Xu Dachuan was anxious, "Mom, what nonsense are you talking about! The eldest girl is getting married, don't you know what I am capable of? Do I have the ability to let someone marry into my family? We are living in my son-in-law's house!"
Wang Ximei knew that her youngest son and his wife were not in harmony, but she didn't expect them to be so outrageous that they actually moved directly into her son-in-law's house.
"Can they agree to this?"
"Why not? We are not living here for free. I help my son-in-law with work and Guizhi helps take care of the children. They can't live without us." Xu Dachuan looked proud.
Wang Ximei couldn't laugh. Her youngest son had lived half his life and was still living under someone else's roof. Such a person was simply unreliable. But the family was already in this state, and she couldn't just let the third son and his wife go.
After thinking for a while, she slowly lowered her eyes and asked, "What does the eldest girl's man do? Is he still short of people?"
"Mom, why are you asking this?" Xu Dachuan widened his eyes and looked at Wang Ximei with something strange in his eyes.
Wang Ximei glanced at him and sighed, "Your father died because he couldn't accept that Ajie couldn't carry on his family line. This disease needs to be treated. The hospital here is not as good as the one in the provincial capital. I want Ajie to go to a big hospital in the provincial capital for a checkup."
This is human nature.
Neither Xu Dachuan nor Zhang Guizhi said anything.
Wang Ximei continued, "And your eldest brother's illness needs to be treated, so why not send them all to the provincial capital for treatment? The eldest girl's in-laws are locals, so they can help with the arrangements, right?"
Xu Dachuan got the hint and pretended to be dumb. "Mom, I have no objection to Big Brother and Ajie going to the provincial capital for medical treatment. I can take them with me, but I have to make it clear to you in advance. The provincial capital is very large. The urban area alone is divided into several districts. There are too many large and small general hospitals and specialized hospitals to count. I guess they will have to go to different hospitals to find a doctor for their illness.
Once we get there, we'll have to rent a house near the hospital, and food and accommodation will all be problems. My eldest brother and Ajie's work also have to be arranged. It will take more than a day or two to get treatment and come back.
We are usually busy, so we can only go over occasionally. It is impossible for you to expect us to help take care of you. Besides, I am often busy outside, so it is common for me to go back only once every few days. "
"Then let the eldest girl go over to help. After all, he is her uncle's cousin, she can't just ignore him. This is settled!" Wang Ximei didn't want to hear her youngest son continue to evade excuses, so she said it directly.
Zhang Guizhi was so angry that her face turned black and she walked out regardless.
Xu Dachuan was anxious, "Guizhi, Guizhi, don't leave yet!"
Wang Ximei was still holding his hand tightly, so he couldn't run away at all. Zhang Guizhi ran even faster when she heard his shouting.
Xu Dachuan was so anxious that he didn't care about anything else. He tried hard to pry Wang Ximei's elbows free and took several steps back. When he saw that Wang Ximei didn't fall, he immediately ran after Zhang Guizhi.
Wang Ximei leaned on a cane and cried and yelled hysterically, "Xu Dachuan, you heartless thing, come back to me! Oh my god, what did I do wrong to give birth to such a bastard who doesn't even care about me, wuwuwu"
She cried for a while before several clan elders came to ask her about it. When they learned that Xu Dachuan and Zhang Guizhi had left the village, they also found it a difficult situation, but it was not easy for them to intervene in such matters.
After all, Xu Dachuan's family had been away from the village for many years and their relationship with everyone had become distant. They really had no face to persuade them to stay, so they could only take turns persuading Wang Ximei to be more open-minded and ask her to take good care of her eldest son.
That night, when Wang Fengying came back from the hospital, she found the old house was pitch black, without a single figure. Out of habit, she turned on the lights in the yard first, then turned around and found Wang Ximei sitting in the corner, staring at her.
She almost had a heart attack.
"Mom! What are you doing sitting here so late at night? And you don't even turn on the light!"
Wang Ximei said numbly: "The third brother and his wife ran away, and I didn't stop them."
Wang Fengying was stunned for a moment, her face visibly ugly, "If they are willing to help, I will accept their kindness. If they don't want to help, I can't do anything about it. From now on, everyone should live their own lives, and don't look for us if you have any problems."
Wang Ximei pounded her cane in dissatisfaction. "Now is not the time to be angry. Dashan's treatment will cost a lot of money. How much can you give? And we don't know how much it will cost for Ajie's illness, and whether it can be cured. How can face and figure be more real than money?
The third brother and his wife must have saved some money, and they have no son, so it would be a good idea to ask them to take out some money. I originally wanted to let Dashan and Ajie go to the provincial capital to see a doctor, and let the eldest girl and her sisters help as well. Now they have run away, and I don’t know where to find them.
Did the doctor tell me how much Dashan’s illness would cost?”
When it comes to money, Wang Ximei's momentum weakened a lot.
Wang Fengying wiped her tears and nodded slightly, "I told you to prepare 500,000 or 600,000 yuan."
"Five or six hundred thousand? How can our family come up with so much money?" Wang Ximei felt like the sky was falling.
Wang Fengying sat down dejectedly, lowered her head and said, "Ajie meant to sell their house and use the money to pay for his father's medical treatment."
Wang Ximei cried, "The child is filial, but without the house, can his wife continue to live with him?"
The problem was already found during the examination, and now that they have lost their house, the woman will definitely file for divorce, and they may even come to them to ask for compensation.
"I don't know." Wang Fengying was also very confused.
She has been strong all her life and has never suffered any hardship, but she encountered all the biggest difficulties at once.
Wang Ximei thought for a while and shook her head decisively, "No, the house cannot be sold. We will borrow the money first and pay it back slowly in the future. We cannot let Ajie divorce again because of Dashan's illness."
After getting divorced once, he has become a celebrity in Pingxi Town. If it happens again, Xu Jie will never have to get married in his life.
"But, Mom, this is five or six hundred thousand yuan. Who can we borrow it from?" Wang Fengying frowned.
The only person Wang Ximei could think of was Xu Dahai.
"Wait a minute. I'll go find the village chief and some elders to think of a solution."
The next day, Xu Dahai was called to the village committee by the village chief again.
The village chief also felt helpless and tried to please him by making him tea and handing him some snacks.
Xu Dahai waved his hand and said, "Village Chief, if you have anything to say, just tell me directly. Don't beat around the bush. I'm very busy over there!"
The village chief chuckled twice and leaned closer, "Dachuan and his wife left last night without even saying hello to us. I was thinking of discussing Dashan's matter with you after your father's funeral.
Dahai, we are not meddling in other people's business, but your mother came to the village committee and begged for help, saying that Dashan's disease would cost 500,000 or 600,000 yuan, and it might not be cured. Xu Jie wants to sell the house to save his father, but given his situation, if he really sells the house, his wife will definitely divorce him.
You will be single for the rest of your life. Your mother said you can't agree to anything. She started crying early this morning before the door of the village committee opened. We have no choice but to ask you to come here.
No matter what, you are mother and son. If you don't take care of it, no one else can." (End of this chapter)
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