I relied on my heart to play badly in front of my husband, an officer.

After Mao Xiaoling ran out of her home, she fainted on the roadside and was sent to the hospital by a neighbor who was returning home.

After the neighbor brought her home and settled her down, he went home to call her parents, so when she woke up, she was alone lying on a chair in the hospital corridor.

A nurse saw that she had woken up, came over to take her temperature and told her what happened.

"Comrade, why did you faint on the road alone? Don't you know it's very dangerous? You're lucky this time that your neighbor found you.

If you were discovered by some bad people, you would be finished, you know that? I don’t think you can’t afford to eat, so how could you faint from hypoglycemia?

Oh! By the way, when are your parents coming to see you? Your neighbors have been calling them for four or five hours, why haven’t they come yet?

Do you live far away?

And, your neighbor only brought you here, and hasn't paid for your medical bills yet! You'll need to pay for it yourself later, a total of 32.2 yuan.

Doctor Wang said you need to stay in the hospital for one day for observation. If there is no problem tomorrow, you can be discharged and go home directly.

Don't be afraid. This is because you didn't eat on time. You can't do this again in the future, okay?

Your body is your own. If you don’t take care of it, who else do you expect to take care of it? Don’t you think so?

"Okay, give me the thermometer! Let me take a look. If your temperature isn't high, come back to me after you pay the bill and I'll take you to your ward."

Mao Xiaoling just listened quietly to the young nurse's mumbling. She couldn't remember what was going on for a while. Her memory was still stuck on the time when she ran out of the family area after having a big fight with her family because she didn't want to go on the blind date arranged by her parents.

The nurse was probably on night shift, so no one talked to her. She kept talking to her.

"36.7, luckily your temperature isn't high, otherwise you would need an injection later.

Okay, go pay now! There aren't many people here at night, so you don't have to wait in line. You can pay right away."

The young nurse looked at Mao Xiaoling, who was staring at her without coming to her senses, and raised her hand and waved it in front of her eyes.

"Hey! What's wrong with you? Can you hear what I'm saying to you? Hey, hey! Come back to your senses."

These shouts brought Mao Xiaoling back to her senses, and she asked the nurse in a hoarse voice.

"What's wrong with me?"

"Well, it seems that all I said just now was in vain."

When the nurse saw her like this, she knew that everything she had said to her was in vain.

Helplessly, I could only simply repeat it, "What else can you do? You fainted due to hypoglycemia, and it was your neighbor who brought you to the hospital. Do you remember?

After they brought you here, they went home to call your parents, but it's been four or five hours and your parents still haven't come.

Your blood sugar is very low now, so you can't walk yet. You need to stay in the hospital for observation for a day before you can go home.

So, now I have to pay for the medical expenses and hospitalization fees, a total of 32.2 yuan. Do you understand?"

Mao Xiaoling, who understood what was going on, said to the nurse in a hoarse voice:

"Thank you, I understand. I'm sorry for bothering you just now."

The nurse waved her hand nonchalantly, "What's the trouble? It's just my job.

By the way, after you pay the bill, come find me and I’ll take you to the ward.”

"Okay, thank you."

But the nurse returned to the nurses station without caring.

Mao Xiaoling was left alone, sitting quietly on the chair.

Recalling the nurse's words, he smiled sarcastically and said in a low, hoarse voice:

"It's really ironic! Just because you don't agree, you don't even come to the hospital to see me. Do you really want me to die outside?" As he spoke, tears flowed down his face.

He raised his hand to dry his eyes and said in a nonchalant tone:

"Since you don't consider me family, then I don't want you anymore. Anyway, you always think sons are the best, so let your sons raise you."

Mao Xiaoling wiped away her tears and walked slowly towards the payment counter.

Fortunately, it had just been a short time since the salary was paid this month, and this time she was careful enough to know that someone from her sister-in-law's family was coming to borrow money.

She sewed all her salary money into her underwear with cloth to prevent her sister-in-law from rummaging through her things and taking them when she was not at home at work.

There were several times before when the money she hid was secretly taken away by her sister-in-law. She paid ten yuan of living expenses to the family every month, but she was still not satisfied.

They always wanted her to live frugally and save money for her marriage, because when her parents passed the worker's exam, they asked her to give the job to her eldest brother, and when she refused to agree, they broke off relations with her.

She was told that she would not do that when she got married, and when asked to take away a single needle and thread, she immediately moved into the dormitory.

If it weren't for her sister-in-law who wanted her to pay ten dollars a month for living expenses to the family, she would have been kicked out of the house long ago, even without saying she wanted to move out!

Every time her sister-in-law stole her money, her parents and eldest brother would scold her, "You ungrateful bastard! What's wrong with taking a little of your money? We raised you until you were old enough, and you don't know how to be grateful, giving all your salary home.

You're still on guard against your family."

Every time she would cry and make a fuss, alerting everyone in the building about what was happening in their family.

She could only give in helplessly, give in, and give in again, until now they wanted to marry her off to a 40-year-old bachelor from the countryside without her consent.

Don’t they think about the fact that she is only nineteen years old? They are going to marry her to her sister-in-law, an old bachelor in the village.

It was because the old bachelor's family also had a younger sister who was favored by his sister-in-law's younger brother, who wanted to marry her off to him as a replacement for his wife.

I shook my head from side to side, trying to get rid of the bitterness in my heart. I tried to curl the corners of my mouth, but it didn't work.

After paying the fee, Mao Xiaoling followed the nurse to the ward.

She lay on the hospital bed, her heart full of confusion about the future.

At this time, an aunt in the same ward started talking to her enthusiastically.

After hearing about her experience, the aunt felt very sympathetic and comforted her softly.

The aunt patted Mao Xiaoling's hand and said:

"Girl, don't lose heart, there is always a way out.

If you really can't do it, you can try to leave here and find a job somewhere else in the city."

Mao Xiaoling's eyes lit up, but then dimmed again in an instant.

"Auntie, I don't have much education, what can I do outside?"

The aunt smiled and said, "Silly child, as long as we have strength, it's fine. I heard the textile factory is hiring. Although it's tiring, it can support yourself. It's far away from your home, so they can't find you. You can give it a try."

Mao Xiaoling smiled and said, "Thank you, Auntie. I understand. But I have a job now, and I can't leave so easily. I worked so hard to get in. If I leave, it will be easier for them to take over."

The aunt shook her head, her tone filled with melancholy and helplessness as she said, "Hey! You are such a stubborn girl. As a child, can you be so stubborn as to outwit your own parents? I'm not saying this to be harsh."

This is the way the world is now, you can't change it, it's better to stay away from them than suffer here."

Seeing that the old lady was about to cry while talking, Mao Xiaoling didn't know how to comfort her. She felt that the old lady was not comforting her, but was looking at herself through her.

For a moment, the ward was silent.

Mao Xiaoling gradually fell asleep due to exhaustion.