?Chapter 95: Chapter 95 Abuse   Chapter 95: Chapter 95 Abuse                                   In the county hospital, Bai Jianguo and Hao Fang heard the doctor say that this was probably as good as the olddy’s recovery was going to get: her mouth was crooked and her eyes askew. She’d have to go home and slowly seek out Traditional Chinese Medicine treatments, try acupuncture, and take some Chinese medicinal herbs. There was a chance she could gradually recover, even though the hospital intervention hadete.


    Butpared to before, at least the olddy wasn’t bedridden anymore. She could control her own bowel movements and, though trembling, she was able to take a few steps on the ground with the aid of a walking stick.


    This was already considered the best oue for a stroke.


    Bai Jianguo was so angry. They had already spent two hundred yuan for just five days in the hospital, and that didn’t even include the family’s food and drink. The expense pained him deeply.


    And yet, the olddy was still in such a state.


    From now on, the olddy would just be a burden once she went home.


    The olddy had been in good health before and counted as aborer in the house, never one to rest, always following them to the fields to work.


    Now, look, she had turned into an ancestor who could only be taken care of.


    Before, with Bai Xiao managing all the household chores inside and out, and the olddy tending to the fields as well, the couple had not felt that life was too hard. But look at these recent times.


    After Bai Xiao made a fuss, she went to live in their yard.


    Oneborer who had diligently worked for them was gone. Hao Fang had been busy all day long with the field work and the household chores, and she was already full ofints. Now, to make matters worse, the olddy was bedridden too, reducing theirbor in the fields and adding another person in need of care at home.


    Although the olddy could now walk a few steps on the ground, her trembling gait made one’s heart skip with worry.


    Feeding her water and food required someone’s assistance, otherwise she couldn’t manage to eat on her own. And beyond the cost of her treatment, Bai Jianguo was frustrated, and Hao Fang even more so.


    The couple sat on a stone bench in the hospital’s garden, their expressions as somber as if they had lost their parents.


    Hao Fang nudged Bai Jianguo with her elbow, “What do we do about his dad now? Say something, will you?”


    Bai Jianguo had nowhere to vent his anger, “What do you want me to say?”


    “Look at the olddy now; staying in the hospital is just wasting money. We might as well take her home. Otherwise, if we keep this up, we don’t have a mountain of gold or silver at home; all the money will be gone. What about Bai Shan and Bai Zhuang in the future?” Hao Fang was frantic, the sight of the bills burning a hole in her heart every day.


    That was their son’s betrothal money.


    Bai Jianguo sighed, “What can I do? Even if we talk about discharge now, the doctor has said to stay another week. If you have the nerve, go talk to the doctor yourself.” He was also anxious, watching money flowing out like water every day; it was odd not to be anxious.


    Hao Fang’s eyes darted around, “Dad, how about this: send a telegram to Bai Song, tell him his grandma is hospitalized and urgently needs money, ask him to find a way to send five hundred yuan back.” She had already thought about how to address the issue of where the money spent was going toe from.


    Bai Jianguo heard this, it was a n.


    “OK, I’ll send him a telegram right now. His grandma is in this state; how could he ignore it?” With the family’s deficit potentially covered, Bai Jianguo felt a hint of pride.


    Bai Jianguo dusted off his pants and went to look for the telegraph office.


    Hao Fang also went upstairs.


    Upon entering the ward, she saw the olddy struggling and sobbing, saying something unintelligible while continuously hitting Bai Shan. Bai Shan wore an impatient expression. Hao Fang hurried over, grabbed the olddy’s wrist, and forcefully pulled her hand from Bai Shan. She couldn’t say anything in front of others since her strength was not small.


    But in private, she had often been rough with the olddy. If Li Chunhua dared to wet the bed, Hao Fang would pinch her severely, always in ces covered by clothing where no one could see. Anyway, the doctor had said that this was how the olddy would be for the rest of her life, and no one could understand what she was saying now.


    So if Li Chunhua ever thought she could still throw her weight around at home like before, that was definitely impossible now.


    Hao Fang had not forgotten how this mother-inw had treated her when she first married into the family, how she had been scolded and bullied. If it hadn’t been for her cating the olddy all these years, andter ousting the eldest son, the olddy wouldn’t be treating her so well now. This was all because there was only one son left in the house, and the olddy was counting on her and Bai Jianguo to look after her in her old age.


    Li Chunhua trembled with pain from the pinching, muttering and pointing with her fingers, hoping that the patients on the other beds could see her daughter-inw abusing her.


    Unfortunately, her condition was due to a stroke.


    The patients lying in the remaining beds also had simr conditions. The rtives of these patients could tell at a nce that the olddy had a bad temper after bing ill. Everyone saw how Hao Fang treated the olddy with smiles and kindness, but who knew what really went on behind closed doors and how Hao Fang dealt with Li Chunhua.


    “Mom, stop making trouble. The doctor said you need to recover slowly with medication at home and now you’re already doing well, at least you can walk. Don’t worry, we’ve been mother-inw and daughter-inw for so many years, I will definitely take good care of you. Jianguo has only one mother. Don’t worry, we won’t neglect you.” Her words were so eloquent that the patients around and the attendants all nodded and praised Hao Fang.


    “Old sister, your daughter-inw is really good! You are indeed fortunate.”


    “That’s right, look how filial your son and daughter-inw are, and not to mention your two grandsons, ah! You are really blessed.”


    “It’s rare to see such filial children and daughters-inw nowadays.”


    Li Chunhua felt bitter inside, but couldn’t voice it. She had thought that she had been so good to her son Bai Jianguo all along, always putting his family first in everything at home. Even if it meant scrimping on Bai Xiao’s money, she was saving it all for her son, in the hope that her son and daughter-inw would look after her in her old age.


    But now, ever since she had been bedridden,


    Hao Fang, who usually fawned over her mother-inw, changed her tune when she heard that she couldn’t get better.


    At first, it was just cold looks, but as the number of attendants in the ward increased, Hao Fang, for the sake of appearances, stopped giving her dirty looks. However, she would only feed her half a bowl of watery soup, leaving her starving and clutching at her stomach. If she lost her temper and made a fuss, Hao Fang would pinch her.


    Li Chunhua wanted others to see how she was being abused by her daughter-inw. But with a hand that couldn’t even bring a spoonful of rice to her mouth, let alone pull up her sleeve to show the bruises, she was helpless.


    Her son and grandsons also looked displeased whenever they saw her.


    Li Chunhua knew her retribution hade.


    She never imagined that she would end up this way.


    She had been wholeheartedly good to Bai Jianguo, never thinking she would end up with such an oue.


    She truly hated this.