Chapter 254: What are the negative effects?
Li Baotian raised his finger and pointed at his wife angrily. No one knew what he wanted to say. Zhou Yong stepped forward and pulled his father-in-law out of the ward.
Li Caiyun sighed in her heart. She wiped her mother's tears with a handkerchief and comforted her mother.
"I'm getting old. I never thought I would become a burden to my family..."
"Mom, what are you talking about? How can you be a burden to the family? Don't let your imagination run wild..."
Zhang Guifang wiped her tears and said, "I'd rather die than be a burden to you..."
Li Caiyun's nose felt sore and her eyes were blurred with tears: "Mom, I beg you, please don't say such things, okay? Even if you can't do anything, I will support you..."
Zhang Guifang burst into tears, and Li Caiyun hugged her mother tightly.
Zhou Yong, who was standing at the door of the ward, heard everything the mother and daughter said. Li Baotian looked worried and said to himself, "What should I do next?"
Although Li Caiyun works half a year a year, she is unable to take care of her family during her working hours.
Li Baotian and Zhou Yonglei have to go to work every day. Now that Zhang Guifang is sick, housework is secondary. The most important thing is that there is no one to look after the children and cook for four students.
After hearing what Li Baotian said, Zhou Yong instantly understood his father-in-law's concerns.
"Dad, don't get angry. I'll take care of the household affairs."
Li Baotian frowned: "How are you going to arrange it? Are you going to quit your job and stay at home to do the laundry, cooking and taking care of the kids?"
Zhou Yong couldn't help but twitch his lips: "Dad, that's not impossible."
Li Baotian glared at him and said, "Stop talking nonsense. I would rather retire than let you resign..."
He won't be working in the position for many more years, and Zhou Yong is still young. If one of them has to leave, Li Baotian will choose him without hesitation.
Besides, the family will still rely on Zhou Yong for support. If he loses his job, how will the whole family live?
Zhou Yong looked helplessly at Li Baotian, who was speaking earnestly, "Dad, is there no other way to go except resigning and retiring?"
Li Baotian meant that if the father-in-law and son-in-law did not resign or retire, Li Caiyun would have to resign. Zhou Yong felt somewhat helpless after hearing this.
There are many ways to solve a problem, and you don't have to quit your job.
Li Baotian frowned and said, "We need someone to take care of the housework and the children. We are the only family we have. Do you think there is any other way out?"
Zhou Yong glanced at his father-in-law and said, "Dad, we can hire a nanny. Wouldn't that solve all the problems?"
Hire a nanny?
Li Baotian's eyes gradually widened: "We are a rural family. If we hire a nanny, we will be laughed at. Besides, hiring a nanny costs money. It is better for me to retire. Not only can I get a pension, but I can also save money for the nanny..."
Zhou Yong secretly raised his eyebrows and looked at Li Baotian who was talking nonstop: "Dad, are you sure you can do housework? Can you cook for the children?"
Li Baotian can take care of the children, chop wood, fetch water and sweep the yard, but he is not good at other housework.
After all, Li Baotian had never said those things in his life. Now that he is old, Zhou Yong naturally couldn't bear to let his father-in-law bear too much pressure.
Zhou Yong's words left Li Baotian speechless. He opened his mouth and after a while he said, "What's the big deal? If you don't know how to do the housework, don't you still have your mother? If your mother can't do it, she can tell me to do it..."
Before Li Baotian could finish his words, the nurse came and the father-in-law and son-in-law ended the topic.
"Go away, I don't want to see you."
The nurse asked Zhang Guifang to go over for physical therapy, and she saw that Li Baotian was in a bad mood.
Li Baotian smacked his lips: "Do you think I want to see you?"
As soon as he finished speaking, he stepped aside. Zhou Yong looked at the couple with a smile in his eyes.
Li Caiyun and Zhou Yong sent Zhang Guifang to the physical therapy room, and the nurse asked them to go out and wait.
The couple came to the door of the therapy room. Li Caiyun was a little worried, so she leaned on the small glass window above the door and looked inside.
Zhou Yong pulled her over and said, "Don't worry, it's just a massage, nothing will happen..."
Li Caiyun glanced at Zhou Yong: "Massage? Isn't that physical therapy?"
Zhou Yong explained to her why physical therapy was needed, and Li Caiyun felt relieved after hearing it.
Li Baotian came over at this time. Like Li Caiyun, he lay on the small glass window above the door and looked inside.
Zhou Yong smiled and shook his head. Li Caiyun stepped forward and said, "Dad, don't worry. Zhou Yong said that physical therapy is to find acupuncture points and massage..."
Li Baotian glanced at Zhou Yong and said, "How come you know everything?"
Zhou Yong cleared his throat: "Dad, I heard it from others when I was in the hospital."
Li Baotian said "oh" but he continued to lie on the small window and look inside.
Zhou Yong smiled, and Li Caiyun murmured to herself: "Dad is just being tough, but he really misses mom."
Even though Li Caiyun didn't say anything about this, Zhou Yong knew about it. Having lived together for more than ten years, he knew the couple's personalities very well.
Zhou Yong changed the subject and talked to Li Caiyun about hiring a nanny.
Li Caiyun was concerned about hiring a nanny, fearing that it would have a negative impact on their lives. After all, they live in rural areas, where the environment and concepts are different from those in county towns.
Zhou Yong said, "We paid for the nanny. Whose business is it? We didn't ask them to pay. Who can say whatever they want..."
Li Caiyun hesitated for a moment before she said, "But this will have a bad influence after all."
What are the bad effects?
To put it bluntly, some people are just envious and jealous.
Li Caiyun frowned slightly: "I need to discuss this with my parents."
If he discussed it with them, Zhou Yong would definitely know that the couple would not agree.
"Just listen to me on this matter. You don't need to discuss it with your parents."
"But?"
Zhou Yong interrupted her: "Why so many buts? Okay, let's just leave it at that."
Li Caiyun opened her mouth and swallowed the rest of the words.
In just over forty minutes, Zhang Guifang walked out of the therapy room.
Li Baotian showed surprise on his face: "I didn't expect physical therapy to be so effective."
Li Caiyun echoed Li Baotian's words. She hurried forward to support Zhang Guifang, but the nurse said: "Just let her walk slowly by herself. It will help her recover..."
After the nurse said this, Li Caiyun immediately let go.
Zhang Guifang took small steps and it took her a while to walk and stop before she reached the ward.
"You all go back, I'll stay in the hospital by myself."
All five children are in Masanjia. Now she can walk and lie down and doesn’t need anyone to take care of her.
How could Li Caiyun feel comfortable leaving her mother alone in the hospital? She immediately expressed her desire to stay.
Li Baotian took over the conversation: "You and Zhou Yong go home, and Dad will stay to take care of your mom."
Zhang Guifang curled her lips: "You go back too, I don't want to see you."
Li Baotian frowned: "Calm down, stop making trouble."
Zhang Guifang didn't want to keep her mouth shut, and the final result of the discussion was that Li Caiyun and Zhou Yong would go home.
Li Caiyun can take care of the children and cook if she goes back, so it is not appropriate for Zhou Yong to stay and take care of Zhang Guifang. After all, with Li Baotian around, there is no need for him, a son-in-law, to stay by his mother-in-law's bedside.
Zhou Yong and Li Caiyun drove the carriage back home. It was past ten o'clock in the evening when they arrived home.
As it was too late and the children had already gone to bed, the couple did not go to Masanjia.
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