As soon as she entered the hospital, she noticed something was wrong.
Although Grandpa Zhao greeted her with a smile, he was avoiding her gaze.
Aunt Chen was clearly gloating, her eyes following her intently, clearly wanting to see her make a fool of herself.
Xu Keke frowned. Although she had only worked half a day today, it had been very mentally taxing. She was already feeling a bit irritable.
The small kitchen outside the Du family's house, which would normally be steaming and filled with the aroma of food at this time, is now cold and deserted.
As I entered the house, I saw Zhao Di with her arm around Xi Bao, who was doing her homework. Seeing me return, both little ones beamed with joy.
Zhao Di, in particular, seemed to have seen a savior. She visibly breathed a sigh of relief.
Without Xu Keke even asking, Zhao Di peeked into the room and whispered to her, "Grandma is sick and resting inside. There's not even any water to drink. I don't know how to light the stove."
“Fu Bao is thirsty.” As if she had brought up something she shouldn’t have, Zhao Di lowered her head and looked at Fu Bao’s head.
Xu Keke smiled and patted her head. The original owner of this body was really a failure that the mother and daughter could get along like this.
Xu Keke whispered to her, "Not only is Fu Bao thirsty, but our sister is thirsty too."
Xu Keke pulled a dollar from her pocket and handed it to Zhao Di. She now understood what Lin Juan was up to. She deliberately mentioned it,
"Zhaodi, here's a dollar. Take your little brother to the door and buy him a bottle of orange soda. Fubao's small, so just give him a sip. Also, buy some snacks you like. If you have any left over, don't give it to me; keep it for yourself. Go now!"
Lin Juan, who was lying in the room, almost jumped off the bed.
She was furious. Drinking soda? Zhao Di is a girl, what's there to drink? She only let Fu Bao take a sip. Giving the child a dollar for a snack—she must have some money now.
Lin Juan regretted it; she should have taken her salary before pretending to be sick.
After the child left, Xu Keke went into Lin Juan's inner room. Lin Juan was lying on the bed with a cloth strip tied around her head.
Hearing Xu Keke come in, it started whimpering, "Ouch, ouch."
"What, I heard you're sick?" Xu Keke asked bluntly.
Lin Juan kept her eyes closed and ignored her. Xu Keke, not wanting to bother with her either, said nonchalantly, "If you're sick, just lie down. I'm tired after a long day, I'm going out now."
Hearing that she was leaving, Lin Juan snorted coldly, "I'm sick because of you. Get me a glass of water, and I'm sick, so I want to eat hand-pulled noodles. Go and make me a bowl right now."
Don't say Xu Keke doesn't know how; even if she did, it's obvious she's deliberately trying to make things difficult for herself, and she's not exactly a virtuous and gentle woman.
"What does your illness have to do with me? You still want to eat hand-pulled noodles, and I want some too. Since you're too sick to get out of bed, I'll take the child to her maternal grandparents' house later. Then I'll have my brother help me take you to the hospital."
But it's too late today, and there's no time. Let's do it tomorrow. I'll go find the factory leaders and have them call Song Lin back immediately. Anyway, you didn't want him to go to this training course in the first place. This is perfect. Make sure he comes back right away.”
"Why did you bring Song Lin back? He's already gone." Lin Juan forgot she was faking illness and sat up abruptly in anger.
Xu Keke retorted confidently, "Why can't I let him come back? His own mother is sick. I have to go to work and take care of the children, how can I have the energy to take care of you?"
Besides, have you forgotten what you said about me before? You said I was useless at everything, and couldn't even take care of a person. What, do you think I'd change my mind in just a few days?
No wonder she'd changed her personality; Lin Juan was so angry she could barely breathe. "You...you bastard!"
Very good, your perception is accurate. With this kind of person, you either have to be a jerk or a pushover. Xu Keke has no interest in being a pushover.
Seeing that Xu Keke was ignoring her, Lin Juan was both surprised and angry, and yelled at her, "Where are you going?"
Xu Keke had originally planned to go out and boil water. She had asked Zhao Di to buy soda because the little girl was really thirsty. Boiling water would take too long.
Seeing how frightened Lin Juan was, he deliberately teased her, "Where can I go? I'll take the child to her maternal grandmother's house so I can take you to the hospital. If you can't wait, I can call an ambulance for you first."
Just as Lin Juan was at a loss for what to do, Aunt Chen lifted the curtain and came in.
“I heard from outside that you have to go to the hospital and call an ambulance. We’ve all come from a poor background, we’re not that delicate. Your mother-in-law will be fine after lying down for a couple of days.”
Xu Keke laughed. She knew it! Lin Juan was just over fifty this year, and her health was even better than the original owner's. Why would she think of faking illness?
"That's fine. Since we can wait, I'll take the two children to her maternal grandmother's house first..."
"Go to her grandma's house, go to her grandma's house, is that all you have to say?" Lin Juan slapped the bed and shouted at Xu Keke with a strong voice.
"Look at what you're saying. Look at the sky, it's getting dark soon. The roads are difficult to travel at night. I'm riding my bike with the child. Aren't you worried? I'm scared."
Besides, if I don't send the children to their maternal grandparents' house, how will you take care of them while you're bedridden these past few days?"
Xu Keke wasn't in a hurry and calmly explained the reasons to Lin Juan.
Aunt Chen glanced at Lin Juan with exasperation, knowing that she should pretend not to care, especially now. "You're even more anxious than others; you're bound to get a good treatment."
But since the idea was hers, she could only smile and say to Xu Keke.
"There's no need to send the child away. Just take a few days off to stay home and take care of your mother-in-law. That way, you can also take care of the child."
"dream,...."
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