novelraw Chapter 270 - 103: Jing Si Confronts Granny
Chapter 270 - 103: Jing Si Confronts Granny
Qin Mei was stunned, staring dazedly at Jie Jingchen.
"For example, Granny... she isn’t worth it. Qin Mei, you don’t have to swallow your grievances or force yourself. Just treat her the same way she treats you. You don’t need to worry about a thing," Jie Jingchen said.
Qin Mei fell silent. After a few seconds of hesitation, Jie Jingchen added, "This time, Second Sister-in-law invited Granny and Grandpa over to deal with Aunt Zhang. They forced Aunt Zhang away. Granny and Grandpa won’t leave easily. Granny has long wanted to bring Grandpa and move in here, but Mom and Dad never agreed. This time, they came with their luggage. It’s obvious they intend to stay."
"They’re not going to live in the room next to ours, are they?" Qin Mei asked worriedly. Having those two elders living next to them would be worse than agreeing to let Jie Jingjue move back in.
"They won’t," Jie Jingchen said with certainty.
Qin Mei let out a sigh of relief. To her, Jie Jingchen’s Grandpa and Granny were like strangers. If Jie Jingchen had a deep bond with them, she wouldn’t have minded the two of them living next door. But it was obvious their relationship was average at best. Especially with Granny, what she felt wasn’t familial affection, but coldness.
Halfway there, Qin Mei stopped and said to Jie Jingchen, "Jie Jingchen, you go to Second Auntie’s house to pick up Jing Qi. I won’t go."
"Okay." Jie Jingchen nodded, knowing full well that Qin Mei didn’t want to see Granny Guo. A meeting between the two would lead to a fight.
Jie Jingchen let go of Qin Mei’s hand, looking back every couple of steps. Suddenly, he heard Second Auntie’s urgent and worried shouting.
"Help! Someone, quickly! Sister Guo hanged herself!"
’Hanged herself?’ Qin Mei’s heart skipped a beat. The two of them quickened their pace and ran towards Second Auntie’s house.
Everyone had gotten off work and returned home. Ma Tianshun and Fang Youcai had already gotten the hanged Granny Guo down and laid her flat on the ground, where they were performing first aid on her.
Ma’s mother was directing her son to pinch the philtrum on Granny Guo’s face. He had already pinched it hard enough to draw blood, but Granny Guo still hadn’t woken up. She said anxiously, "Quick, go to the Jie Family’s place and see if Doctor Qiao is off work."
"Doctor Qiao is on duty, working the night shift," someone said. Everyone in the entire alley knew Qiao Yanqiu’s work schedule by heart.
"Get the Fourth Wife of Jing! The Fourth Wife of Jing is very skilled too. It’s just that she charges a fee," someone suggested.
"Hurry and get the Fourth Wife of Jing from the Jie Family’s house!" A life was on the line; money was a secondary concern.
"Second Auntie, you go get her. You have a good relationship with the Fourth Wife of Jing," Ma’s mother said to Second Auntie.
"Well..." Second Auntie hesitated. ’I wonder if things at the Jie Family’s house have been sorted out yet.’
"Second Auntie, what are you hesitating for? A life is on the line! We live in the same courtyard as Sister Guo. If something happens to Sister Guo, how are we going to explain it to the hero?" Ma’s mother urged.
"All right, I’ll go get her." Second Auntie was just about to go.
"Jing Si! Fourth Wife of Jing! Quick, Granny Guo hanged herself!"
The crowd made way for Qin Mei. She ran into the room, and Fang Youcai and Ma Tianshun immediately stepped aside. Qin Mei first checked Granny Guo’s pulse, then fed a pill into her mouth before taking out her silver needles to perform acupuncture.
After a short while, Granny Guo woke up. She stared blankly at Qin Mei, wanting to speak but unable to form the words.
"She’s alive! She’s alive! The Bodhisattva be praised," Second Auntie said, sighing in relief when she saw Granny Guo open her eyes.
Ma’s mother also let out a heavy sigh of relief. ’My son doesn’t have a wife yet. If someone hanged themselves in the courtyard we live in, who would dare marry into the family? We’d have to move, but we don’t have another house. Where would we go?’
Seeing that Qin Mei had saved Granny Guo, the crowd once again broke into a round of praise.
After confirming Granny Guo would be all right, Qin Mei gave Second Auntie a few instructions and left, pushing Jing Qi along.
Everyone was well aware of the reason for Granny Guo’s suicide attempt. Granny Guo was convinced that Qin Mei had deceived her, so the person she least wanted to see was Qin Mei.
Qin Mei was very considerate. She left as soon as she was done saving the woman, not staying a second longer, to save Granny Guo the heartache of seeing her. She especially didn’t dare to bring up the matter of payment.
"Fourth Brother, Fourth Sister-in-law." Jie Jingshan sounded a little shaken.
"Were you scared?" Qin Mei patted Jie Jingshan’s head. ’She’s still just a child. Of course she’d be frightened by something like this.’
"Mhm." Jie Jingshan nodded. She really had been scared. "Fourth Sister-in-law, if you hadn’t shown up, what would have happened to Granny Guo?"
"If the rescue hadn’t been in time..." Qin Mei didn’t say the word "death," afraid of scaring Jing Qi.
"Fourth Sister-in-law, it’s a good thing you showed up," Jie Jingshan said, relieved.
Qin Mei smiled, then looked up at Jie Jingchen before ruffling Jie Jingshan’s short hair again. "Jing Qi, you’re a lucky star. If you hadn’t been at Second Auntie’s house, I couldn’t have shown up so quickly."