"Now that the two kids have left the Qin Family, life has finally improved for them. Their faces have filled out, and they can go to school. How can their family still resent that the kids are faring well, going so far as to beat them up ?"
Arriving at the village doctor’s, Qin Xiangyang, though not crying, had red eyes. "Uncle Huang, could you check on my sister? She was slapped twice by my dad, and she says she can’t hear anymore. Could she have become deaf?"
The village doctor was taken aback and hastily examined Qin Xiangnuan’s ears. Whatever he asked, Qin Xiangnuan just shook her head, her little swollen and pitiful face sometimes sniffing. The villager doctor, being a physician and a parent himself, having lived in the village for so many years, had never seen a father beat his own child and was instantly furious and cursed on the spot.
He prescribed some medicine for Qin Xiangnuan to reduce the swelling, and as for her ears, he asked Qin Xiangyang to keep an eye on them for the time being. If there’s no improvement, it’s best to get them checked at a larger hospital. The village doctor, deeply outraged, went to find the Village Chief and told him all about Qin Guohua’s treatment of the two children, which almost made the Village Chief flip the table right there.
"Village Chief Uncle, if this gets out, and other villages get to know that we have someone like Qin Guohua, who would dare to marry into our village? The reforms are open now, and I heard the government is bringing in foreign investments. Many businesses might come to our county. Maybe they’ll even build roads for our village. If our village gets a bad reputation, what if they decide not to build the road?"
The village doctor also counts as one of the first university graduates in the village, educated and with some decency, and practicing medicine granted him a small status in the village.
What he said had the Village Chief’s heart thumping uncontrollably. Road construction, road construction! As long as it truly happens, even if the road doesn’t reach the village, it would still bring great convenience. The villagers could use the new road to sell vegetables, and it would also make commuting to middle school much easier for the children.
If someone like Qin Guohua really tarnished the entire village’s name, the Village Chief definitely wouldn’t let him off.
It’s utterly inhuman, to the point of making his own daughter deaf. To do such a thing to children without a mother’s protection.
Meanwhile, Qin Guohua almost turned Chen Laosan’s house upside down, finding not even a ten cents. Despite this, Hu Li was still displeased, insisting on taking the new clothes Qin Xiangnuan had bought for the New Year, intending to give them to her own daughter. However, remembering that they were Qin Xiangnuan’s hand-me-downs made her reluctant. At any rate, it was better to take them back for her family than to let the two abandoned kids benefit.
Aunt Hua was very happy today. She invited her sister from her mother’s side, and the two sisters are now taking turns making pancakes. Being rural folk who have endured hardship, they don’t fret about waking early and sleeping late. Moreover, Qin Xiangnuan told them that doing business is like being a person: you have to be honest with your customers to be worthy of your future. So, make the pancakes as big as they should be, fry the vegetables with the proper amount of oil. If a customer accidentally overpays, you must return the difference.
Integrity will win the affection of your customers and make them value your products. With a good reputation, your business will thrive even more.
Aunt Hua has been an honest person her whole life, and her sister is the same. Having lost her husband young, she worked hard to raise her son. Now that her son hasn’t married yet, she’s willing to struggle even more, knowing that working harder allows her to earn a bit more money.