The most crucial question came from my cousin's daughter—
“Uncle, Aunt, think about it, who will take care of you when you get old? It’s Yanming, isn’t it? The Xu family, who borrow money and never pay it back, do you think they can serve you? Humph, I remember when Aunt gave birth to Yanming, Yanming’s grandma was busy, and Aunt wanted Yanming’s aunt to come and take care of her for a month during her postpartum period. Back then, Yanming’s aunt had her postpartum period at her parents’ home, and you took good care of her, but she didn’t come. It was my other aunt who went. Do you remember, Aunt?”
This matter had been Fang's mother's biggest thorn for many years, but it had gradually dulled with the passage of time. However, her cousin's question sharpened this thorn completely, striking Fang's mother's heart directly, and bringing her dissatisfaction with her aunt to its extreme.
Of course, she and Aunt Fang were not always on good terms; for a time, they were at odds and would fight whenever they met.
It's all for the sake of postpartum care.
When Fang's mother gave birth to Fang Yanming, her mother-in-law happened to be in the city taking care of another daughter. Fang Yanming also had an aunt who had married into the town and was quite well-off. She was also better at dealing with people than Fang's aunt.
At that time, Aunt Fang was idle at home with nothing to do, so her mother wanted her eldest sister to take care of her during her postpartum period. After all, when Aunt Fang went back to her parents' home for her postpartum period, she had washed diapers several times.
But Aunt Fang immediately refused, saying that she was too busy at home and couldn't spare the time. In short, she made up a bunch of excuses, which made Aunt Fang's mother furious. Helpless, she could only ask her own mother to run back and forth to take care of her, which made her sister-in-law on her own side have objections.
Because of this incident, Fang's mother and Aunt Fang quarreled for several years. It wasn't until Fang Yanming became successful that Aunt Fang deliberately tried to please him and was very attentive. Only then did Fang's mother and Aunt Fang repair their relationship and become as close as sisters.
But when her cousin brought up the old story, Fang's mother, who was not a tolerant person, immediately gritted her teeth. She also remembered how her aunt and mother-in-law had colluded to make things difficult for her when she first married into the family, and how her parents-in-law had favored the eldest and youngest sons when the family property was divided. Fang's father, being the second son, was sandwiched in the middle and received the worst land and the least amount of grain. Fang's aunt had been involved in all of these things.
"Hmph, forget it. My son naturally has to be filial to me. Why should I care about her? Let me tell you, don't get involved in this. Otherwise, Yanming will resent you for not taking care of you in your old age. Don't regret it!"
Fang's mother glared at her husband. She didn't really want to get involved in her sister-in-law's messy affairs, but her husband kept saying that his older sister was pitiful and kept saying it in her ear. Gradually, she was also influenced and felt that her sister-in-law was indeed quite pitiful.
In addition, she wanted to show off her son and let her relatives see that her son was doing well in the big city and knew all the wealthy and powerful people. So... Fang's mother was fooled by Fang's aunt's sob story and flattery.
Mr. Fang's face was gloomy as he kept puffing on his pipe, filling the room with thick smoke that blurred his vision. Mrs. Fang covered her mouth and nose and cursed, "Are you trying to kill your mother? How did your sister get lung cancer? The doctor said it was because your brother-in-law smokes every day that your sister got lung cancer. From now on, you can smoke outside, don't bring trouble to me!"
"Doctors are all talk!"
Mr. Fang glared at him irritably, but continued smoking, adding another tube of tobacco and smoking even more heavily.
Like his uncle, he didn't believe the doctor's nonsense at all. Which man in the village didn't smoke? And no man had ever gotten lung cancer. Why was it his sister who got it?
Hmph, the doctor is talking complete nonsense!
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