Chapter 314: The Pain Goes Away with Candy
Chapter 314: The Pain Goes Away with Candy The old lady hurriedly stood up and put down what she was holding as she approached, asking, "What happened? Xiao Zhen, what happened to your head?" Upon seeing her grandmother, Xiaozhen's eyes welled up again, and she ran up to her, clinging to her waist and crying softly. The old lady's heart clenched, and she patted Xiaozhen's back, looking at Shu Yu. "Something happened to your Fourth Aunt's family, right?" She didn't see Si Xing, only the two children, and they didn't look too well. The other people in the courtyard noticed and gathered around. Lu Dasong touched Xiaozhen's head and then supported the trembling old lady back into the house. "Mother, please sit down first, and I'll explain slowly." "Explain slowly? Hurry up and don't scare me, this old lady." Lu Dasong nodded quickly and glanced at Xiao Zhen before recounting what they had heard and experienced in Daxu Village. As soon as the old lady heard that Si Xing had been taken away by the official and imprisoned, her face turned pale in an instant, and her hands couldn't stop trembling. How? How could such a thing happen? Wasn't her son-in-law already missing? How did he become a criminal? Liang Shi was also stunned, and she accidentally pricked her finger with the needle she was holding. She exclaimed in pain and quickly put down the needle and thread. This exclamation brought everyone in the room back to their senses. Shu Yu handed Quan Quan to Liang Shi to hold and then covered the trembling hands of the old lady with her own. "Mother, please don't worry. I'll go back and leave Quan Quan here first, then go to the county town to find Xiang-daren and see if I can meet Fourth Aunt. The official told me that as long as Fourth Aunt is unaware, there's a high probability that her life is not in danger. Please rest assured." The old lady turned her head blankly and unconsciously nodded. In the next moment, she hurriedly said, "I'll go too." "Alright." Shu Yu explained Quan Quan's condition and asked Liang Shi to help take care of him. But Liang Shi felt uneasy, fearing that something bad might happen in her care, and she wouldn't be able to explain it. She quickly said, "I can't do it alone. There are several children in our house, and our Bao Ya is still young. I can't take care of one while neglecting the others." Shu Yu thought about it and agreed. She called Da Hu, "You go find Mother and ask her to come back for a while." The sewing workshop was also in Liufang Lane, not far from here. "Okay." Da Hu immediately ran out, and Da Bao hurriedly followed. In no time, the two children's figures disappeared. The old lady had calmed down a bit. She held Xiaozhen, whose eyes were swollen, and took Quan Quan from Liang Shi's arms. She wiped her face and said to Liang Shi, "You go and prepare the medicine for Quan Quan. When my daughter-in-law comes back, help feed it to him. Si Xing is in trouble now, so the children must be well taken care of." Liang Shi had no objections and immediately took the medicine packet from Lu Dasong's hand and went to the kitchen. San Ya also ran into the house and brought out some stored candies, handing them directly to Xiaozhen. Xiaozhen hesitated for a moment, and San Ya simply stuffed the candy into her mouth. "You got hurt on your forehead. It won't hurt anymore after you eat candy." San Ya was a year younger than Xiaozhen and used to come to the Lu family's house with Si Xing from time to time, so the two sisters had a good relationship. Seeing Xiaozhen cheer up after eating the candy, San Ya immediately handed over the remaining candies.
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The third family Liang is really starting to grow on me more and more, for all their short-comings, they clearly still care for one another, in their own ways. Here, the Mother was quick witted and reacted fairly quick with regards to the concerns of handling the children.
ReplyDeleteCompared to the First Family's mother, she would always have Ill thoughts and had to be pretty much forced before giving out any help, reluctantly even.