Chapter 280: Secret Talk on New Year's Eve
【Series Mission 3 Completed】
[Series Task 3: Prepare a simple reunion dinner that suits Dong Mei's taste.]
[Congratulations on receiving System Coins x500, Experience x1000, and one use of the Universal Cardiotonic (effectively protects against damage to the heart caused by extreme emotional fluctuations, and can be very effective at critical moments)!]
After dinner, Dong Mei washed the dishes, and Zhao Xiaojing sat on the sofa and turned on the system that sounded a reminder sound when eating.
When Zhao Xiaojing saw the cardiac stimulant appear, her eyes lit up. Without any system reminder, she clicked to use it and designated Dong Mei as the user.
This is a great help.
This thing may be useless to others, but it really works wonders for Dong Mei.
You should know that Zhao Xiaojing's grandmother had a hereditary heart disease, and she died of a heart attack in her fifties.
Originally, Zhao Xiaojing had no impression of her grandmother, and had no idea about the hereditary nature of death from heart disease. However, in her previous life, her uncle also suffered a serious heart attack when he was just sixty years old. He was eventually sent to the hospital and almost died.
At that time, the doctor asked about the patient's medical history and the situation of his immediate family members, and finally concluded that it was a hereditary heart disease.
However, the hospital could not find the specific symptoms, only saying that the genetic history was quite complicated and recommended avoiding excessive emotions as extreme ups and downs could cause irritation to the heart.
When Dong Mei found out, she was so scared that she quickly took Zhou Chuyan and Zhao Xiaojing to the hospital for a check-up. All three of them showed no abnormalities. However, in the following years, Dong Mei had quarrels with Zhou Jianye's mother, and due to extreme emotional fluctuations, she inevitably became ill and was sent to the hospital for emergency treatment. It was from then on that Dong Mei's health began to deteriorate.
Zhao Xiaojing watched quietly as the red light of the cardiac stimulant penetrated Dong Mei's body and disappeared, and she breathed a sigh of relief silently.
Although this thing is only a temporary solution and may not be related to this divorce, Dong Mei will always have emotional moments, and it can always help her then.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
"Dong Mei! Dong Mei!"
Bang bang bang!
"Dong Mei, open the door!"
Suddenly there was a fierce knock on the door, and a rough female voice shouted at the door.
"I'm coming!" Dong Mei, who was washing dishes, responded in a hoarse voice, immediately put down the bowl and turned on the faucet to rinse her hands.
"I'll go open it!" Zhao Xiaojing quickly got up from the sofa.
"Why are you so impatient? If you wait two more seconds, they will be home." Just as Zhao Xiaojing was opening the door, she heard an elegant male voice outside the door.
"Of course I'm anxious! I'm not you. You're not the one who's on fire and you still…"
"Hello, uncle and aunt." Zhao Xiaojing greeted them, and the two people outside stopped talking immediately.
"What a beautiful girl! She's so pretty!" The woman standing in front rushed in and pulled Zhao Xiaojing over with a familiar look. "Looks like her! She looks just like Sister Dong Mei!"
"Please take a seat!" Dong Mei called out from the kitchen doorway, holding a bowl in her hand. "Xiao Jing, I'll make some chrysanthemum tea for Aunt Ge, and some green tea for Uncle Ren."
"Why are you still making tea?" Ge Jinhua strode into the kitchen upon seeing Dong Mei and grabbed her. "Stop washing! What's going on?"
Dong Mei glanced at Ge Jinhua helplessly, "Xiao Jing, show her the photo.
Let my niece talk to you first! I only have two bowls left."
"What photo? Let me see it quickly!" Ge Jinhua ran back in a hurry.
"Oh, sit down for two seconds. The girl can't entertain you anymore. The fire hasn't even reached your eyebrows!" Lao Ren looked at Zhao Xiaojing who was making tea and hurriedly put down the tea box to pick up her mobile phone. Dong Mei in the kitchen was covered with footprints because of Ge Jinhua's run. She was wiping the floor with a rag on the ground, and then hurriedly washed the dishes. His wife instantly made the other two people in a hurry, so he quickly pressed Ge Jinhua on the sofa.
"It's not your eyebrows that are burned!" Ge Jinhua glared and was about to scold Lao Ren again. Zhao Xiaojing quickly handed her the phone.
"Aunt Ge, photos."
Ge Jinhua's attention shifted instantly. "Who is this woman? Could the child in the middle be theirs?! Damn Zhou Jianye is such a beast!"
"Oh, isn't this in Yangcheng?" Lao Ren took out his glasses and put them on, then turned his head to look at the photo.
"It should be their child. He looks exactly like the photo of my third uncle when he was a child. This is in an amusement park in Mingcheng." Zhao Xiaojing placed the tea in front of the two and replied.
"I've always said that Zhou Jianye has been staying in Mingcheng for so many years without returning home, there must be something fishy going on!" Ge Jinhua angrily slammed the table, "At such an old age, he still managed to have a son, what a talent! I wonder if he was drugged by that mistress! He's in his fifties or sixties, and he's still standing around? He's got so much energy that he doesn't spend it at home, but spends it outside..."
Lao Ren covered Ge Jinhua's mouth with his hand. "Ahem! The little girl is here! You really are!"
Ge Jinhua's eyes flicked towards Zhao Xiaojing, and she fell silent like a rooster with its neck pinched. Zhao Xiaojing silently lowered her head to drink her tea, feigning ignorance to minimize her presence.
"You really don't know how to control your words! I should have let your husband come alone!" Dong Mei came out of the kitchen wiping her hands and frowned when she saw Ge Jinhua.
"Did you beat Zhou Jianye into the hospital?" Ge Jinhua didn't care and quickly pulled Dong Mei to sit next to her. "Why didn't you call the rest of us? I'll kill him!"
"Zhou Jianye drank too much and caught a cold, so he's in the hospital. It's none of my business!" Dong Mei glared at Ge Jinhua. "If I beat Zhou Jianye up and put him in the hospital, ruining his reputation, and then causing chaos at his house or even getting a divorce, it wouldn't be difficult. But he's hiding some secret money from me!"
"So what? Just beat him up and make him hand it over! He hasn't cared about the family for all these years! Besides, how much money can he hide? It would be better to beat him up and make a scene at his workplace to vent your anger!" Ge Jinhua patted Dong Mei, "At worst, let those two old people pay! You've taken care of them for so many years, and you still paid for them when they were sick. They even asked you for favors and accidents. Make them spit it all out!"
"Jinhua, let Dongmei speak." Old Ren tugged at Ge Jinhua's sleeve. "Dongmei hasn't even finished her words, and you're still rambling on. The truth isn't even clear yet. Besides, it's not that easy to get money."
"I'm so anxious and angry! Zhou Jianye, that bastard!" Ge Jinhua tugged at her collar in frustration and looked at Dong Mei again, "You talk, you talk, I won't say anything more."
Dong Mei took a deep breath and glanced at Ge Jinhua and Lao Ren. "I checked Zhou Jianye's phone last night and saw that he and the woman he was dating had already bought a house. I don't know where it is exactly, but according to the records, they have almost finished decorating the house, but I don't know who paid for it or whose name it is under.
Since Yanyan got married, Zhou Jianye has been sending very little money home. He only sends back three to four thousand yuan every two or three months. Even with the normal salary of a construction worker, it's enough for him to save a lot. But I checked all his cards and couldn't find the money.
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