On the weekend, Shen Lin and her husband Na Wei drove to the nursing home where Xie's mother lived.
As soon as he arrived at the place, Nawei's mouth didn't stop.
“This sanatorium is quite luxurious, like a five-star hotel!”
"This area, this location, the rent alone is scary. It costs tens of thousands to live here for a month. Where does your brother get the money?"
"Shen Lei wouldn't have spent all his savings to live in a nursing home for his mother-in-law, right? How will they live as a couple in the future?"
"Okay! When I see my mother-in-law later, please be more careful." Shen Lin said angrily.??
In fact, Shen Lin also looked worried when she entered the nursing home.
Before she came here, she searched for nursing home information online and inquired about prices. The cheapest bed in a nursing home was charged on a daily basis, and it never cost less than four digits.
My brother is just a civil servant and his monthly income is less than 10,000 yuan. My sister-in-law's salary is higher, but she cannot afford such an expensive nursing home.
Shen Lin felt sorry for her younger brother and worried that he would make her poor in order to take care of her mother-in-law.
"The same goes for your brother. I don't know if he has enough money to live in such an expensive nursing home if my mother-in-law says so." Na Wei said.
"Husband, let me discuss something with you. I'm going to give Shen Lei 100,000 yuan for an emergency."
"Okay, you can do whatever you want! After all, it's a matter of life and death." Na Wei said without hesitation.
"Thank you, husband."
The two of them walked all the way to the special care ward and happened to see Wang Gang walking out carrying a hot water bottle.
"Sister, brother-in-law, why are you here?" Wang Gang asked in surprise.
"Let's come visit my mother-in-law." Shen Lin said.
"Oh, please come in quickly, my mother-in-law just woke up."
"Is your mother-in-law okay?" Shen Lin was in no hurry to enter the ward.
"I have given up treatment and will stay in the sanatorium for the time being." Wang Gang sighed.
"Ah, isn't that just spending money and waiting to die?" Na Wei said in surprise.
Shen Lin glanced at her husband dissatisfied and scolded: "Don't talk nonsense. It's not good for your mother-in-law to hear."
Na Wei knew he had made a mistake, so he quickly covered his mouth and apologized: "I'm sorry, it was my fault."
Wang Gang said calmly: "It's okay. My mother-in-law has long looked away. It was her idea not to receive treatment. She just wanted to spend more time with her family in her last days."
Shen Lin asked: "Is Meilan here?"
Wang Gang shook his head and said, "She went to work."
"Ah! Your wife still works on weekends, and it's already this time. Shouldn't she spend more time with her mother-in-law?" Shen Lin said in surprise.
"She is busy in the company." Wang Gang said helplessly: "I also tried to persuade her, but she never listened."
Shen Lin frowned and said, "Then you will be the only one to take care of your mother-in-law now?"
Wang Gang knew that Shen Lin felt sorry for him, so he couldn't help but said: "I'm usually fine. Besides, the nurses in the special care unit are very responsible. I have nothing to do."
Na Wei asked curiously: "Shen Lei, how much does it cost to stay in this nursing home for a day?"
Wang Gang said truthfully: "Xie Meilan's leader helped, and it's 50,000 a month after discount."
"Hiss!" Na Wei took a breath and said, "It's really expensive. I can't even afford it."
Shen Lin rolled her eyes at her husband and said to her younger brother: "Do you still have enough money? I will transfer 100,000 to you later."
"Sister, don't worry! I still have money, I can survive for the time being, and I'm writing a novel now, the click rate is very good, and I will get a lot of manuscript fees next month."
"How come I haven't heard of you talking about writing novels?" Shen Lin asked curiously.
"Don't I have a lot of free time? I just found a side job. The novel I wrote is called "Those Things in the Ming Dynasty". It was uploaded just a few days ago and has a click-through rate of over one million. I have signed a contract with the website and will start receiving royalties next month. .”
Shen Lin said proudly: "My brother is very capable and can still make money by writing a novel."
Na Wei was a little disapproving. Although he had never written a novel, he knew that there were still only a few people who could make money in this industry.
However, he also knows his wife's feelings for his brother and will not make sarcastic remarks without thinking.
"Writing a novel won't affect your work, right?" Shen Lin asked.
"Don't worry! I'll just use my off-duty time to write, and I won't mess around when I'm at work."
"That's good."
"Let's not stand here, go in quickly!" Wang Gang welcomed his sister and brother-in-law into the ward.
Xie's mother was sitting on the hospital bed, staring at the scenery outside the window in a daze. When she saw her son-in-law's sister and brother-in-law coming in, she wanted to get out of bed to say hello.
"Auntie, don't move." Shen Lin quickly stopped her, then walked to Mother Xie's bedside with the gift in hand.
Shen Lin found that Xie's mother looked very poor. The sequelae of previous chemotherapy had made her skinny and skinny, and she had lost most of her hair. She looked like she was about to die.
"With this situation, I probably won't be able to stay in the nursing home for long." Shen Lin thought to herself.
Xie's mother was very happy to see Shen Lin and Na Wei. She praised Wang Gang in front of them and said that finding such a son-in-law was a blessing in life.
Shen Lin felt very touched when she heard Xie's mother's praise. She was happier than if someone praised her in person.
"Well, I was originally worried that Meilan would have no family to rely on after I left, but now that my son-in-law is so good, I can leave with peace of mind." Xie's mother sighed.
"Auntie, don't say such things, you will definitely get better." Shen Lin looked at Xie's mother's skinny hands, her eyes reddish.
"It's okay. I have long accepted the reality. I just feel ashamed of my children. I have to drag them down before they die. It should cost a lot of money to live in this nursing home. They just refused to tell me how much it cost." Mother Xie looked at her lovingly. Wang Gang said.
"Auntie, don't worry about money. Children should be filial to their parents," Shen Lin said.
"I have asked someone to sell the house in my hometown. Although it is not worth much, I can at least subsidize it a little." Xie's mother said softly:
"Shen Lei, when I die, you and Meilan scatter my ashes into the sea, and don't spend money on a cemetery."
"How about that?"
Before Wang Gang said anything, Shen Lin called out: "Auntie, don't worry about that, just rest in peace and recover."
Shen Lin and Na Wei stayed in the ward for a while, and used mobile phones to contact their parents back home, and communicated with Mother Xie through video calls.
Xie's mother praised Wang Gang again, and Shen's father and Shen's mother offered to come to the capital to visit Xie's mother as soon as possible, but Xie's mother declined.
She felt that Wang Gang had been troubled enough, and she didn't want to cause any more trouble to Wang Gang's family.
After staying for more than an hour, Shen Lin and Na Wei said goodbye and left, and Wang Gang personally sent them out of the nursing home.
"Sister, please arrange a physical examination for your parents later and take a good physical examination. My mother-in-law just got checked too late, otherwise it wouldn't be so serious."
"Okay, don't worry, I will make arrangements at home. You can concentrate on taking care of your mother-in-law. I'm afraid she won't have much time." Shen Lin sighed.
After bidding farewell to his sister and husband, Wang Gang's mobile phone received a reminder that his account was worth 100,000 yuan, and Shen Lin called him.
Wang Gang sighed, knowing that his sister and brother-in-law felt sorry for him, and he would find a way to repay the money later.
After returning to the ward, Wang Gang found that Xie Meilan was back and was persuading Xie's mother to receive treatment.
"Mom, my boss Lu helped me learn about a new treatment plan that may be helpful to your condition."
"I don't want to be treated anymore. It's a waste of money." Xie's mother said sadly.
"Mom, if you don't think about yourself, you should also think about me. I am your daughter, and I can't just watch you die." Xie Meilan cried.
Wang Gang came over and asked: "Do you understand the new treatment plan clearly? What are the side effects and is it effective?"
"I told you that you don't understand. Although the treatment method is still in the experimental stage, Mr. Lu has found a nationally renowned oncologist and is very confident that my mother can be cured." Xie Meilan said firmly.
