Therefore, the villagers all stayed behind. Cao Xiaolian went directly to get four private rooms. However, Cao Ma's heart ached for the money.
"Let's change places tonight." Mother Cao grumbled, "How much does a meal cost here?"
She and Old Li were both rural people without a pension or anything like that. The kindergarten didn't make any money at all, so her fingers were just as steady. Those who paid for it had to be the eldest daughter.
"Mom, we don't need that much money." Cao Xiaoling comforted him, "It's only a once in a lifetime. If I don't give you a good one, I won't feel good about it myself."
"Kid, isn't it the same if you buy some vegetables and eat at home? You're wasting your time here." Mother Cao sighed, "Mom knows that you are doing everything for my benefit, but your money, it is all just sweat and blood."
"Alright, alright." Cao Xiaoling pushed her on. "She's going to start soon. It's not appropriate for a bride like you to be hanging around outside. Don't let people think you're rich enough to ignore neighbors. "
"You little girl." Mother Cao's face turned ugly, "How could you treat me to such a good place? I'm just feeling sorry for you."
"Alright, alright, alright. My mom is the best. My mom loves me the most." Cao Xiaoling smiled and said, "Mom, let's go. Let's go in. Don't make anyone anxious."
Mother Cao knew that her daughter was stubborn and that no matter what she said, it would be useless. She could only sigh and go in.
As soon as they entered, it was already noisy inside. There was all sorts of people calling people 'sister-in-law' or 'sister-in-law'.
Hearing this, Cao Xiaolian smiled. She and her sister had to go to another room to say their farewells. Just as she was about to leave, she suddenly saw a familiar figure.
"You are?" She hesitated, wanting to get a better look, only to see that woman raise her head all of a sudden. "Xiao Lian, it's me."
Her hair was dirty and disheveled. Only when she raised her head did she see that the right side of her face was festering.
"Ah!" Cao Xiaolian was shocked, but she could still make out the difference between her eyebrows.
It was Widow Wu.
"Why are you here?"
"I, I came to thank you." Widow Wu quickly said, "Thank you for buying me a ticket. I can only come back now. I've treated all of you the way I did before. I'm really not human. I'm a bastard."
"The past is over. Today is my mom's wedding day. You can't be here to cause trouble, right?"
It wasn't because she was a petty person, but because this widow Wu had done too many immoral things in the past.
"No, no." She quickly waved her hand. "As you can see, no one wants me in my current state. That little bit of money was already taken away by Wang Ziwen, and now the money we have at Fang Fang's school is all a problem. "
As he spoke, he began to cry.
"Then how do you live now?"
"What else can I do? I'll go pick up trash, and fill my stomach with bottles and jars." When she thought of those years, she regretted it. "I've really done it myself. I've led a life like this."
As he was speaking, the door suddenly opened.
Chen Lifen came out from the inside and said with a smile, "Xiao Lian, why didn't you go in? Why didn't you just leave us there?"
Then, he looked at the person in front of him and was shocked.
It was also true that Widow Wu's current appearance was somewhat frightening, with strands of hair and a ruined face. There was a hole in the shoes.
Of course, Chen Lifen didn't recognize him. This was her cousin who liked to touch her lipstick to hook up with her man. She was a little hesitant and asked Cao Xiaoling, "Do you need me to call the staff?"
She thought it was a beggar running in and pestering Cao Xiaoling. Unexpectedly, when Widow Wu heard this, she quickly shouted out, "Cousin, don't go. It's me."
She had been driven away by someone, and this time, she finally managed to sneak in while the others weren't paying attention.
Chen Lifen was shocked. "It's you!" she exclaimed when she looked again.
Widow Wu nodded repeatedly. "It's me, Cousin." She cried bitterly. "I am sorry, Cousin, I have received my retribution. My daughter has run away and I am also sick. I am going to die soon. "
Chen Lifen hated her. She thought that she was going to use the magic to trick her again. She turned around and was about to leave. She didn't want Cao Xiaoling to be here, afraid that she would be tricked.
"I'm telling the truth." Widow Wu wanted to step forward to pull at Chen Lifen, but she noticed the look of disgust in her eyes. She quickly lifted her clothes and pointed at her face. "Cousin, look, my illness is already at an advanced stage. The doctor said there's no cure!"
Only then did Chen Lifen realize that Widow Wu's rotten face was covered with gums. She could not help but jump in fright. "What's wrong with you? You're not acting like this, are you?"
"Cousin, at this point, you still don't believe me?" Widow Wu gave a wry smile. "That's true. I've done a lot of bad things in the past. I've really committed a sin of my own."
"You, what exactly happened to you?" Chen Lifen discovered that she was really sick. As she got closer, she could smell a stench.
"Cousin, this is all life, this is all life." Widow Wu cried, "I have AIDS. The doctor said it's already late, and I won't be able to live for more than three months."
Chen Lifen still didn't know what AIDS was, but Cao Xiaolan did. She was shocked. "A diagnosis?"
This disease would not be cured for the next 20 years, let alone now.
"There's no other way. This is an incurable disease. There's no way to treat it." Widow Wu scolded, "These are all Prince Wen of the Thousand Knives. He treats me as a tool to earn money. If I get infected by this dirty disease of my body, even if I die, I won't forgive him."
Even if Chen Lifen didn't know what AIDS was, she understood after listening to her words.
"You, stay away from me." Chen Lifen's face turned white. She had never thought that Widow Wu would be infected with this kind of disease. The thought of her sleeping with Old Tao made her feel nauseous.
Cao Xiaoling also thought of this. "When did you get this disease?"
It would have been fine if he had gone to another place, but before that?
AIDS is very scary, XING transmission is also one of the ways, and it is easy to get.
"Maybe to Shanxi, maybe earlier. Who knows." Widow Wu self-deprecated, "Who asked me to be a piece of trash, following so many men, this is my retribution!"
Chen Lifen's face was pale, and she looked very scary.
"Cousin, I came today to beg you. You are a good man, and I am dying. "If our Fang Fang ever comes back, I beg you, on the account that we are relatives, give her a job and give her a bite to eat."
Although Chen Lifen hated it, Fang Fang was still a child. She had seen her before, so she was more obedient and said, "Fang Fang, aren't you studying?"
"Sigh, running." Widow Wu's heart was aggrieved. "I wonder which one of the slayers at school said that I was a beggar who picked up trash and asked for food. In a fit of anger, she decided not to go to school. "They went to work in the south with the others."
"I only have this one daughter. I don't have the ability to look for her now. I'm afraid I'll die on the way out before I can even find her. Just please, if she comes back, give her a job and don't make people look down on her, just like me. "
Chen Lifen said, "Face isn't given by someone else, but given by yourself. If she were to take it as her share, we wouldn't have ignored it."
When Widow Wu heard this, she immediately felt at ease. "Thank you! You are all good people! It's all because of me, why would I do so many bad things in the first place? "
After saying that, she turned around and walked out while trembling.
As Chen Lifen watched, she was filled with mixed emotions.
Who would have thought that the valiant widow who had fought with him in front of him would become like this?
Thus, one really could not do bad things. It was not that there was no retribution, but that the time had yet to come.
"Big Sister Lifen."
Cao Xiaolian hesitated, but she still said, "I feel that you and your brother-in-law shouldn't go and check it out."
"What? You mean, her illness?" Chen Lifen smiled. "Old Tao and I didn't share a room after that."
"AIDS, you probably don't understand." Cao Xiaolian said with difficulty, "This disease has a very long incubation period. No one knows when or how Widow Wu's illness came about. To be safe, it's better to investigate."
"Isn't it just a venereal disease?"
"No." Cao Xiaoliu shook her head, "This method of spreading is not only through relationships between men and women, but also through breast milk and blood. For example, Widow Wu has wounds on her body, and we also have wounds. If she touches our wounds, she will be infected, and once she has this disease, it will be troublesome. "
"It's that serious?" Chen Lifen looked upset. "Xiao Lian, you know a lot. Tell me the truth. Is this illness fatal?"
Cao Xiaolian wanted to nod, but seeing Chen Lifen's expression, she knew she could not take more. She sighed, "Not necessarily. I just feel it's safer. It's not the best. If there was, I could have taken some pills earlier."
Chen Lifen's heart sank completely.
She had forgiven Old Tao not because she still had any feelings for him. Honestly speaking, the moment Old Tao had allowed Widow Wu to hit her, her heart had died.
She was just afraid of people making a fuss about her. After all, divorce was not a glorious time for them. Furthermore, they had already been together for half a lifetime, so she was already used to some things.
That matter was like a hurdle that couldn't be crossed, so she simply made an excuse to share a room with Old Tao, who was also in the wrong. Life was not so bad.
However, this matter was beyond her tolerance.
Just think about it, she might get this kind of dirty disease, and the source of the infection was actually her husband.
Chen Lifen was on the verge of collapse, which frightened Cao Xiaolan so much that she rushed to help her up. She comforted her sister in a low voice, "Lifen, we are only checking because we need to be cautious. Nothing will happen to you. You should be the first to scare yourself. "
"I'm fine, Xiao Lian." Chen Lifen smiled wryly and said, "I just … I understand a lot of things."
She had thought that their previous relationship was normal, but in reality, their relationship was nothing more than rotten meat. On the surface, it looked fine, but the inside had long since been rotten to the roots.
This piece of meat, if dug out, would hurt, so she would do it, but it would continue to rot in there, and one day, she would rot with it.
And now, it was time to be ruthless and dig out this piece of rotten meat.
"Xiao Lian, I need to go back first. Please excuse me here. Tell Auntie for me. I will definitely visit you another day."
"Lifei, go and do what you need to." Cao Xiaoling understood everything. Who would be able to eat in peace if something like this happened?
As soon as Chen Lifen left, Cao Xiaoxia came out. "Sis, where have you been? "Hey, why did Sister Lifen leave?"
"There's something at home. It's fine, let's go in." Cao Xiaolian was also very nervous. However, she had to finish her mother's business first before she could go to Chen Lifen's place. For a moment, she hated Widow Wu and also felt that Old Tao had been hated by others. In the end, he felt that it was all women who were injured.
However, he still had to force himself to stay alert and greet the guests when he entered the room.