Just as the two women were pledging their loyalty to each other, a shifty-looking man stuck his head into the ticket window, saw Wu Shanshan, and said, "Boss lady, have you received any new tapes today?"
Wu Shanshan rolled her eyes at the person and said, "No, where would we get so many new tapes? This will do."
"Watching the same old thing all the time gets boring! Without new material to stimulate the senses, it's unsettling!"
"Fuck you! You think you can get aroused by watching porn? If you're so capable, go find some women. Don't be so impatient with women that you have to resort to porn for thrills!"
"If you don't have it here, go look somewhere else. It's not like you're the only place that has it."
That guy rolled his eyes at Wu Shanshan and left.
Jiang Xiaoyue looked at Wu Shanshan and said, "Sister, why are there pornographic movies in our cinema?"
"Not many people usually watch movies; most come for pornographic films, otherwise it would be a losing proposition!"
"Then why continue?"
"It's all because of your brother-in-law. He thought he had a source of pornographic videotapes and could make a lot of money, so he excitedly started doing it. But now it's not like that at all."
"Why don't you think about switching to something else, like doing a legitimate business?"
"Sister-in-law, you don't know, your brother-in-law has many construction sites, all of which were set up for him by his uncle. His uncle took about 70% of them, so your brother-in-law doesn't want to worry about the construction sites!"
"Vice Mayor Yan?"
"That's right! His uncle made Zhou Chengzhi make money for him on the project, and also had my sister-in-law Zhou Yuxiang and her husband run the transportation line. He had to give him 50%. Although Xiang Pengfei took 50%, he still had to pay the drivers and workers' wages. His uncle just took 50% and didn't care about anything else!"
"That brother-in-law's uncle is ruthless! Doesn't he get all the benefits?"
"They're not being ruthless; it's just that those who are capable should do more, and they deserve it. Otherwise, how would your brother-in-law and his sister earn money?"
Jiang Xiaoyue nodded and said, "It's just a matter of mutual exploitation!"
At this moment, Zhang Amei came over and said hurriedly to the ticket window, "Xiaoyue, let's go! Shall we go buy furniture?"
Jiang Xiaoyue asked with some confusion, "Mom, aren't we going in the afternoon?"
Zhang Amei explained, "Go early and come back early? Going in the afternoon is too rushed, they still have to deliver goods, and if we go too late, they won't be able to deliver today!"
Jiang Xiaoyue thought about it and agreed, so she nodded and said, "Okay! I'll listen to Mom!"
Jiang Xiaoyue left the movie theater with Zhang Amei, went to the furniture store and bought the modular cabinet and sewing machine she wanted, and then returned home.
Zhang Amei held Jiang Xiaoyue's hand and said, "Xiaoyue, look, we've bought furniture and a sewing machine. Aren't you worried that Mom has wasted money?"
Upon hearing Zhang Amei's words, Jiang Xiaoyue knew that Zhang Amei had also heard her negative remarks. If she didn't speak up, she might really lose the chance to have a family. So she raised her right hand and said, "Mom, I swear, if I didn't truly want to marry Wu Xiaojun, I... I wish I died a horrible death!"
Zhang Amei covered Jiang Xiaoyue's mouth and said, "No, Xiaoyue, I believe you. From now on, live a good life with Mom, and let's make the Wu family's life wonderful!"
Jiang Xiaoyue nodded with tears in her eyes and said, "Yes, I'll listen to Mom!"
Anna chatted with the two elderly people for a while, then turned her head and saw that Zhuang Xiaoting was not moving on the bed. She assumed that Zhuang Xiaoting had fallen asleep, so she didn't want to talk anymore, afraid of disturbing Zhuang Xiaoting's rest.
So she pointed at Zhuang Xiaoting and whispered to the two elderly people in the Zhuang family, "Grandpa, Grandma, you two stay home and have some tea! I'm going outside to check on things and help watch the stall. Talking might disturb my sister-in-law's rest!"
The two elderly people were also curious and wanted to talk to Anna, but when they saw that Zhuang Xiaoting was really resting, they didn't want to disturb her. After all, Zhuang Xiaoting was heavily pregnant and about to give birth, and no matter what, they couldn't let their own needs affect the pregnant woman's rest.
Grandma Zhuang also stood up and said, "Let's go! We should go back too. Zhenbei can't manage all this by himself. We two old folks can go and help him watch the stall!"
So Anna led the two old people out of the house and to the newsstand.
Zhuang Xiaoting wasn't sure if she was really resting, so she lay down for a while longer. When she couldn't hear any more noise, she turned over and found that no one was in the room. She wiped away the tears on her face, hesitated for a moment with her mobile phone, and finally gritted her teeth and dialed Lin Dongzhe's company number.
Perhaps it was a coincidence, but Lin Dongzhe was the one who answered the phone.
When Zhuang Xiaoting saw that someone answered the phone, she said, "Hello. I'm looking for your manager, Lin Dongzhe!"
Lin Dongzhe recognized Zhuang Xiaoting immediately and said with a smile, "It's me! Honey, what's up? Missed me? Didn't I just get home? Why are you calling again? Is something wrong?"
At this moment, tears welled up in Zhuang Xiaoting's eyes again. She said, "Lin Dongzhe, let's get a divorce!"
Upon hearing this, Lin Dongzhe was stunned. He said, "What did you say? Wife, what are you doing? Weren't we fine when we first met?"
Zhuang Xiaoting simply said one sentence: "I want a divorce!"
She hung up the phone after saying that.
Just as Zhuang Xiaoting hung up the phone and was about to rest, she heard a "thump!" at the door. At first, Zhuang Xiaoting didn't think much of it, but then she heard someone say, "Sister Ling, what's wrong?"
Zhuang Xiaoting hurriedly got up, went to the door and opened it, and found Huang Ling lying on the ground. Zhang Amei and Jiang Xiaoyue were watching at the entrance of the courtyard, but they did not dare to move.
As soon as Zhuang Xiaoting saw Huang Ling lying on the ground, she shouted, "Mom, what's wrong? Mom!"
At this moment, Zhang Amei and Jiang Xiaoyue entered the courtyard to help Huang Ling.
As Jiang Xiaoyue helped Huang Ling up, she said, "Quick, call 120!"
Zhuang Xiaoting turned around again and went to the bedside to get her mobile phone to call 120!
It turned out that Anna helped Grandma Zhuang to the newsstand, and the two elderly people said goodbye to Huang Ling and the others and went home.
Huang Ling was a little worried about Zhuang Xiaoting, so she asked Anna and Zhuang Tunan to watch the book stall while she went to check on Zhuang Xiaoting. Unexpectedly, as soon as she entered the courtyard, she heard Zhuang Xiaoting calling Lin Dongzhe and saying that she wanted to divorce him. Huang Ling's head went blank, and she fainted on the ground.
Just then, Zhang Amei was leading Jiang Xiaoyue to Wu Shanshan's place so that Jiang Xiaoyue could continue to help Wu Shanshan. As soon as they stepped out the door, they saw Huang Ling faint. Zhang Amei called out in alarm but didn't dare to help her up.
The 120 ambulance service was quite efficient; they arrived at the newsstand in just a few minutes. Two nurses and a doctor carried the stretcher into the alley.
At this moment, the Zhuang family's courtyard was full of people: the Wu family, the Lin family, and the Wang family—four families from the same alley.
As soon as everyone saw the doctor arrive, they made way for him to go in and see Huang Ling.
At this moment, Zhuang Xiaoting was crying uncontrollably, calling out for her mother, but Huang Ling was still unconscious. Song Ying and Zhang Amei tried to help her and persuade her not to cry anymore, as it could harm the fetus, but Zhuang Xiaoting couldn't stop.
The doctor looked at Huang Ling lying in Jiang Xiaoyue's arms and said, "The patient is unconscious. We must take her to the hospital for emergency treatment!"
So, Jiang Xiaoyue, along with two nurses and a doctor, lifted Huang Ling onto a stretcher and pushed her outside.
Just as the stretcher reached the alley entrance, Lin Dongzhe happened to drive by. Upon seeing Huang Ling on the stretcher, Lin Dongzhe hurriedly asked, "Mom, Mom, what happened to you?"
No one answered Lin Dongzhe's question, and Lin Dongzhe didn't dare to stop the stretcher. The stretcher was pushed to the ambulance and loaded onto it. The doctor said to the crowd, "Which of you family members will go?"
Sitting in his wheelchair, Zhuang Tunan said, "I'll go, I'll go!"
Seeing him in a wheelchair, the doctor said, "You shouldn't go. Someone with good legs should come. Going to the hospital requires registration and such, which is inconvenient for you!"
Song Ying, who was helping Zhuang Xiaoting up, said, "Doctor, you go first! We have a car, we'll go with you!"
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