On the sixth day of the Lunar New Year, Yu Qiuying went to the Qiu family.
Unfortunately, Huang Xiaomei was not home; she had gone to the hospital to take care of her youngest daughter-in-law, Lu Xiaoyun.
Lu Xiaoyun found out she was pregnant before the Lunar New Year, but she couldn't keep the baby. Family planning policies have been very strict in recent years. Both Lu Xiaoyun and her husband work at their respective companies, and they already have a son, so neither of them wanted to have this child.
But Qiu Xianghua felt that his youngest son was too few children, and the family had a conflict over this.
As soon as Yu Qiuying arrived, Qiu Xingcui started complaining to her, "Auntie, you have no idea how stubborn my dad is. My second brother patiently told him that we shouldn't keep this child because it would affect his and his wife's jobs, but my dad just wouldn't listen. He insisted that work wasn't as important as the child, saying that my eldest brother has three children, both a son and a daughter, while my second brother only has one, which is too few. He insisted that my second sister-in-law give up her job and have the baby. My second sister-in-law even argued with my second brother about this, and my mom argued with my dad for two days. Our family didn't even have a good New Year."
"I'm going to the hospital to see your mother and your second sister-in-law." What else could Yu Qiuying say? Every family has its own troubles!
After leaving the Qiu family's house, Yu Qiuying went to the county hospital.
When they found Lu Xiaoyun's ward, it was too crowded. Yu Qiuying went in, said a few words of comfort to Lu Xiaoyun, and then came out.
Huang Xiaomei pulled her to the end of the corridor. "Why did you come here today? Didn't you say you were going to Dongguan Province? Are you sure when you're going?"
Last time Zhou Jiadong and Zhou Cailian came over, they mentioned that Yu Qiuying was going to Dongguan Province after the New Year. However, at that time, both of Huang Xiaomei's two grandsons had caught a cold, and she was too exhausted to ask any more questions.
Yu Qiuying came today to tell her about this, "I'll go on the ninth day. I came today to let you know."
"Do you have enough money? If not, I can give you some." Huang Xiaomei knew that Yu Qiuying had been on TV and received a thousand yuan, but this amount of money was really not enough for Yu Qiuying and her friends to go to such a far place as Dongguan Province. She knew Yu Qiuying's family's financial situation. Poor families need to be frugal when traveling. What if they had trouble finding work there? They would have to spend money on food, drink, and accommodation!
"No need, I have enough money." Yu Qiuying knew that she really wanted to lend her money, and her heart warmed. These days, there aren't many people who would take the initiative to lend money to others.
Huang Xiaomei was afraid that she would be too formal with her, "Are you sure you don't need to?"
"Really, no need. Don't worry, sister-in-law. We're like family. If I really needed money, I would definitely borrow it from you."
Since Yu Qiuying had said so, Huang Xiaomei felt relieved. "Alright, then remember to call us when you get there and let us know you're safe."
"Okay, sure." Huang Xiaomei's family has a telephone. In her previous life, after Yu Qiuying went out to work, she called her family's telephone the most. Although her family stopped using the landline later and everyone started using smartphones, she still remembered that landline number.
The two chatted for a while, and Huang Xiaomei invited Yu Qiuying to her home for lunch, but Yu Qiuying politely declined.
Finally, Huang Xiaomei was given 100 yuan to buy some supplements for Lu Xiaoyun, who had already had an abortion yesterday.
Huang Xiaomei declined several times, but in the end she couldn't persuade Yu Qiuying otherwise and had to accept it.
Yu Qiuying left the hospital just after 10 o'clock.
Since she was already there, she figured she might as well go to the mixed market again.
Just as I was about to call a motorcycle taxi, I saw Zhong Xiaolan and the boy I had seen at the department store walking towards us.
Zhong Xiaolan also saw Yu Qiuying, but she looked very haggard, with red and swollen eyes, as if she had just been crying.
She glanced at Yu Qiuying and then looked away.
Guo Jiabao was also in a bad state, keeping his head down and staring at the ground. The two walked side by side in silence, brushing past Yu Qiuying.
Yu Qiuying pretended not to know the two people and took a motorcycle taxi away.
Zhong Xiaolan and Guo Jiabao entered the hospital in silence.
Zhong Xiaolan stopped just before she reached the ward upstairs.
She stared blankly at Guo Jiabao, her voice hoarse as she said, "Jiabao, tell me... what's the point of living..."
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