The crowd gradually dispersed, and only then did Lou Jinfeng come back to her senses. She asked Tian Ping’an to fetch water to wash away the bloodstains in the courtyard, while she herself attended to Granny Zhao. As for Zhou Nana, who was still standing there, everyone selectively forgot about her.
"Jinfeng, what in the world happened? How could our relative’s cousin be so badly injured? Is Ping Gui’s wife alright?" Granny Zhao was full of questions and began to interrogate Lou Jinfeng.
Lou Jinfeng let out a long sigh and explained everything in detail. In the end, she looked at Zhou Nana, who was still standing there, with a sad and worried expression and said:
"Big Aunt, isn’t this a disaster that has befallen our family out of the blue? Who would have known that this relative’s cousin could suddenly go mad? If it weren’t for Xiaomi reacting quickly, the one sent to the hospital would have been Le Ping. Alas, how am I to explain this to our relatives!"
"Madman! This Zhou Nana is a madman!"
Liu Qiqi’s face turned deathly pale with fright. Although she liked to compete and be strong, it was usually limited to dressing up and academic performance; she would never resort to violence like Zhou Nana did.
"Sister Qiqi, stay away from this Zhou Nana in the future. I think she’s surely capable of killing someone."
Tian Sisi frowned, thinking Zhou Nana’s behavior was not just a case of a bad temper, but more like a psychological disorder, and she also had obvious violent tendencies.
Liu Qiqi obediently nodded her head. She was truly frightened by Zhou Nana and decided to stay as far away from her as possible in the future.
Granny Zhao went inside to check on Xuanlepang. Thankfully, Xuanlepang was not in serious condition but was just a bit distressed about her pregnancy. Zhong Shaobai didn’t prescribe any medication and just advised her to rest in bed and eat some brown sugar eggs.
The Old Man and the others had already gone home. After returning home, Granny Zhao briefly described the situation at Tian Chusheng’s house to the Old Man and added: "How could such a young girl, only a year or two older than Ah Nan, be so malicious? She is our own cousin after all!"
Granny Zhao lovingly stroked Tian Sisi’s head, glad that her own granddaughter was so much better. Then she took out thirty eggs and two kilograms of brown sugar from the kitchen and asked Tian Donghua to deliver them to Tian Chusheng’s home.
Tian Sisi felt terrible inside. Even though Xiaomi’s mishap was due to Zhou Nana, if she hadn’t been so provocative towards Zhou Nana in the mountains that afternoon, perhaps Zhou Nana wouldn’t have had a psychotic episode and hurt someone.
In a way, she also considered herself an indirect perpetrator. The more Tian Sisi thought about it, the more guilty she felt, truly hoping that nothing serious would happen to Xiaomi!
Tian Shouhua thought of this as well. If he hadn’t stood by earlier and had instead intervened to stop Ah Nan and Zhou Nana’s argument, perhaps today’s tragedy wouldn’t have occurred!
Tian Shouhua and Tian Sisi’s unusual behavior caught the Old Man’s attention. When he asked them what was wrong, Tian Sisi detailed everything that had happened in the mountains that afternoon.
"Great-grandpa, it’s all my fault for not taking good care of my younger siblings," Tian Shouhua admitted his mistake before anyone else.
"Grandpa, you don’t know how nasty Zhou Nana’s words were; anyone would lose their temper hearing them. I just didn’t anticipate involving Sister Xiaomi. If only I had endured a bit more at that time."
Tian Sisi also admitted to her mistake, although she felt she hadn’t done anything wrong. But the last thing that should have happened was Zhou Nana hurting Mo Xiaomi so badly upon her return. It was clear that Zhou Xiuna had transferred her hatred for Tian Sisi onto Mo Xiaomi.
"Ah Nan, what does this have to do with you? Zhou Nana is just a mad dog; if she didn’t go berserk and bite today, she would bite tomorrow. Don’t think too much about it." Hu Weichao disagreed, Zhou Nana has her own mental issues, what does it have to do with Ah Nan?
Granny Zhao did not expect that her granddaughter and Zhou Nana had such an incident, she certainly wouldn’t think her granddaughter was in the wrong, and immediately cursed Zhou Nana out.
"Ping Gui’s wife seems pretty nice, how could she have such a crazy cousin? Tomorrow I am going to have a word with Jinfeng; it’s better to have less contact with this kind of relative, who knows when she will go crazy!"
Of course, the Old Man also supported his granddaughter unconditionally, and even asked if she had been injured anywhere. In the end, he also had a go at Tian Shouhua, thinking he shouldn’t just watch his sister fight without stepping in to help.
Comforted by the Old Man and Tian Manjin, Tian Sisi’s sense of guilt eased somewhat and a smile appeared on her face. The Old Man and others all breathed a sigh of relief—seeing Ah Nan smiling made them feel at ease!
After dinner, Tian Sisi waited in the living room for news; without knowing the outcome for Mo Xiaomi, she just couldn’t go to sleep with peace of mind, while Hu Weichao and others had all gone to bed. Liu Qiqi also stayed up with her, the young girl feeling guilty as well, thinking that it was all caused by her today.
Tian Mantong didn’t return until almost ten o’clock, bringing in a gust of cold air. Tian Sisi originally wanted to ask about Mo Xiaomi’s condition, but seeing Tian Mantong’s tired face, she changed her question to: "Uncle, have you eaten dinner?"
"I made do with something, is there any food left at home? I’ll eat a bit more." Tian Mantong walked up to the stove to warm himself, nearly frozen to death.
Tian Sisi hurried to the kitchen to get the food Granny Zhao had left for her son, all still warm—chicken soup with rabbit meat, a fragrance wafting in the air.
Tian Mantong drank a bowl of hot chicken soup and finally felt his body relaxing. He began to eat and recounted Mo Xiaomi’s situation.
"She got twenty-two stitches on her head; even her bones were visible. The doctor said she was lucky to be treated in time, otherwise it would be hard to say if she could have been saved. But this girl is also quite fortunate, the wound was just two centimeters from the temple—tsk, almost met the King of Hell."
"Will there be any sequelae?" Tian Sisi asked.
"There shouldn’t be any. The doctor said it should be fine as long as the wound heals, but one side of the girl’s head is shaved clean now, she’s got yin and yang hair. She’ll definitely cry when she wakes up," Tian Mantong said jokingly.
Tian Sisi and Liu Qiqi immediately felt like a weight had been lifted from their hearts, and soon they were yawning sky-high, groggily bidding the Old Man and Tian Manjin goodnight before heading to bed.
The next day, Tian Sisi and Liu Qiqi discussed visiting Mo Xiaomi in the hospital. Tian Sisi asked the Old Man for permission, and of course, he had no objections, asking Tian Shouhua and Hu Weichao to accompany them, to take good care of his sister on the way.
The gifts were naturally prepared by Granny Zhao, still thirty eggs and two pounds of red sugar. Nowadays, eggs and red sugar were equivalent to today’s brain tonic, suitable as a presentable gift no matter whom one was visiting.
Sui City was much larger compared to Wangjiazhen; it was Tian Sisi’s first time visiting, and although Tian Shouhua had been there a few times, he also didn’t know where the City People’s Hospital was.
The way was found by asking a question; anyone on the street would be very enthusiastic, patiently explaining which corners to turn at, and how many turns in total—more detailed than a map.
Seeing the familiar buildings, Tian Sisi couldn’t help but feel astonished. In her past life, the City People’s Hospital consisted of the new and old parts. The old part was those few buildings, but now they looked very new, probably newly built not long ago, and not as old as they became later. Before she traveled back, there was news of demolition and reconstruction; she wasn’t sure if they had eventually been torn down.