On the second day after the sanatorium opened, Lu Yuan and his wife received a call from Hangzhou. It was from Mo Yitao.
"Your second uncle and aunt came to our house last night and made a huge scene, crying and begging for mercy. They said Lijuan was arrested and is going to be sent to a farm for reform through labor, and they said it was your doing, and they want you to find someone to rescue her. What exactly happened?"
“Mom, that’s Mo Lijuan’s own fault. She wrote a letter of complaint against my father-in-law and A Yuan, and when the higher-ups investigated us, they found it was slander. You know, my father-in-law is a high-ranking official with a military rank. How could he be slandered so easily?”
This isn't something we can just let go of now. Our superiors say her behavior is egregious and must be severely punished; there can be no leniency. Every family has its rules, and every country has its laws. She did something wrong, and she must bear the consequences.
Mo Yitao was furious. She hadn't expected Mo Lijuan to be so vicious and even report them. Now, Mo Mingxiu and Jian Qiuhua didn't need to come looking for them; they went to their house aggressively with their husbands and sons.
“Your Lijuan is heartless. She insisted that Xiaoxue’s in-laws had a lot of treasure hidden in their house and demanded that they give her half. If they didn’t give it to her, she would report them. They couldn’t produce it and actually did report them, which caused Xiaoxue and her husband and her in-laws to be investigated. They searched the house three feet deep and couldn’t find a single thing. Fortunately, the leaders were wise and cleared their names. Otherwise, they would have been wronged to death.”
"Now look what happened. She tried to steal a chicken but lost the rice instead. She slandered a high-ranking military officer. If we don't arrest her, who should we arrest? She still has the nerve to ask Xiaoxue and Ayuan to save her. She deserves it. She deserves to be arrested and demoted."
Mo Mingxiu and Jian Qiuhua naturally knew what was going on. They were angry at Mo Lijuan for her lack of ambition, and also angry at Lu Yuan and Wen Moxue.
Jian Qiuhua said, "Lijuan did something wrong, but Xiaoxue and her husband and her in-laws are fine, aren't they? Can't we let her off the hook and forgive her this time? Lijuan is still young, and we will definitely discipline her properly in the future so that she won't make the same mistake again."
"Pah! Xiaoxue and her in-laws are fine not because of your Mo Lijuan, but because they didn't do anything wrong that can withstand investigation. Seventeen or eighteen is still young? A giant baby? Now I know how she could do something like reporting someone. It's all because of a mother like you who can't tell right from wrong."
The two sisters-in-law had another big argument, and now the two families were completely at odds. Originally, Mo Mingxiu wanted to ease the tension with his sister's family, but now that was no longer an option.
This incident caused a huge uproar in Hangzhou and was talked about by everyone for a long time.
After hearing about this from Mo Yitao, Lu Yuan and Wen Moxue put the matter out of their minds, not wanting to bother with it.
The first group of guests to arrive at the sanatorium were not Zhao Zhiyi's former boss, but Yu Shaoheng's grandparents and mother.
The main problem is his mother. His mother, Yuan Ou, became pregnant again 18 years after giving birth to him. She is 40 years old this year, which is definitely considered advanced maternal age, whether in later generations or in this era.
The main problem was that Yuan Ou suffered from severe morning sickness after becoming pregnant. She vomited everything she ate. While other pregnant women gain weight every day, she became extremely thin and unrecognizable after only two months of pregnancy.
Doctors in Kyoto advised her to abort the child because of her age, but her family couldn't bear to do it. They thought, "How can we abort a child that we finally managed to conceive?"
After much deliberation, the family decided to go to the Changhe Brigade to find the doctor who dispensed the medicine. Yu Yuneng's infertility had been cured by him, so it shouldn't be a problem for him to treat the pregnant woman's health.
Since the doctors in Kyoto can't do anything about it anyway, I might as well come here and give it a try.
Just then, Yu Shaoheng mentioned that the sanatorium had opened, so Mr. and Mrs. Yu applied to their old workplace to come here, and Yuan Ou also submitted an application to her workplace.
The application was approved quickly, and the company even arranged for someone to bring the family of three over.
Why haven't you mentioned that your mother is pregnant?
Lu Yuan asked Yu Shaoheng if he had known earlier, he would have sent some pills back earlier, instead of making such a long trip here.
“I don’t know either. At first, they were afraid that I wouldn’t be able to accept suddenly having a younger brother or sister. Later, they were afraid that I would worry about my mother’s health, so they didn’t tell me until they decided to come.”
Yu Shaoheng was also helpless.
"Do you want a younger brother or sister?" Lu Yuan asked again.
He was thinking that now that his mother's health had improved and she was only in her early forties, perhaps she could give him a younger brother or sister. In both his lives, he had no siblings.
"Of course I want to. The pressure is immense. I couldn't stand the pressure, which is why I ran away to the countryside. When I have younger siblings, they can share some of the burden."
It turns out it wasn't because of love, but because she wanted someone to share the burden.
Lu Yuan didn't think too much about it; he just seemed to suddenly envy Yu Shaoheng for having a younger brother or sister.
When I got home and saw my parents looking much younger than last year, I blurted out, almost without thinking, "Mom and Dad, Ah Heng's mom is going to have a younger brother or sister for him. Why don't you try harder and have a younger brother or sister for me too?"
Xiao Biyun's face flushed red, and Gao Weishan's old face also turned red. In his haste, he threw all the medicinal herbs in his hand at him.
"You little brat, I'm a grandfather now, and you're still making fun of me."
This was the first time Gao Weishan had ever scolded his son. He was usually gentle and loving, but today he was furious because his son was so unreliable.
Lu Yuan hurriedly caught the herbs his father tossed to him, chuckling, "Dad, don't get excited. What's wrong with having a grandson? My son can help take care of your son, isn't that great? It'll save you both a lot of trouble."
Gao Weishan tried to throw herbs at him again, and his words became increasingly nonsensical.
"Get out of here! Hurry up and go to the sanatorium to settle the guests."
"I just got back from there and I'm all settled in."
Gao Weishan stood up. "I'm going to check on Grandpa Yu."
If my son doesn't leave, I'll leave; otherwise, I'm really afraid that brat will say something outrageous again.
Xiao Biyun also made an excuse to go back to her room, leaving only Old Liu grinning foolishly with his teeth showing, and Wen Moxue covering her mouth and shrugging her shoulders.
But that evening, Gao Weishan lay in bed and seriously discussed with his wife, "Biyun, do you think Ayuan is lonely? Does he want a younger brother or sister? Why don't we really have another one for him?"
Xiao Biyun playfully punched him, embarrassed. "A-Yuan is unreliable, and so are you? He's a father himself, yet he still wants younger siblings. Aren't you afraid of being laughed at? And you, you already have several grandchildren, yet you still want a son. If you actually have one, you'll probably be too ashamed to face anyone."
"Why are you ashamed to show your face after having a child?"
"You're shameless, but I'm not. You're a grown man!"
Lu Yuan expressed his regret that his parents did not have any younger siblings.
"You really want a younger brother or sister that badly?" Wen Muxue asked.
Lu Yuan thought about it seriously, "Actually, it's not so bad. I just feel like I've never had a sibling in either of my two lives, and I want to experience what it's like to have one."
Wen Moxue rolled her eyes. "I think you're just bored and have nothing better to do."
Lu Yuan chuckled, flipped over, and looked down at the woman beneath him, "Wife, if Mom and Dad won't have children, we will!"
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