Stars In His Eyes
Chapter 917: Turbulent Year 8

Chapter 917: Chapter 917: Turbulent Year 8

"He doesn’t smoke in front of me. He smokes when he’s alone or with other people, but whenever he comes near me, he reeks of cigarette smell." He Dongxue glanced at He Zhilan, "Sister-in-law, there’s a hidden meaning in your words."

He Zhilan pursed her lips and chuckled covertly, "Is there?"

He Dongxue nodded without hesitation, "Who is he to me, anyway? What does his smoking have to do with me? Why should I bother with him? Even if he smokes himself into lung cancer, tuberculosis, or lung abscess, it has nothing to do with me."

"Dongxue, who’s so pitiful? To have lung cancer, tuberculosis, and lung abscess?" From the other side, Kang Xing suddenly chimed in with a sympathetic tone.

"Oh, some poor sod you don’t know." He Dongxue replied importantly, then urged everyone to eat more, while she and He Zhilan went to the kitchen to bring out the stewed soup.

Midway through the meal, Commissioner Chen Zheng from across the door came knocking uninvited, because today he had other guests at his place, so He Teng didn’t invite Commissioner Chen. Unexpectedly, Commissioner Chen wrapped up his own gathering early and joined in this one.

It’s the New Year and all these grown men are together—how could a few hours of drinking be enough?

After He Zhilan and He Dongxue stepped away from the table, they sat aside to chat. Somehow, their conversation turned to the topic of preferring sons over daughters in the countryside, and then He Dongxue brought up Ding Jinshi.

Previously, He Dongxue didn’t know Ding Jinshi, but after working in the General Military Hospital for some time, she recognized some people from prominent families in the capital.

"I was on the day shift the day before I joined the army. Ding Jinshi’s daughter was brought to our hospital with a high fever, and you know what? Unexpectedly, Ding Jinshi’s mother-in-law nagged her all afternoon, criticizing that it was bad enough for Ding Jinshi to have borne a daughter, but even worse that she had given birth to such a troublemaking little imp. Of all times to get sick, it had to be right before New Year’s, bringing such bad luck to the hospital."

Talking about it made He Dongxue truly furious, "I saw Ding Jinshi gritting her teeth in endurance—her daughter was crying after being scolded by her grandmother. Eventually, Ding Jinshi couldn’t hold back and told her mother-in-law to get lost right in front of all the doctors; her mother-in-law then cursed her and her daughter out before storming off."

Then, He Zhilan and He Dongxue both sighed together.

He Zhilan knew about Ding Long’s parents favoring males over females. She had known ever since Ding Jinshi had given birth in the hospital, but she hadn’t expected that after so many years had passed, Ding Long’s parents would begin to treat Ding Jinshi and their only granddaughter in such a manner.

"Sister-in-law, I just don’t get it. Isn’t Ding Jinshi’s mother-in-law a woman too? Isn’t this a case of women making things hard for other women? Besides, what does bearing sons or daughters have to do with women? From a medical research perspective, it depends on the man!" He Dongxue curled her lip, "With such a mother-in-law, Ding Jinshi’s really hit bad luck."

"Ah." Apart from sighing, He Zhilan didn’t know what else to say. Ever since Ding Jinshi married Ding Long, she herself said that her world has been nothing but bleak.

"I don’t even know what Ding Long is up to. His daughter is sick, and he lets his wife bring the child to the hospital alone while allowing his mother to insult people at a time like this." He Dongxue huffed, "If it were me, with my daughter sick, I would be very worried and anxious, and if my mother-in-law was scolding on the side, I would definitely give her a slap and tell her to stay wherever she pleases!"

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