There were shattered pieces on the ground, and blood was flowing down Zhang Li's bare legs.
Xu Ruantang squeezed past the old woman and said, "Sister-in-law, did you get pricked by a shard? Come on, let's go outside and take a look."
Zhang Li was a little embarrassed. "It's nothing. I didn't hold the dishes properly while washing them. It's just a small cut, nothing serious."
Wang Xiuxiu stood by the door, unable to enter because the kitchen wasn't big enough.
Wang Xiuxiu said, "No matter what, come out first and let's see what happens."
The old woman stood by the counter picking vegetables, without moving an inch the entire time.
As Xu Ruantang helped Zhang Li walk out, Zhang Li gasped in pain. The old woman asked softly, "Does it hurt that much?"
The tone was sarcastic and unpleasant.
After helping Zhang Li sit down on the sofa outside, Wang Xiuxiu took a damp handkerchief and gently cleaned away the bloodstains before saying, "It's alright, it's just a small cut. Do you have any alcohol at home? Let's disinfect it."
Zhang Li shook her head. "No, I'm really fine."
Just then, footsteps sounded outside the courtyard.
The three looked up and saw Hao Jianjun standing at the entrance of the main room.
"Jianjun, Xiao Xu and Xiao Wang are having dinner at our house today," Zhang Li said first. "They haven't started cooking yet. If you don't have time, you can eat at the cafeteria today."
Hao Jianjun greeted the two of them, then turned around and noticed the wound on Zhang Li's leg. "What happened to your leg?"
"I didn't hold the dishes properly while washing them, and they broke and I got cut by the shards, but it's nothing serious."
After Zhang Li finished explaining, Hao Jianjun nodded, "It's good that everything is alright. I'll change my clothes and go to the cafeteria."
“It’s nothing serious. In the summer, wounds are prone to infection if not treated properly.” Wang Xiuxiu frowned. “Here’s what we’ll do. I’ll go to the clinic with Comrade Xu and get you some gentian violet.”
Xu Ruantang agreed, "Sister-in-law, see if there's anything else you're missing at home, and I'll bring it back with me."
The old woman came out of the kitchen, smiling, and said, "I can't accept this. I invited you over for a meal and even bought groceries."
Before Xu Ruantang could speak, the old woman said, "Actually, we don't lack anything, it's just that we don't have any meat at home. If it's convenient, you can bring two pounds of meat."
Zhang Liteng stood up abruptly, glaring angrily at her mother-in-law, "Mom! What are you saying!"
Her face flushed as she looked at Xu Ruantang, "You guys don't need to go, I'll go buy it."
"No need, no need, we'll be back soon."
Without saying a word, Wang Xiuxiu grabbed Xu Ruantang and started walking out.
The sun was blazing outside, and the two walked forward in the shade of a tree. Xu Ruantang couldn't help but sigh.
"Even an upright official can't settle family disputes, so don't even think about it," Wang Xiuxiu patted her shoulder.
Xu Ruantang waved her hand, "I didn't mean to interfere in other people's family affairs. You can't have two kinds of people sleeping in the same bed. I'm just sleepy and want to go home to sleep."
In the past, how many times did I go online to read gossip and see what other people had to say about their family affairs?
In the end, it only harmed netizens' breasts, and there might even be a dramatic reversal.
Just keep her far away and away from her.
After buying gentian violet and pork, the two almost fainted from the heat on the way, especially Wang Xiuxiu, who sweated profusely with the slightest movement, and now looked as if she had been submerged in water.
As soon as they entered Zhang Li's courtyard, Lu Xiaozhao rushed out with a panicked look in her eyes and hugged Xu Ruantang tightly.
"Xiao Zhao, what's wrong?" Xu Ruantang patted his head.
Lu Xiaozhao looked up, "Auntie, Auntie won't get up."
The sound of a child crying came from inside the house. It was Zhang Li's second daughter, and the crying was loud and shrill.
Xu Ruantang and Wang Xiuxiu immediately went inside.
Upon entering the main room, Hao Jianjun was still there, holding his second daughter who was crying loudly. When he saw the newcomer, he picked her up and said, "Don't cry."
The old woman was sitting on the sofa, peeling potatoes.
Zhang Li lay face down on the table, not even lifting her head when her child cried.
"Mommy, Mommy, I want my mommy."
Hao Jianjun held his second daughter, who was still crying fiercely. His mother-in-law glared at her.
Hao Jianjun smiled and said helplessly, "I'm sorry, you must have seen this. My mom forgot to buy meat this morning, and Zhang Li felt bad that she had to make you go out and buy it after treating you to a meal."
Only after they left did he exchange a few words with his mother-in-law.
"Yes, it's all my fault. Please sit down, the food will be ready soon." As Zhang Li's mother-in-law spoke, she gave Zhang Li, who was slumped over the table and hadn't looked up, a resentful look.
I thought to myself that every time it was time to cook, this daughter-in-law would find all sorts of excuses to avoid it; she was both lazy and cunning.
For my grandson's sake, I'll tolerate her one last time!
Hao Jianjun said with a smile, "Your sister-in-law is fine, she's just being temperamental. She'll be fine in a bit. You guys should try to talk her out of it."
Xu Ruantang was so embarrassed that she dug her toes into the ground. She put down the meat and gentian violet and said, "Deputy Regiment Commander Hao, sister-in-law, I have some things to take care of at home, so I won't eat. I'll be leaving now."
She was about to leave after she finished speaking.
"Comrade Xu, my mother is already cooking. There's no rush. You and Comrade Wang can sit down first. Dinner will be served shortly."
Hao Jianjun put down his second daughter and came over to try to persuade her to stay.
His expression also turned somewhat unpleasant. It was one thing to argue while the other person was away, but now that outsiders had returned, Zhang Li was still acting childishly.
The old woman was muttering curses under her breath in the kitchen.
The child was crying so hard, but just to spite her, the daughter-in-law kept lying on the table pretending to be dead.
She never gets tired of this trick, but the old woman feels she's gotten tired of seeing it.
Zhang Li hadn't lifted her head off the table since they entered the room. Xu Ruantang glanced at her legs and was instantly horrified.
"Sister-in-law, sister-in-law!"
She quickly went to Zhang Li's side and realized that she wasn't ignoring people, but had fainted!
"Blood! It's all blood!" Xu Ruantang was terrified. Blood was flowing down Zhang Li's legs and had already spilled onto the ground.
No wonder Zhang Li's second daughter cried so hard; Hao Jianjun and his mother thought Zhang Li was just throwing a tantrum.
For so long, no one went to look at her.
Wang Xiuxiu was trying to comfort Lu Xiaozhao when she heard this and quickly walked in.
"Quick, get her to the hospital! The mother is hemorrhaging!"
The small main room was thrown into chaos, filled with the cries of children and the screams of an old woman rushing out.
Hao Jianjun panicked, but Xu Ruantang reminded him, and he ran to the gatehouse to call the military hospital. The ambulance arrived quickly.
When the group arrived at the hospital, the old woman saw the doctor and tried to kneel down, repeatedly muttering, "Doctor, save my grandson, save my grandson!"
"Don't delay the doctor, take him away first!"
In a moment of panic, Xu Ruantang simply picked up the old woman and moved her aside.
Wang Xiuxiu was absolutely right; today truly gave her a unique social lesson.
Little did she know, the lesson had only just begun.
The woman was wheeled directly into the delivery room, where a group of people waited outside.
A short while later, the delivery room door opened, and a person in a white coat came out.
"The mother is experiencing severe postpartum hemorrhage, posing a risk to both mother and child..."
Before the doctor could finish speaking, the old woman slid to her knees and rushed to him, crying out in tears, "Save my grandson! Doctor, you must save my grandson, please, doctor! My Hao family line cannot end!"
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