Chapter 290: Chapter 290: Testing Human Nature
Old Mrs. Chen wiped her tears and said, “Ah, it’s my fault for handling this too harshly. She’s been married for a few years without having children, and I started wondering if it was her fault, and then I spoke harshly about her a few tis. When my son found out, he wanted to send back to my hotown.”
The onlookers all felt sorry for Old Mrs. Chen. They said that even if she had said a few words, she shouldn’t have been sent back ho like that.
Su ixi couldn’t hold back, and stood up to say, “Auntie, it wasn’t just a few words you said about your daughter-in-law. You directly brought another woman from your hotown, claid she was your son’s cousin, but actually planned to have her replace your daughter-in-law in having children. Now you co here playing the victim, are you afraid that not enough family disgrace has spread?”
Upon hearing Su ixi, the onlookers began to criticize Old Mrs. Chen.
But Old Mrs. Chen was too cunning; she continued to cry, “What could I have done? If I return ho, my relatives would ask why I still can’t hold a grandchild. I really am too ashad to face them. Last night, my late husband even appeared in my dream, saying that no matter what, our Chen family must have a child in these next two years or else he couldn’t face our ancestors even after death. Don’t just bla ; because this hasn’t happened to you, you can speak without feeling the pain. If it were you, you’d do the sa thing.”
Su ixi was utterly speechless.
The others were just there for the spectacle. Soone asked, “Who is your daughter-in-law?”
“She’s Wang Bing. I ca here hoping she’d consider the years she’s been our daughter-in-law and ask her not to send away. I have no face to go back to the village.”
The onlookers knew Wang Bing and said, “Oh, it’s Dr. Wang.”
Just then, the hospital director arrived. With the director’s arrival, the onlooking doctors and nurses dispersed since it was also ti to start work.
The director asked Old Mrs. Chen, “What happened?”
Concerned that the director might be deceived by Old Mrs. Chen’s facade, Su ixi went up to the director and quickly explained, “Director, she is Wang Bing’s mother-in-law. This mother-in-law disliked that Wang Bing had no children, brought another woman from ho intending to replace Wang Bing. Wang Bing’s husband disagreed and wanted to send her back to the hotown, and she ca here creating a disturbance.”
Su ixi finished speaking and hurried off to work.
The rest of the matter was left to the director.
Su ixi didn’t know how the director persuaded Old Mrs. Chen or if he had succeeded. Either way, Wang Bing’s ordeal had beco well known.
Although the Military District Hospital had closer personal relationships than ordinary hospitals, people were still quite enthusiastic when it ca to gossiping.
Upset by the incident, Wang Bing took two days off.
When she returned, she applied for a hospital dormitory room, planning to move in there.
She told Su ixi that she was determined to divorce, as she couldn’t guarantee that she could get pregnant, and even if she did, she couldn’t ensure it would be a boy, which is what Old Mrs. Chen wanted.
After this incident, Su ixi had no mood to check her pregnancy hormones.
She was afraid to end up with the sa result as Wang Bing; it was altogether upsetting.
…
In the middle of the first month, Su ixi received a wedding invitation sent by Xi Wanlin.
It featured a wedding photo of Xi Wanlin and Li Hengze, with Xi Wanlin in a stunning white haute couture wedding dress, looking very stylish.
Li Hengze appeared plump, and at first glance, seed like a nouveau riche who had married a beautiful woman.
The invitation was delivered to her ho, and it so happened that Gu Wei was also there.
Gu Wei hugged her gently and asked softly, “Are you going to this wedding?”
Su ixi decisively said, “No, I don’t want to be a burden.”
She didn’t believe Xi Wanlin truly wanted her to attend.
It was probably just a polite gesture to send the invitation.
Su ixi said, “We’ll just send them a gift.”
“What shall we send?” asked Gu Wei.
Su ixi thought for a mont and said, “I can’t afford to give anything too expensive. Let’s just prepare a red envelope with two thousand yuan and have Xiao Fen deliver it.”
“That’ll do,” Gu Wei agreed.
Gu Wei kissed her and then went to cook.
Su ixi helped him wash the vegetables.
As she rinsed the greens, she said, “Gu Wei, do you rember Chen Shu and Wang Bing?”
“Of course, what about them?” Chen Shu was a few ranks below Gu Wei, but they often saw each other in the military.
Su ixi told him about Wang Bing’s family situation.
Afterward, she said to Gu Wei, “If I can’t have children, I might suffer as well.”
Gu Wei asked, “How can you be so sure the issue is with you? Maybe the problem is with ?”
She asked, “But do you really want children that badly?”
“Not really. Having children in a marriage is like icing on the cake, not a necessity. I prefer being with you. If we can’t have children, I’ll just ask my elder brother to have more. As long as our family is lively, no one will bother us about having children or not.”
Su ixi laughed, chard by his perspective.
Yes, every family’s circumstances are different, and even with infertility, the situations faced are different.
Su ixi was better off than Wang Bing; she didn’t have such a terrible mother-in-law. Even if Qiu Yurou ca over to bla her for not having children, Gu Wei would stand up for her, right?
Moreover, Qiu Yurou now had an autistic granddaughter, Jenny, and a grandson; she as a grandmother was probably quite busy.
If Bai Anzhi and Wan Manyu also had children, Qiu Yurou’s surroundings would be even more lively.
And if she and Gu Wei really did divorce over the child issue, the division of Gu Wei’s property would ensure she lived comfortably for the rest of her life.
In the end, it was because Gu Wei gave her great security.
“Gu Wei…” Su ixi put down the vegetables and hugged him from behind.
Gu Wei extended his arms, pulling her close, “Darling, go wait outside. I’ll call you when dinner is ready.”
“Okay!”
…
Today, Gu Wei made three dishes and a soup. During dinner, he talked about so things from the military camp that he could share, including his transition out of military service, as he was already handing over his duties.
Su ixi also shared about the hospital; she worked in the pain managent departnt, not as intense as the ICU in terms of human nature trials, but there were still things that made her uncomfortable.
“Yesterday, an old man ca in, and I recomnded hospitalization. When his son heard it would cost seven to eight thousand yuan, he imdiately started yelling at the old man, scolding him for not taking care of his health and useless training that only ruined his legs.”
Gu Wei asked, “Do you think the son is unfilial?”
“Not exactly,” she replied, “You see, us doctors spend all day studying human anatomy and pathology, but many of us believe in Buddhism and karma—the cause and the effect. I see a lot of older patients in my departnt, so I witness the effects. But if you go to pediatrics, you’ll see a lot of the causes.”
“Tell more,” said Gu Wei.
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