My happy life in a courtyard house with triplets.

Chapter 396: He Daxing Awakens

On the other side, at the hospital.

Sha Zhu and Qin Huairu rushed over to He Daqing as he woke up.

Sha Zhu: "Dad, you're awake!"

Qin Huairu quickly said, "Daqing, you're finally awake! Do you know how scared I was!"

He Daqing looked around, then realized he had no feeling below his waist and asked, "Zhuzi, Huairu, what's wrong with me?"

Qin Huairu quickly said, "Great Qing, you must hold on!"

He Daqing was startled: "What happened to me? I only remember being beaten up."

Qin Huairu cried and said, "Da Qing, the doctor said you're paralyzed."

The words "paralyzed" struck like a bolt from the blue.

He Daqing: "What? How could that be?"

Qin Huairu showed him the doctor's diagnosis report.

He Daqing also clearly felt that his lower limbs were completely out of his control, and he immediately broke down, shouting, "No, it can't be! Why is this happening? Why?"

Seeing He Daqing break down, Qin Huairu was secretly overjoyed.

He Daqing cried and screamed for a while, then lay blankly on the bed.

Qin Huairu and Sha Zhu exchanged a glance. Qin Huairu said, "Da Qing, the doctor said your illness is incurable, so..."

He Daqing: "So what?"

Sha Zhu chimed in, "Dad, the doctor told us to go home and recuperate there."

He Daqing exclaimed in disbelief, "Go and fetch the doctor for me!"

Knowing he couldn't accept it, the two didn't provoke him further and called the doctor over.

The doctor repeated the results, and He Daqing finally resigned himself to his fate.

Sha Zhu remembered what the police had said earlier and quickly notified them.

The police arrived at the hospital room and asked He Daqing, "Have you offended anyone before?"

He Daqing shook his head: "No. I'm either in the yard or at work. If I really offended anyone, it was in those two places."

The police took notes of everything, but He Daqing knew nothing about the crucial questions.

After being beaten that day, he was knocked to the ground without even seeing the assailant's face.

Sha Zhu stood by, trembling with fear, afraid that He Daqing would say something detrimental to him.

After the police left, Sha Zhu breathed a sigh of relief: "Dad, let's go home."

He Daqing could only helplessly accept his fate, looking at Qin Huairu with a pale face: "Huairu, it's my fault for dragging you down."

Qin Huairu feigned patience and consideration: "Daqing, don't say that. We're husband and wife, it doesn't matter who takes care of whom. If I don't take care of you in this state, would I even be human?"

He Daqing was so moved that he couldn't speak.

News of He Daqing's return to the hospital spread quickly, and the backyard of the He family was crowded with people, all wanting to see how he was doing.

Sha Zhu and Qin Huairu greeted the neighbors who came to visit. Some brought eggs, others brought brown sugar. Although the gifts were few, they were still a considerable token of their affection in those days.

Only Jia Zhangshi did not come.

She sat in the Jia family's house, carrying a stick, muttering curses: "Bang, you see? This is what happens to your mother. Whoever your mother marries will be unlucky. She's destined to bring bad luck to her husbands! From now on, if you see her, stay far away from her. Even if she calls you, don't pay any attention, understand?"

Banggeng nodded earnestly: "Grandma, don't worry, I understand. She's a slut, not my mom."

Madam Jia was overjoyed: "Yes, yes, my dear grandson, you're absolutely right!"

This explanation was quickly spread by Bang Geng.

At first, no one paid much attention, but when they heard the words "husband-killer," they thought about it: Qin Huairu's first husband, Jia Dongxu, was paralyzed and died; her second husband, He Daqing, was also paralyzed, and might die at any time.

The more people thought about it, the more horrified they became, and the gossip behind their backs grew increasingly rampant.

People in that era were relatively conservative in their thinking and believed in the saying that a woman was "cursed to bring misfortune to her husband."

These words quickly reached Qin Huairu's ears, and she was furious.

Sha Zhu comforted her, "Sister Qin, don't listen to the nonsense people outside are talking about. Others may not know what happened to He Daqing, but don't we know?"

Qin Huairu nodded: "Zhu Zi, you're right, they're just talking nonsense."

She looked at Sha Zhu and said, "Zhu Zi, you'd better teach Jia Zhang Shi a lesson another day, so she won't dare to gossip again."

Sha Zhu readily agreed: "Don't worry, she works at the steel rolling mill. I'll find her some work to do another day, so she'll know what happens when she offends you."

Qin Huairu smiled: "Zhuzi, you're still the best to me."

After saying that, the two started kissing right there in the room.

However, there was a cabinet between them and He Daqing's bed, so He Daqing couldn't see what they were doing.

At this moment, He Daqing was in no mood to care about anything else. All he could think about was: what should he do? He couldn't move, he couldn't work, and he had no income. What would become of his family?

Sha Zhu and Qin Huairu kissed for a while before letting go. After all, it was daytime, and He Daqing was still inside. Although he couldn't move, he could still shout and talk.

Not long after, He Yushui returned from school and saw her father lying on the bed, and immediately burst into tears.

He Daqing stroked his daughter's head and said helplessly, "Yushui, it's all my fault for being useless and dragging you down with me."

He Yushui shook her head: "Dad, you've suffered. Don't worry, I will take good care of you from now on, and I will earn money to hire people for you."

He Daqing nodded repeatedly, tears streaming down his face: "Good, good, good, she truly is my good daughter."

The two talked for a while, while Sha Zhu cooked on the side, glancing at Qin Huairu from time to time.

Qin Huairu comforted He Yushui: "Yushui, let's both try to think positively. Nobody wants your dad to be like this. What's done is done, let's try to live a good life from now on."

He Yushui nodded: "Okay, I understand. Do you want me to come back and stay?"

Sha Zhu quickly stopped him: "Rain, no need, I'll take care of things at home. Your studies are more important, we'll talk about it after graduation."

He Yushui nodded: "Brother, then I'll leave Dad to you."

Sha Zhu breathed a sigh of relief: "Yu Shui, why are you being so polite with me? He's your dad, and he's my dad too."

He Yushui was surprised that her brother would say such a thing.

She thought for a moment, then took out fifty yuan from her pocket and placed it on the table: "Qin Huairu, take this money first. If it's not enough, I'll figure something out. Make something nice for my dad and take good care of him."

Qin Huairu quickly declined, "Yushui, what are you doing? There's no need for you to pay!"

He Yushui: "Take this, it's from my heart. I can't take care of Dad at school, so I'll have to rely on you."

Qin Huairu then accepted the money: "Alright, I'll keep it for now. Come and eat first, I'll bring the bowls to feed Daqing in a bit."

He Yushui was relieved to see Qin Huairu taking such good care of her father.

She had previously worried that Qin Huairu would have other ideas after her father became paralyzed, but now it seems that Qin Huairu truly loves her father.