"Dad has been good to me, it's all only right." Cao Jun secretly hoped that his brother-in-law wouldn't come, otherwise his father-in-law wouldn't have kept his illness a secret from his son.
"Then I'll be going now, or I'll be late," Brother Liang said quickly, afraid that Cao Jun might change his mind.
The couple, one playing the good cop and the other the bad cop, tricked Brother Liang into leaving.
Liang Lijun scoffed, "He's unwilling to spend money or put in any effort, yet he still wants the family fortune."
Cao Jun didn't speak; his brother-in-law wanted half, but he wanted the whole thing.
Liang Lijun: "You stay here. I'll go back and pack my things to take to your mother first."
"Let's go together after I'm discharged from the hospital," Cao Jun said, afraid his mother wouldn't be happy. He figured he'd just go directly, and she'd have to put up with it whether she wanted to or not.
“Are you afraid your mother won’t be happy? Your mother is a sensible person. She’s so old, she’ll have to rely on us to take care of her in her old age. What’s the difference what she does? She can take care of my father. We can give her our salary and take good care of her in the future. What more do you want?” Liang Lijun felt that this was a good opportunity to ease the tension between her mother-in-law and them. If it were before, she would never have cared about her mother-in-law’s retirement.
Cao Jun: "I don't think it's necessary. Dad can be sent directly there after he is discharged from the hospital. My mom will have to put up with it whether she likes it or not for my sake. Why go and cause trouble now?"
Liang Lijun: "Is it just a matter of serving them? Don't they still need to register their marriage? I'm afraid my dad won't be happy with your mom's current state. I need to go and give her some instructions so that she can learn to coax my dad. Only then can everything we have in the future be ours. Don't think I don't know what you're thinking."
Cao Jun felt a little embarrassed that his wife had seen through his thoughts.
“It’s okay if you have these thoughts, it’s all for our little family, this way it’s more secure.” Liang Lijun understood Cao Jun. Her father might not be willing to go through the notarization process. If her mother-in-law could coax her father like that old lady before, and the two of them could register their marriage smoothly, and her mother-in-law could whisper sweet nothings in his ear, and get the notarization done, that would be double insurance. Right now, the main thing is for her mother-in-law to behave well.
If Liang Lijun had taken good care of herself, Liang Guangming would have given her most of the family fortune. Liang Lijun wanted all the family fortune but didn't want to suffer, so she came up with this plan.
Cao Jun thought his wife made sense. "Then you should go and talk to my mom properly. We still need her to handle this."
“If your mother were sensible, she would know what to do,” Liang Lijun said, turning and leaving the ward. She then took a taxi directly to Sister Liu’s house.
Go back and clean up? Let your mother-in-law clean up herself; she won't do it.
After returning from Wu Zhiqi's place, Sister Liu bought cotton and cloth on the street, intending to make several new quilts.
Just as the cotton was quilted, Liang Lijun came into the room.
"Mom, you're making a quilt. This cotton is really nice. Is it for Dad?" Liang Lijun looked at the new quilt with great satisfaction. She thought her mother-in-law was a sensible person.
Sister Liu... she really doesn't know her place! "I made it myself, what's it to you?"
More than ten years have passed since she moved out, and this is the first time her daughter-in-law has visited.
Liang Lijun smiled and said, "It's all about you and my dad. My dad will have a hard time in the future, so I'm thinking of having him stay with you. You're familiar with the area, so it'll be easier for you to take care of him."
Sister Liu didn't respond, as if she hadn't heard anything. She continued threading her needle, wanting to hear what other shameless things this daughter-in-law could say.
Liang Lijun felt that her mother-in-law had tacitly agreed. She used to be so domineering, but now that she's older, she has to put those traits away.
"Cao Jun already told you, right? You and my dad need to get a marriage certificate. What's the use of having a daughter? She'll just end up helping your Cao family scheme against my dad. Sigh."
"I'm not surnamed Cao, and I don't need the money you've schemed to get. Don't make it sound like I've gotten a great deal," Sister Liu said calmly.
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