Chapter 696: Premature Birth
"You're good to me, but you never let me freely use the money you earn. My younger brother from my family is about to get married, and I wanted to ask you for 1000 yuan for his wedding, but what did you say?
You said I'm the older sister, where do you ever see a sister helping her brother arrange a wedding? As the older sister, it's fine to offer a gift, but giving 1000 yuan for the wedding is a bit excessive. You only gave me 100 yuan.
What can 100 yuan do? It's not even enough for the bride price, not to mention that weddings nowadays require several major items.
I was forced by you; if I don't find a way to earn money, what will I use to help my brother with his wedding?"
Liu Huili felt aggrieved, she didn't think she was wrong.
She just wanted to earn some pocket money for herself, is that wrong?
Fan Jianguo felt frustrated.
"You want to support your own family, I didn't say you couldn't, but your brother's wedding can't be funded by you as the older sister. If you spend on one brother, are you going to spend on all siblings for their weddings?
This is supposed to be your father and mother's responsibility. Since when did it become your duty as the older sister to take care of your siblings' weddings? Now that you're married to me, you have the means, but if you were married to someone ordinary,
would their family be able to come up with this money? Should the family starve and live on air just to help you with your brother's wedding? Is it wrong for me to disagree? I'm only doing this for our family, for our home and child."
Fan Jianguo felt annoyed, his wife didn't have a clear grasp on matters, he never said he wouldn't help his wife's family, but the help is limited.
This brother-in-law shouldn't be taking every responsibility on himself.
Currently, he's covering the school fees for the younger siblings, which he feels is already quite generous, he doesn't think he's gone overboard.
Not every issue in his wife's family should be handled by him as the brother-in-law.
No normal family would reason like that.
Didn't see how arrogant Liu Huili's older brother was, asking for an 800 yuan bride price, plus a TV, refrigerator, washing machine, motorcycle, all of that, even wanting him to buy a house.
Fan Jianguo's money wasn't blown in by the wind, he earned it through his own hard work.
He won't let others squander it like this.
"Fan Jianguo, are you just looking down on our family? I'm telling you, I'm taking this 60,000 yuan to invest in business, what are you going to do about it? If you're not happy, then let's divorce now.
The 60,000 yuan can be my and the child's support, and from now on, the child won't need you."
Certainly, Liu Huili knew that the child in her belly was her lifeline.
Fan Jianguo definitely wouldn't divorce her.
"Liu Huili, don't go overboard. The child in your belly is also my child, why should you decide alone? You're talking about divorce at the drop of a hat, do you think divorce sounds good?"
Fan Jianguo couldn't stand it, normally he would defer to his wife.
But his wife loves to act up, always using divorce to scare him.
"Then what do you propose? I've already given the 60,000 yuan to Fang Xiaohui. It'll take three months to see a return, they say with 60,000 yuan, you can earn 20,000 yuan in three months. Over a year, you can earn a few dozen thousand yuan, I was forced by you.
You wouldn't pay for my brother, I had to think of a way myself. The money's already been handed over. Even if you regret it, I can't give you the money now."
Liu Huili knew she was in the wrong, even if she went to her family to talk about divorce now.
Does that mean the 60,000 yuan would really belong to her?
"Fang Xiaohui, how did you get involved with Fang Xiaohui? Didn't I warn you to stay away from Fang Xiaohui, that kid is very cunning, you never know when she'll trap you, why won't you listen, still mixing with Fang Xiaohui?"
Fan Jianguo felt frustrated that his wife just wouldn't heed his advice.
"After all, Fang Xiaohui is your older sister's daughter, her biological daughter. If she has such a great business opportunity, why shouldn't I use it?"
"You..."
Fan Jianguo was so angry, his head throbbed.
Suddenly, Liu Huili grabbed Fan Jianguo's arm.
"Jianguo, something's wrong, my stomach hurts."
Fan Jianguo was startled and quickly helped his wife into the car, rushing to the hospital.
Nearby his mother-in-law's place was a worker's hospital.
Half an hour later, Liu Huili gave birth to a daughter.
Upon receiving the news, Mrs. Fan and Fan Xiuying hurriedly rushed over.
Originally the baby wasn't due for another month, how did the child arrive early?
At the hospital, they found out from the doctor that the baby was born thin and small.
Now she's in the incubator.
Old Mrs. Fan looked at her granddaughter in the incubator, she was thin and small.
Didn't know where all the food Liu Huili ate went, all the weight gained only went on her, not on the baby.
The baby looked pitiful, the doctor also said, there's no certainty whether she will survive.
After all, she's a month premature and not doing well.
Without hesitation, Fan Jianguo paid the hospital 20,000 yuan.
The baby staying in the incubator costs 50 a day, ordinary families wouldn't afford.
Not to mention needing injections and medicines.
Liu Huili's condition wasn't good either, she hemorrhaged during childbirth, needing over ten bags of plasma, she's now pale like a ghost.
Liu Huili could be saved thanks to Fan Jianguo, if his blood type weren't the same as hers.
The hospital ran out of plasma and used Fan Jianguo's blood to pull her through.
Fan Jianguo lost so much blood he collapsed.
Old Mrs. Fan seeing this, was worried and anxious, she immediately felt dizzy.
Fan Xiuying quickly took old Mrs. Fan home, letting her stay was no help, and worried her more.
Settled her at home with Jiang Yue to keep an eye on her.
While she and Jiang Laoshi hurried back to the hospital, now there are three people lying in the hospital.
Their brother's whole family is lying in the hospital, they can't ignore this.
Upon arriving at the hospital, they saw Liu Huili's mother Wang Gaihua.
Wang Gaihua had just received the news and rushed in panic to the hospital, only finding out her daughter had hemorrhaged.
A premature birth no less, the baby is now in an incubator, the son-in-law fainted due to donating blood, the whole family is in hospital, she's extremely anxious.
"My poor child, what's happened to you, why did you give birth so early? You suffered terribly!"
Fan Xiuying glanced at Wang Gaihua, since arriving at the hospital, Wang Gaihua only stayed by her daughter's side, didn't even glance at her son-in-law or granddaughter, as if her brother didn't exist.
Feeling a bit displeased, no matter how that's her brother, even if it's for show, shouldn't she at least make an effort?
How could her son-in-law be lying in the hospital, without a glance?
Besides, her brother ended this way trying to save her daughter.
Wang Gaihua stayed in the hospital room for half the day, then claimed she was busy and hurried home.
Fan Xiuying was helpless, what could she do if they don't care?