Chapter 64: Chapter 64: How about you divorce my mom? Chapter 64: Chapter 64: How about you divorce my mom? The porridge had been kept in the thermos, and after two hours, it was still scorching hot. When it spilled onto Zuo Wanjun’s wrist, it immediately turned a large area of her fair wrist red.
Mrs. Shen saw this scene and did not think she had done anything wrong. Instead, she laughed strangely in a low voice.
“Serves you right for trying to harm me, you wicked woman! Get lost! Hurry up and leave!”
Zuo Wanjun’s tears welled up in her eyes as she endured the pain and walked out of the ward. She raised her head and bumped into Qingwu, who had just come from Elder Shen’s ward.
She had heard that Zuo Wanjun was with Mrs. Shen and was worried that Mrs. Shen would make things difficult for her. After delivering the medicine to the two elders, she rushed over quickly.
“Mom, what happened to you?”
Seeing the porridge on Zuo Wanjun’s wrist, Qingwu hurriedly pulled her to the restroom, rinsed it with cool water, and applied ointment she had made herself.
Zuo Wanjun managed to hold back her emotions, but seeing her daughter taking care of her so attentively made her feel extremely heartbroken.
“Little Wu, don’t you think your grandmother is sick in the head! She called me over just to make things difficult for me! She called at 5:30 to get me to bring porridge, and then, after I stood there for three hours, she accused me of poisoning her!”
Qingwu carefully applied the ointment to Zuo Wanjun’s wound.
Having developed the ointment herself, she was relieved that the porridge wasn’t as hot after a few hours as it was right from the pot. This kind of injury would heal within a week.
Qingwu breathed a sigh of relief and brought Zuo Wanjun to Elder Shen’s ward.
Elder Shen understood what had happened at a glance.
“Wanjun, what’s going on? Did that old woman bully you again?”
“Dad, you have to stand up for me!”
“It’s been so many years since I married into the Shen Family, did I ever do anything wrong to you both? The Shen Family is a noble family, but our Zuo Family isn’t lacking either!”
“Why does Mom always make things difficult for me, and even calls me the eldest daughter-in-law, isn’t this just to show me who’s boss? You still have a few daughters-in-law! Does she still want Shen Dongli to marry her nephew from her mother’s side? If that’s the case, just let me know, and I’ll divorce Shen Dongli!”
Elder Shen was a bit embarrassed.
When they were younger, Mrs. Shen was never satisfied with Zuo Wanjun.
Back then, she was adamant about having her niece marry Shen Dongli. The Shen Family was a family of higher education, how could they condone such feudal and corrupt practices as marrying cousins?
Besides, Shen Dongli had fallen in love at first sight with the gentle and pretty Zuo Wanjun in school and wouldn’t leave the Zuo Family. When Elder Zuo made pig’s feet, he would shamelessly stick around to eat a few pieces!
Elder Shen saw that the Zuo Family was also a scholarly family, and Zuo Wanjun was clearly a good daughter-in-law, so he agreed to the marriage.
Mrs. Shen always felt that Zuo Wanjun blocked her niece’s good match, preventing them from becoming in-laws!
Over the years, she often made things difficult for Zuo Wanjun over trivial matters.
Elder Shen was busy with work and could only spare time to say a few words to Mrs. Shen, but she still thought everything was Zuo Wanjun’s fault and even asked if Zuo Wanjun fancied her father-in-law and wanted to become Shen Dongli’s stepmother…
Gradually, Zuo Wanjun felt embarrassed to make a fuss, and Elder Shen felt it was a disgrace.
Shen Dongli got the news from somewhere and slid in with a knee slide from outside, directly kneeling and hugging Zuo Wanjun’s leg!
He hugged while crying!
“Baby! You cannot divorce me! You are the only one I love in this lifetime! You can’t leave me—ah ah ah ah! If you divorce me, I will jump out of Dad’s ward right away, I’ll leave this world on the spot!”
Qingwu: “…”
Elder Shen: “…”
Shen Dongli completely ignored that his father and daughter were still present. He only knew that if he arrived late, his wife would be gone!
“Baby!! You are my only one, my darling, my life, my whole world!”
“Your mom always bullies me like this, I absolutely must divorce you!”
Shen Dongli, seeing his wife’s flaming red wrist, became anxious.
He looked at Elder Shen and stammered, “Dad, why don’t you and Mom get divorced instead, then Wanjun wouldn’t be considered my mom’s daughter-in-law anymore, you can’t let me lose my wife! Anyway, you don’t need a wife anymore, so why not split up?”
Elder Shen struck down with a cane, muttering curses.
“Get lost, you little brat, even if I divorce your mom, you’re still her son, Wanjun is still her daughter-in-law!”
What kind of son resorts to this roundabout way of rescuing his loved one?
He even thought about selling his own father!
Zuo Wanjun painstakingly withdrew her leg from Shen Dongli’s embrace, crying, “I’m going back to my family! Goodbye!”
Shen Dongli quickly chased after her, shouting sweet nothings still.
Qingwu: “…”
Elder Shen also felt embarrassed and waved his hand, saying, “Ignore them, your parents have always been like this. Every time your mother and grandmother argue, she goes back to her family. Didn’t your grandpa and grandma return recently? Have you seen them?”
Qingwu obediently nodded, “I have seen Grandpa, Grandma will come home this weekend.”
Elder Shen sighed faintly.
“When you go back, take something to Elder Zuo, a token of apology from Grandpa. It’s been tough on your mom all these years. If it wasn’t for the conflict between your grandmother and your mother, you might not have gone missing back then.”
Qingwu was somewhat curious, sitting beside Elder Shen, massaging his calf. Her touch was just right, as she accurately grasped each acupoint, making Elder Shen feel quite comfortable.
Thinking about that pair of funny parents earlier, he decided his granddaughter was still the best!
See, how considerate!
“What exactly happened back then, the conflict between Grandma and Mom has something to do with me?”
“Back then, your mom had a difficult pregnancy with you and was bedridden in the hospital for fetal protection. Despite this, your grandmother claimed your mother was being melodramatic and wouldn’t let her stay in our hospital, she insisted on sending her to that countryside Tengshan Hospital, saying she knew people who could take care of your mom. Then the Tengshan Hospital and Love Orphanage caught fire, and amidst the chaos, babies were swapped!”
It turned out it was because of Mrs. Shen that Zuo Wanjun went to a place like Tengshan Hospital back then?
“Why was it Tengshan Hospital?”
“This I’m not sure; though the medical standards at Tengshan Hospital couldn’t compare to ours, it wasn’t bad, so your mom agreed. Thinking about it now, if she hadn’t agreed back then, you wouldn’t have suffered!”
“I’m not suffering.”
Elder Shen smiled, satisfied with his granddaughter’s sensibleness!
“Qingwu, Grandpa’s getting old, and there’re many things beyond his capability, but as for the issue between your grandmother and your mother, it’s truly the Shen Family that has wronged your mother! If they ever have a greater conflict, we at the Shen Family will stand by your mother! Understood?”
“Got it, Grandpa.”
Chen Jianhong pushed the door open and came in.
“Elder, Miss Yurou fell into the water and is now under observation in the ICU.”
Elder Shen was a bit surprised, “How did she fall into the water for no reason?”
“Young Master said she wanted to learn swimming, she tried swimming back to the Shen Family estate from the port in Beijing, and ended up almost drowning.”
Qingwu: “…”
Did Shen Jishi really spout such nonsense without any issues?
Elder Shen’s eyes flickered, a shrewd look mixed with some contemplation on his face.
“Alright, take care of her; don’t bother with the rest.”
“Got it, got it.”