936 Warm Atmosphere



This whole time, Su Liang just sat on a stool near the door and watched the commotion. After Su Yang left, he quickly stood up and closed the door and windows, worried that Sun Juan and the rest would come looking for him if they could not find Su Yang.

Now that Old Madam Fan was ill, there was no one else who could help him or speak up for him. It was better for him to keep a low profile.

The neighbors only dared to go forward when they were sure that Su Yang had left. A few of them went to help Sun Juan up while the others went to help take care of Zhou Shuang's two children. No one mentioned anything about what happened just now. It was as if whatever just happened had nothing to do with them, yet yet they suddenly seemed to have found their conscience and wanted to render help.

Zhou Shuang and Sun Juan did not blame them. It was a difficult position for everyone to be in. If it was one of the neighbors who encountered such a situation today, she would also consider carefully whether she wanted to help. After all, she still had two young children to take care of. If anything happened to her, what would happen to the children?

Feng Hong rushed to the entrance of the alley to make a phone call to the hospital. While waiting for the ambulance, Feng Hong brought the two children back to her house so that she could take care of them for a few days. Her eldest son was 17 years old and it was winter break at school now, so he could also help her to take care of the children.

The ambulance arrived very quickly. As the alley was too small, the ambulance could not drive in. The medical staff got down and carried the stretchers to rescue Sun Juan and Zhou Shuang. Feng Hong took out all the money she had at home to help pay for the medical expenses first. In the past, Feng Hong would not have been able to fork out so much money. She had earned it all from working for Qiao Mei during this period of time.

Ever since Li Gui and the four children moved into Qiao Mei's courtyard house, the entire place felt much cozier and warmer than usual. Although it was noisy at times, it was a place filled with happiness.

Not many people would go to the park during winter. It was not very convenient for older folks to move around, so they stayed at home and rarely went out. Therefore, Qiao Qiang often helped Li Gui with making the popcorn. For the past two days, Li Gui could make about 120 pounds of popcorn every day! It made Zhao Fei wonder if Li Gui had sacrificed all her mealtimes and sleep to make popcorn.

Recently, Xia He would go to the art troupe in the morning to do some work. She had been caught in a dilemma lately. Xu Lan had told her about an administrative role in the art troupe. The role entailed managing the performance schedule and recording the daily activities of the art troupe.

It was a very easy job. She just needed to report for work at the art troupe office and stayed around until the time to knock off. However, her monthly salary would be reduced by half. She would only earn at most 50 dollars a month, although the perks and benefits were still not too bad.

Xia He rejected Xu Lan without even a second thought. She still wanted to try to make a name for herself and perform on the biggest stage in the country. There was still a chance for her to become an outstanding dancer, someone whose name would come to everyone's minds when they talked about the country's top dancers.

However, Xu Lan wanted her children to be by her side so that she could feel more at ease. At the same time, she was also worried about Xia He's future. If Xia He was busy with performances every day, she would not have the time to get married and have children. She felt that Xia He could not possibly want to live like this for the rest of her life.

Initially, Xu Lan had thought that a divorce was a good thing for Xia He. It was not as if the Xia family could not support Xia He and they could not just let her be manipulated and bullied by the Kong family. However, she was now worried that Xia He would not have anyone to take care of her in the future and would be alone until the day she died.

Xia He did not want to listen to Xu Lan's reasoning at all. She was not even in her 40s yet and was only in her early 30s. She still considered herself to be young and the failed marriage had already made her exhausted. She did not want to experience the same thing for a second time.

Xia He dragged her tired body back to Qiao Mei's house. Instead of saying that she was physically tired, it would be more accurate to say that she was mentally tired!

As soon as Xia He entered the house, Qiao Mei noticed that she was feeling down. Qiao Mei teased, "Why are you so dejected? This is not your style."

"What style do I have? My family is driving me crazy," Xia He said and sighed as she sat down beside Qiao Mei.

Qiao Mei sensed that something interesting had happened to Xia He and quickly put down the needlework in her hand. She stared at Xia He intently and asked, "A family matter? Either Mother or Second Aunt-in-law must have said something. Tell me who's driving you up the wall?"