The hospital was not far. Even walking slowly, it only took about an hour to arrive.
Standing at the entrance, Wen Yu suddenly felt a little nervous. Deep down, she hoped that Shao Wenye would firmly choose her and proceed with the marriage as agreed.
But she was also afraid that reality would not go as she wished.
While she hesitated, two people walked toward her from across the way—one tall and one small. The smaller one was the Shao family’s eldest grandson, Shao Rong.
The young woman holding his hand looked to be in her early twenties. Wen Yu had never seen her before, but guessed she was Shao Rong’s aunt—Xu Wan’s younger sister, Xu Rou.
“Wen Yu, what are you doing here? Don’t tell me you’re here to settle accounts with my sister?”
Wen Yu had never met Xu Rou before, but she could clearly feel the hostility from her. Since she was certain there was no prior connection or conflict between them, she immediately made a judgment in her mind.
Not wanting to create trouble or bring unnecessary issues to the Shao family, Wen Yu stepped forward to enter the hospital.
Xu Rou tugged at Shao Rong.
“Did you forget what Aunt told you?”
“I didn’t forget.”
The little boy, only a little over two years old, suddenly showed a frightening flash of hostility in his eyes.
If his uncle got married and had children of his own, then he would no longer be the only boy in the family. Without a father to back him up, he would be bullied!
Suddenly, Wen Yu was bumped hard. The force wasn’t strong, but it came unexpectedly, striking right behind her knee. Her leg went weak and she nearly lost her balance.
Turning around, she saw Shao Rong glaring at her with wide eyes.
“You’re a bad woman! I don’t want you to marry my uncle!”
Wen Yu was twenty this year and had never been insulted like this before. If it weren’t for the fact that the other party was a child, she would have truly thrown away her manners and slapped him twice.
But dealing with an unreasonable child like this—if she couldn’t hit him, she still didn’t want to let him off easily.
Who wasn’t born for the first time? Just because he was young meant she had to tolerate him?
She folded her arms and looked down at him condescendingly.
“Whether I marry your uncle or not is not up to you. You’re so young and already sticking your nose into other people’s business—you’ll really be something when you grow up.”
Perhaps her expression was too cold and arrogant, unlike others who would rush to coax him whenever he threw a tantrum. Coupled with her words, which he had often heard adults use to scold people, Shao Rong suddenly burst into loud tears.
“You are a bad woman! You’re stealing my uncle and now you’re scolding me!”
He began crying and rolling on the ground, then suddenly clung tightly to Wen Yu’s leg and bit her hard.
Not only that, he cried even louder.
“I don’t want you to be my aunt! You’re bullying me! I’m going to tell Grandma and have her kick you out!”
The commotion quickly attracted a crowd.
“Keep your voices down in the hospital! Don’t you know this is a hospital?” the head nurse rushed over and shouted angrily.
Everyone in the military district knew the Shao family’s grandson. Although a bit naughty, he was still young. With a few gentle words, this shouldn’t have escalated like this.
Seeing the situation, she immediately scolded Wen Yu without distinguishing right from wrong.
“This is a hospital! Don’t you understand basic manners? What are you doing causing such a scene?”
Xu Rou’s eyes carried a hint of satisfaction.
Let it escalate. Let it make a scene. She had heard that Wen Yu’s father was very protective of his daughter—once he learned what happened today, he would surely force her to return to Shanghai.
The head nurse then said, “Comrade Xu Wan is here to see her sister. She fainted at the wedding earlier. And this is Comrade Wen Yu—the bride today.”
The nurse’s expression shifted subtly.
Could it be that she was resentful because Xu Wan delayed her wedding and was deliberately taking it out on the child?
“Comrade Wen, no matter what, he’s just a child. You should let it go this time. Don’t cause trouble in the hospital again, or you’ll be criticized.”
Wen Yu’s leg throbbed with pain. The summer clothing was thin, and because it was her wedding day, she wore a dress. Shao Rong’s bite had gone straight into her skin.
She had been pampered since childhood. She had already suffered grievances today, and now she felt even more bitter.
If she had known that coming to the southwest meant facing all this, she would never have come. Who wasn’t raised by their parents?
She liked Shao Wenye and could endure the harsh conditions of the southwest. But if she was expected to lower herself and cling to a marriage without dignity, she could not do it.
“I don’t know them, and I was even bitten. Not reporting them for harassment to the organization is already generous enough.”
As she spoke, she pushed the child still clinging to her leg away.
“Waaah!”
Shao Rong sat down hard on the ground and cried even louder.