The next day at noon, after feeding the whole family in turn, Zhang Jiao asked her mother where the money was. She said she would go home to get the money.
She spent almost 400 yuan yesterday, and doesn't have much money left. She still has to pay their hospital and medical fees, which will be another large sum. The doctor also told her to prepare at least another 400 yuan for follow-up treatment.
Father Zhang was asleep, and both Zhang Daqiang and Zhang Erqiang kept their mouths shut and didn't speak.
Zhang's mother said weakly, "We lost all our money opening the shop, where would we get any more money? Jiaojiao, you can pay for it first, and we'll raise the rest for you after your parents are discharged from the hospital."
Zhang Jiao's heart sank when she heard this. Her mother meant she wanted to give her money!
"Even if you and my dad don't have any, my older brothers must have some, right? I don't have much money left either."
Zhang's mother cried out, "What money could your eldest and second brothers possibly have? They only earn enough to get by. Do you and Guodong still have two thousand in savings? You can take it out and help us out first. We'll definitely make up the difference for you once we're discharged from the hospital."
"Mom, how did you know that Guodong and I had two thousand yuan in savings?" Zhang Jiao asked.
Zhang's mother: "...Yes, you told me that."
"I never told you that!" Zhang Jiao said with absolute certainty. "When you came to my house to take care of me, did you go through my things?"
Zhang's mother: "..."
She not only searched through her daughter and son-in-law's room, but she also thoroughly searched the entire Lin family home. She knew the Lin family's situation inside and out.
"Mom, how could you do this!" Zhang Jiao exclaimed, stamping her feet.
"Ouch, ouch, I feel so bad, I feel so bad," Zhang's mother said, clutching her chest.
Seeing her like this, Zhang Jiao knew whether she was really in pain or pretending, so she went to see the doctor for her again.
However, Zhang Jiao isn't so naive now that she actually believed her mother when she said she had no money.
While her parents, eldest brother and sister-in-law, and second brother and sister-in-law were all asleep, she took the keys from them and went back to the Zhang family home to look for money.
However, after searching all three rooms, she only found three hundred yuan, and didn't look for any bankbooks or anything like that at home.
But she knew that her eldest and second eldest brothers definitely had more than this much money; they must have saved it up.
Zhang Jiao used all the money she had found to prepay her medical expenses before returning the key to her parents and two older brothers and sisters-in-law when they were fully conscious.
As soon as the Zhang family saw the key, they knew what had happened. They said she was afraid they would pay back the medical expenses she had paid once they recovered, and that she didn't treat them as real family at all.
Hearing this, Zhang Jiao was furious. "If I didn't consider you family, I would have left you in the hospital and never taken care of you!"
"I found over 300 yuan at home, and I used it all to prepay my medical expenses. I also paid 400 yuan out of pocket, and you have to pay me back after you are discharged from the hospital!"
Sister-in-law Zhang said directly, "Go ask your mother for it. We were poisoned by your mother and ended up in the hospital. Your mother should pay for the medical expenses."
Zhang Ersao chimed in, "That's right."
The Zhang family also knew how much this food poisoning would affect their future lives, and therefore hated Zhang's mother even more.
Zhang Jiao glared angrily. Did they mean that they would pay every single penny of the medical expenses she had paid?
"It's all my fault, it's all my fault!" Zhang's mother, who was still on an IV drip, kept crying.
"Jiaojiao, don't worry, once Mom gets better and is discharged from the hospital, even if Mom has to squeeze every last drop of blood out of herself, she'll still pay you back, sob sob sob..."
Seeing her mother crying like this, Zhang Jiao, as the daughter, couldn't bear to say anything more, even though she was angry.
Zhang Jiao first asked the factory for a week off and stayed in the hospital every day to take care of her family. She only took a break at noon to go home and get two thick clothes to wear. When she got back, there was no one else at home.
On January 17th, Li Guoyu finished her final exams and began her winter break.
She wanted to come to the shop to help, but Li Yunshu told her to stay home and keep Qin Ye company.
Gyeok is on holiday and is staying at a dumpling restaurant. Li Yunshu also stayed at the restaurant that night.
Gu Zhenyuan, who hadn't fully recovered from his injury, was already back at work. Every day after work, he would come to the store to help out for a while, and then pick up Li Yunshu and they would go home together after she finished her work.
On my way to work this morning, I also dropped her off at the shop.
The two of them went out together and came back together every day, which was noticed by both the Li and Gu families.
It's quite obvious that the two of them have very similar vibes, but both families are happy to see them together and hope they can get along.
Zhang Jiao stayed at the hospital every day to take care of her family, which greatly displeased Lin Guodong, and he never went to the hospital to see her.
Because Zhang Jiao was at home and no one was cooking, Lin Guodong and Lin Yong took Junjun out to eat every morning and evening.
Lin Yong is now receiving his monthly salary on time and has money. He can afford to eat out every day without any financial pressure.
No one cleans up the house, it's a mess. Lin Guodong and Lin Yong are both good at taking care of children. Junjun looks less sloppy than when Zhang Jiao is at home.
In the state-run restaurant, Lin Yong picked up his glass and took a sip of wine. Looking at his son, he asked, "Guodong, what do you think about Dad finding another partner?"
“I know you’ve always wanted me to get back together with your mom, but since your mom acknowledges both of you, she’ll definitely let me get back together with her. Your dad is supposed to live to be seventy, but I still have twenty years left, so I can’t let myself stay single.”
Lin Guodong ate his braised pork and thought for a moment before saying, "Dad, as a man and as your son, I can understand you. I also can't bear to see you all alone when you get old."
“I’d object if you find someone else, but this person has to be the kind who is childless or only has daughters. The key is that this person has to be down-to-earth, virtuous, and hardworking. I can’t find someone who is cunning.”
“However, if we find him, it will only cause a rift between us, father and son, and disrupt the peace of our home.”
Lin Yong nodded and said, "I know, I also want someone reliable, virtuous and hardworking, who can accompany me and take good care of my wife, keep the house in order, and help you take care of Junjun."
"So, Dad, do you have someone in mind?" Lin Guodong asked.
Lin Yong paused for a moment, then shook his head and said, "No, I plan to wait until after the festival and then have the matchmaker in our alley help me find someone."
He had looked for someone before, but he was too late and missed his chance with her.
Lin Guodong said, "Anyway, we should take our time to choose carefully, there's no rush."
On January 20th, Li Yu went to school to pick up her exam results, and she still held the top spot.
However, overall, the academic performance of the students in Class 1 has improved.
The students in Class 1 attributed all of this to Kim Ok explaining the problems to them and generously lending them her notes and study materials to copy.
Kageyoshi's performance was surprisingly poor, dropping him to fifth place in his class.
Clearly, the class transfer and the ridicule from others had a significant impact on his mindset.
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