"You're here to collect debts again." Old Mrs. Ji spoke in a weird tone, but she didn't know that she was right.

Li Songlan's eyes flickered, she wiped her eyes with her hands, and sniffed, "Mom, something happened, something happened to my brother."

While pushing Ji Jianhua out, he said, "Jianhua, quickly tell your grandma what's going on."

"Don't tell me." When Mrs. Ji heard about her eldest son, she stopped him without even listening. "You all need to start your own families. I'm old, and I don't know what I'll do with my old bones in the future. Your father is about to have grandchildren, and I've never heard of him letting his parents take care of him. You children should take care of anything on your own. Go back."

Old Mrs. Ji immediately chased them away. Ji Jianhua had never encountered such a situation before and his pride got in the way. He turned around and tried to leave, but Ji Ling grabbed his arm and he stopped.

"Brother, grandma is not the head of this family, why are you so anxious?" Ji Ling glanced at Li Songlan, who was peeking over here and looked away in panic when she was caught.

She pretended to be a good person, "Mom, my eldest brother is in trouble. No matter how anxious you are, don't take it out on the children."

"Girl Ling, what did you just say?" Old Mrs. Ji ignored her daughter-in-law and stared at Ji Ling, "Say it again."

Ji Ling smiled obediently and repeated it again, then asked, "Grandma, did you hear it clearly this time?"

Li Songlan was suspicious and felt something was wrong, but she couldn't figure out what was wrong.

"You damn girl, you're outrageous." Old Mrs. Ji climbed up from the chair and ran forward to hit someone.

Ji Ling stood still and pushed her stitched arm forward, "Go ahead, my arm is injured, and I can't find anyone to extort medical expenses from me."

"I, an old woman, have never met anyone who dares to blackmail me." Old Mrs. Ji shouted fiercely, but she did not dare to come forward. She pointed at Ji Ling and cursed her from a few steps away, saying that the little girl was ungrateful and unfilial. She started by scolding Ji Ling and finally moved on to Ji Jianhua.

Spit was flying everywhere and there was foam at the corners of their mouths. The Ji brothers and sisters listened without saying a word. In the end, Old Mrs. Ji was so angry that she was out of breath.

Li Songlan advised, "Mom, calm down and don't get yourself upset."

"Children are ignorant, why do you bother with them?"

"Brother usually thinks you are young, but he is busy with work."

"Someone is in trouble now. The surgery will cost tens of thousands of dollars. Let's all pool our money together and save him first."

Li Songlan kept fanning the flames. When Mrs. Ji heard that she wanted tens of thousands of dollars more, her eyes turned red like a bullfight. "He is not my son. I don't have a son like him. If he really treats me as his mother, he should listen to me instead of marrying your mother."

Old Mrs. Ji was so angry that she spoke without thinking, but her words contained a lot of information.

It turned out that the mother and son had been unhappy about Ji Yong's marriage, and Grandma Ji even held a grudge for many years. As a younger generation, Ji Jianhua only knew that a fortune teller said that his horoscope was unlucky for his grandmother, so his grandmother had always been dissatisfied with their family.

"Enough." An angry roar interrupted Mrs. Ji's madness.

Old man Ji walked in from outside with a gloomy face, and behind him there was a neighbor who was leaning in to watch the fun.

"Aren't you ashamed of yourself? Come in." Old man Ji swept his wife's eyes like a knife, and Old Mrs. Ji pursed her lips in fear.

Everyone entered the house, and Old Man Ji sat on the kang, smoking his pipe in silence.

Li Songlan winked at the Ji siblings, signaling them to speak, but the siblings looked at each other and refused to look at Li Songlan.

Seeing that the two little ones were competing with her, Li Songlan was so angry that her teeth were itching, but she had no way to deal with them.

He also regretted being slow-witted just now and not realizing that Ji Ling was deliberately provoking the old lady, causing such a loud noise that she scared her father-in-law back.

I could only bite the bullet and say, "Dad."

It was not until he finished smoking a pack of cigarettes that Old Man Ji raised his eyelids and glanced at the people in the room. "Tell me, what's going on?"

Old Mrs. Ji was about to open her mouth, but when she met her old man’s fierce gaze, she shrank her neck in fear and pursed her lips.

Li Songlan had just been given the cold shoulder, so she learned her lesson and shut up.

Previously, it was the younger sister who stood up. From the initial anger and refusal to give in, Ji Jianhua's mentality had changed several times. As a brother, he should stand up to protect his younger sisters.

"Grandpa, something happened to my dad." Ji Jianhua calmly recounted the whole story, and did not stop until he talked about what had just happened in the yard.

Old Man Ji asked, "How is your father now?"

"He woke up once yesterday, and then fell into a coma again and never woke up again." Ji Jianhua choked.

The room was quiet.

Li Songlan's mind was racing. She had originally thought that since her father-in-law was not at home, she could ask her mother-in-law to drive the two kids away. But now this trick didn't work. Judging from the look of her father-in-law, he was going to take care of them.

"Dad," Li Songlan stepped forward immediately. "Ji Xin and I have saved some money for buying a house in the past few years. Now that my eldest brother is in trouble, let's give the money to him first. Buying a house can wait."

"That's fine. Tens of thousands of dollars is not a small amount. Just take it out and make up the difference." Old Man Ji glanced at her and said, "Go call Ji Xin. Let's go to the hospital."

"Okay, I'll go now." Li Songlan responded crisply and turned away.

Old Man Ji glanced at his wife and said, "You don't have a son like Ji Yong. Both children are listening to you. When you get old, let Ji Xin take care of you. Don't count on the eldest son."

Old Mrs. Ji's eyes widened. She was not satisfied with this treatment, but she did not dare to use force. She whispered, "He is my flesh and blood. Why don't I take care of him?"

"Didn't you say you didn't have the eldest son?" Old Man Ji stood up, with his hands behind his back. "You are really shameless. The older you get, the thicker your skin becomes. You act like a scoundrel in front of the children. This person is not a piece of flesh that fell from your body. I think he is almost your enemy."

Old Mrs. Ji's face was as pale as paper, but Old Man Ji didn't care and called Ji Jianhua and his sister to go to the hospital.

On the way, Ji Jianhua stopped a three-wheeled motorcycle, and the three of them, grandfather and grandson, got on it and went to the hospital.

Old Man Ji looked into the distance, his eyes unfocused, "Your father has been sensible since he was young. There are only two brothers in the family. Since he was sensible, he has always given in to your second uncle. It is said that crying children get milk. Maybe he is too sensible, so your grandma pays less attention to him."

"Grandpa." Ji Jianhua's nose was sore, "My father never blamed you."

"He should blame himself. He should blame himself." Old Man Ji's voice was choked. He turned his back and wiped the corners of his eyes with his sleeve.

The man who had been silent and honest all his life also shed tears at this moment. He felt guilty towards his eldest son. He saw some things clearly, but he always turned a blind eye, thinking that this was what the eldest son should do.

He was wrong.

The child has been wronged.

Being in this kind of atmosphere, Ji Ling couldn't help but feel uncomfortable, but she was also glad that Old Mrs. Ji was confused and Grandpa Ji was a wise man.

Thank you all for your support, hahaha, I don’t have any drafts saved, I’ve been feeling unwell, and the update is late, I’m sorry.

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