Even if you can't help financially, you can still help with your presence! Don't you always say that dried seafood is cheap where you're from the seaside?

Call home and ask them to send something to Jinan; that will save the kids some money!

The father and son are both in Jinan. Who else in their family can send things? What is this person planning?

Old Man Yu was so angry that he couldn't even hold his chopsticks. He had phlegm in his throat that he couldn't get up.

With its mouth agape and eyes wide, it made a "ho, ho, ho" sound, which terrified Liu Lan's mother.

"Old Yu, what's wrong with you? Don't try to frame me! Even if you do, I won't admit it. I didn't lay a finger on you, so don't try to scam me!"

Liu Lan's mother looked at Old Man Yu, whose hands were trembling as if he had epilepsy. She quickly put down her chopsticks, went behind Old Man Yu, and slapped him on the back three times.

You know what, even fools have their methods; her powerful strikes produced a miracle.

"Cough, cough, cough," Old Man Yu coughed several times after being patted, and with a "pfft," he spat out a mouthful of phlegm before finally catching his breath.

His chest heaved violently, he was panting like a bellows, and beads of cold sweat dripped down his forehead.

Knowing she had caused trouble again, Liu Lan's mother quickly dragged and pulled Old Man Yu to the sofa.

He ran into the bathroom, wrung out a damp towel, and carefully wiped the sweat from Old Man Yu's head.

Old Yu looked pale and sallow, lying half-reclined on the sofa with his eyes closed, not saying a word.

She squatted down in front of the old man and gently said to him, "Old Yu, I was wrong, please don't be angry."

"If something happens to you, I don't care if Liu Lan blames me; I'm just afraid of burdening the children! You should lie down and rest. I'll do your work for you today."

Old Yu lay on the sofa, eyes closed, without saying a word.

Feeling helpless, I thought: The Yu family has really done something terrible. How could they have ended up with such a family member as their in-law?

Why would someone abandon a perfectly good wife and in-laws to find such a scoundrel? Is this karma?

Old Yu was furious, annoyed, and ashamed, and two lines of tears streamed down his cloudy eyes. His head was buzzing, but he clenched his teeth, afraid that he would faint.

That old woman was right about one thing: you absolutely cannot collapse at this time, otherwise your son will be overwhelmed and life will be unbearable.

He lay with his eyes closed for a long time until the dizziness subsided before daring to open them.

There was no one in front of him anymore. Liu Lan's mother was quickly clearing the table. Old Man Yu closed his eyes weakly and listened to Liu Lan's mother bustling about in the kitchen.

They're like a hermit who won't move no matter how you lead them, but they only start to work and perform well when they cause trouble.

Old Yu didn't plan to complain to his son and daughter-in-law. What could he do with such a fool? He'd just let her be!

When he felt cold, fearing he would get sick, Old Man Yu forced himself to return to his room.

He found the pills, didn't pour any water, stretched his neck and swallowed them dry, took off his shoes, got into bed, pulled the blanket over himself and went to sleep.

Liu Lan woke up from her nap, changed the baby's diaper, and fed the baby. She noticed something was wrong with the noise coming from the living room. Why was there such a loud commotion coming from the kitchen?

Who's upset? Could it be that her mother and father-in-law are having another fight?

She put the child down and went to the kitchen, exclaiming, "Mom, why are you working in the kitchen? Where's my father-in-law?"

Liu Lan's mother felt a little guilty, but tried her best to keep her expression unchanged, and said understandingly:

“Your father-in-law is exhausted this month. The old man is not in good health to begin with, and he was feeling a little unwell just now, so I told him to go back to his room and rest for a while.”

Go watch the kids, I'm in the kitchen! What do you want to eat tonight? Mom will make it for you.

Liu Lan was secretly puzzled. Had the sun risen in the west? Why had her mother suddenly found work to do? Had her father and Yu Hai promised to buy her something again?

Liu Lan returned to her room full of suspicion. As long as her mother didn't cause trouble and stayed home to help with chores, she was willing to spend some money.

No matter how bad she is, she's still my own mother, and as her daughter, I can't hit her or scold her; I can only coax her.

It wasn't until evening that Old Man Yu forced himself to come out for dinner, his face ashen. He had no appetite and just drank a bowl of millet porridge with some pickled vegetables.

I was too tired to work, so I went back to my room to sleep.

Upon seeing this, Liu Lan quickly took the child into the house to check on her father-in-law, saying, "Dad, you're not feeling well again!"

You don't look well. When Yu Hai gets back later, have him take you to the hospital to get checked out!

Old Yu shook his head, "No need, I've already taken my medicine. I'll rest for a night and be fine tomorrow."

"Take the child back inside and look after him. The banquet is in a few days, and there'll be a lot to do then!"

Seeing that Old Man Yu was alright, Liu Lan carried the child back to the bedroom.

After cleaning up the kitchen, Liu Lan's mother went to the bathroom to wash the clothes and mattress her child had changed out of that afternoon.

Before her son-in-law returned, she furtively pushed open her in-laws' door. "Old Yu, are you feeling better? Should I go out and buy you some medicine?"

Old Yu didn't want to talk to her, so he waved his hand and said, "I've taken my medicine. Close the door, I'm going to sleep!"

After closing the door, Liu Lan's mother returned to her room and spat, "That old man, he still wants to use his illness to manipulate me! Anyway, it's all over now, so whatever!"