Zhu Meiqun spoke of Shu Lu with such hatred that her teeth itched. “Your grandma is her what? She’s her own maternal grandmother! Even if it was a stranger seeing an old person faint, if they couldn’t help them up themselves, they’d at least call for help. But she just left your grandma there like that. She, she’s truly black-hearted through and through!”
When Shu Lu had previously gone to the fruit shop to cause trouble, morally blackmailing Zhu Meiqun, demanding that Zhu Meiqun and her husband pay for school fees, and even alarming the police, Zhu Meiqun hadn’t been this angry.
Even if angry, it was mostly anger towards Wen Hongyan and Shu Guobing, feeling that this couple were no good, only giving birth but not raising.
Now Zhu Meiqun truly understood what it meant for the upper beam to be crooked and the lower beam to follow. It turned out Shu Lu was no good either!
Legally speaking, Shu Lu was still a minor, but the things she did were more vicious than some adults.
Even if Grandma Wen was disappointed in Shu Lu’s family and no longer supported them, it couldn’t erase the old lady’s past love for this family. Grandma Wen was Shu Lu’s direct maternal grandmother.
“Auntie, don’t get yourself angry.”
Wen Ying glanced inside the ward. “When Grandma wakes up, we’ll naturally know what Shu Lu did.”
After hearing Zhu Meiqun’s account, Wen Kai clenched his fists several times, wishing he could grab Shu Lu and beat her. Upon Wen Ying’s words, Wen Kai slowly calmed down. “Xiao Ying is right. The most important thing now is Grandma’s treatment.”
Wen Kai also wanted to go and talk with the attending physician.
Before Wen Kai could act, Wen Dongrong and Uncle Wen had already returned.
“You’re all here?”
Wen Dongrong had bloodshot eyes, yet his demeanour showed a hint of relief. “The doctor said the situation is stable now. We’ll follow the doctors’ advice, cooperate with whatever treatment they say. Tomorrow morning, two experts from other hospitals will come for consultation, and we’ll listen to their opinions too.”
The most dangerous time had passed. The external experts coming or not was fine.
Wen Dongrong, eager to save his mother, still wanted the experts to come for extra assurance.
Wen Dongrong was both fearful and grateful. “Sister-in-law, luckily you bought a house very close to the provincial hospital.”
Zhu Meiqun’s fruit shop was at the fork near the provincial hospital.
When buying a house, Wen Ying had circled several areas worth buying for relatives and friends. Zhu Meiqun, for the convenience of her shop and business, bought the old house closest to the provincial hospital among the suggested areas.
Although Shu Lu had abandoned Grandma Wen, the short distance from Zhu Meiqun’s home to the hospital had bought time for Grandma Wen’s rescue!
Wen Ying suddenly realised that Grandma Wen’s condition was the same as in her previous life. The difference was that in the previous life it erupted later, this life earlier, and in the previous life the Wen family were all in the county town, so when Grandma Wen fell ill, she could only be sent to the best hospital in the county for rescue. This life, she was directly sent to the provincial hospital!
Upon Wen Dongrong’s words, Zhu Meiqun breathed a huge sigh of relief.
Between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, unlike natural mother and daughter, Zhu Meiqun and Grandma Wen had lived together for many years and naturally had conflicts, but those were trivial life matters. In life-and-death situations, Zhu Meiqun, as daughter-in-law, wholeheartedly wanted to save her mother-in-law.
Grandma Wen had fallen ill at Zhu Meiqun’s home. If Grandma Wen had any mishap due to not being sent to the hospital in time, Zhu Meiqun worried others would blame her family for not taking good care of the elder.
After praising Zhu Meiqun for buying a good house, Wen Dongrong turned to remind Wen Ying. “Song Shao’s mother helped a lot. Remember to call Song Shao. When your grandma is discharged, we’ll thank them properly together.”
“Song Shao’s mother?”
Wen Ying was very surprised. Zhu Meiqun quickly answered. “I followed the ambulance to send your grandma to the hospital. When the doctors were rescuing your grandma, Song Shao saw me and found his mother to help.”
Zhu Meiqun kept chanting that Song Shao was their great benefactor.
Last time when Shu Lu morally blackmailed at Zhu Meiqun’s fruit shop, it was Song Shao who helped by calling the police.
This time Shu Lu somehow angered Grandma Wen, and when Zhu Meiqun sent the old lady to the hospital for rescue, it was Song Shao who encountered them and lent a hand.
Wen Ying nodded vigorously. “I remember now. Song Shao said his mother works at the provincial hospital, and his family has always lived in the provincial hospital’s staff quarters.”
Wen Ying called Song Shao, and Song Shao said he was at the hospital now.
“Shall I come find you?”
Wen Ying looked at the circle of Wen family around the ward. “Better I come find you!”
Song Shao then told her to go to the administrative building.
“I’ll wait for you downstairs. There’s a round flower bed at the entrance, with many cockscombs planted in it.”
As Wen Ying was about to leave, she suddenly remembered Shu Lu was still wandering in the hospital, and her head ached. Song Shao seemed to know her concern. “Don’t worry about running into your cousin. I just saw them heading to the hospital’s back gate from upstairs. There are many small restaurants there. They’re probably going to eat and won’t be back so soon.”
“Okay, I’m coming over now.”
Wen Ying hung up and looked back at the ward. Chen Ru told her to go meet Song Shao without worry.
“So many people are guarding your grandma. We don’t lack your care. Go quickly.”
Wen Kai also reassured Wen Ying. “If you encounter Shu Lu on the way, call me. I’ll go curse them away.”
Wen Ying sighed. “I’m really afraid of them because they can be shameless, but I have to maintain face.”
Wen Hongyan excelled at rolling on the ground and throwing tantrums.
Shu Lu’s killer move was a timid, aggrieved face plus sobbing.
When this mother-daughter pair stood before Wen Ying, without saying a word, it looked like Wen Ying was bullying them.
If Wen Ying was like before, she could hang these two shameless softies up and beat them. Now she had scruples.
Fame was like that.
Some things ordinary people could do without issue, but for celebrities, the impact was bad.
Especially now, Wen Ying was cursed every day. Adding another scandal, Wen Ying feared Tianjiao’s PR department would go mad.
After saying this, Wen Ying left. Chen Ru sneered at Wen Dongrong.
Wen Dongrong softly defended. “This time it really has nothing to do with me. I haven’t contacted them for a long time!”
While speaking defensively, Wen Dongrong felt somewhat guilty.
Wen Dongrong truly regretted now.
If not for his years of taking full responsibility, Shu Lu’s family might not have become like this.
If Shu Lu hadn’t gone astray, how could the old lady have this ordeal?
Seeing Wen Dongrong truly distressed, Chen Ru held back her original sarcasm.
Wen Dongrong certainly hadn’t done right, but Shu Lu’s family’s current state couldn’t all be blamed on him. Helping relatives when one has the means is not wrong in itself. Uncle Wen and Wen Changlin’s family are positive examples.
The fault lies with the recipients, who take others’ help for granted, without any gratitude. If the help stops, the recipients harbour resentment!
As Wen Ying walked to the administrative building, she called Xie Qian.
“Shu Lu?”
Xie Qian hadn’t thought of this person for a long time.
When Shu Lu had “left a letter and run away,” abandoning her parents and running alone to Modu, Xie Qian, fearing Shu Lu might harm Wen Ying, had specially arranged people to watch Shu Lu for a while.
Xie Qian thought Shu Lu would seek out Zhao Dong in Modu.
Unexpectedly, Shu Lu and Zhao Dong never met.
Shu Lu arrived in Modu, stayed in a small guesthouse for half a month. Later, perhaps her money ran out, Shu Lu had to go to the talent market to find work.
Shu Lu had no qualifications and was underage, so few jobs were available.
From what Xie Qian knew, Shu Lu had changed several jobs.
The last time Xie Qian heard about Shu Lu was last month. Shu Lu was then working as a beer promoter in a bar.
“She has no reason to suddenly go back.”
Xie Qian could roughly guess Shu Lu’s mindset. Shu Lu felt the Wen family owed her, ran to Modu in a huff to make something of herself.
She hadn’t succeeded yet, so why would Shu Lu run back to Rongcheng?
Wen Ying guessed. “Could it be Zhao Dong. Zhao Dong hasn’t caused trouble for a long time. I thought he had seen the situation clearly!”
Sara Zhuo’s ship was about to sink. Zhao Dong, such a snobbish person, how could he be willing to tie himself to Sara Zhuo?
Zhao Dong!
Xie Qian laughed. “Already on the ship, does he think he can get off just like that? Whether it’s him or not, let’s assume it is. Even if we wrong him this time, we haven’t wronged him before.”
A toad doesn’t bite but disgusts people. That’s how Xie Qian felt about Zhao Dong.
“You mean.”
“I mean, it’s time my dad knew some things.”
Xie Qian didn’t elaborate, but Wen Ying reacted immediately.
Zhao Dong had once toured Japan with Sara Zhuo!
If this was revealed before, Xie Jinghu might not believe it.
Now that Sara Zhuo giving Xie Jinghu a green hat has ironclad proof, one more green hat is normal.
Xie Qian didn’t even need to provide concrete evidence. Just leak some information to Xie Jinghu, and he would investigate himself.
“Then do as you say. This time my grandma’s treatment, Song Shao’s mother helped a lot. I’m going to see Song Shao now.”
Wen Ying briefly explained the situation. Xie Qian understood completely. “Yes, we should thank them. Go ahead.”
After hanging up, how Xie Qian struggled, Wen Ying didn’t know.
She had already spotted Song Shao.
Song Shao stood by the flower bed, waving at Wen Ying.
“Class monitor!”
Wen Ying jogged over.
Song Shao nodded with a smile. “Come on, let’s go to my mum’s office to talk. Her office is empty now.”
Wen Ying followed Song Shao upstairs.
Song Shao stopped outside an office. Wen Ying looked up and saw the sign “Vice Dean.”
“Auntie she.”
“She’s a doctor. Having worked long years, the hospital assigned her some other duties.”
Song Shao downplayed it, unconcerned. Wen Ying smiled. “Auntie is a very capable doctor!”
The office had a whole wall hung with various honours Song Shao’s mother had received. Wen Ying looked through the entire wall of honours, trying hard to recall memories about Song Shao’s mother.
She had seen Song Shao’s mother, not in this life, but the previous one.
Song Shao’s mother never missed Song Shao’s parent-teacher meetings.
Song Shao poured Wen Ying a cup of water and stood with her looking at the wall of honours. “My mum is indeed very capable. She wanted to be a doctor since childhood, entered medical school at 16, and has spent half her life pursuing her dream. She’s my life role model.”
Wen Ying smiled faintly.
Although Song Shao didn’t study medicine, his life trajectory in the previous life was very like Song’s mother. Song Shao also early on understood what he wanted. Song’s mother truly became her son’s life role model.
“So your name is your parents’ surnames combined.”
Song Shao’s mother was called Shao Bing.
Song Shao looked downstairs. Shu Lu and Wen Hongyan were drifting around like ghosts again.
Song Shao frowned. “How do you want to resolve this matter? I mean, root it out completely.”
