The courtyard: the atmosphere of human life

At the beginning of winter, Wu Meifeng unexpectedly became pregnant with her second child. The early 90s was the peak period of family planning control, so Wu Meifeng had to abort this child.

"Mom, I've already got a certificate from my workplace. I'm going to the hospital to get an abortion tomorrow. My mom will pick me up, so just come and take care of me."

Before going to the hospital, Wu Meifeng had already told her mother to help take care of Jixiang, while she would ask Mother Zhong to come and take care of her during her confinement.

"Oh, okay then. My aunt has had severe stomach problems these past two days and can't eat. I was thinking of going over to take care of her for two days."

Mother Zhong continued to sew baby clothes for Xiaoping's child without raising her head or opening her eyes.

Wu Meifeng was furious when she heard this. She went to have an abortion, but not only did she not show any concern or ask about it, she was also thinking about taking care of her injured daughter. She really didn't take herself seriously.

"Who hasn't been hurt? When I hurt Jixiang, he vomited blood, but I just endured it. How can I be so delicate?"

Wu Meifeng was unhappy and did not hold back, she confronted Zhong's mother face to face.

Mother Zhong looked up at Zhong Yunhong who was standing beside her, and continued to sew clothes with her head down without saying a word.

Although Zhong Yunhong just took two breaths and said nothing at the time, he had a passionate conversation with Wu Meifeng after returning home.

Wu Meifeng complained about Mother Zhong's indifference and callousness towards her, and Zhong Yunhong also criticized Wu Meifeng for being disrespectful to Mother Zhong. The two of them were unwilling to forgive each other and disturbed the peace of the neighbors.

Until they went to the hospital the next morning, Wu Meifeng and Zhong Yunhong were still ignoring each other and were still humiliated.

When she came out of the hospital, Wu Meifeng's face was pale and she was too weak to even sit in the car. She was almost hanging on Zhong Yunhong.

After all, they were still a couple, and seeing Wu Meifeng like this, Zhong Yunhong felt distressed. They lived on the sixth floor at the time, and Zhong Yunhong carried Wu Meifeng all the way up.

After entering the house, Zhong's mother had not arrived yet, so Zhong Yunhong could only clean up Wu Meifeng's blood-stained pants himself and hurriedly boiled eggs for her.

"You're still blaming me for blaming his grandmother. What time is it now? I haven't even seen a single person. How could she do that?"

Wu Meifeng was already physically weak, and with the grievance in her heart, she lay on the bed crying.

At this moment, Zhong Yunhong stopped arguing with her. He lowered his head and busied himself making brown sugar water and soaked eggs for her to replenish her energy.

It was almost 12 o'clock when Mother Zhong finally arrived carrying a small bag of meat and vegetables.

"I just went to deliver a meal to my aunt. I'm late, very late."

Mother Zhong knew that Wu Meifeng would be angry, but she still kept saying that she was going to bring food to Xiaoping.

Even Zhong Yunhong was a little angry at that time. Looking at Wu Meifeng lying on the bed with her face pale, he frowned, took a deep breath, and sat on the balcony without saying a word.

Just after lunch, Wu Meifeng's mother was still worried about her daughter. After all, abortion is also an operation. She asked her eldest son to bring her over to see her daughter with her own eyes before she could feel at ease.

As soon as Mother Wu entered the room, Wu Meifeng, who was lying on the bed, began to cry in grievance.

Sometimes people just can't relax. Wu Meifeng was fine when she was tense, but after seeing her mother, she released all her grievances and her body seemed to break down completely.

She instantly felt a warm current rushing out of her body.

"Mom, it's broken."

Wu Meifeng cried out in despair and lifted the quilt to see that the quilt under her body was stained with blood.

Mother Wu was also frightened. Although she kept saying that it was okay, her hands were already in a state of panic.

Wu Meifeng's younger brother and Zhong Yunhong hurriedly carried Wu Meifeng downstairs with a quilt, but Zhong's mother calmly said, "I can't help you," and turned around and rode away on her tricycle.

Mother Wu's eyes were filled with so much complexity that it was hard to describe. She stared blankly at Mother Zhong's back, then sent Wu Meifeng to the hospital with tears in her eyes.

It was not until that evening when Zhong Yunhong came home to deliver a letter that Darong learned about Wu Meifeng's surgery.

Zhong Yunhong started crying as soon as he entered the door, not caring whether Darong was there or not. He sat on the sofa and cried about what Zhong's mother had done that day. Darong stood beside him and listened with sighs.

Darong and Zhong Yunxing quickly put Xiao Ruyi in grandma's room and rushed to the hospital.

When Mother Wu saw Darong and his wife come in, she ignored them and had a gloomy face. Zhong Yunxing and Zhong Yunhong knew they were in the wrong and listened to the Wu family's arrangements cautiously without even breathing.

Until Wu Meifeng was discharged from the hospital, Mother Zhong only came to visit her twice symbolically. It was Darong and Mother Wu who took care of Wu Meifeng's health in the hospital.

Later, when Zhong Yunxing found Zhong's mother, he learned that Zhong's mother had long hated Wu Meifeng because she knew about her malicious intention to harm Xiaoping.

That's why he was so cold and callous and refused to get close to her when she was hospitalized for miscarriage.

Sometimes it is so difficult to explain the gratitude and resentment, and all we can say is that there is every cause and effect.

Because the wedding dates of Zhong Yunsheng and the third brother were only more than a month apart, Darong was very busy taking care of both her husband's and her own family. However, she and Zhong Yunxing only had such a low salary, so it was actually very difficult to treat them equally.

"Rong, your brother has everything he needs. With Yuxiu's dowry and what our family has prepared, he has all the electrical appliances and furniture. You don't have to be too tight on yourself. Take this little money and don't tell your mother."

When Darong got off work that day, as soon as she walked out of the factory gate, she saw Darong's father waiting outside.

At that time, Da Rong's father often had to go to several construction sites, so he bought a motorcycle specially. In those days, being able to ride a motorcycle in the southern suburbs was a very cool thing.

"Dad, how can I take your money?" Darong looked at the stack of money in her father's hand and felt a sour feeling in her heart.

"Your brother is getting married, and as a sister, you can't just not show any support. You're also the eldest daughter-in-law of the Zhong family. With two weddings combined, what can you do with your salary?"

Darong's father stuffed the money into Darong's little schoolbag without any hesitation.

"You go ahead, Dad will follow you. Go home and put the money away. There's no need to tell your mom."

Darong was pedaling in front, and her father was following slowly on a motorcycle. At that moment, Darong felt a full sense of security.

After returning home, Darong counted the money in her bag and found there was a total of 2 yuan. When Zhong Yunxing came home in the evening, Darong told him that her father had given her the money.

Although Zhong Yunxing did not express much, he was very grateful to his father-in-law for being kind to him.