Now facing their cold indifference, Sister-in-law Zhao was extremely distressed.
It was only when she fell ill this time that she realized how good her in-laws were.
Her mother-in-law took him to the hospital in the county town, finding two younger brothers-in-law, one to borrow money and the other to help run errands.
Her father-in-law stayed home to help take care of the children and feed the pigs and rabbits.
"Mom, drink some water." Xiao Mao saw Sister-in-law Zhao and her family returning, stopped playing outside, and stayed at home to take care of his mom.
"Did Grandma and the others really not come?"
Xiao Mao nodded, "No, it was Grandpa and the little grandma who helped feed the pigs and rabbits."
Sister-in-law Zhao’s heart was aching.
She feared she no longer had her own parental home.
It would be enough to visit there once during the New Year.
"Mom, just call me if you need anything."
Looking at the clean Xiao Mao, she suspected it was the mother-in-law who had taken care of them.
"Mom, lie down for a while."
Although Sister-in-law Zhao had been discharged from the hospital, the doctor had emphasized that she needed to rest for at least half a month or more after returning home.
She dared not disregard the doctor’s advice as getting treated and hospitalized was really too expensive.
If not for the younger brother-in-law sending money, where would she have gotten so much money?
It was not a small amount.
"Xiao Mao, study hard in the future and strive to get into a university."
She didn’t know if she would live to see her son take a wife, but she truly hoped that Xiao Mao could succeed like his younger uncle and get a job assignment, so that even if she was gone, she wouldn’t have to worry about her son.
Xiao Mao nodded vigorously, "Yes, I will definitely go to university."
Her son, born after three daughters.
He was the one to look after her in her old age.
Grandma Yun was finally discharged from the hospital too, and Professor Ning continued to stay at her house, where they had heating, which was warmer than Yun Xiaoxiao’s place.
Yun Xiaoxiao didn’t stop him since it wasn’t very far and she could visit Grandma and Grandpa.
Aunt Yun suggested going back; she couldn’t always stay here to take care of her in-laws.
Yun Xiaoxiao bought many local specialties for Aunt Yun, such as dried seafood, dried fish, and squid, and asked Aunt Yun to take some back to Father Yun and Mother Yun as well.
Zhao Tianlei was even busier now; Yun Xiaoxiao took over driving the kids and even occasionally made decisions for the garment factory, visiting the factory on weekends to check on things.
Wang Yuemei resigned.
Even temporary workers who joined the textile factory after Wang Yuemei had become permanent employees, but she had not yet been made permanent, infuriating Zhao Tianhe. He quit the job outright, wanting her to rest before finding another suitable job.
"Let Yuemei start working at the jewelry store first; she’s too introverted. That needs to change," he said.
Zhao Tianhe had no objections, nor did Wang Yuemei, and thus she started working there under the guidance of Fang Meiyun.
"Sister-in-law Yuemei, I’m finally not alone anymore."
Sometimes the store was busy; other times, it was not.
When it was busy, she feared making mistakes in the accounts, so her sister-in-law bought her a calculator.
And she also labeled each item with its price.
With a bit of care, she generally wouldn’t make any mistakes.
"It’s wonderful that Xiao Yun will show me the ropes," she said.
Wang Yuemei was a bit startled by the shop’s contents; everything inside was very attractive.
It almost dazzled her at first sight.
Wang Yuemei had finished high school and was pretty quick at learning.
She found every item in the store extremely fascinating.
"Yuemei, why are you here?" Wang Dongmei, along with a colleague, came to wander around the shop, not expecting to find her youngest sister also there, since she was wearing the same style of apron as another employee, it looked like she was working there.