1990s: Spring Water Family

Chapter 48 It would be better to just sell the bed.

"Does seeing a doctor and getting medicine cost nothing?"

My aunt muttered indignantly, "It's not just my problem that I can't have children. It's his sperm quality that's low. We both have to take medication, and the cost of that alone is huge. We can't save much money at the end of the year."

"Then don't drink it."

My aunt frowned deeply: "Instead of wasting that money, we might as well just adopt one."

Why adopt?

My aunt was unwilling to give up: "The doctor said there is still hope."

“You’ve been married for six years, you would have had a child long ago if you had wanted one.”

My aunt was still angry, and her words were unpleasant.

"I just don't want to adopt!"

My aunt is most sensitive about people saying she can't have children. She gets angry and her voice rises eight octaves.

"Alright, you two stop talking."

Seeing that the two were about to start arguing, Grandma's face darkened, and she slammed her hand on the table.

My aunt and my other aunt both shuddered and awkwardly shut their mouths.

"Xiumei, Xiulan, you two listen up!"

Grandma glared at her eldest daughter, then looked at her second daughter who was lost in thought with her head down, and, as the head of the family, gave the order: "I'll make the decision on this. Each of your two families will contribute 10,000, and your younger brother will contribute the remaining 19,000."

"1?"

The aunt exclaimed incredulously, "Mom, you're not serious, are you? Do I look like someone who has 1 yuan? My husband and I only earn that little bit each month, supporting our two kids through school, and we can't save a single penny. We finally managed to graduate, and now we have to save money for our son's wedding!"

“I don’t have that much money either.” Lin Xiyu’s mother, Chen Xiulan, also spoke with a worried look: “Mom, you know how much I earn a month. Xu Yi’s father’s waterworks are not doing well, and his salary is even lower than mine. We split our money and each support our own daughter. We only share Xiao Yi’s expenses.”

“Xi Yu lives with you, and I pay 100 yuan a month for living expenses. After deducting Xiao Yi’s share, there’s not much money left at the end of the month. To be honest, I only have 2 yuan on hand right now, not a penny more.”

"You are the older sisters."

Grandma's face grew darker and darker as she listened. Unable to contain her anger, she slammed her hand on the table again: "Sisters should help their brothers. If not now, when? You don't need to feel wronged. After buying the house, I'll live with your brother. When I'm old and can't move, you won't have to take care of me."

"Mom, don't be angry."

Seeing that the atmosphere was not right, the uncle smiled and tried to smooth things over: "Xiumei is not unwilling to help, but 1 yuan is not a small amount, and she can't come up with it in a short time. Please don't worry, give us some time and let us think of a solution."

"Is there any way to do this?"

The aunt felt wronged but didn't dare to talk back to her mother, so she vented her anger on her uncle: "You have six brothers and sisters who all rely on you for help. It's good enough that they don't borrow money from us. How can you squeeze money out of them?"

My family is poor.

The uncle, embarrassed by his wife's outburst, stopped laughing and said, "I didn't intend to borrow from my family either."

"Where would you like to borrow it from?"

The aunt was still furious: "Does she intend to sell us, the three of us?"

"What are you talking about?"

Grandma couldn't stand her tantrum and got even angrier: "Are you trying to drive me crazy by saying that?"

"Mom, please stop pressuring us."

The aunt, in a fit of desperation, said, "No matter how much you pressure us, we can't borrow that much money. Rather than let our two daughters become estranged from you, we might as well sell the bed."

(End of this chapter)