Zhao Lan was too embarrassed to go back.
She brought shame to her parents.
Seeing that she didn't say anything, Zhao Qin said angrily, "You know you are embarrassed now, what were you doing before? I tell you, Zhao Lan, you have to go back, whether you want to or not!"
"Second brother!"
"It's already this late and you still won't let me say anything about her. She hasn't been in touch with me for months because of a thing that's not even a human being. My parents' hair has turned white from worrying about her, and she still doesn't want to go back!"
"Second brother!"
Zhao Jin lowered his voice.
Zhao Qin kicked the bed angrily, causing it to move a little, making a harsh sound.
He is five years younger than Zhao Lan, and this sister grew up on his back. He dotes on her to the core. When she was in primary school, a little boy bullied her. When he found out, he ran over and beat the boy up without saying a word. From then on, no one dared to bully his sister anymore.
But now she had suffered so much, but he couldn't cut that person into pieces, and he felt suffocated.
"You go out first, I'll talk to my little sister."
They knew Xiaomei's temper. If she disagreed, no one could force her to do anything. If they forcibly took the person back, Xiaomei might go to extremes.
…
The police arrived quickly, and after asking questions, they took Zhang Yong’s wife away without untying her.
The onlookers dispersed, and Yaya snuggled tightly in Zhang Mei's arms, her little hands tightly grasping Zhang Mei's clothes.
Gu Yunze went out and closed the door of the ward.
Zhang Mei was shaking with anger and fear. Zhang Yong's wife was completely crazy. If Yiyi and her husband hadn't been there, she would probably not be able to beat them, and the two children would have suffered as well.
Jiang Yiyi said, "Zhang Yong's wife can't be locked up for a few days. Judging from her appearance, she will cause trouble for you after she gets out. My eldest brother and his family have already gone to the city to build a workshop today. Why don't you take Hu Zi and his siblings with me to the city after he is discharged from the hospital?"
Zhang Mei was more than happy to do so. She also knew that Zhang Yong's wife would not be kept in prison for many days and would cause trouble for her after she was released. She had no support from her family and nowhere to hide. It would be best for her to follow Jiang Yiyi to the city.
"I'll go."
"It's settled then."
Zhang Mei nodded, grateful from the bottom of her heart, "Yiyi, thank you."
Gu Yunze stood at the door and listened to what the two said clearly. He went to find the doctor to ask about Hu Zi's condition, and then went to the window to ask if the remaining hospital fees were sufficient.
After doing all this, Jiang Yiyi also came out.
It was already mid-afternoon, and thinking that Gu Yunze would be leaving tomorrow, Jiang Yiyi wanted to call Gu Yunchi to go home together so that the family could make dumplings together.
Zhao Jin saw the two people when he came out of the ward. Thinking that Jiang Yiyi had accompanied Xiaomei for the whole afternoon, maybe she could help persuade Xiaomei, so he quickly walked a few steps to stop them and said to Jiang Yiyi, "I want to ask you for a favor, okay?"
The younger sister refused to go back no matter what, and he couldn't beat her or scold her. He was really at his wit's end and had to seek help from any source.
Gu Yunze frowned slightly, but said nothing.
"What's up?"
Jiang Yiyi had a good impression of Zhao Jin. If it weren't for him, Zhang Yong wouldn't have been arrested so quickly.
"It's like this, my little sister doesn't want to go back with us, can you help us persuade her?"
"She and I..."
Jiang Yiyi wanted to say that they were not very familiar with each other, but before she could finish her words, she was interrupted by Zhao Jin, "I have no choice. I can't persuade him no matter what. Please do me a favor. No matter whether I can persuade him or not, I will remember this favor."
It’s never too late to show favors, just in case you need them someday.
"I'll try."
"Thanks."
Zhao Jin stood with Gu Yunze on the other side while Jiang Yiyi entered the ward.
Hearing footsteps, Zhao Lan looked over, and when she saw it was her, her eyes suddenly turned red.
"Don't cry, I don't know how to comfort you."
The sudden surge of emotions that Zhao Lan felt dissipated the instant she said this.
Jiang Yiyi pulled a wooden stool and sat down in front of the bed. "My husband and I ran into your eldest brother outside. He said that you didn't want to go back with them, so he asked me to come and persuade you. He said that no matter whether he could persuade you or not, you would owe me a favor."
"Zhao Lan, you are very lucky to have such a good brother."
Zhao Lan sobbed. She knew that her eldest brother was a good person, her second brother was a good person, and her parents were even better, but she really didn't have the face to go back.
"You don't want to go back, what are your plans for the future?"
Zhao Lan shook her head.
"Are you still thinking about Qin Gang?"
Zhao Lan still shook her head.
"I have no plans. It's not for Qin Gang. I would be too embarrassed to go back, but Zhao Lan..."
Jiang Yiyi emphasized, "Have you ever thought about your parents' failure? They must be extremely anxious when they find out that their daughter, whom they raised, has suffered such a great hardship. Your shamelessness is nothing compared to their anxiety."
"They raised you up, not wanting you to be successful, but only wanting you to be safe. You can't even do such a simple thing, so how can you be so shameless?"
"Your eldest brother should have his own job, but for you, he left his job and rushed over overnight. Just to make you lose face, he has to stay and may lose his job because of it."
"They think so highly of you, have you ever cared about them at all? If you had cared a little more, you wouldn't have made them so anxious, and you wouldn't have caused your eldest brother to lose his job!"
"You should take responsibility for the mistakes you made, instead of passing them on to them and letting them suffer with you!"
"Stop talking."
Zhao Lan covered her face with her hands, tears falling from her fingers.
Seeing that she was getting nervous, Jiang Yiyi decided to stop while she was ahead. After all, her brother was listening right next to her. What should she do if she said too much and her brother hated her? She softened her voice and said, "Go back to your parents and brother. With their company, you will soon forget the pain and find your own life again."
Zhao Lan nodded while crying.
…
"Thanks."
Zhao Jin sincerely thanked him, "I'll remember this favor. You can always come to me if you need anything in the future."
Jiang Yiyi thought that when she really needed it, the city would not be her ultimate goal, and she would soon develop in the provincial capital.
The two left the hospital and returned to the workshop. Gu Yunchi had not returned yet. They waited for more than half an hour but still did not see him. So they told Jiang's mother to ask Gu Yunchi to come back early and go home to buy meat and watermelon.
It was the first day that Gu Yunze came home so early after returning. Tiantian and Yueyue threw themselves into his arms, and Gu Yunze picked up the two little ones, one in each hand.
"Thought you would come back early today."
Mother Gu is now full of energy and vigor, without even a cough.
"We bought some meat and we'll make dumplings. My eldest sister will be back soon. After dinner, we can have a good chat as a family."
Gu's mother went to the vegetable garden to cut leeks and fennel, Jiang Yiyi kneaded the dough, and Gu Yunze put the two little people down and asked them to go into the house to get food by themselves. He moved the table out, put on the chopping board, and started to chop the meat.
After the minced meat was chopped and the leeks and fennel were picked, Gu Yunze washed them, shook them clean, and put them on the chopping board to cut them.
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