Chapter 244 (The End) (Part Two)
Yu Junsheng and the others in the compound were happy that Ren Xiaosheng had found his family and was able to stay in the city.
On the other side, at a train station in the northern part of the city, Zheng Haiyang, Qi Baifan, Ren Yongsheng, Xu Dongliang, Zhu Ziqiang, Jiang Qiubai, and others no longer resembled the respectable figures they had in their childhood in the tenement. They were dressed in rags, with disheveled hair, pale and emaciated, each more wretched than the last.
The north wind was howling, making the prisoners present look particularly desolate.
Other prisoners had family members who brought them clothes and food, but this group didn't see a soul in sight. This contrast made them seem even more miserable.
The thought that they were about to be sent down to a farm in the Northwest, and that this might be the last time they would ever return to Beicheng, filled them with a sense of desolation.
Ren Yongsheng was the first to cry, pointing at Jiang Qiubai and sobbing uncontrollably.
"Waaaaah... How could I have fallen for your jinx! If it weren't for you, I'd still be lying peacefully in bed in the courtyard, waaaaah... You jinx, did you do this on purpose?!"
He's been with so many women and nothing's happened to him, but Jiang Qiubai, he barely even touched her before she ruined him! What a jinx!
Jiang Qiubai remained expressionless, pretending not to hear.
She had resigned herself to whether or not she would be sent to a labor camp. Now, what she cared about most was her foot injury. One of her legs was already crippled, and she couldn't afford to have anything happen to the other leg.
That damned old hag must have recommended a quack doctor! So many days have passed, and her foot injury is still hurting, and it seems to be getting worse.
During her time in detention, she did ask to see a doctor, but the officials with red armbands assumed she was up to some trick and only allowed the doctor to come and change her dressings.
The problem is that her injury hasn't healed at all!
Jiang Qiubai ignored him, and Ren Yongsheng, after grumbling for a while, got bored and stopped.
Just before setting off, Jiang Qiubai's foot injury became seriously infected, and he suddenly fainted, startling everyone present.
Good heavens!
Although they are escorts, they are not the radicals who disregard human life. What if something happens to these prisoners?
Will I be able to keep my job?
The group exchanged a panicked glance and decided to take him to the hospital.
As for whether they can be saved?
Anyway, they didn't knock the person unconscious, so even if the hospital couldn't save them, it's none of their business!
Seeing Jiang Qiubai being sent away, the remaining people were filled with envy and jealousy, especially Ren Yongsheng, whose eyes were almost bloodshot with rage.
He became violent and went berserk:
"Huh?! Does this mean this woman doesn't have to be sent to the countryside?"
"Why?!"
"I'm about to go to the Northwest to eat sand, and Jiang Qiubai, that bastard, just has a foot pain, so he doesn't have to go?"
"It's not fair! It's not fair!"
"I want to go to the hospital too!"
The remaining four people's eyes darted around. If that's the case, then maybe they could too...
One of the staff members seemed to have seen through their plan and snapped at them impatiently, "What a pipe dream! Once she wakes up, she'll be sent down to the countryside again! No one can escape!"
The group was disappointed; it turned out they couldn't escape labor reform by claiming they were sick.
Fearing they wouldn't give up, the staff threatened them directly, "With your crimes, you'd be lucky to get into a labor camp. You'd better not cause any trouble, or you'll end up like that Wang guy!"
Director Wang didn't even get the chance to go to labor camp; he just ate peanuts.
The thought of him sent a chill down the spines of the four of them, and they dared not entertain any more wicked ideas.
Xu Dongliang said obsequiously, "Comrade, don't worry, we will definitely do our best in the labor reform and strive to become new people!"
However, I was somewhat envious of Jiang Qiubai for being able to postpone his trip to the Northwest for reform due to illness.
However, Jiang Qiubai, whom they envied, was not having an easy time either.
When Jiang Qiubai was sent to the hospital, he had completely lost consciousness, his body was burning hot, and his foot injury had become infected with tetanus. Because it had been delayed for too long and had not received timely treatment, his entire left foot had become necrotic.
The situation was critical, and in order to save the patient's life, the doctors had no choice but to resort to amputation.
When Jiang Qiubai woke up, she found that she only had one leg left, and everything went black.
"You bitch! You bitch! You're all bitches! You're all deliberately trying to harm me!"
He went berserk again, turning the hospital upside down.
When she learned from the red armband that even if she had her leg amputated, she would still have to go to a labor camp in the Northwest, she was so angry that she fainted.
The farce unfolding here was completely unknown to those living in the tenement.
Cheng Jiajia began a leisurely and carefree life while pregnant.
Since becoming godparents to the Su couple, Cheng Jiajia's godmother, Shen Manqing, would often cook soups and give her supplements, which made Cheng Jiajia's face rounder.
It's worth mentioning that after some time, Cheng Jiajia's stepsister, Dong Siwei, suddenly came to the tenement and, looking rather uneasy, invited Cheng Jiajia to come home for dinner.
It is said that Cheng Jiajia's biological mother, Liang Shuangyue, heard from Dong Siwei about Cheng Jiajia's pregnancy and was very concerned about her health. So she asked Dong Siwei to come to the compound to invite Cheng Jiajia and her husband home for dinner, ostensibly to ease the tension between mother and daughter.
Cheng Jiajia raised an eyebrow. She didn't believe that Ms. Liang Shuangyue would suddenly have a change of heart and show maternal love to care for her daughter, whom she hadn't paid attention to for ages.
They claimed to be concerned about her pregnancy, but they didn't bring any baby supplies.
Besides, she's been pregnant for several months already, so why hasn't her own mother shown any concern? She doesn't believe Liang Shuangyue is only now finding out she's pregnant.
It's still this delicate juncture—they've just become godparents...
Cheng Jiajia narrowed her eyes slightly.
She had to think it over, so without a second thought, she rejected Dong Siwei.
Dong Siwei's face stiffened, but she left without saying anything more.
Cheng Jiajia smiled faintly. No matter what they were planning, they wouldn't succeed.
Cheng Jiajia felt nothing for Liang Shuangyue, her biological mother, and had no desire to eat this inexplicable meal.
The two families can just live together peacefully, without interfering with each other.
As expected, Dong Siwei came several more times afterward, clearly looking like she wanted to say something but hesitated. Cheng Jiajia pretended not to see it and refused without hesitation each time.
After a while, it seemed that the other side realized that her approach was not working, so they stopped coming.
Life went on at a leisurely pace, and then a happy event came to the courtyard: Zou Qingshu, the bachelor who had been a worry for Grandpa Zou and his wife, finally found a partner.
Now, Mr. and Mrs. Zou could finally breathe a sigh of relief. Their compound had such a terrible reputation that it was avoided by many in the matchmaking world, making it extremely difficult for eligible young people in the compound to find partners.
Fortunately, Qing Shu found someone on his own, otherwise things might have been very difficult.
Fearing complications, the elderly couple urged the young couple to get married, which put their minds at ease.
The following summer, Cheng Jiajia gave birth to a daughter in the hospital.
Yu Junsheng was overjoyed and repeatedly told Cheng Jiajia that his dream about his pregnancy was indeed correct!
He still remembered arguing with Cheng Jiajia about whether the baby in her belly was a boy or a girl.
Cheng Jiajia was speechless.
It was only after Aunt Zou slapped him in annoyance that he snapped out of it, realizing that his wife had just given birth and this wasn't the time to talk about this. He quickly went to take care of his wife.
Cheng Jiajia spent her postpartum period under the joint care of Aunt Zou, her godmother Shen Manqing, and Yu Junsheng.
Under the guidance of his two elders, Yu Junsheng, a grown man, actually took good care of his wife during her postpartum period, and Cheng Jiajia hardly had to hold the baby and didn't suffer much.
Because the couple had few family ties, they wanted to give all their love to their daughter, making Yu Guoguo the most envied child in the courtyard.
Fortunately, Yu Guoguo did not develop a spoiled and domineering personality. She is smart, cute, clever, and polite. From childhood to adulthood, she has always been the "other people's child" that all parents talk about.
This made the elderly father and mother proud and honored, especially Yu Junsheng, who would say "my daughter..." "my daughter..." wherever he went, leading others to jokingly call him a "daughter slave".
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