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Fang Pingying went out to the yard to fetch the clothes; she had planned to return to the kitchen to cook dinner after collecting the garments, but unexpectedly, she ran into Fang’er, who was crying and looking for Luo Honglan.
Seeing Fang’er in that state, her face swollen and red, it seemed as though she had just been hit.
Fang Pingying was somewhat worried, so she and Luo Honglan took her to sit down in the yard and asked her, "Fang’er, what’s wrong?"
Upon hearing the question, Fang’er burst into tears with a "wa" and wailed, "Sister-in-law, I’ve caused trouble."
Seeing her like that, Fang Ping and Luo Cuilan both became anxious and repeatedly asked, "Fang’er, don’t cry, what on earth happened?"
Fang’er wept for a while before she finally managed to stop and looked up at Fang Pingying with sobs, "Sister-in-law, yesterday when I was playing at your place, I thought the hawthorn cake was delicious and asked you for some to eat, remember?"
"Yes." Fang Pingying nodded.
Because Fang’er and Luo Honglan got along well, Fang’er would often come to play when her own household didn’t have much work, and she would also sometimes help with a few chores.
Then when she would go back home, Fang Pingying always let her take some things to eat, sometimes it was a small jar of hawthorn jam, sometimes hawthorn cake, or if there were other snacks at home, she would also give her some to bring back.
"After returning home, I saw no one was there, so I put the hawthorn cake on the table, thinking I’d let my mom try it once she came back. Then I went out to look for my mom," continued Fang’er, crying as she recounted the events of the day,
"Later when I returned home, I saw the hawthorn cake on the table was gone. Thinking that my mom had eaten it, I didn’t pay much mind. But just after lunch, my sister-in-law suddenly started feeling severe pain in her abdomen and began bleeding. My family immediately rushed to take her to the town’s clinic."
Speaking of this, Fang’er was a little scared, her body trembling.
It took her a good while before she continued, "At first, I didn’t know anything, but just now I suddenly remembered you mentioning that pregnant women shouldn’t eat hawthorn cake. I became suspicious and asked my mom, only to find out that my sister-in-law had eaten the hawthorn cake I left on the table, and then..."
"And then what? How is your sister-in-law now? Look at you, making everyone anxious," Luo Honglan urged, feeling worried, wanting Fang’er to speak quicker.
Fang’er continued, breaking down into tears again, "I still don’t know how my sister-in-law is doing. She is at the clinic in town, but after my mom found out about this, she hit me several... several slaps and kicked me out of the house."
As soon as Fang’er finished speaking, Luo Honglan, anxiously pushed Fang’er, "Fang’er, come on, my sister-in-law already repeated the issue with the hawthorn to you many times before and even told you it would be best not to take it home. If you wanted to eat it, you should have come back to our place to get it. Why didn’t you listen?"
Fang’er whimpered softly, "I... I didn’t know my sister-in-law would eat it. Last time, I also told her about the hawthorn cake. I thought it would just sit on the table for a little while, I didn’t expect she would just happen to see it."
"You... this is just like you, carelessly doing things. Look what happened now. If anything happens to your sister-in-law, your family will surely not spare you," Luo Cuilan was also anxious for Fang’er and didn’t consider if her words would frighten Fang’er.
"What... what should I do..." Upon hearing this, Fang’er immediately broke into loud sobs.
Fang Pingying saw the situation and quickly shook her head at Luo Honglan, signaling her to stop talking. She pulled Fang’er aside and said, "Don’t worry, this isn’t certain. Maybe your sister-in-law is healthy, and the child is fine."
Fearing that Fang’er would blame herself too much in case something happened, Fang Pingying continued to comfort her, "Besides, even if your sister-in-law’s child does have an issue, you can’t take all the blame. Anyone who is pregnant should be extra careful with their diet, plus you had already told her about the hawthorn. The hawthorn cake I make is purely made of hawthorn, and you could tell by the scent alone."
"Maybe your sister-in-law is just experiencing common stomach discomfort that pregnant women often have. It might not be serious, and it might not be caused by the hawthorn. Don’t be so anxious right now."
After hearing this, Fang’er felt slightly relieved.
She raised her hand to wipe her tears, pouting as she said, "I don’t know what happened to her, she just suddenly started having stomach pain today, and her pregnancy has always been stable up to this point."
Fang Pingying nodded and reassured her, "Yes, so there’s no need to worry too much. Maybe your sister-in-law will be back soon."
While they were talking, Fang’er’s mother and Aunt Xi rushed in, calling out anxiously as they entered, "Honglan, have you seen our Fang..."
Upon reaching the courtyard and seeing Fang’er there, Aunt Xi finally felt relieved. She scolded Fang’er with a fake anger, "You girl, you almost scared me to death."
Seeing this, Fang Pingying immediately asked Aunt Xi, "Auntie, how is Fang’er’s sister-in-law? Nothing serious, I hope?"
Aunt Xi shook her head at her, smiling, "Nothing serious, she just came back from the town. The doctor said it was just a bit of fetal distress."
Fang Pingying felt relieved, and then apologetically said to Aunt Xi, "Auntie, I feel terrible about it. Knowing your family has someone pregnant, I shouldn’t have let Fang’er take the hawthorn cake home. This has caused your daughter-in-law to go to the clinic, and Miss Fang has been crying here for a while."
Aunt Xi, being understanding, saw Fang Pingying taking responsibility on herself and knew she was trying to speak well of her own daughter. She hurriedly waved her hand, "No, it has nothing to do with the hawthorn cake. I was just panicked earlier and wrongly hit the girl."
While they were speaking, Zhou Yunmei came out from the house. As soon as she saw Aunt Xi, she greeted her with a smile, "Aunt Xi, how come you have time to visit us today? Come on in and have a seat."
Aunt Xi returned the smile, "No need to sit, I came looking for Miss Fang. There is still a mess at home to tend to, her sister-in-law has just returned from the hospital."
"What happened to her sister-in-law?" Zhou Yunmei immediately sensed some gossip upon hearing this, and quickly offered Aunt Xi a stool, pulling her to sit down and said.
Aunt Xi seemed a bit troubled, as if she didn’t know how to explain.
Luo Honglan thought Aunt Xi was embarrassed to tell Zhou Yunmei about the trouble caused by their hawthorn cake and spoke up for her, "Mom, yesterday Fang’er took some hawthorn cake from our house, and her sister-in-law had some of that."
"No, no, that’s not why," Aunt Xi hurriedly gestured with her hands, her face full of difficulty as if there was something unspeakable.
"What is the reason then?" Zhou Yunmei noticed and her desire for gossip grew. She moved the stool closer to Aunt Xi and gently nudged her, smilingly urging, "Look at you, there’s nothing to be shy about."
Upon hearing this, Aunt Xi showed a flicker of embarrassment, then she pulled Fang Pingying and Zhou Yunmei to the side, lowered her voice, and said,
"Fang’er’s sister-in-law’s fetal distress wasn’t because of the hawthorn cake, she didn’t eat it at all. It was my son who ate it. The reason she ended up in the hospital was that the young couple doesn’t understand moderation in the bedroom, and the vigorous activity led to my daughter-in-law’s fetal distress."(To be continued. If you work, you are welcome to Qidian (qidian.com) to cast recommendation votes, monthly tickets, your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please visit m.qidian.com to read.)