The old lady of the Cen family was notoriously difficult to deal with in the compound. No matter how long she cried and shouted in the stairwell, no one came out to take a look.
This is the tragedy of her life.
In the end, she herself was shivering from the cold, cursing and running away with her tail between her legs.
That evening, Director Cen came by himself, bringing gifts for Xiao Jiu. He bowed and apologized repeatedly, and also scolded his mother for her faults.
She even told Xiao Jiu not to stoop to the level of an old woman from the countryside, which surprised her quite a bit, as she thought she had come to demand an explanation.
As a result, before they could even gather any evidence, they were already bowing and scraping and apologizing.
However, Xiao Jiu's family did not think this was a good thing. After all, the reason why the old lady of the Cen family was so domineering was definitely because her son was backing her up.
Although she didn't know why Director Cen thought so highly of her, she had to say some things, and she even showed him a video recording.
"I know Director Cen must be feeling uncomfortable too, thinking that I'm bullying the old man."
I don't want to guess what you really mean. Here's the evidence, see for yourself.
Don't say you don't need to. Yes, you have to see it. After you see it, you'll know just how domineering that old lady is in the compound.
Under Xiao Jiu's forceful pressure, Director Cen could only look down at the video. He was first shocked that the thing had actually recorded it, then he sighed at Tao Tao's difficult nature, and even more helpless at her stubbornness.
Not only did they present the evidence, but they also turned away the gifts he had given them.
"I accept the apology, but I won't give you the gift. I don't like to take advantage of others, especially since we're not close. If your mother hadn't been so overbearing and threatened me, a pregnant woman, I wouldn't have confronted her directly. I hope she behaves herself in the future and avoids trouble. If she really wanted to take this seriously, she might have called the police. What do you think, Director Cen?"
Xiao Jiu didn't give this kind of person any face at all, because he wasn't a good person either.
He had allowed his mother to run rampant in the compound for so many years. If he had just disciplined her once or twice, she wouldn't have become so arrogant.
Don't spout nonsense about not being able to manage things, being from the countryside, or being ignorant. That's all bullshit and completely useless.
Once everyone left, the pharmacy manager across the hall quietly opened his door, said nothing, and simply gave her a thumbs-up.
The father and mother could only smile awkwardly; what could they say?
Ever since Cen Yang's mother suffered a great loss at Xiao Jiu's hands and was even ordered by her own son not to cause any more trouble, or she would be sent back to her hometown, Xiao Jiu's life has become much more comfortable.
But every time I went out for a walk after dinner, I could still see her from afar, and her eyes held an undisguised desire to kill her.
Xiao Jiu didn't care, but Zhao Lingli immediately took it to heart. "That old lady is vicious. I heard that back in her hometown, she was jealous that her sister-in-law had a grandson, so she lured the grandson to the riverbank and tried to push him in, but an old man from another village who was swimming saw it."
The news had spread throughout the entire village. She couldn't stay in her hometown any longer, so her son brought her here.
"She doesn't have any grandsons?"
Mentioning this, Zhao Lingli's expression changed again. "They did have one, but I heard she died of illness. Later, Director Cen's wife gave birth to a daughter for him, and now the little girl is eight years old. The policy no longer allows them to have any more children."
"She only has one son, Cen Yang?"
Zhao Lingli shook her head, "Three sons and two daughters, but none of them grew up. Only Cen Yang survived."
Therefore, she devoted a great deal of energy to raising this son.
Good heavens, she gave birth to five and only one survived. How did this old lady raise them?
However, Zhao Lingli felt it was normal. "The era of lacking food and clothing and having to endure illness was actually a true reflection of the lives of most families."
You could say her life was full of misfortune, but you could also find her appearance utterly repulsive. What was that saying again?
'There's always a reason why someone is pitiful!'
"From now on, we should try to avoid her whenever we see her. The more I look at her, the more strange her eyes seem. You're triplets, after all."
Despite her best efforts to conceal it, her pregnancy checkup was conducted at this hospital, so there was no need for her to say anything; the news had already spread throughout the entire hospital.
The family compound and the hospital have close ties, so they naturally knew about it.
So often, as I'm walking around, I'll see friendly people come over to say hello and congratulate me.
For some reason, Tao Changyi and Zhao Lingli felt that Old Lady Cen's eyes were frightening, they muttered to themselves.
“From now on, we’ll go out together with Jiu’er. That old lady has such dead fish eyes, damn it, it gives me the creeps every time I see her.”
Xiaojiu's due date is in mid-January of 1982.
But she was carrying triplets, and she was hospitalized for evaluation at the beginning of December, ready to have a cesarean section at any time.
After discussing it, the couple decided to give birth at their own hospital, since it was their military hospital and also the main hospital.
I've had cesarean sections before, but the chances of multiple pregnancies are relatively low, so I'm a little nervous.
At this point, Xiao Jiu's belly was so big that she could no longer walk on the ground easily, and her overall frame could not withstand the force of the fall.
She felt her belly was so thin it could burst at any moment, yet she refused to give birth prematurely, believing that every day the baby stayed in the womb was good for them.
"Don't think about them first, you have to think about yourself first."
Zhou Yue angrily berated her, and finally set the date for December 12th.
They even specially invited two directors from the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the People's Hospital to personally perform the surgery.
Everything was ready except for the final push, but it seemed like fate was playing a cruel joke on her; she was already in the operating room that very day.
The two doctors who performed the surgery on her had accidents one after the other and were sent to the hospital.
"What a coincidence!"
Zhou Yue immediately sensed something was wrong, so when the dean suggested bringing in other doctors, Zhou Yue immediately stopped him.
"No, we absolutely cannot panic at this time. Who knows if someone with ulterior motives has infiltrated?"
"In that case, we trust Director Yang. At this time, the only people we can rely on are our own people."
If military doctors couldn't be relied upon, he really couldn't think of anyone else he could.
Ultimately, the surgeons who went into the operating room to perform the operation on Xiao Jiu were the director and deputy director of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the main hospital.
The operating room light had barely come on when Zhang Chao came running over, panting. Zhou Yue's mind went blank: "What happened?"
Zhang Chao glanced around. Tao Changyi and Zhao Lingli quickly walked away. Even so, he didn't say anything directly, but instead handed Zhou Yue a sealed file folder.
After watching for about five minutes, Zhou Yue's expression was beyond words. He looked at the operating room light, then at his parents who had sensed something was wrong and cautiously approached. His voice choked as soon as he opened his mouth: "Mom…,"
Hearing his voice suddenly tremble, Zhao Lingli panicked.
"It's okay, don't worry, we're here. Go ahead and do what you need to do."
"Yes, Yue, the country needs you. Xiao Jiu will understand. Besides, we're still here."
Zhou Yue choked up, unable to explain a single word. In the end, all his unspoken words were condensed into a perfect military salute. Zhang Chao also saluted and bowed to the two elders, and then he and Zhou Yue quickly ran away from the hospital...
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