Divorced by her husband's family and rejected by her own! She defiantly turned her life around

Seeing that her son and new daughter-in-law were getting along quite well, Granny Liu felt that she was being superfluous and was about to leave. Before leaving, she instructed He Qinglian, "He Shi, take good care of Zhou'er. Don't let me find anything amiss. If you don't understand something, you can come and ask me."

"Yes, Mother, I will take good care of my husband."

Lu Yunzhou finished drinking the bowl of medicine, then grabbed He Qinglian's hand. "Did I scare you yesterday? Don't take what Mother said too seriously. Tell me if anything's wrong."

Lu Yunzhou tried to get up several times but couldn't. He Qinglian quickly helped him up. "Lian'er, I need to use the restroom. Go and ask my elder brother to come over."

"it is good."

He Qinglian arrived at Lu Yunping's door and gently knocked. "Big brother, are you there?"

Upon hearing He Shi's voice, Lu Yunping immediately went to open the door. Wang Cuicui snorted coldly, "You're quite eager."

"Sister-in-law, what do you want?"

"Brother, my husband says he needs to use the restroom and wants you to go help him."

Lu Yunping's lips curled into an enigmatic smile. He had really worked hard last night, to the point that he couldn't even get out of bed. "Let's go, I'll go with you to take a look."

When Lu Yunzhou saw his older brother come in, he immediately called out, "Brother, I'm sorry to trouble you. I feel so weak all over, I can't even go to the toilet."

"Brother, I'm not trying to be mean, but don't you know your own health condition? You've made yourself so sick that you can't even get out of bed. If people hear about this, I don't know what they'll think of you, and how will your wife ever be able to go out in public?"

"Brother, I know I was wrong. I was too impatient last night, so I couldn't control myself. Please help me to the outhouse."

Lu Yunping's words made He Qinglian blush and lower her head shyly.

Lu Yunping helped him to the outhouse. "Little brother, how did Liu Shi serve you when you went to the outhouse before?"

"She used to bring a basin in, I'd finish my business, and then she'd take it away."

"Let's do that from now on. What if I'm not here one day and you don't need to go to the toilet? You can't just keep holding it in, can you?"

"Isn't this the first day? It's not appropriate to make her do these things. Besides, I haven't even told her about my condition yet. I'll be fine in a couple of days. Do you think I can stay in bed forever?"

"Young man, do you know that after you fell ill last night, your hair and eyebrows turned white? Will you still be able to take the exam this year?"

"What? Say that again!"

"I told you that your hair and eyebrows turned completely white after you fell ill last night."

In his excitement, Lu Yunzhou lost his balance as he stood up, and everything went black as he fell into the latrine. Lu Yunping, suppressing his nausea, pulled him out and stood at the latrine doorway, shouting, "Father, Mother, come quick!"

Lu Yunping's voice was loud, and Granny Liu and Lu Decai rushed to the backyard. "Boss, what happened?"

"I fell into the latrine."

Lu Decai felt nauseous at the sight and wanted to vomit. Liu Pozi felt nauseous too, so she had Lu Decai and his son each hold one of his arms and led them to an empty room. She told them to put the person inside first, and instructed Lu Yunping to move the bath tub while she heated the water. Lu Decai helped Lu Yunzhou take off his dirty clothes.

In her anxiety for her son, Granny Liu forgot all about her daughter-in-law. She had Lu Yunping help her take a bath and change into clean clothes. Lu Yunzhou, his face ashen, asked, "Father, Mother, is what my elder brother said true?"

Granny Liu looked at her eldest son, "Eldest son, what did you say?"

"Mother, I just told my little brother that his hair and eyebrows have all turned white."

Granny Liu slapped her on the shoulder, "You wretched thing, how could you be so despicable! Don't you know what your brother is like? You're stabbing him in the heart!"

"I didn't do it on purpose. It's not a bad thing if my younger brother finds out. Otherwise, it would be even more embarrassing if people laughed at me when I go out."

"Mother, I don't blame my eldest brother. What's done is done, and there's nothing we can do to change it."

"Zhou'er, you've suffered so much. Let me take you back to your room to rest." Only then did she remember He Qinglian. "He Shi, are you dead? Your husband is in trouble, and you're still staying in the house. Don't you have a heart?!"

He Qinglian had heard everything when she got up. She didn't want to go, finding it disgusting, and wanted to avoid it for as long as possible. She said, "Mother, I'm not feeling well either. I just felt a little dizzy."

"I think you're just too lazy; I need to pluck a few of them out."

"Mother, don't frighten Lian'er, it's all my fault."

The two women helped Lu Yunzhou lie down on the bed. Granny Liu covered Lu Yunzhou with a blanket and said, "Zhou'er, you should rest well. Mother will make you some chicken soup to nourish you."

Madam He, serve him well. If Zhou'er needs to use the outhouse, go to the backyard and bring in a bucket. Let him relieve himself in the house. Do you understand?

She looks so well-behaved, but why is she so dull-witted? She's not even as attentive and considerate as Madam Liu in serving Zhou'er."

"Okay, Mother."

Lu Yunzhou looked at He Qinglian and gestured for her to sit on the edge of the bed. "Aren't you afraid of me looking like this?"

He Qinglian nodded, staring at the man in front of her with her big, watery eyes. He had been so energetic last night, but today he had ejaculated prematurely and ended up like this. In one night, he had been thinking about something for decades.

"Lian'er, I know I wore you out last night. Come up and lie down for a while."

"No, my mother will scold me if she sees me."

"It's alright, I'm here. Mother won't scold you. Come up here, let me tell you about my situation. We're husband and wife, you should know about my situation so you can take better care of me in the future."

At his repeated requests, He Qinglian got into bed and sat against the headboard, whereupon Lu Yunzhou began to tell his story...

"That's how it is. You are my destined one now. Whether I can get better or not depends entirely on you. I'm afraid you'll have to work hard from now on."

He Qinglian was completely bewildered, her face filled with disbelief. "Husband, you said only I can save you, how can I save you?"

"It means I want to be with you every day, to feel your presence, and to do what husband and wife do. I was too hasty last night, which led to this situation. But don't worry, I will get better slowly, just like when you saw me yesterday. It just needs some time."

When I have an attack, I cough violently and then have convulsions. At this time, I need to quickly ask Dr. Yang to come and give me acupuncture. After one needle, I fall asleep and it takes an hour or two for me to wake up. Once I'm asleep, I don't feel any pain, my energy and spirit are not depleted, and I don't age.

"You've just arrived at this house and don't know anything yet. If you don't understand something, ask your mother. Your sister-in-law isn't a good person; don't associate with her."

"I understand, I'll do whatever you say, my husband."

"Sigh! I wonder if I'll be able to take the entrance exam this year?"

"My dear husband, you should rest well. Nothing is more important than your health. If you can't take the exam this year, we can take it again next year."

"Yes, once I'm better, I'll teach myself to read and write."

"Really?"

"Of course it's true. I taught the woman in front of you to read and write."

"That lady in front of me must be very pretty!"

"She wasn't exactly beautiful, but she wasn't ugly either. She was mainly a virtuous and capable person, but I didn't like her, so we got a divorce."

......

As the two talked, He Qinglian drifted off to sleep. Granny Liu brought in a bowl of chicken soup. "Where's Madam He?"

"Mother, she wasn't feeling well, so I told her to go to bed and rest. She just fell asleep."

Mother brought over another bowl of chicken soup for her to drink too. She needed to take care of her son and also needed to nourish herself, otherwise her body wouldn't be able to handle it.

"Good, good, good, did I bring you a wife or a tyrant? This is really too much. I have to serve you first, and now I have to serve her too. She hasn't even served me, her mother-in-law, yet I have to serve her first."

"It's all my fault, son. I've made my mother suffer."