Chapter 786: Childish Words

"Night sweats, and a bit of inflammation. The fever only subsided a bit this afternoon. The doctor said to stay for another day to observe."

Shen Jingjing said, unable to help but laugh at herself: "My body has always been like this. Usually, I don't have minor illnesses, but once I get sick, it's a major one. It takes several days to get better. I'm used to it."

Gao Zhan said: "You still need to pay more attention. No matter how busy you are, you must take care of your health."

"I know. You go ahead and get busy. Aci will be here later."

Gao Zhan nodded. He still had one round of ward rounds before getting off work.

Just as Gao Zhan left, Shen Jingjing's phone rang. The old lady had sent a video call.

Seeing this, Shen Jingjing looked at Sister Xiao Min and said: "Don't make a sound, it's your grandmother."

Sister Xiao Min became visibly nervous. Shen Jingjing answered the video call; the background was clearly a hospital.

The old lady acted as if she didn't see it at all, and started right away: "Oh my, I can't control your younger brother anymore. He's dead set on going to Longcheng to find Sister Xiao Min."

Mentioning her right away, Sister Xiao Min's body tensed up, and she subconsciously began to pick at her fingers.

"Didn't I say not to let him come?"

"He's been nagging for several days, mentioning it every single day. It's useless for me to oppose it alone. Your eldest brother and sister-in-law agree now, who knows when he might just run off."

Shen Jingjing stated her position firmly: "I'll say the ugly things first. Even if he comes, I don't have time to look after him. I have to go to work every day, and I've been so busy lately that I've gotten sick."

"How can you say that? He's your own younger brother. It's his first time in Longcheng, and he's unfamiliar with the place. Can you really just ignore him?" The old lady said with dissatisfaction: "I'm just giving you a heads-up. You prepare in advance. If he really goes, I'm telling you, you'll have to receive him then."

"I won't receive him. If he wants to find Sister Xiao Min, let him find her himself. I can't even take care of myself, and I'm supposed to take care of him?" Shen Jingjing didn't budge, stating her position firmly once again: "You give him a heads-up too. Tell him that if he comes to Longcheng, he won't see me. I don't have the time or energy to deal with him."

Without waiting for the old lady to nag further, Shen Jingjing hung up the phone directly.

"Great Aunt..."

A single phone call was enough to scare Shen Min quite a bit. She looked at her Great Aunt with red eyes.

Seeing this, Shen Jingjing quickly comforted her: "It's okay. No one can find you. Longcheng is so big, where would he look?"

Shen Min nodded, but her heartbeat couldn't stop accelerating and racing.

On the other end, the old lady held her phone, stunned for a moment, before coming to her senses and saying with dissatisfaction: "Eh? Why did she hang up? I hadn't finished speaking yet!"

"Mom, who are you video calling?" The second daughter-in-law, Zheng Hong, happened to enter the room and heard the old lady nagging, so she asked casually.

The old lady said impatiently: "With your eldest sister. I see that the second one's posture lately makes me fear he really might go to Longcheng. I have to give your eldest sister a heads-up!"

Mentioning this, Zheng Hong was full of fire. Taking advantage of the fact that it was just the two of them in the room, Zheng Hong couldn't help but say: "Mom, you can't let him go. What is he going there for?"

"That Sister Xiao Min is the eldest brother and sister-in-law's daughter. Even if she's to be found, it's not his turn to find her. He's just aiming for my eldest sister!"

The old lady glared: "How can you say that? Didn't I say not to let him? Who listens? He doesn't listen to me!"

"That won't do either." Zheng Hong said with a serious face: "Let's not talk about finding Sister Xiao Min first. You know your son yourself. If he goes to the eldest sister's place and makes a scene, can the eldest sister have any peace?"

"She just lent him a sum of money, the eldest sister has been decent enough. Why does he have to stick to her like a plaster?"

Zheng Hong was originally a reasonable person, but these words fell into the old lady's ears and she didn't like them.

No one could say her son was wrong.

"How can you talk about your own husband like that? That's his own eldest sister. Isn't it expected for her to take care of her younger brother?"

"Mom, the eldest sister has already taken care of him enough. She went out to work in her teens to support the eldest brother and the second one's studies. Has it been easy for her? She lent him money this time too. Please, don't torment her anymore."

The room door was suddenly pushed open, and the eldest, Shen Mingming, poked his head in: "What are you arguing about? Hurry up and come out to eat." ===== CHAPTER 787 =====