Xu's mother sighed repeatedly on the other end of the phone, "I said she was crazy, otherwise how could she do such a thing. In fact, there are some things you haven't known all these years, even your father doesn't know. Ji Ke has a bad heart, and the doctors here have been suggesting going to the capital for a checkup. I told your mother to use our money to take Ji Ke there, but she disagreed and said they had to save up themselves, so the illness has been delayed until now."

"Your mother usually favors Ji Ke. I have advised her that this is not right. After all, there are still you and Ji Ling, but she just won't listen."

Now that things have come to this and she is separated from her children, how can one not be anxious?

"Jianhua, how is the relationship between Xiaoling and your mother now? Why are they still so stiff and not talking?"

"Speak." But it's no different from not speaking.

Xu's mother heard what was said but didn't think much about it. She was relieved. "Now I tell you this. You can also talk to Xiaoling in private. Don't let her blame your mother. Your mother's life is not easy. She has been strong all her life, but in the end, she has drifted away from her children."

After hanging up the phone, Ji Jianhua was still in an extremely heavy mood.

According to grandma, mom is right.

But Ji Ling was not wrong either.

Who is actually wrong?

He couldn't figure it out, but when he returned to the hospital ward and saw the atmosphere between his parents, he began to understand a little. When his mother went out to get food, it was just the father and his two sons.

Ji Jianhua told his father and sister what he heard on the phone.

".My grandma told me these words, and she asked me to tell you."

Ji Jianhua pursed his lips and said nothing.

Ji Ling felt that life was like a play, with too many twists and turns.

The villain doesn't seem to be a villain anymore.

To be fair, Xu Fang is the mother, and given these reasons, it is understandable that she favors Ji Ke. After all, for a person who has a bad heart and may die at any time, giving in to her is more important than anything else.

"Xiaoling, Dad still says the same thing. No matter what you decide, Dad will not object. These things are all caused by me, and Dad will bear all the responsibilities."

Ji Ling smiled and said, "Dad, I don't blame anyone. You gave birth to me, so I should do something for you. Besides, this happened because of me, so I am sorry for you."

"It's all over." Ji Yong didn't want to hear his daughter keep putting the blame on him. "How many days do I have left to be discharged from the hospital? Can I be discharged earlier? I just need to rest. Talk to the doctor and I'll go home and rest. I feel uncomfortable all over in the hospital."

The hospital is clean, the food is good, and the rooms are private.

Ji Ling understood that he didn't want to keep owing the Zhu family a favor, so she said, "My eldest brother and I will go ask later."

Ji Yong was relieved to see that his daughter did not insist on refusing.

After Xu Fang came out with the packed lunch, the brother and sister decided to go out to eat and asked the doctor directly when they would be discharged from the hospital.

When Xu Fang heard about being discharged from the hospital, her brows twitched. She waited until the children left before asking, "Why are you discharged from the hospital? You're having a head surgery, so you should think more about the days ahead."

Ji Yong said, "Go home and recuperate if you can. Xiaoling and the man just got married, and our family has been troubled by so many things. Don't let people feel dissatisfied."

"We can save up money to pay for the surgery. We won't owe them a favor nor take advantage of them."

Ji Yong was slightly stunned. Xu Fang sneered, "You think I'm lying to you, right? Then I am lying to you."

After being married for many years, how could Ji Yong not see that his wife was angry?

He raised his hand and held his wife's hand, "Xiaofang, Jianhua called your mother and told her everything. What happened to Xiaoke's heart?"

Tears fell from Xu Fang's eyes. She turned her face away, not wanting her husband to see her. However, her hand was held tightly by her husband. She did not dare to pull it out, so she could only turn her head away and not look at her husband.

Ji Yong did not rush to question his wife, but waited until she calmed down before saying, "I always thought I supported our little family, but now it seems that I am incapable of doing so. I let you bear the responsibilities alone all these years, and I have made you suffer."

"What does this have to do with you? I didn't tell you." Xu Fang disagreed with her husband taking the blame on him. She turned her head and said stiffly, "Ji Ke was weak when she was born. I decided to send her to my mother's home after taking her to the hospital for a physical examination. She has hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, which is a genetic disease. She is very likely to die suddenly."

"Can it be cured?" Ji Yong seemed a little anxious.

"All we need is surgery to remove the hypertrophic myocardium. I don't know where we can do this surgery." Xu Fang lowered her head. "I know I've had a bad temper over the years, and I'm afraid she'll have mood swings around me, so I left her with my parents. I haven't told you yet, but I was thinking that if I told you, you'd worry too. It's better for me to handle it myself. One day when I save enough money, I'll bring her to the capital for medical treatment."

Ji Yong felt guilty, and after a long while he finally uttered, "I'm sorry, I wronged you."

Considering the situation of the younger daughter, it’s no wonder that the wife is partial to her.

"Why are you so stupid? Even if you tell her the situation, Xiaoling will not break up with you. Is it so hard to say it?" Ji Yong did not blame his wife, he just couldn't understand why his wife was so strong-willed, even more than he knew.

Xu Fang pursed her lips, "She can hate him if she wants to. Children are a debt owed from the previous life."

Ji Yong just felt a headache, "Xu Fang, what are you thinking? You are an educated person, you... Forget it, you can hide this for twenty years, you are so stubborn, no matter how much I persuade you, it will be useless."

Xu Fang bit her lip and didn't respond.

Ji Yong knew that she was too embarrassed to bow her head, so he was the only one who could find a way to deal with his eldest daughter.

I smiled bitterly in my heart. It was a man's fault that he was incompetent and let his wife handle so many things alone, and even made his daughter resent him.

The couple's hearts were untied and the atmosphere became warmer.

Ji Jianhua and his sister went to find a doctor first. Kong Siya was not there, but Dr. Li, who came to check on them on weekdays, was there. When he heard that they asked when they would be discharged from the hospital, he did not ask much.

"It'll be about a week before you get home. You must rest and get enough rest. Your nutrition must also be up to par."

After thanking the man, the brother and sister went out to eat together. They were stopped by a girl at the hospital gate.

Chang Ya looked at Ji Ling, "Do you know Zhu Er?"

She remembered that the girl Zhu Er coaxed her to look at that day was the one in front of her.

You can tell from the way he’s dressed that he’s not from the capital.

Zhu Er?

Zhu Yaowu? Ji Ling was not sure if the other party was talking about Zhu Yaowu, so she replied, "I don't know him."

Chang Ya frowned, "Then I admit my mistake."

At the same time, step aside and make way.

Watching the two people leave, Chang Ya was still muttering in her heart, it was clearly her that she saw, why did she say she didn't know Zhu Er?

Is she dissatisfied with Zhu Er's bad reputation and the impact it has on her?

What a mercenary.

(End of this chapter)