Xue Ling looked at the brand-new English textbook for the first grade of junior high school and couldn't help but smile.
"You've already learned junior high school?! So fast!?"
Cheng Tianfang blushed and explained in a low voice: "Mathematics is not difficult. After my brother taught me, I can do math. I have been reading Chinese, reading words, looking up dictionaries and making sentences, and my writing is still a bit deviant. My brother said that I
I’ve made great progress, and I can keep up with Chinese and math. But... I can’t even understand English.”
Xue Ling looked at the thin English textbook and flipped through it carefully.
"You have to learn English starting from junior high school. It starts with twenty-six letters. I'll teach you pronunciation and writing first, and you practice first. When you get the hang of it, I'll teach you how to spell words and read texts."
"Then I'll bother my sister-in-law first." Cheng Tianfang thanked her.
While Liu Ying was knitting, she occasionally looked up at their sisters-in-law and couldn't help but laugh softly.
Since my daughter received this great education, she has become enlightened.
With the support of my elder brother and sister-in-law, I picked up my textbooks and studied again. I studied in the morning, in the afternoon, and in the evening and late at night.
I help prepare three meals, clean up the tables, chairs and dishes when I'm full, sweep and mop the floor when I'm tired from studying, and occasionally help hug my nephew.
Except for sleeping, she spends all her time free, either studying or doing housework. She is so diligent that even a mother - it’s hard to believe!
Fortunately, she has changed.
In the past, she ran out every day, talked nonsense, had a bad temper all day long, loved to talk back to her, and even dared to talk back to her father.
Now she is taller and thinner. She is no longer as chubby as before. She has become whiter and thinner, and she looks even more beautiful.
These days, I eat well and sleep well at home, my complexion has recovered, and my skin is getting better and better.
When Lingling went shopping two days ago, she bought her a lot of winter clothes and a box of cream.
My daughter is wearing a bright red dress, and her face is white and pink. Compared with a few years ago, her appearance is like heaven and earth.
She used to be a fat girl, dark and thick, and her clothes were old-fashioned. She looked like a little country girl.
Now I am taller, thinner and fairer, and my facial features are more beautiful. Putting on the nice clothes bought by my sister-in-law, from a distance, I look like a city girl.
Thinking about it, Liu Ying became happier and happier.
Ever since Lingling entered this family, life at home has really become better day by day.
A year ago, she would not have been able to believe that she could live in such a beautiful and spacious house, with a well-behaved and well-behaved daughter who studied well, and a fat grandson to hold.
At this time, the doorbell rang!
Liu Ying put down the wool and walked quickly to open the door - it was Chen Lan!
Chen Lan's eyes were red, with tears in the corners of her eyes.
"Aunt...Sister-in-law Xue Ling...is she here?"
Liu Ying was startled and quickly pulled her in.
"Xiaolan, what's wrong with you? Come in! Come in! Yo! Why are your little hands so cold?"
Xue Ling asked her sister-in-law to copy "abcd" and came out when she heard the doorbell.
"Huh? Alan is here?"
When Chen Lan saw her, she cried "Wow!"
Xue Ling was also shocked and quickly held her hand.
"What's going on? What's going on?"
Chen Lan even sobbed: "Sister-in-law... I... can I lend you money? My mother suddenly fell ill! She is in the hospital! The doctor said that she needs a major operation and has to pay more than a thousand yuan in surgical fees..."
"Money is no problem." Xue Ling said quickly: "What's wrong with aunt? Please explain it clearly first."
Chen Lan shook her head and cried: "I don't know! She held her stomach and cried out that it hurt, and she said it hurt a lot. Then we sent her to the hospital! The doctor said the situation was serious and she should have surgery immediately! She always had stomach pains.
My old problem is that I always hold back and don't talk about it. This is the first time the pain has been so severe! My brother is in the hospital, and when the doctor said it would cost so much money... Brother Ahu is not here... We all panicked. Later, my brother
Let me come over and borrow it from my sister-in-law."
Xue Ling immediately nodded and said: "Just wait, I will get the money immediately. The car is downstairs, I will take you to the hospital!"
"Thank you, sister-in-law! Thank you!" Chen Lan wiped her tears: "I - my brother and I will pay you back at the end of the year."
Liu Ying poured a glass of warm water over and coaxed: "Alan, come on! Let's drink something hot to warm up first. It's very cold outside. Maybe there will be snow at night."
"Thank you, Auntie." Chen Lan took a sip, sobbed and whispered: "I-I came here on a bicycle. I feel anxious, but I don't know how cold it is."
Xue Ling just collected three rent payments yesterday, plus half a year's salary from the newspaper office, which totaled more than two thousand yuan. She locked them all in the cabinet in her room.
She quickly took two thousand yuan and stuffed it into a military-colored bag. Then she wrapped herself in her coat and found the key in the living room.
"Alan, let's go! I'll take you to the hospital. Mom, let you and A Fang watch Xiaoran while I go help check on Auntie."
"Hey!" Liu Ying said, "Please pay attention to safety on the road."
Xue Ling drove steadily and quickly drove Chen Lan to the People's Hospital.
It turned out that Aunt Chen had stomach pain and perforation, and the doctor told her to perform surgery immediately, otherwise her life might be in danger.
After paying the surgery fee, the doctors quickly arranged an operation to save the patient.
Xue Ling breathed a sigh of relief and said comfortingly: "Don't be nervous, everyone. The doctor said the risks of this type of surgery are not high, so don't worry too much."
Chen Min's face was ashen and he whispered: "Sister-in-law... thank you. My family can't raise so much money at the moment, and I'm so worried that I can't help Brother Ahu since he's not here..."
"You're welcome. We are all good friends. We need to borrow some money temporarily to get around. Don't be so polite." Xue Ling asked, "Ayuan is watching from the store, right?"
Chen Min nodded and explained: "He and Uncle Mu Hai are both in the store. I was in a hurry when I left, so I just said a quick word."
"It's okay." Xue Ling said, "With him and my dad over there, there should be enough manpower."
In winter, the weather is cold and the river wind is very strong, so the workers rarely come out. In addition, the factories are working overtime recently, so the workers are busy and have little time to go out to buy things.
The sky was getting dark, and the operation was not over yet. The two siblings and their old father who were waiting outside became more and more anxious, and their eyes were red.
At this time, anxious footsteps sounded in the corridor!
"Amin! Uncle!" Ahu hurried over with long strides, carrying thick snowflakes on his shoulders, and his face was a little red from the cold.
Chen Lan and Chen Min cried unknowingly when they saw their relatives.
"We are still undergoing surgery and we don't know the specific situation yet." Xue Ling explained: "But the doctor said that this kind of surgery is not risky, so we should not worry."
Ahu panted, helped his old uncle sit down, and turned to look at Chen Min.
"I accompanied Lili to visit relatives in the afternoon to deliver wedding candies, so I wasn't at home. When I went back just now, I heard from the neighbors that you came to see me at home, and that my aunt was sick. I quickly called Ayuan to ask, and then rushed over."
Ahu and Lili are about to get married. They are busy in and out every day, leaving early and returning late.
Chen Min explained: "The procedure costs hundreds of yuan, and if you want to add anything else, you have to pay a thousand yuan. My family can't afford that much money at the moment, so I couldn't find you, so I turned around and asked Alan to find my sister-in-law. Fortunately, my sister-in-law
At home, I took the money and drove Alan here and handed over the money soon."
"Thank you, sister-in-law." Ahu rubbed his nose and felt a little irritated: "I've been so busy lately that I haven't seen my aunt and uncle for a long time..."
"Don't worry." Xue Ling explained: "Your aunt has long-term stomach pain, which is a precursor. Unfortunately, the family did not pay enough attention to it, so it became a serious illness. The operation will definitely be successful, and the old man will be fine."
Ahu took a long breath and sat beside her tiredly, with a sad look on his face.
Xue Ling raised his eyebrows and asked in a low voice: "What's wrong? You look exhausted."
Ahu smiled bitterly and lowered his voice: "I... am about to be tortured by Lili's family."