Xu Qingzhi smiled but didn't say anything.

Zhou Hongwei on the other side curled his lips with a look of disdain: "How much can a small ginseng be worth."

Wang Yanmei hadn't intended to say anything, but when she heard this, she immediately became unhappy and said with a bit of boasting and pride: "My daughter spent 60,000 to buy it!"

"What, 60,000!" Wang Jinlan opened her mouth in shock. She was thinking, if she was given the 60,000 yuan, she could spend it for a year and even give some money to her daughter's family. But Xu Qingzhi actually spent 60,000 yuan to buy a ginseng root to boil water for the old man to drink! What a waste.

Wang Kaifu was not surprised and nodded. "After I finished drinking it, I felt better all over. Qingzhi, I'm sorry for making you spend money."

Chen Xiaoqing took a deep breath, looked at the bottom of the ginseng water, and quickly covered the cup with a lid, "This ginseng must be kept and boiled again, don't waste it. You old man, you drank 60,000 yuan worth of water in just a few gulps!"

Wang Kaifu curled his lips and said, "This ginseng tastes good. Once you drink it, you can't stop. It makes you feel comfortable all over."

Wang Yanmei originally thought that ginseng was expensive, but when she heard her father say that drinking it was helpful, she suddenly felt that the money was well spent.

"As long as grandpa thinks it tastes good, I'll ask my friends to buy a few more next time." Xu Qingzhi said.

"Qingzhi is so filial. I have always felt that Qingzhi will have a promising future when he grows up..." The third aunt began to praise Xu Qingzhi again.

Xu Qingzhi continued digging her toes into the ground in embarrassment. She was really not used to her elders praising her like this in front of her.

Zhou Hongwei left on the pretext of having something to do, and before leaving he secretly glared at Xu Qingzhi.

Xu Qingzhi didn't care. She had disliked this uncle since she was a child. He spoke in a sarcastic tone, did nothing at home, and didn't go out to make money. He lived on the little pension that her grandfather had given her. He even said with a clear conscience that all sons-in-law were like this.

Xu Qingzhi didn't care, but Wang Yanmei was really angry and muttered, "What kind of person is that!"

Seeing this, Wang Jinlan explained: "Qingzhi, don't mind it. Hongwei is just a bit chauvinistic."

The reputation of "male chauvinism" was damaged! Xu Qingzhi shrugged and said nothing.

After drinking the ginseng water, Wang Kaifu felt much better and his appetite seemed to improve. He ate all the porridge, cabbage and tofu.

Wang Jinlan and several aunts took the dishes and went to clean up.

Xu Qingzhi went out to find out about the subsequent medical expenses.

When she was about to pass the bathroom, she heard her aunt and great-aunt's voices talking from afar, as well as her mother's name.

"Jinlan, are you serious? Yanmei hasn't given you a penny in these years?" Fourth Aunt asked in surprise.

Wang Jinlan sighed, "Yanmei and Fuqiang's life is not easy either. I asked them twice and they said they had no money. After all, Yanmei is married and I am the one who stayed at home. As children, Hongwei and I should also bear the medical expenses for the old man."

The third aunt didn't believe it. "No way. Qingzhi bought 60,000 ginseng today. Yanmei doesn't look like she doesn't care about the old man."

"Let's not talk about whether that thumb-sized ginseng was bought for 60,000 yuan. He showed off in front of everyone that he had money to buy ginseng, but pretended to have no money when we were trying to collect medical expenses. That's why Hongwei was so angry today." Wang Jinlan said.

The fifth aunt gritted her teeth in anger: "I really didn't see that!"

Wang Jinlan said helplessly, "If you hadn't asked, I wouldn't have wanted to tell you. Yanmei has never served the old man for more than a few days. It was Hongwei and I who paid for it. But don't tell him to her face. Yanmei is a thin-skinned person. After all, we are a family."

"Yeah, don't worry, we are very tight-lipped."

…

Xu Qingzhi frowned. This aunt's ability to talk nonsense is still as good as before.

She still remembers that when she was little, after shopping, she went to her grandmother's house for dinner. Sister Linlin stole her newly bought idiom dictionary. Xu Qingzhi was so anxious that she almost cried, because the dictionary was specially ordered by the teacher and it was not cheap.

Later, it was found in Sister Linlin's closet, and Wang Jinlan spread the rumor that Xu Qingzhi had put it there and forgot about it, so her own daughter Wang Linlin became the victim.

Xu Qingzhi walked over and looked at the people washing dishes. He pretended that he had not heard clearly and asked loudly, "Aunt, what are you talking about?"

(End of this chapter)