Chapter 278 The Coming Son-in-Law
Chapter 278 The Coming Son-in-Law
at this time.
Xing's Private Hospital.
Huang Xiaoxiao was lying on the hospital bed, flipping through "Dream of the Red Chamber" boredly. After she finished reading one page and turned to the next, she was not in a hurry to read on. Instead, she turned her head and looked at the mobile phone on the quilt.
The phone was quiet, not ringing non-stop like it had just been.
She held the paper in her hand with her fingers and looked at the phone for a while with her black and white eyes. Suddenly, she closed "Dream of Red Mansions" with a "snap", put the book on the bedside, pulled the quilt over her, turned on her side, closed her eyes and went to sleep.
At this moment, she seemed like a wounded little animal, licking her wounds silently and escaping from the troubles of reality.
The VIP ward is so quiet that you can even hear people breathing.
I don’t know how long it was after, but with a “click”, the door of the ward was opened and Wu Yu came in holding a washbasin.
Seeing that her daughter was sleeping, Wu Yu put the basin aside and wanted to wait a little longer, but after waiting for a long time, her daughter did not wake up. After thinking about it, she sat down on the edge of the bed and reached out to gently push her daughter.
"Xiaoxiao, wake up, you should get up and wipe your face."
Wu Yu's voice was as gentle as a spring breeze, gently brushing past her daughter's ears, hoping to wake her from her sleep.
But the daughter did not respond.
Wu Yu has experienced the hardships of searching for her daughter for twenty years. She has long developed a conditioned anxiety towards her child. When she sees her child is unhappy, she will think too much and want to know what has happened to the child.
Seeing a child get hurt or something like that, it would kill her!
So, when she saw that her daughter didn't respond when she shook her, her heart skipped a beat and she immediately pulled off the quilt covering her daughter's face and turned her daughter over.
As a result, I was faced with my daughter's pale face with tears streaming down her face.
Wu Yu was stunned for a second, and then her voice trembled with anxiety: "Xiaoxiao, what's wrong with you? Why are you crying for no reason?"
Wu Yu's heart seemed to be tightly grasped by an invisible hand, and her voice trembled like a candle flickering in the wind. Her eyes were full of worry and anxiety, like an ant on a hot pot.
When Huang Xiaoxiao was found crying, her first reaction was to pull the quilt over her head, close her eyes, and continue to cry silently.
Seeing her daughter like this, Wu Yu became even more anxious. She wanted to reach out and pull back the quilt again to ask her daughter what was wrong. However, when she thought of her daughter's reaction when she force-fed her soup, she held back.
But when she thought of the anxiety and depression her daughter talked about, her eyes turned red with anxiety and she sat by the bed wiping her tears.
For a moment, the only sound in the entire ward was low weeping.
Huang Xiaoxiao on the hospital bed sobbed and cried for about a minute before she pulled back the quilt and looked at her mother, who also had red eyes from crying, with tearful eyes. One hand reached out and tugged at her mother's sleeve.
"Mom... I'm sorry, I don't know what happened, I just felt like crying. Actually I'm fine, don't worry..."
Seeing her daughter finally speak, Wu Yu's tears not only did not stop, but they shed more and more.
"Xiaoxiao, you're crying for no reason. How can I not worry about you? Are you worried about something? Can you tell me? I'll share your worries. How can your injury heal if you keep crying like this?"
Huang Xiaoxiao wiped her tears: "Mom, I'm fine."
How can this be okay?
Wu Yu was almost worried: "It's okay, why are you crying? Is your wound hurting? Or is it hurting somewhere else? I saw on the Internet that inflammation of the wound can also cause other symptoms. Are you feeling unwell somewhere else?"
"Mom, really not."
Seeing that her daughter didn't say a word, Wu Yu was so anxious that her eyes turned red. She asked about everything from the wound to her health, and even asked if Wei Xianglin was annoyed with her, but still no answer.
It was not until Wu Yu mentioned Xing Mingyu that Huang Xiaoxiao, who had been crying silently, wiped her eyes and shook her head pitifully, saying, "Mom, it's really not true. I may have been lying down for too long and I'm in a bad mood. Don't ask me anymore."
Wu Yu saw that her daughter didn't react to anything she mentioned, except saying a few more words when Xing Mingyu was mentioned. If she couldn't see this, then she was a fool!
It turned out to be because of my daughter’s fiancé!
But she had been here for so many days, and except for the last time when Xing Mingyu and Jiang Qianxun came, she had never seen that man come again.
Doesn’t that man love his daughter?
No! My daughter is now the adopted daughter of the Huang family. She is well-matched and good-looking. They are also engaged!
It must be that woman Jiang Qianxun who didn't let him come!
Thinking of the woman who was much prettier than her daughter and was pregnant! And looking at her daughter's current condition, Wu Yu hated Jiang Qianxun even more!
But she didn't dare show it on her face, for fear that mentioning these things would add to her daughter's mental pressure and make her become more and more depressed. She could only coax her daughter in a low voice.
But even with such coaxing and careful guidance, the daughter still seemed to be incontinent of tears, with red eyes all the time. She said sensibly that it was okay and asked her mother not to worry.
Wu Yu could only wipe her tears quietly. When she couldn't hold it in any longer, she took the opportunity to go outside to fetch water and blame Jiang Qianxun with her husband who had been waiting by her side.
"The day Xiaoxiao got into trouble, I knew that Jiang Qianxun was not a good person! Now you see, our daughter is depressed, and it really is related to that woman! If she hadn't snatched Xiaoxiao's fiancé, Xiaoxiao wouldn't have cried like this!"
Peng An didn't quite agree with what she said: "But I heard from Xiao Xiao that she doesn't care about Mr. Xing and the engagement doesn't count. Are you overthinking it?"
Wu Yu was unhappy when she heard this: "Xiaoxiao said no, and you believed it! Women always say one thing and mean another! If it wasn't because of Xing Mingyu, why did Xiaoxiao change her expression when I mentioned him!"
Peng An didn't know how to answer for a moment.
Seeing that her husband was speechless, Wu Yu was even more convinced that what she said was right, and her hatred for Jiang Qianxun grew stronger and stronger: "Stealing someone else's fiancé, how shameless! Don't let me meet this Jiang Qianxun next time, otherwise, for Xiaoxiao, I will definitely scold her to death!"
The couple stood in the corridor and scolded Jiang Qianxun. Suddenly, an old but dignified male voice sounded from behind: "Madam, do you also know Jiang Qianxun?"
Hearing the voice, Wu Yu turned around and met a pair of sharp eyes!
The owner of the eyes has a full aura. Even though he is an octogenarian, his superior aura remains unchanged, making people respect him at first sight.
"We just met once. Who are you?" When Wu Yu saw the person coming, she and her husband Peng An immediately stood up straight, looking at him and the elderly man who was supporting him with curiosity and respect.
Old Master Xing looked at the two of them and answered the question irrelevantly: "Xiao Xiao calls me Grandpa Xing, who are you two to Xiao Xiao?"
"It turns out to be Mr. Xing! I've heard Xiaoxiao mention you many times. I'm her biological parent. My name is Wu Yu, and this is my husband Peng An."
Wu Yu was still angry about Jiang Qianxun's matter, but now she saw Mr. Xing coming. Moreover, she learned from her daughter that Mr. Xing supported her daughter's marriage with Xing Mingyu!
Therefore, Wu Yu had a very good impression of Mr. Xing and considered him as one of her own. Naturally, she had a very good attitude and took the initiative to introduce herself.
"So you are Xiaoxiao's biological parents. Then you are here to see Xiaoxiao too, right? How is she now?" Old Master Xing asked with concern.
Wu Yu was very happy to see that Mr. Xing really cared about his daughter, but when she thought about her daughter's situation, the smile on her face faded a little.
"It's hard to say... I'd better take you in to see for yourself."
There was no reason for Mr. Xing to refuse, and he entered the ward surrounded by Wu Yu and his wife.
In the ward.
Huang Xiaoxiao was lying on her side facing the door, biting her lower lip and crying.
Suddenly seeing Old Man Xing appear at the door, she was stunned at first, then quickly wiped away her tears with the back of her hand, sat up, her face full of panic.
"Grandpa Xing, why are you here?"
When Old Master Xing saw Huang Xiaoxiao crying with red eyes and frowned brows, he hurried over to let her lie down: "Your wound is not healed yet, lie down quickly. Look at you, you are in so much pain that you are about to cry, and you have lost a lot of weight."
Mr. Xing's voice was soft and kind, like a warm spring breeze, blowing gently past Huang Xiaoxiao's ears, gradually calming her originally frightened heart.
When watching videos, I didn't realize how thin Huang Xiaoxiao was, but now that I see her in person, she looks extremely haggard. Her lips are pale and she looks listless. The tears in the corners of her eyes have stuck a few strands of her hair to her cheeks, making her look so pitiful.
Seeing this, Mr. Xing felt even more distressed, and his brows, which had never frowned even if the sky fell, were tightly furrowed.
Huang Xiaoxiao shook her head repeatedly: "Grandpa Xing, I'm fine. I cried while watching Dream of the Red Chamber. I am a shallow person. I usually cry when I watch a video or hear a sad song. This has nothing to do with the wound."
Old Master Xing's eyes fell on the copy of Dream of the Red Chamber placed at the other end of the table. "That book is placed so far away, how can you read it? Are you still lying to me?"
Wu Yu, who was standing by, was surprised and worried when she saw her daughter talking nonsense. She began to cry silently again.
My daughter is talking nonsense again!
They had been with her the whole time today and she had hardly read any books at all!
Peng An also looked worried.
Huang Xiaoxiao was completely unaware of this and she was even comforting Old Man Xing.
"Grandpa Xing, I really didn't lie to you. I really read it. I just put down the book. By the way, Grandpa, why are you here? Haven't you been recuperating at home recently? How are you? Do you still cough in winter? Do your legs and feet hurt? Did you soak your feet according to the prescription I gave you?"
When Mr. Xing saw that this girl still cared about him even though she was so sick, he felt both satisfied and distressed.
This child is better than his own grandson.
Ever since the last quarrel, his grandson has not returned to the house except for calling him every day to remind him to take medicine on time.
I heard from Xiao Chen that he now eats and sleeps in the Jiang family villa, just like a live-in son-in-law!
It's such a disgrace to the Xing family!
The girl from the Huang family is really considerate. As soon as they met, she showed concern for his stomach and his feet in detail!
Such a virtuous girl is worthy of being his granddaughter-in-law!
Thinking of this, Mr. Xing had a better and better impression of Huang Xiaoxiao and kept comforting her.
"Grandpa is fine! But you have lost a lot of weight! Grandpa called you just now, but you didn't answer and you even cried quietly here. What happened? Tell grandpa quickly and I will take care of it for you!"
At the end of his speech, Mr. Xing's eyes were full of worry.
After hearing this, Huang Xiaoxiao forced a smile with tear marks on her face, then lowered her head and remained silent.
When Mr. Xing saw that she refused to answer, his face became even more worried.
Seeing that the atmosphere had become silent, Huang Xiaoxiao finally spoke.
"Grandpa, I'm really fine. I eat and sleep every day, and read a book occasionally. What can happen? But you, you came to see me so late. You are in good health, please don't tire yourself out. Otherwise, Grandpa Xing, you should go back and rest first. I'm fine, don't worry..."
But how could Grandpa Xing be relieved? He even tried to ask Huang Xiaoxiao why she was crying, but Huang Xiaoxiao still firmly believed that she was fine. She either didn't answer or spoke words of concern to Grandpa Xing.
Seeing that Mr. Xing was getting more and more anxious, Huang Xiaoxiao felt guilty and cried: "Okay, Grandpa Xing, if you insist on asking, then I will tell you the truth. I was moved to tears. Look, it's so late and you still come to see me. How can I not be moved?"
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