Although Gan Li possessed the original owner's memories, she was not the original owner after all, and her understanding of the Gan family was only superficial.
Just now, she clearly sensed that Gan Mingli's attitude had softened somewhat, but for some reason, it quickly turned into a raging indignation, making her feel uneasy.
However, Zhao and her husband had been married for many years, and she immediately realized that her husband had softened his heart again!
She said anxiously, "You believe that? She's probably just using a self-inflicted injury as a ruse!"
Then, turning to Ganli, he said, "You're notoriously stingy. After all these years of marriage, during the holidays, your family never sees any filial piety from you; in fact, you always try to squeeze some money out of them. And now you're being so generous as to call a doctor for the old man? Bah! Nobody believes you!"
It's no wonder Zhao didn't believe it. At this time, seeking medical treatment was extremely expensive, and most families couldn't afford it easily. Given the original owner's penny-pinching nature towards her family, the fact that she was willing to spend money on her father's medical treatment meant she definitely wanted to get even greater benefits from them!
Zhao recalled that her sister-in-law had come to the house that morning and asked for the family's secret recipe with a perfectly justified attitude. She naturally assumed that Ganli's goal was still the family's secret recipe, but that she had found that the previous methods were no longer working, so she had changed her approach.
Gan Li glanced at Zhao Shi, and just by looking at her expression, she knew what Zhao Shi was thinking, feeling somewhat helpless. But she couldn't tell Zhao Shi that she was no longer the Gan Li she used to be—even if she dared to say it, Zhao Shi wouldn't believe her.
Moreover, Zhao's prejudice against her was too great, and arguing with her would be pointless; it would be better to start with Gan Mingli. He had always doted on his younger sister, and even though he harbored resentment towards the original owner because of recent events, he was still easier to talk to than Zhao.
So her gaze bypassed Zhao Shi and landed on Gan Mingli, and she said with a guilty expression, "Big brother, I know I've done many wrong things before, but this time I'm really worried about Father..."
Gan Mingli had never seen his sister look so aggrieved. Gan Li had argued with her sister-in-law before, but she was always quick-witted and never suffered any loss.
Today, she didn't retaliate even when Zhao scolded her like that, which shows that she really knows she was wrong.
Seeing his younger sister's pitiful appearance, Gan Mingli felt heartbroken and quickly said:
"Brother knows you mean well, and I don't blame you... Sigh! Let's go inside and talk. You've already invited the doctor, so it's a good opportunity to have Father take a look. He has indeed been quite ill these days."
"Why won't you listen to me? She's so generous in calling a doctor for you? She must have ulterior motives! She's definitely after my family's secret recipe..."
Zhao was about to say something more, but Gan Mingli became displeased, glared at her, and scolded:
"What kind of time is this to be thinking about your family's secret recipe? Who cares! Father is so sick, and my little sister even called a doctor to come and see what's wrong with him. Do you just want to see Father get better?"
Zhao was left speechless and had nowhere to turn after being scolded by him, but Gan Mingli ignored her and walked straight past her, pulling his younger sister by the hand and heading inside. Gan Li glanced at Zhao with some concern, which Gan Mingli noticed, but said:
"Don't be afraid, she's not in charge of this family yet!"
Gan Li: "..." She wanted to say that she wasn't afraid, but rather that she felt Gan Mingli was going too far in treating Zhao Shi.
However, she herself was in dire straits at the moment, and besides, she wasn't the original owner of this body. She hadn't come back to covet any recipe from Zhao's family. It was just a pity that even if she explained to Zhao, Zhao wouldn't believe her, so she could only put it aside for now.
Gan Mingli grabbed her hand and strode forward. In her panic, she didn't forget to turn back and pull Chen Pan'er, and said to the doctor, "Doctor, please come in quickly and take a look at my father!"
Chen Pan'er was pulled forward. Although the doctor looked embarrassed, he had to bite the bullet and follow the three people inside, remembering that he had been paid to come here.
Upon entering the courtyard, the doctor couldn't help but frown in disdain upon seeing the few simple rooms inside.
He knew about the Gan family. He heard that the old man in charge of the family used to be the head chef at Baifulai. Logically speaking, he should have earned a lot of money each month. So why is the house still just a few mud houses that are only slightly better than thatched huts?
However, upon further reflection, and thinking of their 'well-known' daughter, the doctor felt that the Gan family's situation was understandable.
Their daughter was the type who only knew how to drain her own family's resources to support her husband's family, practically willing to cut off her own parents' flesh to add to her husband's family's meals. Because of her, many families in the town were even more afraid of having daughters, worried that they would give birth to a daughter like the Gan family's who would side with outsiders!
It's likely that all the money the Gan family has earned over the years has been emptied by this daughter.
Little did he know that his casual guess had been remarkably accurate.
The elderly couple from the Gan family were also very heartbroken at this moment. They couldn't understand how their pampering had resulted in such a bully who disregarded family ties and only fawned over his husband's family.
Old Mrs. Gan wiped away her tears, looking at her husband lying on the bed, groaning in pain, and said regretfully, "That heartless man, if I had known she was such a spineless person, I would have... I would have..."
They tried several times, but nothing came of it.
Although Old Man Gan was in great pain, he was still conscious and knew that his wife was worried about their daughter. Even at this point, she couldn't bear to say a word to her.
Actually, let alone his wife, even he himself, when he was angry at the time, couldn't bring himself to blame his daughter after the anger subsided.
After much internal struggle, he could only sigh and say, "It's not her fault. If anyone's to blame, it's us. If it weren't for that illness when she was little, our child wouldn't have turned out like this..."
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