Zhang Xu's father was finally discharged from the hospital. On the day he was discharged from the hospital, Zhang Xu and I went to the hospital to pick him up. After we sent Zhang Xu's father back home, he came back.

When I got home, I saw that it wasn't yet noon, so I said to Zhang Xu, "Zhang Xu, let's go to the store quickly." ”

"Let's go after dinner." Zhang Xu said.

"Okay, there's buns in the fridge, I'll heat a few first, I can hurry up, we'll get there early and do more work after eating." A few days ago, I packed a lot of buns and put them in the refrigerator, just to save trouble when I don't like to cook.

"Okay, then you can go and heat it up. Boil some more porridge. Zhang Xu said.

"Okay." I said yes and went to the kitchen to heat the buns and boil the porridge.

After eating, we went to the store.

In the evening, Zhang Xu's father called us: "Xiao Xu, you and Wen Li have a trip." ”

"What's the matter?" Zhang Xu asked.

"I spent a lot of money on this hospitalization, and your eldest brother means that you two families will give me five thousand yuan each." Zhang Xu's father said.

"Okay, we'll go over that night." Zhang Xu said. I didn't expect Zhang Xu to agree so happily. Before, whoever paid in front of him would not be happy. I don't know why I was so happy this time, so I agreed without even thinking about it.

After Zhang Xu and his father finished talking about it, they hung up the phone without talking about anything else. He said to me, "Wen Li, did you hear what my dad said on the phone?" ”

"I heard it, your father said to let you and your eldest brother come up with 5,000 yuan."

"Yes. Do you have any comments? Zhang Xu asked me.

As soon as I heard Zhang Xu ask, I quickly said, "No opinion, your father will take it if you ask it." ”

"Okay, as long as it's okay. I'm afraid you'll be upset. Zhang Xu said to me.

"What do you think of me as? When will I be upset that you're spending money? Besides, your money was spent on your dad, and it wasn't spent on anyone else. I said. In the past, when I went to the market to buy vegetables, I saw Zhang Xu's father walking there, and I would take the initiative to buy some food for the old man and take it back, and I never told Zhang Xu about these little things. Because I think that's what our juniors should do. There is no need to say it.

But Zhang Xu and his brother never took the initiative to buy something for the old man to take home.

"I know you're good to my parents. That's what I asked. Don't mind. Zhang Xu said.

I suddenly remembered that Zhang Xu had told me that his father's hospitalization was reimbursed, and he didn't need to spend any money. And I have been in the hospital so many times before, and I haven't asked us for money, right?

So I asked, "Zhang Xu, I just remembered, didn't you say that your father's hospitalization money can be reimbursed?" Why can't you report it this time? ”

When Zhang Xu saw this, he seemed to be stunned for a moment, and then quickly came back to his senses and said, "Yes, it used to be all reported." Why didn't you report it this time? It should be able to report. But there are a lot of good drugs or imported drugs that are not reported, right? Did my dad use such a drug? Ask him when I go. ”

I heard Zhang Xu say that I was going to ask his father. So he hurriedly stopped him and said, "Zhang Xu, don't ask your father." That's what I asked, and I didn't mean anything else. Whether it is reported or not, as long as your father asks us to take it, we will take it, and your brother has taken it, why don't we take it? Maybe your dad doesn't have any money to spend now, and he's embarrassed to ask for that, so he asked us for something through this hospitalization. So don't ask. ”

"It's possible what you're saying. My dad and my mom usually have to buy those useless medicines and health supplements. It costs a lot of money to buy these things for a month, and I've tried to persuade them not to buy them, but they don't believe me. Hey, there's really no way. Zhang Xu looked helpless.

When I saw Zhang Xu like this, I hurriedly persuaded him.

In the evening, Zhang Xu and I took 5,000 yuan to Zhang Xu's father. Zhang Xu's sister-in-law was also there when I went. Seeing us coming, she quickly smiled and let us sit.

The house where Zhang Xu's parents live is very small, so there are no sofas, and there are only a few plastic stools underground. So I took two, I sat on one, and Zhang Xu sat on one. Zhang Xu's sister-in-law is sitting on the edge of the kang.

Zhang Xu's mother also asked me to sit on the edge of the kang, and I looked a little too crowded, so I smiled and said, "I'll just sit here." ”

Zhang Xu's father was half-lying on the kang. He had a thick quilt on his back, and he leaned on it half-lying and half-sitting.

At this time, Zhang Xu's sister-in-law said: "Xiao Xu, I have discussed it with your brother, our family will give the old man 5,000 yuan, and it will be more convenient for them to spend it, and they don't have to calculate and spend it like before." ”

I heard Zhang Xu's sister-in-law talk to Zhang Xu, so I didn't strike up a hook. Just listen to what they're saying.

After Zhang Xu heard his sister-in-law's words, he said, "Okay, I've already brought the money." As he spoke, he took out the five thousand dollars we had prepared from his pocket.

At this time, Zhang Xu's sister-in-law had already taken out the money and handed it over to Zhang Xu's mother. Zhang Xu's mother took it and put it in the pocket of her clothes. Zhang Xu also took the opportunity to hand over the money in his hand to his mother. His mother took it and put it away.

Zhang Xu's father seemed to be unbearable and said, "Let you spend money again." ”

Zhang Xu's sister-in-law said: "We should spend some money, don't think about it, your body is well-raised, it is stronger than anything else." Don't worry about money. "Zhang Xu's sister-in-law is also a very good talker.

I've always thought she's a nice person. But when Zhang Xu's mother used to come to my house to chat with me, she always said that Zhang Xu's eldest brother and sister-in-law were very bad. But that's what I just heard. Because I always think that the old man is not very credible. Besides, it's reasonable for you to say that your daughter-in-law is bad, but he even said it to his eldest son.

But in front of me, he didn't say that Zhang Xu was bad. Maybe it's because Zhang Xu and I are husband and wife.

Zhang Xu's mother said more than once that Zhang Xu's eldest brother was not filial because he listened to Zhang Xu's sister-in-law. It is true that Zhang Xu's eldest brother and sister-in-law have a good relationship, but whether his sister-in-law instigated in front of her husband, I don't know, and I don't want to hear these things from them.

After Zhang Xu's sister-in-law said these words, Zhang Xu's parents didn't say anything else. Zhang Xu's sister-in-law said: "I'll go back to my house first, there is still work to do, Xiao Xu, you and Wen Li will sit here for a while." ”

"Okay, you go and get busy, sister-in-law." I say.

"Well, let's sit here for a while before we go." Zhang Xu also replied to his sister-in-law.

After Zhang Xu's sister-in-law left, there were only four people left in the house: me, Zhang Xu and his parents. We sat for a while and gossiped for a while, and Zhang Xu's parents asked about the operation of our store, and we told them all.

They were very happy to hear it. Zhang Xu's father said: "In the previous stage, your second sister brought me two pairs of pants, and I was wearing a little thin, can you help me change them?" “

I heard Zhang Xu's father say this, so I said, "You can bring it to me and take a look." “