Chapter 105: Let’s make a written agreement

Faced with Shen Jintao's incisive question, Mr. Shen remained silent.

He and Wang Lanxiu have lived together for most of their lives, so what is there for him to not understand? The old woman has been obsessed for a long time, and her mind and eyes are full of the second son. She often says that the second son can provide for her in her old age and that the second son will have a bright future.

In her current situation, there is no way she can take care of herself, not to mention what happened in the second brother's family. I'm afraid she will be anxious and angry too. How can she take care of this old man?

Seeing Mr. Shen's expression, Xu Xuemei and Shen Jianmin exchanged a glance, "Dad, just live with us. Providing for you in your old age is what we should do. Jianmin and I have discussed it. You will live with us in the future, and mom will live with the second son. You may not know that when you were in the hospital, mom asked Jianmin to pay compensation to Lu Qingshan. She didn't have this eldest son in her heart at all. I'm not afraid of you being sad when I say this. It's impossible for me to provide for mom in her old age. Anyway, the distance between our two families is so close. If you miss the old lady, you can see her anytime, right? Don't make things difficult for us at this time, okay?"

This was the first time Xu Xuemei spoke such heartfelt words to her father-in-law. She knew that the old man might feel uncomfortable with her saying this, but she had to make it clear that they couldn't send the old man back to the old house right now.

Xu Xuemei knows her man very well. He is a very filial man and he will never watch his father suffer back home.

Things have come to this point. The old man is a very clear-headed person and he knows that if he insists, the eldest brother's family will feel very embarrassed.

"Okay, then go call your mother and the second son over. I'll make this announcement. Since you've decided to raise me, you can take care of your mother if you want to, and I won't say a word."

Shen Jianmin and the others were very comfortable with the old man's statement. If the old man opposed them and ignored Wang Lanxiu in the future, they would definitely feel uncomfortable.

"Okay, I'll call them over right away!" Shen Jianmin left.

The old man looked at his eldest son's back and sighed. In this situation, one can only say that his wife has completely broken his heart.

Shen Jianmin came back soon, bringing back all the people in the second house and the old lady.

Seeing his father's appearance, Shen Jianguo felt a little guilty for a rare time. After all, no one in their family had visited the old man since he was hospitalized, not to mention that it was Shen Chunmiao who made the old man go to the hospital out of anger.

"Dad!" Shen Jianguo called out weakly.

"Yeah! They're here! Quite everyone is here." The old man looked around and found that except for Shen Chunmiao and Shen Chuntao who were still in the hospital, everyone else had arrived.

"Since you are all here, let me tell you one thing. From now on, you two will be responsible for taking care of your mother in her old age, and I will live with the eldest brother's family."

The old man was not a man who liked to beat around the bush, so he directly told them the purpose of asking them to come.

One stone caused a thousand ripples, and everyone, including Wang Lanxiu, looked at the old man in disbelief.

"Old man, what do you mean, we will be separated from now on?"

Wang Lanxiu had no objection to living with the second son's family, but she felt that the old man was confused. It was obvious that only by living with the second son's family could she live a good life, so why was he so desperate and wanted to live with the eldest son's family?

"Well! So be it. I almost had a stroke when I went to the hospital. If I hadn't been sent to the hospital in time, I'm afraid my family would have arranged a funeral for me by now. I'm old now and don't think too much about it. I won't care about the second brother's affairs in the future. The eldest brother and I have a good life. At least there is someone to send me to the hospital when I'm sick. I'm not afraid that no one will know when I die."

These words were like a slap in the face to Shen Jianguo. He was a very proud person, so he just blushed when he heard such words.

"Dad, you misunderstood. I didn't mean to avoid visiting you. It was just that something happened at home and I couldn't leave. Otherwise, we would have gone to the hospital a long time ago."

"Then my hospitalization cost a total of fifty dollars. You can give twenty-five to the old man." How could the old man not understand his son? He immediately put forward his request.

Xie Lanzhi couldn't sit still any longer. "Dad, you know what happened in our family. All the money in the family was given to that Lu Qingshan. How can we afford the medical expenses?"

"Then don't say those things. People who don't know would think you are very filial. In fact, it's just like this. What's more, the doctor also said this time that I can't be provoked, otherwise next time it won't be a matter that can be solved with fifty dollars of medical expenses. You see if you can accept this. If not, I will go back to live in the old house, but you have to pay half of the medical expenses this time. In the future, no matter whether your mother or I feel a little unwell, you will each pay half of the medical expenses."

The old man’s words scared Xie Lanzhi and Shen Jianguo. If his health was really bad and he had to go to the hospital from time to time, how much money would their family have to pay?

Now it seems that Mr. Shen's complexion is not very good, and his health is not as good as that of Wang Lanxiu who is still healthy. If my mother lives with their second wife, it will not only save a lot of medical expenses, but also help their family with some work. No matter how you look at it, it is better for my mother to live with their second wife. What's more, the work points Wang Lanxiu earns now are enough to support herself, and given the old man's current condition, I'm afraid he won't be able to work in the future.

Wouldn't the old family have to support an idle person for nothing, and also have to pay all the medical expenses when the old man is sick?

Everyone can do the math. Xie Lanzhi immediately said, "I really don't have a sister-in-law who can take care of people. Since you want to live with my brother's family, then let's do this. Mom will follow us from now on."

"In this case, let's sign a document."

The old man had been mentally prepared for a long time. Although he was still a little disappointed when the reality came, he didn't feel so bad because he had already given himself a shot of prevention in advance.

The old man was very clear-headed at this time. He knew that nothing was more important than what was written in black and white.

"Why do we need to sign a document? What will happen if this gets out?" Shen Jianguo frowned.

If his parents' retirement issues had to be documented, outsiders wouldn't know what to say once the news got out. He didn't want to be laughed at any more.