"Dad, go to sleep. How can you stay up like this? Don't worry, I misunderstood before. I promise you, I will never try to kill myself again. I will raise Shuanzi well..."
Haiyong's father looked at his daughter-in-law with a guilty expression. "Our Liu family has wronged you. Tell me what's on your mind. Don't worry, I'm here. I can't let you and Shuanzi go hungry. Tomorrow, I'll go out to sea with them..."
"You're still young. If you meet the right person later and want to go to another family, I won't stop you, as long as you don't do anything foolish again..."
As soon as Xu Dasheng and Si Gui arrived outside the courtyard, they heard sobbing coming from inside.
Unlike Da Niu, Hai Yong's body did not return.
Si Gui stepped forward and gently knocked on the door, "Grandpa, please open the door."
Haiyong's father, seeing the two men approaching under the moonlight, leaned on his cane and stood firmly in front of his daughter-in-law.
Who are you? What do you want?
Xu Dasheng's eyes welled up with tears. "Uncle, we're Haiyong's brothers. We've been with Haiyong all this way. Before he fell into the water, he was constantly worried about home, afraid you wouldn't have enough money for painkillers, afraid he wouldn't make it in time for his sister-in-law to give birth..."
Si Gui pulled a roll of toilet paper from her backpack. "This is what Hai Yong risked his life to leave for you. He asked us to send it home. He said not to be too sad, that he felt sorry for you, and that you should live well..."
"He said he would watch over you from below and that you must never tell anyone, because he was afraid that if others knew your family was wealthy, they would have bad intentions, and he would no longer be able to protect you..."
After the two left, Haiyong's father, who was always strong, wiped away his tears with his rough hands.
His voice was hoarse and trembling as he said, "San San, quick, get that metal box from the cabinet, find the hoe, and hide it. Shuanzi is saved. Tomorrow, Dad will go to town to buy some malted milk powder and some lactation aid for you..."
Haiyong's wife covered her mouth and sobbed, "Dad, sob sob sob, Haiyong said he'd buy you painkillers when he came back..."
"I won't buy it. I'm too old, I can bear with it. It's for Shuanzi, this is all for you and Shuanzi..."
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