Seeing that Zhong Xiaolan had already dialed the number, Zhong Dalong's mind was truly buzzing.
"Jiabao, it's me. Can you tell me your mother's name?" Zhong Xiaolan asked hurriedly after hearing Guo Jiabao's voice on the phone.
"My mom's name is Liu Yufeng, Xiaolan. I'll call you back later. My mom just fainted, and I have to take her to the hospital now." Although Guo Jiabao didn't know why Zhong Xiaolan suddenly called to ask his mother's name, he didn't have the mind to ask more right now. His mother had just fainted, and he had woken her up by pinching her philtrum, but after waking up, she broke down and cried. After crying, she sat blankly on the floor, as if she had lost her soul.
Zhong Xiaolan was about to ask a few words of concern when Guo Jiabao hung up the phone.
She didn't call again, turned to look at Zhong Dalong who had suddenly collapsed, and said to He Hongxiu, "Mom, Jiabao said his mother's name is Liu Yufeng. Do you know his mother?"
"What did you say her mother's name is?!" He Hongxiu stood up abruptly. Although she had already guessed it, she still couldn't quite accept it now that it was confirmed.
Zhong Xiaolan was startled by her reaction. "Liu, Liu Yufeng, he said his mother's name is Liu Yufeng. Mom, what's wrong?"
"Liu Yufeng! Liu Yufeng!" He Hongxiu gritted her teeth as she uttered the name, her eyes reddening.
She screamed in a trembling voice, "Zhong Dalong, isn't Guo Jiabao your child?!"
"Mom, what are you saying..." Zhong Xiaolan's pupils dilated, she could hardly believe what she was hearing.
Zhong Dalong covered his face in anguish. He knew he couldn't hide it anymore; no matter how much he vehemently denied it, it was no use.
The next second, He Hongxiu grabbed an enamel cup from the low table and smashed it hard on Zhong Dalong's head, and the two immediately started fighting.
In the end, it's unclear who picked up the fruit knife on the table first, but by the time Zhong Dalong realized what was happening, the knife had already pierced He Hongxiu's body.
"Mom!!!" Zhong Xiaolan screamed and stumbled over.
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Xiaowan Village.
Yu Qiuying was chatting with her mother Wang Huimei, her eldest sister Yu Qiufeng, and her younger sister Yu Qiuhong.
The main room was full of people. Her father, Yu Changfu, was puffing on welding fumes, while her brother-in-law, sister's husband, and two younger brothers were playing cards.
The children were playing outside, while the eldest brother's wife, Liu Tianhua, was knitting on the side, and the youngest brother's wife, Feng Meilan, was eating sunflower seeds while watching the men play cards.
The family only gets to have this much free time during the few days of Chinese New Year.
"Oh, right, Dad, Mom, I have something to tell you. I'm going to Dongguan on the ninth day of the lunar new year. Cailian, Jiadong, and Jiahong are all coming with me." Yu Qiuying thought that she should tell her parents that she was going to Dongguan.
"Going to Dongguan Province? Why do you suddenly want to go to Dongguan Province? What can you do there? You're over forty years old, why are you still making decisions on a whim? Don't you want to leave the land at home? Don't you care about the children?! Jia Dong is so old, why don't you hurry up and arrange for him to get married? Cai Lian has been divorced for so long, why don't you find her a new partner? What are you thinking about all day long?" Upon hearing Yu Qiuying say that she wanted to go to Dongguan Province, Wang Huimei immediately began to disapprovingly scold her.
Yu Qiufeng was somewhat surprised, "Qiuying, why do you suddenly want to go to Dongguan Province? Do you know anyone there?"
Yu Qiuhong, however, became concerned about Zhou Caixiang, "You guys all went to Dongguan Province, what will happen to Caixiang?"
Liu Tianhua, who was knitting nearby, chimed in, "Yeah, isn't Caixiang still in school? She should be taking the college entrance exam this year, right? Why are you going to Dongguan Province at this time?"
"Wasn't Jiadong studying architecture? He was doing so well, and now he's quitting?" This time, it was Yu Qiuying's younger brother, Yu Zhigang, who spoke.
The younger brother, Yu Zhiyong, didn't say anything.
The younger sister-in-law, Feng Meilan, never missed an opportunity to belittle Yu Qiuying, saying, "She got carried away after receiving that thousand yuan and doesn't know her own worth anymore."
Yu Qiuying's biggest annoyance was her younger brother's wife. In her past life, she didn't want to argue with her because of her parents and younger brother, and she always tolerated her.
She never wanted to suffer like this again in her life. "If you can't speak, then don't speak. Nobody will think you're mute."
"What do I care if I can't speak properly? This is my home, and I can say whatever I want. If you don't like it, then don't come!"
Yu Qiuying retorted with a cold laugh, "This is the Yu family home, my parents' home. I can come and go as I please, it's none of your business!"
"You!" Feng Meilan threw down the melon seeds in her hand in anger and stood up abruptly.
Yu Zhiyong quickly pulled her aside, "Stop making a fuss. It's rare for your older sister and the others to come back. Just calm down."
Yu Changfu also frowned and scolded, "Stop making a scene! Every time Qiuying comes back, you're always causing trouble. I think you're just too full!"
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