Chapter 87 Backlash This is the real retribution for Old Dong.
On the other side, Xu Heye was on her way back to the classroom, thinking about whether there were any suitable opportunities to make money.
Later people thought that opportunities to make a fortune were everywhere at that time, and even a pig could become rich by standing on the wind, but it was not actually true.
There are so many people setting up stalls, how many fail and how many succeed?
It's just survivor bias. What we see are cases of relatives, friends or internet celebrities getting rich by setting up stalls, but we have never seen the tragic experiences of losers who lost everything.
Xu Heye had never set up a stall before. She had been able to make money at the last sports meet, but that was simply because no one else had discovered the idea. Now that someone had taken the lead, by next year's sports meet, it was unclear who would be able to profit.
It’s just that I can’t think of anything about this matter no matter how hard I try.
When Xu Heye returned to the classroom, it was break time. The classmates were chattering about a new TV series that had been released in Guangzhou.
It seems to be called "Public Relations Lady"?
There was no TV in the rental house, and Xu Heye was not very interested in watching TV. She walked across the aisle and returned to her seat.
Kong Xiaoyue was originally talking to Sun Hui. When she saw Xu Heye, she quickly asked, "Xu Heye, where have you been? Why didn't you come to class today?"
Sun Hui also looked at her.
Xu Heye explained, "My grandfather accidentally fell and injured his spine. He was in the hospital for surgery. My homeroom teacher and I took some time off to visit him."
"Oh, I see. How is your grandfather now? Was the operation successful?"
"The operation was successful, but I still need to rest for a while to recover."
"That's good." Kong Xiaoyue patted her chest as if she was finally relieved.
Sun Hui discovered the problem: "Then why are you still frowning?"
Sun Hui pointed at the center of Xu Heye's eyebrows. She couldn't see, so she didn't notice that her eyebrows were almost wrinkled into a "川" shape.
“Is it wrinkled?”
"Very wrinkled." Sun Hui nodded.
"That won't do." Xu Heye quickly raised her hand and touched her brow, relaxing her expression and eyes. The ridged eyebrows and forehead wrinkles made her look older.
"Still wrinkled?"
"It's not wrinkled anymore." Sun Hui shook her head and handed over a notebook. "Here you go."
"What is it?" Xu Heye took the notebook and Sun Hui said, "This is what the teacher taught in the four classes this morning and the two classes this afternoon. I wrote it down for your reference."
Xu Heye opened it and saw the beautiful handwriting and the detailed contents. She was a little surprised. Kong Xiaoyue also came over to take a look and exclaimed, "You are so good, Sun Hui. You have quietly taken such detailed notes. If you keep up this, you will take away Xu Heye's position as the best friend."
Sun Hui: “…”
"So what are you going to do?"
Kong Xiaoyue pouted: "Unless you make a copy for me."
Kong Xiaoyue has made great progress in learning Hucheng dialect after a few months of study. However, she has only been studying for a short time and is not yet proficient in it. She can understand regular speech, but as long as the teacher speaks fast or uses some uncommon characters, she can hardly understand.
"Okay, no problem. I'll make a copy for you when Xu Heye has finished reading it."
Kong Xiaoyue was so happy that she almost jumped up: "Huihui, you are so nice. I like you so much."
Seeing this, Xu Heye said quietly, "I think it's someone who has changed his mind. He even said that my position as best friend is going to be taken away by Sun Hui..."
Kong Xiaoyue: “…”
She hugged Xu Heye and pressed her down: "Of course not, Xu Heye, your position as my best friend will never change."
"Oh, don't hug me, I'm so heavy." Xu Heye tried hard to push Kong Xiaoyue away.
"No, I won't get up. How can you feel my feelings if I don't hold you?"
The three of them had a big fight, and soon the bell for class rang.
The next evening, after school, Xu Heye took the bus to the hospital to visit Old Dong. She had no feelings for him, but he was her mother and her uncle's father after all. Since he had been released from the intensive care unit today, she felt obligated to visit him out of courtesy.
Because she didn't know the ward, Xu Heye went to the intensive care unit first, but sure enough, she didn't see anyone there. She asked the nurse and finally found the room number.
Following the instructions, I walked to the front of the ward. The door was half open. There were three beds inside, but only one was occupied, and that was Old Dong.
Just as Xu Heye was about to knock on the door, she heard sounds of arguing coming from inside the house.
Wang Sumei said quietly, "Old Dong had surgery, and the doctor said he needs to be in the hospital for at least a week for observation. After a week, he will be discharged from the hospital, but he will have to stay in bed at home and not move."
"Looking after the old man is not an easy job. We need to work out a plan. We can't just rely on me, a woman almost sixty years old."
After Wang Sumei finished speaking, Dong Hongfu opened his mouth with anger: "Auntie Wang, you have been married to my father for almost 20 years. In these 20 years, you have never worked a day. It is all thanks to the old man to support you.
The old man not only raised you, but also raised your son and grandchildren, and even gave your son a job. Now he's sick and collapsed, and you're showing your true colors and not wanting to take care of him?"
Wang Sumei: "Boss, what you said is really harsh. Your dad works to earn money, so I don't do anything? In the past, you worked and came home as if you were the boss. You didn't do any housework. Washing, cooking, cleaning, which one didn't I do?"
"Now you say that I'm supported by your dad, how ridiculous! I do so much work, even if I find a job as a nanny, I can still make a lot of money!"
"Oh my, a nanny. A nanny does housework quickly and well, knows how to do everything, cooks delicious meals, and washes clothes cleanly. What about you? You do everything half-heartedly. You asked me to make porridge, but I boiled away all the water and it looked like wet rice.
When I cook rice, it's either burnt or too full. When I'm lazy, I just cook everything in one pot. The same goes for my clothes: the oil stains I get from working in the workshop are the same the day before.
Liu Qiang was a little angry: "Brother, what you said is meaningless. My mother worked hard to serve your family, and now she is serving you and causing you to be vengeful, right? You dislike her for not doing a good job, so why don't you do the same?"
Dai Ying: "Liu Qiang, what you said is ridiculous. Have we ever treated your mother unfairly? When she was working, didn't we provide her with her living expenses? We have already paid for her labor, so why can't we find fault with her?
It's because she married Dad! For Dad's sake, no matter how she tries to fool us, we won't say anything. Otherwise, go out and ask, which nanny would not be fired by the employer if they did such a thing?
Ye Jiayi: "Then why don't you tell me what you're doing with the little money you give to Mom every month? Thirty yuan, and you expect someone to provide you with the same level of service as you would for three hundred yuan a month. With such ability, why don't you just go to heaven?"
Dong Hongfu raised his hand: "Liu Qiang's wife, how can you, a junior, speak to your sister-in-law like that! Apologize to your sister-in-law quickly, or don't blame me for beating you!"
Ye Jiayi sneered: "Oh, Boss Dong, you are really capable. You even hit women. Hit me if you have the guts. Don't worry, I will definitely not fight back this time."
Xu Heye was watching at the door with excitement on her face. Oh, are they going to fight again?
Fight fast, fight fast, life is boring, watching you fight, at least I can have some fun.
Unfortunately, Xu Heye was destined to be disappointed.
Dong Hongfu wasn't stupid either: "You asked me to hit you, but I won't. Do you think I'm stupid? When two people fight, the police say it's called mutual assault, and each is 50% at fault. You didn't fight back, are you hoping to make me the one at fault, get arrested, and be locked up for ten days or half a month? I'm not going to fall for your trick."
Xu Heye's back drooped.
It's boring. They are just a bunch of talkers who don't dare to take any real action.
She turned her gaze to Old Dong lying on the hospital bed.
The weather was very cold. Old Dong was curled up in the quilt, with only his head exposed. His hair was gray and hung messily on his forehead. He watched the people in the ward arguing and attacking each other with lifeless eyes.
He didn't say anything. He became haggard, old and fragile almost overnight, which was in stark contrast to the arrogance, selfishness and strength he had shown when he blocked her at the school gate that day.
Xu Heye didn't know whether Old Dong had stopped the quarrel, but it was obvious that he no longer had the ability to suppress his equally selfish wife and children after he lay down.
Xu Heye had a premonition that what Old Dong had done in the past was really coming back to bite him at this moment.
He was selfish and ruthless to his original wife, so he married Wang Sumei, who seemed gentle and virtuous but was actually equally selfish. He let this dodder plant depend on him to live and satisfy his illusory machismo.
But Wang Sumei only draws nourishment from Old Dong to strengthen herself. When Old Dong falls, she can't turn into a big tree to support the sick Old Dong.
He loved his eldest son and doted on his stepson, but was harsh on his two daughters and youngest son.
He drove away all his filial and ambitious children, leaving behind children who, like him, could only share the good times but not the bad times. This meant that when he fell, his children were destined to quarrel and argue over who would take care of him and who would take better care of him.
The rest of his life was destined to be bleak.
And this is his true retribution.
Xu Heye felt a little bored. Without her uncle, she didn't dare to confront this group of people alone. Otherwise, she couldn't guarantee that these shameless people would not target her and ask her, a junior, to pay for the old man's treatment.
She was willing to spend money on her uncle because he was good to her, and she wanted to repay his kindness. But the old boss had never supported her, and she didn't want to be taken advantage of.
Xu Heye turned around and was about to leave when she saw her uncle rushing over with a big package on his back, looking exhausted.
Xu Heye quickly stopped him: "Uncle, don't go in yet. There is a quarrel going on inside. Once you go in, the criticism will probably be directed at you." After all, the uncle is softer and kinder at heart, and people with bad hearts instinctively know who is easy to bully.
Dong Fuyun felt somewhat helpless. "You can hide for a while, but you can't hide forever. Your grandfather is in there, my biological father. Can I just ignore him and leave him alone?"
Xu Heye suddenly felt that the old man was really lucky. Even though he was in such a bad situation, he still had such a good son.
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