The next morning, Bai Jiaojiao heard that Huang Meijuan had a big fight with Chen Jiancheng the night before and had packed her bags and gone back to her parents' home.
Bai Jiaojiao was worried that she had said something she shouldn't have yesterday, which had angered the two women, but she couldn't figure it out. Yesterday, she had only mentioned the gossip she overheard from the two old ladies in the field to amuse Huang Meijuan. She hadn't mentioned a word about Huang Meijuan's family affairs, so there shouldn't be anything wrong with that.
However, it's good that Huang Meijuan can go back to her parents' home for a few days. Her parents even sent her dried vegetables, which shows that they care about this daughter very much. Bai Jiaojiao stopped worrying about it.
Shen Heng was very efficient, or rather, Wang Fushun was very efficient; he came to deliver the message the very next evening:
"Brother Heng, I've inquired. A brother of mine has connections at the hospital. These wheelchairs are in high demand, but we can cut in line to buy them for 125 yuan. If you have a disability certificate, you can get a 30 yuan discount."
Bai Shiman has a disability certificate, which comes to 95 yuan.
It was pretty much as Bai Jiaojiao had expected.
"What kind of crappy chair costs a hundred yuan? It only has two more wheels, but we still need four fewer legs!"
Shen Heng glared at her; his wife didn't earn money easily.
"Sit down for a while, I need to talk to your sister-in-law."
Shen Heng had Wang Fushun sit in the living room and then pushed Bai Jiaojiao into the bedroom.
Upon seeing this, Wang Fushun realized that Shen Heng didn't want it anymore.
Wang Fushun knew that Shen Heng's father-in-law was paralyzed, so he also knew who the wheelchair was for.
It's not like he's Shen Heng's biological father; it's perfectly normal for him to think it's too expensive and not buy it.
It's a pity for his sister-in-law; she said she'd buy it but then didn't. He must be so heartbroken.
Shen Heng pulled Bai Jiaojiao into the room, stiffening his neck and trying his best to appear natural, palms up: "Give me my change."
Bai Jiaojiao laughed and said, "Don't you have your own secret stash of money?"
Last time, he even managed to get her to eat at a state-run restaurant using his personal savings.
"You have to use my little savings to buy things for your dad?" Shen Heng only had ten or eight yuan on hand, so of course he couldn't say that for the sake of his reputation.
Bai Jiaojiao knew that Shen Heng cared about his image, so she smiled and took out ninety-five yuan to give to him: "You didn't even ask if they needed tickets."
"He didn't say it means he doesn't need it."
Shen Heng took the money, and his back straightened immediately.
He pushed open the bedroom door and snorted at Wang Fushun: "Your sister-in-law insisted on having it, really, who has money that grows on trees?"
Bai Jiaojiao was happy to play along with Shen Heng's utterly useless male chauvinism, following behind without exposing his true intentions.
Wang Fushun smiled in agreement, only saying nice things: "Sister-in-law is lucky to have married such a good man as Heng-ge. Uncle is also enjoying the good fortune."
Chen Heng suddenly expanded.
Exactly, his young wife must adore him.
"You two talk, I'm going home to get my dad's disability certificate."
Bai Jiaojiao smiled without saying a word.
Shen Heng is a fool. He did a good deed, but he insists on portraying himself as a bad guy.
Shen Heng couldn't keep up the act any longer: "I'll go with you. How will you walk by yourself in this dark?"
"What's there to be afraid of in the village? You can get through it with your eyes closed."
"I'll go with you." Shen Heng went inside to find a hand lamp, and Bai Jiaojiao smiled shyly at Wang Fushun.
Wang Fushun said, "Sister-in-law, you're so lucky. I'll go with you in a bit. You can give me the certificate, but with all the connections we've made, it might take three to five days."
"It's alright, no rush, don't urge them. We really owe you a lot for helping with this."
"Heng's affairs are my affairs."
Shen Heng has entrusted such a good business to him. Wang Fushun buys it for one yuan and resells it for one yuan and one jiao. He can earn two yuan a day just by coming to Shili Village and turning a corner. Isn't that better than working in a factory?
Wang Fushun is not a heartless person. He has so many connections because he has earned them through sincerity.
Bai Jiaojiao went to the Bai family and told Bai Shihai what had happened.
"How could I possibly accept that? A wheelchair isn't cheap." Bai Shihai had previously inquired about wheelchairs for Bai Zhiman, but the price was too high, so they had to give up.
“We can get a discount through connections, but we need a disability certificate. Brother, do you have Dad’s disability certificate with you?”
Deng Min said, "They're all here with me."
"Sister-in-law, please give it to me. I haven't been by my father's side for so many years, consider this my way of fulfilling my filial duty to him."
Bai Shihai was deeply moved and asked Deng Min to go and find her.
"Don't tell Dad about this yet. We don't know how long we'll have to wait in line. It wouldn't be good if we couldn't buy any and he got excited for nothing."
Bai Shihai nodded: "I know. Little sister, thank you for running the errand. I'll pay you back when things are better at home."
"Brother, what are you saying?"
“Once your third brother gets married, things will be a bit easier for our family. Tell your brother-in-law not to have any complaints about you.”
As the eldest brother, Bai Shihai also carried an incredibly heavy burden.
There's a girl and a brother who's getting married, and the family doesn't dare spend a single penny more than necessary.
"Don't worry, big brother. It was Heng who first thought of this and told me about it. He doesn't mind at all."
Bai Shihai didn't expect Shen Heng to be so thoughtful, but it seems that Bai Jiaojiao's married life should be quite good: "Now that you say so, I'm relieved. Your sister-in-law and I have always been worried that you and your brother-in-law's tempers wouldn't mesh."
Deng Min found the disability certificate and handed it to Bai Jiaojiao, saying, "If this is done, Dad will be overjoyed."
"Then I'll be going now."
Bai Jiaojiao didn't see Bai Shiqing at home, but that wasn't surprising. Bai Shiqing was well-liked in the village, so she was probably chatting with one of her friends.
Bai Jiaojiao went out and handed the disability certificate to Wang Fushun: "Xiao Wang, I'm entrusting this matter to you."
"Don't worry, sister-in-law, I'll bring the car to you in a couple of days. It's getting late, I have to hurry back, otherwise my mother will be worried about me at home."
"Be careful on the road."
Wang Fushun tucked the bag into his coat pocket and rode off on his bicycle.
Shen Heng walked home side by side with Bai Jiaojiao, who said, "My older brother praised you when he heard that you were going to buy a wheelchair for my father."
“What nonsense are you talking about?” Shen Heng retorted stubbornly. “That’s all money you earned yourself, what does it have to do with me? Don’t talk nonsense in front of your brother, making it seem like I’m chasing after your family.”
Bai Jiaojiao now earns more than ten yuan a day, which is something that other people would never even dream of. Shen Heng wiped his face and belatedly realized that he might be living off a woman now.
Bai Jiaojiao held back her laughter and said ingratiatingly, "If it weren't for Brother Heng working outside for me, how could I have time to make glutinous rice strips to earn money?"
One sentence was enough to make the village bully of Shili Village bang his head against the wall for me.
Shen Heng never expected that he was so important to his wife. He couldn't suppress his smile and was overjoyed.
Taking advantage of the darkness and the absence of others on Thursday, Shen Heng bent down, picked up his wife, and ran home.
"Heng-ge!" Bai Jiaojiao was startled and bit Shen Heng's neck in a low voice.
"Go ahead and bite, you can bite as much as you want when you get on the kang (heated brick bed) later."
Shen Heng whispered in Bai Jiaojiao's ear, his deep voice tinged with laughter. Bai Jiaojiao gripped Shen Heng's shoulders tightly, too shy to speak.
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