bestfiction Chapter 194 The Regretful Gao Family
Chapter 194 The Regretful Gao Family
"Who said it wasn't? They have a fight every day. You don't know, a few days ago, someone was almost killed in the fight."
Li Xiao's mother, Lin, also followed behind a group of old ladies, craning her neck to look into the Xu family's dilapidated house.
Because she had eaten full meals for a few days and her son was arranged to learn a craft from someone, she felt very relieved to see that there was hope for the future, and her illness naturally healed without any medicine.
So after she finished her housework every day, she would take the half-finished cotton shoes to the aunt's house next door to the Xu family to play. The two of them were just the right companions, chatting about random things while secretly paying attention to the affairs of the Xu family.
"Third sister-in-law, why don't you go and ask the doctor to come over? Do you really want to harm Taohua's life?"
Xu Guihua cried bitterly in front of the straw hut, and kept begging Gao to get a doctor for Xu Taohua.
"Bah! Not to mention that the bitch is still alive, even if she really died today, she will be dragged to the mass grave outside the city and thrown away, so that she won't bring bad luck to the family in a half-dead state..."
Gao didn't buy into Xu Guihua's ideas at all. She was just a sister-in-law, not one of the Xu brothers. How could she possibly listen to Xu Guihua's arrangements?
Besides, she had secretly saved up a bunch of copper coins with great difficulty. If she really used it to see a doctor, she probably wouldn't even be able to get a prescription.
All of this was caused by her hard work of washing clothes for others every day, with her hands soaked in water every day. After a long time, their hands were frozen like carrots and covered with frostbite. Every night, they were in pain and itchy, and she dared not even put her hands under the quilt.
Most of the money she had earned with great difficulty had to be handed over to Xu Qinghai, the head of the family for distribution. Even if she tried her best, she could only hide a pitiful little bit.
"Anyway, I don't care. Taohua just vomited blood again. Now her breathing is much weaker and her whole body is hot. If you, as her sister-in-law, dare to ignore her, I will not forgive you when my brothers come back..."
Xu Guihua sobbed and argued with Gao at the top of her voice.
The shantytown where they now lived had no yard to shelter them, and at this moment, all the neighbors outside had crowded over, looking at the quarreling aunt and sister-in-law and starting to point fingers.
Gao felt a little embarrassed and annoyed, so she simply went into the house and ignored the unreasonable Xu Guihua.
Ever since Xu Qingjiang accidentally pushed Xu Taohua and injured her last time, Xu Qinghai used this as a handle and insisted that Xu Wenfeng must go to work outside the city with him, otherwise he would kick the three of them out.
Even though Gao was extremely unwilling, she was unable to compete with the people from the first house. She had no choice but to watch with tears in her eyes as Xu Wenfeng went out to work with Xu Qingjiang every day.
Gao thought she had made concessions on the matter of Xu Wenfeng, but if Xu Guihua still wanted to make trouble, she would not indulge her.
Even if a few people from the first house wanted to cause trouble for her, she could always find something to say to fight back.
"Aunties and aunties... you all saw it, right? My sister-in-law is so cruel. My sister is dying, but she is still holding on to her few coins and is unwilling to hire a doctor for her..."
Seeing that Gao was hiding and not coming out, Xu Guihua rolled her eyes and started complaining to the crowd watching the excitement outside.
A group of onlookers were a little embarrassed to ask about the situation, but when they saw her taking the initiative to talk to them, they became excited and tiptoed forward, afraid that they would miss any important news.
Lin had originally not been fond of joining in on this kind of fun, but this time, for the sake of her son's future and to repay the Yuxiu family for taking care of her and her son, she immediately squeezed to the front without hesitation.
"Didn't you say your sister is dying? Stop crying and go back to take care of her."
There was a skinny lady who really didn't like people crying, and she frowned and gave her suggestions.
"Yes, stop being angry with your sister-in-law. It's normal for a family to have a few quarrels. Take care of your sister first, and talk about other things after your brothers get back from work."
"Your sister-in-law has had a hard time too. Look at the clothes in the yard. She has washed so many clothes and probably hasn't even had time to drink a sip of water..."
"This girl is really sympathetic. Her sister-in-law is busy running the household, but she doesn't help. Not only does she find fault with everything, she also keeps looking for trouble..."
The aunties and grandmas all started to persuade her. Of course, the women who supported Gao and blamed Xu Guihua were the ones who took Gao to get the clothes to wash.
They had long heard from Gao about the lazy and gluttonous behavior of the two sisters-in-law of the Xu family, so naturally they were not in a good mood towards them.
As for the fact that Xu Taohua dared to hit her own sister-in-law and was pushed to the ground, these women also heard about it from Gao. In their eyes, as a sister-in-law, she didn't know how to help with the housework diligently and even beat her sister-in-law. If this happened in their family, she would have been kicked out long ago.
Now I am just a useless person lying in bed waiting for someone to serve me. If I can live, I will live. If I can’t, it’s my fate.
As for asking a doctor to take a look, that is not that easy.
If anyone could look up to a doctor, people like them wouldn't have to live in these shanty towns for years.
Hearing so many people outside speaking for her, Gao, who was already full of grievances, could no longer hold it in, and fell on the bed, crying in pain.
She regretted it so much. If she had known how difficult it would be to be a woman in the Xu family, she would not have stood on the side of her mother-in-law and eldest sister-in-law and forced the mother and daughter from the second house to leave.
Of course, what Gao is thinking now is just regret that she did not try her best to keep Yuxiu and Cui.
If they had not had that idea that day, and Old Lady Qin and Wang had disappeared on the way, given Cui and Yuxiu's soft personalities, they would definitely have done what they said, and would never have been like the Xu Guihua sister.
Gao was now filled with regret and hatred. She didn't know when these chaotic days would end. After thinking about it, she burst into tears again.
The onlookers outside heard her heartbroken crying, and except for Lin who knew the inside story, everyone else started to blame Xu Guihua.
"Your sister-in-law has had a hard time. As her sister-in-law, you should understand some things..."
"If it really doesn't work out, then find someone to marry right away. It can also save some food for my parents..."
"Aunt is right. This way we can get another betrothal gift..."
The group of people completely ignored Xu Guihua's ugly expression and kept chattering endlessly, making Xu Guihua so angry that her face turned green.
"It's so lively here, what are you doing?"
At this moment, a clear and pleasant female voice came from outside the crowd, and everyone quickly turned their heads and looked towards her.