"Haha, okay, okay. You're worthy of being my son-in-law. Not only do you care about Xiao Mei, but you're also very filial to us parents. Xiao Mei will have a good life with you in the future. When you two get married, hold a grand wedding and invite all your friends and relatives. It'll be very lively!"
Mother-in-law had a long-term plan. With my financial strength, it wasn't a problem. However, a wedding was something that was out of reach for my sister-in-law. In other words, I couldn't let anyone from my family come. Otherwise, the secret would be exposed, and it wouldn't be a happy occasion …
I just smiled wryly and agreed with her half-heartedly.
Then, Mother-in-law followed me to the corridor. She knew that if she stayed in the room, her father-in-law would get angry when he heard about the money. Although his brain wasn't working well at the moment, he subconsciously didn't want Mother-in-law to treat me as a cash cow. That would be different, and it would affect our future happiness.
As soon as we left the room, Mother-in-law started to complain to me. She said that it wasn't easy to take care of my father-in-law. She had to feed him like a child. To save money, she didn't find anyone to take care of him.
However, last night, I heard from my sister-in-law that my father-in-law would lose his temper because of the medical staff's care. Otherwise, my mother-in-law wouldn't want to go through so much trouble. She used the same excuse again. It was clear that she wanted to win my sympathy and increase her bargaining chip.
To be honest, although I didn't like Mother-in-law, she was my sister-in-law's mother. In the past, I was poor and didn't have the ability to take care of him. But now, I didn't have any financial problems, so it wasn't a big deal to get more money. However, it was hypocritical of her to deliberately say that.
Fortunately, my sister-in-law wasn't this type of woman. Otherwise, I would have to think about how I was going to get along with her every day. How tiring would that be? I rather admired my father-in-law for enduring all these years of mistreatment. Of course, it was unavoidable for a husband and wife to have some conflicts. Nobody was perfect, just like my current conflict with Liu Jie. Both of us had our own problems. I had acted too arbitrarily, while Liu Jie had been too compassionate. Not to mention, Little Cherry, who I hadn't seen for a long time, was "inseparable" from me, which led to a stalemate.
"Mother-in-law, it's not easy for you. Tell me, how much do you need for the medical fees?" I nodded.
"One million, is that okay?" His mother-in-law raised a finger and said expectantly.
"How about eight hundred thousand …" Seeing my silence, she quickly changed her words.
"My good son-in-law, how about six hundred thousand? This old man's illness still needs a lot of money for the follow-up treatment. Sigh, I don't know when he will recover. Say, why is our family so unlucky? Luckily, we met you. Otherwise, I don't even dare to think about it."
My mother-in-law sighed. She was quite cunning. She lowered her standards step by step and didn't forget to praise me.
"It's fine. One million it is."
I heard from my sister-in-law that the medical fees were around one hundred thousand kuai, and the follow-up treatment wouldn't exceed two hundred thousand kuai. Mother-in-law was a bit greedy, perhaps to satisfy her materialistic desires. Since she wasn't an outsider, as long as it was within a reasonable range, I wouldn't care about the hundreds of thousands.
"Aha, good son-in-law, you are too generous. Thank you."
My mother-in-law grabbed my hand and was very excited. From her point of view, it was good enough to get five hundred thousand kuai, but I was so generous. This kind of feeling was even better than asking for one million and five hundred thousand kuai.
Mother-in-law wouldn't spend money that was too easy to get. I touched my pocket and took out a small medicine box and gave it to her.
My mother-in-law was stunned at first. After taking a look, her face darkened.
"My good son-in-law, what are you doing?" My mother-in-law was a bit surprised.
"Sigh, at this point, you don't need to pretend. The night before yesterday, you were the one who pretended to be Xiao Mei at home, right?" I looked around and saw that no one was paying attention, so I lowered my voice and said.
I caught the flash of panic in my mother-in-law's eyes. Thinking about that scene, I got goosebumps.
"Don't misunderstand. What do you mean by pretending to be Xiao Mei? You drank too much, and Xiao Mei wasn't at home. I couldn't just watch you sleep on the floor, so I helped you wipe your body and helped you upstairs to sleep." My mother-in-law said seriously.
"Is it that simple?" I stared into her eyes. My mother-in-law nodded subconsciously without any hesitation.
"Oh, that's even better. Take this medicine, and I will transfer one million kuai to you immediately."
I took out my phone. This was a f * cking expensive birth control pill, but I had no other choice. Now that I thought about it, it was my fault. I drank like a dead pig and refused to use force to counteract the effects of alcohol. I had been indulging in the feeling of living a befuddled life. Only now did I realize that it was a foolish decision. After all, I had to face reality eventually. Even if I drank myself into a stupor, it wouldn't change anything. Liu Jie would never know how much I cared about her.
I might as well think about how to reconcile the relationship between us. Just like what Liu Yuhan said, I wasn't mature enough when it came to relationships. Sometimes, I was the center of everything. To put it bluntly, I was selfish. When I found someone to torment Lin Xiao Ya, I saw her helpless face, and it made me feel good.
However, I shouldn't be so heartless towards a woman who didn't even have the strength to truss a chicken. Especially from the point of view of someone who didn't know the truth, it was wrong. As the person involved, I saw Little Fatty leave this world with regret. I couldn't bear the pain in my heart, so I was hot-headed and caused a disaster.
"Don't, don't, don't. You can't take this medicine, my good son-in-law." My mother-in-law kept shaking her head, and her smile was a little stiff.
As expected, she did some unspeakable things to me!
"Hey, mother-in-law, can you have a bottom line? I can give you money, but you can't lose your principles. Did you think about my feelings when you did this?"
I glared at her angrily. If we weren't in a public place, I would have scolded her.
At that moment, I looked like a ferocious beast. My mother-in-law shivered in fear. She pouted her lips and said as if it was a serious matter.
"Xiao Zhuang, Xiao Zhuang, you have to have a conscience. You were the one who touched me and thought I was Xiao Mei. You were the one who felt good, but now you're blaming me."