"This third child is really something. Normally, Mom belongs to him alone, but when she's sick, she becomes everyone's mom?"
Fang Jianjin stopped immediately and couldn't help but eavesdrop.
"Xiaorong, what are you talking about? Mom lives with them, and they usually take care of her. They already—"
"Are they the ones taking care of Mom, or is Mom taking care of them? The old lady buys vegetables and meat out of her own pocket every day to take care of the whole family's food and drink. Don't think I don't know. I'm not after Mom's money. You know me. I've never asked Mom for a penny. I'm just angry. Do you know that it wasn't the third brother and the others who took Mom to the hospital the other day? Mom went there secretly alone, without telling us or your brothers!"
"How...did you know that?"
"Li Yan let it slip. The couple even said it so nicely. They said they were taking Mom to the hospital. I really..."
Li Yan is the name of Fang Laosan's wife.
For a moment, the room fell silent.
It was a long time before Father Fang's voice rang out, "Mom is the same, always worried about adding burden to us."
"Mom is scared, but can't they see it at all? They don't communicate with us when there is a problem, and when they can't hide it anymore, they think of you, the eldest brother! If you don't believe me, just look, I, the eldest daughter-in-law, will be the one to keep you company in the bed from now on. It's okay if your second brother and his friends are out of town and can't make it, but I don't count on your third brother and his friends at all!"
"That's not the case. Isn't it because you're retired?"
"Even on her day off, Li Yan won't stay with me. She'll just come to the hospital for a stroll. If you don't believe me, just look!"
"Then she..."
"Fang Xinghua, do you understand what I'm saying?"
"As we are the big guys, we have to suffer some losses, but suffering losses is a blessing." Father Fang hurriedly comforted.
"This isn't a question of whether I'm at a disadvantage or not! I just feel that, how should I put it, I'm not one to save face. I just think they didn't do anything, but they're still trying to save face. It's really... too hypocritical. Forget it, I won't say it anymore."
"Go to sleep." Fang Xinghua quickly ended the topic.
Fang Jianjin, standing at the bedroom door, pursed her lips, then tiptoed to the water dispenser to get some water.
But when she drank water, she couldn't help but recall the conversation between her parents in her mind.
In fact, she was also a little indignant and felt unfair for her mother.
Her parents always talked about these things with the door closed after she fell asleep, and never told them to her face, but she would see things for herself and make her own judgments.
It was just as her mother said, whenever the old lady had any trouble, it was her father who ran around and paid the bill in the end.
You have to know that her grandmother's monthly pension is more than 6,000 yuan, and there are also savings and funeral expenses left by her grandfather after his death. Logically, the money should be enough for her to spend.
Especially the savings. When grandpa was critically ill and hospitalized, she accompanied grandma to withdraw the money regularly, and then deposited it all into a current account passbook.
But last time she went to her third uncle's house and took a nap on her grandmother's bed, because her sleeping posture was not honest, her hand accidentally touched the passbook that her grandmother had placed under her pillow. She couldn't help but take a look and found that there was very little money left in the passbook.
During this period, her third uncle's family moved into a new house, which left no room for anyone to think too much.
Fang Jianjin sighed, unwilling to think too much, and then went back to his room to sleep.
*
The next day, Monday.
Jian Xiu had already made arrangements, and Fang Jianjin's parents went to pick up the old lady early in the morning and went to the hospital together.
Fang Jianjin was at work and felt relieved when he received the news from his father that everything was going well.
When she saw her father sent a message saying "Thank your boyfriend for me", she was so excited that she quickly took a screenshot and sent it to Jian Xiu, unable to help but share it with him.
[Jian Xiu: Tell Uncle you're welcome. This is what I should do.]
[Fang Jianjin: Should?]
[Jian Xiu: Future son-in-law, do you think this is appropriate?]
Fang Jianjin didn't expect that he was so bold that he could say such words about his future son-in-law.
But it was undeniable that her heart was pounding because of this reply.
After a long while, she finally replied without saying anything else.
[Fang Jianjin: Ha, I'm going to take a screenshot and show it to my dad!]
[Jian Xiu: Yes.]
Yes, you big-headed ghost!
You're welcome to apologize, but I'm not!
Fang Jianjin complained in her heart, sent a tongue-sticking emoticon, and then turned to ask about her grandmother's condition.
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