Stepmother Reborn: Dad, my mom hasn't hit me for three days

Zhang Xiuhua returned home looking depressed.

Jidong noticed that something was wrong with his aunt, so he asked Baolin what was going on.

Baolin told the whole story from beginning to end.

Jidong finally understood why his aunt was sad. His aunt loved children very much, and she especially couldn't bear to see them suffer. But... "Aunt, you really have no say in this matter. His parents don't care about him, what can you, an outsider, do?!"

Zhang Xiuhua pursed her lips, "But he has feeling in his legs, maybe he can be cured. The doctors in our county are not very good. Maybe a big hospital in the provincial capital can help."

Jidong nodded, "What if it really costs a lot of money? They definitely won't pay for it."

Zhang Xiuhua was stunned.

A week passed in a flash. The children came back from school again.

Youcai Baba ran over and asked Ergou if his leg was cured.

Zhang Xiuhua was helpless, "How can I cure it if I lie at home all day?!"

Baolin was puzzled, "It's just a broken leg, isn't there still one leg?"

"It's inconvenient to walk on one leg." Jidong thought she was a little silly.

Just then, Li Jianguo entered the yard carrying something, but the children didn't notice him at all. They all felt sorry for Ergou who became a cripple.

Seeing that everyone looked worried, Li Jianguo put down their things and asked, "What's wrong?"

Yaoyao looked up and saw her father's face. She immediately jumped up and said, "Dad!"

The other children then realized that he had returned and immediately surrounded him, asking for gifts.

Li Jianguo bought toys for the children this time. They were all the characteristics of that era. They were not worth much. For example, tin frogs, bamboo dragonflies, glass marbles, plastic water guns, etc.

Each of the children took one and ran out to show off. Even Jidong put down his book and went out to play with the tin frog.

Zhang Xiuhua asked Li Jianguo if he was hungry.

Li Jianguo nodded, "I'm really hungry!"

Zhang Xiuhua asked him to come in and light the fire, and she made him a bowl of noodles.

Li Jianguo told her a great news, "I finally found a suitable house for you."

Since Zhang Xiuhua asked him to find a house in the capital last year, he has been looking for the housing management office there. The housing supply in the capital is tight, and he is often not in the capital, only going there once a month. He has missed many opportunities. This time he was lucky. When he first arrived, there happened to be a house for sale.

Zhang Xiuhua immediately became interested, "Is it a quadrangle?"

"Yes! The area is 200 square meters, and they want more than 20,000. The price is too high, most people can't afford it. It's been on the market for several days, but no one has asked. So I came back to ask you." Li Jianguo only knew the money Zhang Xiuhua made from raising chickens. She had previously made 20,000 from selling tofu and vermicelli. He estimated that she should be able to afford it. That's why he came back to tell her.

Zhang Xiuhua was happy, "Okay! This is it. I'll go with you this time."

Li Jianguo nodded, "Okay! I'll ask my boss for a few days off and help you complete the formalities."

Today, there is finally good news. Zhang Xiuhua smiled and started singing without realizing it.

Li Jianguo brought up what had just happened, "What happened to you guys? When I first came in, you were all listless, as if you were worried about something."

Speaking of this, Zhang Xiuhua sighed heavily again and told her about Ergou's injury.

Li Jianguo was not surprised at all. "Ergou almost got into trouble while selling coal before. This time he finally got into trouble. He is a bit stubborn and will not turn back until he hits the wall. Now he finally suffers." After all, he is just a child, so he did not blame Ergou for not being tactful. Children will learn from their mistakes. He was a little surprised. "A beating can break his legs?"

"When I touch him, it hurts a lot! The leg should not be completely damaged, it can still be cured." Zhang Xiuhua is not a doctor after all, "but the county doctor said it can't be cured."

Li Jianguo also felt very sympathetic towards Ergou, but since his parents would not treat him, what could he, an outsider, say?

Zhang Xiuhua looked outside and said, "Actually, Ergou left some money with me. I think we should take him to a big city to have him treated. If he really can't be cured, then he has bad luck. If he can be cured, then the child will be delayed."

Li Jianguo looked at her with a hint of unknown emotion in his eyes.

Zhang Xiuhua was a little embarrassed by his gaze. "I know you say I'm stupid, but I just can't bear to see children suffer. Ergou is the same age as Youcai. Children of this age are actually similar. You can't use adult standards on children."

Li Jianguo held her hand and said, "I didn't say you were stupid. I just feel that I am really lucky in this life to marry a kind woman like you."

Zhang Xiuhua blushed, worried about being seen by others, and quickly pulled her hand back, "I'm not that kind, and it wasn't my money that was spent. He left the money with me."

If Ergou hadn't left her money, she would have been so cruel as to ignore the matter. After all, she helped one child, and other children would come to her when they got sick. Would she be able to handle it? !

"Ergou isn't that stupid," Li Jianguo sighed. "He still knows how to keep a trick up his sleeve."

"What should we say? His parents will definitely not let us leave, right?" Zhang Xiuhua was a little unsure about Ergou's parents' attitude.

"Don't worry! I'll help you solve it." Li Jianguo thought for a moment, "Why not take it to the capital to see it? It saves us the trouble of going back and forth."

Zhang Xiuhua was going to the capital to buy a house, and the train went directly to the capital, which was naturally good!

"If the capital can't cure it, then there's really nothing we can do." Even if it can be cured abroad, the money Ergou left in her hands would not be enough.

Since Zhang Xiuhua is going to the capital, someone has to look after the children at home.

Baolin and the others were going to middle school and high school, so it was needless to say. The school was in charge. Only Jilin and Zhuzhu were young and were still in elementary school.

Zhang Xiuhua went to Xu Chunying to ask her to come to her home to cook for the children and to ask her sister-in-law to help raise chickens. She also slept at their home at night.

She repeatedly reminded Xu Chunying of the precautions to take when raising chickens, making sure not to miss any of them.

If Xu Chunying raised chickens at home, she would definitely find it troublesome. But there are 10,000 chickens. She was also afraid of accidents. She remembered it more carefully than anyone else.

But she didn't understand, "Why are you going to the capital?"

Zhang Xiuhua didn't want to tell everyone about her house purchase, so she had to find another excuse, "I just felt that Ergou was too pitiful, and I wanted to take him to the capital to see the world."

As soon as these words came out, Xu Chunying's eyes widened bigger than copper bells, and she jumped up directly from the chair. Because she stood up too quickly, she knocked the chair over. "What?! You took Ergou to see a doctor?! What's your relationship with him? Is there something wrong with your brain?!"

Zhang Xiuhua asked her to keep her voice down, "I just feel sorry for the child."

"What does his pity have to do with you? You didn't hit his leg?!" Xu Chunying felt that she was really bored. "Don't you care about other people's business? You are so idle! Your second brother doesn't care about you?!"

"He said I was right!" Zhang Xiuhua thought of the look in Li Jianguo's eyes as he held her hand tightly, and her heart leaped with joy at being affirmed.

Xu Chunying really couldn't understand, "You are so poor, and you still care about others! You are really crazy! Second brother is really something, it's not easy for him to work hard from dawn to dusk to earn that little money. But you ruined it like this."

Zhang Xiuhua shook her head, "No! I don't have to pay for the medical treatment."

Xu Chunying rolled her eyes at her, "It's the same if my second brother pays. You are a couple, how can you separate the money?!"

Zhang Xiuhua thought: The money is really separate. But now is not the time to talk about this, she asked Xu Chunying not to tell anyone, "Ergou used to give me the money he earned. If I give it back to him now, it will probably be taken away by his father and stepmother. It's better to let him get treatment!"

After she said that, Xu Chunying finally stopped getting angry. "You are redundant too! Why are you collecting money for him? What does his money have to do with you?"

"I just feel sorry for him. The child has no one to take care of him and he is freezing in the winter." Zhang Xiuhua is also aware of her own shortcomings, and she never hides them.

Xu Chunying scolded her, but seeing that she was like a piece of meat on the cutting board, who knew she was wrong but refused to change, she was too lazy to say anything to her anymore.

"Okay! I'll take care of the children for you. Come back early." Xu Chunying finally agreed.

Zhang Xiuhua smiled at her, "Thank you, sister-in-law!"

Xu Chunying glared at her and said, "You're such a fool!"