Yang's mother found that she could put on an act and act pitiful in front of the taciturn Duan Meishan, but she was rendered speechless by the sharp-tongued Shen Jingyan.
So she resorted to her unreasonable arguments:
"You little brat, why do you talk so much! What business is it of yours to meddle in my family's affairs?"
Shen Jingyan chuckled lightly, her eyes filled with disdain.
"Auntie, you're right. I really shouldn't have interrupted. You should ask Brother Yang about this."
She walked to the door of the ward and called out into the corridor in a clear and loud voice.
"Brother Yang, Shanshan says she wants to talk to you about something!"
After saying that, she turned her head and winked at Duan Meishan.
Duan Meishan immediately understood.
Upon hearing that Duan Meishan had something to do, Yang Xuechang quickly put down his book and came in.
"Shanshan, what's wrong?"
Duan Meishan said in a weak and feeble voice, "Mom wants to save five thousand yuan, I have no objection, I just wanted to ask you..."
Before he could finish speaking, Yang Xuechang's expression changed, and he said to his mother in an almost accusatory tone:
"Mom, this money is for hospital fees and to buy nutritional supplements for Shanshan. You just want to save it without saying a word?"
Yang's mother's face turned pale and then red, and she glared fiercely at Shen Jingyan a few times.
"I didn't plan to save it all, just a portion. You guys can't possibly spend all this money, can you?" qqxδnew
Yang Xuechang knew that his mother was a money-grubbing person, so he didn't even bother with emotional appeals and simply extended his hand, saying:
"Mom, give me the money. This money belongs to me and Shanshan, and if it's to be deposited, it should be in our names."
Mother Yang was furious. She clutched her pocket tightly and said fiercely:
"I'm your mother! Does it make a difference whether I save or you save? We're family, why would your mother be after your money? I'm just worried you'll squander it all!"
She got angrier and angrier as she talked, pointing at Duan Meishan's few changes of clothes on the bedside table and babbling on and on.
"Look at her! Shanshan has only been in the city for a few days, and she's already buying clothes and shoes, toothpaste, soap, and face cream—she's married now, who is she dressing up for? Shanshan was so simple and plain before she went to university. I don't know who corrupted her as soon as she came to the city!"
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At this point, she rolled her eyes at the impeccably dressed and composed Shen Jingyan.
"I bet you two will bankrupt our family before you even finish college! We finally got this money, how can I not keep an eye on it?"
Yang's mother is really good at personal attacks. She keeps saying "you two" this and that, but in reality, her words are all directed at Duan Meishan.
Duan Meishan's pale face flushed red with anger, and she gripped the bedsheets tightly with both hands.
She really didn't want to argue with Yang's mother. As soon as she talked back, Yang's mother would have ten or eight sets of fallacies waiting for her.
Yang Xuechang walked to Duan Meishan's side, took her hand, and noticed that Yang's mother's expression was very cold.
"Mom, I bought the clothes and shoes. Shanshan is in her late pregnancy and can't wear her old clothes anymore. Her calves and feet are swollen, and her old shoes are very uncomfortable. The money I used to buy the clothes and shoes came from my writing. As for the toothpaste, soap, and face cream, they were bought by her best friend in the dorm. Shanshan is reluctant to use them and hasn't opened them yet."
He patiently refuted Yang's mother point by point, which only made her more furious.
“I know it’s not easy for you and Dad to earn money. You did pay for our college tuition. Now I’m going to pay you back, with interest.”
He took out a stack of small bills from his shirt pocket and counted out two hundred yuan.
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"Take this money and go home."
Then he resolutely added, "Give me back the five thousand yuan."
Yang's mother stammered, "Shanshan hasn't recovered yet, and you still have to go back to school. The child is still so young; how can she manage without someone by her side?"
Yang Xuechang's tone was very curt: "I'll figure something out, don't bother me."
Shen Jingyan felt that Yang Xuechang's approach was absolutely correct. With a mother-in-law who was always sarcastic and spoke with a sharp tongue, it was hard to imagine whether Duan Meishan could recover.
I'm afraid that getting angry will worsen her condition.
"I'll go buy you a ticket in a bit. If I can get one for today, you can leave today. If I can get one for tomorrow, you can leave tomorrow."
Yang Xuechang's firm stance left his mother at a loss.
With tears in my eyes, I reluctantly took out the five thousand yuan that I had almost sweated from holding in my hands, and then took two hundred yuan to buy groceries.
As soon as Yang's mother left, Duan Meishan couldn't help but sob.
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She was so upset that she couldn't utter a word, and tears streamed down her face, pattering onto the blanket.
Yang Xuechang gently embraced her and stroked her head.
Shen Jingyan walked out, leaving the two of them alone.
In the corridor, Gu Zhiyun was sitting on a chair, staring blankly at a locust tree outside the window that had just sprouted green buds.
Shen Jingyan walked over, sat down beside him, and let out a long sigh.
"I really feel sorry for Shanshan, how did she end up with such a mother-in-law?"
Compared to Yang's mother, Gu Zhiyun's mother, Fang Ru, was practically a living goddess.
They treat her like their own daughter, and when they come home, they want to pamper her and make sure she doesn't get even the slightest bit of hard work. They don't let her do any of the chores or heavy lifting.
What's even more commendable is that she has a great sense of propriety and doesn't interfere in any details of her life.
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