Chapter 579 "Philanthropy" Mother 14
"Aunt, think about it. When I graduate and get a job, I'll be in a big city and no one will know us. Then I'll just say you're my real mother. Who would say anything?"
Zhang Xue kept talking about the wonderful life in the future, with buildings, refrigerators, cars, airplanes, and overseas trips. Those were things Zhang Meihua had never heard of or experienced before, so she was bewitched when she heard them.
But thinking of what happened before, Zhang Meihua's mind became clearer. "It's not that auntie won't help you, but that bitch is no longer obedient. There's nothing auntie can do to help you."
"Don't worry, Auntie. Things are different now. You just had surgery, and she's your only daughter. They can't kick you out if you go home to recuperate. If she dares to do that, I'll write a letter to the school to report her. I believe the school will seriously consider whether to admit someone with such poor character."
Zhang Xue's face was full of calculation. She thought of the strange things she had heard and seen when she was in school. As long as someone was willing to take the risk, there were plenty of ways to bring down those talented people.
Of course, this is the worst-case scenario. If that bitch Luo An doesn't cooperate, don't blame her for being cruel.
"Aunt, I believe you can do it. My father doesn't love my mother, and An An doesn't listen to you. It's just right for us to live together. Of course, even if this doesn't work out, I won't ignore you. But with my physical condition and education, I'm afraid that many times I will be powerless."
Now that things have come to this, Zhang Meihua has to try. Unless she quits now, she will have to find a way to tie herself to Zhang Xue. Otherwise, who will she rely on when she is old?
The operation was scheduled for half a month later. During this half month, Zhang Xue became weaker and weaker, as if she would be crippled at any moment. However, she managed to get through it every time. However, the more money they spent, the more distressed Li Zhaodi and her husband felt.
"His father, do we really want to do this surgery? We're out of money. We'd have to borrow a ton of money for this surgery, and we can't even afford it!"
Zhang Xue's father squatted at the entrance of the inpatient department, watching the people coming and going. He was also very confused. He thought that he was not biased towards boys, otherwise Zhang Xue would not have lived a life of luxury all these years and would not even know how to do housework.
But this time he hesitated. This disease was really expensive, and he had a son to support. If he really borrowed so much money, he was afraid that Xiaoli would not have paid it back by the time he reached marriageable age, and that was something he didn't want to see.
"Then what can I do? Meihua is finally willing to help, and we just say we have no money and we're quitting?"
Li Zhaodi's eyes rolled. "Dad, how about this? Meihua has so much money to help others, why not just let her pay for this surgery?"
After wasting her time on eloquence, Zhang Meihua ended up meeting her elder brother, whom she hadn't seen for a few days. The moment she saw him, she turned her head away and didn't want to look at him.
"Little sister, I just went out to buy some apples. Would you like to peel one for you?"
Zhang Meihua didn't say anything for a long time. He could only hold back his anger and said while peeling an apple, "Xiaoxue, this time, it's all thanks to you. I will always remember this. From now on, your affairs are my Zhang family's affairs. We will definitely not ignore them."
This was still a reasonable statement. Zhang Meihua had just felt a little satisfied when the other party's next words plunged her into the abyss again.
"But you know our family's financial situation. The examination and hospitalization have already drained our savings. And the subsequent surgery fees... ah!"
"Brother, what do you mean by that? If you don't do the surgery, you won't care about Xiaoxue anymore?"
Zhang Meihua felt quite complicated. For a moment, she didn't know whether she should be happy for her kidney or disappointed for Zhang Xue. After all, she had agreed to donate a kidney, but these people in the Zhang family wanted to give up on her because of the surgery fee.
"No, Xiaoxue is my child. We worked so hard to raise her. How could we bear to see her leave us like this? But your sister-in-law and I have borrowed all we can these days, but it's still a long way from the cost of the surgery. Besides, the surgery isn't over yet. She still needs to take medicine and recuperate. It's absolutely impossible to do without money."
Zhang Meihua frowned, "How many do you have now?"
"No, no money."
"What's the meaning?"
Zhang Xue's father simply closed his eyes and blurted out everything Li Zhaodi had told him. "We've used up all the borrowed money these days. Your sister-in-law and I only have enough money to buy you some food and drinks to keep us from starving to death."
Zhang Meihua was almost amused by his words. There was no money, no one was willing to pay, and yet he still wanted to have surgery for the child. It was simply ridiculous.
"So what do you mean by telling me this now?"
He has to have surgery tomorrow, but he comes to her today to complain about his poverty. No matter how dumb Zhang Meihua is, she knows that her brother is a weasel who has ulterior motives.
"Sister, you have a job in the commune, and you also receive your brother-in-law's pension and Luo An's money. You should still have some money on hand, right? How about this, you lend me the money, and I will definitely pay you back in the future."
Zhang Meihua really laughed this time. In the past, she would have lent it without hesitation, because he was her own brother. But since that day, they had never considered the possibility of letting Zhang Li be the donor, and they only wanted to withdraw her.
She understood the other party's thoughts. After all, Zhang Li was the only child in their Zhang family. But this did not mean that she was not sad, especially after everything that happened afterwards. In order to force her to be the donor, they used every possible means, which made her feel extremely unfamiliar.
Her health would undoubtedly be affected after the surgery, something she had already consulted about. If she gave away all her savings, what would she do in the future? She was afraid that relying on her eldest brother wouldn't be reliable, since that bitch Li Zhaodi was the one in charge. Even her brother's coming to her today to say these things was at Li Zhaodi's instigation.
"I don't have any money."
"How can you be broke? You've spent so much money. Are you stupid?"
Thinking of the nagging words of his wife, he felt heartbroken. That was all money that could be spent on buying so many things, but it was given away to irrelevant people by this heartless fool.
"I'm stupid? I am stupid. Over the years, you are the one who has posted the most. Now you are blaming me. How can I not be stupid?"
Zhang Xue's father then remembered the subsidies Zhang Meihua had given them over the years. His face warmed slightly, but he still said in a righteous and rough voice, "That's what you deserve. If I weren't your big brother, would you still be able to marry that Luo? Would you be able to live such a good life?"
This is true. Zhang Meihua was able to successfully commit the fraud thanks to her brother's surveillance and lookout. Otherwise, how could he have grasped the timing so accurately.
"Besides, who would you give that money to if not us? To those people who have nothing to do with you? What do you want? For people to call you a female bodhisattva?"
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