This incident became well-known in the family compound. Many people saw Liu He being carried to the hospital. Director Zhang, the director of the Women's Federation office, was determined to find out what happened. As soon as she arrived at the hospital, Liu He grabbed her and started crying.
"Director Zhang, I only have one son. My mother traveled a long way to see him, but my daughter-in-law actually thought I was in the way and kicked me out. Do you think there is any justice in this world?"
The Women's Federation needs to give me an explanation. Ugh, my head hurts, my heart hurts.
Liu He, always one to go all out, immediately hugged Director Zhang and burst into tears, making Director Zhang silently wipe the sweat from his forehead.
"Please take care of your health, our Women's Federation will look into the situation."
As soon as the hospital bed was empty, Ma Mingyue quickly helped her up, "Auntie?"
"This woman surnamed Ye has never taken me seriously. She actually dared to say that the He family doesn't recognize me. How dare she? If they don't recognize me, do they recognize her? This matter can't be left like this. I was so angry with her that I had to go to the hospital. Such an unfilial daughter-in-law should be drowned in spit. I want to see what she does."
Ye Man never expected it would escalate to the point of her being hospitalized. Regardless of what happened before, once an elder is hospitalized, everyone's accusatory gaze will inevitably fall on her. However, what worries her most is He Zhangcheng. He just promised that he would only have Xiaoting as a child in the future. If that's the case, Ye Man will naturally choose him.
But not long after saying that, she angered the other woman's mother to the point of hospitalization. But she didn't regret it much. Why could the other woman say those things to Xiaoting, but she couldn't?
Ma Mingyue and He Zhangcheng went to the hospital to take care of someone, so Song Qing quickly came over and took Xiaoting to play with An'an.
"Sister Song Qing..."
She was sitting in the living room, her hands clenched, a hint of panic in her eyes. Song Qing sighed and sat down next to her.
How is your mother-in-law?
The doctor examined her and said she was fine, but Liu He kept complaining of dizziness and couldn't stand up. She's still lying in the hospital groaning in pain.
"...I didn't mean it, but I was really angry when she said those things to Xiaoting. She said that the He family had wronged her, but she kept bringing up the ancestors of the He family. How could she care about the ancestors of the He family when they had wronged her so much?"
Song Qing is a mother herself, and if anyone dared to say such things to An'an, she would explode. She can understand Ye Man's feelings very well, but she also knows that in the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law relationship, the daughter-in-law is ultimately the weaker party, and you can be drowned by the spittle of thousands of people.
"Pack some clothes for Xiaoting later. She can stay at my place for a while. You and Xiao He can take turns going to the hospital to take care of her. No matter what, we have to get her discharged first."
Fortunately, she didn't have any health problems, otherwise there would definitely have been a rift between her and He Zhangcheng, after all, she was his biological mother.
"Um"
"...Where's Xiao He? What's his attitude?"
Ye Man didn't know; it was too chaotic at the time, and all she could hear in her head was Ma Mingyue's wailing and screaming.
Before Song Qing left, Director Zhang arrived. As soon as she came in, Ye Man rubbed her hands together and quickly sat up straight.
"What exactly happened to Xiao Ye? How did it escalate to the hospital?"
Ye Man could only recount the events of that day: "She told Xiaoting that she was a money-loser and that she wanted to take her back to her hometown so I could have another child. She said that this is a new society now, and we don't follow the old ways of favoring sons over daughters. I got angry and couldn't hold back..."
Director Zhang sat on the sofa and sighed inwardly. This Comrade Ye looked gentle and kind, and in her mind she was on the same level as Zhao Qin, but she didn't expect her to be so sharp when she started to argue.
They can even get my mother-in-law into the hospital just from arguing; imagine what would happen if they started fighting.
“Xiao Ye, I understand how you feel. Boys and girls are the same. We really can’t favor boys over girls. She should be criticized for that. But you can talk to our Women’s Federation and we can go and talk to her. You can’t argue with her and make her go to the hospital. After all, she is an elder.”
Ye Man lowered her head, and Song Qing quickly spoke up, "Director Zhang, Ye Man didn't do it on purpose. She was so angry at the time that she didn't think straight, and she regrets it now."
Director Zhang and Song Qing were old acquaintances, so they didn't mince words and went straight to the point, "Alright, so you know you were wrong. Now you have to take good care of the old lady, help her get discharged from the hospital, and then apologize to her. Don't worry, our Women's Federation comrades will follow up. If she still insists on her old ideas, we will hold a meeting with her."
Both sides are at fault, and the Women's Federation is not taking sides. After Director Zhang finished speaking, he packed his things and was about to leave. Song Qing saw him to the door, and Director Zhang shook his head slightly at the door, "Young people are too impatient."
"You can't blame Ye Man. A child is a mother's heart and soul. Who wouldn't be angry if someone called them a money-losing child?"
“You’re all the same. None of you can afford to be taken advantage of. No wonder you can get along. This matter has a bad influence in the family compound. You need to have Comrade Xiao Ye go to the hospital to take care of him for a few days. In any case, this appearance must be done properly.”
Song Qing nodded repeatedly, "Yes, yes."
Xiaoting was led away by Song Qing. She kept her head down the whole way. Song Qing put her bag on her shoulder, squatted down and looked at her. "Xiaoting, what's wrong? Didn't you always want to live with An'an at Auntie's house?"
Xiaoting pursed her lips and stared at her fingers, "...It's all my fault."
It was because her mother was arguing with her grandmother.
Song Qing quickly reached out and took Xiaoting's hand in hers, then simply picked her up and said, "How can you blame yourself? If Xiaoting is wronged, of course Mom will protect you. If An'an is wronged, Auntie will protect An'an in the same way."
Don't worry, the doctor said Grandma is fine. Mom and Dad will handle it.
The flowers planted in the backyard have already bloomed. Lu Yang has been tinkering with bamboo beds these past few days, saying that he can set them up directly under the trees at night so that he can enjoy the cool shade in the yard.
Lu Ronghui made a flower wreath for An'an and was admiring herself on the swing when she saw her mother returning with Xiaoting. She quickly jumped down and put the flower wreath on An'an's head.
"Here you go first. My aunt is making me a new one. We'll have Sui Sui come over tonight so we can sleep together."
An'an only knew that her mother said Aunt Ye was too busy to take care of Xiaoting these days and asked her to come and stay at home for a few days. She was overjoyed and had already planned to sleep with the kitten. She also invited Suisui over. Zhuangzhuang wanted to join in the fun, but since he was a boy, An'an firmly refused, which made Zhuangzhuang pout and very unhappy.
Whenever the four children got together, the noise was bound to be loud. Their squeaking in the yard was already enough to give anyone a headache. Later, they even took the goslings to the back mountain to clear land. Song Qing quickly told them not to run up the mountain.
Having learned their lesson from the previous sore buttocks incident, they dared not do it again.
The little goose only recognized An'an before. Other children would flap their wings and deliberately scare her when they came in front of her. Later, Sui Sui and Zhuang Zhuang got close to her more often and realized that she was their little owner's friend.
"Let's go find some food for the goslings."
The two siblings ran off like they were racing. Xiaoting was not very interested, and An'an noticed this and quietly walked over to her side.
"What's wrong?"
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