Chapter 190 Qin Huairu's Sadness
Chapter 190 Qin Huairu's Sadness
At noon three days later, the sunlight shone into the ward through the hospital window, bringing a touch of warmth.
Jia Zhang stood at the door of the ward, looking at Xiaodang who was sleeping soundly on the bed, her face full of disgust and dissatisfaction.
"How could I have given birth to a money-losing child? My family is already struggling to make ends meet, and now we have to support another burden!"
Qin Huairu was lying on the hospital bed, listening to Jia Zhang's complaints. She felt mixed emotions and could only pretend not to hear and feed Xiaodang.
Seeing Qin Huairu acting as if nothing had happened, Jia Zhang felt even more dissatisfied. She thought to herself, "I really want to throw this money-loser away."
But she didn't dare say this to anyone, otherwise Qin Huairu would fight her to the death.
"Okay, Qin Huairu, stop playing dumb in front of me. You gave birth to a money-losing baby and you're still staying in the hospital."
"Do you know how much it costs to stay here for a day? One dollar a day. With that money, I can have a good meal for myself."
"Those nurses only took money but didn't do anything. They didn't even provide meals for me during my three-day stay."
Jia Zhang complained that the nurses in the hospital only took money but did not do any work and did not even provide meals.
Seeing Qin Huairu still feeding the baby indifferently, Jia Zhangshi became even more furious and shouted:
"Okay, Qin Huairu, stop pretending. Hurry up and pack your things and go home."
In this way, Qin Huairu stayed in the hospital for three days and was then taken back by Jia Zhang.
Jia Zhang walked in front with empty hands, while Qin Huairu held Xiaodang in her arms and the luggage in her hands.
Jia Zhang was afraid of being criticized by passers-by, so she stayed away from Qin Huairu for fear of being scolded.
"Look, how pitiful this woman is. She was discharged from the hospital alone, carrying so many bags, and no one from her family came to help!" said an indignant lady.
"Yeah, I don't know what her husband was thinking. He let her leave the hospital on her own."
"Look at how small the baby is. It should have only been a few days since its birth. What if something happens?"
"This woman is so strong! I definitely can't do this! She's amazing!"
Passersby felt sorry for Qin Huairu.
Qin Huairu listened, and although she was physically tired, she felt even happier when she heard everyone praising her so much.
A surge of strength surged through my body. I raised my head slightly and walked forward with a determined look in my eyes.
And Jia Zhang, who was in front, was so scared when she heard everyone supporting her that she moved even further away from Qin Huairu, fearing that she would be attacked by the passers-by.
At the same time, an old lady was rushing towards the hospital, listening to her lunch box.
These days, she was the one delivering meals to Qin Huairu. Jia Zhangshi simply went to see Qin Huairu and went back when the time came.
After all, Qin Huairu gave birth to a daughter, who was a money-losing item in Jia Zhang's eyes. Doing so well and giving her so many supplements was just a waste of money.
So the task of delivering meals was given to an old lady.
However, the meal was delivered by an auntie, and there was no chicken or chicken soup like on the first day, but it was still pretty good.
At least it's much better than asking Jia Zhang to deliver it.
If it was really Jia Zhang who sent it, two dishes would be enough: steamed corn bread and cabbage.
After all, whoever has such a mother-in-law will be unlucky!
Not far from the hospital gate, an old lady saw Jia Zhang.
"Jia Zhang, why did you come back so early?"
"Why can't I come back earlier?" Jia Zhang said angrily.
The aunt was a little confused when she saw how angry Jia Zhang was.
"What are you looking at? There's something written on my face! Humph, I'm still hungry, I won't waste my words with you!"
After saying that, Jia Zhang left. It was not that she didn't want to snatch the lunch box from the aunt, but when she thought that Jia Dongxu still cared about Xiaodang, she didn't do it.
"Auntie, what are you doing?" Qin Huairu said to the old lady she saw.
The lady was surprised: "Xiao Qin, you are carrying so many bags and even brought Xiao Dang back home, what are you doing?"
Qin Huairu picked up the luggage and Xiao Dang and said, "I have been in the hospital for three days. I am fine now, so I am coming back. It is a waste of money to stay in the hospital."
"Auntie, don't you think so?"
The aunt pointed at Qin Huairu in confusion, then pointed at Jia Zhangshi, and immediately understood what was going on.
It must be that Jia Zhang disliked Qin Huairu and did not allow her to continue staying in the hospital.
When Qin Huairu gave birth to her baby, she stayed in the hospital for a whole week.
An old lady came forward and said, "Xiao Qin, give me the luggage quickly. You just came out, how can you carry so many things?"
Qin Huairu took a step back and pretended to refuse: "No need, Auntie, we're almost home, I can do it myself."
The lady was very angry: "How can you do this? You just gave birth to a child and you are still weak. You have worked so hard to carry the luggage all the way! Hurry up and give it to me."
As she spoke, an old lady snatched the luggage.
Neither of them mentioned Jia Zhang in their conversation. They were already familiar with Jia Zhang's lazy, cunning, greedy and lazy nature.
It would be better to ask a stranger for help than to ask her. She might be able to help, but Jia Zhang definitely won’t.
An old lady helped carry the luggage and the two of them entered the yard.
"Hey, Xiao Qin is back?" The auntie in the back room who was cooking greeted him.
"Oh, I'm back!" Qin Huairu responded with a smile.
"Why did you come back so early? Why didn't you stay in the hospital for two more days?" another lady asked.
"I've been here long enough and there's nothing wrong with my health. Besides, being in the hospital is not as comfortable as living at home!" Qin Huairu still said with a smile.
"That's right, Xiao Qin, you should take more rest!"
"Oh, good!"
Qin Huairu greeted all the housewives warmly, and her words all showed that she was back.
The aunt felt uncomfortable when she heard this. If she had not been out and knew the details, she might have been fooled by Qin Huairu's words.
When the two men arrived at Jia's house, they saw Jia Zhang and Bang Geng playing together. Their laughter and shouting filled the whole room.
Seeing the two people coming in, Jia Zhang's face, which was originally full of joy, instantly fell and became gloomy.
"Qin Huairu, you have to act like you're home when you go home. This is not a hospital, and we don't keep idle people at home."
"Put Xiaodang down and go cook! I'm still hungry!"
Jia Zhang said aggressively, and even though the aunt was there, she didn't give Qin Huairu the slightest bit of respect.
Qin Huairu frowned slightly, but still silently put down the small pot in her hand and prepared to cook.
The aunt looked at Qin Huairu's helpless eyes, and her anger was instantly ignited. She retorted:
"Jia Zhang, how can you say that? Xiao Qin was just discharged from the hospital today and her body hasn't recovered yet, and you asked her to cook."
"Don't you have hands? Can't you do it yourself?!"
However, Jia Zhang didn't care at all. She snorted coldly, "Hey, Auntie, what are you saying? After I gave birth to Dongxu, I didn't even have a few days off before I started cooking."
"How can Qin Huairu be more delicate than me? She is not a rich lady. Our family is not a wealthy family. We don't keep idle people."
"Besides, everyone is back, so what's wrong with cooking? It's not your family's business, why do you care so much?"
"If Qin Huairu doesn't do it, then you can do it! It's fine if you want to do it! Anyway, I'm hungry and need to eat!"
"You!" The aunt pointed at Jia Zhang, so angry that she couldn't speak.
"Auntie, please calm down! Calm down!" Qin Huairu comforted her at the right time.
"Auntie, I'm back now, so cooking is no big deal. Can you help me move the things? You can go back and take a rest."
Jia Zhang looked at Qin Huairu's pretentious behavior with a look of disdain.
But the aunt was very angry and was very much fooled by Qin Huairu's tricks.
"Xiao Qin, you don't have to do it!" said the aunt, looking at Jia Zhang:
"Mrs. Jia Zhang, I still have some food. I'll go get it for you now. Don't even think about asking Xiao Qin to cook."
"Hey, old lady!" Qin Huairu wanted to stop the old lady, but the old lady was very determined and ran out of the door without giving Qin Huairu the chance to stop her.
"Hmph, so hypocritical!" Jia Zhang muttered in dissatisfaction as she watched the aunt's back as she left.
Then she turned around and said to Qin Huairu:
"Okay, Qin Huairu, stop pretending. Since someone is cooking, just do what you need to do!"
Jia Zhang gave a casual instruction and sat on a chair, waiting for the aunt to bring her meal.
Seeing this, Qin Huairu didn't say much. She put her luggage away and took out some clothes.
These are hers and Xiaodang's. After all, Xiaodang is still young, and someone needs to watch over his eating, drinking, defecating and urinating, and wash his clothes.
However, Jia Zhangshi refused to help with washing, and Qin Huairu couldn't ask an old lady to help her with everything.
Fortunately, Xiaodang had a lot of clothes to change into, all of which were left by Banggeng. After three days, there weren’t many clothes left.
Taking the dirty clothes and a basin, Qin Huairu started washing clothes.
Not long after washing, an old lady came out with food and saw Qin Huairu.
"Hey! Xiao Qin, you just came out, how can you get wet? Aren't you afraid of getting sick?" an aunt said nervously.
"It's okay, auntie. It's noon now and the water is hot. It's okay to wash." Qin Huairu replied and continued to wash clothes.
"Oh, come on, wait a moment, I'll help you wash!" The aunt quickly grabbed Qin Huairu's hand.
Then he continued, "Wait for me to bring the food over, and I'll help you wash it!"
After saying that, the lady left quickly.
When the aunt came out again, she saw Qin Huairu was already washing and didn't listen to her at all.
"Hey, Xiao Qin, look at you. You just came out of the hospital and can't touch water. Why don't you listen?" the aunt accused.
Saying this, the aunt felt even more distressed.
"It's okay, Auntie. I can still do such a small thing as washing clothes." Qin Huairu replied.
An old lady has been helping Qin Huairu these days because she feels sorry for Qin Huairu.
As a father, Jia Dongxu has to work during the day and can't help much.
After knowing that the baby was a girl, Jia Zhang, the mother-in-law, was too lazy to care about her.
The aunt looked at Qin Huairu who was alone and helpless, and as Banggeng's godmother, she couldn't just sit there and watch.
This is also due to the aunt’s personality.
Jia Zhang looked at the two people washing clothes and cursed, "Humph, hypocritical, with bad intentions!"
"You don't have any children yourself, and you won't give birth to one, but you're targeting my family. No wonder your family is extinct."
In the evening, the afterglow of the setting sun filled the entire courtyard, and the workers who had been busy all day started their journey home.
"Huai Ru, why are you back? Why don't you stay in the hospital for a few more days?"
As soon as Jia Dongxu stepped into the house, he saw Qin Huairu busy in the kitchen and was surprised.
"Dongxu, you're back! Staying in the hospital is expensive and uncomfortable, so you might as well stay at home and recuperate."
Qin Huairu did not tell Jia Dongxu the truth, but just found a seemingly reasonable reason, the same reason she gave to other residents.
Jia Dongxu didn't think much about it and nodded in agreement, "Yeah, that's right. Since you're not feeling well in the hospital, it's good to come back!"
Jia Dongxu did not realize the deep meaning in Qin Huairu's words.
Qin Huairu couldn't help but sigh in her heart as she watched Jia Dongxu believe her reasons so easily.
Suddenly, Jia Dongxu remembered something, looked at Jia Zhang who was playing with Banggeng, and warned:
"By the way, Mom, Huairu still needs to rest. You should take better care of her. Don't think that you can just lie still all day long just because Huairu is back."
"Like an old man, he has everything he needs. We don't have that kind of situation."
Jia Zhang quickly responded: "Oh, I see!"
She had to listen to Jia Dongxu's words.
Since being beaten last time, Jia Zhang was well behaved for a while, but only for a few days.
Ever since Qin Huairu gave birth, Jia Zhang has shown signs of returning to her original nature.
Looking at the timid Jia Zhang, Qin Huairu felt happy again.
Originally, she had no hope and was about to return to the past, but with Jia Dongxu's warning, she could be at peace for a while.
At this time, a group of residents came to Jia's house with their luggage.
"Xiao Jia, congratulations! Xiao Qin gave birth to a girl, so we finally have a son and a daughter!" Yan Bugui came over with a few eggs and celebrated.
"No, no! Uncle, we are happy together! Happy together!" Jia Dongxu replied.
Both of them gave birth to daughters, so it was a mutual joy.
Liu Haizhong also came over with a gift to congratulate: "Xiao Qin, congratulations on the birth of your daughter!"
Xu Damao also said, "Old Jia, when the baby is one month old, remember to hold a banquet!" He carried a bag of eggs and some country specialties to express his congratulations.
People like Sha Zhu and Yi Zhonghai also brought gifts.
"Congratulations!" All the residents also congratulated.
All the residents expressed their congratulations. Jia Dongxu and Qin Huairu also smiled and thanked everyone for their enthusiasm while taking the gifts away.
Residents from the entire courtyard came to celebrate.
Having said that, there will of course be some surprises, and that is besides Li Kailang's family.
Jia Dongxu looked around but didn't see Li Kailang: "Where's Li Kailang? Why didn't he come?"
Everyone looked around, but they still couldn't find Li Kailang.
At this time, Yan Bugui stood up and said, "Xiao Jia, when I came here, I didn't see any lights on in Xiao Li's house, so he must not have come back yet."
Hearing this, everyone nodded. After all, they only found out about Qin Huairu's return after they came back, otherwise they wouldn't have come in such a hurry.
"Is that so! Forget it." Jia Dongxu said nonchalantly.
Everyone chatted for a while, and Qin Huairu suddenly asked, "By the way, where is the Third Uncle and Third Aunt? Why isn't she here?"
Yan Bugui replied, "Third Auntie! She hasn't finished her confinement yet and can't come out yet. Besides, it's getting late and the wind is blowing coldly. I'm afraid she might get sick by accident!"
"When she's out of confinement, I'll ask Auntie Three to come over alone!"
Hearing Yan Bugui's words of respect, Jia Dongxu couldn't get angry.
Everyone nodded, thinking that what Yan Bugui said made sense.
But Qin Huairu felt a little unhappy when she heard it. She secretly glanced at Jia Dongxu, only to see that he had a happy face and didn't care at all.
Qin Huairu's heart was filled with helplessness and dissatisfaction.
"My third aunt stayed at home for half a month after giving birth and has not been out of the house yet, while I was in the hospital for only three days before I was released."
"Third Auntie has Yan Jiecheng taking care of her. She has everything she needs, but I have to do the laundry and cooking myself. Life has been so hard for so long!"
Qin Huairu couldn't help but lament why her fate was so unfair.
Only a group of women understood the deep meaning of Qin Huairu's words. It was really funny that a young woman could not compare to an elderly mother!
"Xiao Jia, it's getting late. I'll go back first. We can talk again when we have time!" Yan Bugui said goodbye.
"Well, let's talk next time so as not to delay everyone's meal!" Jia Dongxu responded tactfully.
After everyone handed over the gifts, they left one after another. Soon, the area in front of the Jia family's house became much quieter.
The total time that everyone stayed in front of Jia Dongxu's door was less than ten minutes.
"Okay, everyone has left, let's go back and eat!" said Jia Dongxu.
When Li Kailang came back, everyone had already finished dinner.
Yan Bugui and Li Kailang talked about Qin Huairu.
"Qin Huairu is back, so what does it have to do with me?"
"After all, they are neighbors. It's not a big deal if the relationship is not good." Yan Bugui advised.
However, Li Kailang didn't care at all. "Oh, no! Uncle, I don't dare to marry a neighbor like that."
"I said last time that we'd cut off our relationship. If I rush over now, wouldn't that be breaking my promise?"
"We agreed to sever ties, and I can't go back on my word." Li Kailang's attitude was very firm.
Seeing that Yan Bugui wanted to continue persuading him, Li Kailang interrupted him:
"Okay, Third Uncle, if you have anything else to say, just tell me. If not, I'll go back to sleep."
Yan Bugui looked at Li Kailang's resolute attitude, sighed helplessly, and said no more.
As for lending the cart to Qin Huairu, although it ultimately helped the Jia family, the person who handled it was an old lady.
Li Kailang lent the money to the aunt because of her reputation. As for who the aunt lent the money to, Li Kailang was too lazy to care.
The only thing he acknowledged was that the cart was lent to an old lady.
(End of this chapter)