Chapter 246 So that’s it
Chapter 246 So that’s it
He Yi saw Xu Risheng's surprised expression and knew what he was thinking.
He explained on the side:
"My wife is undergoing eye treatment and is pregnant, so she has some spotting.
It was a bumpy ride, and we brought some common medicines with us, fearing that something might happen to her."
Xu Risheng nodded and said:
"Oh... I was wondering why you had medicine on you."
Ran Cui, who was sitting next to him, felt extremely sad when she heard He Yi's words.
She remembered that when she was pregnant, she had her period on the bumpy bus ride from her hometown in the countryside to the town.
Xu Risheng just took her to the hospital for a check-up, prescribed some pregnancy-preserving medicine, stewed a chicken for her, and then didn't care about her anymore.
He Yi always carries medicine and doctors with him, for fear that his wife might encounter an emergency.
They are all women, why is there such a big difference?
Thanks to Xu Qingfeng's timely handling, although the child was a little fussy, fortunately the fever subsided before dawn.
After the child's fever subsided and he fell asleep, Xu's mother prepared to take the child directly back to her room to take care of him.
When Xu Risheng saw Ran Cui’s swollen eyes, he couldn’t bear it and stepped forward to stop Xu’s mother.
"Mother, Cui'er didn't mean it. Isn't that the case with people who are careless?
Leave the child in this room and let her take care of him. She is the child's mother. How sad will she be if you take the child away directly like this?"
Xu's mother shook off Xu Risheng's hand, tilted her head to the side and said "Pooh".
“I’m afraid if the child stays with her, I won’t know how he will die next time.
How can she be trusted after doing this over and over again?
What qualifications does she have to be a mother?
I will take care of the child from now on. If you still want to continue living with her, you can find her a temporary job and let her go out to work.
There is no need for her to work hard in this household.
If she can get a high position outside, just let her go. There are many well-educated and well-mannered women, and you are not the only one."
After saying that, he turned around and left with the child in his arms without looking back.
Xu Risheng was having a headache. Everything in this family had always been fine, and the relationship between the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law had always been good.
He had no idea what was wrong with his mother and what she said was incomprehensible.
The child had been sick before, and his mother wasn't so unreasonable.
He Yi had gone back to his room to rest when Xu Qingfeng went to treat the child.
After all, there is an invisible person in the house who needs care.
Xu Qingfeng pulled out the infusion tube for the child, then went back to his room to rest, yawning.
After Xu's mother left, Xu Risheng sat down on a chair opposite the kang in annoyance. He looked up at Ran Cui and asked:
"Cui Er, what happened yesterday?
How did Yanyan fall into the water? How did you make Nyonya like that?
You've been married for several years, and my mother has never said a harsh word to you.
What happened yesterday?"
Ran Cui bit her lower lip and refused to say a word.
Xu Risheng looked at her for a long time, and finally sighed and gave up. Sometimes he felt particularly tired when facing Ran Cui.
No matter what you ask her, she won't say a word, whether it's good or bad.
He stood up and went straight to Xu's mother's room.
When Ran Cui saw Xu Risheng go to Xu's mother's room, she became extremely nervous and her head was buzzing in a mess.
"Mom, what happened yesterday?
It's not a big deal that the child accidentally fell into the water. Is there any need to be so angry?"
Xu Risheng sat on the edge of Xu's mother's kang and asked in a low voice.
"It's not a big deal. If it weren't for Xiao He and his wife yesterday, our family would be holding Yanyan's funeral right now."
"What? What happened?" Xu Risheng stood up excitedly.
Xu's mother turned her head to look at the pale little girl, and told Xu Risheng clearly what happened yesterday.
For the sake of her child, she did not expose Ran Cui's dirty thoughts.
A rural girl, after living in the village for a long time, will have some different ideas.
Comparing her food, clothing and other necessities with other wives', Xu's mother could understand all of this.
I am also willing to do my best to let her eat well, dress well and use the best things as long as my family conditions allow.
But who knew that she would compare men with others and even have dirty thoughts about other people's men.
Xu's mother felt that everything could be forgiven except this.
Although Xu's mother did not expose Ran Cui's dirty deeds, Xu Risheng was engaged in criminal investigation work.
Just take a quick look at the accident scene and use your brain and you will know what happened.
He came out of Xu's mother's room and turned to the kitchen.
Ran Cui stood in the room and saw Xu Risheng go to the kitchen, and knew it was all over.
Xu Risheng was outside the kitchen. He carried the little wooden horse into the kitchen and placed it next to the water tank.
He stood beside the water tank and measured its length with his hands outstretched to make sure that the child could reach the water tank while standing on the wooden horse.
First we have to rule out homicide, and then determine the accident and timing.
Homicide has been ruled out. The period from the time the child climbed onto the water tank, accidentally fell into it, to drowning was at least fifteen to twenty minutes.
What is certain is that during these fifteen to twenty minutes, Ran Cui was not with the child.
Her mother said that during this period of time, Ran Cui neither went to the backyard nor the front yard.
Where did she go during this time? What did she do?
Xu Risheng walked out of the kitchen carrying the wooden horse and stood at the edge of the bamboo forest, looking around.
Ran Cui didn't go anywhere and was not in the kitchen, so she must be outside the kitchen. What was she doing outside?
How come the child fell into the water and made a noise? She didn't hear anything at all?
"He Yi, how is Yanyan doing? Is she feeling better?"
"I saw Qingfeng went back to his room to sleep, so he should have dealt with it."
"Hey, what was Sister Cui doing so focused yesterday?
The child was so loud and noisy that she didn't even notice him?"
He Yi rubbed the handkerchief in the water, thought for a moment, and said with a smile:
"Maybe he's hiding in the bamboo forest over by the kitchen, watching us chatting and laughing.
But we should not interfere in other people's family affairs. After we leave, they still have to go on with their lives."
"Don't be so conceited. Why would they look at us for no reason?"
He Yi covered Zuo Zixuan's face with a handkerchief and wiped her clean, saying jokingly:
"Look at how loving we are..."
"Don't be so arrogant. It's not like I don't have men who love me. Why do I need to look at us?"
He Yi and his wife were washing up at the door of the wing room and made a casual joke.
Unexpectedly, the speaker was unintentional but the listener was intentional, and it actually reminded Xu Risheng.
He stood behind the bamboo forest and watched the sweet interaction between He Yi and his wife for a long time.
Suddenly he remembered the word "high branch" that his mother had mentioned again and again. He narrowed his eyes and immediately understood.
So that's what happened.
He Yi made breakfast. He cooked corn porridge and steamed the buns and steamed buns that Xu Qingfeng and the others bought yesterday.
Anyway, it's better than eating compressed biscuits.
Xu Risheng acted as if nothing had happened and ate breakfast while chatting and laughing.
He Yi also took this opportunity to say that they wanted to rent a small courtyard to live in for a few days.
Xu Risheng did not try to persuade them to stay and said he would go and ask around for them later.
It’s not that he is not hospitable, he just chased He Yi and the others away.
He wanted to send the guests away so as to clean up the house.
It’s not because he can’t accept Ran Cui’s mental infidelity. People like beautiful people and things, and he can understand that.
After all, he had been a soldier for twelve years and his mind was not that narrow.
He felt that Ran Cui was really too tactless. She was only looking at other people's men and disregarding the life and death of her own child.
And it happens again and again.
He thought that his family was worthy of Ran Cui.
As soon as she entered the door, her mother handed the family's financial power to her, and also handed her her monthly salary.
The mother and son never looked down on Ran Cui for being uneducated and illiterate. Instead, they always protected her self-esteem.
After giving birth to a girl, Ran Cui felt sorry for the Xu family.
But they, mother and son, never had the idea of favoring boys over girls. They treated their children with great care and never said a bad word about Ran Cui.
Hey, that’s all, and she’s still not satisfied.
She is not satisfied now, so it is only a matter of time before she leaves this home.
In this case, it will be the same sooner or later, so why should I force myself to stay?
It would be better to let her go while she is still young and let her find a family that she thinks is better.
He Yi went out to inquire about the house and happened to meet Mayor Tao on his way to work.
The two chatted casually for a while, and what a coincidence it was that Mayor Tao's wife's parents' home was in an idle small courtyard on the old street of the farmers' market.
It’s a little old, but it’s not broken and it doesn’t leak, so it’s completely sufficient for normal life.
Just like that, He Yi and his group moved into this old courtyard.
He Yi gave Mayor Tao ten yuan as rent, but Mayor Tao refused to take it.
After much persuasion, he finally charged five dollars as a symbolic fee.
On the night that He Yi and his family moved out, Xu Risheng got home from work and had a calm dinner.
After he had packed up everything, he took out the box containing money from home, took out the big unity note inside and counted it, and it was exactly one hundred.
He put the money in front of Ran Cui.
"Ran Cui, I won't say more, everyone knows it.
Over the years since you married me, I, Xu Risheng, ask myself if I have done my best for you.
You know the situation at home, and I can't give you the life you want.
I won't hold you back. While you are still young, go and find the life you want.
Tomorrow morning, we will go to the town office to complete the formalities."
Ran Cui looked up at Xu Risheng with a look of grievance, then looked down at the money in front of her.
Tears streamed down my face.
Xu's mother looked at her aggrieved expression, then looked at the child in her arms, and she really couldn't bear it.
He sighed and said, "Risheng, it's all over. Forgive her this time."
Xu Risheng didn't say anything, but looked at Ran Cui who was sitting opposite him with a smile on her face.
Ran Cui originally wanted to admit her mistake, but then she thought that Zuo Zixuan, a blind woman, could have such an outstanding man.
She is a healthy person, how could she find someone worse than Zuo Zixuan?
She reached out, picked up the money in front of her, held it in her hand, and nodded.
Xu Risheng didn't show any emotion at all, he just nodded lightly.
Then he handed the box of money and passbook to his mother and went to another room to rest.
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