HCB Chapter 176: Era: The Runaway Ex-wife of a Disabled Officer (25)
Chapter 176: Era: The Runaway Ex-wife of a Disabled Officer (25)
Lin Shuwan glanced at the nervous He Yunji, snorted in her heart, and did not reply. She continued with her movements until half an hour later, she stopped and said:
"I agreed to the divorce you asked for last night, but the divorce procedures have to wait until I return from the city. I have already obtained a letter of introduction from the captain, and I will take a bus back to the city later. I will stay in the city for more than a month."
After Lin Shuwan finished speaking, he got up and went to the yard to wash his hands, then returned to his room to sleep.
After hearing Lin Shuwan agree to divorce, He Yunji was in a daze. The room was very quiet, with only a faint smell of medicinal oil spreading in the room.
At this moment, he was feeling complicated and depressed. This was clearly what he wanted, so why did he feel so uncomfortable?
It was as if something was being torn away from his life!
In the moonlight outside the window, he stared at his shiny calves, smiled bitterly, then sighed deeply, lay on the bed, tossing and turning.
The next day.
Lin Shuwan took care of He Yunji's food and daily life as usual. When she saw the other party's hesitant expression, she snorted in her heart and did not respond.
She had something to explain to He's mother today, so she didn't go out too early.
Yesterday, He's mother learned from He's father that the third son's wife was going back to the city, and would be back tomorrow. She felt very upset. Although she didn't want her to leave, her mother was seriously ill, and they couldn't keep her here.
Besides, it’s not like my daughter-in-law won’t come back!
He's mother entered the yard and saw her son washing clothes by the well and Lin Shuwan sitting in the main room reading a book. She glanced at her son, who was unusually silent and had a bad look on his face, and thought that her son probably also knew the news that Shuwan was going back to the city.
As soon as He's mother entered the yard, Lin Shuwan saw someone. She smiled at He's mother and said, "Mom, you're here! It's just right. I have something to tell you."
Mother He was still a little afraid of Lin Shuwan, but she didn't dare not go over when her daughter-in-law called her. She also had something to say, so she smiled more gently and walked over to ask, "Shuwan, what do you want to tell me?"
Lin Shuwan smiled and said:
"Mom, I'm going to take the train back to Haicheng tomorrow. It's going to be a long trip, so I'm going to have to trouble you and Dad to take care of Brother Yunji during this time.
By the way, this is medicated oil. I got it from an old doctor. I need to use it to massage Yunji’s legs every day. The doctor said that although it cannot repair Yunji’s injuries, it will be good for his legs if I persist.
This time when I return to the city, I will visit a few more hospitals and ask the doctors in Haicheng if there are other ways to treat Brother Yunji’s leg.”
As she spoke, she pointed to a glass bottle on the table, which was filled with dark brown medicinal oil with a strong, pungent medicinal smell.
When Mother He heard what Lin Shuwan said, her eyes instantly turned red. She grabbed Lin Shuwan's hands with both hands and said sincerely: "Thank you, Shuwan! Thank you for thinking so much about the third child! Don't worry, he is my son. I will take good care of him while you are away!"
"By the way, you've been married to our family for two years now. You finally came back to the city this time, so I prepared some wild delicacies, smoked pheasants, wild rabbits, and some dried sweet potatoes for you.
Bring it back for your parents to try. They are all homemade mountain products, not expensive. I hope your parents don't mind! In addition, here are 50 yuan and some coupons. When you get to Haicheng, go to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy some meat, malted milk, cigarettes, alcohol, etc. for your parents and send them over..."
When the daughter-in-law goes back to her parents' home for the first time, they, as the husband's family, should prepare something for her so as not to be impolite.
Lin Shuwan thought about it, took the money given by He's mother, and said, "Mom, I won't take the things with me. I'll just go to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy some things when I get to Haicheng!"
Those ungrateful bastards don’t deserve to eat those things!
Mother He smiled and said, "How about I arrange to send it to you, so you don't have to bring it with you!"
Lin Shuwan said bluntly: "No need! My parents don't care about things from the countryside."
He's mother's expression suddenly became awkward, and she couldn't help but think of Lin Shuwan's previous disdain and ridicule for being country bumpkins. She suddenly lost her good mood and snorted in her heart, thinking that it would be better if she didn't want it, and save it for her third child to nourish his body!
After talking to He's mother, He Yunji also finished washing the clothes. Lin Shuwan took them back to the room and rode her bike out. She wanted to go to the county town. It would take her three hours to ride a bike, so six hours for the round trip.
He's mother told He Yunji what Lin Shuwan had just told him.
He Yunji was silent, but couldn't help but smile bitterly in his heart. He also knew that Lin Shuwan had become a better person now, but she was also going to leave here!
When He's mother saw that He Yunji looked unhappy, she thought that he just couldn't bear to see his wife leave for so long. She looked at her son teasingly, turned around and went out to water the private plot in the backyard.
After sowing the seeds yesterday, this private plot has to be taken care of every day. When my daughter-in-law comes back from Haicheng, we can eat fresh vegetables!
……
Lin Shuwan arrived at the county town smoothly and first went to the train station to buy a ticket to Haicheng. She was just an ordinary person and could only buy a hard seat. It was more than a thousand kilometers away from Haicheng, and it would take three days and two nights by train.
When Lin Shuwan thought about the long ride, her face suddenly became sad. She had never been on a train for such a long time before, so she would have to prepare some more things.
After buying the ticket, Lin Shuwan went to the county hospital to take a look. She saw the counter purchasing fresh herbs, so she bought some herbs from the storage compartment. Then she asked the staff at the counter to get some medicated oil and wind oil sold by the county hospital, spending 5 yuan.
She also treated the wound on her forehead. Her wound had healed a lot in the past two days and no longer needed to be bandaged, but after applying mercurochrome, it still looked red and a little hideous.
After finishing all this, she went to the state-owned warehouse and bought more than 20 meat buns and steamed buns, which she put in the storage compartment. She then went to the supply and marketing cooperative and bought some candies, cakes, and canned fruits to prepare for food on the train.
Lin Shuwan moved very quickly. After she had packed up everything she could think of, she rode her bicycle towards Daoxiang Village.
In the afternoon, Lin Shuwan came back early. He's mother was playing with her children at her house. He Yunji was teaching the children to read and write. When he saw Lin Shuwan coming back, his eyes suddenly lit up, and then he thought of something. He pursed his lips and felt depressed.
Lin Shuwan went back to her room to pack her things. She simply packed three sets of clothes, then went into the kitchen to boil water for a good bath.
After all, she would have to stay on the train for three days and two nights without being able to wash, which was really frustrating! So she prepared to use a container to fill some hot water in the storage compartment, so that she could simply clean herself in the toilet on the train later.