Reborn in the 1980s: Recapture My Devoted Husband-Chapter 965 - 784: Old Mrs. Mei Makes a Fuss (Part 2)

"Isn’t that right, they blame Han Yi and Junzi. Saying that during these few days of illness, they weren’t around to take care of him. They say how Little Chi is filial, staying by his grandfather’s bedside every day, handling urine and feces without fear of dirt or fatigue. They also praise Ah Qing, always with the sick in bed. So, the old lady has been nagging us these few days, insisting that your godfather call Xiao Yi and Junzi to come back. Can you believe it, after all these years as a military spouse, she doesn’t understand the hardships of a soldier? Just because you want them to return doesn’t mean they can? Xiao Yi kept watch over them all night, then went straight back to the unit the next day without sleep. Xiao Wan, sigh. I mean, with the old lady getting more unreasonable as she ages, what can you do?"

"If Mei Langchi and his wife want to be filial, let them. My Han Yi doesn’t have the time. I’m pregnant, I can’t be going over there to clean up after them." Discussing such things at the dinner table might be uncouth, but the mother and daughter didn’t shy away from it.

"We originally hired a caregiver, but the old lady refused to use one and insisted we take care of it. Isn’t this just forcing us to keep watch? I’m okay as I can catch up on sleep during the day, but your godfather can’t. He’s still going to the unit with only a few hours of sleep every day. Over time, I’m really afraid for his health. Just talking about it makes me angry. The old lady’s antics at a time like this, and it doesn’t stop there. After the old man had his surgery yesterday, we haven’t closed our eyes all night."

"Godfather definitely can’t handle this; godmother, why don’t you sleep a bit more, and have godfather take the night off?"

"I don’t want your godfather to go either, but the old man just had surgery and can’t be left unattended. If your godfather doesn’t go, the old man might not say anything, but the old lady will definitely nag. Tonight should be better; I’ll have your godfather sleep on the caregiver’s bed, which is no problem."

"And about my father-in-law? Why aren’t they taking the night shifts?"

"Don’t mention it, they’re clever. They come as a family to watch during the day, and without saying a word, the old lady lets them leave at night. Just see how biased parents can be." Liang Qian gets angry when talking about this. Over the years, she never fussed over things, but in old age, she’s growing more and more irritated.

Lin Wan feels that the old lady is rather overdramatic.

"Godmother, if they can fake it, so can we. You should go at night and pretend to be sick, say it’s due to staying up late. Use the chance to swap shifts with my father-in-law’s family."

Liang Qian suddenly laughed, "I’ve got a plan; compared to them, we’re too kind-hearted and wouldn’t let the elderly suffer because of this. I’ve thought it through; tomorrow morning, I’ll start pretending in front of Xie Lingzhi and his son."

Lin Wan and Little Star didn’t leave, and Liang Qian wouldn’t let them go to the hospital. Before leaving, she bought groceries for them.

Lin Wan looked at the sky, anticipating more snow. Little Star didn’t bring many shoes when they arrived. Lin Wan remembered a few general stores near the market that sold daily essentials. Seeing it was still early, Lin Wan took Little Star out for a trip.

They bought two pairs of cotton shoes for Little Star. Noticing a nice hat, she bought that as well.

"Mom, I want to eat meat buns tonight."

"Hmm... We can’t have meat buns tonight because I didn’t make any dough today. However, we can buy some meat today, and when Grandma comes back tomorrow, I’ll make you meat buns."

"Okay. We also have to save some for Grandpa Three. Grandpa Three said that when I return, there’ll be lots of drawing pencils at home, and he also mentioned there will be lots of nice clothes."

"Alright, alright, we’ll save it for him." Lin Wan smiled helplessly, taking Little Star to buy some meat.

On their way back, Little Star tugged at Lin Wan’s sleeve and said, "Mom, look, that grandpa and grandma."

"Which grandpa and grandma?" Lin Wan looked in the direction Little Star was pointing.

"The ones who gave Hua Hua brother instant noodles that day."

Lin Wan then saw the elderly couple Little Star was pointing to, which made Lin Wan pause. Her reaction almost alerted Li Liang’s parents who were wandering at the entrance to the courtyard.

Lin Wan quickly realized and hurriedly took Little Star back inside. Lin Wan knew Li Liang’s parents.

It was just as she told Wei Xue, that the Li Family elders would make a move, but she didn’t expect Li Liang’s parents would find their way here, and sneakily at that.

It’s likely that Ye Qing isn’t aware of this. If she knew, she would’ve dealt with it already.

She wants the Mei family’s belongings, and now, she’s relying on Hua Hua being the biological "grandson." Ye Qing definitely wouldn’t want any trouble to arise concerning Hua Hua at this point.

It’s just unclear what Li Liang’s parents intend to do. If they haven’t left by now, they must have other plans.

Lin Wan thought she should call Wei Xue tomorrow to check on the situation. How much do Li Liang’s parents actually know?

But she didn’t have to wait until the next day. That evening, there was an incident at the hospital. Something went wrong with the old man’s leg; in this cold weather, it got infected.

He had a fever over 40 degrees at night and was continuously being cooled down. His leg was treated again. 𝒻𝑟ℯℯ𝑤𝑒𝑏𝑛𝘰𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝒸𝑜𝘮

Old Mrs. Mei saw her husband encounter another problem and insisted they all come over for support, especially demanding Junzi’s return.

Her godfather managed to call Brother Junzi. Fortunately, Han Yi’s mission was over. Instead of heading directly to the hospital, they came to the courtyard first, picking up Lin Wan and her family before heading to the hospital.

And as for godmother, she wasn’t faking sickness this time. Lin Wan realized it was Liang Qian’s doing. But it turned out, godmother was truly ill.

"What’s going on, godmother? Weren’t you faking it? Why are you really sick, and what are your symptoms?" Han Yi and Lin Wan didn’t go straight to the old man; instead, they went to see Liang Qian, who was receiving an infusion.

"Sigh, I had it all planned out, but who knew something would happen with the old man last night? We were busy all night. Then the weather changed, and it started snowing, so I caught a chill. It’s nothing major, just a small cold; I’m deliberately making it seem worse. Don’t worry, I’ll be fine by tomorrow. Have you been to the old man’s side yet?"