Wang Guihua was startled, the vegetable stalks in her hand flew, and she hurriedly said, "There’s nothing wrong."
"You’re still lying? I’m going to ask Gu Juntao." He said as he went to make the call.
Wang Guihua quickly grabbed him: "Jun Tao is not home, don’t call."
"Where did he go so late at night?"
"It’s just that Nannan fell ill."
"What’s really going on?" Gu Zishan widened his eyes: "Is it your doing?"
Gu Zishan, a veteran of the battlefield, spoke with a hint of menace. Wang Guihua shivered at her husband’s gaze and quickly confessed.
"I didn’t mean to, whoever thought those things would fall and scare her like that."
Gu Zishan sneered: "So, you’re saying it’s all my granddaughter’s fault! You’re not at fault at all."
"That’s not what I meant, the way you’re saying it." She said awkwardly, "Who would have thought such a thing would happen, I didn’t expect the child to get a fever!"
"So you’re adamant about not taking responsibility? Arguing with your son on the phone so self-righteously?"
"I didn’t, I just..."
"You’re just afraid of being blamed by your son, worried that you won’t be able to handle your daughter-in-law in the future?" Gu Zishan snorted coldly, stood up to get his wallet: "Why are you still standing there, hurry to the hospital, see Nannan!"
Wang Guihua didn’t want to go a hundred times over, but Gu Zishan was like a fierce lion, she couldn’t refuse and had to follow. On the way, she pondered how to minimize the impact of this incident, whether to keep denying or to acknowledge her mistake.
If she didn’t admit it, would she be in trouble? But if she admitted it, would she be scolded by her daughter-in-law?
But the things she worried about didn’t happen. When they arrived, the couple was already holding the child, ready to go home.
Seeing them, Gu Juntao hurriedly greeted: "Dad, Mom, you’re here?"
"Yes, we came to see the child." Gu Zishan walked over, looked with concern, the child seemed better, but her little face was still a bit red, her eyes tightly closed, looking very uncomfortable.
Gu Zishan was still very fond of this child. Immediately, he picked her up to take a good look.
"Still need an injection?"
"Yes, the doctor said it needs three days of injections."
"Three days." Gu Zishan sighed: "How about I accompany her then? You shouldn’t be too tired either."
"Thanks, Dad, let’s go back."
"Alright, we drove here, we’ll take you back."
They didn’t speak to Wang Guihua at all, and naturally didn’t mention why the child got frightened. But Wang Guihua’s dignity was completely gone, she seemed lesser in front of her daughter-in-law, all the way keeping her head down.
Gu Zishan and Wang Guihua went to their son’s place, looked at the child again, and left two hundred yuan before leaving.
Before leaving, Wang Guihua said: "This is my fault, after hanging up, I realized that I might have dropped something on the ground, most likely that’s how the child got scared. It’s my carelessness."
Gu Juntao said: "No worries, I called just to inquire, since the doctor said the child was frightened. Always need to confirm. Now the child is fine, don’t worry."
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