"Shumei, why did you just run away from the hospital?"
Wencai led Shumei to sit on the sofa. Shumei smiled and replied, "I've already checked out of the hospital. It was boring to stay in the hospital, and it cost money. This makes me feel much better, and it's good for my condition."
Shumei looked relaxed and tried her best to keep herself in good spirits, not wanting to show any of her bad habits in front of Wencai.
"So you're planning on going back to the village?"
Wencai thought of this and felt reluctant to leave. He didn't know why, but he seemed to have gotten used to Shumei's presence. He would go to the hospital to see her every day after get off work, and her voice, smile, and appearance would accompany him to sleep.
When she heard the words "return to the village", a trace of helplessness flashed across Shumei's face. Although it was only for a moment, and although she tried her best to hide it, Wencai still saw this trace of helplessness.
Before Shumei could say anything, Wencai continued, "If you don't want to go back, then don't go back! Otherwise, they'll see you like this and worry more. Come stay at my house. It won't be too late to go back once you're well again."
Wencai's words coincided exactly with Shumei's. She had the same idea and planned to work as a nanny to pay off her debts.
"That's fine, but free food and lodging doesn't seem right. Besides, don't I still owe you so much money? How about I work as a nanny in your house? I can use the money I earn from babysitting to pay off my debt."
"Why be a nanny? How can you work when you just recovered from a serious illness? Just take care of yourself and keep me company."
"No, if you don't agree, then I will find a job elsewhere and make money to pay you back."
Wencai knew Shumei's personality. As long as she was determined about something, no matter how much he talked about it, Shumei would never back down.
In desperation, Wencai had to agree to Shumei's request and went back to fire the previous nanny without telling Shumei.
"Okay, as you say."
Wencai had thought that paying for Shumei's cure would fulfill his mother's final wish, and he had no intention of keeping Shumei. After all, he already had someone he loved, and Shumei already had someone she loved. Their relationship was only friendship, not romance.
But his heart would not obey him, and he wanted to keep Shumei by his side again and again. He just couldn't bear to reject her, and couldn't bear to see her suffer.
"Okay, when are you going to get off work? I can't wait to see the old aunt. She will be surprised to see me."
When Shumei saw Wencai agreed to her request, she was so happy that she almost jumped up from the sofa.
Shumei undoubtedly touched Wencai's sore spot again, the sore spot that Wencai had never wanted to think about.
His expression became unusually heavy. After a moment of silence, he waved his hand to signal Liu Jiang to leave.
Liu Jiang understood Wencai's gesture and quietly left and walked out the door.
After Liu Jiang left, Wencai told Shumei every word about how he was framed, lost his old courtyard house, and angered his old aunt to death.
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Shumei felt more angry than sad after hearing this. Hearing that such a kind old aunt was no longer with us was a heartbreaking sight for her.
She once again felt how fragile and insignificant life was. An illness or a sudden natural or man-made disaster could take a person's life.
As for the old aunt, she was so angry that she almost died because of Wencai's misstep. No wonder Uncle Li refused to forgive Wencai. Not to mention Uncle Li, even she herself, looking at Wencai with a self-blaming and painful expression on his face, wanted to rush up and scold him.
But the dead are gone, and there is no point in blaming the living. Fortunately, Wencai was able to work hard because of this, and the old aunt can rest in peace in heaven. The price of success was too high, and the lives of relatives were used in exchange for Wencai's decision to stop at the brink of disaster.
Shumei was angry at first, then she lowered her head in thought, and finally she couldn't help crying out loud.
I cried for the passing of my old aunt, I cried for the fleetingness of life, and I cried for my own rebirth after death.
"Shumei, don't cry! I know I'm unfilial and useless, and I deserve to go to hell. When Mom was alive, she always liked you, and I even lied to her and said you were my partner. To the point that Mom was still talking about you when she was dying, hoping you would become the daughter-in-law of our Li family. I'm such a bad person that I didn't even get to see Mom for the last time."
Seeing Shumei crying with her head down, Wencai was a little caught off guard. He didn't expect Shumei to be so sad because of her mother's death.
He picked up the tissue on the table and handed it to Shumei, constantly comforting her. Seeing that Shumei was crying more and more sadly, he simply slapped himself.
Shumei wiped her tears with a tissue and reached out to stop Wencai.
"Stop hitting yourself. I'm not crying because you pissed me off. I'm just feeling the fragility of life. Thinking about my own rebirth after death, I can't help but cry. It has nothing to do with you. Stop hitting yourself. If my old aunt is still alive, she definitely wouldn't want you to be like this. She wants you to live a good life. Only when you live a good life can she feel at ease."
Wencai didn't cry, but his expression showed tears welling up inside him. The scar, sealed for so long, was suddenly exposed, and the pain was as intense as ever.
"Shumei, I'm sorry, I may not be able to fulfill my mother's last wish because I already have someone I like. I can only be twice as nice to you, and I hope my mother won't blame me."
Wencai was conflicted. He felt in his heart that he was fulfilling his mother's last wish, but when he said it out loud, even he felt it was a bit far-fetched.
"So, that's why you risked your life to save me?"
Wencai didn't dare to look Shumei in the eye. He avoided Shumei's gaze and nodded vigorously.
Shumei had been wondering before, even if she and Wencai had known each other before, she wouldn't let him spend a fortune to save her!
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