In his previous life, after Li Weidong earned money selling mushrooms, his relatives became envious and begged him to let them profit as well. However, simply because he charged them an extra dime ...
Li Weidong directly voiced his doubts.
Unexpectedly, as soon as he asked the question, Zhao Xiulian's eyes reddened and she began to wipe away tears.
He immediately panicked: "Something really happened? What happened? My grandpa wouldn't..."
He shook his head again, saying, "That shouldn't be the case! If something really happened to my grandfather, how could my third uncle act like nothing happened and come to raise the roof beam?"
"What exactly happened, Mom? Tell me!"
Li Weidong was extremely anxious.
Zhao Xiulian wiped away her tears and hesitated before speaking, "Weidong, I... if I wanted to bring your grandfather to live with us in his old age, would you be willing?"
Actually, she could make the decision herself.
But since Li Weidong is now in charge of the household, we definitely need to ask for his opinion.
Li Weidong replied without hesitation, "Is there even a question? I've wanted to bring Grandpa to live with us for a long time, but he himself didn't want to. He said that it's unreasonable for someone with a son to live with their daughter."
"Has he agreed now?"
At this point, he became puzzled again: "Wait a minute, we're bringing my grandpa to our house, that's a good thing, why are you crying?"
Zhao Xiulian felt even more distressed and choked out, "Your grandfather has suffered terribly!"
It turned out that during this period, the old man had been asking her for money from time to time, and each time he asked for more.
“I was thinking that your grandfather had finally come to his senses and was willing to spend my money. I was eager to give him more so that he could buy whatever he wanted to eat and enjoy life to the fullest.”
Zhao Xiulian sighed: "In the end..."
Li Weidong had already guessed a bit: "The money was taken by Hu Zi's family?"
How did you know?
Zhao Xiulian was somewhat surprised.
Li Weidong sneered: "With the Tiger family's character, what can't we guess?"
but……
He frowned, somewhat annoyed: "Grandpa is just taking their side like this? That's so unreasonable!"
Regardless of how Tiger's family treated the old man in the past, just that time he was hospitalized, the old man should have seen their true colors!
Why are they even helping them squeeze money out of their mother?
Zhao Xiulian's tears welled up again: "What? Your grandfather was that kind of person?"
“I went to your maternal grandfather’s house yesterday. All that money was forced upon him by your uncle and aunt!”
"If your grandfather is unhappy, they won't feed him, and they'll even beat him!"
The thought of her elderly father still suffering made her heart ache terribly.
If she hadn't gone there yesterday, who knows how badly the old man would have been abused!
Li Weidong was both shocked and furious: "How dare they do this?!"
"What wouldn't you dare to do for money?"
Zhao Xiulian gritted her teeth: "Moreover, your grandfather has diabetes, and we have always been the ones paying for his injections and medication. But they've taken all that money!"
"You haven't seen what your grandfather looks like now, he..."
As she said this, tears streamed down her face, and she couldn't continue crying.
Li Weidong was furious, but also somewhat puzzled: "Didn't you notice when Grandpa asked you for money before?"
“Every time he comes over, he is dressed neatly and properly, so you can’t tell at all.”
Zhao Xiulian covered her face, her whole body trembling with tears: "I noticed that he wasn't in good spirits as before, and when I asked him what was wrong, he said he couldn't sleep well at night, so I didn't suspect anything."
“Yesterday, when we were raising the roof beam, your third uncle came and told me that he felt something was wrong with your maternal grandfather, so I thought I'd go over and check on him. Who knew it would turn out like this?”
“You have no idea how bad your grandfather’s life is. This time he really couldn’t take it anymore, so he secretly told me about it behind your third uncle’s back.”
"Weidong, I'm so upset. How could they do this?"
"Your maternal grandfather was their biological father who gave them life and raised them!"
She became more and more upset as she spoke, and cried so hard she almost passed out.
Li Weidong was both heartbroken and furious. He slammed his fist on the table and stood up: "Let's go, let's go settle the score now!"
What a bunch of heartless bastards! They even abuse their own fathers, aren't they afraid of divine retribution?
He pushed the tricycle out and took Zhao Xiulian straight to her maternal grandfather's house.
On the way, Zhao Xiulian had calmed down, but was still a little embarrassed: "Weidong, now that your grandfather is living with us, you're under even more pressure..."
Why bring this up?
Li Weidong sighed: "He's your father, but not my maternal grandfather? Without him, where would I be?"
"Besides, your son is very capable, why would he have trouble supporting someone?"
Zhao Xiulian was amused and nodded repeatedly: "Yes, yes, you're capable. Your mother and grandfather can also enjoy a good life."
The mother and son chatted along the way and soon arrived at the maternal grandfather's house.
Grandpa's house is quite old, but it's well-maintained, spacious, and looks very impressive.
Li Weidong saw Zhao Xiufen and Zhao Xiujuan sitting in the yard eating sunflower seeds from afar, while Zhao Shunqiang lay on a deck chair next to them, basking in the sun. The three of them looked extremely comfortable.
A surge of hatred welled up in his heart.
He bought the sunflower seeds, and he also had the recliner specially made so that the old man could use it to sunbathe.
But these three ungrateful wretches ended up taking it!
He twisted the accelerator, and the tricycle rushed straight into the yard, only managing to stop just in time to reach the three people.
The three were terrified.
Zhao Shunqiang even fell off the recliner and scrambled to the side.
Upon recognizing Li Weidong, he flew into a rage.
"Are you asking for it?!"
"They almost hit us!"
"Li Weidong, you little bastard, if you hurt us, you'll be sorry!"
The three of them started swearing.
Zhao Xiulian was furious and jumped off the tricycle to start hurling insults at them.
Li Weidong ignored him completely and went straight into the house after getting out of the car.
Zhao Shunqiang finally realized what was happening and quickly stopped him from entering.
"roll!"
Li Weidong shoved him aside and barged into the house.
Sure enough, the bedroom with the best lighting was already occupied, and Grandpa was nowhere to be found.
Li Weidong was both angry and anxious, and turned to walk into another room.
After searching around, we finally found the old man in the storage room!
The storage room was in the back room; it was small and narrow, and didn't even have a window.
As soon as Li Weidong pushed open the door, a musty smell hit him.
The light was dim, and it took him a while to adjust before he could see the person lying on the bed.
"Grandpa?"
Li Weidong turned on the light and looked at the old man on the bed, feeling extremely distressed.
During his last hospitalization, thanks to meticulous care, the old man's health improved considerably; his complexion became rosy, and he gained a lot of weight.
But only a short time has passed, and the old man has lost a lot of weight, his cheeks have sunken, and he looks very listless.
Li Weidong was furious and filled with worry. He rushed over and cried out, "Grandpa, Grandpa, wake up! I've come to take you home!"