At the entrance, Gu Yunyun had originally felt upset and wanted to come see the child, but then…
She saw her Hongyan sister actually embracing another man.
Their posture was so intimate that anyone who didn’t know better would think they were a married couple.
Gu Yunyun’s face still had a scratch on it, just hit by Lin Qingyue’s broom. She looked utterly disheveled.
Yao Hongyan was startled and struggled desperately to get down. But Dazhu’s hand was like an iron clamp—not only did he not let go, he held on even tighter.
“Dazhu, let go first.”
Yao Hongyan whispered softly, but Dazhu was displeased and still didn’t release his grip: “Can you even stand?”
“I…”
“Yunyun, I was just worried about you, I wanted to go out and find you, but I almost fell.”
“Ah, this body of mine is just too useless. If I had gone to the hospital earlier that day, the child and I wouldn’t be so weak…”
Yao Hongyan started feeling wronged again as she spoke, both eyes red, tears about to fall, looking full of self-blame.
Sure enough, as soon as Gu Yunyun heard this, she immediately changed her target, “It’s all that bitch Lin Qingyue’s fault! She knew you were going to town for your premature birth, yet she still took the ox cart away in advance!”
That day was one she would never forget for the rest of her life—she, who had never done heavy labor, actually pushed a big wooden cart for over an hour! She was nearly exhausted to death!
Of course, her sister was even more tired!
“Hey, Yunyun, don’t say that. She probably didn’t mean it!”
“It’s just pitiful for my Congcong. Because of the premature birth, he’s naturally weak, and I don’t have much milk either. He’s still crying hungrily even now!”
“Why am I so useless!”
As soon as Gu Yunyun heard the child was hungry, she became anxious and wanted to go inside to see the child.
When she reached the door, she brusquely took Yao Hongyan from him.
But it turned out that Yao Hongyan, though she looked thin and frail, wasn’t light at all. Gu Yunyun simply couldn’t carry her and nearly crushed herself falling over.
“Let me do it!” Dazhu frowned in displeasure, watching how familiar Gu Yunyun and Yao Hongyan were with each other. Could the rumors outside be true?
Yao Hongyan was still carried back into the house. Having just come in from outside, there was a strange smell in the inner room.
The child lay on the bed, whimpering feebly.
Because he was so thin, he looked even darker, all dried up.
“Why does this child look even thinner than when he was born?” Gu Yunyun asked displeasedly.
Yao Hongyan started crying again, “I barely have enough to eat from one meal to the next, where would I get milk to feed him?”
“It’s all that bitch Lin Qingyue’s fault!” Gu Yunyun cursed through gritted teeth, “She took all your food?”
Yao Hongyan nodded helplessly, “She said it was all things Niancheng brought from home!”
“That bitch!”
“I’m going to settle this with her right now!”
Gu Yunyun turned to leave, but Yao Hongyan quickly stopped her, “Yunyun, she’s very fierce now, don’t go over there and get into a conflict with her. Otherwise, you’ll be the one to suffer!”
“Hah, does she really think I’m afraid of her?”
“But even if I eat some food, it doesn’t mean I’ll have milk! There’s not even any oil in the house… The doctor said it’s best for the child to have breast milk!”
Gu Yunyun’s footsteps paused, and she hurried away without looking back.
Dazhu watched from the side, utterly confused, and couldn’t help scratching his head, “Is she going to…”
Yao Hongyan looked at the man standing by the kang. “I don’t know what she’s planning to do. Brother Dazhu, could you go over there for me? Please make sure she doesn’t do anything foolish!”
“Qingyue is heavily pregnant right now. If Yunyun accidentally bumps into her, both mother and child could be in danger!”
“Hongyan, you’re still so kind-hearted!”
Dazhu sighed with emotion. Yao Hongyan gave a bitter smile. “It’s all my fault for being useless. Brother Niancheng only came over to help me a few times, and Qingyue misunderstood!”
“Brother Dazhu, you know what kind of person I am!”
Dazhu nodded, and Yao Hongyan urged him to go out quickly.
After Gu Yunyun ran out the door, the cool wind sobered her up considerably. Remembering how she’d been chased down the street by Lin Qingyue with a broom not long ago, she felt a headache coming on.
That woman couldn’t be hit, couldn’t be touched, and on top of that, she’d become quite fierce lately.
If she went over there, she was afraid that woman would lay hands on her again. But thinking of that poor child, and Yao Hongyan’s frail, delicate appearance, Gu Yunyun straightened her back again.
She hurried to the front of Lin Qingyue’s courtyard, afraid that if she walked any slower, she’d lose her courage to come at all.
As it turned out, she found the courtyard gate locked.
“That bitch! Where the hell has she run off to in broad daylight?”
Gu Yunyun angrily kicked at the courtyard gate, but there was no sound from inside.
It was a passing auntie who kindly told her that Lin Qingyue had already moved to Auntie Liu’s house.
Thinking of Auntie Liu’s fierce temperament, Gu Yunyun shrank her neck and immediately lost her nerve.
“Yunyun, don’t be impulsive! Your sister Hongyan was worried about you, so she asked me to come and talk some sense into you!”
Dazhu arrived right behind her. Seeing the courtyard gate locked, he let out a puzzled sound.
“Not here in the middle of the day!”
“She’s climbed up the social ladder now—why would she keep waiting around here!”
Gu Yunyun sneered. With Dazhu there, she actually felt a bit more emboldened, and turned to head toward Auntie Liu’s house.
Dazhu could only follow behind, also curious about what Gu Yunyun intended to do.
The two walked to the front of Auntie Liu’s house and saw Lin Qingyue standing by the courtyard wall, picking up firewood.
Gu Yunyun’s eyes darted around slyly, then suddenly she charged at Lin Qingyue at full speed.
She was incredibly fast, and just as she was about to crash into Lin Qingyue, she even raised her hand and gave a hard shove.
In the nick of time, Lin Qingyue sensed the danger and quickly stepped back two paces.
“Ouch… ahhh…”
A terrified scream sent Auntie Liu and her daughter, who were cooking in the kitchen, running out in fright.
“Qingyue, you’re trying to scare me to death!”
Seeing Lin Qingyue standing safely to the side, Auntie Liu grumbled a complaint. She quickly walked over, grabbed Lin Qingyue’s hand, and looked her over carefully from head to toe.
Gu Xiaoyu followed close behind.
“Ahhh, my face!” Gu Yunyun screamed in pain from behind. Only then did Auntie Liu look at the person who had fallen onto the firewood.
Gu Yunyun happened to raise her head just then, and everyone saw her face, a bloody mess. It was truly a miserable sight.
“Oh my, who is this? Look at that little face—could she be disfigured now?”
Gu Xiaoyu said this with relish, enjoying the spectacle. She stood to the side with her arms crossed, with no intention of going over to help the woman up.
“I…” Gu Yunyun was about to explain, but only then realized that even opening her mouth made her face hurt terribly. She raised her hand to touch her face and came away with a handful of blood.
“My face…” At first she’d only felt pain, but now seeing so much blood, Gu Yunyun was so frightened she nearly fainted!
“Ouch, Gu Yunyun, you really are something. My firewood pile is right by the wall—can you tell me how you managed to fall right here?”
Auntie Liu’s face was cold and displeased as she looked at Gu Yunyun.
“Doctor, get a doctor!” Gu Yunyun struggled to get up, but a piece of firewood had pierced straight through her wrist, leaving her with no strength to push herself up.
She tried several times but couldn’t get to her feet.