coobybook Chapter 204: Little Vanity
Chapter 204: Little Vanity
Darong didn't move and Mother Zhong didn't say anything, and the two of them remained in a stalemate in the awkward atmosphere until almost 2 o'clock in the afternoon, when Xiaoping came to the ward carrying some fruit.
"How are you, Mom? Are you feeling better?" Xiaoping went to the bedside as soon as she entered the room.
"Nothing happened."
When Xiaoping came in, Mother Zhong motioned for her to help herself up. Just after Xiaoping helped Mother Zhong sit up, she heard Mother Zhong's stomach growl.
"Haha, did you not eat enough at noon? Or did you catch a cold?" Xiao Ping joked to Mother Zhong happily.
"I haven't eaten yet. Mom said your second sister-in-law had prepared some food and sent it over. Now it's already this late and she hasn't come. Let alone Mom, I'm already starving."
Darong shook the handle of the hospital bed, smiling and scolding slowly.
Xiaoping was completely stunned after hearing what Darong said. She blinked for a long time, looked at Darong and then at Mother Zhong who was keeping her head down and keeping silent, and she didn't react for a long time.
"Isn't my second sister-in-law in the hospital?"
"Hasn't she been discharged from the hospital yet? Our mother said she would cook for us, and I thought she was discharged." Darong looked at Xiaoping, who had a confused face, and said with a little surprise.
I have to say that the acting skills that Darong practiced when she was young have not been lost at all, and this time she used them vividly and her performance was very vivid and lifelike.
"Look at what's happened. Mom almost starved. I'll go buy something to eat." Darong talked to herself as she walked out of the ward with her cell phone.
Mother Zhong and Xiaoping, mother and daughter, just stood there in a daze watching Darong's crushing acting performance. Especially Xiaoping, who had no idea what was going on. After Darong went out, she just kept staring at Mother Zhong on the hospital bed with blinking eyes.
"Hey... who doesn't want to be looked up to by her family? I know that group of people doesn't care about your father and I, but I don't want your uncles to make a fool of us..."
Mother Zhong sighed and told Xiaoping what happened in the morning. In fact, she was just vain at the moment and didn't want others to know that Wu Meifeng had treated her badly. Although she understood everything in her heart, people always have dilemmas that they don't want outsiders to know.
"It's no wonder that my sister-in-law is angry. I have sisters-in-law too. I would be unhappy too." Although Xiaoping felt sorry for Mother Zhong, she also said something fair.
"Ping, Mom has something to tell you." Mother Zhong hesitated for a long time, but finally spoke to Xiao Ping.
"You want to talk about the house, right?" Xiaoping saw through Mrs. Zhong's selfishness at a glance and replied with a smile.
"After your father's poor health in the past few years, I have seen clearly that what can three sons do? In the end, it all depends on whether the daughter-in-law is good. In our family, only you, the eldest sister-in-law, can take care of us in the end. I want to leave this house that your father and I have to her."
After Mother Zhong finished expressing her thoughts in one breath, she waited for Zhong Yunping's reply.
"Mom, I'm well off now. I'll listen to you. I won't argue with my brother. It's really not easy for him. But you can't say that now, or I'll explode. You and my dad won't be able to live a peaceful life anymore."
Xiaoping really doesn't want to argue with Zhong Yunxing, but Wu Meifeng and Wenying may not be able to accept Zhong's mother's idea. Once Zhong's mother reveals the news, the family will definitely be in chaos.
"I know. I'm just telling you that I know your sisters-in-law very well. As long as your father and I are still alive, I will never say a word about this house."
In fact, Mother Zhong was very smart. She understood that Wu Meifeng and Wenying were still so willing to give them alimony because they were just waiting to divide the house.
Darong and Zhong Yunxing cannot be said to not care about the property left by the old man, but at least when considering the issue, they are willing to put family affection above interests.
Even when there was no promise of benefits, she took on the responsibility of caring for the elderly without hesitation. Mother Zhong still admired Darong's kindness in her heart.
"Aunt is here, has our sister-in-law gone home?"
As soon as Mrs. Zhong and Xiaoping finished their conversation, Wenying came into the ward carrying her things. When she saw that Darong was not there, she thought that Xiaoping had replaced her and asked her to go home and rest.
"My sister-in-law went to buy food. Our mother hasn't eaten lunch yet." Xiaoping happily continued Wenying's words.
When Wenying heard that Mother Zhong had not eaten yet, she was obviously stunned for a moment and subconsciously opened her mobile phone to check the time. It was already so late and Darong had just gone to buy food for Mother Zhong. She couldn't help but think more.
"Sister-in-law, you see, I came late today because of something. Let me transfer the money for dinner to you." Wenying went straight to greet Darong as soon as Darong entered the door.
She just thought that Darong was unhappy because she came late, so she deliberately went to buy food so late. She quickly apologized with a smile and prepared to transfer the lunch money.
Darong realized Wenying had misunderstood her, and quickly continued, "No, you called me when you had something to do. It was our mother who said your second sister-in-law was going to bring us food, so we waited until this time to buy food."
After hearing Darong's words, Wenying's expression was the same as Xiaoping's at that time. She stood there for a moment, not knowing how to respond.
Xiaoping looked at her mother with some heartache because she already knew the whole story.
"Hey, sister-in-law blames me for this. When I called mom, she said something went wrong. It wasn't my second sister-in-law who brought the meal. I went to see her at noon and brought her a meal. She was still in the hospital and couldn't cook."
Xiaoping had no choice but to take the responsibility herself, which helped Zhong's mother out of the predicament.
Wenying was confused by what she heard, but she knew that it was definitely not a simple matter. However, in front of Mrs. Zhong and Xiaoping, she did not ask any more questions.
After lunch, Darong exchanged a few more pleasantries and then left the hospital to go home and rest.
"Mom, are you really going to starve my grandma?"
When Ruyi called Darong in the evening, Darong mentioned what happened during the day and asked with some sigh.
"What's wrong? Are you heartbroken? Your mother is still angry, why don't you feel heartbroken?" Darong said to Ruyi in a bad mood.
"It hurts, it hurts. Don't be angry. My grandma is probably just afraid that the uncles will laugh at her daughter-in-law. It's her vanity. Don't be angry. The old lady has been hungry. Just let it go."
Ruyi had no idea what to say. With her mother on one side and her grandmother on the other, she suddenly seemed to feel a little sorry for Zhong Yunxing, who had been caught between these two people for years.