Along the way, Chen Qiuyu looked a little unhappy. In order to cheer Chen Qiuyu up, Ren Zhongyuan not only helped Chen Qiuyu fetch water and food, but also often told her jokes.
Although Ren Zhongyuan usually looks aloof, he unexpectedly becomes a warm-hearted man when telling jokes. Ren Zhongyuan's jokes are very good, often making everyone laugh, but his face is tense and there is no smile at all.
Ren Zhongyuan's jokes added a lot of color to the boring journey.
For the first time, Zhu Xiaojuan discovered that Ren Zhongyuan, her classmate for three years, actually had such a warm side.
Ren Dahai was a stout man, but he treated Chen Qiuyu with care and consideration. Zhu Xiaojuan was very envious of the way Ren's family got along; this was the warm family model that she had longed for countless times.
Although Zhu Xiaojuan's parents' marriage was the result of free love, unfortunately, their relationship was not as casual as that between Ren Dahai and his wife. Zhu Manwen always had a serious face and would never speak softly to his wife like Ren Dahai did.
At this time, Zhu Xiaojuan didn't know that Ren Dahai's transformation had begun six months ago. Six months ago, Ren Dahai's relationship with Chen Qiuyu was similar to Zhu Manwen's.
After Zhu Xiaojuan discovered Ren Zhongyuan's warm side, she liked to talk to him. Ren Zhongyuan was a good listener. No matter what Zhu Xiaojuan said, he never tried to lecture her. On the contrary, he even agreed with some of her opinions.
Along the way, Ren Zhongyuan and Zhu Xiaojuan got along better and better as they talked.
Liu Meiling felt uncomfortable seeing Zhu Xiaojuan and Ren Zhongyuan getting so close. Liu Meiling was beautiful and had always attracted the attention of boys since she was a child. Compared to her, Zhu Xiaojuan's appearance could only be described as ordinary.
When Zhu Xiaojuan and Ren Zhongyuan were talking, Liu Meiling would come over intentionally or unintentionally to try to interrupt the conversation, and she was always very good at it.
Ren Zhongyuan was not in a good mood towards Liu Meiling. Every time Liu Meiling approached to talk, Ren Zhongyuan would remain silent.
Liu Meiling felt that she had been humiliated and spoke harshly.
Liu Meiling scolded Ren Zhongyuan for having "ulterior motives" towards Zhu Xiaojuan and being a "toad wanting to eat swan flesh", which made Chen Qiuyu so angry that she almost fainted.
Zhou Yuanyuan couldn't help but frown after hearing Zhu Xiaojuan's story. No wonder Chen Qiuyu didn't tell Zhao Yunxiang the other reason for her unhappiness. It was strange that Chen Qiuyu was happy to be pointed at and scolded by a little girl like Liu Meiling for having ulterior motives.
After all, it was Wen Ziqing who provoked Liu Meiling to the Ren family. Zhou Yuanyuan felt her face flush when she thought of this.
"Okay, okay! As long as you don't talk nonsense, let's go! Aunt Qiuyu is not the kind of person who will vent her anger on others." Zhou Yuanyuan took Zhu Xiaojuan's hand and walked towards the floor where Chen Qiuyu was.
In the ward, Chen Qiuyu had just finished breakfast and was talking to Ren Zhongyuan.
Chen Qiuyu slept for a total of twenty-two hours, from yesterday morning to seven o'clock this morning. After waking up, Chen Qiuyu felt that his body had never felt so comfortable before.
"Xiaoyuan, Mom's health is fine now. You can go and get discharged from the hospital later!" Chen Qiuyu urged Ren Zhongyuan.
"Mom, the doctor said they'll schedule all the tests for you after ten o'clock. You'd better wait until they're done!" Ren Zhongyuan remained unmoved. Since they were already at the hospital, he couldn't let his mother go home like that. Chen Qiuyu's haggard look from the past few days hadn't been fake. Looking at the energetic Chen Qiuyu now, Ren Zhongyuan felt a wave of daze.
"Xiaoyuan, be obedient. Mom is not sick, she's just in a bad mood. Everything will be fine after a good night's sleep." Chen Qiuyu insisted on her opinion.
Chen Qiuyu didn't want to waste money. Ren Dahai had been sending money home constantly for years, and Chen Qiuyu and Ren Dahai had no other way to make money besides their salary. Therefore, Chen Qiuyu wasn't well off. Seeing that Ren Zhongyuan was about to go to college, Chen Qiuyu thought about saving as much as possible.
"Mom, please, just stay in the hospital and see what the doctor says after the examination, okay?" Ren Zhongyuan thought of the helplessness and anxiety in his heart in the past few days, and tears could not help but flow out of his eyes.
Ren Zhongyuan rarely cries, and Chen Qiuyu couldn't help but panic when she saw her son crying.
"Xiaoyuan, don't cry. Mommy promises you. Mommy promises you everything."
"Well, Mom, I'll go see if Dr. Huang has issued the checkup form." Ren Zhongyuan was afraid that Chen Qiuyu would make a fuss about going home again, so he hurried to the attending physician's office to urge her.
Not long after Ren Zhongyuan left, Zhou Yuanyuan and Zhu Xiaojuan appeared at the door of Chen Qiuyu's ward.
"Yuanyuan." Chen Qiuyu showed a bright smile on his face when he saw Zhou Yuanyuan.
"Aunt Qiuyu." Zhou Yuanyuan and Zhu Xiaojuan called out in unison.
When Chen Qiuyu saw Zhu Xiaojuan behind Zhou Yuanyuan, the smile on his face immediately disappeared.
On the train, Liu Meiling's angry scolding reverberated through Chen Qiuyu's mind. As a mother, Chen Qiuyu couldn't stand the thought of her son being wronged by Liu Meiling. Her own son knew his own son. Chen Qiuyu knew full well that Ren Zhongyuan had only ever loved Zhou Yuanyuan, and had no desire to climb into the Zhu family.
Chen Qiuyu pursed her lips tightly, and unconsciously used a little force on her hands that were holding the thin quilt.
"Aunt Qiuyu, Sister Xiaojuan heard that you were not feeling well, so she asked me to accompany her to visit you." Zhou Yuanyuan noticed that something was wrong with Chen Qiuyu, but still tried her best to smooth things over.
"Hehehe... A poor fellow like me is not worthy of a visit from the eldest daughter of the Zhu family." Chen Qiuyu threw away his usual attitude and his words were like a sharp sword, piercing Zhu Xiaojuan's heart.
Zhu Xiaojuan was embarrassed and didn't know what to do.
Zhou Yuanyuan was also stunned. It was the first time that Zhou Yuanyuan heard the gentle Chen Qiuyu say such harsh words.
"Yuanyuan, auntie is very happy that you can come to see me, but there are some people that auntie does not welcome at all." Chen Qiuyu was busy talking to Zhou Yuanyuan and did not even glance at Zhu Xiaojuan.
"Auntie, I...I..." Zhu Xiaojuan's face was pale, and she didn't know how to say it when the words came to her lips.
"Miss Zhu, don't worry. Although our family is poor, my Xiaoyuan is not an ambitious person. He has no intention of being a toad who wants to eat swan meat." Whenever Chen Qiuyu saw Zhu Xiaojuan, he would think of the unpleasant things that happened before and felt a little excited.
"Sister Xiaojuan, please wait for me outside for a while." After hearing what Chen Qiuyu said, Zhou Yuanyuan quickly patted Zhu Xiaojuan's arm and motioned Zhu Xiaojuan to wait for her outside the door.
Zhou Yuanyuan saw Chen Qiuyu's expression and saw that he was clearly very dissatisfied with Zhu Xiaojuan. If Zhu Xiaojuan stayed in the ward any longer, Chen Qiuyu would only become more disgusted with her.
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