Chapter 97 It's too late to say anything now
Su Hongying let out a long sigh and said angrily, "...Mom went to my mother-in-law's workplace and made such a big scene. My mother-in-law was talked about behind her back and said nasty things at work. When she came home, she tormented me. Mom has hurt me so badly. Does she have any conscience?! What right do you have to ask me to have things that she doesn't have!"
"Su Hongying!"
Old Master Su's face turned ashen. "Do you believe I'll slap you across the face?! How dare you talk to your mother like that?! What have I ever done to wrong you? It's clearly your in-laws' problem, why are you blaming me?!"
"Pah! My mom isn't making a fuss, and my mother-in-law treats me very well, so why can't I blame her? I'll blame her!"
Su Hongying's words were full of hostility. She spat, "Want to hit me? Come on, just kill me! Anyway, I'm living a life worse than death..."
After saying that, he slammed the phone down.
"Hello? Hello! Su Hongying... Su Hongying!"
Boss Su looked at the phone that had been hung up, feeling both angry and disappointed.
Was it because he, as the eldest brother, failed to set a good example?
It was because he, as the eldest son, failed to discipline his younger siblings, leading them to speak ill of their biological mother.
His mother...didn't she do enough?
Why are they all dissatisfied?!
After hanging up the phone, Su paid the fare, rode his bike back to the school to pick up his wife, and the two took a taxi directly to the hospital.
Seeing that only the couple had come, and their three children were nowhere to be seen, Li Banxia didn't ask any questions.
The eldest daughter-in-law's eyes reddened when she saw Li Banxia.
"mom."
She took out a wad of money wrapped in newspaper from her bag and handed it over. “My older brother and sister-in-law heard about my third uncle’s situation and specially sent it to the school for me to pass on to you. They said they will come to visit him in a couple of days when his condition is more stable. If you don’t have enough money at home, just let them know. They may not have much, but they will definitely have enough to save his life.”
Li Banxia felt a warmth in his heart upon hearing this, and took his eldest daughter-in-law's hand, patting it gently.
"You've worked so hard, traveling around while pregnant."
The eldest daughter-in-law shook her head, "Mom, you're the one who's been working so hard. There's been so much going on at home lately, you look so haggard. And now, with Third Uncle..."
Li Banxia said she was fine.
He reassured her not to worry, saying, "The doctor just came to check on you. Your third uncle's vital signs have stabilized. After a period of observation, he can be transferred to a regular ward."
"Really? That's great!"
The eldest daughter-in-law's eyes lit up, a smile spreading across her face as she turned to look at Su the eldest.
Boss Su smiled happily.
"Yao Yao, please thank your older brother and sister-in-law on my behalf. We've been saying we'd treat them to a meal, but we haven't had the time yet."
The eldest daughter-in-law smiled and said, "It's alright, Mom. My sister-in-law doesn't mind. She said we're all family and should look after each other."
Li Banxia nodded.
Only then did Su ask his cousins, "Why haven't I seen anyone?"
“They all rushed back overnight. Your second uncle took them to a nearby hotel to rest, your eldest uncle went to find the attending physician, and your third uncle’s two… went to the police station to visit their mother.”
Su Laoda nodded and advised Li Banxia, "Mom, I'll stay here and watch over Third Uncle. You and Jian Shu should go and rest too."
Li Banxia refused.
Old Master Su was not good with words, so he looked at his wife beside him.
The eldest daughter-in-law smiled and took Li Banxia's arm, saying, "Mom, I was so worried yesterday, I even had nightmares last night and didn't get any rest. Come with me to rest for a while, I haven't finished my lunch yet, these two little rascals are making a ruckus inside saying they're hungry."
She patted her stomach with her other hand.
Li Banxia understood perfectly well the intention behind the eldest brother and his wife's coordinated actions. She looked up at her third brother in the ICU and nodded. "Okay, I'll take you to get something to eat. I'll come back later."
Old Su looked at his wife gratefully.
The eldest daughter-in-law smiled, her eyes crinkling, and slightly raised her chin, her proud and smug expression showing that she was even more pampered by her mother-in-law than her husband. Li Banxia couldn't help but smile at the sight.
She gently patted her eldest daughter-in-law's hand. "Let's go. There's a place selling meat swallow wontons in the alley next to the hotel. They're pretty good. I'll take you to try them."
"Mom, can I have another bowl?"
"So hungry? Then I'll have another bowl..."
The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law walked away hand in hand.
Watching his two favorite people being so affectionate, like mother and daughter, Su Laoda let out a long, satisfied sigh.
She sighed sadly, wishing her younger siblings were all well-behaved, obedient, and sensible.
At the police station, Li Sanjiu's two children went to visit Li Sansao.
When Li Sansao saw her children in the reception room, she instantly broke down.
"Why are you back? Who let you come back?! Get out of here, go back to school..."
"mom!"
The daughter cried and called out to Li Sansao, "How could you be so foolish? Grandma's family has never been kind to us, why did you help them?! You almost killed Dad, do you know that?!"
"Mom knows, Mom was wrong..."
Li San's sister-in-law also cried, "Mom never expected your uncle to be so cruel. Your grandma and grandpa even wanted to bury your dad alive. I risked my life to save him, sob sob..."
"Mom! They are not our uncles, nor our maternal grandparents, they are the murderers of my and my sister's father!"
The son clenched his fists and growled angrily and hatefully.
Li San's sobs stopped abruptly. She looked up at her son, tears falling silently, her eyes filled with remorse. "I'm sorry, son, I've ruined your chance to get into military academy. You'll never be able to join the army in your life, and..."
She looked at her daughter again, knowing that her daughter wanted to join the army as a military doctor with her son, but it was too late to say anything now.
The son shook his head and asked Li San's wife, "Why did you still cover for them in the end, insisting that you were the one who hurt Dad? In your heart, is my dad and us less important than your family?"
"That's not how it is, son, that's not how it is!"
Li Sansao shook her head vigorously, "...I just felt your father wasn't going to live, and I wanted to stay by his side and take care of him, but your grandmother wouldn't let me. So I wanted to die with him. I didn't think they were more important than you, I just..."
Li Sansao suddenly paused, looked at her children, and continued with a face full of shame.
“I just didn’t receive love from my parents and family when I was young. After I got married, they suddenly became nice to me, so I wanted them to keep being nice to me. I was wrong. I only realize now that I was wrong from the very beginning. I’m sorry to Brother Guangbai, I’m sorry to the Li family for their kindness to me, I’m sorry to all of you…”
When Sister-in-law Li San revealed her true feelings, it only made her two children feel worse.
The daughter looked at her mother, both angry and heartbroken. "Mom, they're not truly looking out for you. Their kindness is always conditional. If Dad hadn't kept them in check all these years, our family would have been ruined! Mom! You've cut off our family's lifeline..."
Li Sansao wept uncontrollably, crying uncontrollably.
At the hospital, Brother Li came out of the attending physician's office and gathered everyone together, "There's news from Shanghai..."
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