Chapter 34
Jian Li frowned.
This kind of weather? After being out in the cold all night?
"So how is Xu Yanan today?"
Xia Liu threw up her hands and said, "I don't know. I just heard her mother swearing and throwing bowls last night, and then Xu Yanan even cried."
Even though Xia Liu didn't like Xu Yanan, he couldn't help but sympathize with her at this moment.
Poor Xu Yanan.
A knot formed between Jian Li's eyebrows.
She felt an indescribable sympathy and discomfort.
It seemed like I had snatched the first place from Xu Yanan.
"We..."
Jian Li wanted to do something, but when she thought of Xu Yanan's mother Sun Yan's behavior, she felt that everything she did would be in vain.
After leaving Xia Liu's house, Jian Li's happy mood was gone forever.
Although reason told her that Xu Yanan's experience was more due to her family than herself, because Xu Yanan could not always be number one, the problem was not the person who squeezed Xu Yanan off the throne of number one, but Xu Yanan's mother who was obsessed with her child to the point of madness.
But……
Jian Li secretly went around Xu Yanan's home and stood on tiptoe to see if Xu Yanan was at home.
It just so happened that Xu Yanan's house was very lively.
"Xu Jianguo, you should also control your wife. You froze a good child for several hours. Are you two her biological parents? Isn't Yanan sensible enough? She has never given you any worries since she was little, and you treat her like this? You kicked her out just because she got third place in the exam. I have never seen such cruel parents like you!"
The person who spoke sounded like Doctor Zhang from the factory's health room.
Jian Li carefully poked her head out and saw Aunt Zhang standing at the door of Xu Yanan's house, yelling at Xu Jianguo at the top of her lungs.
Xu Jianguo lowered his head, his face flushed, and he just said yes to whatever the other person said.
Doctor Zhang was holding a medical kit in his hand, and looking at his expression he knew it was useless.
It's a good thing for a man to ask his wife to take care of his children, but if she does it to such an extent that she dares not even say a word when something happens to the children, it's too cowardly.
Doctor Zhang was furious when he saw Xu Jianguo's timid look.
"I'm saying this for the last time. You've made it easy on Yanan. She's such a good kid, and everyone is watching her. No matter what, you can't do this again. If you lock the kid up outside and freeze him, he'll be under the joint care of the couple."
Doctor Zhang's words were harsh, but just now she saw Xu Yanan, a healthy little girl, running a fever, so of course her complexion would not be good.
So, after stabbing Xu Yanan, she started to attack Xu Jianguo.
As for Sun Yan, she hadn't been seen since she arrived, and no one knew where she had gone.
It was winter, and Dr. Zhang was furious. He had never seen such a cruel mother who threw her child out just because he got third place in the exam.
She took off her outer clothes and threw them out. The little girl stood outside for several hours without saying a word. Later, a neighbor who came home late saw her and knocked on the door to get Sun Yan to come out. Only then did he let Xu Yanan come in.
After entering the house, I didn't know whether he was beaten again or not, but there were still marks of broomstick bumps on Xu Yanan's body.
I don't know whether he was beating a child or an enemy.
There are many people who beat children in the compound, but most of them will hold back and it is rare to see someone being so cruel.
Doctor Zhang was worried, so he went back into the room to take a look. He came out and told Xu Jianguo, "After the infusion is finished, remove the needle. I'll give her another injection at the same time tomorrow. Make the room warmer so she doesn't get frozen again."
Xu Jianguo nodded in agreement.
"Where's your wife?"
Xu Jianguo tilted his head: "She went back to her parents' home..."
She left early in the morning, saying that she was angry when she saw this awkward father and daughter.
Doctor Zhang was very disappointed: "You two!"
It's a great honor to have such a good child in my ancestral tomb, who is both worry-free and filial, and yet I'm still not satisfied!
Xu Jianguo remained silent.
Doctor Zhang left, Xu Jianguo went into the house, and Jian Li could no longer see him.
She thought about it, and made a big circle to the back of the tube building. Xu Jianguo's house was also on the first floor, on both sides of the courtyard with her house, but also facing the outside building, and the layout was the same as that place.
Jian Li went around to the back and heard nothing. She could only vaguely see Xu Jianguo take two steps in the room and poke the coal stove again.
I guess Xu Yanan must have fallen asleep from the fever.
Jian Li leaned against the window and tried hard to look inside, but she could neither see nor hear what was happening to Xu Yanan.
Jian Li could only follow him back home.
After arriving home, she went to a small restaurant first. It was afternoon and the restaurant was not busy.
Wang Mengmei was frying meatballs in the kitchen. The hot meatballs were the size of ping-pong balls, with some chopped lotus roots added in. They tasted refreshing and a bit crispy.
Wang Mengmei put the fried meatballs aside and continued frying the chicken nuggets and crispy pork.
These fried foods are meant to be put into a clay pot. A steaming hot clay pot, served with a staple food, costs three yuan.
Wang Mengmei fries fish every two or three days, and most of the customers who come in will choose the clay pot.
The fried food right out of the pan was the most tempting. Jian Li couldn't resist and grabbed a few meatballs and chicken nuggets to eat.
It was salty, crispy and fragrant, and she stopped thinking about Xu Yanan for the moment.
Wang Mengmei did not force her daughter to eat, but asked her how she was.
Jian Li had a picky mouth and smacked her lips: "There are too many vegetables in the meatballs."
It doesn't taste good enough.
Wang Mengmei: "There was only a little less meat filling, and you could tell?"
Jian Li closed her eyes and shook her fingers: "Ms. Wang Mengmei, please don't relax your quality control just because your business is good."
Wang Mengmei muttered, "I'm really impressed. Today's meat filling is just a little less..."
If I had known earlier that there was less, I would have put in half a section of lotus root.
Jian Li lay on a chair in the back kitchen, watching her mother doing things, and then asked out of the blue, "Mom, do you have much contact with Aunt Sun Yan?"
Wang Mengmei had already finished frying something and started kneading dough to make pancakes. When she asked, she was surprised: "Why are you asking about this? I don't have much contact with her."
Jian Li immediately started gossiping: "Why is that?"
Wang Mengmei: "Why else? Other people's kids are so good at studying, they always get first place every year. Every time I meet them, they always ask how much you scored. What should I say?"
Wang Mengmei glanced at Jian Li and said with some admiration: "Luckily you won your mother's respect this year."
During the Chinese New Year this year, when she visited relatives and was asked about her grades, she could proudly say, "Not much, I just got first place."
Wang Mengmei feels that the good life she has now is something she never dared to imagine before.
More than half a year ago, she was worried all day long. On the one hand, she was worried about her daughter's health and grades, and on the other hand, she was angry that her husband always borrowed money.
As a result, in the past six months, all the things she was worried about were solved one by one.
My own business is becoming more and more prosperous, and I am even more confident than before.
Wang Mengmei is now full of energy and works hard every day, hoping that the uphill road for her family will go more smoothly.
Little Master Jian Li also sighed: "Come on, I thought you could have a few words with Aunt Sun Yan."
Wang Mengmei: "What can I say to her? Did you do something again?"
Wang Mengmei became alert. If there was anything wrong now, it was that her daughter was too opinionated.
In the past six months, she has been selling crabs with her cousins and submitting articles, and now she has opened a savings account.
Wang Mengmei was against her daughter opening a savings account. She had a simple idea in her mind that children with money would be bad. Therefore, she always tried to find out how much money Jian Li had in her savings account, and was committed to taking all of her savings.
But Jian Feng persuaded her for a long time, saying that the money was earned by the child himself and the parents could not accept it.
Wang Mengmei was furious: "Why do I need her money? Isn't everything we earn hers? I'm just worried that she'll spend it recklessly, so I'm saving it for her!"
Jian Feng looked helpless: "If you save it, she will think you are going to embezzle it, so let her save it for herself."
"What if she's a mess?"
"… Think about it, has Xiaoli been a promiscuous person lately? Instead of worrying about her promiscuity, you should worry about whether she will accumulate more and more, and who knows what big ideas she might have in the future."
Jian Feng understood that the girl must have a goal in mind when she wanted to save money with a passbook, but he couldn't think of what it was. Since she had a goal, why did the parents have to compete with her?
It won't be a big deal.
But Wang Mengmei was always worried. When she heard Jian Li ask this, she subconsciously thought that Jian Li had offended Sun Yan.
It was just like when she got into trouble, she just wrapped her mind and left the matter to her and Jian Feng to deal with.
Jian Li did not hide it from her mother and told her what she had just seen at Xu Yanan's house.
Wang Mengmei was so surprised that she even stopped kneading the dough in her hands, and a look of deep confusion appeared between her brows.
"No, you didn't do well on the test, so you're not allowed to enter the house?"
Jian Li nodded: "It seems that she did fight. Aunt Sun Yan went back to her parents' home this morning."
Wang Mengmei couldn't understand: "Abandoning a sick girl?"
Jian Li hummed.
Wang Mengmei: "...No wonder Xu Yanan ranks first every year."
In comparison, she was not just relaxed towards Jian Li, she was simply doting on her!
Jian Li looked at her mother's face and said, "What I'm thinking is that Uncle Jianguo doesn't seem to know how to cook, and Aunt Sun Yan has gone back to her parents' home, so how is Xu Yanan eating these days?"
Wang Mengmei: "What does this have to do with you..."
She suddenly remembered why Jian Li said that.
Xu Yanan did not get first place because that was taken by Jian Li.
Wang Mengmei was silent for a moment: "This is none of your business, go and have fun."
She wanted to say something, could it be that the first place was given to her, Xu Yanan? It's not like she didn't work hard, so why couldn't she get the first place?
But when she saw Jian Li's cautious look, she realized that her daughter also knew these principles, but she just sympathized with Xu Yanan.
Thinking of Xu Yanan who was beaten and still had a fever, Wang Mengmei couldn't say anything bad.
The children are all good children, but the adults are not sensible adults.
Wang Mengmei's hands were covered with noodles, and she wanted to pat Jian Li on the head but felt she didn't know where to start.
Finally, she softened her voice: "I know about Xu Yanan's situation. I'll tell your dad later and ask him to send some food to your uncle Jianguo."
The food in the cafeteria is no longer edible. If you really rely on the food in the cafeteria to recover from an illness, it will not provide any nutrition at all.
Wang Mengmei planned to take charge of the meals for Xu Jianguo and his daughter before Sun Yan came back. At worst, she could just make another meal for the patient.
Ask Jian Feng to deliver it, so that Sun Yan won't get angry again when she comes back and further trouble Xu Yanan.
Jian Li's worries faded away and she became happy again. She hugged Wang Mengmei's waist and sang Eighteen Bends on the Mountain Road: "There is only one good mother in the world~"
Wang Mengmei: "...Noodles! Get out of my way!"
It's her job to wash dirty clothes!
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Wang Mengmei told Jian Feng about Xu Yanan's situation, and Jian Feng agreed with a frown.
"I'll talk to Jianguo later."
Delivering meals was one thing, but after beating the child like this, Jian Feng also felt it necessary to have a good talk with Xu Jianguo.
Sun Yan certainly has her merits. She is hot-tempered but also hardworking. She can do all the housework at home. She is not kind to others but she never deducts food from adults and children. In the past few years when she was not working, she was also one of the most diligent workers in the workshop.
But no matter how much you give, you can't vent your anger on your children.
Wang Mengmei helped her husband. She was afraid of this: "It's fine for you to find Jianguo, but you should be more careful. You can't alienate relatives. They are a couple. Don't say bad things about Sun Yan."
After spending so many years together, Wang Mengmei had already realized that Xu Jianguo would not be able to get away with it under Sun Yan's control. No matter how much Jian Feng said, there was no way Xu Jianguo would do what he said.
In that case, don't get involved with the couple.
Wang Mengmei said worriedly, "Don't say anything else, just say you brought him food. We'll stop before Sun Yan comes back."
As long as Xu Jianguo is not stupid enough to vent his anger, he will not tell Sun Yan how he has been eating recently.
That's all.
Jian Feng kept his head down and arrived at Xu Jianguo's house in the evening.
Not long after he left, Jian Feng came back.
"No need to send her off, Sun Yan is back."
Wang Mengmei was surprised: "So fast?"
Jian Feng looked unhappy.
"She didn't go back to her parents' home. She went back to Jianguo's hometown."
"I brought a baby back."
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