novellhall Chapter 72 He's got his eye on Wenrou's money.
Chapter 72 He's got his eye on Wenrou's money.
Upon hearing what Sister Wang said, Wenrou was taken aback, and then her expression changed slightly.
She thanked Sister-in-law Wang, but did not rush to the hospital to see Li Xiuying.
On the first day Li Xiuying and Liu Yan arrived, she sent a telegram home.
My elder brother should have received the telegram by now and is on his way here.
She was also puzzled at this point. The two of them were fine when they went to town, so how did they end up in the hospital so quickly?
She knew her mother's character and knew that this matter was definitely not that simple, so she didn't rush to the hospital.
Meanwhile, Li Xiuying and Liu Yan, who were at the hospital, waited until evening, but Wenrou didn't come, and they became restless.
"Are you sure you told her I was hospitalized?" Li Xiuying asked, somewhat uneasy.
Liu Yan nodded vigorously beside her, "I'm sure, she definitely knows, she just doesn't want to come see you."
At this moment, Li Xiuying stopped pretending and couldn't help but curse, "What an ingrate! I've raised her for nothing."
She had already inquired and found out that Wenrou had two jobs in the family compound, earning a monthly salary of 120 yuan.
And yet, they only feed their own mother corn porridge. They have absolutely no conscience.
"Exactly, if you ask me, you're her biological mother, what's wrong with asking her for some money? It's her duty to give you some money." Liu Yan, who was also watching the drama unfold, added fuel to the fire.
After she finished speaking, she leaned forward and told Li Xiuying, "I also heard from Zhou Chunmei that when Wenrou and Zhou Dayong broke off their engagement, she asked their family for two thousand yuan. I've never heard her mention this before. I'm afraid she wanted to keep the money for herself."
"What? You're saying she still has two thousand yuan on her?" Upon hearing this, Li Xiuying became even more agitated.
All these years, I've raised her to adulthood, and not only has she never been filial to me, but she also doesn't know how to help the family when she has money. She even pretends to be poor in front of me. It's infuriating!
Li Xiuying didn't know about this money before, but now that she does, how could she not covet it?
Besides, she hadn't even asked that young Huo for the dowry money she was supposed to receive when she married him.
"Mom, that money should have been given to you and Dad as a gift, along with the bride price. Consider the TV as the bride price. Make sure she gives you the two thousand yuan and the TV, not a penny less. Otherwise, cut ties with her. You have to be firm this time."
Once the money is in Li Xiuying's hands, Liu Yan has a way to keep it all for herself.
With Liu Yan's help, Li Xiuying felt even more strongly that the money should be given to her.
She refused to believe it. If Wenrou didn't come by tomorrow, she would have Liu Yan personally go to the family compound to invite her over.
Wenrou didn't go to the hospital that night either.
When Huo Yanchuan returned, he didn't see Li Xiuying and the others, so he asked, "Where are your mother and the others? Did they leave?"
Gently looking up, she said, "I heard she's in the hospital, but who knows?"
Huo Yanchuan was taken aback. Seeing that Wenrou wasn't in a hurry at all, he knew that something must be going on.
"Do you need my help?" he asked Wenrou, not asking for any specific help from Li Xiuying and the others, but rather asking if she needed him to do anything for her.
Wenrou shook her head. "No need, let's wait a few days and see."
She knew Li Xiuying was up to something again. She decided to leave them hanging for a few days and see what they were up to.
Seeing that Wenrou already had a plan, Huo Yanchuan didn't ask any more questions.
"By the way, I still have a few days left on my family visit leave. If you want to go back, I can go with you." Huo Yanchuan said to Wenrou, remembering this.
He went to Wenrou's hometown last time, and although Li Xiuying came this time, she obviously had other purposes.
Her father and older brother, on the other hand, treated her very well and missed her very much.
Wenrou thought for a moment, then nodded and said, "Then I'll trouble you."
Li Xiuying brought Liu Yan with her this time, knowing that she had no choice but to go back this time.
No matter what their intentions are, she can handle them.
But my father and older brother are honest people at home, and they don't have many tricks up their sleeves.
Thinking about her past life, she still felt she had to go back.
Her older brother was such a good person, yet she ruined his life, leaving him paralyzed in bed and without any descendants.
And then there's my father, who was also harmed by Li Xiuying. He fell ill but couldn't afford treatment and passed away early.
This time, she will absolutely not let what happened in her past life repeat itself.
Seeing that Wenrou was finally willing to go back, Huo Yanchuan was relieved.
The next morning, before Wenrou could go to the hospital, Liu Yan ran back to the family compound.
"Xiaorou, what are you still doing here? Mom's in the hospital, aren't you worried or heartbroken at all? Are you even her real daughter?"
Liu Yan rushed in and started yelling at Wenrou.
Seeing Wenrou's calm and unhurried demeanor, she couldn't understand how there could be such a cold-blooded person.
"Sister-in-law, you're wrong to say that. Mom is in the hospital, go find a doctor to treat her. I'm not a doctor, how would I know how to treat patients?" Seeing Liu Yan's attitude, Wenrou guessed that Li Xiuying was probably alright.
The more anxious Liu Yan became, the calmer she remained, even sitting down to eat sunflower seeds and watch TV.
Seeing this, Liu Yan stepped forward and reached out to pull her up.
"I don't care what you're thinking, you have to come to the hospital with me now."
Wenrou gently pulled her arm away from her grasp. "Sister-in-law, I'm pregnant. Look at me, can I go to the hospital?"
Seeing that Wenrou was determined not to go to the hospital, Liu Yan said what she had prepared beforehand: "It's fine if you don't want to go to the hospital. Zhou Dayong gave you two thousand yuan, right? Give me that money and I'll use it to pay for Mom's medical treatment."
Wenrou sneered inwardly upon hearing her words.
Sure enough, this was exactly what Li Xiuying and Liu Yan had in mind.
"What money? I don't know." Wenrou pretended to be clueless right in front of her.
"Stop pretending. Zhou Chunmei told me everything. Zhou Dayong scraped together two thousand yuan for you. You should have used that money to support your parents. Your mother is in the hospital now. The doctor said that if she doesn't have surgery soon, she won't survive. Wenrou, that's your own mother. How can you be so cold-blooded?"
Liu Yan became even more anxious when she saw that Wenrou refused to take the money.
Wenrou's expression turned cold at this moment. She looked at Liu Yan and said, "Why are you in such a hurry about our family's affairs? Besides, are you really in a hurry for my money to treat my mother's illness, or do you want to keep it all for yourself?"
Seeing through Wenrou's thoughts, Liu Yan's eyes flashed with guilt, and she quickly retorted, "How could I possibly take it all for myself?"
However, even if she didn't keep it all for herself, once the money was in Li Xiuying's hands, she had the ability to take it back.
What's wrong with this gentle woman? Why isn't she taking out the money yet? She's so anxious!
"If you don't believe me, come with me to the hospital and have a look."
Wenrou knew that no matter what, she had to go to the hospital, but judging from the time, her older brother should be arriving at the train station soon.
It just so happened that Huo Yanchuan was going to the county on business today, so Wenrou asked him to pick up Wen Jiguang from the train station.
Not long after she and Liu Yan arrived at the hospital, Huo Yanchuan and Wen Jiguang arrived.
Upon hearing that Li Xiuying was in the hospital, Wen Jiguang also looked very anxious.
"Big brother." She called out gently to Wen Jiguang.
"Xiaorou, how is Mom? Why is she in the hospital?" Wen Jiguang asked Wenrou anxiously.
No matter what, Li Xiuying is their biological mother. Even if Wen Jiguang usually disapproves of her behavior, he can't bear to ignore it.
"It should be nothing serious. The doctor said it was due to the change in environment and a slight cold that caused the fainting. He just needs to rest."
After Wenrou arrived at the hospital, she first consulted the doctor.
She didn't trust Li Xiuying and Liu Yan at all; if she asked them, they'd probably make her arrange the funeral arrangements in no time.
Liu Yan originally wanted to say something more serious, but Wenrou beat her to it, secretly glaring at her with a hint of regret on her face.
Hearing Wenrou say this, Wen Jiguang felt relieved.
"It's normal for Mom and Sister-in-law to be unaccustomed to the environment here. Why don't we take them back?" Wenrou suggested, taking advantage of Wen Jiguang's presence.
"No, we can't go back now," Liu Yan was the first to disagree.
She hadn't even received the money from Wenrou yet, how could she just go back like that?
Wen Jiguang glanced at her but ignored her. Instead, he said to Wenrou, "You've had a hard time these past two days, Xiaorou. Just take care of yourself. I'll take care of Mom's situation. I'll take them back."
"Wen Jiguang, you..." Liu Yan's face darkened when she saw that Wen Jiguang was ignoring her.
That Wen Jiguang is such a blockhead, he's infuriating her.
"Liu Yan, you secretly encouraged my mother to come and find Xiao Rou. Don't think I don't know what you're up to. Xiao Rou is my sister. I can overlook how you treat me, but you can't hurt her."
Wen Jiguang pointed at Liu Yan, his tone carrying both warning and protectiveness towards Wenrou.
Seeing that she couldn't reason with Wen Jiguang, Liu Yan had no choice but to go to Li Xiuying.
"Mom, didn't you say you came here to see her because you missed your daughter? Look at her, not only is she ungrateful, but even after you've been through this, she still wants to kick you out. She's so cold-blooded."
Li Xiuying had heard Wenrou's words in the ward, and now she looked at Wenrou with a disappointed expression.
"You ungrateful wretches, all of you, leave! I'm not getting treatment anymore, just let me die!" Li Xiuying said, and then started crying.
Wenrou was already used to her like this. She smiled and turned to Wen Jiguang, saying, "Since Mom says she doesn't want treatment anymore, let's get her discharged. Maybe she'll be fine once she gets back home."
Wen Jiguang frowned, but agreed.
Li Xiuying not only failed to achieve her goal, but was also driven back by Wenrou. Not only that, she also had to pay for her own medical treatment at the hospital, which was really painful to think about.
"Oh dear, how did I end up with such an ungrateful daughter?"
Lee Soo-young no longer acts; she directly asks Wenrou for money in front of her.
"If you don't want to care about me, fine. I heard that Zhou Dayong gave you two thousand yuan. You not only kept this money from me and Li's father, but you also wanted to keep it all for yourself. That's impossible. Give me the money now, and I'll leave right now and pretend I never had a daughter like you."
Wenrou crossed her arms and looked at Li Xiuying. Seeing that she had finally revealed her true nature, she stopped pretending.
She looked at Li Xiuying, her tone cold and devoid of any emotion.
"How come I remember you kicked me out of the house a long time ago? You even said you were cutting ties with me and wouldn't let my older brother or my dad come to see me, or you'd make a scene at home. You thought I was a disgrace and refused to acknowledge me as your daughter. Why do you want to acknowledge me now?"
Her gentle tone was laced with sarcasm; she had long been utterly disappointed in Li Xiuying.
"From childhood to adulthood, you've always treated my cousins better than you treated me. When I was in trouble, if you had treated me like your daughter, you wouldn't have looked at me with disdain like those other people in the village. Li Xiuying, you should be grateful that I'm still willing to call you Mom. I won't give you a single penny of my money in the future."
After Wenrou finished speaking, she saw Li Xiuying break down.
She was so angry she couldn't speak. Pointing at Wenrou, she yelled, "You...you ungrateful wretch..."
Wen Jiguang looked at Wenrou and listened to her words. He was stunned for a long time before he came to his senses.
He admitted that he had indeed been somewhat blindly filial to his parents over the years. No matter what Li Xiuying did, even if he was unwilling, he was eventually forced by her to agree.
Just like when she insisted that he marry Liu Yan, he complied with her wishes.
But married life has brought him no peace, and now he doesn't even want to go back to that home.
He used to be conflicted, wondering if life had to be lived like this.
Hearing Wenrou's words now, he finally came to his senses.
He knew before that Li Xiuying favored him and his second brother, and was sexist, and rarely cared about Xiaorou.
Thinking about all those things from childhood to adulthood, if Xiaorou hadn't brought them up today, he would have overlooked all the grievances she had suffered since childhood.
Hearing Li Xiuying's unreasonable crying, Wen Jiguang frowned and shouted, "Alright, stop crying."
His voice was so loud that even Wenrou was startled.
Li Xiuying was also frightened and immediately fell silent. Liu Yan looked at Wen Jiguang's face and realized that this was the first time she had ever seen him like this.
"I'll go and process your discharge right now. If you cause any more trouble, I won't even care about you anymore," Wen Jiguang warned Li Xiuying.
Li Xiuying was also afraid that Wen Jiguang would also learn to be gentle, so she had no choice but to give up for now.
Soon, Wen Jiguang took the two of them back, and Huo Yanchuan had someone take them to the train station.
Before leaving, Wenrou gently reminded Wen Jiguang to be careful of Liu Yan.
Wen Jiguang looked at his little sister, whom he used to protect, and saw that she had grown up and knew how to care for him. He felt very gratified.
"Alright, don't worry about me anymore. Take good care of yourself. I'll come see you again when I have time."
Despite Wen Jiguang's words, Wen Rou was still somewhat uneasy.
She calculated that there were still half a month left before her older brother broke his leg when he went up the mountain in her previous life.
Thinking about Song Yuqiu's situation, she didn't dare to gamble at all, fearing that her elder brother would suffer the same fate as in her previous life.
So she looked at Huo Yanchuan and asked, "When can you start your family visit leave?"
Huo Yanchuan didn't know why Wenrou was suddenly in such a hurry to go back, so he said, "You can go back anytime you want."
After thinking it over, Wenrou decided to go back and tidy up the fields before she could go back with peace of mind.