Consider this chicken leg as a reward for her tiring and bumpy ride.
Jiang Xiu'e retorted, "I didn't ask you to come."
Her coming to take care of her grandson was fake, and it was almost like she was causing trouble.
He ate the chicken leg that someone gave to Xiaolei, and did it in front of him. How can their family live in the staff housing compound in the future?
Jiang Xiu'e's eyes turned red with anger, tears welled up in her eyes, but she stubbornly refused to let them fall, and her whole body was trembling.
Li Jiyue saw this, patted the back of her hand, winked at her, and said, "Look at me."
The old lady favors her two younger sons and grandsons who live in the countryside. She is reluctant to compete with her other grandsons for chicken legs, yet she actually comes to the ward to compete with her son?
Li Jiyue grabbed the old lady's hand that was reaching for the chicken drumstick, "Hey! Grandma Xiaolei, wait a minute. I added some ingredients to the soup that the elderly can't eat. It will cause vomiting and diarrhea. The chicken drumstick is soaked in the soup. If you insist on eating it, I won't be responsible if anything happens."
"...There's this kind of medicine. How come I've never heard of it in my entire life? Are you kidding me?"
Yu Tingwan urged, "Xiao Lei, eat the chicken leg quickly, or your grandma will get hurt if she eats it."
Xiaolei is an honest and filial child. When he heard that his grandmother would get hurt if he ate the chicken, his heart tightened. He grabbed the chicken leg and stuffed it into his mouth. He took a big bite. Wow, the chicken leg smelled so good!
No wonder her mother wanted to eat it too, but for her own good, she couldn’t be allowed to eat it.
When Mrs. Guo saw her grandson eating so happily, she kept swallowing her saliva.
Nothing happened, all people are the same.
Why is it okay for children to eat it, but it’s a problem for the elderly?
She was a smart person and was almost certain that Li Jiyue was deceiving her. If she had known earlier, she would have rushed up and snatched it away.
As a son, Guo Xiangdong felt sorry for his mother when he saw her craving chicken legs. He said, "Mom, if you want to eat chicken legs, I'll buy you one and stew it in soup so you can eat as much as you want."
As soon as these words came out, Jiang Xiu'e immediately coughed softly, "Cough!"
Guo Xiangdong looked at her, not understanding her hint, and responded with a straight face, "Why are you coughing? Are you feeling unwell? Why don't you go see a doctor?"
Everyone was speechless, "..."
Even the children could tell that there was something behind Jiang Xiu'e's cough.
When the old lady heard that her son was going to buy her a chicken, she became very energetic.
"Really? I want to eat two chicken legs, no, four. You and Xiaolei each get a chicken wing, and Xiu'e gets the chicken butt."
Jiang Xiu'e frowned. Guo Xiangdong earned 150 yuan a month, and he gave one-third of it to his family every month. Not only that, he also asked them to pay for everything during the holidays and when he occasionally went home. Even when his parents were sick, he would save up their medical expenses and wait for him to go home to take them to the hospital for treatment. This was also a huge expense, as much as more than 100 yuan, or as little as dozens of yuan.
The sisters-in-law in the family compound all said her husband was promising, a regiment commander with a high salary, so why was he still working so hard? He went out to sea with the fishing boats, which was exhausting and could even lead to fatalities, and he didn't earn much, not even a fraction of what her husband made.
But who knows the pain in her heart? Guo Xiangdong's salary is not only enough to support their family of four, but also his parents and his two younger brothers' families, a total of sixteen mouths to feed.
She doesn't make any money and lives paycheck to paycheck, so how can she save money for her son?
Yu Tingwan couldn't bear to listen any longer. How could there be such a person?
She smiled and said, "Grandma Xiaolei, I heard that it's always the elderly who eat the chicken butts and leave the delicious food for their sons, daughters-in-law, and grandchildren. That's what makes a good grandma. Good parents are great and selfless. You can't do that. Xiaolei is sick, and you still have the nerve to fight with your sick grandson for the chicken legs."
"You, I'm an old man, and people say young people should respect the elderly and love the young. Why should I eat chicken butts? They should eat them if they want to."
"I'll go to the town and buy two chickens now. We'll cook them tomorrow and everyone can eat them. Xiu'e, give me the money and the ticket. I'll go to the town and buy them now." Guo Xiangdong stretched out his hand to his wife. He didn't want to make the scene so awkward. As a regiment commander, he could afford two chickens.
When Jiang Xiu'e heard that he dared to ask her for money, she threw up her hands and shouted, "We have no money. You have to support your parents, and I have to support mine too. From now on, I will give them 50 yuan every month."
Her family is from the countryside, and inevitably favors boys over girls. There are several brothers in the family. Fifty yuan a month given to her parents is too much for her brothers and sisters.
She only occasionally gave her parents two yuan during festivals to show her filial piety. She saved the rest of the money for her two children to go to school. Xiaolei was not very smart, and what if he couldn't make money when he went out into the world...
She had to consider her son and deliberately said that she gave the money to her mother's family. Only in this way could she hide the money.
When the old lady heard this, her eyes suddenly widened, her eyebrows almost raised. She sat up from the stool in shock, as if she were dying. She pointed at Jiang Xiu'e with trembling fingers and cursed, "What? You actually gave my son's money to your family, you loser woman? I'm going to beat you to death today, you traitor, this ungrateful, wasteful thing."
The old lady looked thin, but when she scolded people her voice was so loud that it seemed as if she was going to tear the ward apart.
She rushed over to hit Jiang Xiu'e.
"Mom, don't do it, let's talk it over."
Guo Xiangdong stopped her and pushed her back to the chair, his face livid. "You, why didn't you discuss it with me before giving me the money?"
He thought Jiang Xiu'e was a family-oriented person who could hide her money, so he took out 50 yuan from his salary every month, plus some of his own pocket money, and gave the rest to her.
It turns out that she used all the money to subsidize her parents' home. I wonder how much the family's total savings are left?
Could it be that all the money is gone?
Jiang Xiu'e said, "You didn't discuss this with me before giving money to your parents? Sometimes it's more than 50 yuan. Don't think I don't know. If you want to pay for your parents' retirement, start this month. If you want to give, give 50 yuan each to each side."
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