Chapter 757: Sha Zhu and Liu Shumin

Seeing the nursing staff Yang Qing had sent over, Liu Shumin knew Yang Qing didn't want to trouble his woman.

But seeing the caregiver, she thought of Sha Zhu.

She didn't know how that idiot was doing now.

Whether it's hate, love, or regret, she herself enjoys the care of two professionals, which leaves her unsettled.

The wages for the two people Yang Qing sent over are not low; each person's monthly wage reaches as high as eighty thousand.

Two people, that's 160,000 per month, and with bonuses it's 2.2 million per year.

Having Yang Qing pay this money makes her uncomfortable, so she insists on paying it herself.

Qin Huairu came to repay a kindness, so she firmly refused to take this money.

"Just keep it; there are still many places where money is needed."

"Now the rent for the siheyuan keeps rising; your courtyard probably costs over a hundred thousand per year, right?"

"Those few apartments of ours each bring in tens of millions in annual rent."

"That little bit of money you have won't last long."

"Actually, you don't have to insist on living in the inner city; buying a smaller villa would work too."

Liu Shumin shook her head.

"The houses from the real estate company only have fifty years of land lease paid."

"After fifty years, if the per-person area exceeds sixty square meters, land rent must be paid."

"It's similar to overseas property tax."

"Speaking of which, it's still essentially renting, isn't it?"

"If it's all just renting, why go through all this trouble?"

"How many more days can I live?"

"I like the siheyuan."

Since she likes it, Qin Huairu didn't say anything more.

However, Liu Shumin still had something on her mind.

"Qin Sis!"

Qin Huairu turned her head?

"I'm here."

Liu Shumin felt a bit embarrassed.

"Qin Sis, could you help me find two more caregivers?"

Qin Huairu looked at her.

Liu Shumin spoke frankly.

"I have someone looking after me, but Sha Zhu's side also can't be lacking; I don't want people saying I only look out for my own enjoyment."

"What I have, Sha Zhu must also have."

Qin Huairu stared at her for a while before nodding.

"Then I'll have someone find two."

Qin Huairu didn't say anything else, and had her look for caregivers in the Mainland, after all, caregiver wages on Gangdao are too high.

Just doing it secretly on her own would be enough.

The matter quickly returned to Yang Qing.

Professional AIDS caregivers?

Yang Qing let out a sigh.

"AIDS, this disease—if it were the old Daxia, it wouldn't be a problem; we could just ban these diseases outright."

"But now we emphasize alignment; as a member of global trade we must accept many international provisions."

"Domestically, our own people are disappointing; every year large numbers of these people appear."

"Speaking of which, there likely are some ill-intentioned people fanning the flames among them."

"We're being too protective of these people……"

"Such caregivers are not hard to find in present-day Daxia."

Yang Qing quickly had people find two experienced, reliable individuals and sent them over.

Yang Qing didn't try to save Liu Shumin money; even for domestic caregivers, the monthly wage is as high as fifty thousand.

"Why two? Aren't you letting them rest? Yang Qing isn't that kind of vampire, grabbing one person and working them to death."

After seeing the wages of the two people, Liu Shumin also didn't say anything more.

She called her own children and had them send it over to Sha Zhu.

Sha Zhu hadn't been long since winning the bid, and his reaction wasn't big yet.

Upon seeing the caregivers, he firmly refused.

The two children both knew that caregivers were a good thing; without caregivers, they'd have to do it themselves.

Ordinary people have a great taboo against AIDS.

"Even if they don't care, their families certainly do."

He XiuXiu and He JiaLe patiently persuaded Sha Zhu for a long time, after which he finally accepted.

A few days later, when Sha Zhu learned the caregivers' wages, he began to feel sorry again.

He called the children over, preparing to have them send the person away.

He XiuXiu and He JiaLe both felt an opportunity had arrived.

"Dad, if you're feeling sorry for the money, just make up with Mom."

She still has two people there.

This year it's several million; just looking at it makes my heart ache.

If you don't make up, we can't get this person back; the money was given by my mother, it's not ours.

Sha Zhu let out a snort, feeling a bit annoyed.

She's trying to manipulate me, using a couple of dirty bucks to make me yield—impossible.

If she wants to spend money, let her; I'll see how long her money can hold out.

The two didn't argue further with Sha Zhu, bade farewell and left, then went to look for Liu Shumin.

What remained was just their own thoughts, and the two didn't fall out with Liu Shumin either.

Mom, Dad is about to push someone.

Unless you go apologize to him.

As for getting the person to back down, Liu Shumin had anticipated it, but this apology?

Was that what He Yuzhu said?

She felt a bit doubtful.

She wanted to find Qin Huairu to talk things over, but since the caregiver arrived, Qin Huairu's visits have become much rarer.

She had no one to talk to.

She began suffering from frequent insomnia again.

Can't back down, this shameless thing—he's just a damn idiot, still demanding I apologize, dreaming, tell that dog‑thing, I could never apologize in this lifetime.

The two fifty‑ or sixty‑somethings glanced at each other.

All right, all right, we'll go tell my father.

The two ran over to Sha Zhu's again.

My mother said, if you feel sorry for the money, just get lost.

Sha Zhu was seething.

Letting me go back is impossible.

I, He Yuzhu, have done nothing to wrong her in this life, yet she harms me like this.

Now they've hired two caregivers, and even thinking of forgiving her is out of the question.

The two of them burst into painful tears.

Dad, Mom has grown so thin she's unrecognizable.

Until recently, she still couldn't let it go.

You say, you're both this old—what anger is there left to hold?

Let the past stay in the past.

Can you two just live out the rest of your days in peace?

Sha Zhu watched the two elderly individuals constantly shedding tears, and his heart softened instantly.

But he still kept a stiff upper lip.

I've been muddled all my life; I don't want to stay muddled. If she won't apologize, don't expect me to forgive her.

She doesn't want to live, and neither do I……

Persuasion to no avail, the two went to Liu Shumin again.

They, too, broke into bitter weeping.

Mom, you're acting like this—how are we supposed to conduct ourselves?

We finally got better—why do you have to be like this?

Whether you want to die or live, my father's side feels the same.

Our siblings' backbone is about to be broken.

Mom, Dad is just stubborn—give him a way out.

Go tell him sorry; if Dad gets a way out, can we be as we were before?

Liu Shumin doesn't want to give him a way out; I've always thought it's Sha Zhu's fault, and that's why things are as they are.

As for Sha Zhu, his inner anger won't subside; he needs an apology, otherwise he'd be dead, and this anger wouldn't fade.

He thinks he's treated Liu Shumin well, not claiming to obey her completely, but it's roughly the same.

As a result, she screwed him over and even ran off with his saved money.

Not to mention the things she did that left him ashamed and furious to the point of despair.

Just saying she came back ill to force him to take over this, he still can't quell his anger.

Moreover, don't even mention her scheming that gave him AIDS.

Liu Shumin won't back down, so this matter can't be settled.