Wang Tianren probably died because he couldn't bear that kind of pain.
But now Mi Liang's wife seems to be in a more serious condition than Wang Tianren's. Wang Tianren fell ill when he was over fifty, but how come this woman is already so sick now?
Seeing that guests had arrived, the woman struggled to sit up and said with a smile, "Manager, we have guests."
Although it was early summer, the woman was still covered with a blanket. When she struggled to sit up, the blanket fell to the ground, revealing a pair of severely deformed legs.
Mi Liang quickly ran over, covered her with the blanket again, and combed the hair that had fallen onto her face back. While tying her hair back up, she said, "This is Brother Wang. I've told you about him many times."
"Hmm, the young man is very handsome."
The woman looked at Wang Tianxiao with a smile, her eyes full of tenderness.
“He’s very capable; you only see his good looks.” Mi Liang smiled as he helped his wife straighten her clothes, then turned to Wang Tianxiao and said, “Brother Wang, I’m sorry you had to see that.”
Wang Tianxiao walked to the steps and said softly, "What's the big deal?"
He couldn't stand the scene.
Ultimately, deep down, he is a very soft-hearted person.
The suffering in the world stems from his own experience of so much, which makes him unable to bear seeing others suffer.
He wasn't highly educated, so he couldn't understand what the basic rules governing the world were.
Why are there always so many good people who suffer misfortune?
"Manager, could you please get Brother Wang a chair? Why are you making him stand all this time?" the wife complained about the rice.
"Oh, it's nothing, it's nothing," Wang Tianxiao quickly declined.
"Sit down, it's easier to talk when you're sitting down."
When Mi Liang brought out the stool and Wang Tianxiao sat down, Mi Liang's wife took another close look at Wang Tianxiao and said, "He is indeed a very handsome young man."
Wang Tianxiao isn't exactly thin-skinned, but he still felt a little embarrassed by what was said.
To his surprise, he found that seeing this woman now made him less afraid. Instead, he felt a gentle glow on her face that made him feel peaceful and at ease.
This feeling can only be seen in Li Yali.
Are you married?
"Okay, it's settled."
Do you have children?
"One son and one daughter."
“That’s wonderful. It’s good to have children. That’s life. Look at us, we work so hard, but in the end, we’re just a few feet tall in a wooden box. Children are our continuation…” Mrs. Mi said, then suddenly sighed and looked up at the sun in the sky.
The midday sun was blinding, but she didn't look away.
"Brother Wang, sit down for a while. I'll heat up a bowl of tofu pudding that I made myself. Try my cooking."
"Ah... then I'll have to trouble you, brother."
Mi Liang was very keen on giving Wang Tianxiao tofu pudding, and had told him countless times. Wang Tianxiao became interested and wanted to try it. It was just a bowl of tofu pudding, after all. How delicious could it be?
Mi Liang went into the kitchen to get busy.
Soon, blue smoke began to rise from the chimney.
Mi Liang's house is a small courtyard about four-tenths of an acre. There are houses to the north and east, and what looks like a chicken coop to the south. Anyway, there are a few chicks running around looking for food in the yard. They look to be only one or two months old, probably chicks caught this year.
On the west side of the yard is a wooden frame, somewhat like a flat ladder in a sports field; it should be a grape trellis.
But at this time the grapevines had not yet recovered, so they were bare.
A circle of small flowers grew at the corner of the wall, now lush and green, with only a few tiny flower heads blooming, dotting the green landscape.
Although the yard is not big, it is very clean and has a particularly warm feel.
Wang Tianxiao looked around, then his gaze returned to the woman beside him. Looking at her calm and gentle face, he immediately felt ashamed of his discomfort when he first entered the room.
Wang Tianxiao, you've lived two lifetimes, yet you still judge people by their appearance.
How ironic that he felt fear simply because the woman in front of him looked a little different from others.
“Brother Wang, I heard from our manager that you gave him a lot of suggestions, which he thought were very good. When he told me about them, I also thought they were quite good. You young people are so quick-witted. He just buries himself in his work and can’t do anything well.”
"Yes, yes, I just can't do it well, that's why I keep asking you for guidance."
Rice called out from the kitchen.
"You're eavesdropping on people's conversations. Go do your work," Mrs. Mi scolded playfully.
Wang Tianxiao was touched by the tender interaction between the two and said with a smile, "Sister-in-law, you're in such a state, and Brother Mi is still busy outside. Aren't you angry?"
"Why be angry? My body is like this because of the karma I have to bear. It's not like he caused it. He has his own things to do. It's not like he has to be tied to me."
Mrs. Mi explained gently, "Besides, my situation isn't the worst, is it? There are some people who are paralyzed and unable to move. Compared to them, I'm already very fortunate to be able to come out and bask in the sun every day."
"You are truly magnanimous," Wang Tianxiao exclaimed sincerely.
"People can't have everything go their way. If you gain this, you might lose that; if you gain that, you might lose this. In my opinion, people are like standing on a seesaw. If you step on one end, the other end will rise, but if you step on the other end, this end will rise. You can't make both ends rise at the same time."
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