Li Hongwei sighed and glanced at his wife Liu Lanxiang.
Liu Lanxiang frowned, turned around and said nothing.
She would never pay off her sister-in-law's debt.
Li Hongwei didn't want to either.
Just as I was wondering whether to leave or not, someone came in from the door. It was Zhao Xueyan who came in carrying a bag of bananas.
"Brother, sister-in-law, how is our father?"
"It's nothing." Liu Lanxiang said in a cold tone: "I was just scared unconscious by the debt collector. I'll be fine when I wake up. Maybe I can be discharged from the hospital tomorrow."
Zhao Xueyan felt more relieved when she heard this.
She stretched her neck and saw that her father-in-law Li Pingwang seemed to be asleep, so she discussed with Li Hongwei and Liu Lanxiang: "Do you two know that our mother is going to divorce our father, what should we do?"
What Zhao Xueyan meant was to see what the eldest couple thought.
The old couple are both very old. If they get divorced, there will be no one to take care of the old man. Then, who will take care of him?
Zhao Xueyan had selfish motives and kept glancing at her sister-in-law Liu Lanxiang.
Li Hongwei thought Zhao Xueyan was afraid that her parents-in-law would divorce and be laughed at, so he said, "Try to persuade them."
Zhao Xueyan said, "I don't think our mother is speaking in anger. It's hard to settle the score with my eldest sister now."
Li Hongwei and Liu Lanxiang both knew her subtext.
Whether their mother Chen Xiaoying and their father Li Pingwang will divorce or not depends on who will pay the debt of their eldest sister Li Hongyan! !
If Li Hongyan had paid it back herself, the divorce might have been over.
If Li Hongyan doesn't pay it back and asks her mother Chen Xiaoying to pay it back, then, in all likelihood, they will really get divorced.
"Things have gotten to this point, have you called the three brothers?" Li Hongwei asked.
He is often criticized by several brothers who work outside the home, saying that he has not taken good care of his parents in the village. Now he has learned his lesson and will call them if there is any problem. Don't think it is easy for him to take care of his parents in the village.
Zhao Xueyan didn't call: "It's too late, I didn't remember it."
"Then I'll go fight now."
Having said that, she hurried out.
Liu Lanxiang thought about it and wanted to know what the brothers were thinking: "Xueyan may not be able to explain it clearly, I will go and take a look."
Without waiting for Li Hongwei's agreement, she turned and left.
The two sisters-in-law found a place to make a phone call at the hospital entrance, and Zhao Xueyan dialed the number.
The third brother, Li Hongqiang, was not paying attention and asked the second brother, Li Hongjian, "Second brother, what do you think we should do?"
Li Hongjian had no idea: "What can I do? I have no money!"
Without money, I can’t help even if I want to.
The fourth brother, Li Honggang, didn't even come to answer the phone. He said something happened and it would be the same if they went back to tell him.
Before the two brothers came to work elsewhere, they went to their eldest sister Li Hongyan to ask for money, but they didn't get it. Li Hongyan didn't say whether she had any money left, but it seemed that all the money was spent.
Without money, they can’t help even if they want to.
"I know you have no money, but our mom is really going to divorce our dad this time. What do you think?" Zhao Xueyan asked.
The two brothers over there looked at each other.
The second brother, Li Hongjian, said, "Then I can't do anything. Who can stop it?"
If you block it once, can you block it a second time?
Zhao Xueyan saw Liu Lanxiang standing beside her and wanted to say something, but she didn't dare to.
When Liu Lanxiang saw Zhao Xueyan like this, she knew at once that she wanted to discuss something with the second and third brothers in private. Did she want to hide it from her?
Liu Lanxiang sneered in her heart and said, "The second brother is also listening over there. Is there anything I can't know?"
Zhao Xueyan smiled dryly and said, "I, I just want to ask the third brother, if our parents get divorced, who will take care of him and his wife?"
Generally, the elderly in the village will divide the property among their sons while they are still young and clear-headed, giving a share of the house and land. The most important thing is to decide who will take care of the couple in their old age and which family will hold the funeral when they pass away.
Some old men and women buy coffins in advance and keep them at home.
Liu Lanxiang immediately understood what Zhao Xueyan meant.
Needless to say, she definitely didn't want to care about her father-in-law Li Pingwang, who was a confused old man who was only concerned with supporting her elder sister-in-law Li Hongyan. Whoever supported him would be unlucky.
On the other hand, mother-in-law Chen Xiaoying is different.
My mother-in-law is a person with her own ideas. She can run a business, teach children, and lead the daughters-in-law to make money. Aren't the sons all competing to support her in her old age?
The third son, Li Hongqiang, was a filial son, and he immediately said, "It doesn't matter who we support in our old age. It depends on who our eldest brother wants to support. If he supports our dad, I will support our mom. If he supports our mom, then I will support our dad."
Zhao Xueyan was anxious: "You have to think about it. You are not at home, and if our dad has any problems, I won't be able to serve him."
There are differences between men and women.
Now Liu Lanxiang understood completely.
The third daughter-in-law doesn't want to serve her father-in-law Li Pingwang. Her words imply that the father-in-law will still have to fall under the control of her eldest daughter-in-law.
Liu Lanxiang's face changed, but the third son's wife was telling the truth. Her father-in-law was a man, and the second, third and fourth sons were all working in other places.
The daughter-in-law stays at home, and the father-in-law lives at home. It's inconvenient to live under the same roof.
But, since it is convenient for her, does that mean she deserves to serve this confused old man?
"You're thinking too much. Maybe they won't get divorced." The second son Li Hongjian said. He thought they wouldn't get divorced. They've lived together their whole lives and are buried in the earth up to their necks. Why would they get divorced?
The third brother, Li Hongqiang, also said: "Don't think too much. Let's just leave it at that. We still have to go back to work. We'll talk about it when we really want a divorce."
Zhao Xueyan was helpless as the person on the other end hung up.
Liu Lanxiang pulled a face, and Zhao Xueyan looked at it and felt a little embarrassed: "Sister-in-law, I didn't mean that."
Doesn't that mean pushing your father-in-law to be served by the eldest wife?
Liu Lanxiang glanced at her and said, "You really think too much. Maybe when we get divorced, our parents will choose for themselves, and our father doesn't want to be with us."
Zhao Xueyan smiled and said nothing, but she kept thinking in her heart that her father-in-law must follow the eldest son, or the second or fourth son. She didn't want to provide for her father-in-law in his old age at all.
Li Pingwang had not yet thought that the eldest and third daughters-in-law were unwilling to support him, their father-in-law, in their old age.
When the two sisters-in-law returned, they saw the second daughter-in-law Wang Xiaoqin and the fourth daughter-in-law Yang Xiaohui were both there. It would be unreasonable not to visit their father-in-law since his father-in-law was in the hospital.
Seeing the two of them coming, when they took a look and were about to leave, Zhao Xueyan was smart enough to call them to the corner of the corridor and talked about the divorce and asked them what they thought.
Zhao Xueyan was disappointed. Just as she had feared, no one wanted to provide for her father-in-law Li Pingwang in his old age.
The main thing is, whoever provides care for my mother-in-law Chen Xiaoying in her old age will definitely get the advantage.
My mother-in-law is so good at making money, and she is reasonable and doesn't spend money recklessly. Everyone takes care of her. When she gets old, won't the inheritance leave more for the son and daughter-in-law of this family?
Everyone knows that mother-in-law Chen Xiaoying is the old hen that lays golden eggs, and everyone wants to provide for her in her old age.
The four sisters-in-law rarely got together to discuss something, so they stood by the hospital wall.
"What do you think about eldest sister's loan sharking?" Liu Lanxiang finally got the chance to ask her younger brothers and sisters.