Meng Yan's Transformation

Chapter 198 Memories

Yunqing lay beside Zhan Mengyan, looking at her like a dead person, touching her cold hands, chatting with her non-stop, talking about how naughty and cute she was when she was a child, and talking about old memories...

"Mengyan, do you still remember? One winter in Heilongjiang, Mom went to give a gift and got drunk. When she was riding on the donkey cart driven by your brother Zi'an on her way home, she accidentally fell into a snow hole and almost froze to death. She was rescued with frostbite on her hands and feet. She was wrapped in bandages and couldn't do housework or cook for you. You and Yingying cooked for the family together. At that time, you were too young. You carried a stool to the stove. A big pot of corn grits had just been cooked. After your sister Yingying added cold water to it, she asked you to use a strainer to scoop out the cooked corn grits. The big colander was too big for you, and when you scooped up a colander of corn grits, both you and the colander fell into the rice pot. Your sister Yingying cried and shouted, "We pulled you out of the rice pot. Your face and body were covered with rice soup. If your sister had added less cold water to the rice pot, you would have been seriously scalded. You were scared to death, just like now, like a dead person. We asked Aunt Zhang to call back your soul and perform a ritual. It took seven or eight days for you to wake up. You scared your mother at that time..." Yunqing cried as she spoke, wiping her tears with her sleeves.

"Mom, look, Mengyan just blinked and moved!" Zhan Yingying said in surprise.

Yunqing wiped her eyes and looked at Zhan Mengyan carefully. She was still staring at him as usual.

"Mengyan, she didn't move. Her hand is not so cold anymore, it's hard now." Yunqing said while touching Zhan Mengyan's hand.

"Mom, please continue talking. Mengyan seems to be able to sense what you say. Another time, you went to have a tooth pulled..." Zhan Yingying reminded.

Yunqing touched Zhan Mengyan's forehead and continued, "Yes, there was another time when I took Mengyan, Yingying and Zixun to your second uncle and eldest uncle's home at the breeding farm. I had a toothache and it hurt for several days. I couldn't stand it anymore and wanted to go to the Jinzhou City Hospital to have a tooth pulled. I wanted to go by myself, but when I got on the farm's car, Yingying cried and wanted to follow me. Your second uncle held her in his arms, and she even hit your second uncle with a stone. In the end, I had no choice but to take Yingying with me. Zixun was standing by the car and crying. I felt sorry for him, so I took Zixun with me as well. Only you were sensible and didn't cry or make a fuss. You waved to me with tears in your eyes. So I didn't take you with me and left you at your second uncle's home. After mom had her tooth pulled , and went to see your grandpa again, which delayed me for a few more days. You were at your second uncle’s house. Your second uncle told me afterwards that on the third day after I left, you refused to eat or drink, saying that you missed your mother. You didn’t sleep at night, sitting on a bamboo stool by yourself, staring at the moon blankly, and no one could persuade you to go to bed. When I came back ten days later, your second uncle said that you had become a stupid child. When I saw your empty and helpless big eyes, I felt heartbroken and regretted not bringing you with me. The moment I held you in my arms, I secretly swore in my heart that I would never leave you again, and would never be separated from you again... I coaxed you for three days and three nights, telling you stories every night, and you finally returned to normal..."

"Mom, did you see that? Mengyan blinked a few times and her hands moved." Zhan Yingying said.

Yunqing said with tears in her eyes: "Yes, I just saw it too. Look, Mengyan's face is not so pale anymore, it seems a little rosy..."

As Zhan Mengyan's hands and feet became warm, she blinked again, then slowly closed her eyes, sighed deeply, and then breathed evenly...

Just as Zhan Yingying was about to speak, Yunqing put her index finger in front of her lips and gently made a "hush" sound, signaling Zhan Yingying not to make any sound.

Yunqing and Zhan Yingying tiptoed away from Zhan Mengyan.

"Yingying, you should also take a rest and sleep. Let Mengyan sleep quietly for a while." Yunqing whispered in Zhan Yingying's ear.

"Mom, you go to sleep first. I'm not sleepy yet. I'll stay with sister Mengyan for a while. If sister Mengyan feels uncomfortable, I will wake her up." Zhan Yingying also said in a low voice.

Just as Yunqing was about to speak, Zhan Yingying swiftly pulled Yunqing to sit down on the kang, took off her shoes, and forced Yunqing down on the kang and said, "Mom, if you are not sleepy, just close your eyes and rest. I don't want you to fall ill again before Mengyan recovers and catch me off guard."