Chapter 12 The Zhou Family 2
In the morning, Sun Yurong took her daughter shopping. They were tired from shopping, so they had lunch outside.
Back home, Sun Yurong saw Zhou Kanghui drinking tea and sat down next to him, asking, "You didn't go out today?"
Zhou Kanghui: "What can you do if you go out?"
Zhou Jia followed her mother in and sat down opposite them.
Sun Yurong sighed, "That's true. If things continue like this, who will care about us? I'm fine, but it's you who's stuck at home now, unable to do anything. It's so unfair to you."
Zhou Kanghui: "I called my second son today, and that unfilial son said it's fortunate he's not like me, otherwise the Zhou family would go bankrupt sooner or later..."
At this point, he was filled with anger. What kind of son looks down on his father like this?
That means it's his son.
“How could Mingshi say that?” Sun Yurong said, then comforted him, “Mingshi has always been like this. He didn’t mean it. You are a father, how can you hold a grudge against your own son? You are capable, it’s just that you’ve had bad luck.”
Zhou Jia hurriedly asked, "Will my second brother bring his future sister-in-law home for my mom's birthday?"
Zhou Kanghui looked at her, frowned, and said, "They just won't come back. Aren't you going to celebrate your mother's birthday?"
He was too embarrassed to say that he had been scolded by his son and had hung up the phone immediately.
As they were talking, Zhou Mingshi's older brother, Zhou Mingyang, arrived with his wife and children.
“Grandpa!” Zhou Mingyang’s son, Zhou Songran, ran in and hugged Zhou Kanghui tightly, saying in a soft, sweet voice, “Grandpa, I’ve missed you so much.”
Zhou Kanghui held his grandson with a bright smile: "Grandpa missed you too. Don't go back today, stay here and keep Grandpa company."
Zhou Mingyang and his wife Yan Shuyan exchanged a glance and sat down opposite them.
Sun Yurong glanced at them and said, "My parents are getting old and have always been light sleepers. They're not used to living here, not to mention my parents, even Songran isn't used to it."
"Don't worry, they're not home today. They went to keep the Lin family's grandparents company," Zhou Kanghui said. "They left this morning, right after you left."
Sun Yurong's face stiffened: "They were going out, why didn't anyone tell me?"
Zhou Kanghui glanced at her and said strangely, "I only found out about them when they were leaving. They didn't even tell me, their own son. How could I tell you? You know they look down on you."
Sun Yurong's face twisted slightly: "...No matter how much they look down on me, I'm still their daughter-in-law. Aren't I just worried about them?"
Zhou Kanghui exclaimed, "You are very filial, more so than I am."
Sun Yurong: "We are the younger generation, so it is our duty to be filial to our elders."
Zhou Mingyang and Yan Shuyan both pursed their lips.
Zhou Jia, standing nearby, let out a disgruntled "Oh!": "I already told my girlfriends that my second brother will be bringing his future sister-in-law to my mom's birthday party..."
Zhou Kanghui glared at her: "Who told you to say something that wasn't confirmed? Besides, your mother's son is Mingyuan, so why did you have to have your second brother bring his fiancée? Do you think you can show off your mother-in-law's power in front of Miss Lin?"
Zhou Jia muttered to herself, "A stepmother-in-law is still a mother-in-law, right?"
The eldest brother, Zhou Mingyang, chimed in: "Yesterday, Shuyan and I ran into Aunt Tan at the mall. She bought a lot of things for Miss Lin, as well as for Miss Lin's adoptive parents and grandmother, saying she wanted to send them some gifts."
"Being Miss Lin's mother-in-law is not an easy job."
Hearing his eldest son say this, Zhou Kanghui, who was already feeling guilty, felt even more that it was unreliable to have his second son and the third daughter of the Lin family come to celebrate Sun Yurong's birthday. He said, "They have finally gone back to spend time with their parents, so let's not bother them."
Sun Yurong thought it was a pity, but it wasn't unexpected. Zhou Mingshi had always been domineering, and at such a young age, he didn't take her seriously. She wasn't surprised that he didn't come to celebrate her birthday. She just didn't know what Miss Lin meant.
Zhou Mingyang and his wife stayed at the old house with their child. After lunch, the couple took their child back to their room to rest.
Zhou Mingyang leaned back on the sofa: "If the second brother isn't coming to Sun Yurong's birthday party, we won't come either. We'll tell the eldest sister that she doesn't need to come either."
Yan Shuyan looked at him: "Aren't you afraid Dad will be angry?"
Zhou Mingyang chuckled and said, "What's there to be afraid of? The Crown Prince has already ascended the throne; his words don't count."
Yan Shuyan nudged him: "What nonsense are you talking about?"
Zhou Mingyang: "That's nonsense. Dad's words in the Zhou family have never been counted. But that's not right either. At least when he got married and divorced, he got married and divorced again and got married again, it was his decision."
After saying that, he couldn't help but laugh.
Yan Shuyan: "If she doesn't come, she doesn't come. I don't even need to prepare a gift. It saves me some money. I feel like I'm losing out if I spend money on her."
After saying that, she smiled and said, "I've already thought of an excuse. The second son is engaged, and none of them are coming. If we come, wouldn't it seem like we're excluding the second son? In this family, who would dare to exclude Mingshi? Right?"
Zhou Mingyang laughed again: "Just say it like that. Sun Yurong is just daydreaming. She thinks that since Mingshi is getting married, she will give her some face. Doesn't she even remember what she did when Mingshi was a child?"
Yan Shuyan: "That's right."
Back in their hometown of Changping, Lin Yi'an and her family had just finished lunch when a patient arrived at their home.
Hu Lili entered the clinic with her husband, child, and mother-in-law. When she saw Lin Yi'an sitting there, she stammered, "Lin, Lin Yi'an, you, what are you doing here?"
Lin Yi'an looked up: "This is my home, why can't I be here?"
Hu Lili certainly didn't mean that. She hadn't expected Lin Yi'an to come back. If she had known Lin Yi'an was back, she would never have brought her child here for treatment, even if it meant death. Thinking of this, she grabbed the man and tried to leave.
Hu Lili's mother-in-law hugged her grandson tightly: "Why are you leaving? Xiao Bao has been on an IV drip for a week and he's still having diarrhea. Your mother said that the children in your village have diarrhea, so she got some medicine here. He'll be fine after taking it when we get back..."
Hu Lili felt guilty and dared not let her son watch here. She was not only from the same village as Lin Yi'an, but also Lin Yi'an's classmate in elementary school. Of course, there were several other classmates from their village.
Because of Lin Yi'an's parents' health, some people in the village liked to gossip. They had heard these rumors since they were little, and they naturally took them to heart. After starting school, some of them looked down on Lin Yi'an. A group of her classmates would talk about her behind her back every day, and they would deliberately not play with her and bully her...
She didn't do well in school and dropped out before finishing high school. On the day Lin Yi'an received her university admission notice, she deliberately went up to her and said sarcastically that college students are useless nowadays, and even if you go to college, you'll still be the same. She shouldn't think about changing her family's situation by going to college.
The more she thought about it, the more guilty she felt, and the less she dared to let her son receive medical treatment here.
Lin Yi-an said, "Maybe they're feeling guilty."
Hu Lili's eyes widened. How could she have said that?
Hu Lili's mother-in-law hurriedly asked, "What do you mean by feeling guilty?"
Lin Yi'an looked at Hu Lili: "She used to bully me a lot when we were little. Not only did she bully me herself, but she also dragged other classmates to bully me. However, I was a good student and a class leader. The teacher liked me. Many classmates wanted to play with me in order to copy my homework. They failed and were even punished by the teacher."
Hu Lili lowered her head, wishing she could disappear into a crack in the ground.
Lin Yi'an glanced at her: "Don't worry, although you're not being fair, we are doctors and have medical ethics. Even if I don't like you, it's a personal matter. I can't ruin my reputation over this, and I certainly can't joke about the child's health. You really don't need to worry about this. I don't want to ruin my job."
Hu Lili's mother-in-law glanced at her daughter-in-law: "I didn't expect you to still be like this..."
Hu Lili: "......"
Lin Yi'an said, "The child has diarrhea so badly that he's almost collapsing. Doctors don't knock on doors. You can discuss whether you want to see a doctor here or not. We won't force you. But I have to say, even if you don't see a doctor here, you should take him to another place as soon as possible. This child can't be delayed any longer."
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