Ma Donghua rushed over and accused Weidong first, "Weidong, my son, you're finally back!"
If you don't come back soon, your old mother will have no choice but to atone with her death!
She tearfully recounted to Zheng Weidong how Zhou Xiaoying had scolded her and tried to drive her away.
She kept the money given to Zhou Xiaoying by her family but never mentioned that she fed Zhou Xiaoying only steamed buns made from two kinds of flour.
After comforting Ma Donghua for a couple of minutes, Zheng Weidong looked at Zhou Xiaoying with a troubled expression. "Xiaoying, my mother is old and has lived a hard life. Please don't take it to heart."
Zhou Xiaoying gritted her teeth, "Fine, I won't stoop to her level. Make her hand over the money my family gave me, and then leave immediately!"
Upon hearing Zhou Xiaoying's words, Ma Donghua pointed at Zhou Xiaoying and was about to start cursing again.
Zheng Weidong felt extremely embarrassed as he looked at the crowd of onlookers inside and outside the ward.
He quickly pulled Ma Donghua out of the ward.
Seeing that there was no more excitement in the ward, everyone dispersed on their own.
Huo Beixiao and Lin Xiaohui quickly continued packing so that Yang Qiaoqiao and the children could move to a private room and get some rest.
Seeing this, Liang Yujing's husband, Dr. Chen, also discussed with Liang Yujing, "Honey, how about I go and talk to the nurses, and we can move to a private room too?"
Actually, considering that mothers and newborns need rest, the obstetrics and gynecology department only arranges three beds per ward in the general ward, which is already considered quite spacious.
Chen Jianmin had not originally intended for Liang Yujing to stay in a single room.
After all, his monthly salary is less than 200 yuan. Now that he has a child, he has to save money to raise the child. The bed fee for a single hospital room is 10 yuan a day. Other miscellaneous expenses add up to 20 or 30 yuan a day, which is a very ordinary expense.
Staying in a single hospital room for three days would cost him half a month's salary. Although he wouldn't feel bad about spending money on his wife and children, he felt it was unnecessary.
But seeing how the other patients in the ward are doing now, I realize that this money was definitely worth spending.
Otherwise, my wife wouldn't have needed to rest at the hospital for the past two days.
Liang Yujing waved her hand and said, "No need. If that old woman makes a fuss again, I'm not someone to be trifled with."
"Wife..." Zhou Jianmin wanted to persuade her again.
Although he didn't doubt his wife's fighting ability, she had just given birth and was severely weakened. It was really... inappropriate for her to waste her energy arguing with an old woman.
Hearing the couple's conversation, Zhou Xiaoying said apologetically, "Dr. Zhou, Comrade Liang, I'm so sorry..."
"Comrade Zhou, why are you apologizing to us? You're not the one who did something wrong. Don't worry, I'm a person who always distinguishes between gratitude and resentment, and I won't hold your mother-in-law's mistakes against you."
Besides, you're one of your mother-in-law's victims too. If we blame you for her mistakes, then we'd be like her.
As the two were chatting, Zheng Weidong returned with a distressed expression.
When Zhou Xiaoying saw him, she immediately turned her face away.
Zheng Weidong stepped forward and said, "Xiaoying, don't be angry. I know you've suffered these past two days. But please try to understand my mom; she's had a hard time too..."
Zhou Xiaoying frowned upon hearing this.
Liang Yujing, who was standing next to him, couldn't help but say, "Comrade Zheng, what are you saying? Your mother's hardships are caused by your wife, right?"
Since you know that getting married will make things difficult for your mother, why do you still get married? Isn't that unfilial?
Yang Qiaoqiao wanted to give Liang Yujing a thumbs up when she heard this.
Ma Donghua was right when she said Liang Yujing was sharp-tongued; this sister's mouth was truly venomous.
Zheng Weidong's face flushed red and then turned pale as he was being talked about.
He quickly tried to cover it up, saying, "That's not what I meant. What I meant was that my job means I'm often not home, Xiaoying, as my wife, please bear with me a little longer."
This time, Zhou Xiaoying didn't need Liang Yujing to speak up for her.
She immediately confronted him, asking, "Zheng Weidong, how could you say such a thing? Why should I take extra care of you? You're away from home for eleven out of twelve months a year. I married into your family, and you've never taken care of me at all, or have you given me all the money you earn?"
"You didn't take care of me at all. All the money was sent to your old mother and she kept it all. With your old mother like that, even when I was in the hospital waiting to give birth, she only fed me steamed buns made from mixed flour every meal. How dare you ask me to take care of your old mother?"
Zheng Weidong was embarrassed and couldn't help but scold, "Zhou Xiaoying, what are you saying? Is this the attitude a daughter-in-law should have towards her mother-in-law?"
"Fine! Zheng Weidong, if that's how you put it, then I guess I shouldn't have this baby. I'll leave the hospital right now and call your workplace. I'll ask your boss to judge this and see if there's any husband like you or a mother-in-law like you."
As Zhou Xiaoying spoke, she was about to get out of bed to make a phone call.
Zheng Weidong's face was extremely grim, but he knew he was in the wrong, so he quickly tried to appease her, "Xiaoying, don't be impulsive. Just lie down and rest. It was my fault, I'm just bad at talking..."
Seeing that Zhou Xiaoying had stopped, Yang Qiaoqiao knew that the gossip was almost over.
She was so sleepy.
She let Huo Beixiao carry her into the private ward.
The conditions in a single-person ward are indeed much better than those in a regular ward. Not only is it quiet, but there are also special wards for family members to rest in.
After entering the private ward, Yang Qiaoqiao mustered her strength to look at the two little ones who were still sleeping soundly, but then she couldn't hold on any longer and closed her eyes to sleep.
When she woke up again, she was awakened by the sound of a baby crying.
As soon as I opened my eyes, I saw Huo Beixiao clumsily holding and coaxing the child.
The way he held the child so nervously made it seem as if he were holding a bomb, not his own baby.
Yang Qiaoqiao was both amused and exasperated. She propped herself up and said, "Brother Xiao, bring him over here so I can take a look."
Huo Beixiao was so focused on soothing the baby that he didn't even notice his wife had woken up.
Hearing his wife's voice, he felt a little guilty. "Honey, did I wake you up?"
"Don't sit, lie down quickly. The doctor said you need to rest now. I'll take care of the baby."
Seeing that Huo Beixiao had no intention of giving her the baby, Yang Qiaoqiao could only lie down helplessly and instruct Huo Beixiao, "First, check if the baby has pooped or peed. If not, then it's probably hungry."
"Bring him here so I can breastfeed him."
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