Zhao Yunxiang wanted to persuade Chen Qiuyu, saying, "Young couples are companions in old age." Chen Qiuyu is no longer young and has worked hard for Ren Dahai for half his life. Ren Dahai now holds a high position. It would be a great loss for Chen Qiuyu to divorce him now.
"Well, thank you, sister-in-law." Ren Dahai was truly grateful to Zhao Yunxiang. With Zhao Yunxiang around, Ren Dahai couldn't say anything more to Chen Qiuyu. Ren Dahai hoped Zhao Yunxiang could persuade Chen Qiuyu a little. At the very least, at least she could lighten Chen Qiuyu's mood.
Chen Qiuyu's hospitalization wasn't solely due to the wound on her forehead. After bandaging her, the doctor, noting her frail appearance, took a blood test. The results revealed severe malnutrition and required nutritional injections and two days of hospitalization for observation.
Ren Dahai was looked at with suspicion by the doctor at that time, and he felt so embarrassed that he almost didn't know where to put his face.
After Ren Dahai left, Chen Qiuyu greeted Zhao Yunxiang: "Yunxiang, thank you for your hard work."
"Sister Qiuyu, are you trying to piss me off by saying this? There's no need to be so polite between us sisters." Zhao Yunxiang sat down in front of Chen Qiuyu's bed, took Chen Qiuyu's hand, and said something strange.
Zhou Yuanyuan sometimes wanted to laugh when she heard the way her mother and Chen Qiuyu addressed each other. Chen Qiuyu was two years older than Zhao Yunxiang, and Zhao Yunxiang called her "Sister Qiuyu," while Ren Dahai called her "Sister-in-law." How confusing!
"Thank you so much, otherwise I wouldn't have been able to get to the hospital so quickly today." Chen Qiuyu smiled bitterly. Chen Qiuyu knew very well what Old Lady Ren was like. If Zhao Yunxiang hadn't come, Old Lady Ren would have definitely pulled Ren Dahai to stop him from taking Chen Qiuyu to the hospital.
While Chen Qiuyu and Zhao Yunxiang were talking, Zhou Yuanyuan had already unscrewed the thermos, poured half a bowl of chicken soup, and carefully stirred it with a spoon. When she found that it was not very hot, she scooped it up and brought it to Chen Qiuyu's mouth.
"Yuanyuan, drink, Auntie's not hungry." Chen Qiuyu shook her head. A lot of troubles at home weighed on her mind, leaving her with no appetite at all.
"Auntie, your health is important. Ren Zhongyuan still depends on you!" Zhou Yuanyuan knew Chen Qiuyu's concerns and advised her.
Yes! Xiaoyuan still depends on her protection! She can't fall down before Xiaoyuan goes to college. Chen Qiuyu's eyes gradually showed a luster.
"You kid, why don't you even call me Brother Chongyuan? Ren Zhongyuan, Ren Zhongyuan. You have been so rude since you were a child." Zhao Yunxiang caught the "loophole" in her daughter's words and started preaching.
It's strange to say, after Zhou Yuanyuan was reborn, she didn't feel embarrassed to call Wen Ziqing "Brother Ziqing", but she couldn't bring herself to call Ren Zhongyuan, a little boy of seven or eight years old, "Brother Zhongyuan". She could only call Ren Zhongyuan with his full name to avoid feeling embarrassed.
Zhao Yunxiang had told Zhou Yuanyuan about this several times. Zhou Yuanyuan had always avoided mentioning the name Ren Zhongyuan in front of Zhao Yunxiang, but today, preoccupied with Chen Qiuyu's affairs, she accidentally let it slip, drawing another lecture from Zhao Yunxiang.
Zhou Yuanyuan stuck out her tongue embarrassedly at Chen Qiuyu, glanced at Zhao Yunxiang with a sidelong glance, and made an expression that said "I'm so scared."
Chen Qiuyu couldn't help but laugh when he saw Zhou Yuanyuan being so funny for the first time.
"Yunxiang, the kids can get along with each other, so call them whatever they want. It's better than when the kids in the staff housing complex called Xiaoyuan 'Shorty Sweet Potato' when he was little." With Zhao Yunxiang and Zhou Yuanyuan interrupting him, Chen Qiuyu felt much better and even started joking. Ren Zhongyuan had been malnourished since childhood, and his physical development was slow. At eight, he was no taller than the six-year-olds in the staff housing complex. When children play together, they always fight and make nicknames for each other. Ren Zhongyuan's childhood nickname was "Shorty Sweet Potato" because he was not only short, but also often brought sweet potato rice for lunch to school.
"Those kids are so naughty. My Jiasheng was called the Little Tiger, wasn't he?" Zhao Yunxiang couldn't help but laugh as she recalled the funny moments from those years living in the staff housing complex. Zhou Jiasheng had learned a few moves from Zhao Qingshan since he was little, and by the age of eight, he was unbeatable in the compound, becoming the king of the kids.
"Jiasheng has always been a good boy," Chen Qiuyu praised Zhou Jiasheng. Chen Qiuyu knew that if Zhou Jiasheng hadn't always been there for her son's Xiaoyuan, Xiaoyuan would have endured countless bullies. When she accidentally learned the origin of her son's nickname, she felt a pang of pain. Her and Ren Dahai's combined monthly salary was quite a bit, but because they had to send money to Ren's mother and her family, they were so stingy, even skimping on meat, and raising their son to be short and skinny.
From then on, Chen Qiuyu improved the family's food standards, but he only cooked two eggs for Ren Zhongyuan every day, and asked Ren Dahai to cut half a pound of meat when he ate at home. As for Chen Qiuyu himself, he still tried to save as much as possible.
Watching Zhou Yuanyuan carefully feeding him chicken soup, Chen Qiuyu envied Zhao Yunxiang. Chen Qiuyu knew that his son had liked Zhou Yuanyuan since he was a child. If it weren't for the huge difference in status between their two families, Chen Qiuyu would actually like to have a daughter-in-law like Zhou Yuanyuan.
Just when the ward was filled with warmth, the door was pushed open with a "bang".
"Mom!" Ren Zhongyuan stood at the door, panting. Looking at the haggard Chen Qiuyu, Ren Zhongyuan cried out in grief and anger.
This afternoon, Chen Qiuyu went to Ren Zhongyuan's school and told him to study hard and stay in school. Ren Zhongyuan guessed that it must be Ren's mother who came. He was worried about Chen Qiuyu, so he planned to go home quietly to check on him after school.
As soon as Ren Zhongyuan entered the family compound, he ran into his next-door neighbor, Sister Ma. It was Sister Ma who had told Ren Zhongyuan about Chen Qiuyu's beating. Ren Zhongyuan was furious. If he hadn't been worried about his mother in the hospital, he would have wanted to go upstairs and chase those two vicious women away.
Although Ren Zhongyuan didn't know why Ren Lao Niang and the others attacked Chen Qiuyu, he knew it was probably because of him. That day, Chen Qiuyu and Zhao Yunxiang were talking, and Ren Zhongyuan hid outside the door and heard everything clearly.
"Xiaoyuan, why are you here?" Chen Qiuyu looked at Ren Zhongyuan, who was still breathing heavily, and felt a little distressed. Could this child have run here? The distance from the family building to the hospital was more than ten miles!
"Aunt Zhao, Yuanyuan." After Ren Zhongyuan caught his breath, he had time to greet Zhao Yunxiang and her daughter.
At this time, Chen Qiuyu had almost finished his bowl of chicken soup. Zhou Yuanyuan was holding the empty bowl in her hand and was about to fill it again. Chen Qiuyu shook his head and said, "Yuanyuan, take a break and let Xiaoyuan come."
"Auntie, I'll accompany my mother to the bathroom." After Zhou Yuanyuan handed the bowl in her hand to Ren Zhongyuan, she took Zhao Yunxiang out.
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