Huang Ling and Luo Xiaoxue didn't get along, and Huang Ling secretly mocked Luo Xiaoxue as a hen that couldn't lay eggs, often gossiping behind her back.
Looking at Lu Siqiao's thin and bony appearance, with bandages on her forehead and gauze wrapped around her right eye, there was not a single part of her body that was unharmed.
Luo Xiaoxue couldn't bear it, and considering that she was already thirty years old and still had no baby, she said in a conciliatory tone, "How about I give my second son a mu of land in Sangou River and see if they agree?"
Master Lu shook his head.
This is not about a single acre of land at all. It's Huang Ling's selfishness. She doesn't want to raise her daughter herself, but she can't stand to see her daughter doing well!
What a terrible thing to do.
At this moment, Lu Siqiao spoke up: "Grandpa, Aunt, I have an idea..."
About an hour later, Mr. and Mrs. Lu Mingyuan came to visit Lu Siqiao, carrying a bag of extremely sour oranges.
"Oh, sister-in-law is here too." Huang Ling greeted Luo Xiaoxue, then glanced at Lu Siqiao lying on the hospital bed, feeling annoyed.
Luo Xiaoxue said calmly, "I've only been here a short time myself."
Master Lu glared at Huang Ling and said coldly, "You've seen Qiao Wa'er's condition. The doctor said her illness is recurring and she can't be discharged yet."
"Hey, kids have a fast metabolism. They'll be back to their energetic selves after a couple of days of rest!" Lu Mingyuan said irritably from the side.
The couple had already planned ahead; they were determined to get Lu Siqiao discharged from the hospital today, no matter what. If she was going to die, they'd rather she die at home.
“It’s not up to you to decide. When I brought the child to the hospital, the whole village was watching, and the town leaders came to ask about it several times. If anything happens to the child, we’ll send you to be educated, and depending on the severity of the situation, we might even sentence you to prison,” said Third Master Lu, making a startling statement.
Huang Ling's face paled, then she realized that this might be a trick by the old man and the eldest son's family to deceive them. She said unwillingly, "Which child isn't naughty? It's perfectly normal to scold or punish them."
Luo Xiaoxue sneered: "I heard someone say that someone accidentally killed their son and was sentenced to fifteen years in prison. Sister-in-law, you should pray that Siqiao stays healthy."
Upon hearing the fifteen-year sentence, Lu Mingyuan lost his composure and chuckled dryly, "Then let's stay in the hospital for another day of observation."
Master Lu handed him the hospital bill and said coldly, "This is the hospital expense, a total of two hundred and twenty yuan. Remember to pay it off when you are discharged. Since you want to raise Qiaowa'er, you will pay this fee."
"Dad, didn't you say you'd cover the cost first?" Lu Mingyuan said unhappily.
“I have no money. You are the child’s biological father. If you don’t pay, who will?” Master Lu was not going to tolerate him.
Lu Mingyuan didn't want to cause trouble and waste money, and was about to say that he didn't want the child.
"Two hundred it is!" Huang Ling thought it was Luo Xiaoxue's provocation, so she gritted her teeth and snatched the bill.
Hmph, want a child? No way.
She coldly swept her gaze over Luo Xiaoxue, thinking, "I'll let others have their way, but I won't let you have yours!"
The next moment, Lu Siqiao's whole body convulsed, and she suddenly grabbed Huang Ling's hand: "Mom, I, I feel so bad..."
"Ah!" Huang Ling couldn't dodge in time, forcefully shaking off her arm and cursing, "Get away from me, you brat!"
Master Lu and Luo Xiaoxue exchanged a glance, both seeing grief and indignation in each other's eyes.
Luo Xiaoxue quickly went to find a doctor.
Lu Siqiao coughed up blood, pointed at Huang Ling's stomach, and muttered, "Mom, I see my little brother in your belly waving at me..."
She remembered that about five months later in her previous life, Huang Ling miscarried; it was a fully formed male fetus.
Huang Ling's face turned pale, as if she had seen a ghost: "Nonsense, you brat, stop talking nonsense!"
"Mom, in the next life I will still be your daughter, never leaving you, taking care of you in your old age and seeing you off in your final days..." Lu Siqiao cried.
Huang Ling felt something was very strange and grabbed Lu Mingyuan's hand to leave.
Third Master Lu blocked their way: "Stop! This is your own daughter. If anything happens to her, we won't be able to help."
"Dad, please help me, Ah Ling isn't feeling well..." Lu Mingyuan said with a forced smile.
Huang Ling was already gagging.
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