Chapter 418: Chapter 418: Living ancestors
"Xuehan, I am not saying that you are wrong, but Ruochen is not in the wrong either. It’s good to be filial, but at the same time it is not smart to be foolishly filial to your parents. Meng Yunhan had never done anything other than hinder your siblings’ and your growth. Just look at what she did. Do you think borrowing twenty thousand yuan after wasting away your family’s savings was a good decision on her part?" Old Madam Han asked as she sat down beside her eldest granddaughter.
When Han Xuehan heard her question, she was surprised, but after a short pause, she shook her head. "No, grandmother."
"That’s right. It was foolish and extremely selfish of your mother to make this decision; what’s more, she actually asked for the money from your father’s colleagues and not hers. Why is that?"
Old Madam Han’s words placed Han Xuehan in a dilemma. She furrowed her brows and started to think things through. After much deliberation, she hesitatingly replied, "Because she wants Dad to repay the debt?"
"Indeed." Old Madam Han patted Han Xuehan on the head. It was a good thing that her granddaughter was still teachable. "Your mother is scheming and doesn’t treat your father as her husband. That’s one of the reasons why your sister is angry with your mother. Secondly, when the truth about your mother’s good deeds came out, she did not do anything to deal with them or correct her mistakes; instead, she made a fuss. She wanted either someone to help her deal with the mess and clean it up for her or those men to clear her debt."
"Both of her approaches were wrong. In the end, it was your sister, who is younger than you by many years, to deal with the mess. Think about it clearly: if it were you, would you not be upset? Or would you be able to borrow twenty thousand yuan, much less repay the debt?"
Han Xuehan didn’t even need to think about it. She shook her head and replied, "I am afraid that I cannot do it, Grandma." Forget about twenty thousand yuan; with her ability, she could not even earn twenty thousand yuan. She only studied until middle school, and after that she was made to drop out of school by her mother, who asked her to raise her younger siblings. Because she was not well educated, she could only do some odd jobs. The chances of her doing better in society were really not good.
If she were the one taking care of this big debt, then she would have died under the pressure.
"See?" Old Madam Han was glad that Han Xuehan could see things so clearly. At least these kids were not corrupted by Meng Yunhan. They could still be taught. "Ruochen is taking care of so many things on her own, and all of these messes are left behind by your mother. From Beijiang’s treatment to Jianyou’s education. Ruochen is taking care of everything. Meng Yunhan, on the other hand, instead of being a helper, is dragging your sister down. Xuehan, Ruochen is also under a lot of pressure, so be more understanding and don’t blame her for the mistakes of your mother."
Han Xuehan nodded obediently, which cheered up Old Madam Han.
While Han Xuehan was being taught by Old Madam Han, Meng Yunhan arrived at the hospital. She relayed what Han Ziyan had taught her and sternly stated that Han Ziyan was not feeling well and she could not come to the hospital.
"Ziyan is feeling sick?" Han Yichen’s eyes flashed with a glint. He knew that Han Ziyan was filled with deceit; he never thought that she would say such a thing. There was a saying that there were no unfilial children near a parent’s sick bed. But it seemed like he underestimated her. She was even worse than Han Yichen had expected!
"Yes, Ziyan is really filial, isn’t she? She had to keep vigil by your bedside for two nights, and she also needed to go to work. Her body cannot keep up with such a taxing task. Let Ruochen stay with you tonight, and I will arrange for Ah Yong to stay with you tomorrow night. Let Ziyan have some rest."
She then turned to look at Han Ruochen with a look of anger on her face. "And you. How can you be so lazy and useless? Don’t think that just because you have grown up, you can do whatever you want. You are the elder sister; give in to Ziyan a few times. Don’t be such a lazy worm. When you go back home, wash all of your sister’s clothes. Don’t you feel ashamed? Your sister has been taking care of your father for two nights, and you cannot even wash her clothes when you have been having fun for two days."
In just a few words, Meng Yunhan turned Han Ruochen’s hard work into having fun.
When Meng Yunhan finished speaking, the patient who was resting on the bed next to Han Yichen could not help but burst into laughter. He had heard from Han Yichen that Han Ruochen was working hard to earn money for his stay at the hospital, and she was also the one who arranged his surgery fees. His wife and everyone else in the family were too useless to even take care of him.
Meng Yunhan’s good deeds were known throughout the hospital, and even if the woman did not know anything, they knew what good things she had done.
In the end, the man could not help but laugh. "Big brother, is this your second wife? What happened to the first one? How can she say such things without a care in this world? Your youngest daughter has worked hard, but I can see that your older ones have worked just as hard. They had been running around day and night while arranging this and that for you. Does your wife think that your medicines and other things were arranged by a magician?"