After four years of living alone after marrying far away, he went back to his parents' home and

Lan Yujuan suppressed her frustration, hailed a taxi, and decided to go home first.

Fortunately, she had a habit of putting a 100-yuan bill in her phone case, which helped her get a taxi smoothly.

Because she had experienced the embarrassing situation of her phone running out of battery at a crucial moment, and she didn't have any cash on her.

Developing such a small habit can be considered a lesson learned from mistakes.

She originally planned to call Chen Mo using her parents' phone after returning to her parents' home to explain the situation.

Unexpectedly, as soon as she entered her home, a "bomb" fell from the sky, completely throwing her into disarray.

Lan's mother nervously came over and first bent down to help her little granddaughter take off her schoolbag.

Then he hugged his little granddaughter tightly, covered her little ears, and whispered:

"Yujuan, people from the Liu family have come again. They say Xiaoman's grandmother... has cancer."

"What?"

When Lan Yujuan heard the news, she was filled with disbelief, and even her scalp began to tingle.

She walked slowly and heavily into the living room.

She saw her ex-husband's younger brother, Liu Zhigang, and the old clan head of the Liu family in Xiahe Village sitting on her sofa.

Mr. Lan sat beside him, his hands resting on his cane, his expression solemn.

Lan Yujuan pursed her lips, took a deep breath, and spoke, her voice trembling slightly:

"Liu Zhigang, what exactly happened to your mother?"

During the first month of the lunar calendar, my former mother-in-law, Tian Xiuhua, even brought her sister-in-law to Xiangnan and caused a huge disturbance in the neighborhood.

How could she have fallen ill so quickly in just a few months?

If Tian Xiuhua were to be beaten up, or break her leg while climbing mountains or walking on land, her mood would remain completely unaffected.

But then I suddenly heard that someone I used to spend every day with had suddenly been diagnosed with a terminal illness.

The unpredictability of life is enough to make one tremble with fear.

From the moment she entered the room, her former brother-in-law, Liu Zhigang, only glanced at the hem of her clothes before hunching over and lowering his head.

"She had a lump on her neck before, but it didn't hurt or itch, so she didn't pay attention to it."

"Later, the lump got bigger and bigger, and her voice started to become hoarse, so she went to the village doctor and got some anti-inflammatory medicine."

"The medication isn't working. In fact, her symptoms are getting worse every day."

"The village doctor advised her to go to a large provincial hospital for a thorough examination, just in case it was some kind of malignant tumor, but she wouldn't listen..."

The old clan chief, who was standing nearby, was also furious when he heard this. His white beard twitched repeatedly as he expressed his anger at their lack of ambition.

"Your mother-in-law is just too dramatic!"

"The village doctor advised her to go to a big hospital for a check-up, but she just wouldn't listen."

"Not only did he throw away the anti-inflammatory medicine prescribed by the village doctor, but he also went up the mountain to ask a young Taoist priest at the temple for help. He applied herbal medicine externally and took talisman water internally."

"That's good! Before long, he couldn't even swallow his food."

"At this point, he realized he was afraid of dying and decided to go to the provincial hospital for treatment."

"I went to the provincial hospital in the morning and was admitted to the hospital that same day."

"Neither you nor Zhiyuan are in your hometown. The burden of raising money for your mother-in-law's medical treatment falls entirely on your younger brother's shoulders."

"That's perfect. Your sister works in the provincial capital, and she's been taking care of you by your bedside all by herself these past few days."

Lan Yujuan's expression gradually calmed down, and she slowly walked to the small sofa and sat down.

She roughly understood what had happened.

"Chief, since she is sick, she should receive treatment and be taken care of."

"I've already gone back to my parents' home. The Liu family's affairs are no longer my concern."

"Why did you travel all this way to see me? I'm not a doctor."

The old clan chief turned his head, trying to wink at Liu Zhigang.

Unfortunately, Liu Zhigang was unresponsive. Ever since he entered the room, he sat silently on the sofa, trying not to speak as much as possible.

It looks like we can't count on it today.

The old clan chief sighed, looking troubled:

"Yujuan, although Tian Xiuhua is not very bright, she is still Xiaoman's grandmother and your man's mother."

"Now that your father-in-law is gone, you only have your younger brother and sister left. They have no money and can't support themselves at all."

"This matter still needs to be handled by your eldest son's family!"

At this point, the old clan chief picked up a disposable teacup, took a sip of tea to moisten his throat, and then continued:

"If it were any other time, and your mother-in-law was healthy and well, and the three of you were enjoying yourselves in another city, then it wouldn't matter."

As the old saying goes, raising children is for old age security!

"Now that your mother-in-law has suddenly fallen seriously ill, it's really unacceptable for you, as the eldest brother and sister-in-law, to just stand outside and abandon her like this, isn't it?"

Upon hearing this, Lan Yujuan suddenly frowned, turned to look at Liu Zhigang, and stared intently at him, saying:

"Clan chief, didn't they explain things clearly to you about Liu Zhigang and Liu Zhifang, brother and sister?"

"I divorced their eldest brother, Liu Zhiyuan, a long time ago."

"It's all clearly written down, even the division of property during the breakup was done through legal procedures."

"Tian Xiuhua is sick, and you've suddenly come to our Lan family. You must have the wrong person."

The clan chief was also a little stunned when he heard this. He turned around, nudged Liu Zhigang next to him, frowned, and whispered:

"Second brother, what exactly happened?"

"Didn't you tell me that your older brother and sister-in-law remarried?"

"You also said that your eldest brother has now come to the Lan family in Hunan to become a live-in son-in-law, not only settling down here but also finding a new job..."

Liu Zhigang stumbled from the push, quickly straightening up by bracing himself against the edge of the sofa, and belatedly realized what was happening:

"Oh, no, they didn't remarry? How could that be?"

"For example, if they hadn't remarried, where would my brother have gotten the money to pay off his debts?"

At this point, Liu Zhigang nervously swallowed, his voice growing softer and softer:

"My brother owes over a million yuan!"

"A few days ago, I suddenly paid off the entire debt in one go."

"Besides, if my sister-in-law has so much money, where else could he get money all alone in Hunan?"