Chapter 62 Chapter 62 A Thrilling Day

There is almost no smooth road leading into the village; it is full of potholes and holes, as if they were deliberately dug by someone.

No one believed what the old doctor said. After discussion, they decided that two police officers would take Zhang Hongyan back to the county town to mobilize support just in case.

Meng Cheng and Lao Xiao were lying in ambush at the entrance of the village. If something went wrong, they would immediately go into the village to rescue people.

Because the mountain roads were rugged and the residence was far away, the old doctor would usually rest at the host's house for one night after seeing the patient, and would not return home until the next day.

Therefore, the time to rescue Xiao Kangping can only be set at night, and it is best not to alarm the people of Ding'an Village.

A direct confrontation between the two sides would be the worst option.

After the discussion, Wang Nian untied his braids and rolled them up, then grabbed a handful of dirt and patted it on his body and pants. Finally, the old doctor gave him a medicine bag to hang on his waist.

With her slightly dull eyes, she looks exactly like a young rural wife.

"I will tell you that you are my daughter-in-law and that you have..." The old doctor glanced at Wang Nian and nodded: "Just tell them that you already have two children at home."

"Okay." Wang Nian took the medicine box and hung it on his body, holding the old doctor: "Let's go."

"If you see something is wrong, run to the village entrance."

Before entering the village, Meng Cheng and his companions explained everything again with concern.

The village is built on the hillside, with several row buildings built along the road at the entrance. The old doctor said that these were chastity archways built in the village decades ago.

Several memorial archways sing praises of the glorious deeds of certain women who remained chaste for their husbands, but in fact they are just shackles imposed on women's shoulders.

"The people of Dingtai Village are stubborn and stubborn. The widows in the village who were not on the chastity archway...were all drowned in the pond." The old doctor sighed.

This bad habit persisted until the early days of liberation. If it weren't for the women's liberation movement, women in the village wouldn't even have the chance to learn to read.

As a result, the surrounding villages were unwilling to intermarry with Dingtai Village. Who wants to push their daughter into the fire pit?

"People in the village can only buy wives, and some people can't stand it and run away... Later, the supervision became more and more strict, and people from other villages were monitored when they entered the village."

The old doctor is one of the few familiar faces in the village. Whenever villagers have a headache or fever, they will ask him for help.

Having said this, the old doctor coughed a few times, put his hands behind his back and said no more.

The village was very quiet. No children playing or people working were seen. Only a few dogs lying on both sides of the road barking at them.

After a while, someone from the first house at the entrance of the village poked his head out from behind the wall, and the wariness in his eyes disappeared when he saw that it was the old doctor.

"Which family is Doctor Luo visiting today?" the man asked.

"The son-in-law of the Zhang family."

The man's eyes fell on Wang Nian again: "Who is she?"

"My second son's wife. I'm not feeling well today. Let her hold me for a while."

The man then nodded and shrank back.

All the houses in the village are made of yellow mud tiles. When one family talks, the conversation can be heard clearly by several nearby families in the yard. No wonder the old doctor said that they can only act at night.

"Doctor Luo is here!"

Just as the man from the first house finished questioning the two people, Mr. Zhang, who lived in the third house, had heard the noise, opened the door, and was waiting at the door.

The person who spoke was an old woman. The first thing she did was look at Wang Nian with her triangular eyes, her gaze was very sharp.

"How many babies do you have?"

Wang Nian smiled shyly: "I have two children, the younger one is only five years old."

The old woman smiled and said, "Auntie, you are very good at judging people. You can tell at a glance whether someone has given birth to a child or not. Auntie can tell from the looks of it that you have only given birth to a child a few years ago."

No wonder the old doctor specifically told Wang Nian about having a child. He must have already seen that she was already a mother.

Wang Nian still smiled shyly.

"Doctor Luo, please come in and check on my eldest son-in-law. He broke his leg a few days ago and suddenly had a high fever yesterday..."

The old woman kept talking about the situation. Doctor Luo motioned for Wang Nian to carry the medicine box into the house. As soon as he reached the door of the west wing, he was blocked by the old woman.

"Girl, just take a rest outside. My son-in-law is a man after all!"

The old woman looked smiling, but in fact she had a tough attitude and there was no smile in her eyes.

Wang Nian nodded shyly as if he hadn't noticed, and handed the medicine box to Doctor Luo: "Dad, I'll wait for you outside."

"It's cold, you should stay somewhere sheltered from the wind so you don't catch a cold." Doctor Luo came into the room.

"Sister, please go to the room of my two young ladies and wait. I don't think Dr. Luo will be able to finish his examination in a short time." The old woman pointed to the east wing and went in herself.

"It's cold outside, sister-in-law, come in."

Suddenly, the window of the east room was pushed open, and a girl with thick eyebrows and big eyes spoke.

Wang Nian turned and went into the east room.

There were two girls in the room. One was the one I had just seen, and the other girl had a dull look in her eyes and a weird look and was gnawing on a cloth tiger with a silly giggle.

Typical Down syndrome appearance.

"Don't be afraid, sister-in-law. My sister doesn't hit people. She's just not very smart."

The girl was writing and smiled as she asked Wang Nian to sit on the chair by the window.

"Girl, are you still a student?" Wang Nian glanced at the book casually and said casually, "My eldest son is in the third year of junior high school. I don't know if he can get into a good school next year."

"My parents stopped letting me go to school after I graduated from junior high school."

The girl sighed, closed the book with a look of helplessness, and quickly winked slyly: "They don't let me read, but I want to read anyway."

"ah--"

The sudden shouting from the west room startled several people. Zhang Ermei frowned, stood up and hurried back to comfort her eldest sister.

After the room became quiet, he opened the window and took a careful look.

"If God really has eyes, my parents will definitely be struck by lightning!"

Wang Nian was a little surprised.

Zhang Ermei smiled nonchalantly: "If my sister-in-law wants to file a complaint, go ahead. Anyway, I don't plan to stay in this hell any longer. I want to go out into the world and find a new life."

"Sister, please speak softly, in case your mother hears you." Wang Nian looked out the window nervously.

"Sister-in-law." Zhang Ermei suddenly became serious, and then sighed heavily: "I dare to say this because I know Doctor Luo is a good person, and I believe you are not those bad people in Dingtai Village."

Wang Nian waved his hands repeatedly. Although he was a little touched in his heart, he didn't show it on his face.

What if Zhang Ermei was just testing him? If Wang Nian answered, he would be courting death...

Seeing Wang Nian's worried face, Zhang Ermei stopped talking and started talking to herself.

"Once I escape, I will find Kang Ping's family to rescue him... I don't believe they are not afraid of the police."

"I don't want to be associated with them. They are evil and bad guys..."

From Zhang Ermei's mumbling, Wang Nian could tell that this girl was quite educated. If she was really forced to drop out of school after junior high school, it seemed that she had learned a lot of knowledge in private.

And Wang Nian also got some information from those words.

Originally there was an older brother in their family who fell in love with a girl from the next village a few years ago. However, the girl's family did not agree with their daughter marrying in Dingtai Village, and the two were forced to separate.

In order to make the eldest brother give up the idea of ​​marriage as soon as possible, the family bought a wife from outside. When the girl from the next village heard about it, she was very sad and committed suicide by jumping into the river.

After the eldest brother found out, he chose to commit suicide by jumping into the river on the wedding day, and he also followed his partner.

So the parents started looking for a son-in-law for their daughter. Zhang Ermei agreed no matter what, saying that if anyone dared to buy someone privately again, she would follow her eldest brother and jump into the river.

After he jumped once and was rescued, his family members didn't dare to force him anymore and instead bought a live-in son-in-law for the foolish eldest sister.

All they wanted was a boy to carry on the family line.

So whether it was Xiao Kangping or their sisters, they were just tools for reproduction.

"Sister-in-law, please get out."

After muttering to herself, Zhang Ermei suddenly frowned and chased Wang Nian away.

Wang Nian didn't understand what was going on. Before she could say anything, Zhang Ermei pushed her out of the house and yelled angrily, "I don't want to have a baby. If I have to, give me enough!"

He shouted this while looking at the west room, and then slammed the door.

Crunch——

The door of the west wing was pushed open.

"Don't worry, sister. My second daughter is not sensible." The old woman's eyes flickered slightly, and then she pointed to the second room in the west wing: "Sister, go into that room and have a rest."

"I'll just sit outside and wait." Wang Nian smiled awkwardly.

"Then go to the stove room and warm yourself by the fire. Doctor Luo is still busy."

The stove room was in the backyard, and the low wall just happened to show the road into the village. Wang Nian thought about it and nodded: "Then I'll go to the stove room and wait."

He walked from the front yard to the back yard, remembering the situation of Zhang's yard clearly, and then entered the stove room.

Doctor Luo was busy with the treatment until dark, when he finally came out of the room, sweating profusely.

"It'll be fine tonight once the fever subsides." Doctor Luo wiped the sweat from his forehead and searched for Wang Nian: "Where's my daughter-in-law?"

"He's warming himself by the fire in the stove room," said the old woman.

"It's really cold."

"I'll go cook now. I'll have to trouble you again tonight."

"I'll be laying on the floor in the house tonight. If I burn the child again, he'll become stupid." Doctor Luo waved his hands wearily, "Just have a simple dinner and make some porridge for the child."

"Okay! I'll go right away." The old woman smiled and went to the stove.

In the darkness, Luo Lang spat fiercely at the woman's back and cursed the black-hearted woman to die a miserable death.

Soon, Wang Nian came to the front yard from the kitchen.

"Dad, please watch!"

"We have to stay up all night tonight." Doctor Luo took out his pipe and winked at Wang Nian: "Help Dad go into the house and lie down for a while. This old man is exhausted."

"Dad, you just recovered from your illness. Can you bear to watch over me for a night?"

"You have to bear it even if you can't bear it!"

The two entered the compartment arranged by the old woman for them to rest, which was next to Xiao Kangping's house.

Doctor Luo opened the window a little, looked out, and immediately started talking about Xiao Kangping's situation.

His calf was broken abruptly, and he had a high fever because he didn't get any medical treatment. Just now, when Luo Lang was trying to reconnect his leg, he was stopped by an old woman, who said that he only needed to reduce the fever and not reconnect the leg.

If Doctor Luo hadn't said that even after the leg was transplanted, the old woman would still be a cripple, and that if she didn't have the leg transplanted, she would only be able to walk with crutches and it would affect her married life, the old woman would have finally agreed to have the leg transplanted.

"What about his legs..." Wang Nian was worried that he would really become crippled after being cured.

Doctor Luo waved his hand and said, "Go home and take good care of yourself for a few months. It won't affect your walking."

Wang Nian finally felt relieved and hurried out of the room.

It is easy to arouse suspicion if the so-called father-in-law and daughter-in-law are alone in a room for too long.

A few minutes after she sat down, the old woman really ran to the front yard to check on her, saw her sitting by the door, and smiled and called for someone to help her cook.

During dinner, I learned from the old woman that Zhang Lao Da and the elders in the village went to the county town to buy things for their eldest daughter's wedding and would not be home until tomorrow morning.

For Wang Nian and the others, it was truly God’s help.

Not only Wang Nian heard these words, but also Zhang Ermei who had already made up her mind to leave.

Everything she said just now was true, and she said it on purpose for Wang Nian to hear, just to see if she could meet someone with a conscience to help her.

Unfortunately, Wang Nian was not surprised. The girl felt that she had wasted her breath, so she changed her face and pushed him out of the house.

Wang Nian was nervously waiting for the time to come in the dark night, when suddenly there was a slight creaking sound from the house opposite.

Looking out from the window, I happened to see Zhang Ermei walking on tiptoe out of the house. Although her footsteps were very light... there was still movement in the main house.

It seems that the old woman didn't fall asleep at all...

Wang Nian suddenly broke out in a cold sweat. If Zhang Ermei hadn't tried it in advance, they would have been discovered before they even left the yard.

"Second brother!" the old woman called out in a low voice.

Seeing this, Zhang Ermei no longer moved cautiously, but opened the door of the yard and ran away.

The old woman cursed under her breath and followed after him.

She obviously didn't want to be discovered by other people in the village, so she didn't make any noise and even ran in a light step.

The two ran out of the yard one after another, and the door of the house next door creaked open, but the old woman did not come back.

Wang Nian immediately opened the door and went out.

"Let's go!" Doctor Luo was dressed neatly, with his medicine box already on his back. He just said one word and immediately made way for the door.

Wang Nian nodded and immediately went into the west room.

The strong smell of medicinal herbs filled the entire room. The young man on the bamboo bed breathed steadily but was unaware of the visitor and could not see his appearance clearly.

Wang Nian didn't have time to look at what the man looked like. He immediately walked up and carried Xiao Kangping on his back as Doctor Luo had instructed.

Doctor Luo turned around and closed the doors of the two rooms again.

Xiao Kangping was very light, with a weight similar to Shi Wan's. Wang Nian could clearly feel his ribs digging into his back, but it also allowed Wang Nian to walk faster.

The Zhang family lives at the entrance of the village. After passing the first family, I no longer have to slow down my pace. My breathing, which I had deliberately suppressed, gradually becomes heavier.

"Huff-huff-huff-huff-" Doctor Luo was so tired that his eyes were blurry and he almost couldn't breathe.

Suddenly, two figures jumped out from the bushes by the roadside.

Wang Nian stopped and looked clearly at who was coming, then he dared to take a deep breath.

The two of them just raised their index fingers and made a "shushing" gesture. Old Xiao walked over silently and took Xiao Kangping over. He glanced at the sleeping child in the moonlight and his eyes were immediately wet with tears.

Wang Nian also saw it... Xiao Kangping looks too much like Old Xiao.

He has a square face, thick eyebrows and big eyes, but he is so thin that his jawbone sticks out, making him look a little out of shape.

Meng Cheng took the medicine box and put it on his back, then simply carried Doctor Luo on his back and whispered, "Let's go!"

Under the moonlight, a few people started walking quickly along the mountain road again. No one spoke and no one complained of being tired. They walked all the way to the back of the mountain.

"They found us. Let's go!" Meng Cheng looked back at Dingtai Village and quickened his pace: "The contact person is halfway up the mountain."

Wang Nian also looked back.

Many torches were lit in the valley, and it seemed they were chasing us here, with the leading lights moving quite fast.

Several people almost ran all the way down.

On the way down the mountain, Wang Nian met the police who came to pick him up, and his heart finally settled down a little. However, the news he heard afterwards made several people break out in cold sweats again.

Dingtai Village is much more terrifying than some people think.

There were not only pistols in the village, but also two cannons picked up from the battlefield in earlier years. The county public security bureau once sent people to persuade the villagers to hand over the cannons but to no avail, and the people were almost beaten.

Ding Taicun is a "troublemaker" in the county's public security system. After a severe crackdown order was issued to the county, he is applying for the provincial public security department to intervene and clear the debt.

Snap——

The car door closed and the car immediately sped out. After driving onto the highway, everyone in the car finally relaxed.

The public security comrade who was co-piloting in the front seat also breathed a sigh of relief.

"Dingtai Village will clear the debt before the end of the year at the latest. We will never allow the bullies who threaten the safety of the people to continue to do evil."

"I joined the army at the age of fifteen and the public security system at the age of twenty-four. I have never felt so aggrieved." Meng Cheng gritted his teeth and pounded his knee.

Severe crackdown...is imperative!

Wang Nian's breath gradually calmed down, and he looked at Doctor Luo with some concern: "Master, they must know that it was you who saved Kang Ping. Will they cause trouble for you?"

Doctor Luo waved his hands and said, "No problem." He even looked relaxed and satisfied. "My children at home have long since sent me to live with them, so I might as well take this opportunity to retire completely..."

Luo Langzhong had been practicing medicine in various villages since the previous dynasty, hence the name Luo Langzhong.

With the popularization of western medicine in hospitals and clinics, the barefoot doctor also fell into obscurity. If the people of Dingtai Village were not afraid to go to the county hospital, they would not seek medical treatment from him.

And...even if Wang Nian and the others didn't come to rescue Xiao Kangping today, Doctor Luo was going to find a way to rescue him.

"All my belongings are with me. Just drop me off at the county public security bureau and I'll go to the station myself!" Doctor Luo leaned back in the back seat and closed his eyes comfortably.

Lao Xiao and Xiao Kangping were in another car, and the county public security bureau also brought doctors from the county hospital to treat them.

The two cars sped all the way and finally arrived at the county hospital before dawn.

Meng Cheng and another comrade sent Doctor Luo to the station. Old Xiao kowtowed deeply to the old doctor before the car left.

The old doctor accepted the kneeling and then closed the car door cleanly.

Zhang Hongyan, who had been waiting all night, came over immediately.

"Is this Kang Ping?"

"Yeah." Wang Nian nodded. When he was climbing the stairs, his legs went weak and he almost fell to his knees. Zhang Hongyan came over and supported him: "Your face is pale."

"Scared." Wang Nian smiled.

I was extremely nervous the whole day, and I had just run all the way with someone on my back without any rest. As soon as I relaxed, my legs started shaking violently.

The doctor quickly pushed Xiao Kangping into the examination room to check the condition of his legs and immediately started fever-reducing treatment.

“…”

The sky gradually brightened, the morning sun rose from the east, the thin mist was scattered in all directions by the golden light, and the sky was magnificent.

For the anxiously waiting Lao Xiao, the most painful memory in his life also came to an end today.

As soon as Xiao Kangping's high fever subsided, he quickly regained consciousness and immediately recognized Lao Xiao.

The father and son hugged each other and cried bitterly, and their crying lasted for a long time.

Xiao Kangping had a broken lower leg and the dislocated bones had been reconnected. The orthopedic doctor said that Doctor Luo's bone-setting technique was quite sophisticated.

The injured part is a stable fracture, so there is no need for surgery. Just put a plaster on it to fix it and wait for the bone to heal automatically.

At Xiao Kangping's strong request, everyone decided to rest for two more days before heading home.

During these two days, they received some great news, which made Lao Xiao and Meng Chengdu decide to stay and witness the arrival of this day.

The provincial capital's Public Security Department's anti-gang document was sent down to the county public security bureau, which decided to clear debts in Dingtai Village and crack down on criminals in the village one week later.

Dingtai Village was identified as a criminal gang, and armed forces were deployed to clear it out. The possibility of casualties cannot be ruled out.

Lao Xiao wanted to witness with his own eyes that the devil who hurt his son was punished, while Meng Cheng's soldier spirit was awakened and he took the initiative to apply to join the debt collection operation.

The responsibility of escorting Xiao Kangping back to Anhuai fell on Wang Nian and Zhang Hongyan.

The return journey is another day and night by train.

When the train finally stopped at Anhuai City Railway Station, everyone relaxed completely.

But when Wang Nian saw that the people who came to pick him up were Shi Xiangming and Qiu Chengjun, he was still a little surprised.

Shi Xiangming just whispered something into Wang Nian's ear, and Wang Nian and Zhang Hongyan remained silent and said nothing more.

"Hu Wenli is in the period of postpartum confinement."

The term "xiaoyuezi" means that when Hu Wenli went to Dingtai Village to rescue Xiao Kangping, she resolutely aborted the child she had conceived with great difficulty.

The van stopped in front of No. 16 Guanghua Street. Looking up, I could see Hu Wenli standing behind the second-floor window looking down.

The mother and son must have had a lot to talk about when they reunited. After settling Xiao Kangping down, everyone went home to rest.

On Sundays and Saturdays, the three children were also at home.

As soon as she stepped through the gate, Shi Feiying, who had been waiting at the door, rushed into her arms like a cannonball, hugged Wang Nian and cried bitterly, crying even more miserably than Xiao Kangping who had just returned home.

"If you don't come back, the house will be drowned by Feiying's tears." Shi Guizhi shook her head and laughed.

Shi Wan also came over crying, hugged Wang Nian's arms tightly, and called out "Mom"

Shi Shuwen stood in the yard, holding a book in her hand, and smiled shyly: "Mom."

"The books are held upside down." Wang Nian pointed out with a smile, dragging two "bags" towards the living room.

After finally entering the living room, Zhou Yuying was seen swaying on the sofa. When she saw Wang Nian spit out the date kernel in his mouth, she smiled and waved her hands: "You're back!"

"You didn't even ask about Old Meng before he came back?" Wang Nian laughed.

"What's there to ask? I have enough food and drink every day and I live a carefree life. It doesn't make much difference whether he is here or not."

"If Lao Meng heard this, he would be sad."

"It seems that no one is here!" Zhou Yuying winked mischievously.

After sitting down smoothly and coaxing the coquettish Shi Wan, Wang Nian looked down and was speechless for a moment: "Shi Feiying, what's wrong with your hair?"

There was a large patch of hair missing from the top of his head, and it looked as if it had been cut haphazardly with a pair of scissors.

Shi Xiangming sat down and explained the reason with a smile and tears. It was just four words: "Playing with fire."

"I wanted to help Second Aunt light the fire, not play with fire." Shi Feiying hugged Wang Nian aggrievedly: "Dad wronged me."

Shi Guizhi didn't want to expose him, so she just nodded with a smile.

But Shi Wan was determined not to let her brother tell lies, so she immediately complained: "It was clearly playing with fire, and Feiying even burned a hole in his pants."

Shi Feiying quietly defended herself: "I just wanted to see how long it would take for the firewood to burn through my pants."

"It looks like our Feiying will have to wear ragged pants to school on Monday." Wang Nian smiled and touched the head with missing hair: "It will cost two yuan for a haircut tomorrow. Take the money from your piggy bank."

Shi Feiying felt that... her mother didn't seem that happy to come back.

"You two can talk first. I'll go and steam the rice." Seeing that it was getting late, Shi Guizhi stood up and said, "I'll cook for lunch."

When it comes to food, the quiet Shi Shuwen has a lot to say, and calls out in a hurry: "Mom."

"What's the matter?"

"Can you cook tonight?" Shi Shuwen asked. Shi Wan and Shi Feiying nodded repeatedly, looking at him eagerly.

"Mom, I want to eat the fried rice you made." said Shi Feiying.

Shi Wan also said, "I want to eat wontons with shrimp."

"Your three kids will become hungry and skinny without you." Zhou Yuying was not afraid of the commotion and didn't slow down much in putting strawberries into her mouth: "They are all picky little guys."

"Aunt Yuying is still criticizing us!" Shi Wan was unconvinced: "You ate all the strawberries by yourself."

"The little girl knows how to cherish her own things." Zhou Yuying joked.

"My mother said she doesn't feel bad about what she eats." Shi Wan shook her head.

"I'm glad you don't feel bad about it. I still have to pick blackberries to eat later." Zhou Yuying smiled.

"Go help Second Aunt pick vegetables, and Mom will cook dinner tonight."

Wang Nian sent the three children away and was finally able to lean back on the sofa and sigh in relief.

"What's going on with Hu Wenli?" Wang Nian asked.

"The subdistrict office is really quick to inform. They showed up right after you left." Zhou Yuying pouted: "If you decide to give birth to this child, Xiao Kangping's household registration will have to be cancelled."

"It's certain that someone listened to what we said at the door." Wang Nian sighed.

"Hu Wenli didn't want her child to worry, so she made up her mind and had the abortion."

Xiao Kangping was finally found after six years of suffering. Hu Wenli wanted to devote all her energy to the child, but the baby in her belly... came at the wrong time.

"You two should have a private conversation." Zhou Yuying stood up and picked up the plate: "I think Chief Engineer Shi's eyes are about to pop out of his head!"

“If it really pops out, you’ll have to go to the hospital to check out your eyes.” Wang Nian closed his eyes and pinched his eyebrows.

From picking people up at the train station to going to Hu Wenli's house, Wang Nian had already felt that Shi Xiangming had something to say, but he just never found the opportunity.

After the couple were the only ones left in the living room, it was quiet for a while.

A warm arm reached out and held Wang Nian in his arms, and his big hands gently massaged his temples.

"What's the matter?" Wang Nian chuckled, and as expected he had to ask first.

Shi Xiangming also laughed: "Jiang Feng wanted to come and see the children before the New Year."

"Come if you want."

I had said before that we were not opposed to Jiang Feng coming to meet the children, so Wang Nian naturally had no intention of not allowing her to meet them.

"If you mind, let the children meet her outside." Shi Xiangming added: "I told the children about this a few days ago, and Shi Wan refused to say anything and said she wanted to ask you."

The first reaction of both children was to firmly disagree, but after being persuaded, they said they would ask their mother's opinion first.

"She came to the unit to look for you?"

"Liao Guang came to deliver the letter." Shi Xiangming explained hurriedly, and emphasized: "Jiang Feng did not show up."

"Then I'll ask the two children tonight." Wang Nian smiled, closed his eyes, raised his hand, accurately touched Shi Xiangming's cheek, and patted it gently to comfort him.

Shi Xiangming lowered his head and touched Wang Nian's forehead with his warm lips.

"Daddy and Mommy are kissing!"

Wang Nian jumped up instantly and stared helplessly at Shi Feiying who was "talking nonsense".

“…”

No matter how charming the atmosphere is, it is instantly wiped out by just one sentence.