Chapter 837: Matters Settled, Discharged from Hospital

The next morning, when Xiao Changjiang came to replace Liu Chuxue, he saw Qiu Jinzhou with a scruffy beard.

Knowing he had cut ties with his family, he felt he was still salvageable.

To be honest, although he treated his sister well, he held grievances because her family had caused her repeated physical and mental suffering; if this time they went easy on them again, he truly intended to urge his sister to divorce.

Although the Wu family woman was ignorant, she indeed had connections to the enemy agents; combined with the relationship between the Xiao family and Fu Yan Cheng, the Wu woman was directly sentenced to ten years and sent to Daxibei; it would be hard to survive and return, which was also a reckoning for those two innocent lives lost.

The Wu family son and those who came to cause trouble were all sentenced according to their primary or secondary responsibility; from then on, Qiu Jinzhou and his elder brother Qiu Fengtian became complete strangers.

Xiao Nianchun stayed in the hospital for seven days; only after the doctor confirmed there were no major issues did she be discharged and return home.

Fortunately, the ten-year-old Qiu Yiming and the seven-year-old Qiu Yilin were both sensible; seeing their mother in low spirits, they busied themselves attending to her and asking if she was warm and well; looking at their obedient children, she thought perhaps some things could not be forced, and slowly she began to let go.

Everyone was right; she could not remain immersed in self-blame and self-pity; she had to look forward, after all, she had two children to care for, and she could not let her parents worry about her.

With the matter regarding her younger aunt concluded, Liu Chuxue began to busy herself with household affairs.

She had already warned her mother in advance, saying a colleague had connections to obtain cotton; that evening after work, she brought the cotton stored in her space back home.

As soon as Zhao Lamei stepped out of the room, she saw a large bundle on the back of Liu Chuxue's bicycle: "This is..."

Just as she was about to ask what it was, she suddenly remembered her daughter mentioning cotton, so she hurried to close the main gate: "Could this be the cotton you spoke of?"

While unloading from the bicycle, Liu Chuxue replied: "Yes, it is cotton."

Zhao Lamei slapped Liu Chuxue on the arm, her face full of worry: "You just brought it back so brazenly; what if someone spots you? How so reckless?"

Liu Chuxue quickly explained: "Mother, I brought it back avoiding people; just rest assured."

Zhao Lamei reached out to help her daughter carry the bundle inside, but Liu Chuxue stopped her: "It looks like a lot, but it isn't that much; you don't need to get your hands dirty."

Liu Chuxue went straight into her parents' room: "Mother, there are twelve jin of cotton in here; you decide how to distribute it. Grandpa has prepared new quilts, so getting through winter will definitely be fine; the main thing is that each of us needs a new cotton-padded jacket. Once the number nine arrives, the cotton clothes won't be warm enough. In the past, we didn't have the means, so we had to make do; this year, I don't want to freeze anymore."

In the past, living under the thumb of the Liu woman, that person was one way on the surface and another behind the back; in front of outsiders, she spoke with unparalleled fairness, but behind the scenes, she still distinguished between favorites and others.

Before, she thought she was disliked by her mother-in-law because she hadn't given birth to a son; now that she knows her husband is not actually a member of the Liu family, naturally she understands everything.

Looking at the snow-white cotton, Zhao Lamei felt a pang of sorrow: "Alright, first make a set for your father, your two sisters, and your father..."

Before she could finish speaking, she heard Liu Chuxue say: "Don't just think about us; make a set for yourself too; I have prepared enough cotton."

Then Zhao Lamei said: "It's fine; my cotton-padded jacket and trousers can still be worn. Besides, I freeze less at home every day. I was thinking of setting some aside to make a quilt and bedding for the one in my belly. When you sisters were born, we didn't have the means; I want to..."

As she spoke, her voice choked with emotion.