Chapter 381: Save yourself first (II)
Chapter 381: Save yourself first (II)
Han Ziyan was really upset. Her mother asked to stay at the hospital and take care of her father. Earlier, she thought that Meng Yunhan had gone to look for her father; maybe if she had cried a few times, then her father would have at least given them a few snacks to eat. But instead of taking care of her problems, her mother rushed to help Yun Xirou. Who was Yun Xirou? She was her half-sister. Han Ziyan did not know much about the dynamics of the Yun family, but after listening to her mother’s explanation, Han Ziyan knew that Yun Xirou was a spoiled brat.
On what basis? Here, she had to fight and scheme for every little thing, and yet Yun Xirou was pampered by her parents to the point that she had developed such a personality. She clearly had a better life, and yet her mother was rushing to plaster her hot face against Yun Xirou’s cold butt. Why?
Since her mother was so free, she might as well arrange some work for her.
When Meng Yunhan saw that Han Ziyan was losing her temper with her, she could only lower her head and take out five yuan from her pocket. However, as she handed the money to Han Ziyan, she could not help but say, "Use it sparingly. I don’t have much money in my hands."
Hearing this, Han Ziyan rolled her eyes. "Mom, one meal at the hospital costs five yuan. Even if I want to use it for something else, I cannot use it. I had to spend ten yuan to fill my stomach earlier... What are you even thinking?"
"What? Five yuan? Are they trying to rip us off?" Meng Yunhan was stunned. How could a meal cost five yuan? Were they giving bites of gold in the porridge or something?
Han Ziyan rolled her eyes. "It is what it is. The state-owned restaurant had started to close down; surely the price of things is going to get higher."
Meng Yunhan was quite distressed when she heard that a meal alone was going to cost five yuan, and could not help but blame Han Yong and Han Xuehan. Fine, even if Han Ruochen came with Old Madam Han, the two of them were free. How could they not go home and cook something for her and Han Ziyan to eat? And what was going on with the second sister-in-law? Why didn’t she cook something for her eldest sister-in-law to eat?
She was running around the county earlier because of Yun Xirou’s matter; thus, she did not even get a chance to eat a bite. Now, what was she going to eat? If there was nothing to eat, does it not mean she was going to spend another five yuan? No way!
The more Meng Yunhan thought, the more she thought that the Han family was bullying her too much. Her face turned red, and she went to look for her two unfilial children.
When Han Ziyan saw her mother marching away, she knew that there was something going on in her mind. She blinked her eyes and, after hesitating for a while, chased after her mother. She was going to see what her mother was going to do.
"Han Xuehan! You lazy hussy, why did you not cook for me?" As soon as Meng Yunhan arrived at the small corridor, the first thing she did was scold Han Xuehan. She pointed to her nose and scolded Han Xuehan severely. "As the eldest sister, you have no self-understanding. Your sister is hungry and starving, and instead of taking care of her, you are letting her starve to death! Couldn’t you be more understanding? With Han Ziyan here, what is the point of you and Han Yong staying here?"
Han Xuehan, who was scolded, was stunned.
Turning to look at her mother, she could not help but say angrily, "Mom, why are you losing your temper with me? Is it because I don’t want to cook or because Ziyan did not keep a good eye on Dad’s condition? If she had not been careless, then I could have gone back home, but with her carelessness, eldest brother and I had to stay at the hospital throughout the afternoon."
"What? What is going on?" Meng Yunhan turned to look at Han Ziyan, who gritted her teeth and glared at Han Xuehan. This damned woman, she did not even let go of such a small thing. She lowered her head and said, "Isn’t it because I was too tired?"
"Then you could have told the truth and gone back home." Han Yong interjected. "You speak as if we forced you to keep vigil. It was you who volunteered. If you had something against it, you should have been honest. Why did you insist on doing it?"
Han Yong did not like his adopted sister at all. Not only was the woman too pretentious, but she also tried to act smart even when she was not at all witty.
"You—"
Han Ziyan was so angry that her face turned red. She knew that there was nothing she could do to defend herself, so she turned around and walked toward the cafetaria. Anyway, her dad was not going to wake up any time soon, so she might as well fill her stomach first.
Meng Yunhan realised that there was something amiss and felt awkward. She raised her head and wanted to say something, but before she could even open her mouth, she was scolded by her mother-in-law: "There is no need to say anything. I am too embarrassed to even listen to your self-righteous words. As a mother, you did not know how to collect the medical fees for your husband and left everything to your children. Now that they had solved the matter for you, instead of feeling sorry for them, you rushed to cause trouble for your son at school."
"Now even after causing such a fuss, instead of going back home and cooking for your children, you are making a fuss here in front of us. Meng Yunhan, do you even know the meaning of shame?"