Zhang Dali and Chen Lin's barbecue stall was doing well, and they were so busy that they didn't even have time to take a breath.
Chen Ping also helped Zhang Dali deliver things and pack them from time to time. Pingping fell asleep just sitting there.
She was busy until about one o'clock in the morning. When everything was sold out, Chen Lin stopped work and went home.
Zhang Dali also took advantage of this time to bake all the unfinished goods to entertain Chen Ping.
"Wife."
Zhang Dali shouted softly.
"What's wrong?"
Zhang Dali glanced at Chen Ping and whispered: "Honey, no matter what, he is still my uncle. I haven't been back for so many years, so I want to buy a few bottles of wine to entertain him."
Chen Lin nodded. Although she hated Chen Ping, he was his brother after all.
"Just fifty, no more."
Chen Lin took out a fifty from the money box and handed it to Zhang Dali.
"Thank you, wife. Thank you, wife." Zhang Dali took it and ran to the canteen with a smile, buying a few bottles of beer and a pack of cigarettes.
Chen Ping saw all this, and he didn't understand why Chen Lin was so stingy and worked so hard.
No matter how poor you are, isn’t it already going to be demolished? Even though it’s a suburb, there are still millions, right?
"Uncle, come and have a smoke." Zhang Dali smiled and handed Chen Ping a cheap cigarette.
Chen Ping waved his hand: "I don't smoke."
"oh."
Zhang Dali lit a cigarette by himself and took a long puff of it with great enjoyment. The cheap smoke was strong and choked him to the point of coughing.
Chen Lin glared at him: "Didn't I tell you to quit?"
"Hey, it's hard to quit."
"It's hard to quit, but you have to quit. Don't you know what the conditions are? Smoking costs a lot of money. Pingping also has to go to school, so it doesn't cost money."
Zhang Dali lowered his head and said nothing.
Chen Ping couldn't stand it anymore. Zhang Dali was busy all night and was scolded for smoking a cheap cigarette.
"Sister, you are going too far when you say that to your brother-in-law! Isn't it just smoking? How much does it cost?"
"you shut up."
Chen Lin said coldly: "I educate my husband, what does it have to do with you?"
"you……."
Chen Ping was so rebuffed that he couldn't refute. He didn't understand why Chen Lin became like this.
After being scolded by Chen Lin, Chen Ping stopped talking. Silently help clean up the mess together and follow all the way home.
When she got home, Chen Lin was busy putting Pingping in bed and washing herself.
Zhang Dali moved a table to the yard, placed the barbecue he brought back, opened a few bottles of cold beer, and invited Chen Ping to sit down.
"Brother, I don't have anything to entertain you, so I'll just make do with it."
"It doesn't matter, as long as you have something to eat."
Chen Ping sat down and drank a few glasses of wine with Zhang Dali.
"Brother-in-law, no matter how poor our family is, we can't even afford a pack of cigarettes, right? Why is Linlin so stingy with you?" Chen Ping felt aggrieved for Zhang Dali when he thought of what happened just now.
Zhang Dali took a sip of wine and sighed: "Brother, I don't blame Linlin, our family is really short of money!"
"How to say?"
"Brother, I won't hide it from you that we are a family! Ever since you left home, my mother almost broke her legs trying to find you! Plus, as she gets older and worries every day, her health is getting worse day by day. Lin Lin saw that our mother had to earn money to support the family, and she wanted to find you again. The family was indeed short of money, so she stopped reading and helped with the housework. At that time, I often came over to help Linlin, and we just lived there every day. We have been in love for a long time, so I became our home-in-law son-in-law. Originally, if our life continued like this, our family would be no worse than anyone else. But at the beginning of the year, my mother had a heart problem. I rushed her to the hospital. The doctor said that my mother must be treated immediately. An operation would be life-threatening, but the operation fee would be one million! There was no other way. Lin Lin and I scraped together and borrowed money from everywhere, and finally raised hundreds of thousands, but these doctors insisted on one million. Only then did I agree. Mom can't delay. We begged and begged, but it was useless. Later, the hospital learned that our house was going to be demolished, so it agreed to save mom's life first and let her stay in the ICU to be raised while waiting for the demolition money. Come down and do the operation. We didn't think too deeply at the time, so we agreed! But after a month of stay, the hospital notified us to sign a bill for payment. Only then did we realize that the ICU costs more than 10,000 yuan a day. We Not counting the hundreds of thousands we spent before, we still owe the hospital hundreds of thousands. We have no choice but to owe it first. Now we owe the hospital more than two million! Mom is still in the ICU, so we just need to wait. With the demolition money, I quickly performed an operation on my mother. In the past few months, we have not dared to use a penny. Linlin followed me to set up a stall every night, took care of the children, and went to the hospital to see her mother during the day. My heart is bitter, she is too tired for our mother and our family." Zhang Dali couldn't help sobbing as he spoke.
"It's all useless for me to let Linlin suffer with me."
Zhang Dali blamed himself very much.
When Chen Ping learned that his old mother was living in the ICU, his heart suddenly tightened. But just thinking about being alive makes me feel more at ease!
Knowing that Chen Lin and Zhang Dali had suffered so much for their mother, I felt extremely guilty for them.
"Brother-in-law, I really didn't expect that something like this would happen at home, causing you and Linlin to suffer so much. Don't worry, brother-in-law, I will not let you suffer anymore in the future."
"Brother, it doesn't matter if we suffer a little. I just hope that our mother can be safe."
"Well, I won't say anything anymore! Thank you, brother, and I'll give you a toast."
"Dry."
Chen Ping picked up a glass of wine and drank it down in one gulp, and said angrily: "This hospital is so damn dark! My mother's surgery is only one million, so I don't owe you anything. Let my mother go to the ICU for more than ten thousand a day. This is Aren’t you just making it clear that you saw our family’s demolition money and wanted to get to the bottom of it?”
Zhang Dali's mouth twitched: "Brother, do you also think the hospital is trying to trick us?"
"Isn't this nonsense? It must be a trap."
"Hey, we didn't know that at the time. We just knew that the hospital was very good at treating cardiac diseases, so we went there!"
"Don't be afraid, brother will help you solve this problem! We are not easy to mess with."
"Brother, let's forget it. I heard that that hospital has a backend, and we can't afford to offend it!"
"What are you afraid of? Brother, I also have a backing. No, I am your backing. Let me tell you brother-in-law, I am a young marshal of the country. I have hundreds of brothers under my command. If anyone offends me, I will transfer him directly. Come here and kill someone." Chen Ping said.
Zhang Dali felt that Chen Ping was talking nonsense and nodded with a silly smile.
"What's wrong? Brother-in-law, you don't believe me?" Seeing Zhang Dali's expression of disbelief, Chen Ping took out his officer's ID card and placed it on the table: "Brother-in-law, take a look for yourself."
"Brother, I believe it, I believe it." Zhang Dali smiled and helped Chen Ping fill up a glass of wine: "Drink, drink."
"Um."
Chen Ping took out the bank card from his pocket and handed it to Zhang Dali: "Brother-in-law, there is one million here, which I have saved over the years. It was originally reserved for Linlin as a dowry, and it is just for you."
"Here, brother, it's not easy for you to make money. How can I ask for your money?"
"Don't hold it nonsense."
"Okay, I'll show Linlin what she means later."
"Brother-in-law, are you so afraid of my sister?"
"Haha, I'm not afraid of her, I love her."
Chen Ping nodded happily: "Linlin will marry you, and I will feel relieved. Come and have a drink. I will go to the hospital tomorrow to deal with our mother's affairs."
"good."
