Chapter 128 Shocked the whole family!
"My second sister-in-law is uneducated and doesn't know how to read a watch, so there's no need for her to wear one.
But Su Mei had attended junior high school and studied medicine with Grandpa Su. When she joined the army, she became an apprentice and took the old military doctor in the team as her master.
She has a job and an allowance now. She is an intellectual, so why does she need to pretend? " Huo Jianguo's voice was neither salty nor bland, but the words he said shocked everyone in the room.
Huo Xiaoju: "She...studies medicine?"
"What are you talking about?" Cheng Erxi opened his mouth wide.
Even the sister-in-law, who was eating with a wooden face, looked at Su Mei in surprise.
The always rigid eldest brother Huo Jianjun opened his mouth into an 'o' shape.
Huo Jiandang bit the chopsticks and hurt his teeth.
Apparently no one would have thought that Huo Jianguo would say something like this. Everyone in the room was more shocked than the other, and none of them could speak for a long time.
The hard-of-hearing old lady became hard of hearing again. She didn’t understand what happened: “Why are you all making such weird gestures?”
"Su Mei has become a disciple and started to learn medicine. When did this happen? Why have I never heard you mention this in your letters home?" After a long while, Liu Cuiyun calmed down. She looked at Huo Jianguo and then at Su Mei, still with disbelief on her face, thinking she had misheard.
It was obviously hard to believe that someone who was so stupid and good-for-nothing in her eyes could study medicine.
The whole family looked at Huo Jianguo eagerly, trying to prove whether they had missed something just now.
Huo Jianguo drank the last mouthful of soup in his mouth, burped, and then responded:
"She didn't learn it for long, so she didn't have time to tell me. She has to go to the army clinic every day to work, and it's inconvenient without a watch. She has the ability to earn back the money she spent, so it's not a waste.
When I came back, I said that Su Mei has become a better person now. After all, she is Grandpa Su's granddaughter, so it is reasonable for her to become sensible. There is nothing to be surprised about.
Besides, the money I have given to my family over the years is worth much more than this watch. If my second brother wants to say that I have forgotten my mother after marrying a wife, why don’t you tell me what you have bought for my mother after you got married?”
I haven't bought anything.
What could Huo Jiandang say? He scratched his head and said awkwardly:
"I'm short of money, but I'm not as capable as you, Third Brother. If I could make as much money as you, I would have dressed my mother in gold and silver and arranged everything very clearly!"
"It turns out that my second brother has no money." Huo Jianguo glanced at Huo Jiandang dimly and suddenly mentioned an old story:
"My second brother has no money, but he is very generous to my mother-in-law. Five years ago, when I came back from the army, I bought my mother a cotton jacket and a pair of bracelets.
You picked me up and helped me move things, and the pair of bracelets disappeared. My second brother insisted that he had never seen the bracelets.
Later I saw the bracelet on my second sister-in-law's mother's arm. My second brother is really filial. "
"That's impossible. My mother-in-law's bracelet is her own. Aren't all bracelets of the same style?" Huo Jiandang didn't expect Huo Jianguo to suddenly bring up this matter. He thought he had done it secretly, so he naturally refused to admit it.
But since Huo Jianguo had said it, he was not afraid that Huo Jiandang would not recognize it. He sneered:
"I didn't tell you before because I was giving you face and didn't want to embarrass you. The bracelet has our mother's surname engraved on the inside, the word 'cloud'. Do you dare to call the person over to confront him?"
"It's just about a bracelet, do we need to confront each other? Huo Jianguo, I loved you in vain when you were little!" Huo Jianguo said in a hesitant voice, admitting that he had stolen the bracelet.
Huo Jianguo had achieved his goal of exposing Huo Jiandang, so he stopped talking. The reason why he chose to endure after Huo Jiandang did bad things was because his second brother treated him very well when he was young.
When he was in school, there was no rice at home for him to take to school, so his second brother Huo Jiandang went to catch snakes, rabbits, and pick wild mushrooms, and took rice from the market to give to him.
My second brother was indeed a very good person before, but ever since he married Cheng Erxi, he has gradually changed.
Considering their past friendship, Huo Jianguo was reluctant to cause any trouble with Huo Jianguo's party, but when the matter involved Su Mei, Huo Jianguo stood up without hesitation.
When it comes to protecting Su Mei, as long as Huo Jianguo is sure that Su Mei is right, he will not have any doubts.
It was mainly the actions of his elder brother Huo Jianjun that sounded a wake-up call to Huo Jianguo. He deeply realized from his elder brother Huo Jianjun how much harm a man's failure to protect his wife would cause to their married life.
Therefore, Huo Jianguo, who wanted to maintain his marriage well, was determined not to let his elder brother Bu become a hindrance.
In the past, my eldest brother and his wife had a very good relationship and treated each other with respect. But now, after a few years, my eldest sister-in-law, who used to love to laugh, has become silent and taciturn. It can be said that my eldest brother and his wife are incompatible.
Two years ago, my eldest sister-in-law even threatened to get a divorce, but her family members beat her to death with a stick, saying that divorce was shameful, and only then was the matter exposed.
After that, the eldest sister-in-law never dared to mention divorce again, but Huo Jianguo felt that although the eldest sister-in-law was still in this family, her heart had long been dead. He felt that the marriage between his eldest brother and his eldest sister-in-law seemed suffocating.
With the previous experience in mind, Huo Jianguo paid special attention to protecting Su Mei.
Seeing that everything was said out loud, Huo Fugui's expression eased a little. He picked up the half-eaten steamed bun and continued eating it, saying in a muffled voice:
"If there is anything in the future, you must communicate with your family in time. I don't think you shouldn't buy such a big watch, but I can't stand it being a waste and showing off.
You can never imagine the hard life we lived in the past. We ate tree bark and roots, and your uncle was so hungry that he became tuberculosis.
Money should be spent wisely. Although you, the third child, earn a lot, you still have to save a lot of it because you will have more expenses when you have children in the future.
Since Su Mei bought the watch for work purposes, that is what she should do. I didn't understand the situation clearly just now and my words were unpleasant. It's my fault for being foul-mouthed.
This watch is useful, so you should buy it. Okay, let's not talk about this anymore.
Since you are going back to your parents' home, then go and have your meal quickly. You should inform Su Mei's family of the good news of your becoming Su Mei's disciple.
If Doctor Su knew that his granddaughter could achieve such great success, he would be relieved. His life has not been easy!"