Chapter 98
◎ During the evening rush hour after work, the streets in the core area are filled with the deafening sound of car horns.
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During the evening rush hour after work, the streets in the core area were filled with the deafening sound of car horns.
Bei Bitang opened the passenger door very naturally and said as she sat in, "Let's go to the gym first."
This time, Gu Wangxi drove an ordinary daily car, not such an eye-catching car, but he still attracted a lot of attention from his colleagues in the company.
Seeing Gu Wangxi standing still, Bei Bitang couldn't help but glance at him and urged, "Hurry up."
With a hint of complaint and a hint of coquettishness, Gu Wangxi, who was still laughing foolishly, was instantly brought back to his senses. He hurriedly got into the car, closed the door, and said, "But what should I do if I don't have my gym clothes?"
Gu Wangxi was buckling his seatbelt, his tense muscles showing through his tight-fitting suit. Bei Bitang glanced at it briefly, then averted her gaze and said calmly, "Just take off your shirt."
Gu Wangxi smiled at her and said in a low voice, "But what can I do? I just want you to see it."
Bei Bitang blushed and rolled her eyes slightly.
Seeing Bei Bitang remained silent, Gu Wangxi started the car and returned to business, saying, "Why can I see Anna, Bitang? I've rehearsed that scene in my mind thousands of times."
Gu Wangxi's words were full of sincerity, and Bei Bitang's heart ached, but she still said firmly: "Not now, the weather is still a bit cold. Except for school, I almost don't let her go outside. Let's wait until it's warmer."
She couldn't bring Gu Wangxi home. She didn't want to think about the future and didn't consider the future of her and Gu Wangxi.
But, even though Xie Weiran was planning to get married, she didn't bring him home directly.
Upon hearing that he would not be able to see his daughter for a while, Gu Wangxi felt heavy in his heart and could only hope that the weather would warm up soon.
He nodded and said, "Then I hope that day will come sooner."
This time he would be like a lion, firmly entrenched beside Bei Bitang and his daughter, and would not give anyone the chance to cut in line.
Bei Bitang gave him a sweet date, ruffled her hair, and said, "Magnolia Anna likes it very much. I have already told her that there is an uncle who wants to meet her, and she agreed to meet you."
Gu Wangxi turned around abruptly, his eyes sparkling as he said, "Really?! She likes magnolias? Then I'll send her some more, every day!"
Bei Bitang frowned slightly and reminded in a deep voice, "Watch the car."
Gu Wangxi quickly looked ahead, and Bei Bitang said coldly, "Don't go there. We agreed on this."
Gu Wangxi was silent for a moment, then said in a hoarse voice, "I know. I won't reveal to Anna that I'm her biological father."
Bei Bitang hopes that Gu Wangxi can impress Anna with his sincerity and let Anna accept him from the bottom of her heart, instead of using the title of "Dad", which will make Anna very uneasy and put psychological pressure on her.
After receiving a call from her second sister, Bei Bitang took some time out the next day and went to Lin Bilan's new house.
As soon as I got off the car and walked into the yard of the family building, I saw Miao Xiuxiu leaning against a tree, squinting her eyes to bask in the sun.
Next to her stood an old man, who looked about the same age as Miao Xiuxiu. He was dressed very fashionably, wearing a peaked cap, a plaid suit, and a pipe.
The two talked for a while, and the old uncle left with a smile on his face. Bei Bitang walked over and said to Miao Xiuxiu, "Mom."
"Why are you back?" Miao Xiuxiu asked curiously, and tried to get up by supporting herself with her hands on the tree trunk.
Bei Bitang reached out to help her and said calmly, "Come back to get the rent."
After Miao Xiuxiu and the others moved out, the old house became empty. Bei Bitang didn't have time to deal with this little matter. Lin Bilan was even more anxious than her as the landlord. She was busy looking for a tenant and rented out the empty house.
Miao Xiuxiu frowned and said, "Can't I just bring it to you? Why do you have to come all the way back?"
Bei Bitang pursed her lips and said nothing.
She came back this time under the pretext of getting the rent money so that Miao Xiuxiu could go to the hospital for a physical examination.
After Lin Bilan and Huang Dashan divorced cleanly, Lin Kangquan transferred to another school, his academic performance improved instead of declining, and he moved into a spacious new house.
She doesn't have to worry about anything anymore. If she wants to visit her second daughter's stall to help, she can just take the bus. If she wants to visit her youngest daughter's house to see her granddaughter, she can also come at any time.
Miao Xiuxiu's life became more energetic day by day. But from time to time, she would see blackouts, feel dizzy, and have difficulty breathing.
Even the carefree Lin Bilan noticed that something was wrong with her body and asked her to see a doctor.
The older people get, the more they resist going to the hospital and would rather endure it on their own. Seeing that she couldn't persuade her, Lin Bilan became anxious and told Wei Bili.
The two of them tried to persuade her gently for a while, but Miao Xiuxiu was still stubborn and refused to go to the hospital.
There was no other choice but to drag Bei Bitang along, because they all discovered that Miao Xiuxiu now listened to Bei Bitang the most, and it could even be said that she was a little afraid of her youngest daughter.
The two entered the house. Wei Bili was tidying up in Miao Xiuxiu's room, and Lin Bilan was busy in the kitchen, shelling edamame.
Seeing Bei Bitang coming back, the two of them came out and breathed a sigh of relief.
Lin Bilan was carrying a bag containing Miao Xiuxiu's ID and said with a smile, "Okay, Bitang is back, let's go."
Lin Bilan wiped her hands and they both walked towards the door.
Miao Xiuxiu felt something was wrong and frowned, "Where are you going?"
Lin Bilan said angrily, "Go to the hospital! Bili and I can't persuade Mom. Now that my little sister is back, Mom should go see a doctor, right?"
Miao Xiuxiu desperately shook her head and said, "I won't go! I already said I'm not sick! I'll be fine after the winter!"
Lin Bilan became even angrier, her face flushed, and she wanted to say something, but Wei Bili quickly held her back and gave her a look, telling her to look at Bei Bitang.
Bei Bitang's face paled, and she said in an emotionless tone, "Mom, I drove back today. If you don't go, wouldn't my gas money be wasted?"
Miao Xiuxiu choked and was speechless. Seeing this, Lin Bilan and Wei Bili looked at each other, stepped forward, and pulled Miao Xiuxiu out the door, one on each side.
There are always many people in the hospital. Outside the building, it is spring and the chill has not yet dissipated. The building is so stuffy that people feel dizzy.
The three sisters queued up, registered, and ran up and down the stairs more than ten times. They were busy until dinner time before Miao Xiuxiu finished her physical examination.
After a bunch of tests, the results wouldn't be out for a few days. Bei Bitang drove Miao Xiuxiu and the others back to Lin Bilan's house, went in, and drank some water.
Miao Xiuxiu kept muttering, "I told you I'm not sick. The doctor said it's fine."
The three daughters ignored her, took off their coats, rolled up their sleeves, went into the kitchen, and worked together to make a dinner with very Shanghai characteristics.
Smoked fish, braised pork, edamame and shredded pork with pickled mustard greens, pork ribs and rice cakes, and grass head circles.
Lin Bilan bought all the vegetables early in the morning. Otherwise, when she came back from the hospital, most of the stalls in the vegetable market had closed down, and the remaining ones were wilted.
As soon as they sat down to eat, Miao Xiuxiu said, "Bitang, you must come back often in the future and bring Anna with you. I am old and I am looking forward to your return."
Before Bei Bitang could say anything, Lin Bilan raised her eyelids to the ceiling, pouted, turned her head to look at Bei Bitang and said, "Little sister, you can come back without worry. Some people are busy with their own life events right now, so how can they care about whether their daughter gets married or not?"
After hearing this, Bei Bitang took a sip of white rice, looked at Wei Bili, and asked silently, what's going on?
Wei Bili blushed and murmured, "Bitang, don't listen to what Big Sister says. It's not true."
Lin Bilan immediately sneered disdainfully in response.
She sneered and said, "Nothing like that? Maybe he'll bring that Uncle Huang home in a few days and let us call him dad."
After a pause, she added sarcastically, "Once he puts on a suit and a Swiss watch, he'll charm even the grandmothers so much that they'll keep wanting to go out."
Bei Bitang picked up a edamame, put it in her mouth, and suddenly said, "You're still smoking a pipe, right?"
Lin Bilan's eyes widened immediately, and she looked at Bei Bitang in surprise, "How did you know?"
Bei Bitang said indifferently, "I saw it when I got back."
Lin Bilan knocked on the table and said bitterly, "He's like a dog-skin plaster, always sticking to women!"
As the heroine of the "scandal," Miao Xiuxiu neither blushed nor panicked. She waited until Lin Bilan finished scolding her before she said frankly, "Don't worry. We can have coffee, stroll around, and watch a movie, but I won't remarry or live together. I have my reasons for who's more important, and I won't cause any trouble for you guys."
Wei Bili hurriedly explained: "Mom, that's not what we meant."
Lin Bilan said quickly: "Mom, this is what you said! You must remember it!"
Miao Xiuxiu said "hmm", which was considered as her agreement.
Seeing this, Lin Bilan breathed a sigh of relief and finally put her heart at ease. Wei Bili glared at her fiercely, but she didn't mind.
Miao Xiuxiu is almost seventy years old, and it's her turn to serve and take care of her mother. If she finds an old man, it will only add to her burden.
She didn't want the other party to live in her house, and she was worried about letting Miao Xiuxiu live in his house.
That old man is obviously a romantic person. Expecting him to take care of a partner who just came along? Unreliable. Maybe he even expects Mum and his daughters to take care of him?
But she heard that the old man now has only one son in Shanghai, and he doesn't live with him.
While eating, Wei Bili suddenly said, "Jinlong and I have moved out. I'll leave you the phone number of our new home later."
"What?" Lin Bilan's reaction was unexpectedly big, and Miao Xiuxiu's brows were tightly furrowed.
Wei Bili looked at Lin Bilan with a puzzled look.
Lin Bilan's face was filled with anxiety. She said angrily, "Wei Bili, are you stupid?! It's such a big house, and your parents-in-law are rich and usually help with our living expenses. You don't know what's good for you and actually want to move out. How will you win their hearts in the future? When the property is divided, they will definitely favor your uncle."
Lin Bilan acted like the eunuch was anxious even though the emperor was not, and she wished she could fight for the Chen family's property on behalf of Wei Bili.
Wei Bili was speechless. She closed her eyes and said in a deep voice, "Don't worry, big sister. My parents-in-law treat everyone equally. My father-in-law got the whole house because he is the only child of my father-in-law. As for how the property will be divided in the future, they said it would be an equal share. Both the money and the house will be divided equally. In their eyes, sons and daughters are the same."
Lin Bilan's face darkened, and she said in astonishment, "So, married daughters also have a share?! That won't do!"
Wei Bili rolled her eyes and said coldly, "Why not? My daughters are my biological children too. Once they get married, they are no longer my parents-in-law's children. They've always been filial to me. When my parents-in-law had a minor illness, they came back to take care of them with their sons. To be honest, they're the ones who lost out. My mother-in-law didn't help them take care of the children."
Wei Bili really didn't want to get involved with the whole family, even if it meant getting less inheritance in the future.
It is more reliable to use the time spent sulking and resolving conflicts to make money than to wait for the old people to share the money decades later. It is not like she and Chen Jinlong are incapable of making money.
Lin Bilan had nothing to say, but she still looked extremely disapproving.
Wei Bili said sarcastically, "Big Sister, don't forget that I also have a daughter. If you say that and think so in your heart, how will you face your niece in the future?"
Lin Bilan blushed and muttered softly, "How can it be the same?"
At this time, Miao Xiuxiu, who had been watching the two people debate, suddenly said, "My future money and things will be divided equally among the three of you."
Lin Bilan was worried about Wei Bili just now, but now she couldn't care about Wei Bilili, she was worried about herself.
She opened her mouth and saw Bei Bitang's face as calm as a mountain, and quickly reached out to cover her mouth.
But we can't offend both Bei Bitang and Wei Bili. Mom is old, and the two sisters are the last two walls behind her.
Wei Bili quickly said, "Mom, what are you talking about? You can give your things to whoever you want. I have enough money to spend. Don't always try to save money. Spend it when you can!"
Seeing Wei Bili say this, Lin Bilan's face lit up immediately, but the next second, Miao Xiuxiu waved her hand and said, "I've already made up my mind. Whether you need anything or not is up to you. Who gets rich or poor is also a matter of your personal ability. My capital will be divided equally from now on!"
Wei Bili opened her mouth to say something, but seeing Miao Xiuxiu's determined face, she swallowed her words back.
Lin Bilan's face was gloomy, but she knew that if she spoke out against it, she would be hated.
Bei Bitang said nothing, her expression calm.
She used to be the softest-hearted one, but now she is the hardest-hearted one.
Bei Bitang looked at Wei Bili and said sincerely, "Second sister, I'll lend you some money so you can buy a house."
Wei Bili shook her head and said, "No, I don't want to buy a house for the time being."
It would be a lie to say that she didn't miss him, but Bei Bitang had helped her a lot, both with the shop and with the large orders for chartering cars for Chen Jinlong.
If she borrows money from Bei Bitang again to buy a house, it would be too greedy. She is Bei Bitang's sister and she should be the one to protect Bei Bitang.
Bei Bitang said, "Second sister, if I put the money in the bank, I'll only earn interest. I won't be able to use it for a while, so please think about it."
Wei Bili waved her hand and said, "Really, no need, Bitang. Wait two years until I've paid off all my debts, then we can talk about buying a house."
Seeing Wei Bili firmly refuse, Bei Bitang didn't know what to say. She nodded and said, "Second Sister, it's good that you have a plan in mind. However, the sooner you buy this house, the better. It's best to get it all in one go, with an elevator, a good school district, and everything."
Lin Bilan poked the bowl and interrupted jealously, "Every good thing is always thought of Bili."
Bei Bitang didn't even look at her and said in a cold tone, "Lin Bilan, return the money."
Lin Bilan choked and muttered, "I...I didn't say I wouldn't return it."
Bei Bitang deliberately raised her head, took a sizing look at the house, and said, "If you don't pay it back, you can use this house as collateral."
Lin Bilan said hurriedly, "No! I can pay you back double next month, okay?"
Bei Bitang said, "Give it back to Mom first."
Miao Xiuxiu continued, "Give it back to Bili first."
Lin Bilan said dejectedly: "Okay, okay, you are all good people, only I am hateful!"
Bei Bitang ate half a bowl of rice, then put down her chopsticks, took out a piece of paper and wiped the corners of her mouth.
Miao Xiuxiu frowned and said, "Why are you eating so little?"
Bei Bitang said, "Mom, I have to go now. I have to attend a banquet later, so I should at least have a few bites."
Seeing Bei Bitang stand up, Lin Bilan hurriedly shouted: "Bitang, wait a minute, I have something to talk to you about!"
The three of them turned their heads and looked at her, and Lin Bilan's face slowly turned red.
She twisted the corner of her clothes and stammered, "Bitang, I'm divorced from Dashan. I'm still young and in good financial condition. I want you to introduce me to a boyfriend."
Wei Bili and Miao Xiuxiu frowned when they heard this. Lin Bilan was going to cause trouble again. However, it would be better for her to let others introduce her. Her own vision was really poor. But why did she choose Bei Bitang?
Is there anyone suitable for Bei Bitang?
Bei Bitang, who was being picked on, didn't even frown. She didn't reject Lin Bilan either. Instead, she smiled and asked softly, "Big Sister, what kind of person do you want to find?"
Miao Xiuxiu and Wei Bili both felt that Bei Bitang's reaction was not right. Lin Bilan trembled, but still mustered up the courage to say, "Don't ask for too good conditions. If they are too good, I can't control him. It's best if he doesn't have children. If there are children, they should live with their mother. He should be a few years older than me. I don't ask for a big office. If he is a big boss, he should at least have his own house and a stable job with a few hundred yuan income."
Wei Bili reached out to pull Lin Bilan and told her to stop talking, but Lin Bilan dodged.
Bei Bitang raised her eyebrows and smiled, her expression unremarkable. She nodded slightly and said, "Okay, I'll make a phone call and find someone for you."
After saying that, Bei Bitang took out her cell phone from her bag, went to the balcony, and closed the glass door to prevent Lin Bilan from eavesdropping.
Bei Bitang called Gu Wangxi without hesitation.
Gu Wangxi said in surprise: "Why are you calling me? What are you doing?"
Bei Bitang couldn't help but smile slightly and said, "Let's have dinner at my eldest sister's house."
Gu Wangxi said regretfully, "You've already eaten. I wanted to invite you to eat."
Bei Bitang smiled and said, "I have something to talk to you about."
Gu Wangxi quickly said, "Just tell me what you want to say. I'll go through fire and water for you."
Bei Bitang laughed and said, "Stop being so joking. Do you have a middle-aged, unmarried, forty-year-old construction worker from out of town on your construction site? Ideally, one with very poor conditions in all aspects. Tell me who he is."
Gu Wangxi frowned in confusion, but after getting to the bottom of it, he simply said, "Wait a moment, I'll make a phone call and ask. Don't hang up."
Bei Bitang said softly, "Okay."
Next she heard the sound of Gu Wangxi walking and guessed that he was going to get the landline.
After a moment, Gu Wangxi said in a magnetic voice: "I found one that best fits your description. His name is..."
Bei Bitang listened carefully, and when Gu Wangxi finished speaking, she said, "Thank you, bye."
Gu Wangxi: “…”
He looked at the mobile phone in his hand dejectedly, shook his head, and then hummed a song, in a very good mood.
He didn't believe that Bei Bitang couldn't handle this matter herself. She just needed to make a phone call to her secretary like he did, which would only take two or three minutes.
But Bei Bitang came to him when she had something to do, which was undoubtedly a very good phenomenon.
Bei Bitang pushed open the glass door, walked into the living room, and simply told Lin Bilan, who was waiting eagerly, the name of the construction worker and his workplace, and then left her house.
Lin Bilan bit her chopsticks in great surprise, feeling that she was about to catch a rich husband.
When she starts having a second spring, she will definitely bring people back to take a look and make that couple so angry that they die!
A few days later, Miao Xiuxiu's examination results came out. As expected, there was a problem. The small blood vessels near Miao Xiuxiu's heart were blocked, and she needed to be hospitalized for treatment and surgery.
Bei Bitang closed the car door and walked into the ward in a hurry.
Lin Bilan was the only one staying in the single room. Her eyes were slightly red as she sat at the head of the bed, lowering her head and wiping away her tears.
She heard footsteps and looked up. It was Bei Bitang who came. She immediately glared at Bei Bitang angrily, and the sadness on her face turned into anger.
Bei Bitang said calmly, "Are you sure you want to argue with me in Mom's ward?"
Lin Bilan sniffed and swallowed the anger in her chest.
Bei Bitang looked at Miao Xiuxiu who was lying on the hospital bed and asked, "Mom, how do you feel?"
Miao Xiuxiu sat up, waved her hand and said, "I'm fine. I can eat and drink. It's just a sleep and surgery. You can go back to work or stay with Anna."
Bei Bitang observed that Miao Xiuxiu looked calm and composed, without a trace of frustration. She knew that her mother would be able to hold on this time. She nodded and said, "I'll wait for Second Sister to come back and say hello, then go ask the doctor."
This was all she could do. She shared the medical expenses, let Miao Xiuxiu stay in a single room, and hired a nurse for her.
She was asked to take leave to come to the hospital to take care of Miao Xiuxiu, but she couldn't do it and was unwilling to do it.
Lin Bilan glared at Bei Bitang and said, "Bei Bitang, I have something to tell you."
Bei Bitang's expression remained unchanged as she said softly, "Let's talk outside."
Bei Bitang walked to the end of the corridor, stopped, and motioned to Lin Bilan to say whatever she wanted to say.
Lin Bilan was so angry that she jumped up and down and said, "Bei Bitang, who are you looking for for me?!"
The next day, Lin Bilan also rested at home. She washed her hair, changed into a new dress, put some lipstick on her lips, and happily went to the address Bei Bitang gave her to find someone.
When they arrived at the place, they found that it was full of construction sites. Lin Bilan felt something was wrong. She also thought that there were engineers and the like on the construction site. The person Bei Bitang introduced to her must be a contractor at least.
She suppressed her inner anxiety and asked people. When the security guard heard who she was looking for, he stared at her strangely and smiled for a long time before he went to find someone.
From a distance, she saw the security guard call out the ugliest middle-aged man from a group of shirtless workers mixing cement.
She was so scared that her face turned pale and she ran away in her high heels.
After Lin Bilan finished her accusation, she looked like she was saying, "Bei Bitang, you have to give me an explanation."
Bei Bitang smiled calmly and said, "Big Sister, why are you running away? She may be ugly, but her family is well-off and has four or five houses."
Lin Bilan said in disbelief, "With so many houses, why would he go and do hard labor?"
Bei Bitang raised an eyebrow and said, "What else? No wife, no children, just staying at home to look after the house?"
Lin Bilan shook her head violently, her nose wrinkled, and said, "Even if he has several houses, I don't want one if they look like that!"
Bei Bitang stared at her and said in an ambiguous tone, "Appearance is not important. Once the light is on, they all look the same. You'll get used to them after looking at them for a while."
Lin Bilan opened her mouth to refute, but suddenly frowned. Why did this sound so familiar?
She finally remembered that these were the words she had said to Bei Bitang when she asked her to marry He Dafei!
Lin Bilan's mind suddenly lit up. It turned out that Bei Bitang was seeking revenge for what happened in the past.
Seeing Lin Bilan's expression, Bei Bitang smiled and said, "Big Sister, do you remember?"
Lin Bilan swallowed and said weakly, "It was my fault before, Bitang. It was because He Dafei was so good at pretending that I thought he was someone I could trust for life. Anyway, He Dafei's conditions were really good back then."
Bei Bitang snorted coldly and asked, "What about now?"
In 1982, the missing He Dafei was found by the police. He had been imprisoned in a cave and worked like a slave for several years, with the traffickers beating and scolding him.
That’s right, the wife he went to see was a human trafficker, and her identity was imposter. She was actually older than He Dafei.
She originally wanted to avoid the limelight, but she didn't expect He Dafei to marry her by accident and even want to use violence against her.
The female trafficker couldn't stand this kind of humiliation, so she simply took He Dafei back to the base camp and tortured him.
Speaking of which, the public security department should thank He Dafei.
After He Dafei returned home, he couldn't even speak clearly. He didn't go out and stayed at home, eating and drinking a lot, and turned himself into a fat man weighing more than 300 pounds.
Seeing that he was completely useless and worried about his retirement, He Zhiguo thought about adopting a child to provide for He Dafei in the future.
Who knew that He Dafei was so reckless and unwilling to do so, and was beaten by He Zhiguo so hard that he couldn't get out of bed. He also threatened that if He Zhiguo brought the child home, he would strangle him to death!
The old couple He Zhiguo sighed at home, and their hair turned completely white.
No one wants to get involved with the He family now.
Lin Bilan's face suddenly turned awkward, and she whispered, "Then I know I was wrong, and I don't want you to introduce me anymore."
Bei Bitang smiled, looking confused, and said, "You see, He Dafei had good conditions before, and I also think that construction worker is good. Maybe he will become rich in the future. Big sister, I am sincerely doing this for your own good."
Now, Lin Bilan finally understood what Bei Bitang felt at that time. She couldn't even vomit, and she felt extremely nauseous.
When Wei Bili came back from fetching water, Miao Xiuxiu asked her to go out and find Bei Bitang so that the two of them wouldn't start a fight again.
Wei Bili walked up to the two of them and noticed the strange atmosphere. Lin Bilan looked like she was having morning sickness. She was horrified and said, "Lin Bilan, you haven't done anything stupid again, have you?! Mom is sick, Xiaokang has to take the entrance exam, and you're just thinking about your own things!"
Lin Bilan covered her chest and met Wei Bili's eyes. She inexplicably understood. She waved her hands and said, "What? How is that possible! I want to remarry, but I'm not afraid of death if I have another child."
Wei Bili thought about Lin Bilan's personality and realized that she cared about herself the most, so she breathed a sigh of relief.
She said, "Mom, I'm looking for you. Go back."
Lin Bilan also didn't want to be in the same space with Bei Bitang, so she left without saying a word.
Wei Bili looked at Bei Bitang with concern, sighed and said, "Bitang, are you okay?"
Bei Bitang shook her head and said, "It's okay. Since you're back, Second Sister, I'll go find a doctor to find out about Mom's condition."
Wei Bili hesitated and said, "There's something I need to discuss with you. My eldest sister said she'll pay for half of Mom's medical expenses this time."
When Lin Bilan heard the doctor say that Miao Xiuxiu's test results were bad, she felt cold all over.
She knew that if something happened to Miao Xiuxiu, the only person in the world who devoted himself to her would be gone.
Lin Bilan was so scared that she had nightmares and cried for most of the day. Finally, she felt guilty and stopped arguing with her two sisters. She offered to pay half of Miao Xiuxiu's medical expenses.
Bei Bitang said in surprise, "Since she's really willing to pay, I won't be polite to her. She'll pay half, and you and I will split the rest."
As the eldest sister, Lin Bilan has taken advantage of Wei Bili for so many years. It would be a lie to say that Wei Bili has no resentment at all.
Hearing what Bei Bitang said, she nodded and said with a bit of anger, "Then I won't be polite to her either! Don't worry, Bitang, I and Big Sister will take care of Mum. Just come visit her when you have time."
Bei Bitang said "hmm", this was what she had planned.
As Bei Bitang was about to walk out, she heard someone calling her from behind.
"Auntie, wait!"
Bei Bitang stopped and looked back. It was Lin Kangquan.
Lin Kangquan originally came to Beijing to participate in an English competition. After the competition, he planned to play in Beijing for two days.
After receiving a panicked call from Lin Bilan, saying Miao Xiuxiu was ill, Lin Kangquan immediately asked his teacher for leave and prepared to return to Shanghai. Bei Bitang even bought him a plane ticket and asked him to return as soon as possible.
Lin Kangquan was still holding luggage in his hands, and it was obvious that he had just come from the airport.
Lin Kangquan spoke first, "Auntie, thank you for buying me the plane ticket. And...my mother is like this. If she said anything unpleasant, I apologize to you on her behalf. I hope you won't hold it against her. She's confused."
As soon as Lin Kangquan went up the stairs, he met the angry Lin Bilan. As soon as Lin Bilan saw her son, she complained to him about Bei Bitang.
It's such a small thing, but it's hard for Bei Bitang to hold a grudge for so many years and want to get revenge.
After hearing this, Lin Kangquan didn't even have time to ask when Lin Bilan had the idea of remarrying, so he ran over to apologize to Bei Bitang.
Bei Bitang smiled slightly and said, "Go back to the ward and stay with your grandma."
Bei Bitang didn't say that she didn't care, nor did she say that she cared. As Lin Bilan's son, Lin Kangquan sighed heavily in his heart, thinking that his mother was a terrible person.
He felt a lot of pressure facing his aunt who was a senior executive in a large multinational company. Bei Bitang treated him like a child, and Lin Kang's face flushed red. He felt that he was impulsive.
No matter how mature and steady he is, no matter how sophisticated he is, there is no reason for him to interfere in the relationship between Bei Bitang and his mother.
He can usually take care of his own mother, but he can't take care of Bei Bitang.
His face flushed, and he murmured, "Aunt, I'll go back to the ward then."
Bei Bitang smiled slightly, waved her hand and said, "Go."
Although she didn't give Lin Kangquan an accurate answer, Lin Bilan had disgusted her at first, and now she was doubly disgusted in return.
She would not hold grudges against Lin Bilan about the past, but if Lin Bilan wasted her good life and ran to her and said or did something disgusting, then don't blame her for not caring about family harmony.
Bei Bitang thought as she walked.
"ah!"
"Are you looking for death? Don't you even look at people when you walk?!"
Bei Bitang turned around and looked at the two women in front of her, one old and one middle-aged. The older woman had a foul mouth. After so many years, the stench of her meanness could be smelled ten miles away.
As for the middle-aged woman, she was wearing plain grey clothes, had a sallow complexion and a bitter look on her face. She was slightly bent at the waist, carrying a pile of hospital supplies in her hands, and she was even stretching out half of her hand to support the old lady.
Hsu Hui-chiu turned the tables and accused her of not looking at people when they walked. It was obvious that she and Zeng Linlin were walking without looking at people, and someone rushed out from the corner and was about to bump into her. Was it wrong for her to dodge?
Bei Bitang seized the opportunity when Xu Huiqiu was cursing and opened her mouth to curse back.
Suddenly, Xu Huiqiu lost her voice. She looked at the elegant Bei Bitang and not only did she not recognize her, but she also apologized and said, "I'm sorry, Miss. It was all because we were not careful when walking."
As she spoke, she turned around and fiercely twisted the back of her daughter-in-law Zeng Linlin's hand, scolding her, "You bastard, are you holding a grudge against me? You walk without looking at people, are you trying to throw me to death? I'm telling you, if anything happens to me, Xiaoze will divorce you right away!"
Seeing Xu Huiqiu's ruthlessness, Bei Bitang felt a slight toothache, but Zeng Linlin seemed to feel no pain. She said numbly, "Mom, I was wrong. You can beat me or scold me, but you can't let Ze Li divorce me..."
Looking at Zeng Linlin, who looked like a bullied young wife, she no longer had the arrogance of Miss Zeng.
Bei Bitang felt that things had changed and people had changed. She didn't want to look anymore and turned away.
Xu Huiqiu continued to scold Zeng Linlin. Zeng Linlin lowered her head and let him scold her, not daring to say a word back. She was shaking with fear.
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