A mess

Shen Xuyang was waiting for Shi Nannan to say this. Without some practical action, Shi Nannan would not admit it in the future and would probably let her fool him with a few words.

Shen Xuyang knew Shi Nannan's cheating nature too well.

Shen Xuyang said: "No!"

Shen Xuyang changed his approach and said, “Besides, you won’t suffer any loss by betting with me. No matter what, isn’t it you who decides the outcome?”

Shen Xuyang was completely confident in himself. He had finally found an opportunity to catch her, so how could he give up so easily? Even if he lost in the end, he would be willing to do so.

Shen Xuyang’s words did remind Shi Nannan.

Shi Nannan started to think.

Shi Nannan thought: What Shen Xuyang said seemed to be right. The right to decide the outcome was in her hands. As long as she said it was not delicious at that time, Shen Xuyang would not force her to agree to his conditions.

Shi Nannan thought it over in her mind and made sure that everything was safe before she extended her thumb and little finger.

Shen Xuyang secretly curled the corners of his mouth, and his naughty smile disappeared in an instant.

Shen Xuyang and Shi Nannan shook hands in front of Chen Xing and Wen Yu, and finally stamped their agreement, and the bet was finalized.

Shi Nannan looked at Shen Xuyang's triumphant expression. It was obvious that he had little chance of winning, but why was Shi Nannan still a little panicked, feeling like she was on a pirate ship. Would she be able to get off from now on?

Shen Xuyang had a very happy meal. Even though no one was talking, he just kept grinning foolishly.

This made the three of them think that Shen Xuyang had been possessed by another body, but no one woke him up.

Shen Xuyang was thinking: Even though Shi Nannan is the one who decides the final outcome, there is still some chance of winning.

If he wins, he will win Shi Nannan's heart. If he loses, it doesn't mean that the food he cooks is not delicious. Maybe Shi Nannan is just being stubborn and refuses to admit it. If he just sweetens his words and says more nice things, maybe losing will become winning.

Shen Xuyang's idea was really beautiful! He was 100% confident in his future cooking skills, and perhaps he had wanted to do this for her a long time ago.

*

While Chen Xing and his friends were having breakfast, Chen Tian had already driven to the city hospital.

The call Chen Tian received last night was from Gao Yamei.

Gao Yamei knew that Chen Xing was with Chen Tian, ​​so she felt relieved. She didn't call Chen Xing directly because there were some things she couldn't tell Chen Xing.

Gao Yamei has her own selfish motives, and Chen Tian also has his own choices. They both tacitly decided to take on all the responsibilities alone and get rid of Chen Xing, just hoping that she can have a good holiday.

Chen Xing has severed ties with that family and no longer needs to worry about some things.

Gao Yamei told Chen Tian that on New Year's Eve, not long after they left, the old lady suddenly vomited blood and fell into a coma.

When the whole family was panicking and shocked, Chen Tian's brother Chen Feng and Chen Feng's wife Wang Lili gave birth prematurely again.

All these things happened at the same time. Even if a family has many hatreds and grudges, they have to unite at this time.

Everyone in the room hurriedly followed two ambulances to the city hospital. The New Year's Eve reunion dinner ended up with the family torn apart and spending the night in the hospital.

When Chen Tian rushed to the hospital, he went to the old lady's ward first.

Outside the ward, Gao Yamei saw Chen Tian and pulled him to sit on a bench in the hospital corridor.

Gao Yamei asked, "Chen Xing...is he okay?"

Chen Tiandao: "I sent her to her friend's place. Shi Nannan is also there. Don't worry, I didn't tell her."

When Gao Yamei heard Chen Tian's words, the stone in her heart became lighter.

Gao Yamei nodded. "That's fine. Let's not let her know what happened in the hospital, so she doesn't think too much."

Chen Tian didn't continue the topic. Instead, he glanced at the door of the ward and asked, "What's wrong with her?"

Gao Yamei replied with a worried look on her face, "Alas! Lung cancer, it's already in the late stages. The doctor said I have at most a year to live."

Chen Tian had already prepared himself mentally before coming to the hospital. The old lady was already old, so it was not surprising that she got this disease. After all, she used to be a heavy smoker.

Later, the old lady's husband passed away. Although the old lady had not changed much, after all, he was the person she had lived with for most of her life. She felt sad when his suddenly passed away. She did not smoke for a while and gradually quit smoking.

But her lungs have long been in poor health. Is this retribution for her?

Gao Yamei said, "By the way, have you visited your sister-in-law? The house was in chaos last night. The old lady was vomiting blood and she gave birth prematurely. She just fell asleep now and didn't ask about your sister-in-law's condition."

Chen Tian raised his eyes and said, "I haven't gone to see it yet, it shouldn't be anything serious."

Chen Tian hasn't received a call from Liu Fang yet, which means nothing has happened. Usually, Liu Fang will only notify him what to do when she needs him.

Gao Yamei saw that Chen Tian looked a little tired and said with concern: "You didn't sleep all night last night, you must have worked hard. I'll find a place for you to rest for a while."

Even though Chen Tian's kindness to Chen Xing was voluntary, Gao Yamei still felt bad. Although she had a quarrel with Liu Fang, she still felt sorry for Chen Tian.

Among the children of that generation, Chen Tian was the only one who was truly sensible and responsible.

Gao Yamei got up and wanted to go to the ward to ask Chen Hai to take Chen Tian to get a room near the hospital for a good sleep.

But Chen Tian stopped her and said, "No need, aunt, I'll just sit here and take a nap."

Gao Yamei said, "How can that be possible? Even if you're young, your body won't be able to handle staying up all night."

Chen Tian smiled faintly and said: "It's okay, I'm not that delicate, I have a lot of energy and spirit, and I recover quickly."

After listening to Chen Tian's words, Gao Yamei always felt that Chen Tian's personality was really not like the kind of child that Liu Fang could teach.

Liu Fang is such a fence-sitter, but she can have a child like Chen Tian, ​​which can be considered as the good deeds she did in her previous life.

But sometimes, Gao Yamei saw Liu Fang always suppressing and demanding things from Chen Tian. She couldn't get a word in, but she also felt distressed.

Gao Yamei treated Chen Yue and Chen Xing with caution, trying to treat them equally, but Liu Fang was blatantly and openly partial to Chen Feng.

But Chen Tian is still filial, and Gao Yamei, as Chen Tian's aunt, can't do anything about it.

Chen Tian casually asked, "Chen Yue is not here?"

Gao Yamei said, "I didn't let Chen Yue come with me last night. I called her uncle this morning and asked him to take her to her grandmother's house."

Chen Tian nodded and said nothing more.

Seeing Chen Tian leaning back in the chair with his eyes closed, Gao Yamei slowly stood up and went to the ward to get a blanket to cover him.

Gao Yamei had just stood up and hadn't even reached the ward door when she heard Chen Rong coming towards her shouting.

"Gao Yamei, stop right there!"

Chen Rong saw Gao Yamei calling her by her name without any courtesy at all.

Chen Tian was about to fall asleep, but the loud voice made his body tremble and he was completely awakened again.

Chen Tian opened his eyes and saw Liu Fang following Chen Rong timidly. He stood up and called out, "Mom."

Liu Fang looked unhappy, but she was very respectful to Chen Rong, which was very abnormal.

Gao Yamei didn't care about anything else and just wanted to find Chen Rong.

Gao Yamei asked, "Why are you yelling? This is a hospital, don't you know you need to be quiet?"

Chen Rong said to Gao Yamei in a haughty tone, "Don't talk nonsense to me. I have something to talk to you about."

Gao Yamei looked at Chen Rong's aggressive look, which clearly showed that she had no good intentions.

Gao Yamei crossed her arms and said, "That's right, I have something to talk to you about."

"Last night, your own mother vomited blood and passed out. Where is your whole family? You all ran away during the chaos. As a daughter, do you still have any conscience? You only came to the hospital now and didn't even ask how the old lady is doing? The old lady really loved you in vain."

Every accusation Gao Yamei made was on behalf of the old lady. Although Gao Yamei had no feelings for the old lady because of what happened to Chen Xing, she was about to die, so how could she blame her?

Last night, Gao Yamei and Chen Hai carried the old lady into the ambulance. Seeing her dying state with her own eyes, Gao Yamei couldn't bear to complain.

The only thing the old lady deserves to suffer at this age is poverty.

Chen Rong listened to Gao Yamei's words without feeling ashamed at all, and even refused to mention the old lady's illness.

Chen Rong said, "With my second brother around, he can't ignore his biological mother. Besides, my mother spent so much money and effort to support his education. If Chen Hai is still a human being, he should serve the old lady. It's time for him to be filial."

Gao Yamei got angry when she heard this, "Chen Rong, do you know what you're saying?"

"The old lady only has Chen Hai as her son. Why should Chen Hai be the only one to run around when he's sick, while you and Chen De can stay out of it?"

"Also, over the past few years, Chen Hai has used his salary to subsidize the old lady. During every festival, she has never been short of clothes and food. No matter who is responsible for taking care of the old lady now, Chen Hai is definitely able to fulfill his filial duty."

"When Dad passed away, our three families agreed on providing for the old lady. My eldest sister-in-law will take care of her meals and daily life, and our two families will provide her with pension every month."

"Now that the old lady is ill, both families must receive the money they deserve."

Gao Yamei said this today. Since last night when she took the old lady to the hospital for examination and treatment, all the money was paid by her and Chen Hai.

When Chen Rong heard the word "take the money", her face changed completely. Now, nothing could move her except money.

Chen Rong said, "Okay, if you want me to pay, first settle our accounts. Once you've paid them all, I won't pay less."

Gao Yamei had a bad feeling when she heard this. Looking at Chen Rong's unfriendly expression, she felt as if she was going to call her to account.

Gao Yamei asked, "What debt? Our family doesn't owe you anything, but you owe our Chen Xing. How are you going to pay it back?"

Chen Rong sneered, "Humph! You should take a look at this first."

Chen Rong threw a report to Gao Yamei. Gao Yamei took it in her hand and saw the big words on it at a glance.

Chen Tian glanced at him, then asked fiercely, "What do you want to do?"