The relatives all stood by my side, blaming my sister-in-law. She was furious, her face turning pale, yet she had no way to refute their accusations. Wen Haohao's condition finally stabilized. After half a month of treatment in the hospital, he was transferred from the ICU to a regular ward. On the surface, it seemed like he had recovered. However, the doctor dropped a bombshell on my brother and sister-in-law. Wen Haohao suffered from salt poisoning, which led to kidney failure. He would need dialysis treatment every week. In other words, Wen Haohao's kidneys were completely ruined. He would have to rely on dialysis for the rest of his life.
Upon hearing this news, Bai Zhenzhen broke down. She, along with my brother and mother, cried together at the door of the ward. After my brother finished crying, he directed all his anger towards his wife. He blamed her for mistakenly giving their child salt, which caused him to end up in this state. Consequently, he started hitting and kicking her outside the ward. My sister-in-law was beaten until her face was bruised and swollen but was unable to fight back.
My mother stood by and watched as my brother attacked his wife without intervening. It seemed she also harbored resentment towards her daughter-in-law. After all, she was heartbroken for her grandson. Seeing him in such a condition naturally caused her distress as well. After being beaten by my brother, my sister-in-law's position in the family suddenly became very low. Previously, she had been the one calling the shots at home. Now, she not only had to take care of Wen Haohao every day but also had to do housework and serve tea to my brother.
Her brother no longer gave her living expenses. When she ran out of money, she could only humbly beg him, "Honey, can you give me some money? I can't afford to buy groceries." Her brother harshly replied, "If you don't have money, then earn some. Weren't you capable before?" With no other choice, she had to take on part-time jobs to make money.
Despite this, she still treated her brother well. She believed that he was just angry with her and that once he calmed down, he would treat her nicely again like before. However, her fantasy was completely shattered one day six months later.
On that day, she returned from the hospital with Wen Haohao. Passing by a mall, she wanted to buy a cup of milk tea. As she entered the tea shop and was about to pay, she saw through the glass that I was sitting across from a girl. Upon seeing this girl, jealousy arose within her. She left Wen Haohao in the tea shop to wait by himself and walked straight towards me.
She entered the restaurant where I was and wanted to see what I was doing with that girl. Just as she approached, she heard her brother's voice: "Xiao Yu, you look really beautiful."
Startled by her brother's voice, she hadn't expected him to be in the restaurant as well. Looking in the direction of the sound, she saw her brother sitting at a table with me and that girl. He held my hand and said, "Xiao Yu, do you remember me? I'm your brother."
I replied, "Of course I remember; you're my distant cousin."
Her brother excitedly said, "Xiao Yu, I've gotten divorced and I'm single now. What do you think of me?"
Xiao Yu smiled and said, "You're quite nice."
He then asked, "Since I'm so good, would you be willing to marry me?"
She asked, "What do you mean?"
Her brother said, "I divorced Bai Zhenzhen. She is now taking care of a sickly child, and I can't stand her anymore. I want to start over. Xiao Yu, I think you're great, and I want to marry you and have a child with you."
I pretended to be surprised, "Isn't that... not a good idea?"
Her brother replied, "What's wrong with that? As long as you're willing, I'll go marry you tomorrow."
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