Chapter 400: Chapter 399: Intentional
When Lin Wan returned to her own home, she received a call from Han Yi before she had a chance to heat the bed.
The young couple chatted for a while. Lin Wan mentioned taking a month’s leave and just when she was about to talk about visiting the district and seeing him in a few days,
She suddenly thought of Ye Qing. Lin Wan was afraid that once she left, Ye Qing would seize the opportunity to strengthen the relationship with Mom.
Stunned for a moment, she still didn’t say anything.
"Han Yi, I need to ask you something."
"What’s up?"
"Did you meet any other girls while you were at the Nanmin Military District?" Lin Wan had always questioned this point. In the previous life, she heard clearly that Ye Qing claimed she met Han Yi first.
"...." Han Yi furrowed his brow on the other end, and said, "I stayed there for three years, rarely left the team, apart from saying a few words with you, I didn’t know other girls... What’s wrong?"
"Oh, nothing, just asking casually."
Han Yi didn’t think too much about it either. After chatting for a while, upon hearing Lin Wan hadn’t heated the bed yet, he hurriedly told her to hang up the phone and heat the bed quickly.
"Wear thicker clothes at home; don’t catch a cold, okay? It’s starting to snow outside now, so it’s going to be very cold during this period. When the snow stops tomorrow, don’t forget to let Mom help in clearing the snow, especially on the path to the restroom. Make sure to clean it thoroughly; don’t make me worry."
"Alright, I’ll be careful, don’t worry about me. It’s snowing, so remember to wear thicker clothes; don’t be reluctant to wear that dog fur coat I made for you."
Talking about the dog fur coat made Han Yi sweat a bit. He still held back, and was energetic, wearing slightly thinner cotton jackets and pants on cold days without feeling cold.
The cotton jackets and pants issued by the military district, he disliked wearing them because they were too warm. Unexpectedly, his wife was afraid of the cold, wears them thickly, and expects others to dress like her. Though Han Yi thought so, he didn’t want to waste his wife’s kindness and replied softly.
After hanging up the phone, Lin Wan heated the bed and sat in the warm room, looking out at the falling goose feather snow, her thoughts inevitably wandered far.
She really couldn’t understand how Ye Qing got to know Han Yi. According to Han Yi, he didn’t know Ye Qing.
Could it be that Ye Qing went to Huai Town and saw Han Yi by chance on the street, developing a crush on him at first sight?
Struggled to find him, held it in her heart all along.
Then when she came to S City, seeing the wedding photo of her and Han Yi at Mom’s house by chance stirred up hatred?
No, Ye Qing clearly said she started hating her when she went to Huai Town to watch a movie at the age of sixteen.
But racking her brains, Lin Wan couldn’t recall what exactly happened on that day.
After thinking for most of the night, Lin Wan didn’t come to any conclusion.
On the next day, her brother got up early and came to her yard, knowing she liked to sleep in, he helped heat up the bed again. The warm bedding was so comfortable for Lin Wan, she didn’t want to move.
Looking through the window at the thick snow outside, she estimated it reached her knees.
It snowed all night with goose feathers, this level was quite normal.
Such heavy snow likely caused a traffic standstill, and Brother Huang’s fish and shrimp wouldn’t be delivered today. It was just as well, as Lin Wan expected business at the store wouldn’t be great today, hopefully giving employees a day off.
Liang Hongmei felt the same way, she didn’t open the morning market, and walked to the store early to inform the employees about taking two days off.
Walking there and back took two to three hours, making Mom very tired.
At noon, Lin Wan made a large stew for two. She steamed a small basin of rice. The mother and daughter ate heartily sitting on the bed.
After lunch, took a brief rest, Liang Hongmei started shoveling snow in the yard, shoveling was more appropriate than sweeping due to the thickness of the snow.
Mom was most worried about the snow forming ice, making the roads slippery. Not cleaning her own yard first, she went to Lin Wan’s yard to clear the snow.
Liang Hongmei was shoveling in the front, while Lin Wan swept with a broom at the back.
Having worked in the fields all her life, Liang Hongmei rested for two years, and her previous strength was gone.
There are also benefits to snow. Due to inconvenient transportation, factories often close during such weather.
Just as they finished sweeping the snow, hadn’t yet got a chance to step on it, the sky began to snow again.
The snow continued all day. When her brother returned at night, he cleared the snow in the yard all over again.
The next day, the surroundings were lively, with neighbors coming out to shovel snow.
Liang Hongmei finished clearing the snow in the yard, and quickly started clearing the snow on the road in front of the gate, lest the snow freeze tomorrow and be hard to clear.
Lin Wan helped Liang Hongmei with minor tasks at the back.
The neighbors around had almost completed their clearing too. People started to carry baskets outside, probably going to buy groceries.
Lin Wan and her family had moved here months ago, but knew little about the neighbors, never greeted them.
This neighbor from nowhere didn’t seem to show any sign of greeting them either.
While passing by her, not sure if it was intentional, the originally narrow snow-cleared path was squeezed as this neighbor leaned heavily toward her.
Walking hastily, the neighbor’s shoulder bumped into Lin Wan’s shoulder, causing Lin Wan to fall to the ground.
"Ah" Mom was far away, Lin Wan had nothing to cling on to, could only fall into the snow, eyes wide open.
Liang Hongmei, nearby, freaked out, immediately running over to help Lin Wan up "Are you okay, does your stomach hurt?"
Lin Wan shook her head "No, fortunately it’s the snow. Didn’t get hurt" thinking if not for the snow, who knows how serious a fall it would be.
"I’m sorry, I’m sorry, I walked too quickly." The neighbor quickly apologized to them.
"It’s okay, fortunately it wasn’t a heavy fall. Be careful next time." Liang Hongmei seeing Lin Wan was fine, didn’t make things difficult for the neighbor and let her go.
Who knew, until the next day, Lin Wan got bumped again.
Not having gone out for days, tired of eating potatoes and cabbages at home, Lin Wan wanted to go to South Street to buy some tofu, encountering the same neighbor again shortly after leaving.
Seeing her from afar, Lin Wan noticed her walking was not fast, seemed to be hovering there, only quickening her pace suddenly upon seeing her, darting towards her.
Lin Wan couldn’t dodge in time again, getting knocked to the ground once more. This time, there was no snow to cushion her fall. Lin Wan fell to the ground hard.
"Sorry, sorry, I’m in a hurry, got to go. Sorry" The neighbor didn’t offer to help her as yesterday, simply apologized and hurried off.
"Hey... Don’t go, you hit me, how can you just leave?" Lin Wan called, but it was no use. The person ignored her, leaving quickly, leaving her sitting alone on the ground. Just having taken a heavy fall, Lin Wan felt her stomach discomfort, now afraid to move. She feared for any mishap with her child.
Thus, Lin Wan stayed in the same position after falling for a while before slowly recovering.
She slowly got up and returned home without buying groceries. Lying in bed, covering her lower belly for warmth until she felt comfortable.
This incident, Lin Wan didn’t mention to Mom or Brother. Fortunately, nothing serious happened, saying it would only worry them. She decided to be careful herself in the future.
This incident kept Lin Wan from going out for several days again.
The scarves are now knitted, and the stock is about five or six hundred. Today she planned to go to the store to see if they need more stock, also to visit the department store to check if they need replenishment too.
Early morning, Mom finished the market stall, brought along three to four hundred scarves and took her to the store.
Snowfall over these two days meant their business wasn’t great, but still some stock was replenished.
It’s too cold in the store, and Lin Wan and Liang Hongmei didn’t want to stay long, packed up things, preparing to leave. Who knew a young woman suddenly rushed out from outside, not knowing whether intentionally or not. Her elbow jabbed straight at Lin Wan’s chest.
It hurt Lin Wan so much that she couldn’t stand straight, immediately sitting on the ground, tears streaming from the pain.
Not only did it hurt, she also got scared, fearing her child was jabbed, suddenly breaking out in a cold sweat.
"Xiao Wan, Xiao Wan, where does it hurt, where did you get hit?" Liang Hongmei got frightened. While questioning Lin Wan, she shouted not to let that young woman get away.
The incident was sudden, and no one around reacted, the young woman had already run off, disappearing.
Lin Wan felt out of breath, severe chest tightness, faint pain accompanied by difficult breathing, her face flushed severely. Liang Hongmei no longer worried about pursuing the culprit, got terribly scared. She rushed Lin Wan to the hospital. The doctor immediately performed a gastroscopy and checked her stomach.
Fortunately, both the adult and child were fine.