Zhou Yuni nodded and sighed helplessly, "I don’t know what sins I committed in my past life to have such a daughter this life. Not only do I have to take her everywhere to see doctors, but I’ve also spent most of the money on her treatnts."
Zhou Yuni glanced at Luo Zhiyong and continued, "The money Fang Pingying gave last ti, I spent tens of dollars on her already. I don’t know how much this trip to the provincial city for treatnt will cost."
Luo Zhiyong understood what Zhou Yuni ant; she wanted him to contribute money for Luo Cuilan’s treatnt.
In Luo Zhiyong’s view, if he could earn a lot of money, he would willingly pay for Luo Cuilan’s treatnt. However, with his modest monthly salary and now two children to support, if it weren’t for Fang Pingying earning money, his salary would just cover his own family’s expenses. Plus the money given to Zhou Yuni’s family, life is just average; where could he find extra money to support Luo Cuilan, who is already married?
He couldn’t just take a substantial amount from Fang Pingying to cover Luo Cuilan’s dical expenses, could he?
However, he was surprised to hear that Fang Pingying had given money to Zhou Yuni last ti. "Fang Pingying gave you money last ti?"
Zhou Yuni nodded, not hiding it. "Yes, didn’t she tell you? Before we went back, she gave us US$ 100."
Fang Pingying hadn’t ntioned it to Luo Zhiyong at all, and he had been unaware of it because these past few months, Fang Pingying had been sending money back ho just as before. He thought she hadn’t given any money last ti.
Thinking of this, Luo Zhiyong sighed and advised Zhou Yuni, "Mom, actually, a daughter-in-law like Pingying is really good. She never causes trouble for you and is never stingy about money matters. You should treat her better in the future and not make a fuss over trivial things."
"I understand." Regarding the money, Zhou Yuni was satisfied, having received US$ 100 last ti, and with Fang Pingying still sending money regularly these past months. She didn’t say much, just smiling and saying, "She gave birth to a grandson for our Luo Family, which makes her a hero for our family. As long as she doesn’t go too far, I won’t quarrel with her."
Luo Zhiyong glanced at her, "As long as you don’t go too far, she definitely won’t go too far."
"You just spoil your wife too much, making her beco more and more assertive over ti." Zhou Yuni complained dissatisfiedly about Luo Zhiyong, "When your wife first married into our family, she wasn’t as assertive as she is now in the provincial city."
Speaking of Li Aihua, Zhou Yuni had more to say, "But no matter how assertive your wife is, she’s not as tough as your mother-in-law; she’s not a good person."
"Why don’t you hold back so of those words? Why is it that nobody seems good enough in your eyes?" Luo Zhiyong frowned and looked at her, "When Pingying was pregnant and gave birth, it was all thanks to my mother-in-law who took care of her. I had no ti to do so."
Zhou Yuni dismissed the idea with a pout, "It’s because you didn’t let stay here. If I were here, I could take care of her just fine."
"Let’s drop this topic." Luo Zhiyong asked her, "Is dad doing okay at ho? He didn’t say he was coming with you this ti."
Zhou Yuni answered, "Ever since dad heard what your mother-in-law said last ti, he said he won’t visit unless necessary. He just wants you to visit ho during the New Year if you’re free. He wants to see the grandchildren, too."
"Alright, I’ll try to take leave and bring them ho for the New Year."
The two of them walked on, passing the center of the street. Luo Zhiyong saw many gifts on display in a shop and suddenly rembered it was Zhou Yuni’s first ti visiting Li Aihua’s ho. He discussed with her, "Right, mom, it’s your first visit to my mother-in-law’s place, let’s buy sothing to take with us."
Zhou Yuni disagreed, "Buy what? What’s there to buy? Your mother-in-law’s ho is already well-off, isn’t it? She lacks nothing."
"Other families have their own things; when you buy stuff, it shows you care, and it’s also just polite," Luo Zhiyong said, pointing to so fruit on the stall. "No need to pick anything too fancy, we’ll just get so of these kinds of fruits."
Zhou Yuni pouted and didn’t say anything, clearly reluctant. In any case, she wasn’t about to part with her money.
Luo Zhiyong had no choice but to himself pick out fruits from the stall that Li Aihua and Fang Pingying both liked, and bought two boxes of milk powder, pretending they were from Zhou Yuni.
Zhou Yuni, seeing that buying these things cost several tens of dollars, felt painfully heartbroken and almost wished she could tell Luo Zhiyong not to buy anything, and just give the money to her.
But after the exchange she’d had with Luo Zhiyong earlier, Zhou Yuni could tell he wanted her to avoid making a scene here, or else he wouldn’t even let her see her eldest grandson.
Since she wasn’t spending her own money, Zhou Yuni let him have his way.
As they walked and talked, they soon arrived at Li Aihua’s house.
Li Aihua, holding Luo Yao in her arms, ca to open the door. Guessing it was Luo Zhiyong, she opened the door with a smile, saying, "Our Yaoyao’s daddy is here..."
She didn’t finish her sentence before she saw Zhou Yuni behind Luo Zhiyong. Her smile suddenly froze.
Zhou Yuni didn’t greet Li Aihua either, going straight for Luo Yao, reaching to hug her, "Oh, my big grandson, co to grandma."
Li Aihua saw her consistently calling the baby her grandson and sarcastically said, "This is not your grandson, this is your granddaughter. Your grandson is inside, breastfeeding."
"Ah," Zhou Yuni’s smile froze, and she retracted her hand that was about to hold the child, "So this is a girl."
"What, the Luo Family has given you both a grandson and granddaughter, and you’re still not satisfied?" Li Aihua noticed her action and her heart filled with anger. She said unkindly, "What, did you expect my daughter to give you triplets of grandsons in one go?"
"Co on, Yaoyao, daddy will hold you," Luo Zhiyong, anxious to prevent them from arguing, quickly took his daughter and then handed the things he had bought to Li Aihua, "Mom, this is what my mother brought for you. It’s not much, just a little sothing."
Li Aihua took the items, a bit surprised. It looked as though Zhou Yuni would never bother to bring anything to their house; she figured it must have been Luo Zhiyong who bought them.
Regardless of who bought them, Li Aihua knew that Luo Zhiyong wanted to improve their relationship and didn’t want to make things difficult for him. Taking the items, Li Aihua smiled and said to Zhou Yuni, "Thank you for your effort, mother-in-law."
"Mmh," Zhou Yuni responded indifferently, glancing around, "Where is Pingying staying?"
"In the inner room, I’ll take you there," Li Aihua led her inside. "The child is breastfeeding."
Li Aihua’s house was naturally a bit better than Fang Ping’s; Zhou Yuni eyed everything inside the house with envy. No wonder Li Aihua acted so high and mighty; turns out her ho really was so much better.
To be honest, Zhou Yuni felt sowhat inferior. Even though she ca wearing what she considered her best clothes, they seed particularly shabby in Li Aihua’s ho. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welco to vote for it at Qidian (qidian) with recomndation and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please visit m.qidian to read.)
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