Father Yu: "Alright, that's settled then. You two each give the fourth son 117, and I'll call the eldest son later."
Yu Qianwen: "I'll go back and get the money and bring it over. I don't have that much money on me right now."
Yu Qianyou: "Me too, I'll bring the money over when I get back."
Mr. Yu hummed in agreement and said nothing more. After all, more than a hundred yuan was not a small amount, and apart from Liu Yun, probably no one would casually carry so much money on them.
(Liu Yun: I don't always carry that much money on me! I only do it when I'm carrying a bag, but in later generations, who doesn't have a few hundred dollars in change in their backpack?)
Yu Qianyou: "Dad, this illness should be fully cured by now! There shouldn't be any more problems, right?"
Father Yu: "No, it can only alleviate the symptoms, not cure them. You need to be careful in the future and take care of yourself year-round."
Yu Qianwen, Yu Qianyou, Chen Xi, and Gao Lan all looked rather grim upon hearing this.
Yu Qianwen and Yu Qianyou were worried, but Chen Xi and Gao Lan were thinking about money.
This time, the father's bill was over 400 yuan in just over a month. He will need to take care of himself for many years to come, and it is unknown how much it will cost. All of this needs to be shared by the four families. It is as if he did not get any benefit and still had to pay money. How could his complexion be good?
Yu's parents naturally noticed that their two daughters-in-law didn't look too good, but they didn't explain anything.
In fact, with their savings and retirement pensions, they could easily afford the cost of the medicine and treatment; they didn't need to pay anything at all.
Seeing the situation, the two didn't say much, and sent them away by saying they still needed to talk to the boss about retirement.
Once they left the old house, Chen Xi and Gao Lan couldn't hold back any longer.
Chen Xi: "Mom and Dad are so biased towards the fourth brother's family! They both have a lot of retirement pensions, so why do we have to share the cost of their medical expenses? Did they give all their retirement pensions to the fourth brother's family?"
Gao Lan: "When the family divided the property, we didn't get a single penny. After that, the fourth son's family just lived and ate at the old house. The money that the two of them had should have gone into the pockets of the fourth son and his wife a long time ago."
Yu Qianwen/Yu Qianyou: "That's enough."
Yu Qianwen: "Didn't my parents help take care of my fourth son's child? Didn't they help my mother take care of her child? Back then, my fourth son's family lived and ate at the old house, and all the food at the old house was bought by my fourth son's wife."
Chen Xi: "But they have five children."
Yu Qianyou: "They only stayed with us for a few years, but our families lived with us until we started working, and my parents paid for my meals when I was in school."
This is something the two of them only realized today when they were talking to their parents at the old house. Before, they had always thought that their parents favored the fourth child.
But today, after Yu's mother tore off that fig leaf, she realized that she had been taking advantage of her parents all these years.
The eldest son's family lives far away, but they have never stopped sending money and gifts every year.
The fourth child's family took care of everything for their parents, from food and clothing to daily necessities. Only the two of them were the ones who frequently went to their parents' house to take things.
That evening, Yu's father told Yu Qianwu about the matter at the old house. Yu Qianwu naturally had no objection to his father's suggestion. On the contrary, he felt very guilty, as he had taken the least care of his parents among his brothers.
The father and son talked for a long time. Not long after, Yu Qianhe called and launched into a tirade of accusations. Although his wife didn't say anything, he still disliked his second and third brothers.
When Li Juan came out after packing her things, she saw her husband sitting silently on the sofa. After so many years of marriage, she could tell at a glance that her husband was in a very low mood.
Li Juan: "What happened? Did something happen at home?"
Yu Qianwu looked up at his wife and didn't hide anything. "Dad just called and said that from now on, Mom and Dad will live with our fourth brother in their old age. The three of us brothers will give the two elderly people 150 yuan a year for living expenses. If Mom and Dad get sick, the expenses will be split among the four of us."
Li Juan: "This is actually quite good! We live too far away, and my parents would definitely not want to come. The fourth couple is also quite reliable. 150 yuan a year for the two elderly people is not much, which is more than 6 yuan per person per month. Why are you looking like this?"
Yu Qianwu: "I know that Dad was sick this time. He had rheumatism and bone pain, plus old ailments from before. He was in pain at home for quite a while without saying a word. Finally, Mom found out and rushed him to the hospital. Unexpectedly, after only one day at the hospital, Dad suddenly couldn't stand up because of the pain. He called his fourth brother that night, but his fourth brother didn't answer. Fortunately, his fourth brother's wife happened to be back at that time and answered the call. She arranged for a hospital to be run overnight, and he was there the next day."
Yu Qianwu choked up as he spoke, “I don’t even dare to think about it. What would my mother have done alone at night if my fourth brother’s wife hadn’t gone back and hadn’t answered the phone?”
"What's most infuriating is that Mom was in such a hurry that she forgot to inform the second and third sons. For the past two months, it was the fourth son and his wife who took care of them. The second and third sons were both in Xinshi. In those two months, Mom and Dad didn't visit their parents even once."
Li Juan understood what Yu Qianwu didn't say. She had dealt with the second and third sons' families before, and they generally wouldn't come to her house unless they had something to do or there were good things at the old house.
They haven't called home for the past two months, and they've also failed in their duty. Yu Qianwu was away on a business trip for over a month and just got back. Actually, their family also owes the two elderly people something.
Li Juan: "Fortunately, nothing went wrong this time, but it served as a reminder to us. However, with my parents living with my fourth brother and his family, this kind of thing won't happen again. Since we can't be there to take care of them, we'll try to be filial in other ways. Dad's hospital stay of over a month must have cost a lot of money!"
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