Thinking this, she turned and quickened her pace toward town.
When she reached town, she found the bus station, took out a dime for the ticket seller, and boarded a small bus to the county seat.
A little over an hour later, she appeared at the County People's Hospital, in the surgical ward.
Fortunately, although her clothes were shabby, they had been washed very cleanly, and her hair was neatly arranged.
Combined with her pretty little face and clear, black-and-white eyes, she encountered no disdain from anyone along the way.
"You are...?"
Liu Ahua looked at the little girl who pushed open the ward door and gazed inside, her eyes filled with confusion.
Su Qiao recognized her at a glance.
In her previous life, the original owner had stayed with the Liu family for five years.
Although this mother-in-law was not a bad person, with her son in such a state, she naturally had not treated Su Qiao kindly either.
"Auntie Liu, I'm Su Qiao, the second daughter of the Su family's eldest branch. I came to see my brother-in-law."
Liu Ahua froze, and a trace of warmth appeared in her eyes.
She glanced at her son, who had his eyes closed. She could not tell whether he was truly asleep or merely pretending.
She quietly got up, walked over, and pulled Su Qiao out of the ward.
"Did your sister ask you to come?"
It had been several days, and she still had not shown herself. At first, Liu Ahua had thought...
At least she had some conscience.
Just then, Liu Weiye's father, Liu Tiezhu, came over from the direction of the restroom carrying a basin of water.
The three of them gathered in the corridor.
Su Qiao took the back basket off her back and looked at the