Chapter 5: The Poor Twins
Shuqing hadn't seen Anxin for many years, and she vaguely remembered that Anxin was born like a mouse much younger than Anna, because the conditions were not good and malnourished at the time (Mrs. Ann never told her family that she had a child with a country man, and she never let her parents visit her when she was pregnant, nor did she crave help). Except for Shuqing, who occasionally brings some food from home, she is almost always hungry and full) plus they are twins, so they are very small. Now that Anxin has grown into a big girl, this child has a good life, and followed Mrs. An to the city, the family is happy, think about Anna. Shuqing was sad again, "Anna is such a miserable child. β
As soon as Mrs. An pushed open the door of the study, Li Zhen jumped up,
"Mom!" Li Zhen shouted.
Mrs. An walked over and took Li Zhen's hand and squeezed it hard.
"Come, Xin'er, this is Aunt Shuqing. Mrs. Ann introduced.
Li Zhen hurriedly glanced at Shuqing, a little absent-minded, and smiled reluctantly.
"Hello Aunt Shuqing," she said.
Then she looked at her mother and frowned tightly.
"Mom, has Hu Sheng come to look for you?" she said.
Apparently Mrs. Ann did not react, the name had not appeared in her ears or eyes for a long time.
"Who?" asked Mrs. Ann.
Hearing Mrs. An's question, Li Zhen instantly loosened her frowning brows, she knew that Hu Sheng had not yet come. But she's really too stupid, her mother has never seen Hu Sheng, has she!
Although Mrs. Ann did not react for a while, she would never forget this person, her precious daughter gave up her family and rich life for him.
"Xin'er, what's wrong? Mrs. Ann asked.
"Well, it's nothing, today I heard Wang Ping say that someone asked her about your residence. Sheβshe told the man. I- I'm a little worried, so I'm going to come and have a look. Li Zhen said. She frowned slightly, very annoyed by her impulsiveness.
Mrs. An looked at Li Zhen, her eyes full of doubts.
"Is he out of prison?" asked Mrs. Ann.
Shuqing sat next to Mrs. An and kept observing Li Zhen and her mother, and she was cautious when she heard Hu Sheng. There had always been such a name in the back of her memory, and she searched hard for it in her brain. 'Oh yes, I've seen this guy at the Longmen Town Mental Hospital. Shuqing muttered in her heart. She remembered that when she went to see Anna, a man named Hu Sheng led him the way. He was a little boy at the time. He was told that his mother was a nurse there. He and his mother also live in the nurse's dormitory in a psychiatric hospital. He also said that he wanted to marry Anna as his wife when he grew up. Oh my!
"I think I have to go. Shuqing said.
Mrs. An was surprised by Shuqing's sudden proposal to leave, but she didn't do much to keep it, after all, she delayed her too much, and her heart didn't seem to have anything special.
"Oh, dear Shuqing, I'm so sorry, I'm always bothering you, I hope it doesn't affect your rest. Mrs. Ann said.
Shuqing took Mrs. An's hand and shook her head, then got up to say goodbye, she thought of something and suddenly looked at Li Zhen: "What did he go to prison for?"
Li Zhen looked at Shuqing strangely, and then turned her head to look at Mrs. An. As if asking, 'Can I say that?' Mrs. Ann nodded at her.
"Because of murder. Li Zhen replied.
Shuqing was silent for a while, thinking about murder, but she would be imprisoned for many years!
Li Zhen saw Shuqing's doubts.
"Aunt Shuqing, domestic violence can't be held for that long, you know that China does not have a criminal law to protect women who have been victims of domestic violence by their husbands for a long time, he was only detained for 15 days. β
"He went in before you got divorced?" asked Shuqing.
Li Zhen grabbed her hair with some annoyance, turned around and sat down on the chair opposite Mrs. An, obviously she didn't want to answer Shuqing's question. But again she had to answer.
"Yes, I applied for protection, but it didn't work. Li Zhen said.
I don't know why, Shuqing felt that Li Zhen was very impatient with her, and she didn't even want to say anything more to her. Of course, she is not an eventful person, but she may not be able to hide what she is hiding from Mrs. An anymore, and she doesn't want to hurt Mrs. An because of herself.
"Oh, dear Xin'er, I know it's a little embarrassing for you to think about the past, but I want to confirm if that Hu Sheng you said is the son of the nurse at the Longmen Town Mental Hospital. What do you mean by murder?" asked Shuqing.
Mrs. An was a little surprised, but she didn't expect Shuqing to know Hu Sheng. She subconsciously choked her lips, and faintly felt that Shuqing had something to hide from her.
"Shuqing, what's going on?" asked Mrs. An. There was almost reproach in his tone.
Just as Shuqing was about to answer Mrs. An, Xu Ma came in with refreshments.
"Madame's refreshments are ready. Xu Ma said.
Mrs. An sat motionless, looking at Shuqing all the time, she was still waiting for Shuqing's answer, but obviously Shuqing didn't want to talk about it at this time.
"Xiaowen, I'll explain it to you later, but now I have to go. Shuqing said, her originally ruddy face turned pale.
"Okay!" Mrs. An stared at Shuqing, she knew what Shuqing didn't want to say, even if Shuqing was left behind, there would be no more information. "Mother Xu, please ask Xiao Xia to send Shuqing. β
After Shuqing left, Li Zhen's tense nerves relaxed, and she really didn't want to mention the murder case again.
"Why did Hu Sheng come to me?" asked Mrs. An. "Are you ...... again?"
"Oh no, Mom, how is it possible, I haven't been in touch with him, I don't even know where he is?" Li Zhen said as she snatched Mrs. An's words.
Mrs. Ann blinked, as if believing it or not. She thinks that a love that will be willing to give up wealth and family will not end so easily. But that's all for today, Zhou Zhiwen's phone call made her feel physically and mentally exhausted.
"Well, Xin'er, I'm a little tired, if there's nothing wrong, let's go back first. Mrs. Ann said and stood up.
Li Zhen also stood up.
"Well, okay, you have a good rest, I'll go first. Li Zhen paused when she walked out of the door, then turned around again, and said, "Mom, I'm going out for a while, maybe going to some townships, you know that Jinpeng donated some hope primary schools, and he hopes that I can go and see the situation of those primary schools and see what else we can do." β
"Okay, there you go. Mrs. Ann was very happy that her daughter was finally living a normal life and had no special requirements for what she usually did. The only concern is her physical health. "You have to pay attention to your body, those places are very fortunate. β
"yes, I see. After Li Zhen finished speaking, she turned around and left.