Wang Xing’er suddenly went crazy and hit her sister-in-law before her brother reacted and beat her up. They sent her out to live separately after that.
“Sigh, this is a family misfortune! Why did I give birth to a daughter like this?” Xing’er’s mother wiped her tears and said faintly.
“I don’t even know what she wants.”
Wang Xing’er’s sister-in-law still had a bruise on her face after Wang Xing’er’s hit her. Although she spoke calmly, it was obvious she no longer treated Wang Xing’er as her sister-in-law.
“I heard many people died outside. I wonder if this illness can be treated?”
“I don’t care what happens to her. If she can be treated, sure. But if not, forget it.”
Old Wang was aged and had become indifferent to death. His worrisome daughter only annoyed him, and he was no longer patient when he spoke about her.
“How is she? Is she still scolding and criticizing?” he looked up at his son and asked.
His son nodded.
He would hear Wang Xing’er’s cursing every time he went over. He wondered where she learned all this vocabulary to berate for so long.
Or rather, she could criticize using the same word without exasperation.
“Father, I heard Xing’er scolding that lady named An Jiuyue. Do you think she’ll…”
“She can’t even get up now. What can she do? Just ignore her.”
Old Wang shook his head, feeling tired.
He was quite touched that his daughter took the risk to find them when the epidemic occurred.
He had thought she was his daughter, after all. He did not raise her in vain for she remembered them when the epidemic started.
However, who would have thought that a person’s true disposition would be exposed in just a few days?
Xing’er’s mother thought for a moment and said, “Let’s keep an eye on her. Our family is already in this state. We shouldn’t cause any more trouble for others.”
Their inhumane child was already giving them a headache. If she caused more trouble outside, they would not be able to find a place to cry even if they wanted to.
“Go and check on her again, Son.”
“Okay.” He nodded.
He stood up and walked out of the straw shed to check on Wang Xing’er.
Wang Xing’er is already so sick she cannot get up. Going over again is unnecessary, but I’ll check on her since Mother said so. At least I’ve done my part.
However, he did not see Wang Xing’er, who was supposed to be lying on the bed.
He quickly looked at the woman on the other wooden bed and asked, “Excuse me, may I know where is the person lying on this bed?”
“She said she was going to move to her parents’ straw shed and left long ago,” the woman pouted and replied.
She did not have a good impression of Wang Xing’er. Her constant criticisms gave her a headache. She would have slapped Wang Xing’er’s face if they were not in the straw shed. Everyone here was not allowed to cause trouble. They would not be given food if they did.
“Aren’t you her brother? Didn’t you see her?”
His expression darkened when he heard this.
“Oh no!”
After uttering that, he turned around and ran back to his straw shed.
No matter how stupid he was, he figured Wang Xing’er was not so sick to the extent of being bedridden—she had been pretending.