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He Qiaoyun walked out of the hospital and suddenly sneezed.

She sniffed, thinking that the air conditioning in the hospital was too strong and it was too hot and humid outside. The alternation between hot and cold made it easy to sneeze.

On the way to the parking lot, I ran into Wang Jinghuai.

Without saying a word, Wang Jinghuai stepped forward and blocked her way. "Don't go."

He Qiaoyun had been hungry all day, and people tend to be irritable when they are hungry. Her tone was also not very good: "What do you want?"

Wang Jinghuai pointed at her and said, "Have you been waiting for this day for a long time? Did you just want to see me make a fool of myself in public and see me suffer?"

He Qiaoyun raised an eyebrow, too lazy to pretend with her, and replied directly: "Yes, of course, you deserve to be a liar!"

Wang Jinghuai was speechless for a moment, "You!"

She added, "Don't even think about taking Xu Hui away from me. I was the one who got together with him first. You were the mistress!"

He Qiaoyun laughed, "If I had known you and him were so close back then, I would have definitely given you my blessing. Besides, if he truly loved you, he wouldn't have let you be his mistress for so many years. Who would want a fickle, scoundrel like you? Only you would love to pick up trash."

Wang Jinghuai screamed in despair, "He Qiaoyun! You deserve to die! How come you're not dead! It's all your fault!"

He Qiaoyun said indifferently, "You should blame yourself. You're unlucky and simple-minded. You fall for a man's sweet words and can't extricate yourself."

Gao Hui ruined a perfectly good dinner, so He Qiaoyun could only grab a bite at a nearby small restaurant.

When she got home, just as she was about to wash up and rest, her son and daughter-in-law called to inquire about Gao Hui's condition.

He Qiaoyun created a separate group chat for them and replied in unison: "It's just a scrape, nothing serious for now. Your dads and aunts are here, so don't go running around so late at night. You have to go to school or work tomorrow. Of course, if you really want to go and show your appreciation, then Feichi and Xiucheng can go over there. Liuliu and Yingying, just stay home and rest for now."

She wanted to say that she wouldn't die anytime soon, but she held back a bit in front of her child.

As soon as these words were spoken, Ji Ying seemed to have caught her red-handed and was the first to rush out and send a voice message: "Mom, what are you saying? Grandma is an elder, and you are a junior. It is really unfilial of you to say such things. Grandma is sick and hospitalized. No matter whether she has to go to work or school tomorrow, we, as her grandchildren, should visit her."

Xu Xiucheng stood up for his wife, saying, "Yes, Mom, even though you're divorced from Dad, you've called Grandma 'Mom' for decades. Your coldness is really going too far."

Ji Ying immediately chimed in, "If it were you lying in the hospital bed, and we and your grandchildren were all so indifferent and didn't visit you immediately, wouldn't you feel heartbroken?"

He Qiaoyun had been understanding that they had jobs, but she was so ungrateful that she retorted angrily, "Where were you all when I was buried?"

One sentence silenced them, and no one dared to utter another word.

Only her youngest daughter and son-in-law attended her funeral.

After a long silence, the eldest son, Xu Feichi, replied: "Wasn't that a farce you staged? It's been so long, why bring it up again?"

He Qiaoyun: [Why can't we mention it? You didn't even come to your mother's funeral, and now you're talking about filial piety? Have you finished pretending? Go see the old lady, all of you go. It would be best to stay with her in the hospital overnight and properly show her your filial piety.]

After sending the message, she left the group chat.

cool.

The four people looked at each other in the group chat.

Because of Ji Ying's words, everyone was caught in a dilemma.

Xu Feichi: [Ji Ying, you shouldn't have said that about Mom. She was just thinking of us. Besides, Grandma only had a minor scrape; not everyone had to go.]

Ji Ying: [Brother, there's no point in saying that. Do you think Mom is angry with me? She's clearly angry because you didn't go to her funeral. Seriously, your family is always causing trouble, never stopping. First your father-in-law makes a scene, then your mother-in-law, then your grandmother. It's no family at all.]

Xu Feichi: [Second brother, you'd better keep an eye on your wife! She's got a death wish! What kind of talk is that?!]

Xu Xiucheng: [Alright, stop arguing. Sister-in-law, tell me, are we going to see Grandma or not? It's getting late.]

Lin Liu: [Mom is a reasonable person and never lies. If she said it was just a scrape, then it's probably just a scrape. She'll probably be observed overnight and discharged first thing tomorrow morning. It's quite late now, and we have to go to work and the kids have to go to school tomorrow. How about we go see her together this weekend when we have time?]

Xu Feichi: [Our Liu Liu is in charge. If Ji Ying wants to show filial piety, Second Brother, you go with her. That's all, meeting adjourned.]

Ji Ying, behind the phone screen, sneered, "Never lying, that's the biggest joke I've ever heard in my life."

She will remember the grudge from her postpartum period for the rest of her life.

Seeing her angry expression, Xu Xiucheng was also somewhat displeased. "Why did you speak so quickly? You even used my phone to talk to yourself, and now I'm caught in the middle."

Ji Ying was even angrier, "Did I say something wrong? Isn't your mother too cold-hearted!"

Xu Xiucheng was too lazy to argue with her. "Alright, what are you yelling about in the middle of the night? What do you suggest we do now? Should we go to the hospital?"

Ji Ying acted as if it were none of her business, saying, "Go where? If you want to go, you go. What does it have to do with me? Besides, you didn't even go to your own mother's funeral, so what are you pretending for?"

This matter had been bothering Xu Xiucheng, and being mocked by Ji Ying like this suddenly made him furious. "Ji Ying, that's enough! Will you die if you don't bring this up?"

Seeing his reaction, Ji Ying didn't say anything more, just pouted and went back inside.

*

He Qiaoyun received a phone call from her daughter before going to bed.

"Mom, I heard Grandma fell. What happened? Is it serious? It's strange, Duan Fei said he was on night shift today. I called him and asked him to go check on her, but he didn't answer the phone or reply to my messages."

He Qiaoyun sat on the bay window in the bedroom and looked outside. "It's not serious, just a scrape. If we had gone to the hospital any later, it would have scabbed over."

Xu Hemei: "That's good."

He Qiaoyun then asked, "How are things going between you and Duan Fei lately?"

Xu Hemei: "Ever since I started going crazy anytime, anywhere, they've all become much more obedient and don't dare to provoke me anymore, but..."

He Qiaoyun pressed further, "But what?"

Xu Hemei: "It's just that I haven't been able to get pregnant, and who knows what will happen in the future. It's so frustrating. Yesterday I told Duan Fei that I wanted to go back to work at the hospital, but he sternly refused. He said that with my condition, the hospital definitely wouldn't hire me, and it would be shameful to apply for a job with such a shameful attitude. I should just stay home and focus on getting pregnant and having a baby."

He Qiaoyun frowned upon hearing this. "What right does he have to tell you what to do? Go back to work if you want."

Xu Hemei: "Oh, actually he's not wrong. Besides, I'm trying to conceive now, what if I'm just one step away from getting pregnant?"

He Qiaoyun: "Fine, keep acting up. You'll regret it later."