Chapter 102 is divided so clearly?
Jiang Ruzhen raised an eyebrow in surprise and glanced at Mei Ling, who was pretending to be a quail next to her.
"You know me?"
"Uh..." The other person stammered for a while before finally saying, "Let's talk when we meet."
This time, the other end of the phone hung up decisively. Jiang Ruzhen paid the bill and led Mei Ling back.
"Tell me, how did your parents find out about me?"
Mei Ling's eyes darted around several times before she looked up at Jiang Ruzhen with a grin.
"I told my parents that I met a super pretty auntie, and that the clothes she sells are so beautiful, I love them all."
You are such a kind person, with a wonderful personality, and so gentle with everyone.
Jiang Ruzhen could tell from Mei Ling's exaggerated expressions and body language that she was lying.
Moreover, judging from the cautious tone of her parents just now, it's clear that Mei Ling must have said a lot of bad things about her to them.
"Alright, you can stay here for four days. After your parents arrive, you can go home with them."
In fact, Jiang Ruzhen did this for Mei Ling's own good, since women in this era still suffer from the torment of old ideas from the past.
Mei Ling has been out with a man she's not married to for so many days; she doesn't know how people will gossip about her when she gets back.
Although she was reluctant for her second son to have any connection with Mei Ling, she also did not want to see Mei Ling's reputation damaged.
Before returning to the ward, she casually mentioned to the nurses that the two were cousins.
The rumors that the nurses were speculating about gradually subsided, but Mei Ling was clearly not happy about it.
Jiang Ruzhen rolled her eyes at her. After spending so much time together, she was certain.
This child has been overprotected by her parents and has never experienced the harsh realities of society; she's a complete naive and innocent little flower.
She couldn't understand the good intentions others had for her, and it's no wonder she didn't realize how much pain and despair her temporary running away from home had caused her parents.
Although she had come to terms with it, she was still reluctant to let her second son have anything to do with Mei Ling, a naive and innocent girl.
When the second brother saw that the atmosphere wasn't as tense as he had imagined when the two returned, he hurriedly invited them to come and eat.
"Hurry up and eat, the food is getting cold."
Jiang Ruzhen wanted to go over and raise the headboard, but a dark shadow darted past her and raised the headboard before she could.
Jiang Ruzhen paused for a moment, just about to go and get the chopsticks, when a dark shadow darted past her.
After taking the chopsticks and washing them, Jiang Ruzhen distributed them to the two of them. She glanced at Mei Ling, who was standing there looking like a wronged daughter-in-law from the past.
He glanced at the second son's hesitant expression and said, "Let's sit down and eat together."
"Oh, thank you, Aunt Jiang." Mei Ling obediently sat down on the other side.
Seeing Jiang Ruzhen sit down and take the first bite with her chopsticks, Mei Ling and the second son finally started eating.
Jiang Ruzhen was eating her meal by herself when she suddenly looked up and realized that Mei Ling was busy with something.
One moment she'd tie an apron around the second son's neck, the next she'd ladle soup for him, blowing on it to cool it down before feeding him.
The second son refused several times, but in the end he couldn't resist Mei Ling's insistence and drank a few mouthfuls of soup.
Mei Ling beamed and started serving food to her second son again—ribs, pig's head meat, braised pork, pig's trotters, and all sorts of meat. His bowl was almost overflowing.
"Mom, why did you buy so much meat and vegetables today? It's delicious... Hmph... It's delicious..." The second son was completely unaware that his mother's expression had already changed.
"Like cures like, second brother, eat more, especially that pig's head meat."
The last three words were almost squeezed out from between Jiang Ruzhen's teeth. The second son still didn't seem to notice, continuing to eat without lifting his head or opening his eyes.
Jiang Ruzhen couldn't stand the two of them showing off their affection so openly in front of her, so she stood up abruptly.
"You guys take your time eating. I suddenly remembered something and I need to go out for a bit."
The second son, watching his mother's hurried departure, called out in bewilderment.
"Mom, didn't you fly here especially to see me?"
"It wasn't intentional, just something I happened to do," Jiang Ruzhen replied before leaving the ward.
After going down the stairs, I walked around the hospital's plaza a few times and happened to run into Lu Mingzheng coming from the opposite direction.
"What are you doing downstairs?" Lu Mingzheng asked in surprise as he watched Jiang Ruzhen circling around.
After pacing around a few times, Jiang Ruzhen's gloom had mostly subsided. "Where did you go just now?"
"Oh, I just went to avenge the second brother," Lu Mingzheng said casually.
"Have you found those people? I'll go take a look." Jiang Ruzhen's eyes flashed with a fierce light; anyone who dared to hit her son would face her wrath.
Lu Mingzheng grabbed her, "Their hideout has been raided, and some of the main leaders have been arrested. Many of the children inside were trafficked."
Without parental guidance from a young age, he went astray and the police station is interrogating him as quickly as possible.
Don't worry, those who have committed crimes will definitely go to jail, and some who were forced to do bad things but weren't sentenced will be sent to labor camps for a period of reform.
"Are they all kidnapped children?" Jiang Ruzhen was shocked.
"Yes, most of them are abducted children. Some are obedient and learn to steal small things to make money, while others are disobedient and are sold to the mountains or crippled and forced to beg."
Jiang Ruzhen fell silent, never expecting that such an outrageous and resented thing could happen in any era.
"Don't think about it anymore. Anyway, this matter is over. The police will take care of finding the families of those abducted children."
Not wanting Jiang Ruzhen to overthink things, Lu Mingzheng pulled her into the building.
"Why did you come down? Aren't you worried about the second brother?"
"Hmph!" Jiang Ruzhen shook off Lu Mingzheng's large hand. "He now has a beautiful and charming woman by his side, and she can take care of him."
He'd love for me, this annoying old woman, to just disappear!
Lu Mingzheng chuckled and took Jiang Ruzhen's hand. "It's alright. In my eyes, you'll always be a radiant beauty. I hope you can stay by my side forever."
Thunder rumbled overhead. Jiang Ruzhen rubbed the goosebumps on her arms with disgust. "Get away from me, Lu Mingzheng. You're too greasy."
Lu Mingzheng laughed loudly and moved closer to Jiang Ruzhen, bumping her shoulder with his own.
"Jiang Ruzhen, where am I greasy? Do you want to touch my abs again? They're all lean." Lu Mingzheng grabbed Jiang Ruzhen's hand and pressed it down to her lower abdomen.
"Ah—" Jiang Ruzhen raised her foot and kicked Lu Mingzheng in the shinbone.
"You filthy scoundrel."
Jiang Ruzhen chased after Lu Mingzheng in a fit of rage, hitting him. After a while, she was sweating, and the two finally calmed down for a bit.
"How are you feeling? Better now?" Lu Mingzheng asked with a smile.
Jiang Ruzhen then realized that Lu Mingzheng had been deliberately teasing her all along.
Jiang Ruzhen snorted and found a chair to sit down and rest.
Lu Mingzheng sat down next to her, and the two sat together in silence, watching the crowds coming and going in the hospital.
The atmosphere, however, was exceptionally harmonious and warm.
"Oh, by the way, Lu Mingzheng! How much did you pay for my plane ticket?" Jiang Ruzhen asked.
"What are you doing?"
"Here's your money back!"
Jiang Ruzhen spoke as if it were the most obvious thing in the world, but the light in Lu Mingzheng's eyes gradually dimmed.
"Jiang Ruzhen, do you really have to be so clear about things with me?"
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