Chapter 45: Shifting the blame
After walking a few steps, I saw an anxious woman holding a skinny child, waiting beside the jeep.
When he saw them coming, his eyes lit up with excitement and his mouth moved but he couldn't say a word.
The child in her arms had a gray and pale face.
There were undried bloodstains on his face and clothes.
A large area of incense burner ash was used to cover the back of the head to stop the bleeding.
Zhou Jingshen opened the car door and said concisely, "Get in."
"Hurry up and get on!" the captain urged the woman.
"Okay, okay!" The woman clumsily climbed into the car holding the child.
After sitting down, she begged the captain with her eyes, "Captain..."
She is scared!
Where has she been to the hospital?
I was worried that I didn’t have enough money and I was afraid to communicate with the doctor.
She needs the team leader to accompany her and provide support for her family on behalf of the village.
Medical expenses...
First borrow money from the village, and then deduct it from the work points at the end of the year.
The captain's face darkened and he glanced at the crowd of onlookers, "Where's your man?"
The woman cursed excitedly, "Him? He wouldn't feel sorry for the flesh that fell from his belly, and he's still at home!"
The woman wiped her tears and said, "You son of a bitch! We won't starve to death if we skip a meal! Why beat the child like this?"
The captain had no choice but to sigh and get into the car.
Zhou Jingshen leaned over, opened the passenger door and called out to Song Shuyan, "Get in?"
Song Shuyan withdrew his gaze from the dying child and got into the passenger seat.
Chen Du, who followed, shouted, "Shuyan, come down. You're not a doctor, why are you following us?"
Song Tianming also felt strange watching from the side.
Song Shuyan came to her senses when she saw her brother and Shen Du. Yes, she was not a relative of the injured person, nor was she a doctor, so why should she follow them?
Besides, his brother came all the way here and left him alone in the educated youth home where he was unfamiliar with the place, right?
No, she couldn't go with him. She had to stay with her brother.
She opened the car door and got out, reminding Zhou Jingshen, "Go to the hospital and see a doctor about your injuries."
Zhou Jingshen said, "I understand," and without wasting any more time, he stepped on the accelerator and the jeep shot away like an arrow.
Taking their eyes off the rear of the car that was driving away, the women who had given birth discussed with each other and warned their careless husbands.
"I said, when you spank a child, you can't hit him on the head, face, or body. You can only hit his hands, feet, or buttocks!"
"Look!"
"Something happened!"
"Oh, how pitiful."
The women shook their heads.
The men secretly kept this in mind and reminded themselves to be careful when beating their children.
Song Shuyan turned around and returned to the Youth League Home with a heavy heart.
Chen Du followed behind with a handsome face, wanting to drag her to a corner and find out what was going on between her and Zhou Jingshen.
Why do the two of them seem so familiar with each other?
Song Tianming pinched his chin and looked at the backs of the two people thoughtfully.
He also felt that his sister had changed.
Now he cares more about Zhou Jingshen than Chen Du.
Are all women so easily empathetic and fickle?
Ugh!
It was the Shen family who broke off the engagement first, his sister was right!
Song Tianming caught up and patted Chen Du on the shoulder, "When are you going back?"
Chen Du's eyes dimmed, "Two days later." He was leaving at the end of his vacation.
He had a hunch that if he couldn't get Song Shuyan to sign the marriage application in the next two days, they would really miss each other and be undestined.
He wants it anyway, so he'll try again.
"Brother, I want to talk to Shuyan."
Song Tianming looked at him sympathetically and said, "Go ahead."
"Um."
Shen Du, who was in a depressed mood, took a deep breath, prepared himself mentally, and then called out to Song Shuyan.
"Shuyan, can we talk?"
Song Shuyan didn't want to chat.
Song Tianming passed by her and patted her shoulder. "Let's talk. A person should have a beginning and an end."
Song Shuyan had no choice but to follow Chen Du for a walk around the Youth League Courtyard, absentmindedly picking a branch of flying grass and playing with it in his hand.
"Don't you have anything to say to me?" Chen Du spoke first.
Song Shuyan looked confused.
Didn't he want to talk to her?
She shook her head.
Chen Du's handsome profile was hidden in the dim shadows. He leaned sideways and raised his head slightly to prevent her from noticing the moisture in his eyes.
He smiled softly, his eyes and eyebrows full of bitterness, "Are you really not going to marry me?"
"I……"
Song Shuyan was embarrassed and decided to pass the blame, "Your mother doesn't like me."
"I'm not worthy of you."
"A marriage that is not favored by the elders will not have a good outcome."
Song Shuyan opened up and said, "You know, your mother has always been asking me to learn how to cook and do housework from Song Shuyu."
“I don’t want to learn this.”
"She couldn't say much at the time."
"When I came to cancel the engagement, she said, 'I'm a fake daughter. I can't do anything, like washing clothes or cooking. How can I take care of you if I marry you?'"
Song Shuyan said indifferently, "No matter who I marry, I won't be a good wife and mother, and my life will revolve around the family's three meals a day."
Shen Du was speechless.
He wanted to say that she didn't have to do anything she didn't like.
He didn't need her care.
But when she looked at him, he was speechless.
She said, "You think too simply. The relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law has always been a difficult problem. You have a special job. If I marry you, I might spend more time with your mother than you do."
"I'm tired of dealing with her embarrassment and verbal pressure."
Chen Du felt a pain in his heart, and his voice was hoarse, "In fact, these problems you are worried about are likely to be encountered no matter who you marry, right?"
Song Shuyan did not deny it, "Indeed."
"Then why can't you choose me? I can guarantee that if you and my mother have a conflict, I will definitely stand on your side."
Song Shuyan smiled and said, "I want to choose a mother-in-law who won't cause conflicts."
At this point, her refusal was quite reasonable.
Shen Du was at a loss.
I don’t know how else I can fight for it.
He was unwilling to give up.
After the two returned, Song Tianming couldn't bear to see the distraught Shen Du, so he pulled Song Shuyan aside and asked, "What did you say to him?"
Song Shuyan sighed, "I just told him the truth. I didn't want to marry him because I couldn't get along with his mother."
Song Tianming was speechless. He never expected this to be the reason.
Song Shu said earnestly, "Brother, you don't understand. Sometimes, a good mother-in-law is more important than a good husband."
"After all, with a profession like yours, you're away from home all year round. Wouldn't it be true that a daughter-in-law spends more time with her mother-in-law than with her own husband?"
Song Tianming rubbed his forehead and said, "The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law don't have to live together. Can't they live in the military family compound?"
"You're thinking too simply. We don't live together normally, but what if I get pregnant? Will my future mother-in-law have to come and take care of me because of public opinion?"
"They say they're here to take care of you, but it's not certain who's taking care of whom."
Song Tianming frowned and looked at her, "How do you know so much?"
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