Chapter 745: 745 Chapter 745: 745 Mrs. Shen sat there, feeling both angry and regretful about her daughter Su Ningxiu’s situation. She regretted not having been more concerned about Su Ningxiu’s affairs.
That had allowed that man to take advantage of the situation.
She also regretted that she had eaten the things brought to her house without thinking, without even considering who had sent them. Her own greed had almost harmed her daughter. Su Yunjin had fetched the ointment.
And approached Mrs. Shen once more.
“Mother, I’ve found the ointment, and I’ll apply it for you now.” Kneeling down, Su Yunjin began to examine Mrs. Shen’s injury as Mrs. Shen looked towards her.
Concerned about the food in the kitchen, she asked, “Yun’er, did you take care of the food in the kitchen properly?” As Su Yunjin lifted her mother’s trouser leg, she responded.
“Mother, I kept all the food warm in the pot. After Father and the others bring Second Sister back, we can all eat together.”
She was also anxiously hoping that Su Zhongshi and the others would soon bring Su Ningxiu back. As Su Yunjin lifted her mother’s trouser leg, she indeed saw that her mother’s calf and ankle were red and swollen.
It was essential to apply the medicine properly.
Otherwise, if it became inflamed and swelled further, Mrs. Shen might truly struggle to walk in the future. Su Yunjin opened the ointment, scooped a bit onto her hand, and before applying it, looked at Mrs. Shen, “Mother, it might hurt a bit, just bear with it.” What hardship hadn’t Mrs. Shen faced at her age?
A small injury was nothing to her.
“Yun’er, just apply the medicine, don’t worry about me. I’m not afraid of pain.” Although Mrs. Shen said this, when Su Yunjin applied the ointment, she was as gentle as possible.
Mrs. Shen made a few humming sounds at the beginning, but truly didn’t make another peep afterward. Su Yunjin treated all the red and swollen areas of Mrs. Shen’s calf and ankle with the ointment.
Then she stood up, handed the ointment to Mrs. Shen, “Mother, your leg and ankle are both swollen from the fall. This box of ointment was bought by your son-in-law from the pharmacy, it can reduce swelling and relieve pain. Take it and have Father apply it for you morning and night.”
Mrs. Shen took the ointment, and Su Yunjin, having just applied the ointment herself, her hands full of the medicinal mud, went to the yard to fetch a basin of water to wash her hands, then returned to keep Mrs. Shen company and talk.
Mrs. Shen asked Su Yunjin how she had realized that the man was deceiving Ningxiu. Su Yunjin shared her thoughts with her, “Mother, that man was only secretly involved with Second Sister, he hadn’t formally sent a matchmaker to propose marriage, and he was also vague about where he lived when talking to Second Sister. If he truly liked Second Sister, he certainly wouldn’t have acted . Therefore, when Second Sister told me that she had exchanged feelings with that man, I began to suspect that he had ulterior motives towards Second Sister.”
Mrs. Shen nodded her head.
And praised Su Yunjin, “Daughter, you are very attentive.” Mrs. Shen felt that she might not have analyzed the situation as thoroughly as her daughter had.
As Su Ningxiu and the others hadn’t returned yet, both Mrs. Shen and Su Yunjin were anxiously waiting in the shop. Mrs. Shen, with her injured leg, couldn’t go out to look, while Su Yunjin repeatedly went to the entrance of the shop to peer out.
But each time, she didn’t see a glimpse of her Second Sister and the others.
Hours passed, and by the afternoon, Big Brother and Gu Ya, along with a few other men who had gone after Su Ningxiu, still hadn’t returned. Normally, being a woman, Second Sister couldn’t outrun the men.
With Big Brother and Gu Ya, these men, in pursuit, they should have caught up with Su Yunjin by now. Why hadn’t they returned after such a long time?
Both Mrs. Shen and Su Yunjin felt an ominous premonition in their hearts.
Could it be that something had happened to Second Sister Su Ningxiu?