Ever since she was transferred back from the countryside, I've heard these kinds of sounds from time to time.
She used to be very proud and disdained to associate with anyone in the hospital.
She always felt that those people who took the initiative to talk to her did so because they valued her family background and wanted to gain something from her status.
How could she let those people succeed?
Now people think she's not as good as before, and they all dare to point fingers at her.
Cheng Dan clenched her fists tighter and tighter, the pain of her nails digging into her flesh did not alleviate the hatred in her heart.
......
Xu Ruantang helped the old lady find a place to sit down.
Ye Lan walked briskly and quickly caught up.
Xu Ruantang immediately noticed the bloodstains on her arm and said with a wry smile, "Mom, you sit down with Grandma and Godmother first, I'll be right back."
She asked the nurse for some alcohol swabs and quickly went back to give them to Ye Lan.
"The doctor told you to press it for a while longer, how could you just give up like that?"
Ye Lan didn't care at all. "I just can't stand the way the Cheng family acts. Do they think everyone else is stupid? Can't they see through her little schemes? It's been so long, why hasn't she given up yet!"
Ye Lan grew angrier the more she thought about it, her blood boiling.
Just as the old lady was about to speak, she heard a "smack" and turned around to see that Ye Lan had let go again, her face still showing anger.
"Mom! I know! It's all Chen Ji's fault!"
Xu Ruantang was speechless.
Ye Lan usually appears gentle and kind, but she completely changes when she's with the Cheng family.
She looks several years younger now.
This has nothing to do with Chen Ji; it's not like he deliberately kept Cheng Dan hanging.
It can only be said that Cheng Dan's thought process is different from that of ordinary people.
"Alright, she didn't do anything outrageous, just ignore her."
The old lady, leaning on her cane, slowly stood up. "It's best not to mess with people like that. Let's go home quickly, I'm hungry."
Xu Ruantang quickly stood up and followed.
She also thought the old lady was right. It was better to ignore Cheng Dan than to get involved with her. Once you did, she was like a leech, impossible to get rid of.
We live in a peaceful era; we can't possibly strangle her over such a trivial matter.
As long as you don't strangle her, once you provoke her, she'll hold a grudge against you.
What she did before is proof of that.
Cheng Dan doesn't even care about the Cheng family's reputation. When pushed to the limit, a person with nothing to lose is capable of anything.
After returning to the Chen family, Xu Ruantang privately and subtly brought up the matter with Ye Lan again.
Ye Lan completely disagreed with her point of view, thinking she was too timid.
"Why are you afraid of her? Our family hasn't reached the point where we need to avoid others. If she dares to go to Chen Ji again, come to me. I won't let her off easily."
Ye Lan's behavior today is very strange; she seems completely out of control.
As soon as Xu Ruantang entered the main room, she was mysteriously pulled into a room by the old lady and her godmother.
The old lady took a box out of the drawer, opened it, and found it full of candy.
"Eat quickly, Grandma saved this especially for you."
Xu Ruantang was stunned, staring at the various candies with a complicated expression.
No wonder the doctor said during the morning check-up that at the age of the elderly woman, her blood sugar and blood pressure needed to be paid extra attention to, as they were already at the borderline levels.
She also specifically asked about the precautions.
Let alone sugar, even side dishes and fruits are not recommended for the old lady to continue eating by doctors.
"Grandma, I'll take these candies with me."
Xu Ruantang didn't stand on ceremony and grabbed the candy, stuffing it into her pocket. "You heard what the doctor said today. You two can't eat candy anymore, and you should eat less side dishes and fruits, especially those with high sugar content like watermelon."
The old lady pouted, looking just like a child. "The doctor is just trying to scare you. Your grandma is so old, and I've eaten more sugar than he's eaten salt. He's just trying to scare you, don't listen to him."
Xu Ruantang was so angry she almost laughed.
I knew the old lady loved sweets, but I didn't know she could eat so many!
Although diabetes is not entirely caused by eating sweets, her current condition requires control.
The godmother was reasonable enough to grab the candy and keep stuffing it into Xu Ruantang's pocket: "Okay, don't worry, your grandma and I won't eat candy anymore, we'll just eat our meals properly."
Xu Ruantang smiled with satisfaction.
But before the smile could even spread across her lips, the old lady murmured, "Hmph, if you can't eat this or that, what's the point of living? It's so tasteless."
The elderly often develop habits and behaviors similar to those of children as they age.
Xu Ruantang wasn't angry. She softened her voice and comforted the old lady, "Grandma, your health is important. How about this, I'll come and bring you a cake once a week, is that alright?"
The cake she was talking about was a cake base without added sugar.
At most, I'll add some low-sugar fruits for decoration.
The old lady had no idea she was being tricked, and she was immediately delighted; cake was much tastier than candy.
"Alright, alright, it's settled then. Ruan Tang, you can't lie to Grandma!"
Xu Ruantang: "No, Grandma, don't worry."
At worst, we can have Chen Ji bring the cake over. If Grandma wants to scold us, she can scold Chen Ji instead.
When the old lady's mood improved, she took her hand and began to whisper gossip: "Do you know why your mother was so angry at the hospital today?"
Xu Ruantang was completely confused. "Isn't it because of Cheng Dan?"
The old lady's eyes darted around, and wrinkles appeared on her aged face as she smiled. "Child, you're still too young."
Xu Ruantang was even more confused.
Seeing her like this, her godmother quickly lowered her voice to explain, "The Cheng family is like a corrupt upper beam, with the lower beams behaving the same way. That girl in the Cheng family behaves exactly like Cheng's mother when she was young, which is why your mother was so angry."
These were things the two old people were chatting about at night, and the old lady told her godmother.
Xu Ruantang sensed the unease of gossip.
Knowing she was curious, the old lady stopped keeping her in suspense and quietly told her what had happened in the past.
It turns out that Cheng's mother wasn't a good person either.
Years ago, the two families lived in the same compound, but neither of them lived in their current houses.
Back then, there were no tall buildings in the compound; it was all single-story houses.
The Cheng and Chen families lived next to each other, separated only by a fence. They could see each other's yards just by looking up.
Cheng's mother and father married young, but she was unable to conceive.
The Chen family, on the other hand, had two sons at a young age.
Cheng's mother was naturally jealous, and Chen Lin was quite handsome when he was young.
Back then, Grandpa Chen was still alive, and the Cheng family couldn't compare to the Chen family, which had a founding general.
One evening, Chen Lin returned from the army, covered in sweat after a day of training.
I took off my shirt and took a shower in the yard.
Back then, there were no electric lights; every household used kerosene lamps.
Hearing the noise, Ye Lan first brought out the food she had prepared from the kitchen before leaving the yard.
Her original intention was to wash Chen Lin's clothes that he had changed out of.
As soon as she stepped outside, she was so startled that she screamed.
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