Chapter 686 A Belated Repayment of Kindness
"Dr. Xu, this is where my mother used to live." She asked in surprise.
Doctor Xu stroked his beard and looked out of the carriage. “That’s right. I heard your grandmother say that your mother was mentally challenged when she was young and was often bullied, especially by her stepmother and stepsister.”
When Mianmian heard that her mother had been bullied, she was indignant. "How dare they bully my mother? Where are they now?"
Doctor Xu shook his head. "They've been gone from Xiangtan Village for a long time. I don't know if they're alive or dead."
Mianmian sat down and blew on her hair. "If I see them, I'll make them pay."
When Du Wanchun was reincarnated, her soul was incomplete and she had low intelligence. Her stepmother and stepsister were not the only people who bullied her.
However, after she got married, they never had any contact again.
As for which family she married into and what happened to her later, some people don't know.
The family Dr. Xu is going to today is the Lu family.
The old lady of the Lu family had five sons, but unfortunately, in her old age, all five sons and daughters-in-law ignored her.
Dr. Xu knew her and, seeing her pitiful state, personally came to her home to treat her.
This old lady raised her five sons all by herself, and even helped them get married and build houses.
When they grow old and are plagued by illness, they are driven out of their homes and have nowhere to go.
In the end, he was given a thatched hut to eke out a living.
Old Mrs. Lu once gave Sha Wanchun a cake.
So Du Wanchun secretly instructed Doctor Xu to bring Mianmian along on this visit.
Doctor Xu, unaware of the reason, naturally brought it along as well.
When Mianmian arrived at Grandma Lu's door, she heard a woman cursing loudly in front of the door.
"You old geezer, what are you still doing here? Get out of here! This land is ours!"
Upon hearing this, Dr. Xu trembled with anger. "That's obviously her eldest daughter-in-law."
"It's not bad that this eldest daughter-in-law forcibly seized the land of her other brothers; she even tried to take over the old lady's thatched hut."
It's quite a coincidence that this eldest daughter-in-law of the Lu family was one of the people who bullied Sha Wanchun back then.
She stayed at home every day, unaware of what was happening outside, and had long forgotten about Du Wanchun.
Mianmian and Doctor Xu got off the carriage together.
The eldest daughter-in-law looked at them and, seeing it was Doctor Xu, said irritably, "What are you doing here again? I've already told you, I don't have any money to treat this old lady!"
Doctor Xu led Mianmian forward with big strides, saying, "Don't worry, I don't want your money."
Old Mrs. Lu sat on the bed, her face looking very unwell.
Mianmian stepped forward to check her pulse, and found that her pulse was fine; she was simply hungry.
She quickly gave her all the meat pies and pastries she was carrying.
Seeing this, Doctor Xu asked, "Is it really just from hunger?"
He remembered that when he took the pulse a few days earlier, the patient was already terminally ill.
Mianmian nodded. "Dr. Xu, you may have really made a mistake this time. My mother-in-law is in very good health and can live for another 10 or 20 years without any problem."
Grandma Lu was amused by her, "What do you mean by ten or twenty years? If I can live another five years, that will be enough for me."
After she finished speaking, she ate the food that Mianmian had given her in big mouthfuls, and also took a pill. Not long after, she found that her stomach, which had been hurting a lot, was feeling better.
Grandma Lu was shocked. "Am I really alright?"
Mianmian smiled and said, "Of course it's alright."
Grandma Lu got out of bed and took a few steps, her steps steady and swift.
She laughed, "I'm fine, that's great."
The eldest daughter-in-law of the Lu family outside started cursing again.
Grandma Lu's face instantly turned ugly.
Mianmian thought for a moment, then stood up and said, "Grandma, come here."
She waved to Old Lady Lu.
Grandma Lu leaned closer and whispered, "Little girl, what do you want to say?"
Mianmian took out a stack of silver notes from her bosom and said, "Granny, I heard my mother say that you once gave her a piece of cake. This silver is for the cake."
Old Mrs. Lu immediately refused, "No, that won't do! How can I accept so much silver?!"
Mianmian whispered, "Granny, take a look first."
When Old Mrs. Lu opened the banknotes, she saw that they were all blank, except for one with a stamp, which was probably worth fifty taels of silver.
The amount of silver wasn't much, and Old Madam Lu wouldn't feel embarrassed even if she accepted it.
Then Mianmian continued, "Granny, later you should tell your sons that I gave you a silver note with five hundred taels of silver to thank you. Just say that after you pass away, whoever is the most filial will get the silver."
As she spoke, she gently patted the fifty-tael silver notes in the old woman's hand, "If they don't believe me, you can use these silver notes to withdraw money, buy yourself some clothes and food, and let them see."
Grandma Lu looked at the silver note in her hand, still somewhat incredulous. "Will this really work?"
Mianmian smiled meaningfully, her crescent-shaped eyes crinkling, "Why don't you try and see?"
Their voices were very soft, only Dr. Xu could hear them.
Dr. Xu also thought it was a good idea and joined in, saying, "Mianmian is right, you can give it a try."
"And you must be careful to hide this banknote well, in a place where no one can find it."
After hearing this, Old Mrs. Lu hesitated.
Mianmian and Doctor Xu did not stay there for long. After examining Grandma Lu, they got up and left.
Grandma Lu suddenly called out to her, "Young lady, wait a minute."
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