"I think you're the one talking nonsense. If you're so capable, why don't you become a doctor? Humph, you men are all despicable. You killed your wives and now you want to marry a younger one. Don't think I don't know what you're thinking. Just you wait and see, after your sister dies, your brother-in-law will find a new one within a year!"

Fang's mother came out of the house and stood at the doorway, confronting them.

She didn't understand these things before, but now that Aunt Fang has learned her lesson, she dares not inhale secondhand smoke again. She hasn't had enough of the good life yet!

She wouldn't stop the old man from dying, but she had to live a good life; even living to be a hundred wouldn't be enough for her.

"Bullshit! My sister is perfectly fine, how could she be dead!" Mr. Fang was furious. He rushed out with his pipe, ready to hit Mrs. Fang, his face contorted with rage.

Fang's mother nimbly dodged the question, saying, "Having cancer means you're counting down the days. Your sister is in such a terrible state now, she probably won't make it through this year. What good is it to yell at your old mother? My son is successful now. If you don't want to live with me, then get a divorce. I'll kick you out, you old geezer, and find a younger man to marry into the family. I'll be living a comfortable life!"

Mr. Fang was so angry that his eyes rolled back, and he coughed violently several times, panting heavily. This wretched woman was going to rebel. It was all because of television that she was poisoned. She watched those immoral dramas all day long, and her brain was ruined.

Fang's mother was smug. Before, she had lived in fear and trembling under the oppressive power of her husband and mother-in-law, never daring to talk back, and living on thin ice every day. But now it was different. Her wicked mother-in-law was dead, her old man was old, and her son was successful. What was she afraid of?

My niece is right. She's lived a repressed life for most of her life, and now that she's old, she has to enjoy life to the fullest, otherwise she won't be able to die with a clear conscience.

The phone rang again, and Fang's mother ran back into the house to answer it. It was Xu Tianlai calling, explaining their current situation and expressing his dissatisfaction with Fang Yanming.

“Yanming left my parents and me in a hotel and wouldn’t let us stay at his house. He said he has a nanny at home and if the nanny can stay there, then why should we, his aunt and cousin, have to stay in a hotel?”

"Tianlai, you're being so inconsiderate. Yanming's wife finally got pregnant with my grandson, and she's an older mother. We have to be careful about everything. Even your uncle and I aren't allowed to go over, for fear of upsetting the baby. Your mother is so sick right now, she's very unlucky. If she upsets my grandson, how will you compensate us?"

Fang's mother's words suddenly changed, leaving Xu Tianlai dumbfounded.

Why is it different from before?

My aunt said yesterday that she was going to stay at Fang Yanming's house and told them not to be shy. Why has she changed her mind today?

Fang's mother didn't stop, continuing to scold: "Tianlai, you're all grown up now, and you're really unreliable. You didn't even call Yanming before you went. Do you think Yanming is like you, staying at home all day with nothing to do? He's a cadre now, a deputy director, he's so busy with meetings every day, and he has to work overtime to solve cases. He's so busy he barely has time to breathe. What kind of behavior is it for you to take your parents there without thinking..."

Xu Tianlai... Yesterday, my aunt said that family members don't need to call each other!

"What did Yanming say?"

Fang's mother stopped nagging, drank most of a cup of tea, and felt extremely happy.

Having a successful son is great; everyone has to come to her for favors.

Xu Tianlai was breathless from what he was being said and stammered, "Yanming said he's going to the hospital tomorrow and he'll help me contact the best specialist. Aunt, where's my uncle? I want to say a few words to him!"

His uncle was easier to talk to, since his aunt was a different person!