"You sit down, I'll go get it." Before Liang Xiaohe could refuse, Zhao Tianyu quickly ran to the kitchen.
Zhao Qingshan and his wife exchanged a glance, each seeing a hint of disappointment in the other's eyes.
Their foolish son is really completely under Liang Xiaohe's control.
At noon, Zhao Tianyu was still dissatisfied with Liang Xiaohe's irrational outburst. Now that Liang Xiaohe is feigning illness, that matter is considered over.
That's right, Zhao Qingshan and his wife thought Liang Xiaohe was faking illness.
If Liang Xiaohe were really sick, how could she not make a fuss when she got home? Instead, she quietly went back to her room to sleep.
Zhao Tianyu was in such a hurry just now, but Liang Xiaohe stayed in the room without making a sound.
Only their silly son would believe whatever Liang Xiaohe said.
"Mom and Dad, I'm sorry to have worried you," Liang Xiaohe said apologetically.
"Let's eat. We can talk after we finish eating," Zhao Qingshan said, pointing to the dishes on the table and cutting Liang Xiaohe off.
Zhao Qingshan is knowledgeable and experienced.
Liang Xiaohe's feigned weakness was ineffective against Zhao Qingshan.
“Dad’s right, Xiaohe, you’re too thin. Eat more if you can, it will make you healthier.” Zhao Tianyu brought back a bowl, plopped down next to Liang Xiaohe, and said cheerfully.
"Tianyu, you should eat more too." Liang Xiaohe said kindly as she served food to Zhao Tianyu.
Zhao Tianyu also served Liang Xiaohe some food.
Zhao Zhenzhu quickly finished her rice in a few bites and left the table.
Oh my god, looking at Liang Xiaohe's fake face, Zhao Zhenzhu was afraid she would have indigestion.
Around nine o'clock in the evening, Zhou Yunyun was already asleep when Wu Meiyun went to Zhao Zhenzhu's room.
"Mom, why aren't you asleep yet?" Zhao Zhenzhu asked in surprise.
Wu Meiyun is used to going to bed early and waking up early. She goes to bed at 8:30 pm every night and gets up at 5:00 am the next morning. There is very little change in her routine.
"Pearl! I'm in a bad mood, I wanted to talk to you," Wu Meiyun said with a sigh.
Zhao Zhenzhu moved over a bit and patted the spot next to her.
Wu Meiyun got into bed.
The mother and her two daughters are all slim, and they don't look cramped lying on the same bed.
After arriving at the Zhao family's house, Zhou Jiakai slept with Wu Meiyun and the others.
"Mom, did you and Dad have a fight? Dad doesn't know how to mince words, please don't be angry," Zhao Zhenzhu said, trying to comfort Wu Meiyun who hadn't spoken for a while.
“It’s not your dad, it’s Xiaoyu,” Wu Meiyun sighed and said.
"Mom, what did Xiaoyu do?" Zhao Zhenzhu sat up.
If Zhao Tianyu really does something to anger Wu Meiyun, Zhao Zhenzhu will definitely not tolerate him.
We'll settle the score with him right now.
"Pearl, lie down." Wu Meiyun tugged at Zhao Pearl's hand.
After Zhao Zhenzhu lay down, Wu Meiyun said softly, "Xiaoyu just contacted us; he wants to borrow money."
"How much do you want to borrow?" Zhao Zhenzhu asked.
"Six hundred," Wu Meiyun said.
"Hiss~!" Zhao Zhenzhu gasped.
Six hundred yuan was a huge sum of money at that time.
Before his promotion, Zhao Tianyu earned 30 yuan a month; after the promotion, his salary was at most 40 yuan.
Before retirement, Zhao Qingshan's monthly salary was a little over fifty yuan, but after retirement, his monthly salary is less than thirty yuan.
Wu Meiyun earns at most a hundred or two hundred yuan a year making clothes for others.
The Zhao family of three has a seemingly substantial annual income, but they don't save much.
Zhao Qingshan and Wu Meiyun are both people who know how to enjoy life. They don't stingy with money. The Zhao family usually eats and uses quite well.
Zhao Qingshan and his wife worked hard for half their lives, and it was considered good if they could save a thousand yuan or so.
Zhao Tianyu's demand for 600 yuan this time is truly outrageous.
“Yes! Your brother wants six hundred yuan. Your father and I have only saved twelve hundred yuan in total over the years.” Wu Meiyun’s words confirmed Zhao Zhenzhu’s guess.
"Did Xiaoyu say what he needed the money for?" Zhao Zhenzhu asked nervously.
In his past life, Zhao Tianyu was tricked into working as a guard on a warehouse.
That night, for some reason, Zhao Tianyu fell into a deep sleep.
Overnight, many goods, worth about two thousand yuan, disappeared from the supply and marketing cooperative's warehouse.
At that time, Zhao Qingshan only had three hundred yuan in savings.
Zhao Qingshan needs to borrow from several friends to raise the two thousand yuan payment for the goods.
To make matters worse, someone reported Zhao Tianyu for embezzlement. They also claimed that the goods in the warehouse weren't lost by Zhao Tianyu's accident, and suspected him of conspiring with thieves to steal state property.
The county sent people to verify.
The police arrived as well.
Two weeks later, the thief and the goods were still nowhere to be found.
Zhao Qingshan couldn't raise the compensation money for Zhao Tianyu in time. As a result, Zhao Tianyu went to jail.
Zhao Zhenzhu was afraid that her rebirth would bring this matter to an earlier date.
Fortunately, Wu Meiyun's next words reassured Zhao Zhenzhu.
“Xiaohe is planning to go to the next county for treatment. Her family has found out about a renowned traditional Chinese medicine doctor who is very skilled at treating infertility, but his fees are not cheap,” Wu Meiyun said with a wry smile.
Zhao Tianyu and his wife have never had children since they got married.
Although Zhao Qingshan and his wife didn't verbally urge them to have children, they were actually quite worried.
In this day and age, people believe that having many children brings good fortune. If a son's wife hasn't conceived within two years of marriage, people will start gossiping behind their backs.
Even comments like "This family may have done too many immoral things, and God has made sure they have no descendants" will come out.
When it comes to matters involving children, Wu Meiyun has to pay the six hundred yuan no matter how unwilling she is.
Although Zhao Tianyu said it was a loan, Wu Meiyun never expected him to pay it back.
Wu Meiyun felt frustrated, so she came to Zhao Zhenzhu to talk and cheer herself up.
"Mom, have you given this money to Xiaoyu yet?" Zhao Zhenzhu asked.
"Not yet, we don't have any money at home. I'll have to take my passbook to the bank tomorrow to withdraw it. But I promised Xiaoyu," Wu Meiyun said.
“Mom, I don’t think you can lend this money right now,” Zhao Zhenzhu said.
“Pearl, money can be earned back, but if your sister-in-law misses this opportunity, I’m afraid she’ll resent your father and me in the future. You saw it today, your brother has always been controlled by his wife. With so much whispering in her ear, your brother will hate us too,” Wu Meiyun sighed and said.
Lending money to Zhao Tianyu was the result of Wu Meiyun's careful consideration.
Wu Meiyun has never valued money much. Otherwise, she wouldn't have refrained from selling her embroidery for so many years.
“Mom, what I mean is, don’t borrow that much for now. Just give Xiaoyu a few dozen yuan tomorrow so he can go to the hospital for a check-up. By the way, has Xiaoyu ever been to the hospital for a check-up before? What did the doctor say?” Zhao Zhenzhu asked after thinking for a moment.
"Xiaoyu needs a checkup too? Isn't childbirth a woman's responsibility?" Wu Meiyun asked in surprise.
“Mom, having a baby is a matter for both the man and the woman! For more targeted treatment, Xiaoyu should go to the hospital for a check-up first. If it’s not Xiaoyu’s problem, then Xiaohe can go to the doctor to get medication,” Zhao Zhenzhu said.
Zhao Zhenzhu racked her brains to find reasons, just to prevent her parents from wasting this money.
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