Luo Cuilan may be fierce, but when it cos to fighting, she’s not as brave as Yu Fen.
She was bumped by Yu Fen and staggered back a few steps. Her face changed color. She wanted to retaliate, but seeing Yu Fen’s pregnant belly, she didn’t know how to react and thus froze in place.
Yu Fen wanted to continue the scuffle, but just then Zhou Yuni ca back from outside. She grabbed Yu Fen and shouted, "Enough, stop the chaos, everyone. The second uncle is still in the hospital, and we don’t know his condition. We’re making a spectacle of ourselves here, and we’re all family."
Yu Fen spat in Luo Cuilan’s direction, "Who’s family with her? She’s nothing but goods that had to pay a dowry to get married. Being in the sa family as her is an embarrassnt to ."
Seeing Zhou Yuni return, Luo Cuilan sohow felt emboldened and started getting aggressive. She pointed at Chen Yufen and scolded, "Chen Yufen, what are you saying? Believe it or not, I will tear your mouth apart."
Yu Fen glared and was about to charge at Luo Cuilan again. Anyway, she had figured out that with her pregnant belly, Luo Cuilan wouldn’t dare to lay a hand on her, so she beca even bolder.
"What’s all this ruckus about early in the morning? Don’t you think there are enough problems in the family already?" But Zhou Yuni didn’t have the patience. She stopped Yu Fen and pushed her toward the door, "Yu Fen, if you’re fine then go back and rest. Don’t co to my house and create a scene."
Yu Fen, being restrained, didn’t continue the fight but just scornfully curled her lip at Zhou Yuni and said irritably, "Auntie, I ca to tell you that this incident with my dad was caused by your Cuilan. So your family should cover the dical and dication expenses. Don’t even think about making our family take responsibility."
Zhou Yuni glared at her, "Has it beco your turn to make decisions for your family? Running over to my house early in the morning and making all this noise. If you have sothing to say, let your mom co and talk to ."
"Auntie, it’s the sa thing if my mom says it. Your family must pay for the dical bills for this incident, don’t think about avoiding it." Yu Fen knew that once Qiu Xiu and the others ca back, they would definitely not discuss the dical fees with Zhou Yuni. She wanted to co over and discuss it in advance.
Seeing Zhou Yuni ntion Qiu Xiu and the others, Yu Fen didn’t say much more, left her piece and went back ho – after all, she couldn’t get any money by herself here.
Watching Yu Fen’s retreating figure, Zhou Yuni frowned and muttered under her breath, "Pah, dreaming if she thinks I will pay."
Luo Honglan bit her lip and glanced at Zhou Yuni, whispering, "Mom, second uncle got like this trying to save my sister. It’s right that our family should pay for the dical expenses."
"Little girl, don’t blabber nonsense." Zhou Yuni gave her a pat, glaring at her, "Do you think your second uncle has just a common cold or sothing, that a few dollars would be enough to cure him? Did you see how he was burning up yesterday? And he hasn’t returned from the hospital since last night, it must be serious. He’ll probably have to be hospitalized. I reckon it won’t be less than 100 to 200 yuan to treat properly, does our family even have that much money?"
"Mom, if we can’t afford it, second uncle’s family can’t either." Fang Pingying felt empathetic.
At this ti, 100 to 200 yuan was no small amount. Even if the second uncle’s family was getting by, it wasn’t certain they had that much in savings.
Moreover, it’s uncertain if 100 to 200 yuan would even be enough.
Zhou Yuni gave Zhou Yuni a displeased glance upon hearing her, without cursing her, simply saying, "Then what do you suggest we do? Where am I supposed to find that much money?"
After a mont of silence, Fang Pingying finally spoke, "First, we should pool whatever money we have at ho, and have both families contribute so. If that’s still not enough, then we’ll have to think of sothing else."
"So people just talk sweetly, why don’t you say that you’ll pay the money? I don’t believe that with the shop you’ve been running in the provincial city for so long, you can’t even co up with US$ 200." Luo Cuilan said sarcastically to Fang Pingying, "As I see it, out of everyone in our family, you’re the only one who can afford it. You should be the one to pay. Why should my mom have to chip in at all when she barely has any money?"
"Fang Pingying, have you lost your mind or what? After all, why did Second Uncle get sick? Was it because of ? Why should I be the one to pay?" Initially, Fang Pingying did not intend to provoke Luo Cuilan, but Luo Cuilan’s words made her angry, and she straightforwardly gave Zhou Yuni a suggestion,
"Mom, I actually think that the Zhang family should pay the money. Cuilan belongs to the Zhang family, and the reason she jumped into the pond was also because of the Zhang family. After Second Uncle cos back from the hospital, let’s tally up how much has been spent. We should at least get the Zhang family to contribute."
Zhou Yuni didn’t want to pay the money herself, but Luo Honglan and Fang Pingying’s suggestion to have Luo Dahu’s family pay everything made her feel a little guilty. Fang Pingying’s idea, however, was exactly what she wanted, and she nodded in approval after looking at Fang Pingying,
"That’s right, the Zhang family should pay the money. It was their fault, after all. If they simply provided the betrothal gifts and held the banquet as they should, none of this would have happened. She wouldn’t have needed to go seek death."
Upon hearing this, Luo Cuilan glanced at Fang Pingying with displeasure, then looked helplessly at Zhou Yuni and said, "Mom, the Zhang family can’t co up with that much money."
Annoyed, Zhou Yuni glared back at her and retorted, "And you think our two families can co up with it? You’re still speaking on behalf of the Zhang family’s side, do you even want us to stand up for you at Zhang family’s door?"
"Mom, I..." Luo Cuilan glanced at Zhou Yuni in embarrassnt, too afraid to speak, but her eyes were intently glaring at Fang Pingying, blaming her for such a rotten idea.
Fang Pingying rolled her eyes at her. In her view, it was all caused by the Zhang family, and it wouldn’t be a loss for them to pay.
"Your sister-in-law is right, even if the Zhang family doesn’t pay it all, they should at least contribute so. We’ll collect however much we can." Zhou Yuni thought for a mont, then suddenly let out a soft chuckle, as if she had thought of a way to ask the Zhang family for the money. She waved her hand at Luo Cuilan and the others, "Don’t worry about this for now. When the ti cos, I’ll know how to ask the Zhang family for the money."
"Alright." Fang Pingying guessed she must have thought of a solution, but she didn’t ask further. Instead, she pointed to the kitchen and said to Zhou Yuni, "Mom, Hong Lan and I have prepared breakfast, planning to take it to the hospital later."
"You’re going?" Zhou Yuni looked at Fang Pingying’s belly and then outside at the weather, feeling it was fine and didn’t object, "Alright then, just be careful. Walk slowly, those who are fine should co back earlier, and find out exactly what’s happening with your Second Uncle, so we know what’s really going on with him."
Fang Pingying nodded her head, then went back to the kitchen with Luo Honglan to finish cooking the remaining pancakes and didn’t bring much of the porridge they boiled - just enough to fill a lunch box, thinking that if Second Uncle could eat, that lunch box of porridge would be enough for him, and the others could just fill their stomachs with so pancakes, as now was not the ti to be picky.
As they finished packing things up, just as they were about to leave, Fang Pingying rembered the conversation about the dical expenses and returned to the room to take US$ 200 with her.
Just in case Second Uncle really needed the money and his wife’s family couldn’t co up with any, they couldn’t delay his dical treatnt. The priority was to get Second Uncle treated, and they could slowly tally up the expense later. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welco to vote with recomndation tickets and monthly tickets at Qidian (qidian). Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please read at m.qidian.)
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