Chapter 426: Rural Absurd Past Events Chapter 426: Wang Zhanggen's Thoughts

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Protagonist:

Li Xiulan

After Wang Zhanggen was transferred out of the general ward, with the assistance of advanced treatment plans from abroad, he recovered quickly.

In the blink of an eye, a week passed, and he could be discharged from the hospital.

However, being able to be discharged did not mean he was completely cured.

The doctor said that after he was discharged, he had to keep taking medicine and could not stop; mainly Atorvastatin and Plavix, these two medicines, and besides that, he also took some auxiliary treatment medicines.

From now on, it was best to go to the hospital for a checkup once every three months.

Additionally, if adverse symptoms such as dizziness or unsteady walking appeared, he should go to the hospital for examination and treatment in time.

Anyway, for the rest of his life, Wang Zhanggen would probably become a regular at the hospital.

That day, Wang Dashan drove Wang Zhanggen and Li Xiulan back to their hometown.

Wang Dashan wanted Wang Xiaohua to stay behind at Shanhai Real Estate for a short time, treating it as a training opportunity for him.

Wang Xiaohua declined, because he had previously promised Niu Chunsheng to go tutor Niu Chunsheng's daughter.

Wang Dashan did not force anything, only telling Wang Xiaohua that after returning home, no matter what, he must not say harsh words to the old man again, and in everything, endure and yield to him.

Wang Xiaohua nodded repeatedly, keeping his elder brother's warning firmly in mind.

Actually, even if Wang Dashan didn't say it, he wouldn't say anything bad about that old man anymore.

After this incident, he learned to keep his mouth shut.

Even if that old man did something absurd, he probably wouldn't say anything about him anymore.

Finally, Wang Xiaohua accompanied his parents back to Shanggou Village.

After Wang Dashan drove them back to Shanggou Village, he returned to Guangzhou that same afternoon.

During this time, no one was at home; fortunately, Li Xiulan had previously called Zhou Aidi, asking Zhou Aidi to come help feed the chickens, ducks, and dogs at home; otherwise, after so many days away from home, these beasts would have starved to death.

That very evening, Li Xiulan personally went to Zhou Aidi's home and gave Zhou Aidi a red envelope, thanking her for taking care of the family's beasts these past days.

Zhou Aidi declined a bit, saying it was just a small effort, but under Li Xiulan's firm request, she finally accepted the red envelope.

"Xiulan, your husband is okay, right?"

After Zhou Aidi accepted the red envelope, she asked with concern.

"I finally saved my life, but a lot of money was spent; this new building probably can't continue to be built for a while."

Li Xiulan sighed sadly.

Zhou Aidi hurriedly comforted her:

"Look at it more openly; as long as the person is still alive, that's good. This is fate; we can't blame anyone. For example, my husband, from discovering liver cancer to passing away, how long was it? A person is just gone like that. Your family is still fine; you have two sons outside who can earn money and can treat your husband. Back when my husband needed money for surgery, my son couldn't come up with the money, but this isn't his fault either; at that time, his wife was pregnant, and giving birth needed money..."

Zhou Aidi sighed with a face full of vicissitudes.

To be honest, she envied Li Xiulan from the bottom of her heart.

Having three sons, how wonderful!

Not only does it add glory to the face, but when it really matters, they can also be of use.

She thought in her heart: if she had also given birth to three sons when she was young, instead of only one only child, then when her husband got liver cancer and needed money for treatment, wouldn't the three sons be able to chip in money together for treatment? Instead of just watching her husband die of illness with her eyes wide open?

It's a pity that everything has no "if."

Back when she gave birth to Liang Xinghua, she actually still wanted a second child.

It's just that Liang Yuanchao couldn't agree, and even said that as a village cadre, he should play a leading role and could not violate family planning.

The result is that now it's turned out well; in the whole Shanggou Village, only his family is an only-child family, while other families have two or three children, and some have even given birth to five or six, until they have a son.

The most fatal thing is that now Liang Xinghua and his wife and children are in Shenzhen, rarely taking care of Zhou Aidi anymore; plus, Zhou Aidi has conflicts with her daughter-in-law; if she gets sick in the future, she doesn't know what to do.

"Auntie Aidi, every family has its hard-to-recite scripture; you shouldn't blame your son too much; he has also done his best."

Li Xiulan comforted Zhou Aidi like this.

Zhou Aidi sighed: "I didn't blame him; I just blame myself..."

The two exchanged a few pleasantries, and Li Xiulan said goodbye and left.

Back home, she saw Wang Zhanggen move a bamboo chair, sitting outside the courtyard, watching the sunset, motionless.

After this brush with death, he became even more silent.

Most importantly, he still could not let go of the accusations Wang Xiaohua had made against him before.

As a father, being accused like that to his face by his son was truly too shameful; he also didn't know if the other people in the village had found out about this matter.

He was afraid that one tells ten, ten tells a hundred.

Then he really would have no face to continue mixing around in Shanggou Village.

"It will get cold outside after dark; you go back inside the house to watch TV."

Li Xiulan said this to Wang Zhanggen.

"Mm, I'll go back in a moment."

Wang Zhanggen remained motionless.

His body was still quite weak.

His walking movements were still uncoordinated.

It was probably because the cerebral infarction affected the motor nerves.

"How much money did this treatment cost?"

Wang Zhanggen suddenly asked this.

「Not much, just sixty or seventy thousand yuan. 」

Li Xiulan dared not say more, afraid Wang Zhanggen couldn't take the stimulation and cause another big problem.

「We have a building at home, still short sixty or seventy thousand to finish the shell, then I got sick and just happened to need sixty or seventy thousand, spending all our remaining savings—is this fate? 」

Wang Zhanggen sighed.

「Don't think so much; once the money is spent, we can just earn it back. 」

Li Xiulan comforted him.

Wang Zhanggen then said:

「It must be a feng shui problem; it wasn't like this before. Ever since we relocated Father's grave last time, things haven't been right. 」

Hearing this, Li Xiulan also felt there was some truth to it.

She said:

「That previous grave plot was found by the Geography Master we hired, who said it would bring us prosperity. Now this grave plot was found by another Geography Master your elder brother hired—whether it brings us prosperity or not is one thing, but whether it harms us is uncertain. 」

Wang Zhanggen said:

「Wait until I'm feeling better, then find a Geography Master to take a look and relocate the grave again. 」

Li Xiulan was stunned and asked:

「What if your elder brother disagrees? 」

Wang Zhanggen said coldly:

「Let's see the situation first. If the current grave plot is bad for us, we don't need to notify him—just relocate it directly. Anyway, his whole family lives in the city and doesn't come back to the countryside much. 」

Li Xiulan was worried:

「If he comes back for Qingming and finds Father isn't in the original place, he'll probably be very angry. It's best to discuss it first. 」

Wang Zhanggen said:

「Discuss what? I think he saw how prosperous our family was, got jealous, and that's why he urged me to relocate the grave. I was such a fool—everything was fine, why did I agree to him? If we hadn't relocated the grave, none of this would have happened. 」

Wang Zhanggen couldn't help but feel some resentment in his heart.

He muttered:

「I think when Xiao Hua scolded me, he was possessed. He rarely talks usually, but that day he suddenly rattled on and on, like a completely different person—too abnormal. 」

After something like this, expecting him to reflect on himself was impossible.

Expecting him to blame his own son was also unlikely, after all, he was the youngest son he had the highest hopes for.

So he could only blame others.

That other could be his deceased father, or his living elder brother.

But it absolutely could not be himself and his son.

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