She felt a sense of unease, as if she had missed some very important information.
Sister Zhang wiped the sweat from her forehead and said breathlessly, "I saw her water break this morning. I guess the baby is going to be born early, but it's not her due date yet. I don't know what's going on. There's no one there to take care of her at the hospital. Her parents have always been unreliable. They didn't care about her at all after she went to the hospital. I don't know what sins Qingqing committed in her past life to have such parents in this life."
"I was planning to come see you this morning, but I didn't know your current situation. Is it convenient for you to come over?"
Sister Zhang looked at Shu Ying, her mind a complete blank, clearly still somewhat incredulous.
Sister Zhang continued, "I don't know which deity we offended, but several families in the tenement building have had premature births recently. Qingqing was still two months away from giving birth, and people say that seven months is a good time and eight months is not. Fortunately, Xiao Wang downstairs was fine this morning, but seeing that her condition was really bad, he hurriedly borrowed a bicycle and took her to the hospital. Otherwise, I don't know what would have happened."
Sister Zhang speaks very quickly, and Shu Ying received a lot of information at once, so she stood there stiffly with her back a little stiff.
It had only been a few months since they last met. Li Qingqing had been working away from home and hadn't returned for some time, but she had never mentioned when she was pregnant.
“I told you a long time ago to let her find a husband soon, but you wouldn’t listen. Now look what’s happened. She’s gotten herself into a bad relationship and found someone on her own, supposedly a military officer. But it’s been so long and she hasn’t sent a single penny back.”
Upstairs, Li Dacheng's cursing voice could be heard.
Li Hong reluctantly washed the pots and pans in her hands. "How was I supposed to know that so many things would happen? If I had known that this brat would be so ambitious, I should have drowned her in the river when she was born. At that time, I was thinking that the butcher could afford 32 yuan, so raising the price by 3 yuan wouldn't be a big deal. Who knew he would refuse?"
Now, thinking about it, Li Hong is filled with deep regret.
“Look at your good daughter. She’s worth at least 32 yuan. I think you’re just too greedy. You’re useless. You can’t earn any money with this big belly. Now you’re in the hospital and have to pay for your medical expenses. Your son’s marriage is still not settled. You’d better figure out a way yourself.”
Li Dacheng was originally satisfied with the 32 yuan dowry, but because of Li Hong's encouragement, he thought that if he could get 3 yuan more, he would like to get 3 yuan more.
Unexpectedly, Li Qingqing took advantage of the situation and found a husband for herself in less than two days.
Originally, neither of them wanted to do it, but since Li Qingqing and Duan Huaichuan had already made it a fait accompli, it wouldn't sound good if word got out, so in the end, the two of them had no choice but to compromise.
Fortunately, Duan Huaichuan's job is not bad; at least he has a stable salary every month.
But Li Hong never expected that Duan Huaichuan had never sent any money back.
Hearing the two arguing, Sister Zhang sighed helplessly.
"Poor child, alone in the hospital, not knowing what's going on. They're both my children, how can there be such heartless parents in this world?"
Shu Ying clenched her hands. Li Qingqing's life was hanging in the balance, and not only was not a single member of this family there to accompany her, but they were also making such callous remarks.
It seems they've had too many good days lately.
She nodded to Sister Zhang, "Thank you, Sister Zhang. I'll go to the hospital now."
Ms. Zhang was a little embarrassed, "Thank you for your trouble."
Shu Ying didn't say anything, but quietly went upstairs. She took out the banana peels that the two children had finished eating from her space, wrapped them in black mud, placed them at the Li family's door, and then knocked on the door.
"Someone downstairs is collecting your household recyclables."
After Shu Ying finished speaking, she immediately turned around and walked out again.
Hearing the noise outside, Li Dacheng stopped shouting. Faintly, Shu Ying heard someone opening the door.
"Who's the scoundrel? Our family's junk is all neatly stacked. Your family is so poor that you can't even afford to eat, yet you still steal this little thing. You even steal junk. If I catch you, just wait and see—ouch!"
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com