Qin Huairu stayed at the hospital, looking at the weak Jia Dongxu on the hospital bed, her heart filled with mixed feelings.
As noon approached, Qin Huairu took out the porridge she had brought from home, soaked it in hot water, and planned to feed it to Jia Dongxu.
However, Jia Dongxu stared blankly at the ceiling, as if he had lost all hope of living.
Seeing this, Qin Huairu could no longer contain her grief and broke down in tears beside the hospital bed.
"Stop crying! I'm not dead yet!!!"
Jia Dongxu's loud shout startled Qin Huairu, who immediately stopped crying and carefully wiped away her tears.
"Dongxu, don't be like this. As long as you're alive, our family can continue to live." Qin Huairu tested the temperature of the porridge, scooped a spoonful, and brought it to her husband's lips.
"Smack!"
Jia Dongxu slapped Qin Huairu, sending the spoon flying. "Qin Huairu, what were you and Shazhu exchanging glances about? You think I didn't see it? I was just too embarrassed to expose you in front of so many people."
"What, now that I'm paralyzed, you're already so eager to find someone else?!"
"Dongxu, what are you saying? Do you really see me as that kind of woman?!"
Qin Huairu put the bowl aside and burst into tears, "I've given you three children, how could you say that to me? How can I live with myself after hearing this?"
Qin Huairu's already tense nerves completely snapped because of Jia Dongxu's suspicions, and she cried her heart out, losing all control of her emotions.
This startled Jia Dongxu, who had launched the attack.
Jia Dongxu knew he shouldn't doubt Qin Huairu at this time. After all, he was in such a sorry state and would have to rely on Qin Huairu to take care of him in the future. If he really drove his wife away, who would take care of him, his mother, and the three children at home?
"I'm...I'm sorry, Huai Ru. As a grown man, I couldn't stand seeing Sha Zhu fawning over his wife, so I yelled at you. I'm sorry, Huai Ru. I was just upset. I didn't mean to."
Jia Dongxu tugged at Qin Huairu's sleeve. "Huairu, no, let's get a divorce. I'm in this state. Although Master said you could take over my job, it would be too tiring to take care of this family. I really can't bear to be a burden to you."
This was the first time Qin Huairu had heard Jia Dongxu apologize to her in the more than ten years she had lived with him.
Moreover, his words were gentle and sincere!
For a moment, Qin Huairu forgot to cry, and then when she heard her husband say that she could take over his job, she felt a strange sense of joy.
Qin Huairu was startled. Why was she happy? Was becoming a worker more important than her husband losing his legs?
When Jia Dongxu saw that Qin Huairu stopped crying after hearing that she could take over the shift, a shadow crossed his eyes.
"Huai Ru, did you hear what I said? Why don't we get a divorce? You're still young, you have a future. Taking care of our family is too tiring, I really can't be a burden to you."
Jia Dongxu squeezed out a few tears, "It's just...it's just so hard on our three children. They'll be motherless from now on. Huaihua is still so young, I can't even bear to think about how she'll live without a mother!!!"
"Waaaaah..."
At this point, Jia Dongxu pulled the blanket up, covered his face, and burst into tears.
Qin Huairu tossed and turned all night, finally falling asleep just before dawn. All she could think about was the family situation. With Jia Dongxu unable to work and the family losing its income, it would be absolutely impossible for Jia Zhangshi to find odd jobs.
Jia Zhangshi was lazy and good-for-nothing her whole life. Even though her son was paralyzed, she would never go out to suffer. At most, she would stay at home and sew shoe soles until the end.
She has to go out and find a job herself, but what good job can she find?
They can only be temporary workers, and they don't earn much; they'll only make about seventeen or eighteen yuan a month.
The family of six relies on this money to survive. They can't even afford to pay for Banggeng and Xiaodang's school fees, let alone food. She not only has to work to earn money, but also take care of the whole family, and now there's also Jia Dongxu, who is bedridden.
This is simply not a life for a human being!!
Qin Huairu felt that she could endure hardship, but she didn't want to endure this kind of endless hardship!
After a night of deliberation, Qin Huairu made a resolute decision: to help Jia Dongxu get through this difficult time first, and then find an opportunity to leave.
But Jia Dongxu's words gave her a glimmer of hope: she could take over her husband's job.
Even though she was an apprentice at the factory, she still earned a little over twenty yuan a month. The key was that working at the factory wasn't tiring, so she had the energy to take care of her child and Jia Dongxu when she got home.
In a year or two, if she works hard, she can be promoted to a first-class worker and her salary will increase. At that time, people will call her Master Qin.
The worker's treatment was something she had never dared to hope for before, but now that Jia Dongxu was paralyzed, it had come back to haunt her.
"Dongxu, what are you saying? I never thought of leaving this family when I married you."
Qin Huairu turned around and grabbed Jia Dongxu's hand, "You said Yi Zhonghai said I could take over your job, is that true or false?"
Jia Dongxu paused for a moment, but still said, "It's true, there are precedents in the factory. If it doesn't work out, your master will take you under his wing. You'll definitely be promoted to a first-class worker very quickly."
"That's good."
Qin Huairu gave a forced smile. "If I can go to work, then our family will have another source of income, and we won't have to worry about Banggeng and Xiaodang's tuition fees."
Jia Dongxu nodded: "That's how I am. You'll have to take care of me from now on."
"Dongxu, we are husband and wife, please don't say such things."
......
On the way back to the compound, Yi Zhonghai hesitated for a long time before finally coming to Liu Haizhong and Yan Bugui.
"Old Liu, Old Yan, I want to talk to you two about something."
Because Yi Zhonghai had a previous grudge against the two men, he took out cigarettes and handed them to them in advance. Then he turned around and found Xu Damao and Shazhu, and handed each of them a cigarette as well.
Xu Damao took the cigarette blankly, not understanding what was going on with Yi Zhonghai's unusual behavior today.
Liu Haizhong and Yan Bugui, on the other hand, chuckled and calmly lit their cigarettes.
Before Yi Zhonghai could speak, Liu Haizhong said, "Yi Zhonghai, you always underestimate people. Is it really necessary to offer a cigarette just to talk about something?"
"That's right."
Yan Bugui squinted and exhaled a puff of smoke. "You don't need to open your mouth. We know what you want to say. I've already talked to Lao Liu about this. We were planning to discuss it with Da Mao and the other two when we get back."
"What's up?"
Upon hearing this, Xu Damao immediately went over to him.
"This..." Yan Bugui and Liu Haizhong's words confused Yi Zhonghai. He doubted whether what they were saying was the same thing he wanted to say. "Old Yan, what are you talking about?"
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