A lonely, unlucky military officer with a stubborn fate insisted on marrying me.

Old Man Lin clutched his chest, pointing a finger at Old Woman Li, "You...you're unreasonable!"

Seeing this, Lin Huizhi quickly put down the steamed bun she was holding and rushed over to support Old Man Li: "Dad! Dad, don't be angry! Are you feeling unwell? I'll go find a doctor!"

"Huizhi, don't be angry with your mother. She's just too concerned about Jianying..."

"Dad, don't worry about me, I'm not angry. You need to rest now."

While patting Old Man Li's back to help him breathe, she looked at Old Woman Li and said, "Mom, I'm going to find a doctor to check on Dad!"

"My old man will be fine as long as you take your hand away!"

"You're a jinx! Ever since the Li family married you, nothing has gone right! If anything happens to your father today, it's all your fault!"

"Shut up!" Old Li shouted suddenly, a sharp, piercing pain shooting through his chest.

"You...you're already this old, can't you watch your mouth?"

"What has Huizhi done to wrong you? For so many years, she's taken care of us old folks, providing for our every need perfectly. Can't you...can't you say fewer hurtful things?"

"She's good? If she's good, how come she can't have children?"

Old Mrs. Li became even more hysterical, "A woman's greatest sin is not being able to have children!"

She's taking up a spot meant for a battalion-level officer's spouse, preventing Jianying from even getting a logistics job, and now she wants to kill you, old man! It's all her fault!

"You...you..." Old Li trembled with rage. This old woman was so stubborn; she'd break this family up sooner or later! "You..."

He felt the chest pain getting more and more intense, and then everything went black and he fainted.

"Dad!" Lin Huizhi exclaimed in alarm, "Nurse! Doctor! Someone come quick! Something's happened to the patient in room 302!"

Only Grandma Li remained in the ward. She was frightened by the sight of her husband, who was breathing weakly in bed.

I wish she hadn't argued. The doctor advised against arguing in front of others!

It's all that Lin Huizhi's fault!

**

At the entrance of the emergency room.

When Lin Yinyin arrived, she saw a woman pacing back and forth at the door. She was slender and looked somewhat haggard, but even so, she could not hide her gentle temperament.

She was about to call out "sister" when she heard an old woman with a round face scolding her.

"If you hadn't angered the old man, would he have ended up in the emergency room? And now he's just putting on an act here!"

What are you hoping for, loitering around here? Are you hoping something happens to him so you can be free?

"No, Mom, I'm just anxious, I'm scared..."

"What are you afraid of? You're a jinx! Swallow what you're about to say!" Old Mrs. Li glared fiercely at Lin Huizhi.

Just then, the door to the emergency room opened, and a doctor held up a critical condition notice. "Family of Li Jianghe! The old man's condition is critical. Come and sign the consent form immediately so we can prepare for emergency treatment!"

Grandma Li paused for a second, then pointed at Lin Huizhi, "Look, look! I told you you're a jinx, a jinx!"

If the old man is going to die, it's all your fault!

"I shouldn't have agreed to let you marry into our Li family back then, you're the one who brought bad luck!"

"Mom, let's not talk about this now, let's sign the papers to save Dad!"

"I'll sign!"

At this moment, Li Jianjun also rushed over. When he saw his father's critical condition notice, he immediately snatched it and signed it.

Lin Huizhi met her husband's gaze and was about to explain something when her eyes fell on Lin Yinyin behind him.

"You...you are..."

Lin Huizhi's voice trembled violently, her gaze fixed on Lin Yinyin's face, "Are you Huiyin? My Yinyin?"

As soon as she uttered "Huiyin", Lin Yinyin rushed forward and hugged Lin Huizhi's slender body.

"Sister! It's me! It's Yin Yin!"

"I'm not dreaming, it really is my little sister Huiyin!"

"Yes, sis, I'm right here."

Lin Yinyin relaxed a little and reached out to wipe away her sister's tears. "If you don't believe me, pinch your brother-in-law and see if it hurts!"

"Pfft!"

Lin Huizhi was amused by her sister's sudden playfulness. Tears still clung to her cheeks, but a long-lost smile appeared on her lips.

"Yinyin, what brings you here? How have you been these past few years?"

"Okay, I'm doing great. Look, aren't my new clothes pretty?"

As he spoke, he turned around and proudly straightened his back.

"Beautiful! Our Yinyin looks beautiful in anything!" Lin Huizhi exclaimed sincerely, her eyes beaming with joy.

"Yeah, my sister has great taste!"

"Another vixen!" A vicious curse suddenly shattered the warmth.

Old Mrs. Li had come over at some point, her round face full of jealousy.

Lin Yinyin's smile vanished instantly. "Who are you talking about?"

"I'm talking to you! What, with those bewitching eyes, what else could you be but a vixen?"

Lin Yinyin sneered and looked Li Laotai up and down. "So in your eyes, everyone has to look like you with your bean sprout eyes and round face to be considered good-looking?"

That's like a toad pretending to be a frog—not only ugly, but also with a frivolous mind!

"You, you, you!" Old Mrs. Li had lived most of her life and no one had ever cursed her like that.

"What do you mean, you! I think you look like a crow perched on a pig—you only see how dark others are, but you can't see how dark you are yourself."

"Don't you have a mirror or not? Don't you even look at yourself? You're like a dung beetle wearing a flower—unaware of your own ugliness!"

The old woman was most sensitive about being called ugly, and she trembled with rage, raising her hand to slap Lin Yinyin across the face. "You little bitch! I'll tear your mouth apart!"

Fortunately, Li Jianjun was prepared and reached out to grab the old lady's arm.

His sister-in-law is not one to tolerate her elders.

"Mom, stop shouting! Dad's still inside being resuscitated!"

"Did I want to start a fight? She's the one insulting your mother!"

Lin Huizhi also tugged at Lin Yinyin's sleeve.

"Sister, don't be afraid, I will protect you."

"If that old bitch insults you once, I'll insult her ten times; if she hits you once, I'll hit her daughter ten times!"

Li Jianjun: "......" Fortunately, his sister-in-law didn't intend to hit his mother.

No, isn't this a matter of not hitting his mother?

"Ahhh, I'm going to beat you to death!" Old Mrs. Lin glared at her son who was pulling her arm when she heard herself being scolded again.

"You traitor, you..." Before she could finish speaking, the tightly closed iron door of the emergency room was suddenly pulled open.

The doctor removed his mask and solemnly announced, "Resuscitation efforts have failed; the patient is clinically deceased. Please accept our deepest condolences, family."

"What?!" Old Mrs. Li was struck by lightning, her legs went weak and she sat down on the ground.

"My dear wife! Why did you leave so suddenly! What will I do all by myself now that you're gone!"

I came to the hospital two days ago, and two hours later I was in emergency care. There were so many doctors around, how could they not save you...?

Li Jianjun stood frozen in place; his father had passed away.

Lin Huizhi leaned against the wall in the corridor, tears silently streaming down her face.

In this family, her father-in-law was the only person besides her husband who truly cared for her.

When she first married into the family, she didn't know how to make noodles, so her father-in-law taught her how to knead dough; when Old Lady Li scolded her for not laying eggs, her father-in-law slammed his fist on the table to protect her; when she stayed up all night taking care of her sick father-in-law, he always thought of saving her a piece of pastry that he couldn't bear to eat.

Besides Jianjun, her father-in-law was the only one in the family who treated her well.