"Sister, I'm going back to Shenzhen tomorrow and then taking a plane to my uncle's place."

When Lin Xingyao was having dinner after get off work that evening, Xia Yichu told her about leaving the next day.

"Okay."

Lin Xingyao looked preoccupied. After dinner, her mother asked, "What's wrong? Chen Yanhuan is causing trouble again."

"Yes, she went to the hospital in the afternoon and wanted to call Shaogang away so he could accompany her to the station to find Huang Shaomin."

Shaogang said he didn't want to go because he had to take care of his father, so she started making a scene at the hospital. "Mom, I have to go to the hospital to see my father-in-law later; he's not feeling well."

This time, Huang's mother went to the hospital and berated everyone, including Huang's father. Huang's father fainted again from anger. The doctor said there was nothing that could be done and they would see if he could pull through; otherwise, it would be over in a few days.

"Okay, that's what I should do."

Mr. Huang is reasonable and kind to his daughter, so it's only right that she go to the hospital to take care of him.

"Sis, I'll go to the hospital with you in a bit."

Lin Xingyao nodded, her eyes red, unable to understand why her mother-in-law would do such a thing. Knowing her father-in-law was unwell and shouldn't be upset, her mother-in-law insisted on causing a scene at the hospital. Did all the other members of the Huang family combined not care about Huang Shaomin?

"Xiao Chu, human life is so fragile. Just a few days ago, An An's grandfather told An An to take good care of his health and watch An An grow up. How did it turn out like this?"

Lin Xingyao started crying on the way to the hospital. At home, she didn't dare to cry for fear of scaring An'an. She didn't dare to cry at the hospital either, afraid that her father would overthink things, and she kept restraining herself from crying.

"Sister, don't cry."

"Xiao Chu, Huang Shaosong's dad is really nice. Before we got married, he told me that Shaosong and I could move out and live our own little lives."

His mother disagreed at the time, and his father privately told Shaosong that he was afraid his mother would make things difficult for me. We are able to move out and live on our own thanks to him.

You have no idea that when we eat together during the holidays, Huang Shaomin is lazy and doesn't want to do any work. She even said in front of me that a wife should do more housework, and that since her older brother and I moved out, her parents haven't enjoyed the benefits of having a daughter-in-law for a single day.

I know her mother agrees with this, and my father-in-law said it's none of his business what other people's daughters-in-law are like. However, the Huang family doesn't marry off daughters-in-law to work in their home.

He also said that he raised his son and daughter to adulthood, but they didn't get to enjoy the blessings they provided, so why should he enjoy the blessings of a newlywed wife in the Huang family?

This is why she has always been willing to tolerate Huang's mother. She thinks that her husband is good, her father-in-law is good, and Shaogang respects her very much.

Life is never perfect. She also thought that Huang Shaomin would get married sooner or later, and once she got married, no one would try to sow discord between them in front of Huang's mother, and things would get better.

"Xiao Chu, why do good people not live long? My father-in-law is only in his early fifties."

"Sis, don't cry, let's go to the hospital quickly. What if everything's alright? Don't scare yourself unnecessarily. Here, wipe your tears."

Xia Yichu took out a tissue from her pocket to wipe her tears; she admitted she had softened. Seeing her sister like that, and most importantly, if Huang's father were gone, others wouldn't be able to criticize Huang's mother.

Although her aunt was there, it would be good to have someone else watching over Huang's mother, so she decided to find an opportunity to give Huang's father some space water after arriving at the hospital.

"Okay, let's go quickly."

They arrived at the hospital in less than two minutes. By then, Mr. Huang was unable to eat and could only drink some rice porridge.

"Sister-in-law, Xiao Chu."

Huang Shaogang's eyes were slightly red, indicating that he had just been crying. He was the only one there watching over his father; Huang Shaosong was not present.

"Shaogang, how is Dad?"

"Dad just fell asleep, and my brother went to find Mom."

Huang's mother left the hospital after upsetting Huang's father to the point of fainting that afternoon and hasn't come back since. Besides worrying about her, Huang Shaosong also wanted to tell her about his father's condition.

"Shaogang, go and rest for a bit. I'll take care of Dad."

"Okay, thank you for your trouble, sister-in-law."

Huang Shaogang went outside the hospital for some fresh air, sat on a chair, and smoked several cigarettes.

"Sis, Uncle seems to be awake."

Actually, Xia Yichu gently shook Huang's father awake when her sister wasn't paying attention.

"Dad, you're awake!"

Lin Xingyao looked at Huang's father, who seemed to have something to say. Xia Yichu was pouring water, and since there was a bowl nearby, she poured out a bowl of water from her spatial storage. She didn't know if it would help Huang's father's illness; she could only leave it to fate.

"Dad, I'll bring An'an to see you tomorrow."

Lin Xingyao knew that Huang's father was worried about his son. It was too late today, and she had originally planned to bring An'an to see him tomorrow.

After hearing this, Mr. Huang blinked. Just as he was about to close his eyes, Xia Yichu brought over a bowl of water.

"Uncle, have some water."

"Xiao Chu, I'll feed her."

"Sister, no need, I'll do it."

Mr. Huang didn't want to drink and tried to shake his head, but he didn't have the strength. Xia Yichu directly put the spoon to his mouth and fed him. Mr. Huang couldn't bear to refuse and swallowed the water.

Then he discovered that the water tasted especially good today, and he felt very comfortable after drinking it. He drank the whole bowl of water, spilling a little bit in the process. After finishing, he closed his eyes and fell asleep.

"Sister, I want to go home. Do you want to come back with me or stay here to take care of Uncle?"

"Xiao Chu, you go back by yourself, I'm not going back."

"Sister-in-law, you should go back with Xiao Chu. My brother and I will be fine tonight. You can come back tomorrow to take care of Dad."

"Okay, Dad, if you need anything, make sure your brother calls me."

"Okay, sister-in-law."

Lin Xingyao was worried about Huang's father and didn't sleep well all night. She got up early in the morning to cook porridge to take to the hospital for Huang's father.

"Sis, why are you up so early?"

Xia Yichu yawned as she walked downstairs. She was going to catch a bus later, so she got up before seven o'clock. She didn't expect her sister to be up even earlier than her.

"Xiao Chu, I cooked some porridge and boiled a few eggs. Remember to eat them later. I'll take some porridge to the hospital to see if my father-in-law can eat it."

"Okay."

"By the way, be careful on your journey, and call me when you arrive."

"it is good"

As soon as Lin Xingyao left, Lin's mother carried An'an downstairs. Her daughter had told her last night that after An'an woke up and had dinner, she would take him to the hospital to see his grandfather.

"Auntie"

"Xiao Chu, you watch over An An. I'm going to buy you something to eat on the way."

"Auntie, I don't want to bring it. Besides, we can get to Pengcheng before lunch. I can go straight to eat after getting off the bus. I also need to bring clothes. I don't want to carry so much stuff."

"Okay, if you don't want to bring it, then don't. You go eat quickly and go early."

"it is good"

Xia Yichu had already packed the clothes last night and put them in the living room; there was only one bag of clothes.

"Auntie, I'm leaving now. Oh, by the way, Auntie, I've called someone to install a phone. I've already paid them, here's the receipt. They'll come over after lunch."

"Installing a phone costs several thousand, but there are phones at the convenience stores around here. Xiao Chu, why are you so generous? Let me finish eating and get the receipt to return it."

Lin's mother really wanted to knock on Xia Yichu's door to see what was going on in her head. Five thousand yuan—she could make a lifetime of phone calls at the convenience store and still not run out of money. Besides, even after installing a phone, making calls would cost money.

"Auntie, we can't return it; it's not convenient to go to the convenience store."

"It's only a few minutes' walk, what's inconvenient about it?" If this were her son, Lin's mother would want to beat him up.

"But when I miss you, I call you and immediately want to hear your voice. I don't want to wait even a moment longer. It's so inconvenient for you to walk back and forth with An'an, isn't it, An'an?"

"Fine, fine, I won't back down, you just need to leave. When you're out in the world, you better keep a low profile."

Lin's mother blushed with embarrassment at her sweet words; her lips were as sweet as honey, she wondered where she had learned such eloquence.

"knew"

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