Chapter 3 I knew Mom loved me the most
Amid Wu Caifeng's shocked expression, Xie Zhizhi turned and went into the house after saying, "I'm going to get some money!"
Xie Zhizhi went inside, leaving Wu Caifeng behind her, seemingly wanting to say something but unable to.
Wu Caifeng wanted to ask, "Do you have money?"
The words were on the tip of his tongue, but he swallowed them back down.
What if this daughter-in-law still has some money left? If she asks this question, wouldn't she be asking for trouble?
People will definitely ask her, "What do you mean?"
So she shut up!
But as soon as she closed her mouth, Xie Zhizhi came out of the house looking embarrassed. "Um... Mom, do you have any money on you?"
Wu Caifeng glanced at her youngest daughter-in-law speechlessly, and sighed again. They really didn't even have the money to buy some herbal medicine.
Xie Zhizhi: She never expected the original owner to be so ruthless to herself, she only had 1.28 yuan left!
With a sigh, the old lady said nothing and turned to get the money for Xie Zhizhi.
Wu Caifeng gave her daughter-in-law five yuan, saying, "That should be enough to treat the wound and get some medicine."
Logically speaking, it's always good to bring more money when it comes to medical treatment; it's better to be prepared!
But she really didn't dare give her any more than her younger daughter-in-law.
Because she might just turn around and send it to her parents' home.
Wu Caifeng likes filial children, but this is the kind of filial piety that's acceptable...
Wu Caifeng didn't like it.
Xie Zhizhi looked at the five one-yuan bills handed to her by her mother-in-law, her eyes crinkling with joy, "Yes, yes, that's enough, that's enough."
"Thank you, Mom!"
"Mom, don't worry, I'll pay you back once I get the money back from the debtors."
"The accounts outside?"
Wu Caifeng thought to herself: "He's still trying to fool me."
Don't you know who you're giving all your money to?
But Xie Zhizhi said, "Yes, I'm going to get back the money that my brother and sister-in-law took."
Wu Caifeng subconsciously raised her hand and placed it on Xie Zhizhi's forehead, then put it back on her own forehead, muttering, "She doesn't have a fever?"
Xie Zhizhi was both amused and exasperated. She took her mother's hand and said, "Mom, I don't have a fever. I just... suddenly realized something."
"What nephew, what brother? He's not family with me. Zhou Lin and I are family. From now on, it will be Zhou Lin and I who live our lives together."
"So I have to get the money back, and then I can have a few kids with Zhou Lin," Xie Zhizhi said, blushing shyly.
Having children was just something we talked about in a moment of inspiration.
But money is essential.
Regardless of whether she can go back in time, and regardless of whether she will continue her relationship with Zhou Lin, she must reclaim all the things that the original owner gave to her family.
Otherwise, she was afraid she would be so angry that she would die of anger again at night.
But Wu Caifeng, the mother-in-law, was immediately delighted when she heard what she said.
Wu Caifeng grasped Xie Zhizhi's hand in return, and said excitedly, "You...you can understand, Mom...Mom is so happy."
"If you... if you want to go find the second son, just go ahead. Mom will take care of things at home for you."
"Um, are you sure you can go to the commune hospital by yourself?"
As Wu Caifeng spoke, looking at her chapped forehead, she said, "Mom has locked the door. I'll go with you!"
Xie Zhizhi shook her head, "No need, Mom, you can take care of the house for me."
As Xie Zhizhi bent down to fasten her shoelaces, she was about to leave when Wu Caifeng said, "Wait a minute, I'll go to your third aunt's house and borrow her bicycle for you to ride."
"It's faster to ride a bicycle."
Since she had a car to ride, Xie Zhizhi naturally didn't want to walk.
It's five li (about 2.5 kilometers) from Zhanghoutun Village to the commune. By the time they got to the commune hospital, their wounds had almost healed.
Xie Zhizhi nodded, "Okay, thank you, Mom!"
"I knew Mom loved me the most."
After Xie Zhizhi finished speaking, Wu Caifeng looked at her youngest daughter-in-law, raised her hand and then lowered it, opened her mouth and then closed it.
Why does she look at her daughter-in-law as if she's possessed?
Xie Zhizhi looked at her mother-in-law, who seemed hesitant to speak, and asked, "Mom, what's wrong?"
Wu Caifeng looked at the glaring sun overhead and shook her head. "No, it's nothing. I'll go to your third aunt's house to borrow a bicycle. Wait for me!"
As Wu Caifeng spoke, she turned and left, glancing up at the sun overhead and muttering, "It's broad daylight, she probably can't be possessed or anything. She's probably just come to terms with it."
"Yes, I think I've come to terms with it," Wu Caifeng told herself softly over and over again.
But no matter what, it's better than before.
Xie Zhizhi waited at the gate of the courtyard for a short while before she saw her mother-in-law pushing a rickety old bicycle toward her.
Wu Caifeng couldn't ride a bicycle, and the old lady was too big and thin to push it smoothly.
Xie Zhizhi quickly went to greet her.
Wu Caifeng handed the bicycle to her and said, "Go quickly, I'll return the bicycle to your third aunt when you come back."
"Okay, thank you, Mom!"
As Xie Zhizhi spoke, she began to pedal her bicycle.
However, she overestimated herself.
Xie Zhizhi is not short, but neither is the bicycle.
So Xie Zhizhi pushed off with one foot and slid with the other, sliding further and further away.
"Hey, you..." Wu Caifeng said with some concern.
But as soon as she spoke, Xie Zhizhi finally found her footing and got into the car with a quick movement of her leg.
Wu Caifeng shut her mouth again.
The original owner actually had a bicycle when she got married.
But the original owner's older sister said she wanted to borrow it to ride, and then never returned it.
Xie Zhizhi thought, "I have to get this back."
The original owner's awful family members should not be given even a single grain of rice for nothing.
——
Xie Zhizhi returned an hour later.
He didn't take any medicine; he just came back with a bandage wrapped around his forehead.
The doctor at the commune clinic told her, "It's unnecessary. Just rinse it with water."
However, going there isn't without its benefits.
At least there's no hydrogen peroxide, so rinsing the wound with alcohol is a "wonderful" experience.
Then it cost me 80 cents, which is enough to buy a pound of pork.
I feel so sorry for you~
When Xie Zhizhi arrived home, there was a bicycle parked in the yard; it was still quite new.
Xie Zhizhi: Oh, the bicycle is back?
"Zhizhi, Zhizhi, where are you going?"
Xie Zhizhi didn't find the right opportunity to get off the car; the car had already passed her house without stopping.
(It's not that she doesn't want to get off, it's just that the front bar of this bicycle is too high, and she's not used to riding it. She needs to find the right opportunity to get off, otherwise she's afraid of falling.)
Someone stood in the yard calling to her, and seeing that she passed by her house without going in, they chased after her.
The person who called her was none other than Xie Lanlan, the original owner's eldest sister.
The original owner's brother's family, the original owner gave Zhou Lin subsidies and a house.
Xie Lanlan also wanted benefits, but she didn't dare to compete with her younger brother for money and a house.
So she wanted her brother-in-law Zhou Lin to get her son, who hadn't even finished elementary school, a government job in the county government—a secure job that would guarantee him a comfortable life.
The original owner did mention this to Zhou Lin, but Zhou Lin didn't agree.
Zhou Lin said he couldn't handle this matter and didn't have that much power.
Xie Lanlan and her mother Tian Fang both told the original owner, "He just doesn't want to do his best in this matter. If it were his own nephew, do you think he would be able to take care of him?"
With a rank as high as his, how could he possibly arrange a small job for your nephew in our county government? It's not like he could just say the word.
He doesn't treat you like a human being, and he certainly doesn't treat your family like human beings.
Xie Lanlan added fuel to the fire, saying, "If my man acted like that, I would divorce him."
The original owner then wrote a letter to Zhou Lin, saying: "You have to do this whether you like it or not, or we'll get a divorce. Don't even think about hiding; it's no use hiding. I'll come to your unit to find you. I'll let your superiors see what kind of person you really are."
But after the letter was sent, it disappeared without a trace, like a stone sinking into the sea.
The original owner's claim that he would pursue her to the military base to get a divorce was just a scare tactic.
She's always stayed in this small place, rarely going out, so she wouldn't dare to cause trouble at the military base.
Besides, getting a divorce is so shameful these days!
She said that even if she divorced multiple times, it would only be a way to manipulate Zhou Lin.
In her opinion, divorce was shameful, and Zhou Lin naturally felt ashamed too!
Moreover, she has no status, while Zhou Lin is an official. If they divorce, Zhou Lin will lose face much more, which is why he is afraid.
She hoped Zhou Lin would be scared and would obediently do the job.
But Zhou Lin didn't reply, nor did he return, leaving the original owner at a loss.
So she hasn't dared to go back to her parents' home recently, for fear that they will ask her about this.
She felt ashamed that the matter couldn't be resolved, so she didn't dare face her family.
She couldn't stand the sarcastic remarks her mother and older sister made.
She was afraid that Xie Lanlan would follow her home.
It's alright, though. The Xie Zhizhi of today is not the same Xie Zhizhi as before. Even if Xie Lanlan chases after her to her home, it won't make a difference.
Xie Zhizhi swayed on the bicycle, and it wasn't until she was almost at the door of Xie's third aunt's house that she finally jumped off the old bicycle.
After jumping down, Xie Zhizhi slowly pushed the bike back.
The person who called her ran towards her.
He came up and immediately asked, "What are you doing? Are you avoiding me?"
Xie Zhizhi glanced at her, not very warmly, "Why should I avoid you?"
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