Fang's mother was startled; she had never seen her son so angry before. She couldn't help but feel a pang of jealousy. It was just a pregnancy; why was he being treated like a precious panda? She used to be harvesting wheat in the fields when she was eight months pregnant.
In the countryside, pregnant women work all day long. Only city women are more precious, and this daughter-in-law is especially precious. Yet her son treats her like a precious gem, even more so than his own mother.
"Then what do you suggest we do? But she's your own aunt, you can't just ignore her!" Fang's mother resorted to shamelessness.
She had made a big promise to her sister-in-law; if she didn't handle this well, she would lose face.
Moreover, she really didn't think it was a big deal. It was just delivering some food. Even if she didn't deliver food to the hospital, her son and daughter-in-law still needed to eat. She could just add an extra bowl of rice when washing the rice and cook an extra dish. It was no big deal!
"You said yourself that she's my aunt, not my biological mother. What can I do about it? I'm very busy with work right now, and I also have to take care of Fangfei. I don't have the time to deal with these things. My aunt has children of her own. Five children can't take care of one mother, so why should I meddle?"
Fang Yanming didn't hold back anymore. He absolutely wouldn't get involved in this mess. His aunt's family was like leeches; once you got on them, you couldn't shake them off. He had already learned his lesson and wouldn't fall for it again.
"How can you be so cold-hearted? She's your own aunt, your father's own sister, and she's got a life-threatening illness. Are you just going to stand by and watch her do nothing?" Fang's mother felt that her son was a stranger.
Why have they become so heartless?
Everyone says that city people are heartless, and her son has become increasingly indifferent the longer he's lived in the city.
"What can I do to help? Give money or help? Why should I? When my family was building our house, you and Dad went to ask Aunt for money. Did she give you a single penny? Why didn't Aunt say she was Dad's sister back then?"
Fang Yanming retorted that his aunt could do many such things, and his mother must have dementia to have forgotten them so completely.
But he didn't forget.
"That's because your aunt doesn't have any money. If she did, she would definitely lend it to you."
"How come she built a new house the year after she had no money? Money doesn't just fall from the sky. You and Dad treat her like family, but she's never cared about you. Don't bring this up again. I have neither the money nor the time to deal with these trivial matters. And don't call me about this again."
Fang Yanming was resolute and uncompromising.
His parents are muddle-headed; if we don't say something harsh, it won't work. At worst, people will say he's heartless.
Hmph, even if he really took care of this matter, spending money and effort, running around doing all sorts of things, his aunt's family wouldn't appreciate it, and they certainly wouldn't say a good word about him outside. He saw through that family a long time ago.
But Fang Yanming underestimated the shamelessness of this family. Less than a week after his mother called, his cousin brought his aunt to Pingjiang, along with his uncle. They didn't call beforehand, but only called after they arrived in Pingjiang, asking him to pick them up at the station.
Fang Yanming was in a meeting when he received the call and almost cursed in anger. He hated uninvited guests the most. Even if they were coming, they should at least say so beforehand. Why did they suddenly ask him to pick someone up? Did they really think he was resting at home 24 hours a day?
He was, after all, a deputy director. He was extremely busy with official duties every day, with cases piling up like mountains.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com