Chapter 101 My Worry-Free Daughter
Back in her ward, Jiang Ruzhen had returned to normal. She looked at her second son with a smile and teased him.
"You're really something, keeping up with your mother's every move. My arm isn't even fully healed yet, and you've gloriously broken several more bones."
The second son secretly breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that his mother wasn't angry with him.
"I am your dearest son. If I don't follow in your footsteps, whose will I follow?"
Jiang Ruzhen chuckled coldly twice, "You can totally follow in your Uncle Lu's footsteps. All those days of learning Sanda have been for nothing."
"To let a bunch of teenagers fight like this, don't go out and say they're my son, Jiang Ruzhen's son."
"Mom, I was wrong."
The second son may not be good at other things, but he's incredibly skilled at admitting his mistakes to his mother.
"If you know you made a mistake, then focus on recovering. Once you're better, you can train properly with your Uncle Lu."
The second son dared not provoke Jiang Ruzhen at this moment and nodded repeatedly.
Jiang Ruzhen glanced at the time and said, "I'll go get you some food. What do you want to eat?"
"I want to eat meat, Mom, give me more meat!"
"You glutton, just you wait."
Jiang Ruzhen didn't go to the hospital cafeteria when she went out, but instead went to a nearby state-run restaurant.
I ordered a serving of braised pig's trotters with tomatoes and soybeans, another serving of braised pork ribs, and also two pounds of pig's head meat and a large portion of bone broth.
Back in the ward, after arranging all the dishes, Jiang Ruzhen turned to get chopsticks and noticed a small head peeking out from outside the door.
"Come in."
Jiang Ruzhen was truly helpless and shouted out.
Mei Ling, carrying two lunchboxes, chuckled awkwardly as she shuffled in. "Um... Aunt Jiang... I'm just bringing Zhuo Yi some braised pork and then I'll leave."
She moved along the wall, put down her lunchbox, and tried to run away.
Jiang Ruzhen was speechless for a moment. Did she look like a wicked witch?
"Don't go, come and sit down, I have something to ask you."
Mei Ling trembled uncontrollably when she heard Jiang Ruzhen speak, and she pleaded with a mournful face.
"Aunt Jiang, please don't send me away, okay? I promise I'll never get in your way again. I'll stay far away from you as long as you're around."
Seeing Mei Ling's pitiful appearance, Shen Zhuoyi couldn't help but plead for her again.
"Mom! Meiling did save me after all. She took several blows to the back. She needs to recover in the hospital. Please let her stay for a few days."
Jiang Ruzhen rolled her eyes inwardly. Everyone says that daughters are hard to keep once they grow up, but she felt that her sons were even harder to keep once they grew up.
Fortunately, she realized her mistake early; otherwise, given her previous attitude and forceful intervention, her second son would likely have become estranged from her for life.
"I didn't say anything. I just wanted to ask Meiling, do your parents know you're coming to Hangzhou?"
Mei Ling shook her head, looking guilty.
She had only acted on impulse and followed her second brother onto the train. She had spent so many days on the train, and after getting off, she followed her second brother the whole way. Then a fight broke out, and she had no time to contact her family.
"Sigh!" Jiang Ruzhen sighed and got up to call Mei Ling, "Come on, let's go let your parents know you're safe. Your parents are really unlucky to have such a troublesome daughter like you."
Young lady, you need to take care of yourself. Don't run off with some scoundrel. Your parents will be heartbroken if they knew you ran away from home for some rascal!
Mei Ling listened to Jiang Ruzhen's lecture in a daze. Although the tone seemed stern, every word she said was for her own good.
She couldn't help but turn around and glance at her second brother, who nodded at her in encouragement.
He knew his mother was the best mother in the world, and after learning what had happened, he would definitely be grateful to Mei Ling from the bottom of his heart.
Jiang Ruzhen personally escorted Mei Ling to the post office to make a phone call. As soon as she dialed the number, Jiang Ruzhen's heart skipped a beat.
I wonder what the other parents will think of her second child. Besides, Mei Ling's family is really well-off; they already have a telephone installed at home.
"My darling daughter, where have you been? Your dad was so worried!"
"Waaaaah... my daughter... waaaaah..."
When Mei Ling's parents received the call, one was so anxious he was jumping up and down, and the other was crying.
The two women's simultaneous wailing nearly deafened Mei Ling, who helplessly moved the phone receiver further away.
"Mom and Dad, I'm fine. I just came out with some friends to relax. Don't worry about me."
"Where are you, honey? Dad's coming to pick you up right now."
Mei Ling's father was anxious to leave because he missed his daughter so much, but Mei Ling quickly stopped him.
"Mom and Dad, I'm not in Dalian. Don't come looking for me, I'll be back in a while." Mei Ling said impatiently.
The person on the other end immediately exploded, "You're not coming back for a while? What are you doing out there?"
"Daughter, tell Mom the truth, have you been kidnapped?"
"No, no, you guys are so annoying! I just said I came out to have fun. Okay, that's all, I'm hanging up..."
"Don't hang up, don't hang up..."
Mei Ling's parents hadn't even found out where their daughter was, so how could they bear to hang up? When Jiang Ruzhen saw that Mei Ling was really about to hang up, she quickly snatched the phone away.
"Hello! Are you Mei Ling's parents?"
The other person hesitated for a moment before cautiously replying, "Who...who are you? What do you want to do to my daughter? Don't hurt her, we'll give you whatever money you want..."
Jiang Ruzhen laughed in anger, "I'm the mother of the friend your daughter mentioned. What are you thinking? We're in Hangzhou right now."
I just found out that your child came here to play with my child without telling your parents, so I immediately sent her here to let you know she's safe.
If you're in a hurry, take the train. I'll look after her for five days. After you arrive, come to the First People's Hospital of Hangzhou to find us.
When Mei Ling heard Jiang Ruzhen say this, she was so anxious that she forgot her fear of Jiang Ruzhen. "Aunt Jiang, how could you tell them where I am? They will definitely come and take me back."
Didn't you just promise me you wouldn't care about me?
"I never said I wouldn't take care of you. You've been away from home for so many days and you still think you're right? Tell your parents to come and take you home right now." Jiang Ruzhen scolded Mei Ling, who was immediately too scared to utter a word.
"No, what are you talking about? Why are we at the hospital again? Who's injured?" Mei Ling's father panicked again when he heard about the hospital.
“It’s my child who was injured and hospitalized, your daughter is fine,” Jiang Ruzhen explained patiently.
When the other party fell silent for a moment, two deep voices could be heard whispering and discussing for a long time.
Jiang Ruzhen gradually lost her patience. "Can't you two adults be more decisive? There are so many people waiting in line behind me!"
Upon hearing this, Mei Ling's parents immediately replied, "We'll set off right away and drive there ourselves. It should take about four days to get there."
"Okay." Jiang Ruzhen replied decisively, and just as she was about to hang up, the other end suddenly asked again.
"Is your child a boy or a girl?"
Jiang Ruzhen choked for a moment, feeling inexplicably guilty. "A boy."
"Huh? A boy? So they're dating?" Mei Ling's parents' voices rose eight octaves.
"Uh... to be precise, it's your daughter who's chasing after my son, and my son hasn't agreed to be with her yet."
Jiang Ruzhen puffed out her chest, but there was complete silence on the other end. After a long while, she asked a question weakly.
"Are you Shen Zhuoyi's mother?"
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