Jian Dan quickly gave her a meaningful look, and Qin Yinzhu followed her gaze, reluctantly stopping and making way for the nurse to give her the injection. Her words also took a different turn.
"By the way, they're all on IV drips. Since you're here, and the cafeteria's open at this hour, could you send someone to get them some porridge? They're all hungry."
No sooner had he finished speaking than the boy's stomach rumbled loudly. He tried to hide his embarrassment by pursing his lips, unaware that even the roots of his ears had turned red.
Simply blink.
What can we eat now?
"Porridge, boiled eggs, low in oil and salt, anything that's easy to digest is fine."
He went out without asking anyone, went to the canteen and got some millet porridge, boiled eggs, and steamed egg custard. When he came back, there were several more people in the ward: Li Erqiang, Wei Kangzhan, the two people who had brought the news earlier, three women, Qin Qinghuai, and Commander Lin. They must have come after receiving the news. The room was full of people.
However, they all looked rather unwell.
As soon as she put the lunchbox down, several family members rushed to take it and started feeding the child. Seeing this, the others quietly left the ward.
"Tell me, what are your plans to do?"
Li Erqiang's eyes were bloodshot, and he wished he could go back right now and tear that hateful woman to pieces. But he still had a sliver of reason. He couldn't risk his life for revenge. His child had already lost his mother. If he really put himself in jail because of this woman, what would happen to the child?
He didn't dare think about it anymore. He clenched his fists tightly and gritted his teeth.
"Don't worry, I'm not crazy. I... I still have a child."
Regiment Commander Lin breathed a sigh of relief.
“Yes, that’s the right way to think. You still have children. Even if you beat her up, it won’t change anything. She’s the one who wronged the children, and she’ll get her comeuppance sooner or later.”
Qin Qinghuai's lips twitched, looking at Commander Lin speechlessly. How could a commander like you say such a thing? You can just think it in your heart!
"Commander, we've passed!"
"Huh? Ahh,"
Commander Lin also realized what was happening.
"Haha, well, let me repeat, she's the one who wronged the child, and she will, will be tormented by her conscience in the future, haha, yes, yes, tormented by her conscience."
"You need to think this through yourself. It's not that we're discriminating against you, but it's really, well, unfair to the child."
We've gone to such lengths to set this up here because we want our many brothers who have left the military to have a good life. We're not here to tear your families apart. Your life is your own; think about what kind of life you want to live and what kind of life you want to provide for your children.
Wei Kangzhan also patted him on the shoulder.
"Qiangzi, I know you understand everything in your heart, but you just feel sorry for the children and don't want them to become children without a mother."
But you also know that person is simply not fit to be a mother.
Look at the lives other people's children are living. I'm not talking about eating lavishly, but life here is so much better than back home.
With your competence and hard work, not to mention anything else, those work points you earned the other day must have been enough to buy a lot of food and money. It shouldn't be a problem to feed your child and provide them with warm clothes, right?
To be honest, you were a bit careless before. Others may be heartless, but you weren't. You cared about your children. You told us how thoughtful and sensible your daughter was, and how your son was so clever and knew to bring you water to wash your feet. Do you still remember that?
Qiangzi, from now on, try to make it up to the child!
Li Erqiang squatted against the wall, covering his face and sobbing for a long time, until several family members came out, at which point he wiped his face and stood up.
"Aunt Zhu, the child, the child..."
The old lady sighed, and her daughter-in-law, Sister Zhu, gently closed the door behind her.
"The child is asleep."
Li Erqiang breathed a sigh of relief, staggered a couple of steps, and bumped into the wall behind him.
"Qiangzi, I know you're not a bad person, but, but this child is really starving. Our lives are much better now. I can understand if you're biased towards boys, but you can't go too far, can you?"
Little Tiger is still a boy, so why wouldn't you give him a boiled egg?
Millet porridge was something everyone craved.
"Let's not talk about anything else, we work so hard for the children, right? Look at that child, she's so thin, and the older girl is covered in injuries."
The old lady patted her hand, signaling her to stop talking, and only then did Sister-in-law Zhu shut up.
"Qiangzi, your aunt knows you have difficulties. In the future, if you need anything, just call out over the wall. Your aunt can't do much else, but I can take care of the children, cook, sew clothes, and do all sorts of things, you know? We're all neighbors here, so don't be shy."
After saying that, they nodded to the others and left.
Li Erqiang's eyes reddened again.
This is really ridiculous. Is this just hindsight?
However, the fact that he understood is actually a good thing.
“Our parents’ committee also bears responsibility for this. We failed to discover it sooner, otherwise, the child might have suffered less. We also have a part of our dereliction of duty.”
She can say these words, but no one else can agree with them.
The residents' committee, to put it bluntly, exists to maintain harmony within the residential compound, much like a village committee, but not as official. It's purely an organization that does a lot of work but gets no credit; it just sounds good.
But to be honest, they can't manage that many things. They only need to go out and mediate when there are conflicts. No matter how diligent they are, they can't possibly interfere in other people's homes. If things get out of hand, they can still have an excuse. Back then, the two children didn't say anything, and Li Erqiang didn't say anything. Who else could know so much?
Li Erqiang stood up, leaning against the wall; his throat was already hoarse.
“Sister-in-law, it’s all my fault. I, as their father, have not cared enough for them, which is why that stupid woman has been bullying them like this. If you hadn’t found out this time, they would have suffered even more.”
As he spoke, he began to bow.
"Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!"
"Alright, alright,"
Seeing the displeasure on the faces of Commander Lin and Qin Qinghuai, Wei Kangzhan, who knew him best, grabbed him and pulled him up.
"Alright, enough of this nonsense. Why are we being so formal with each other, brothers? From now on, taking good care of the kids is more important than anything else."
Commander Lin also spoke up.
"That's right, the better days are yet to come. This temporary situation is nothing. Alright, stop yelling here. Go inside and take care of the children. We're going back too."
"If something happens, go to a doctor, a nurse, or your organization. There's always a solution. Don't do anything foolish."
They came out quite early; it was almost completely dark by now. Wei Kangzhan stayed behind to see if there was anything they could help with. The group slowly walked towards the family compound. Commander Lin was still wondering...
"Aren't we living a good enough life now? We have enough to eat and wear, yet we still can't keep people around?"
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