Chapter 2 The Ye Family

Or, go and see where you hit your head; perhaps there's some good fortune there.

Let her and Bai Xiaoyue return to their respective positions, and let the baby's mother come back.

Bai Xiaoyue slipped away to the woodshed when no one was looking. It is said that she was injured when she was getting firewood from the woodshed.

She looked around and walked around several times, but found nothing unusual.

"Do I have to hit it again?" Although she thought this to herself, Bai Xiaoyue was very afraid of pain.

But then I thought about the house, car, clothes, food, and most importantly, the phone she had just bought.

A surge of boundless courage rose within her, and with lightning speed, she pulled off the second layer of wooden blocks, causing the largest wooden block on top to fall on her head.

Everything went black, a sharp pain shot through my head, and then I knew nothing more.

"Mother, mother..."

"My daughter, my daughter..."

"Xiaoyue, Xiaoyue..."

Bai Xiaoyue was surrounded by a noisy and chaotic sound, and could also smell the disinfectant.

The first thing that catches the eye is Bai's mother's anxious face.

The father held the tearful little Chang Le in his arms, his own eyes also red.

Her head hurt even more, and now her whole body ached. Ugh... what a waste of suffering.

She held little Chang Le and burst into tears, thinking to herself, "Chang Le, I've done my best!"

Your mother can't come back, and neither can I. We'll be left to depend on each other.

Perhaps seeing her mother cry, Xiao Chang Le stopped crying and gently wiped away Bai Xiao Yue's tears with her little hand:

"Mom, let me blow on it for you, and it won't hurt anymore."

Hearing Chang Le's heartwarming words and holding her tender body, Bai Xiaoyue felt so heartbroken she could hardly breathe.

Since there's no way to go back, I have no choice but to accept my fate and make the best of it.

Since I'm using Bai Xiaoyue's body, all I can do is raise her daughter well.

From then on, there was no Bai Xiaoyue, only Bai Xiaoyue, who had just lost her husband, and happily acquired the title of young widow.

Bai Xiaoyue looked around, at the small bed beneath her, and at the liquid on her hands; she had visited the clinic again.

At this moment, a female doctor, who looked to be in her thirties, walked in.

She asked gently and softly, "Bai Xiaoyue, is there anything else that's bothering you?"

"I just have a headache."

"There are two wounds on my head, it must hurt."

"Still doesn't remember anything."

"Once the head injury heals, we can assess the situation. If you're still worried, you can go to a large hospital in the county town for a checkup."

"Then let's wait and see," Bai Xiaoyue said quickly, knowing that she wouldn't remember anything no matter where she went.

After Bai Xiaoyue finished her IV drip and got her medicine, the group returned to the Ye family in a grand procession.

After helping Bai Xiaoyue back to her room, no one left. Ye's parents remained silent for a long time.

After waiting for a long time, Ye's mother finally spoke:

"Xiaoyue, you need to think more positively. Even though Jianhua is gone, you still have us and so many relatives."

Her eyes were red, and she kept wiping the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief.

Sister-in-law Chen Hongmei also said:

"Yes, sister-in-law, you have to think about Chang Le. She doesn't even have a father anymore. Can you bear to let her lose her mother as well?"

Bai Xiaoyue appeared dazed and didn't make a sound for a long time, but her mind was racing.

She was wondering what kind of reaction she should have to be considered normal.

The thought that I'll have to live like this forever, having to think before I speak and living cautiously, oh my god, it's going to drive me crazy.

I want to say that I'm not suicidal, but I don't know how to explain it.

It may be a misunderstanding, but after all, the real Bai Xiaoyue is no longer here.

When she came to her senses, everything was quiet. The Ye family had gone out to prepare the meal, and only Bai's parents were playing with little Chang Le.

"Dad, I want to go home and live here."

Upon hearing his daughter's request, Mr. Bai agreed without hesitation:

"Okay, come home and live here. Dad will take care of you."

"Thank you, Dad!"

Lunch was millet porridge with corn buns, prepared by Ye's mother and sister-in-law, along with a stew of cabbage, pork, and vermicelli.

The food looked very appetizing, so Bai Xiaoyue drank a bowl of millet porridge and ate a cornbread bun.

After eating and drinking her fill, she finally felt like she was standing on solid ground; she had been feeling dizzy the whole time.

Judging from what the elderly people were saying, the harvests have been good in recent years. Now they grow their own crops and harvest their own produce, and they have enough food to eat.

Every household had some stored grain, and those with extra grain could secretly sell some to buy other things.

He also mentioned that it was time to plant spring wheat, corn, and sorghum, and that things would get busy soon.

When everyone sits together and chats after dinner.

Bai Xiaoyue then asked Ye's parents if she could go back to her parents' home to stay for a long time.

“Jianhua’s wife, Jianhua just left, so you should go back to your parents’ home to stay.”

This is just inviting others to criticize the Ye family behind its back, saying that the Ye family can't tolerate you.

Besides, this isn't good for your Bai family either.

"You can stay in the Ye family. I'll treat you like my own daughter. And if you want to get married in the future, the Ye family won't stop you."

Mr. Ye gave a long and earnest pep talk, while Mrs. Ye kept wiping away tears. Mr. and Mrs. Ye had unreadable expressions.

Mr. Bai immediately chimed in:

“My dear in-laws, it’s not appropriate to say that. I’m not afraid of what others say. I’m a daughter of the Bai family. If I want to live at home, I can. It’s none of anyone else’s business.”

Xiaoyue has no memory of things, and her head still hurts from time to time. She can't do anything, and she only has a little girl to take care of.

Let her come back and live with me; she'll still be a daughter of the Ye family.

We'll still be relatives, and we'll keep in touch from time to time.

Bai Xiaoyue saw Ye's father's expression and felt that there was hope.

I didn't even need to pinch my thigh; just thinking about the hard times to come made tears stream down my face.

She would occasionally take out a handkerchief to wipe her tears, without saying a word, the tears just wouldn't stop falling.

At this moment, Xiao Changle ran over, saw her mother crying, and hugged Bai Xiaoyue's arm and cried loudly.

Looking at the two white bandages on Bai Xiaoyue's head, Ye's father thought about how Jianhua's wife had attempted suicide twice.

If we don't agree to let her go back to her parents' home today, she might do something foolish.

He sighed deeply and called Ye's mother inside to get the things.

A short while later, Ye's mother came back with a small box. She opened the lid, and inside were stacks of 10-yuan bills.

Everyone's eyes widened when they saw so much money.

This must be the second set of RMB banknotes; Bai Xiaoyue had never even seen one before.

"This is Jianhua's pension, a total of 800 yuan. And this is the monthly living allowance that Changle receives, which he can receive until he turns 18."

As he spoke, Ye's father took out a small notebook.

Before Bai Xiaoyue could react, Sister-in-law Ye, Chen Hongmei, interrupted:

“Father, Chang Le is a child of our Ye family. Jianzhong and I can take care of her.”

Bai Xiaoyue had just been hit by a windfall and felt that God was still kind to her, as He had opened a window for her.

In these difficult times, one can still rely on one's daughter.

I haven't even had a chance to enjoy it yet, and someone's already trying to snatch it away! How can I stand for that?

“Sister-in-law, you already have two children. Jianhua and I only have Changle. Now, this is all I have left to think about.”

After Bai Xiaoyue finished speaking, choking back tears, she turned to Ye's parents and said:

"Father, Mother, if you don't let Chang Le come with me, I'd rather go and stay with Jian Hua."

Mr. Ye glanced at Jianzhong and his wife, then pushed the suitcase away.

“Jianhua’s wife, the money is all here. I agree to take Changle back to her parents’ home.”