At the age of 17, she fought for the glory of her motherland!

Chapter 1116 Sweet on the lips, bitter on the heart

Zhao Jinzhu's wife, Liu Xiaoyu, is a woman who looks very gentle.

She sat across from Mr. Zhao's bed and spoke softly, "Dad, how do you feel now?"

"Ah... uh... Hai, Haixing..."

Mr. Zhao's speech was unclear and his mouth was a little crooked. When he spoke, his saliva flowed onto the pillow.

Grandma Xinxin took some paper to wipe her husband's saliva, and tears began to fall again.

Zhao Xinxin noticed a hint of disgust on Second Aunt's face, but she quickly restrained her expression.

Then, Liu Xiaoyu asked a lot of questions in a concerned tone.

Mr. Zhao couldn't say much, and Grandma Xinxin couldn't explain it clearly either. These days, it was his daughter Zhao Jinling who communicated with the doctor.

Zhao Jinling was patient at this moment and responded to some of her sister-in-law's words in a good temper.

Zhao Jinzhu on the side didn't say much and was trying hard to reduce his presence.

"Sigh..." Liu Xiaoyu suddenly sighed and said, "I'm getting heavier and heavier, and this child is also worrying. He always torments me. These past few days, I've been vomiting everything I eat. I'm so weak that I can barely walk a few steps. I want to take care of Dad, but I really can't. Fortunately, Mom, Big Sister, and Xinxin are here to take such good care of Dad."

Grandma Xinxin forced a smile and said, "Xiaoyu, just take care of yourself. There's no need for a pregnant woman like you to take care of your father."

"Haha..." Zhao Jinling laughed and said, "It's okay. You and Zhuzi don't have the energy or time to take care of Dad. It's okay. As long as the money is in place, it's fine."

She knew that her sister-in-law was a person who spoke sweet words but had a bitter heart. She was good at talking but never took any real action.

Liu Xiaoyu's expression changed for a moment, then quickly returned to normal.

She began to talk about the difficulties at home. "Mom, Dad, and Sister, this pregnancy was difficult. I took a lot of medicine to maintain the pregnancy. The pregnancy alone cost a lot of money, and after the birth, I needed money everywhere. I don't make any money now, and Zhuzi only has a small salary. In fact, we have both started to spend my betrothal gift and dowry... Even so, Dad's surgery is such a big deal, and Zhuzi, as his son, can't ignore him. So these few days, we have tried our best to scrape together some money and give it all to Mom. We have to fulfill our filial duty."

Zhao Jinzhu nodded quickly, "Yes, that's right! We really tried our best!"

Grandma Xinxin lowered her head and remained silent.

What the daughter-in-law said seemed to be quite reasonable, but she felt an indescribable sense of frustration in her heart.

Zhao Jinling smiled. Her sister-in-law spoke better than she sang!

Her father had just been transferred out of the ICU, and she didn't want to quarrel with her brother and sister-in-law in front of her father.

She stood up and hooked her finger at the couple, "Come on, let's talk outside. Don't disturb Dad's rest!"

Liu Xiaoyu frowned.

Zhao Jinzhu had been psychologically traumatized by the beatings from his elder sister these days. He shrank his neck and didn't want to go out.

Zhao Jinling narrowed her eyes and said in a bad tone, "Zhu Zi, you'd better come out with your wife! Let's talk it out!"

She made a gesture: Don't force me to slap you in front of Dad!

Zhao Jinzhu stood up reluctantly.

Liu Xiaoyu also stood up.

Zhao Jinzhu supported his wife and followed his elder sister out of the ward.

Seeing this, Zhao Xinxin said to her grandmother, "Grandma, take care of grandpa first. I'll go to the water room to get some hot water."

As she spoke, she picked up a glass of water from the bedside table and ran out of the ward.

Grandma Xinxin watched the door close and sighed.

She didn't want to go over and persuade him anymore. Out of sight, out of mind. She decided to stay here and take care of the old man.

Zhao Jinling walked forward and brought her brother and sister-in-law to the end of the corridor and the stairs.

She turned around, crossed her arms, and sneered at Zhao Jinzhu and Liu Xiaoyu. "Dad called 120 for emergency treatment, surgery, intensive care, and follow-up treatment. The total cost is at least over 100,000 yuan. The rural cooperative medical insurance reimbursed part of it, and we had to pay at least 60,000 or 70,000 yuan ourselves. This doesn't include the food, accommodation, and other expenses for these people these days. Zhao Jinzhu gave Mom money three times, totaling 18,000 yuan. You're talking about it as if it were 180,000 yuan! I even extorted this 18,000 yuan from Zhuzi! You're talking as if you gave it to me voluntarily!"

Liu Xiaoyu frowned and opened her mouth to argue.

Zhao Jinling waved her hand, interrupting Liu Xiaoyu, and continued, "Sister-in-law, don't talk to me about dowry and betrothal gifts. You know in your heart whether you have touched the money in your hands or not! When you got married, the gift money for the man's wedding banquet alone was at least 100,000 yuan, and you took it all for yourself. Zhuzi got a good commission from selling the house, and you were working before you got pregnant. You've been married for two years, and it's time to touch your dowry and betrothal gifts? Are you kidding me?! Why are you crying poor here? Providing for the elderly is your responsibility!"

Liu Xiaoyu finally got her chance to speak. "Sister, you can't say that. Supporting our parents isn't just Zhuzi's responsibility. You're also their daughter, so you have an obligation to support them, too."

"Heh..." Zhao Jinling laughed out loud. "I also got 15,000 yuan for Mom and Dad's hospitalization, which is not much less than you guys. And I've been running around these past few days, taking care of Dad and comforting Mom, so it's more than enough to make up for the difference! This is what my husband and I gave voluntarily. Unlike you guys, who squeeze out a little bit every day as if it's costing you your life! Zhao Jinzhu, your parents really raised an animal like you in vain!"

She took a deep breath and continued, "You've taken all the family money! When the elderly are in retirement or sick in the hospital, do you remember that I'm your parents' daughter? When I got married, the betrothal gift was 60,000 yuan, and 20,000 of that went into Zhuzi's pocket. He said it was for tuition and living expenses for learning car repair, but he never learned anything! And then there's the compensation from Xinxin's parents, you spent a lot of it! That was the money Xinxin's parents bought with their lives! You even touched the part that belonged to Xinxin. How dare you!"

Liu Xiaoyu's face turned pale and red, looking very ugly. She said, "That was all before we got married. What does it have to do with me?!"

"Okay, what happened before the wedding has nothing to do with you. But now that Dad doesn't have enough money for hospitalization, Zhuzi, as his biological son, should pay for it! We don't care about your dowry or betrothal gifts, but the part of our common property that belongs to Zhuzi should be enough to pay for Dad's expenses, right?"

Zhao Jinzhu interrupted, "How can we have so much money..."

Liu Xiaoyu snorted and laughed, "Then you're counting on us to fill the remaining gaps? That doesn't make sense!"

Even though Zhao Jinzhu, as a son, took most of the family property, she knew that the law stipulated that parents had the right to distribute property independently. No matter how the property was distributed among their children, when it came to supporting the elderly, daughters and sons had equal support obligations!

"Okay..." Zhao Jinling nodded. "If you're going to try this on me, why don't we go to court and argue our case? We'll check the bank statements and everything! We'll see what the court decides! We'll contribute money and effort based on the court's ruling!"

When Zhao Jinzhu heard that his elder sister was going to take the case to court, he quickly said, "That's not necessary. We're all family..."

"Heh... a family? Do you consider us a family?!"

"Mom and Dad won't approve of you doing this! Stop scaring us!"

Zhao Jinling said, "Your parents are already disappointed in you. Why don't you try and see if they agree?"

Liu Xiaoyu covered her stomach and said, "Oh, Zhuzi, my stomach feels uncomfortable..."

"What's wrong?!" Zhao Jinzhu quickly supported his wife.

"I, my stomach hurts..."

Zhao Jinzhu glared at Zhao Jinling, "Zhao Jinling, you've made my wife so angry that she has a stomachache! If anything happens to my child, I will never forgive you!"

Zhao Jinling was also furious. "Zhao Jinzhu! Is it because I didn't hit you today that you're getting angry again?! What happens to your wife and children is none of my business! This is a hospital, if you have any problems, go get checked! You want to blackmail me? No way! I didn't touch her! There are surveillance cameras everywhere!"

"Oh right!" She suddenly took out her phone and shook it. "I recorded everything that happened today. When Dad gets better, I'll play it for him. Let him see how the good son he loved so much doesn't even care about his own life! Let's see if Dad will agree to sue you in court! Also, my Haohao has something to say. The internet is so developed nowadays. If he gets angry, I'll have him post all this online! Let the whole country see what kind of people you two are!"

Zhao Xinxin was "eavesdropping" with her little head poking out from the bathroom door, and she was about to applaud her aunt!

My aunt is so awesome!

Zhao Jinzhu and Liu Xiaoyu were both shocked by Zhao Jinling's words.

They don't want to embarrass themselves in front of the whole country because of this kind of family matter. How will they work and live in the future?

Zhao Jinzhu trembled his lips and said, "Sister, let's talk it out..."

Liu Xiaoyu also said: "Sister, we don't need to tell outsiders about our family affairs..."

Zhao Jinling laughed, "Alright, that's all for today. I've said everything I need to say. Tomorrow, you better give me and my parents a satisfactory result!"

After she finished speaking, she ignored the couple and turned away.

When passing by the bathroom, she reached out and patted Zhao Xinxin on the head, "What are you doing so sneaky? Go back."

Zhao Xinxin responded loudly, "Hey! Aunt!"

……

In the evening, Zhao Xinxin called Su Xing and the others again and told them about her aunt's record of defeating two opponents alone.

Su Xing and the other three couldn't stop laughing after hearing this, and kept praising Aunt Xinxin for being so great.

After they chatted for a while, Su Xing suddenly said to Zhao Xinxin, "By the way, Xinxin, I have some good news to tell you too."

Zhao Xinxin asked curiously, "What good news?"

Su Xing said, "Didn't I pick out a few of your poems and post them online? Recently, several publishing houses contacted me, saying they'd like to publish your poems. One of them, Tiantian Publishing House, is a very professional children's publishing house. I think it's quite good. Would you consider publishing a collection of your poems?"