Chapter 107: Chu Yuanlin leaves to serve his mother-in-law
"Doctor, is there any other way?" Luo Yiping asked anxiously when he saw his mother in unbearable pain.
The medical skills in the village are of average standard, and most cases are for coughs and colds. For a hip fracture like this, it is best to go to a hospital in the county town for treatment.
"Yes, I can only prescribe you some medicine for conservative treatment. If the pain is severe, you have to go to the county hospital."
Old Mrs. Luo was still crying out “Ouch, ouch” with her eyes closed. After hearing what the village doctor said, she stopped searching for the first time and shouted, “Son, let’s go to the county town. I’m in so much pain.”
My lower body feels like it was chopped off by a knife. I should go to the county town to have a look.
After Luo Yiping sent the doctor away, she hesitated for a moment and finally told her son the whole story. When she learned that her son was going to hand over all the money he earned, Mrs. Luo moved excitedly on the bed.
"What's going on, son? How much is it? Is it enough?"
Luo Yiping hung his head and said nothing. Old Mrs. Luo gritted her teeth and patted the bed, "Mom doesn't need to go to the county town for treatment. She will be fine after lying in bed for a few months."
"Yiping, go get the box from mom's closet."
After Luo Yiping brought it, Old Lady Luo asked him to open the box. Inside was all the savings of the Luo family, including some given to her by her son and some she had saved over the years.
"These should be enough, Yiping. We are farmers. Don't think about those things. Only by working hard can we have enough food."
After experiencing all this, Old Lady Luo no longer dreamed of having her son become a city dweller and eat city food. Her ancestors were all farmers, and working was the most down-to-earth thing. Although it was a bit hard, they could earn a living through their labor and had a clear conscience.
Luo Yiping rubbed the box in his hand, knowing that the money was not enough, and said nothing more, "Mom, I understand, I'll go back to the room and change clothes first."
In fact, while Mrs. Luo closed her eyes to rest, a dispute was taking place in Luo Yiping's room.
"I told you not to go, but you insisted on going. I never get any good things. What? Now that you need money, you think of me?"
Luo Yiping didn't want to waste time talking to Zhao Jiayun, so he held out his hand and said, "Give me the money."
He had previously given Zhao Jiayun more than a hundred yuan. As long as she took out enough money to pay back the debt, he could avoid going to jail.
Zhao Jiayun stamped his feet angrily, and seeing the man's gloomy face, he reluctantly took it out, "That's all I have, no more."
Seeing a few thin bills in his hand, Luo Yiping was surprised and asked in a low voice, "Did you spend it all?"
"When you're not at home, your mother won't let me eat. Do I have to find food for myself? And the clothes you wear and the clothes I wear, which one doesn't need money?"
Luo Yiping gritted his teeth, almost breaking them, and uttered, "A waste of money." Then he went out to find someone to raise money.
Lin Xiuzhi also learned the news of Luo Yiping's release from prison at home and raised her eyebrows, "It seems that he really did nothing wrong."
Chu Sangning helped from the side and said, "Well, maybe he was too eager to make money and went astray."
"Alas..." Lin Xiuzhi sighed, "How could such a good thing happen to me so easily? I was blinded by the money."
While the two were talking, Zhou Yongzhuo and Chu Yuanlin came out, both wearing new clothes. Lin Xiuzhi was immediately happy, "Sang Ning must have bought them, she has a good taste."
Zhou Yongzhuo and Chu Yuanlin also laughed when they heard Lin Xiuzhi praising her daughter. They sat together and talked about daily life. Suddenly, Chu Yuanlin patted his head in frustration and said, "Sang Ning, I should leave the day after tomorrow."
"Dad, why is it so soon? You haven't been here for a few days." Chu Sangning pursed his lips, feeling a little reluctant.
"The cookie factory cannot be short of people. Tell dad what you want to eat and he will send it back to you." Chu Yuanlin was also a little sad. The little girl he had taken care of since she was a child grew up and found her own relatives. It was great.
The atmosphere suddenly turned sad, and Lin Xiuzhi eased the mood, "Why don't you stay for a while, my dear? Changxing Village is full of beautiful scenery, and there are even wild rabbits and pheasants in the mountains."
"We hunted a wild boar before the banquet, and there's some meat left. Let's make some halved pig tonight."
After saying this, Lin Xiuzhi went to the kitchen to clean up. She wanted Chu Yuanlin and Zhou Yongzhuo to know that the Jiang family would never treat Sang Ning unfairly, not in the past and certainly not in the future.
There were only three of them in the yard. Chu Yuanlin took out the jade pendant from his arms and carefully rewoven a small black string for it. After rubbing it for a long time, he handed it to Chu Sangning and said, "Your mother gave it to you. Wear it."
"Old Zhou, are you going to give me my family photo?" Chu Yuanlin reached out for the photo that Zhou Yongzhuo had taken away.
Zhou Yongzhuo laughed and cursed in a low voice: "You are stingy. I know. I will give it to you when you leave."
Just two days, Chu Yuanlin carried his bag and waved to the lady, "Dad is leaving first, you take care of yourself."
"Dad——" Chu Sangning suddenly ran to his father with a wronged look on his face, crying pitifully, "Then, then will you still come? If Jiang Xingyan and I get married, will you come?"
Chu Yuanlin touched the girl's head and said, "Silly girl, of course you will come. You are my girl. Go back. It's cold outside and you are not wearing enough. Don't freeze."
Under Chu Sangning's gaze, Chu Yuanlin got on the ox cart and swayed away. As soon as he left, Chu Sangning instantly lost his spirit and became as wilted as a cabbage that has lost its moisture.
"Sang Ning, don't be sad. Your father will come when he is free."
Zhou Yongzhuo thought about what Chu Yuanlin said to him last night, and cursed him in his heart, calling him an old fox. He was the kind father and let Qiao Xiangye be the villain.
He also wanted to secretly seize Jiang Xingyan's marriage application form to prevent him from abducting Xiao Baicai so quickly. What could Zhou Yongzhuo do? Of course he agreed immediately.
He admitted that Jiang Xingyan was good, but it was still wishful thinking to want to marry their daughter as soon as possible.
Chu Sangning was depressed for several days after his father left. The Luo family not far away was also in a bad mood. Luo Yiping did not expect that the people in the village were so cruel that they avoided him, let alone borrowing money from him.
There was still a shortfall of more than fifty yuan, and no one was willing to lend it. Luo Yiping went to more than ten houses in three days, and after a lot of effort, he still failed to succeed in getting into the house.
When he returned home in the evening, he saw that his mother's lips were chapped. He learned that Zhao Jiayun had not taken care of her in the afternoon and didn't know where she had gone.
He pushed open the door angrily and found Zhao Jiayun sleeping soundly on the bed. Luo Yiping woke him up and questioned him, but Zhao Jiayun became aggrieved.
"I fed him, but your mom said she wasn't hungry and told me to get out."
"Don't make so many excuses, you did it on purpose."
When the two were arguing, Zhao Jiayun's clothes hung on her shoulders. Luo Yiping, who had been upset for several days, couldn't find a place to vent, so he carried Zhao Jiayun to the bed.
"You are crazy, Luo Yiping, what are you going to do!"