novellhall Chapter 132 Both children have fevers
Chapter 132 Both children have fevers
After Aunt Zhao entered the house, she hurriedly hid the things she was carrying in her bundle.
When Wenrou came in, she glanced at the gate of the family compound and saw a figure leave through the gate.
Aunt Zhao is a relative of Hao Gang from his hometown. He has no other relatives here, and he doesn't know anyone except the people in the family compound.
Seeing the figure at the door, Wenrou became even more puzzled.
Why was Aunt Zhao so flustered just now? Who was the person she went out to meet?
Seeing that Aunt Zhao was unwilling to talk about it, Wenrou didn't ask any further questions.
Wenrou thoroughly enjoyed her meal today.
The grilled fish, in particular, is spicy and numbing, making it incredibly satisfying to eat.
However, it seems she put in too much chili; both Aunt Zhao and Huo Yanchuan's lips were almost swollen after eating.
"Cough cough cough..." Huo Yanchuan almost forced himself to finish the meal, coughing from the spiciness of the chili peppers.
"Is it too spicy? I'll put less chili next time," Wenrou said, looking at the two of them with a hint of belated realization.
Huo Yanchuan dared not let her cook anymore, since Wenrou's appetite for spicy food had become even stronger since she became pregnant.
Even now that I have a child, this habit hasn't changed at all.
"It's okay, I'll cook whatever you want to eat from now on."
"Okay then."
Wenrou didn't argue with him. Anyway, she only cooked when she felt like it, so she let him cook if he wanted to.
Otherwise, this man would have no outlet for his boundless energy and would only torment her at night.
After dinner, Wenrou played with the two children for a while.
The two little girls are looking more and more like Huo Yanchuan now, but their eyes are like hers. When they saw her, although they smiled politely, Wenrou always felt that they were just trying to appease her.
When Huo Yanchuan came in, the two children's eyes widened when they saw him, and they kept giggling at him.
Huo Yanchuan walked over and picked them both up.
"These two ungrateful little brats, it's been so long, and I still can't compare to you. Am I a terrible mother?" Wenrou said, pretending to be a little jealous as she looked at the scene.
Huo Yanchuan chuckled and said, "Why are you jealous of the child?"
"Babies, Mommy's jealous, you two should comfort her." Huo Yanchuan said to the two children in his arms.
They seemed to understand what was being said now, and so they smiled at Wenrou again.
"It's too late to coax me now. You and your dad can go out tonight." Wenrou gently poked their little cheeks, pretending to be angry.
The two little ones hadn't had milk yet, but with Huo Yanchuan watching over them, Wenrou went out to make them formula.
When she went out, she passed by Aunt Zhao's room and saw her sitting on the bed counting the money in her hand.
Upon hearing the noise, Aunt Zhao quickly put the money away.
Wenrou acted as if she hadn't seen anything and took the milk powder to the kitchen.
Seeing this, Aunt Zhao hesitated for a long time at the kitchen door before finally coming in.
"Auntie, why aren't you resting yet?" she asked gently as she saw Aunt Zhao come in.
Aunt Zhao looked at Wenrou with a somewhat troubled expression before slowly saying, "Wenrou, could you lend me some money?"
"Borrow money?" Wenrou asked, looking puzzled.
She had even received a month's salary in advance from Aunt Zhao last time, and this month has only just begun, how come she's already out of money?
Moreover, she doesn't have to pay for food or lodging here, and her monthly salary of thirty yuan is more than enough.
"Auntie, are you having some trouble?" Wenrou asked, remembering Aunt Zhao's strange behavior that afternoon.
Under Wenrou's gentle gaze, Aunt Zhao had no choice but to tell the truth.
"Something happened back home. I sent all the wages you gave me last time back, but it's still not enough. Could you lend me some more?"
Seeing her like this, Wenrou, though unaware of what had happened in her hometown, still felt a sense of unease.
He remembered that Aunt Zhao had saved up two months' wages, sixty yuan, which was not a small amount.
I've already sent all sixty yuan back, isn't that enough?
"Then I'll give you this month's salary in advance." Seeing Aunt Zhao's expression, Wenrou had no choice but to do so.
After all, since she came here, she has not only taken good care of the two babies, but also does the laundry, cooks, and cleans the house every day. She does all these chores very carefully.
After spending this time together, she has come to regard Aunt Zhao as family.
If Aunt Zhao is really in trouble, she is of course willing to help.
However, she had heard Huo Yanchuan say before that Aunt Zhao's husband died early and her children were unwilling to take care of her.
If that's the case, and she sends the money back, Wenrou doesn't know how to help.
However, this is ultimately a family matter, and it's not appropriate for her, an outsider, to interfere.
"A month's salary might not be enough," Aunt Zhao shook her head.
"Auntie, what happened to your family? Isn't this much money enough?" Wenrou became even more curious.
Aunt Zhao was being looked at gently, but in the end she still didn't say anything.
She stepped forward, reached out and took Wenrou's hand, looking at her with pleading eyes, "Xiaorou, please lend me a hundred yuan, I promise I'll pay you back later."
"One hundred yuan? Auntie, that's no small amount. Unless you explain exactly what happened at home, I can't lend it to you." Wenrou became serious when she heard that Aunt Zhao was asking for so much money.
Finally, Aunt Zhao had no choice but to make up a lie.
"My grandson is seriously ill and is currently being treated in the hospital. The doctor said that the money I sent last time is not enough, and he needs another 100 yuan for the treatment. I really have no other choice. Auntie knows you have money, please lend it to me, I'm begging you."
Aunt Zhao cried and knelt down before Wenrou.
Seeing this, Wenrou quickly helped her up.
"Auntie, please don't do this. I'll lend you this hundred yuan. Just tell me which hospital your grandson is being treated at, and I'll have someone send the money over tomorrow."
Seeing Aunt Zhao's reaction, Wenrou had no choice but to agree.
After all, saving lives is the most important thing, no matter what.
When Aunt Zhao heard that Wenrou was willing to lend money, she got up from the ground.
"Just give me the money, and I'll send it over tomorrow. I won't bother anyone else." Aunt Zhao didn't want Wenrou to get involved because it was a lie she made up. If it were exposed, she probably wouldn't be able to borrow the money.
When Wenrou saw that Aunt Zhao was unwilling to even say which hospital her grandson was in, she had a feeling that this matter was not so simple.
Aunt Zhao was unwilling to talk about it, so of course she didn't borrow the money.
"I'm sorry, Auntie, I can't lend you this money."
Aunt Zhao's expression changed slightly as she didn't expect Wenrou to refuse.
She usually seems gentle and easy to talk to, so why does she become so cold at crucial moments?
"Then...then I'll think of other ways." Aunt Zhao sighed, her face full of disappointment.
"Well, if there's nothing else, I'll go to sleep now. You should get some rest too." Wenrou said to Aunt Zhao, then prepared the formula for the two children and took it into the house.
Aunt Zhao responded and slowly walked into her room, closing the door behind her.
"What's wrong? Why did it take so long to make the milk?" As soon as Wenrou entered the room, Huo Yanchuan noticed that her expression was a little off.
By this time, the two children were already crying incessantly from hunger. Wenrou took the younger sister from Huo Yanchuan's arms and quickly began to feed her.
Huo Yanchuan also held his older sister, took the bottle from Wenrou's hand, and started feeding her.
The two children had finished feeding and then fell asleep again.
After they fell asleep, Wenrou finally leaned back on the bed.
"Aunt Zhao just asked me to borrow money, but I didn't agree." She whispered to Huo Yanchuan what had just happened.
"Hmm?" Huo Yanchuan asked in confusion.
However, this did not stop him from moving the two children who were originally blocking the middle to the side, and he leaned his body towards Wenrou.
"Why do you need to borrow money?" Huo Yanchuan asked, his hands starting to rummage through Wenrou's clothes.
Wenrou reached out and slapped him, giving him a warning look that said, "You better behave yourself."
Unfortunately, her warning was completely ineffective against Huo Yanchuan in his current state.
Now that they're in bed, there's no way he's going to let her go.
"Aunt Zhao said her grandson was sick and hospitalized, and needed 100 yuan for treatment. I asked her which hospital it was, but she wouldn't say. I asked someone to send the money over, but she refused. In short, this matter is a bit strange."
Wenrou recalled Aunt Zhao's expression earlier and felt that something was wrong.
"Something's definitely not right," Huo Yanchuan's deep, hoarse voice came through.
By the time she realized what was happening, he had already stripped her naked.
"Huo Yanchuan!" Wenrou hissed angrily.
She was talking to him about serious business, so why couldn't this man wait even a moment longer?
"Wife, please continue," Huo Yanchuan said, burying his face in her soft neck.
She was sitting right in front of him. Just now, while she was breastfeeding the two children, the two buttons on her chest had come undone from being rubbed by the babies. It would be strange if he could still hold back at this moment.
"What are you still talking about?"
Wenrou's body went limp from his teasing. This man was a ravenous wolf who would torment her whenever he got the chance.
Huo Yanchuan chuckled softly in her ear, and Wenrou felt a tingling sensation spread from the base of her ear throughout her entire body.
"Let's finish it first and then talk about it." Huo Yanchuan couldn't wait any longer.
She gently punched him, "Be quiet, don't wake the two children."
If the child finally falls asleep and is woken up, neither of them will get any sleep that night.
"Don't worry, they didn't sleep much during the day, and they're sleeping soundly right now."
Wenrou wanted to say something, but Huo Yanchuan immediately covered her mouth.
Two hours later, Wenrou crawled out of bed.
She raised her foot and kicked Huo Yanchuan off the bed and onto the floor.
"Huo Yanchuan, time and time again, when will you ever stop?"
Gentle was panting heavily, completely exhausted.
She shouldn't have believed what men said in bed, like "it'll be fine after just one time." If she hadn't snapped, she probably would have been tormented to the point of fainting again.
"Alright, I'm not coming anymore, go to sleep." Huo Yanchuan got up from the floor and crawled back into bed.
Wenrou wanted to talk to him about Aunt Zhao's matter again, but it was already late at night, so she had to give up for now and talk about it tomorrow.
The next day, Aunt Zhao prepared the meal as usual, waiting for Wenrou to get up and eat.
Huo Yanchuan had to go to training in the morning, so he ate directly at the military base.
Aunt Zhao didn't mention the money loan from yesterday again, and Wenrou didn't ask about it either.
She happened to have nothing to do these past few days, so she's been staying at home.
Seeing that Aunt Zhao didn't seem to be acting strangely, Wenrou didn't think much of it.
At noon, Lu Ming came to the entrance of the family compound.
These past few days, following Wenrou's advice, he's been collecting small electrical appliances. Even just repairing radios can earn him a lot of money.
Lu Ming came to give Wenrou money; he had earned over five hundred yuan in the past few days.
Although it wasn't as much as last time, I was still satisfied.
The more than 700 yuan last time was equivalent to his father's salary for a year in the factory. With that money, their family's life could be improved.
This time, Wenrou looked at Lu Ming and she realized that he had changed completely, exuding confidence from the inside out.
He bought a lot of nutritional supplements for his family, and his mother's spirits have improved a lot after these few days of nourishing her body.
His father now has a smile on his face every day and is no longer as worried as before.
As for his younger siblings, they are at the age where they are growing, and the family eats meat every now and then, which makes them very happy.
This has always been Lu Ming's wish. Seeing his family happy and content makes all his previous hardships worthwhile.
"Keep this money. You earned it all yourself. I didn't help you at all." Wenrou looked at the money Lu Ming handed her and felt too embarrassed to accept it.
"How could you not be of any help? If it weren't for you, Guo Chao and Cai Xiuxiu's problems wouldn't have been resolved. Also, you provided me with the factory space. You're the boss, so the money should still be split 30/70 as we agreed before."
After Lu Ming finished speaking, he handed her the 350 yuan that belonged to Wenrou, and kept 150 yuan for himself.
Even this 150 yuan is almost equivalent to three months' wages at the machine factory.
He earned that money in less than a week.
After delivering the money, Lu Ming left.
Wenrou had no choice but to accept the money.
Little did she know that this whole scene was being watched by a figure in the distance.
Wenrou put the money in her pocket and went home.
Huo Yanchuan had given advance notice that evening, saying he was going to work the night shift and that Wenrou shouldn't wait for him.
So after dinner, Wenrou coaxed the two children to sleep.
But tonight, for some reason, the two of them, who usually sleep very soundly after feeding, took turns crying and fussing.
Wenrou noticed something was wrong with the children at this moment. She touched the foreheads of both children and found them to be burning hot.
She hurriedly got up, dressed, and went to call Aunt Zhao.
"Auntie, the two children have a fever. Go and call Huo Yanchuan back."
Aunt Zhao responded and hurriedly ran out. Huo Yanchuan returned shortly afterward.
Wenrou and Huo Yanchuan took the two children to the hospital overnight, leaving Aunt Zhao alone at home.