Chapter 22 - 022. Going to the Provincial Capital Together
"Yes, Brother Liu, Second Brother Liu, and Sister Shuzhen are all right. It was me who was momentarily confused. Nothing is more important than saving the child as soon as possible. Well, I will accept these two hundred yuan and the food coupons. Thank you, thank you, Sister Shuzhen, and Brother Liu, Second Brother Liu, for your help. I will send the IOU to Lian Hai afterward. Although we certainly can’t pay it all back at once, our family will work hard to earn points and strive to pay it back as soon as possible..."
Lianshan choked up as he spoke, solemnly promising.
"Lianshan, what are you doing this for? If anyone should be thanking someone, it should be me thanking you for saving my life! The child is more urgent, let’s not waste time on idle talk, but hurry home to see the child, and then figure out how to get to the provincial capital!" Even though in this life they were only in a simple relationship of rescue and the rescued, with no ambiguity involved, the memories of the past life made Lianshan seem like her man in Shuzhen’s eyes!
She was too busy protecting and helping, unwilling to let him show such a vulnerable and helpless side to others.
She quickly changed the subject and led the way towards the Lian family’s second house where Lian Hai lived, based on her memories. Assuming his younger sister was just kind-hearted and mindful of the two life-saving favors Lianshan did yesterday, Liu Shouren and Liu Shouyi didn’t stop her. Instead, they followed her in unison, protecting her on both sides like guardians. They feared that there might be many idle and troublesome people at the Lian’s, and their sister might be unjustly blamed.
In rural courtyards, talkative and irresponsible women often gossiped about this household and that one as a daily routine. Besides, the Dai family was also populous in Liu’s village, with many relatives and friends! Now, as Dai Weiguo’s status rose, those hoping to trample on the Liu family and Shuzhen to curry favor with Dai Weiguo might not be few in number.
Their delicate sister among such a group of women was like a lamb entering a pack of tigers.
Even though a lot had happened since yesterday, everything showed that their little sister was not the purely harmless little flower they had imagined. These two brothers, who had been professionally protective for over twenty years, couldn’t change their habit of subconsciously shielding her.
Suhongying, seeing her elder brother-in-law and naive husband not only not stopping but also following the younger sister-in-law’s nonsense, stomped her foot anxiously and quickly followed them. She thought that since her sister-in-law’s mind wasn’t clear now and both her brother-in-law and husband were completely submissive to the sister’s wishes, if she didn’t stay close, she’d be the one facing the dilemma later: should she oppose her sister-in-law despite her displeasure, or watch her step from the wolf’s den into an endless pit?
It wasn’t far, and in just three to five minutes of quick walking, they reached Lian Hai’s house, hearing Qiu Fang’s heart-wrenching cries from afar.
Shuzhen paused, startled: for always strong Qiu Fang to cry so desperately, could they have come too late?