"Not really, the other one... well, there's not much to say about it."
Jiang Ping glanced at the child, then moved closer to Jian Dan, lowering her voice.
"The other family, after receiving the compensation, his wife started living with a young educated youth who was assigned to the area this year."
He blinked for a long time, only realizing it belatedly.
"He's a male educated youth?"
Jiang Ping rolled her eyes at her.
"What do you think? Is there even a question?"
He simply patted his mouth lightly.
"I didn't react for a moment. No, so this wasn't kept secret at all, and it was just made public like this?"
She was starting to doubt herself. She'd only been gone for a little over a month; had the atmosphere here really become so open and free?
Am I being too conservative?
"What nonsense are you talking about? Let me tell you, it happened during the autumn harvest a few days ago. The machines couldn't get through those fields, so they were assigned to the newly arrived educated youth. Apparently, that educated youth didn't know how to do farm work, and as a result, he injured himself with one swing of the sickle."
A simple twitch at the corner of the mouth,
"Is this still a hero saving a damsel in distress? No, it's a damsel in distress saving a hero?"
"Hey, listen to me, this isn't over yet!"
She didn't save them; it was two other educated youths who took them to the hospital. The important part is what comes later.
While getting bandaged at the hospital, I met Liu Yulan, the sister-in-law whose husband had an accident. She was pregnant when her husband had the accident, and then gave birth to a girl around summer. To put her mind at ease, her in-laws agreed that they wouldn't take a penny of the compensation and wouldn't interfere with her. Their only request was that she raise the child and not change her surname.
Everyone thought it was a coincidence, and the other educated youths didn't pay much attention. But afterwards, Liu, or rather Liu, would always intentionally or unintentionally run into Liu Yulan. No one suspected anything at first, since they were both single now, and even if they really got together, no one would say anything.
As a result, no one expected that a few days ago,
Jiang Ping paused, feeling a little hesitant to say it.
"Everyone was still working in the greenhouse when a few kids wandered up the mountain halfway there. They found her child lying in a grassy hut crying. The kids were terrified and took the child back to find the adults."
Then, after searching everywhere, they finally found them at Liu Yulan's house, um, having a good time.
Simple, astounding.
"No, wasn't it said that she gave birth in the summer? How many children does she have?"
"...just this one,"
"You mean, babies born in the summer are thrown into the mountains while they have affairs at home?"
No, how old are the children in the summer by the time of the autumn harvest?
Three months?
"...On the day of the accident, she had just turned three months old."
Summer arrives in May and June, and the autumn harvest here is also early, taking about three months.
Besides, the temperature wasn't low a few days ago either.
"Is this... really her biological mother?"
Jiang Ping had an expression that said, "I knew you'd be surprised too."
"Right, right, you overthink things too, don't you?"
But this is her biological mother; this child was born in the hospital, and Dr. Qin was the one who delivered her.
To be honest, she had lived in both timelines, especially the future with its extensive communication networks, constant trending topics, and all sorts of eye-popping news. She thought she had seen a lot of the world, but even though it was her first time being a mother, she was still genuinely stunned and didn't know what to say for a long time.
This is an ethical drama that most people wouldn't even dare to imagine.
"So, what was the solution? Even if they were saved, wouldn't the child be safe with a mother like that?"
The area is mostly wasteland and mountains; if someone really sets their mind to it, it's impossible to prevent. That's her own child; no one else can possibly watch over him every single moment.
Jiang Ping pursed her lips, but when she looked at Xiao An, her gaze softened instantly.
"Yes, it caused quite a stir back then. She was a military family member and an educated youth, so her status made things a bit complicated. So it was reported directly to your political commissar, Qin. I heard from Xiao An's dad that they've already notified the child's grandparents to come over. These past two days, the child has been being looked after by several aunties from the parents' committee, and they haven't let her watch over him."
"You didn't see it, the child was crying so hard he could barely breathe. His little hands were outside, and they were so cold they turned a different color. He started having a fever that night. If they hadn't been discovered early, and had spent the night outside, he probably wouldn't have been able to cry anymore the next day."
"Holy shit!"
He simply and directly swore.
"What the hell? Is this even human?"
After becoming a mother, Jian Dan's immunity to her child plummeted. When Mingzhu came over in the afternoon and the topic came up, Mingzhu didn't seem particularly agitated.
"You don't know much about the other side since you're in this courtyard. Liu Yulan actually showed signs of favoring sons over daughters before. Before giving birth, she would always talk about sons and never gave other people's daughters a friendly look. She was fine when the baby was first born, since a lot of people were paying attention to her and would ask her about it whenever she met someone. But you could tell from her conversations with the neighbors that she didn't have much affection for the child."
However, it was also because of this child that the child's father's compensation money didn't have to be divided up, so her dissatisfaction wasn't too obvious, and she could still put on a show.
After the confinement period, we couldn't keep an eye on her all the time, so she became even less attentive. The baby would cry from time to time because of hunger. Aunt Wei talked to her about it several times, but she would either say that she didn't have enough breast milk and the baby wasn't getting enough to eat, or that the baby was being fussy. But tell me, the baby is so small, how much can outsiders really care, right?
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