"If it's good for your mother, then hurry up and go!" Xu Kuo was too lazy to waste words with her. "If you don't go now and delay my treatment, I'll make you regret it!"
Liu Xueli was startled by Xu Kuo's fierce gaze, and her heart pounded. She knew that this third brother was not someone to be trifled with now, and if she really pushed him too far, who knew what he might do.
She glared at Xu Kuo resentfully, then turned and left. Before leaving, she spotted the thick stack of grain and meat coupons on the table and casually stuffed them into her pocket.
Ren Hongmei lay on the kang (a heated brick bed), witnessing everything. She felt sorry for the lost tickets, but dared not say much, only repeatedly trying to persuade Xu Kuo: "Your sister-in-law...she...she has no money, don't blame her..."
"Mother, don't worry, I know what I'm doing." Xu Kuo sneered. "Have my eldest and second brothers taken too little money from you? This time, I'll see how much they can come up with!"
Upon hearing this, Xu Jianguo and Xu Jianjun immediately became anxious: "Third brother, what do you mean? You suspect that we embezzled Mother's money?"
"You all know what I mean!" Xu Kuo retorted without any politeness. "You all wish your mother would die soon so you could divide the inheritance. What are you pretending to be, filial sons and grandsons?"
"You...you..." Xu Jianguo and Xu Jianjun were speechless after being spoken to by Xu Kuo, and their faces turned red with anger.
"Stop arguing!" Ren Hongmei called out weakly, "You...you all want to drive me to my death?"
The group finally calmed down.
Not long after, Liu Xueli returned, carrying a large bag containing rice, meat, and several doses of traditional Chinese medicine.
"Hey, sister-in-law, you've struck it rich?" Xu Jianjun's wife asked sarcastically.
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