Yu Zhi was on the sickbed closest to the door, and as the people with the big bags passed, they bumped into the bed and shook it for a while.
Yu Zhi felt a little uncomfortable so she called their attention, but her voice was too hoarse and couldn’t be heard due to the commotion.
Sang Dazhuang was holding a kettle, full of smiles. When he walked to the door, he found that the ward was bustling and the entrance was blocked.
His eyes widened and he shouted angrily, “What the hell are you doing? Are you looking for death? Get out of here quickly!” He picked up the people blocking the door one by one and threw them out.
The noisy ward suddenly became as quiet as a mouse. The remaining people maintained their strange postures and did not dare to move. They looked at the strong dark man in horror, and this scene was very comical.
Sang Dazhuang walked into the ward and only felt relieved when he saw that Yu Zhi was fine.
As he recalled his fierceness just now, he felt a little guilty and secretly shrunk his neck, then looked at Yu Zhi.
Yu Zhi smiled at him, so Sang Dazhuang finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Then he turned to look at the other people in the ward, he lowered his voice and asked, “Why are you here?”
Even if he lowered his voice, his dignity was quite intimidating.
Everyone took a step back together and their faces turned pale.
The old man in charge forced himself and replied, “The doctor arranged for us to stay here. My grandson was bitten by a snake and will be confined for a day for observation. We will leave tomorrow.”
The chubby boy on the other bed, who was about nine years old, was also scared by Sang Dazhuang. He curled up like a quail and dared not move. He was shivering and even the fat on his body was shaking, which made people want to laugh.
Before Sang Dazhuang arrived, this kid was shouting very loudly. The reason why the room was noisy was because this big family surrounded him to coax him.
The chubby boy had gauze wrapped around his foot but he had a rosy complexion and was full of energy, so the snake’s venom should not be strong.
Sang Dazhuang didn’t care if you were old, weak, sick, or disabled, so he snorted and said, “Since you are going to stay in this ward, then be quiet. If anyone makes a fuss again, I will smash their head.”
“Yes, yes… Okay, okay… We promise not to make any noise. We definitely won’t make noise,” the old man responded repeatedly.
Sang Dazhuang withdrew his gaze and lowered his head. He carefully served Yu Zhi with water and medicine and then warmed the chicken soup brought by Wang Xinfeng with hot water.
The other people, including the chubby boy, breathed a sigh of relief as they saw that Sang Dazhuang did not intend to take any further action. They all felt at ease and spoke softly as if they were thieves. Sang Dazhuang’s power was indeed not small.
Those who were thrown out also obediently walked inside, tiptoeing and hunching their backs, carrying bags, looking like mice stealing food in cartoons.
Sang Dazhuang ignored them. When the soup was warm, he brought it to Yu Zhi and said, “Eat it while it’s warm. I know you don’t like greasy food. Mom skimmed all the oil so eat more. You’ve suffered a lot this time so make up for it…”
Sang Dazhuang said this in a lowered voice while secretly observing Yu Zhi’s face. Once she became impatient, he would shut up.
Yu Zhi smiled as she listened to his ramblings, so he felt warm in his heart.
After Sang Dazhuang finished talking, she said, “You sit behind me and let me lean on you while you feed me. I feel weak so it’s tiring to sit by myself.”
Sang Dazhuang was extremely happy, but his face was tense and looked a little weird. He wriggled shyly as he sat behind Yu Zhi, and the fragile hospital bed collapsed ten centimeters because of his buttocks.
Sang Dazhuang suddenly froze and dared not move again.
Yu Zhi moved closer and nestled into his arms. A warm breath came from behind, making her want to sigh.
Sang Dazhuang became even more stiff, not knowing how to move his hands.
Yu Zhi rubbed her head against him and said, “Hurry up and feed me. It’s getting cold and I’m hungry.”
Sang Dazhuang gulped down his saliva. His eyes were darting around as if he would faint any minute.
He steadied himself and slapped his hands to prevent them from trembling.
Then, he circled his arms to Yu Zhi, picked up the lunch box, and fed her with soup and meat.
Yu Zhi smiled while eating slowly. Her throat was sore and her head was dizzy, so she couldn’t eat quickly.
Fortunately, her stomach doesn’t hurt much anymore, and the poison should have been cleared almost completely.
She finished the soup but only ate half of the meat, so she asked Sang Dazhuang to eat the remaining food in the lunch box.
Sang Dazhuang still wanted to keep it for Yu Zhi to eat tomorrow, but she did not agree.
The exam ended around ten o’clock in the morning and Yu Zhi fell asleep twice, so it was dark now.
“Dazhuang, you haven’t eaten all day. Hurry up and go to the cafeteria to ask if there’s any food left. If not, go outside and buy some to fill your stomach.”
But Sang Dazhuang waved his hand and said, “I’m not hungry. I just had some meat. Go ahead and rest, don’t mind me.”
Yu Zhi frowned and glared at him. “How could you not be hungry? Hurry up and go, don’t make me angry. Check if there is any fruit as well. If none, buy some canned fruits. I want to eat some.”
“My wife wants to eat fruits,” said Sang Dazhuang without hesitation. “Okay, I’ll go right away and be back in a while.”
As soon as he stepped out, he walked back to the door silently and looked at the group of people gathered around the other bed with a gloomy expression.
“Are you not going to leave?”
The eight people looked at each other blankly, so the old man tried to please him by saying, “My grandson is timid and doesn’t want to be alone. That’s why…”
“What the hell?! He’s as fat as a pig and still timid. Those two women stay here, the others get out of here quickly!”
Everyone dared not speak out in anger, and after a brief explanation, the chubby boy’s grandmother and mother stayed behind, while the others left in disarray under the stern gaze of Sang Dazhuang.
Sang Dazhuang was satisfied and smiled at Yu Zhi to please her, then he ran off to buy food.
As soon as this person left, the others felt like a mountain had been moved away and the air became much fresher.
The chubby boy cried out loudly, “Grandma, I don’t want to stay here. I want to go home! I want to go home!” His hands and feet fluttered on the hospital bed, and the fragile bed creaked. Yu Zhi was afraid that it would fall apart in the next second.
The child’s mother looked nervously at the door and then smiled at Yu Zhi.
Yu Zhi was feeling better now and could tolerate the noisy child, so she returned a smile.
The two women breathed a sigh of relief and continued to comfort the chubby boy.
***Original translation is from enchantesstranslations.com. Please read it on the translator’s website.***
“Little darling, be obedient, okay? Let’s stay for one night and go home tomorrow. Hurry up, Grandma brought you egg cake and white rabbit milk candies, so eat quickly. These are delicious. Hurry up and sit properly, be careful not to touch your wound.”
“Dear, Mom will take you to the mall tomorrow to buy toys. Be good and listen to me, this is a hospital so you can’t make a fuss.” Then she sneaked a glance at Yu Zhi and whispered to the chubby boy, “That demon god will come back soon, so be a good boy, okay?”
The words ‘demon god’ successfully made the chubby boy stop crying. He looked nervously at the door and didn’t see Sang Dazhuang, so he felt relieved but didn’t dare to make any more noise.
“Mom, you have to keep your word. You have to take me to buy toys tomorrow.”
“Yes, yes! Mom will keep her word.”
The chubby boy was happy and said, “Grandma, quickly give me the egg cake and candies, I’m hungry.”
“Okay, come here and eat. Oh, my poor little darling has lost weight.”
Yu Zhi was speechless.
There was this kind of thinness that made those who loved you feel like you had lost weight.
The chubby boy was about nine years old, one hundred twenty centimeters tall, and weighed no less than one hundred and two. In this era, being able to raise such a physique was a sign that the family had money and connections.
The chubby child ate happily and didn’t make a fuss anymore. The two women breathed a sigh of relief and had leisure time.
They looked at Yu Zhi. As a talkative person, the old lady smiled and chatted with her, “Miss, what’s wrong with you?”
Yu Zhi put down the newspaper in her hand. Unexpectedly, this family did not get mad at her because of Sang Dazhuang and even chatted with her with a smiling face. She replied in a hoarse voice, “I accidentally ate some poisonous grass”
Seeing that Yu Zhi was willing to talk to her and had a good attitude, the old lady immediately came to Yu Zhi’s bedside and said, “Oh no! Why were you so careless? How do you feel now? Are you okay?”
“I appreciate your concern, but I’m okay now. I will be discharged after two days of observation.”
“That’s good to hear. You must be careful in the future. Don’t eat anything you don’t know or you’ll suffer again. Look at my grandson, he’s so naughty that he even dug the hole he found in our yard deeper to play in. Who would have thought it was a snake hole?
“When others see a snake, they will quickly run away, but I don’t know about this child. When he saw the hibernating snake, he caught it and played with it, so he got bitten. Fortunately, that snake is not very venomous and lacks vitality in winter, otherwise, he would have suffered greatly.”
Yu Zhi glanced at the chubby boy, who had a strong and honest appearance. He was indeed quite fierce.
“Okay, I’ll listen to Auntie. I won’t do it again in the future.”
The old lady chuckled twice and leaned closer to Yu Zhi, she said, “You’re such a quiet girl. How old are you? You look so young.”
“I’m twenty-seven years old and already have children.”
“Wow! I really can’t tell.” The old lady wasn’t exaggerating, she was telling the truth. Her daughter-in-law was also surprised. She had originally guessed that even though Yu Zhi looked young, she could be in her early twenties and didn’t expect her to be already twenty-seven.
It was no wonder they were surprised. Yu Zhi had been well protected over the years. She didn’t go to the fields or do any work. She had fair skin and couldn’t get tanned even if exposed to the sun. She was delicate and petite, with a fair and tender complexion and a slightly round face. She looked like a young lady, but not like she was underage or undeveloped.
Yu Zhi just smiled and remained silent.
Then, the old lady asked again, “That male comrade just now, is he your man? How old is your child?”
“Yes, he’s my man and our children are nine years old.”
“They’re already nine and grown up like my little darling? I see, so you married early. By the way, you and your man, uhm… did your parents arrange your marriage?”
They were living in a new era now and the old lady also knew about free love. She thought that if Yu Zhi had the freedom to choose a husband, she wouldn’t have married Sang Dazhuang.
The old lady wondered why a beautiful girl like Yu Zhi got married to a bear-like man. Did her family sell her? Otherwise, who would be interested in such a terrible man? If that’s the case, her family is really heartless.
Yu Zhi noticed that the old lady still had a lot of questions, so she smiled and said, “No, I like him.”
The old lady and her daughter-in-law were full of disbelief, and their gazes at Yu Zhi suddenly became strange. They thought that she was blind or maybe she had a brain problem.
The old lady gave her a disdainful look and said, “Do you really like him? Just be honest, I won’t laugh at you. What do you see in such an old man? Have you never seen the world? Don’t you know what the men out there look like? If I had known that we’d meet now, I would have introduced eight or ten young men to you, all of whom are better than your man. Oh my, you are really something else…”
Yu Zhi wasn’t angry. Although the old lady didn’t like Sang Dazhuang, she didn’t have any malice. Yu Zhi was also bored this time, so it was good to chat with her.
“Auntie, you misunderstood. My man is not old, he is even one year younger than me and he is very nice.”
That was right. Sang Dazhuang, who looked about the same age as Yu Zhi’s father, was one year younger than her. However, it was difficult for her to prove it.
“What the hell?” The old lady was so shocked that she raised her voice, and the chubby boy eating happily shivered. “Grandma, what are you doing? You scared me.”
“Oh my, oh my, Grandma is wrong. Little darling, just eat there. Grandma will lower her voice.”
After soothing her grandson, the old lady leaned closer to Yu Zhi and asked, “Is he really younger than you? What did he eat growing up? What did he go through? Oh my, this is unbelievable. Does your child look like you or him? How many children do you have?”
Yu Zhi didn’t know what he had gone through. All she knew was that the older he got, the more his mother despised him.
Speaking of children, Yu Zhi couldn’t help but feel heartbroken. She had never fulfilled her responsibilities as a mother, so the children blamed and hated her. Yu Zhi didn’t blame them but felt sorry for them instead. She didn’t know if the twins felt sad or even remembered her after she died in the previous life.
Suppressing the bitterness in her heart, she smiled and said, “We have two children, a girl and a boy twin, who both look more like me.”
“They look like you? Oh, that’s great!” Otherwise, she would have smashed her hand. “You’re so lucky to have twins, not like our family that can only have one child, which has been passed down through nine generations. Our family is less lively.” The old lady was very bitter and wanted more children, but unfortunately, the Gao family didn’t have this fate.
The old lady’s daughter-in-law also came over, using a mysterious tone to whisper at Yu Zhi, “Does your man beat you?”
The old lady, who had been feeling bitter earlier, now had eyes full of gossip as she looked at Yu Zhi. This girl was really blind to marry such a man. Even if their twins look like her, their father will definitely greatly influence them. This doesn’t look good, and there will be trouble in the future.
Besides, that man is as strong as a bear, with a voice as loud as a cannon, and looks fierce and vicious. He must love to fight. Tsk, such a delicate little girl… Oh, this is really not good.
Yu Zhi’s mouth twitched. She thought that this family didn’t consider themselves outsiders at all. They could even ask anything. “No, he just looks fierce, but he treats me and our children very well. In all these years, he hasn’t even spoken loudly at us.”
The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law expressed disbelief again. It’s rare for a man like that not to hit someone, so how can he not speak loudly too?
They thought Yu Zhi was embarrassed so she lied to preserve her face.
However, Yu Zhi didn’t care if they believed her or not.
That ended the topic but the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law continued chatting with her. Even though most of the time Yu Zhi would just smile and respond with a few words, they still chatted enthusiastically, and the two of them could really talk a lot.
During the conversation, Yu Zhi learned that the old lady’s name was Zheng Jinhua, her daughter-in-law’s name was He Yingzi, and the chubby boy’s name was Gao Xing.
The Gao family all work in the county meat processing factory as regular employees. Grandpa Gao, who was old and unable to handle knives, retired from the front line and went to the civil service department as the director.
His son had taken over his position as a front-line worker and was a master butcher. Although he was just cutting meat, it was a lucrative job everyone envied.
The old lady used to work in the cleaning workshop, but when she got older, she passed it on to her daughter-in-law and took care of her grandson at home.
All the jobs in the meat processing factory were lucrative. If other people had to fight to get meat, these workers could get what they wanted.
In this era, what people lacked were food and meat, and such jobs were enviable, making them jealous and resentful. This was why Gao Xing had been raised so fat and their family was well-off.