On the first day back to work after the New Year, Bu Ling hitched a ride with Wu Yuanyuan on her bicycle to work. As soon as she arrived at the restaurant, she was greeted by the enthusiastic Sister Ma and Zhu Zhizhi.
"Xiao Wu, I heard that a hero came from your compound who caught a human trafficker?"
"Buling, did Officer Han from your compound really catch those human traffickers all by himself?"
Bu Ling and Wu Yuanyuan exchanged a glance. "Did the news spread so fast?"
Sister Ma excitedly pulled Bu Ling's hand and walked into the restaurant: "That's right, even my mother-in-law and the others in the countryside have heard about it and asked me what the hero looks like."
"What can it be? Just two eyes, a nose, and a mouth." Buling broke free from Aunt Ma's hand and poured herself a cup of hot water.
Aunt Ma wasn't annoyed. She moved closer to Bu Ling and said, "Little Bu, after work tonight, I'd like to come over to your house as a guest."
Zhu Zhizhi also chimed in, "Sister Buling, I want to go too."
Bling glanced at them; their intentions were written all over their faces, and she couldn't pretend not to see them.
"Want to come to my house?" Bling asked with a smile.
Aunt Ma and Zhu Zhizhi nodded like chicks pecking at rice.
"No way!" Her smile vanished.
"Huh?" The two were very disappointed.
Bling glanced at the two of them, then sat down behind the counter, squinting as if lost in thought.
Sister Ma and Zhu Zhizhi looked at each other, "Why do I feel like Buling is a little unhappy?"
"I think so too," Sister Ma agreed.
Just then, Wu Yuanyuan, who had just parked her bicycle and returned, overheard their conversation. She leaned closer and whispered, "Don't talk about this in front of Bu Ling. She and that person don't get along at all!"
"ha?"
Instead of answering, Wu Yuanyuan asked, "Sister Ma, do you remember last year when someone came to the restaurant to cause trouble and made Bu Ling so angry that she was hospitalized?"
Sister Ma nodded: "I remember."
"That legendary hero, the guy who caused trouble that day, why do you think Bu Ling is unhappy?" Wu Yuanyuan raised her eyebrows.
Sister Ma's eyes widened in surprise: "The man who was causing trouble?"
Wu Yuanyuan nodded affirmatively: "It was him. Later, the two of them even got married, and coincidentally, they rented a house in our courtyard."
She paused, then added, "Moreover, the eldest son of those two is also dishonest; he once stole from Bling."
In just a few words, the grudges and grievances between Bu Ling and Han Weiguo were explained.
Sister Ma and Zhu Zhizhi exchanged a glance. After a long while, Zhu Zhizhi asked, "Sister Ma, has anyone else come to our restaurant to cause trouble?"
Sister Ma slapped her thigh: "That's right, let me tell you..."
"...That's right. That time, Xiao Bu was really angry. I heard it even shortened his lifespan."
Zhu Zhizhi touched her chin thoughtfully: "No wonder Buling is unhappy."
The three were whispering among themselves, which Bu Ling could actually hear, but she pretended not to. She wasn't as unhappy as some people thought, but she really didn't want to hear people praising Han Weiguo.
The fact that she didn't cause trouble for Han Weiguo was already the greatest act of kindness she could show.
Because of the human trafficking incident, the streets of the county town remained deserted, and far fewer people came to eat at the state-run restaurants.
In the evening, Buling took the leftovers from the day back to the compound and ran into Lingwei, who was returning home from get off work, at the compound gate.
Ling Wei paused for a moment, but this time she didn't avoid it. Instead, she walked into the courtyard with her head held high and her chest out.
Bling glanced at her, not understanding what this person was so proud of. Was it just because she had a job?
As soon as she entered the courtyard, she heard a child crying coming from the backyard. "Is that Amber's voice?" Wu Yuanyuan asked uncertainly.
“It’s Amber!” Bling affirmed. “Go and see!” Qi Amber had always been well-educated, intelligent, polite, steady, and well-mannered. This was the first time she had ever heard him cry like this.
After saying that, he hurriedly ran towards the back of the courtyard. Seeing this, Wu Yuanyuan quickly pushed her bicycle and followed.
When Bu Ling arrived at the backyard, the first thing she saw was Qi Anbo lying on the ground crying miserably, with blood slowly flowing from his forehead. His twin brother, Qi Ansong, was being violently rubbed on the ground by Han Minghui.
Seeing this, Bu Ling disregarded the situation and quickly stepped forward, kicking Han Minghui aside: "What are you doing?"
He helped Qi Ansong up: "Ansong, are you alright?"
Qi Ansong, a small boy, had red eyes, but stubbornly refused to shed a tear: "Anbo?"
Bu Ling quickly pulled him over to Qi Anbo, "Anbo? Anbo?" Qi Ansong's childish voice was tinged with tears.
At this moment, the neighbors who heard the commotion also rushed over, as did Sangshen, who had just returned. As soon as Sangshen arrived in the backyard, she saw that little brat Han Minghui approaching Buling with a brick in his hand.
His eyes were bloodshot, and without caring about the situation, he strode forward and kicked the brat away.
"Ah—what are you doing?" Ling Wei had just stepped into the backyard when she saw Han Minghui being kicked and sent flying.
Sangshen ignored her and walked over to Buling: "Lingling, what's this?"
Bu Ling carefully helped Qi Anbo up, and was shocked to see his face covered in blood. "Quick, get him to the hospital!"
Sangshen saw it too, "We can't send him to the hospital like this, we need to stop the bleeding first!"
Upon hearing that the bleeding had stopped, Aunt Zhao hurriedly went back into the house, brought over a large handful of wood ash, squatted down next to Anbo, and smeared the wood ash on his head.
Bling was choked and coughed.
"Alright, the bleeding has stopped," Aunt Zhao announced.
When Bling turned around, sure enough, the wound on Amber's forehead had stopped bleeding. Could this be the so-called folk remedy that cures serious illnesses?
While thinking, Bling picked up Amber and said to Sangshen, "Let's go to the hospital."
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