At this moment, Xu Fang suddenly understood something. They lent money to help others, but ended up offending others.

If I had known this would be the result, I would have chosen not to lend it and nothing would have happened.

Xu Fang had been restraining herself for the sake of saving face, but now she no longer felt any burden in her heart. "Brother, we are not worried that you will not pay back the money, but Jianhua is in the hospital right now, and the money was paid by the Zhu family. We cannot bring shame to Xiaoling's in-laws."

"I understand. I'll get the money back to you as soon as possible." Xu Wangting raised his hand to check the time. "I have a meeting later. You two can go back first. Don't worry about the money. I'll get it back as soon as possible."

Ji Yong and his wife walked out of the design institute and stood on the side of the road without saying a word.

Xu Fangsheng felt exhausted. "It was clearly a loan, how come it ended up being us begging him?"

Ji Yong pursed his lips and said, "The older generation always said that unless it is a matter of life and death, money should not be easily lent. We are still thinking too simply."

"He didn't even say he was going to visit Jianhua when he was sick. Is he busy as well as his sister-in-law?" Xu Fang looked down at her shoes.

She was so ashamed that she didn't know how to face her husband and son, who were her family.

In the past, the eldest brother looked down on her for marrying into a lower class and didn’t take Ji Yong seriously. Now that he’s asking for help, he still acts condescendingly.

My husband is also a proud man. Even when he was working in an agricultural machinery company, he never suffered any bullying.

I was only treated like this when I was with her, but I never complained once.

Over the years, Ji Yong has seen through his brother-in-law, who is very arrogant and materialistic. It is useless to say more at this time.

"Let's go back to the hospital first." The wife can say that her parents' home is not good, but that doesn't mean she wants to listen to him.

Ji Yong was sure that as long as he opened his mouth to tell the truth, his wife would immediately bring up the fact that his father-in-law and mother-in-law helped him raise his daughter.

This has been happening over and over again over the years, and it is because he has seen it clearly that even though Ji Yong has some opinions in his heart, he has kept them to himself and never mentioned them.

At the hospital, Ji Ling went out to get hot water and met Lin Hai and Chen Tingwan. Chen Tingwan had lost a lot of weight and looked very depressed. When Lin Hai called Ji Ling, Chen Tingwan raised her head. She had a grudge with Ji Ling. Ji Ling thought that Chen Tingwan would sneer at her when she saw her, but even if she didn't say that, she would still stare at her.

There was no result. Chen Tingwan just looked at her, said to Lin Hai, "I'm going back first," and left with the thermos.

Lin Hai nodded awkwardly to Ji Ling and explained, "Aunt Chen is sick, and Chen Tingwan is not in a good mood."

They were all polite words. Everyone in the compound understood the grudge between Ji Ling and the Chen family.

Ji Ling just nodded after hearing this. She just said hello and was about to leave, but Lin Hai obviously wanted to say a few more words.

"Ji Ling, when did you come back? Did you come back with your friend Wang Sanmei?" Lin Hai was afraid that Ji Ling would misunderstand him, so he explained, "I didn't mean anything else. I ran into Wang Ermei in the hospital and heard that her father was critically ill, so I thought she was back too."

Ji Ling shook her head, "I came back with my brother-in-law."

Lin Hai's eyes flashed with disappointment, "Oh, then how many days will you stay here? I'll treat you to a meal."

"I'm afraid we don't have time. Let's talk about it later." Ji Ling nodded, raised the thermos in her hand, turned and left.

Lin Hai watched Ji Ling leave. After she left, he realized why Ji Ling was in the hospital. Was her family sick?

Back in the ward, Chen Tingwan glanced at him, pursed her lips and turned her head back.

Seeing her daughter being upset, Fu Yan smiled and said, "Lin Hai is going to Shanghai in a few days. Why are you angry with him now? Do you still think you are a child? You are already 20 years old, a grown-up girl."

Lin Hai tactfully did not mention the matter and sat in the ward for a while. When Lin Hai wanted to go home, Chen Tingwan got up to see him off.

In the corridor, Lin Hai asked her to go back, "Go take care of Aunt Chen, you don't have to send me off."

"What's wrong with her?" Chen Tingwan asked.

She? Ji Ling?

Lin Hai smiled and said, "We just said a few words, and I forgot to ask. She rushed back at this time, maybe someone in her family is sick."

Chen Tingwan hummed, "Then I won't see you off."

Lin Hai nodded, turned and left.

At the hospital gate, Lin Hai was stopped by someone. He looked over and it was Wang Ermei. He had come to visit Aunt Chen these days and met Wang Ermei in the hospital. Only then did he know about her family.

"Are you going back home? When I met you yesterday, I forgot which day you bought your ticket to go back to school. I thought if it's convenient, we could go together and I'd take care of you."

Lin Hai said, "I'll buy a ticket to go back tomorrow. Can you leave your home now?"

Hearing this, Wang Ermei smiled bitterly, "I don't want to leave either, but my dad said that my family has produced a college student in several generations, so I must study hard to bring honor to the Wang family. Every day when he wakes up and sees me, he urges me to go to school. My mom also advised me to go back, saying that if my dad knew that I was delayed in going to school because of him, his health would be even worse."

Lin Hai could understand, "Parents always want the best for their children and don't want to drag them down."

Wang Ermei, "It would be nice if my third sister was here. My sister can't take leave at work, and my fourth sister is studying and will take the high school entrance exam this year."

Lin Hai said, "I just saw Ji Ling, she also came back. I asked her, and she said she came back on her own."

Wang Ermei was surprised, "She's back again?"

"again?"

"Well, she came back for the Chinese New Year, but her house was robbed on that day, and all the family members were injured and went to the hospital. Her sister is still recovering at home. I heard that Ji Ling passed away on the first day of the Chinese New Year. This time, it might be because her eldest brother was injured too seriously, so she came back again." Wang Ermei said worriedly, "She went back to her parents' home for the Chinese New Year in the first year after she got married, and she came back on her own. There must be conflicts with her husband's family. Who would have thought that her family would have accidents one after another. Her life must be very difficult."

Lin Hai opened his mouth slightly, and Wang Ermei smiled at him, "I won't say any more to you. I'll go buy the tickets this afternoon and we'll leave together tomorrow. I'll go tell my parents first."

Wang Ermei walked away, but Lin Hai stood there without moving.

No wonder he thought Ji Ling had lost weight when he saw her just now.

Unconsciously, Lin Hai had found out which ward Ji Jianhua was staying in and was standing outside it. When he was hesitating whether to go in, the door opened from the inside and Zhu Yaowu came out, but stopped when he saw him.

"Who are you looking for?" Zhu Yaowu didn't know Lin Hai.

"Excuse me, does this Ji Jianhua live here?" Lin Hai felt a little guilty when he was glared at by the young man in front of him.

Zhu Yaowu nodded, stepped aside, and called inside, "Sister-in-law, someone is here to visit the patient."

(End of this chapter)