Chapter 55: Conflict

Shen Zhengliang’s words stopped Shen Chuning.

Shen Zhengliang was wondering why she had stopped, when he looked up and saw Shen Chuning pursing her lips, her eyes red, her watery eyes filled with tears.

She looked wronged and dared not speak.

Shen Chuning held back for a long time before sniffing and saying, “Second Brother, I’m sorry. But you went up the mountain with a woman so late, I was worried about you, woo woo woo…”

Hearing Shen Chuning’s words, Shen Zhengliang reacted.

It was already dark, a man and a woman going up the mountain alone.

If people saw them, it wouldn’t matter much for him, a man.

But Wang Yumeng was a woman, if the village spread any gossip, her reputation would be ruined.

Shen Zhengliang sighed, looking at Shen Chuning’s tears, wiping her tears and saying, “Don’t cry. Second Brother didn’t think things through, almost ruining Wang Yumeng’s reputation, and wrongly blaming you.”

“Second Brother, you need to apologize to me.” Shen Chuning pouted, insisting.

Shen Zhengliang looked at her with a doting and helpless look, “Okay, I apologize. Second Brother was wrong, our Ningning is magnanimous, don’t mind Second Brother, okay?”

Shen Chuning stopped crying and smiled, raising her chin, satisfied, “That’s more like it.”

Along the way, the siblings chatted and laughed as they returned home.

Before they reached the courtyard gate, Shen Chuning saw Wang Yumeng standing at her door from afar.

Wang Yumeng also saw them and immediately came forward, “Comrade Shen, is Ningning okay?”

“She’s fine, she just sprained her foot, the doctor has set the bone, she’ll be fine if she rests at home for two days.” Shen Zhengliang answered Wang Yumeng.

Wang Yumeng breathed a sigh of relief, but her face was still full of self-blame, “It’s good that she’s okay, I was so worried just now. If Comrade Shen hadn’t accompanied me to the mountain to dig wild vegetables, Ningning wouldn’t have fallen into the stream and gotten hurt trying to catch up with us.”

Shen Zhengliang also felt apologetic, “Comrade Wang, I’m sorry, not only did I not accompany you to the mountain to dig wild vegetables today, but I also wasted your time.

I’ll dig some wild vegetables to compensate you tomorrow.”

Wang Yumeng rolled her eyes inwardly.

These Shen men were really uncouth.

How could he say such a thing as digging some wild vegetables to compensate her?

No wonder he only dared to look at her from afar in the original book, he didn’t even have the courage to talk to her.

Wang Yumeng felt disgusted with Shen Zhengliang inwardly, but she didn’t show it on her face, saying understandingly, “No, no, Comrade Shen, you don’t have to be so polite.

I’m relieved that Ningning is okay.”

Wang Yumeng carried her empty basket back to the educated youth point.

Until her figure disappeared, Shen Zhengliang was still looking in the direction of the educated youth point in a daze.

“Sigh!”

Shen Chuning sighed softly.

If her second brother liked someone else, she could help him, but it was Wang Yumeng…

Second Brother shouldn’t blame her.

“Achoo!”

Shen Chuning suddenly sneezed, and pulled her second brother’s sleeve in a wronged manner, “Second Brother, don’t look, I’m cold. I’ll go change my clothes, will you go to the kitchen and help me boil some hot water?”

“Oh, oh, okay, I’ll go boil it for you right away.” Shen Zhengliang came to his senses and nodded repeatedly.

When Shen Chuning returned after changing her clothes, Father Shen and Shen Zhengxu had already rushed over after hearing the news.

Father Shen scolded Shen Zhengliang as soon as he entered.

Shen Zhengliang finally couldn’t bear it anymore, and argued with Father Shen with a stiff neck, “Dad, have you asked me a single question since you came in?

You only care about Shen Chuning.

From childhood to adulthood, whenever there’s something good at home, it’s always given to Shen Chuning, we three brothers are supposed to be her servants.

Shen Chuning is your biological daughter, are we sons picked up and are wild bastards?”

“Slap!”

Father Shen trembled with anger and slapped Shen Zhengliang in the face.

Shen Zhengliang wiped the blood from his lips, gave Father Shen a cold look, “Fine, anyway, you’ve never treated me as a son, only as Shen Chuning’s servant, then I’m leaving!”

After saying this, Shen Zhengliang rushed out.

Seeing Shen Zhengxu and Shen Chuning standing at the door, he paused slightly, then looked away and strode away.

Shen Chuning’s eyes reddened uncontrollably, and she was about to chase after him, “Second Brother…”

“Ningning, don’t go!” Father Shen’s voice came from behind.

“If he wants to leave, let him leave, I’ll pretend I never had this son!” Father Shen shouted at Shen Zhengliang’s back.

At this time, Shen Zhengxu helped Shen Chuning bring hot water to the shower room, “Little sister, take a hot bath first, don’t catch a cold.”

Shen Chuning’s eyes were red, still immersed in the emotion of her second brother leaving, “Big Brother, Second Brother…”

Shen Zhengxu frowned slightly, “Don’t worry about him, he won’t go far, he’ll be back in a couple of days.”

Shen Chuning also thought that Shen Zhengliang left in a huff, without even getting a pass, he couldn’t even leave Hongyang Commune.

She felt a little more at ease.

“But Big Brother, Dad is still angry, we can’t ignore Second Brother!” Shen Chuning was still a little worried and anxious.

Shen Zhengxu was silent for a moment and said, “Little sister, even if it wasn’t for you, your second brother should have learned his lesson. He’s too reckless and doesn’t think things through, let him sober up for a couple of days.”

Shen Chuning didn’t know how deep her second brother’s feelings for Wang Yumeng were, if this happened, it would be good if he realized that he and Wang Yumeng were impossible.

Shen Chuning stayed home and rested her foot for two days.

During these two days, she had been waiting for her father and brother to bring back news of her second brother.

But until two days later, there was still no news.

The Shen family thought that Shen Zhengliang hadn’t gotten a pass and didn’t have any money or coupons, he would be back in two days.

But two days passed, and not only did Shen Zhengliang not come back, there was no news at all.

After Shen Chuning’s foot healed, the first thing she did was go back to Shen’s house.

Learning that her second brother hadn’t returned, she instantly froze in place, her heart filled with panic and fear.

“Good girl, don’t worry. Your second brother is a grown man, even if he’s outside, nothing will happen to him. Stay home and wait for news, Dad and your brother will go find that unfilial son, and when we find him, we’ll tell you.” Father Shen comforted Shen Chuning.

“Dad, I’ll go with you.” Shen Chuning said firmly.

Her second brother left home in a huff because he felt that their father favored her.

She had to go find her second brother!

Father Shen understood his daughter’s temperament, knowing that once she made up her mind, it couldn’t be changed.

After a moment of silence, he responded, “Okay, we’ll go together.”

But before they left the house, someone rushed in, “Qingsong, go to the commune clinic quickly. Your second son was sent to the commune clinic with injuries all over his body!”