Ms. Liu’s Redemption

Chapter 3 Luan Luan's Secret

In the police station, Guo's mother yelled and said that Liu Junlan and her husband were outnumbering her two to one, and now she was in pain all over her body. She wanted to go to the hospital for a check-up, and Liu Junlan and her husband had to compensate her and apologize, otherwise she would never give up.

Jia Dalong was unwilling to apologize, damn it, you insulted my daughter and asked me to apologize to you, I'm lucky I didn't beat you to death.

The two sides were deadlocked, and neither of them was willing to give in.

The police station had dealt with too many such trivial disputes, and said calmly: "Since both of you have fought, and both think you are right, then you should go to the hospital for a check-up, and pay the expenses first, and then settle the total bill, who should pay, how much should be paid..."

The three people didn't say a word.

They were all weighing the pros and cons secretly. They didn't have any injuries on their bodies, and going to the hospital was obviously to raise funds for others. The key was that they couldn't afford to waste time and lose face.

Guo's mother was in a hurry to play mahjong, Jia Dalong had a lot of things to do at the company, Liu Junlan's clothes were not washed and the floor was not mopped at home, and it was almost time to pick up Luan Luan...

Seeing that the three did not answer, the police smiled and said, "You don't want to go to the hospital, right? Well, then you stay here to reflect on yourself, think about what you did wrong, and tell us what happened in detail later."

Then, another policeman came over and took them to two rooms.

Liu Junlan and Jia Dalong were in one room, and Guo's mother was in another room, reflecting separately.

Half an hour later, the police had not come yet. Jia Dalong could not sit still, he raised his wrist to look at the watch: "It's past 4 o'clock now, and I have a lot of things to do at the company. What's the point of staying here? Otherwise, you can just say sorry to her, it won't hurt a piece of meat..."

Liu Junlan was very reluctant, but thinking that Luan Luan would be out of school in another hour, and she had to pick her up, she reluctantly agreed.

Just as she was about to shout, the police officer in charge of the case came in and said that Guo's mother did not want them to apologize and asked them to go out for mediation.

Because no substantial harm was caused, the police criticized and educated them, and the matter was left unresolved.

Jia Dalong was in a hurry to go to the company, so he asked Liu Junlan to pick up Luan Luan by herself, and to have a good chat with her after returning home, and to wait until he got back to talk about any problems.

Liu Junlan looked embarrassed: "Ah, such a big thing happened, you still go to the company, I'm afraid Luan Luan..."

Jia Dalong was not there, and she felt very uncertain.

Jia Dalong was very angry: "My daughter has this thing, you are a mother, who can solve it if you don't solve it, how can you be a mother if you can't do such a small thing well..."

He roared and got in the car and drove away.

Liu Junlan took a taxi home and drove her old Volkswagen to pick up Luan Luan.

Along the way, she chatted with Luan Luan while observing her expression in the rearview mirror.

Luan Luan has not changed much from before, except that she talks less.

In the past, she would chatter non-stop as soon as she got in the car, basically telling Liu Junlan everything that happened in school that day.

But today, she answered every question Liu Junlan asked, neither avoiding nor taking the initiative.

Liu Junlan asked tentatively: "Luan Luan, what's wrong with you? Why are you so unhappy? Are you worried about something?"

Luan Luan said: "What can I worry about? Just drive your car. Why do you worry so much?"

From the rearview mirror, Liu Junlan couldn't understand her expression, but she could hear indifference and impatience in her tone.

After arriving home, Luan Luan went into the room without saying a word.

Liu Junlan went into the kitchen, she first turned on the fire to cook the porridge, then washed and cut the vegetables for dinner, and then went into Luan Luan's room.

Luan Luan changed into her home clothes and sat on the bed in a daze.

Liu Junlan sat down beside her and held her hand. She hesitated for a moment, but still spoke: "Luan Luan, tell mom what happened, you are not in a good mood today."

Luan Luan pulled her hand away: "I'm fine, I just feel a little upset, mom, you go out, I want to be alone for a while."

Liu Junlan decided to get straight to the point and stop hiding.

She lifted Luan Luan's hair and said softly, "Luan Luan, tell your mother if you have any worries. If you can't solve it yourself, your parents can help you solve it. This morning, your mother saw the note you threw in the trash can. Are you in love?"

Luan Luan's body was obviously stiff, and she said coldly, "No, don't think too much."

"Then tell me what those notes you wrote mean... don't believe in love, and say you want to die... Luan Luan, don't think too much, if you have any problems, how can you let your mother live..."

At this point, Liu Junlan's voice was a little choked, as if someone was strangling her throat, making her a little breathless.

Luan Luan was stunned for a moment, feeling very guilty. She didn't expect that the few words she wrote casually would cause such a big trouble to her mother.

She patted Liu Junlan's hand: "Mom, it's okay, I just wrote it for fun, don't take it seriously, I won't do anything stupid."

Liu Junlan looked at Luan Luan, tears in her eyes: "How can you play like this? You must be hiding something from me. Tell mom, are you in love? Did that boy... do something he shouldn't do to you..."

Luan Luan didn't answer Liu Junlan, but changed the subject: "Mom, find a job and go out to work. Don't focus all your energy on me and Dad. Many of my classmates' mothers have their own jobs, and you... are not many."

Liu Junlan was stunned. She hadn't worked since she got pregnant. She worked hard for this family for so many years. Now she is in her 40s, but her own daughter despises her and asks her to go out to find a job!

What kind of job can she find at her age, unless she washes dishes for others or works as a cleaner.

She suppressed her displeasure and patiently explained to Luan Luan: "It's not that mom doesn't want to work, mom has to take care of you and dad, mom can't leave..." "Mom, I don't need you to take care of me. I can take the bus to school or live in the school. Dad is an adult and doesn't need you to take care of him. You have to have your own life. Look at what you have become. You don't comb your hair or wash your face all day, and run around in a set of home clothes..." Liu Junlan felt a prick in her heart. Being disliked by Jia Dalong was invisible. Although she could feel this dislike, as long as he didn't say it, she chose to pretend to be blind. Isn't this the case for most couples? An old couple who have been married for more than ten years don't have so much leisure to be affectionate. Trivial things are the real life. Now that she is disliked so blatantly by her own daughter, Liu Junlan feels a sense of frustration she has never had before. The fire in her heart was immediately ignited: "You are starting to dislike me now, right? Why didn't you dislike me when I raised you with all my heart? If it weren't for you, would I be a homemaker? I sacrificed my career, and your father worked hard outside, all for you! How did you repay us? You didn't study hard, and you fell in love too early..."

Luan Luan's eyes widened in shock, and then tears flowed down her face.

She stood up and shouted at Liu Junlan: "I told you, I didn't, I didn't, if you don't believe me, forget it..."