The moment Liang Sumei stepped out of the police station, the sun was setting and the sky was gradually getting dark. She was penniless and felt confused and helpless. After thinking for a while, she decided to go to the hospital. If Du Xiaoyi was as she expected, he should still be lying on the bed. There, she might be able to find a chair in the ward to make a bed in the name of a nurse and spend the night.

She knew that this idea was not very fair. She was nominally going to visit a patient, but in reality she was going to find a place to stay. In order to alleviate her guilt, she picked out an exquisite fruit basket in the space mall, which contained grapefruits, oranges and other fruits that were still rare here. Originally, she only wanted to take some apples, but she felt that apples alone were not enough to express Du Zhiyu's help to her. After all, Du Xiaoyi was Du Zhiyu's son, so she took a risk and picked these relatively special fruits. She secretly planned in her heart that if someone asked about the fruit basket, she would tell a little lie.

Du Xiaoyi is still recovering. At this moment, the atmosphere in the ward is warm and peaceful, and the sunlight shines through the window onto the mother and son, reflecting a harmonious picture. Du Zhiyu is worried about finding a nurse to take care of his son, and feels more at ease doing it himself. It is breakfast time, and Du Zhiyu is feeding Du Xiaoyi porridge. It has only been two days since the operation, and he can only eat liquid food for the time being. Du Zhiyu's eyes are full of love and worry, and although Du Xiaoyi is weak, his face is full of tenacity and optimism.

The door of the ward was gently pushed open, "Hello! Guess who I am?" Liang Sumei playfully covered her face with the fruit basket, her voice deliberately weird.

Du Zhiyu was attracted by the sudden greeting. She immediately recognized it as Liang Sumei's voice. "Little girl, you've learned bad things!" She responded with a smile and turned her head to look. She was instantly surprised by the fruit basket in front of her. What a delicate basket, with bright flowers wrapped around the handles, a bunch of roses lying gracefully in it, pink, yellow, red and other colors of flowers intertwined together, like a beautiful painting.

She hadn't received flowers for a long time, and a warm feeling welled up in her heart. She recalled that a long time ago, when she and her husband were young and had not yet confirmed their relationship, they had agreed to climb the mountain together. That day, they came across a field of blooming yellow flowers in the mountains, and her husband gently picked one and handed it to her. At that moment, her heart seemed to be gently opened by the yellow flower, filled with sweetness and happiness.

She carefully put the little yellow flower in her notebook and made it into a specimen. Today, the little yellow flower specimen is still intact on her bookshelf, and she has never been willing to throw it away. Because it is not just a flower, but also a testimony of her and her husband's feelings, and the best memory of their youthful years. And today, this unexpected fruit basket made her feel the warmth and happiness again, as if she had returned to that youthful age.

Liang Sumei saw the joy on Du Zhiyu's face and handed it to her with a smile, "Auntie, this bouquet of flowers is for you, and this fruit basket is for Brother Xiaoyi."

"Xiaomei, where did you get the fruit basket? It seems that they are not sold in town." Du Zhiyu took the gift, a hint of doubt flashed in his eyes, and asked Liang Sumei.

Liang Sumei blinked and said mysteriously, "It was a man with a big beard. I couldn't see his face clearly. He called me from the dark and said he would exchange the flower basket for food coupons. I thought she was pretty, so I agreed!"

Du Zhiyu felt something was wrong, but he didn't question it too much. Du Xiaoyi was attracted by grapefruit and orange, two fruits he had never seen before. "Xiaomei, what is this?"

"I heard from the bearded man that this is called pomelo, and this one is called orange," Liang Sumei replied.

"I really want to try it now!" Du Xiaoyi regretted that he could only eat liquid food now. Du Zhiyu also felt sorry for him and comforted his son, "Xiaoyi, you are on a diet now, so you can only give these to your mother. But don't worry, I will tell you what it tastes like after I eat it, so you can imagine that you have already eaten it."

Du Xiaoyi rolled his eyes in anger at his mother's shameless words. Liang Sumei couldn't help laughing. She suddenly thought of something and asked Du Zhiyu, "Auntie, do you have a garlic hammer?"

"Yes, but what do you need this for at home?" Du Zhiyu wondered.

"Keep it a secret for now. Is it convenient for you now? I'll go home with you to get it," Liang Sumei said mysteriously.

"I'll ride my bike back to get it. My home is not far from the hospital," said Du Zhiyu.

"Okay, I'll take care of Brother Xiaoyi here," said Liang Sumei.

"Yeah." Du Zhiyu nodded slightly, turned and walked out.

"Xiaomei, what are you going to do with the garlic hammer?" Du Xiaoyi asked in confusion.

"Hey, you look so pitiful, I'll work hard and make you something delicious." Liang Sumei didn't directly answer that they wanted to squeeze fruit juice, because she didn't know whether the mother and son really wanted to squeeze the few grapefruits and oranges into juice. After all, this was a very wasteful idea.

"You're not going to make garlic juice for me, are you? Woohoo, you all bully me!" Du Xiaoyi thought that the garlic hammer was used to smash garlic, so he thought so.

"Hahahahahahaha" Liang Sumei laughed.

"What are you laughing at? The day I regain my strength, you will be crawling at my feet!" Du Xiaoyi said.

Liang Sumei felt a little uncomfortable after hearing this, and said unhappily, "Brother Xiaoyi, what are you talking about?" She continued to ask, "Is Aunt Du always so humorous?" Liang Sumei just heard Du Zhiyu's joke. It seemed that this aunt looked like a kind middle-aged woman, but her heart seemed to be full of unruly and uniqueness.

"Actually, she doesn't joke often," Du Xiaoyi explained.

Liang Sumei sensed some sadness in Du Xiaoyi's words, so she stopped discussing Du Zhiyu.

She was always curious about Du Xiaoyi's injury, because she learned from the uncle who delivered the vegetables that there had been almost no robberies on the roads leading to the town in recent years. The villagers were so poor that there was almost nothing worth robbing, and if they really wanted to rob, the robbers would prefer to go on long-distance roads. She felt that there was something strange, so she said to Du Xiaoyi: "Brother Xiaoyi, tell me about the day you encountered the robbers!"

Du Xiaoyi frowned, and he still had lingering fears when he recalled what happened that day. When the two gangsters saw him, they rushed over like hungry wolves and waved their fists at him, as if their purpose was not just to rob him. Since he worked at the epidemic prevention station, he had to deal with animals for a long time. Cows, pigs and other large animals also needed to be dealt with when they were injected or examined, so he had a lot of strength. He dodged quickly. One of them tried to grab his arms and tie them behind his back, but he broke free. He took advantage of the situation and pressed the gangster to the ground with his knees against the man's waist, clenched his fists and hit the man's face hard. He wanted to take off the mask of the gangster under him, but another gangster rushed up from behind and locked his shoulders tightly with his arms. The gangster who was punched by him took the opportunity to take out a dagger from his pocket and stabbed him without hesitation. Blood gushed out, and he lay on the ground in pain. He woke up in the hospital.

"They seem to have a grudge against you," Liang Sumei analyzed after listening quietly to Du Xiaoyi's description.

Du Xiaoyi nodded, but he still couldn't guess who it was, because he had never had conflicts with others in his work and life. "Ahhh!" He racked his brains but couldn't figure it out. He was confused and couldn't help but scream to vent. The nurse outside the ward thought that the patient had suffered a secondary trauma and rushed in to check. Liang Sumei quickly covered his mouth with a quilt. The nurse saw that the patient's head was covered by the quilt, and the girl in front of her was pulling the two corners of the quilt with her hands, so she looked at her suspiciously and asked, "Comrade, what are you doing?"

Liang Sumei looked at the misleading action in her hands and smiled awkwardly, and decided to tell the truth, "I... I was afraid that he would scream too loudly and disturb other patients."

"The patient is in great pain, so even if he cries out, it's understandable. It's dangerous for you to cover him like this. He will suffocate, and it will also interfere with our inspection of his recovery," the nurse kept on talking. After that, she lifted the quilt to see that the wound did not show any signs of inflammation or bleeding, and gave a few more instructions before leaving.

Liang Sumei looked at Du Xiaoyi expressionlessly and said, "Thanks to you, I was almost considered a suspect of attempted murder."

Du Xiaoyi couldn't help but smile because of her look and words. However, this smile accidentally touched the wound, and the pain instantly intensified, as if a needle was piercing it. He hurriedly tried to hold back his laughter, fearing that it would touch the wound again. He took a deep breath and tried to make his breathing even. After this adjustment, the pain was finally relieved.

"What are those two naughty boys laughing at?" Du Zhiyu walked into the room with a garlic hammer in his hand, and saw that both of them had smiles on their faces, so he asked curiously.

"Mom, if you don't come, I will be killed to silence me," Du Xiaoyi pretended to complain.

"Pooh, pooh, pooh, you talk nonsense all day long, what's the matter with you?" Du Zhiyu couldn't bear to hear his son talking about killing and death, especially since his son had just experienced a dangerous situation.

Du Xiaoyi and Liang Sumei told Du Zhiyu the whole story. Seeing them chattering and having fun, Du Zhiyu suddenly had an idea, as if she saw a beautiful picture: if she had a lovely daughter, would she be like this, surrounded by a group of children, laughing and carefree, full of endless warmth and happiness? This thought made her face reveal a gentle and yearning smile.

Liang Sumei took the garlic hammer from Du Zhiyu and washed it in the water room along with the cup. She peeled the orange, broke the flesh into pieces and put it in the cup, and then pressed or hit it with the hammer. "Xiaomei, you are so smart!" Du Zhiyu finally figured out what Liang Sumei was going to do and couldn't help but sigh. She gently played with Liang Sumei's pigtails, and the more she looked at this clever girl, the more she liked her.

"Brother Xiaoyi, try it!" Liang Sumei moved the ground orange juice to Du Xiaoyi's mouth and slowly poured it into his mouth. It was sweet, sour, and a little bitter. It tasted very similar to the oranges he had eaten, but more refreshing than oranges.

"Xiaomei, thank you!" Du Xiaoyi's tone was full of sincerity.

Liang Sumei put down her cup, sat upright, looked at the mother and son seriously, and said sincerely, "Aunt Du, Brother Xiaoyi, I am free now. You helped me get rid of the shackles of arranged marriage, illuminated my world again, and gave me the opportunity to pursue the wonderful life I imagined. I don't know how to repay you. Now I can only do some insignificant things to the best of my ability."

Du Zhiyu thought of her own situation after hearing these words. Freedom was such a luxury for her. She lived alone with her son. Even if she did nothing, there would be a lot of gossip around her. She tried her best to dress herself up in a rustic way, but it was hard to hide her natural beauty. Those married men would often find ways to throw food with notes into her yard in order to spend a good night with her, which troubled her a lot. She didn't know when she stopped resisting Sun Jihui's harassment and accepted his request to sleep with her. Since she was with Sun Jihui, those men who harassed her were warned one by one and restrained their behavior. From then on, her life returned to peace.

She looked at the girl with light in her eyes, as if she saw herself who once had dreams and was moving forward courageously. She stroked Liang Sumei's hair with satisfaction and said gently, "Child, the road to freedom is not easy and is full of unknowns and challenges. But you must believe that your choice is worth it. Auntie will always stand by you, support you and encourage you. No matter what difficulties or obstacles you encounter in the future, as long as it is within Auntie's ability, I will do my best to help you overcome the difficulties."

"Auntie~" Liang Sumei snuggled in Du Zhiyu's arms like a spoiled child.

"Mom, you took me back by mistake. I am your biological child!" Du Xiaoyi, who was standing by, felt so upset when he saw this scene. It seemed as if his mother had never treated him like a life mentor before.

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