My Multiple Identities Revealed After Marrying the Bigshot
Chapter 229: She has only three dollars in total, does she still need to back out?

Chapter 229: Chapter 229: She has only three dollars in total, does she still need to back out?

"But you can’t just have money and not use it to treat Dad’s illness!"

"I am treating it, it’s just that there’s no money," Old Madam Lu mumbled.

Ge Guifen quickly said, "Big brother, you don’t know, ever since Zhenjia was taken away, the family lost a main source of income and we’ve been living very tightly. Thanks to Mom, who often gave us money to help out, we’ve just barely made ends meet. So... there really isn’t much money left in Mom’s hands."

"It really isn’t enough for Dad’s treatment." Ge Guifen said while crying, "And if this continues, we won’t even have food to eat, our entire family will go hungry. Then who will take care of us? Will you?"

"Big brother, let me say something unpleasant, if you could take care of us, would we even be living like this? Would Dad have to suffer from his illness without money for treatment?"

"Yes!" Old Madam Lu came to her senses and hurriedly grabbed Lu Zhenguo, "Zhenguo, I know your life is getting better and better now, but you can’t just ignore your father! His illness needs to be treated!"

At that moment, Lu Zhenguo didn’t know whether to believe Ge Guifen’s words as true or false.

Zhou Shuyan raised an eyebrow from the side, somewhat surprised, "The elders have saved up for so many years; they must have saved tens of thousands at the least, right? It’s been only just over three months since Zhenjia went in, and you’ve spent tens of thousands? Even us city folks don’t spend like that, and we’re not even rich."

Lu Zhenguo suddenly realized the situation.

Yes!

Even if they really needed Old Madam Lu’s financial support, could they spend that much?

The cost of living in Hexing Village is low, and the Lu Family owns their own land.

Vegetables are grown by the family; they don’t cost money.

Considering how frugal the Lu Family’s elders usually are, they mainly eat vegetables and rarely have meat in a month.

How much could they spend?

Even with daily feasts of fish and meat, they couldn’t spend that much.

Old Madam Lu’s crying halted abruptly as she grasped Lu Zhenguo in a frenzy, "Zhenguo! From the moment you walked in, you’ve been asking about the retirement money. Don’t you want to treat your father? As his son, you’re not showing filial piety with your father ill, yet you’re still fixated on our retirement money?"

"I don’t..." Lu Zhenguo was taken aback by Old Madam Lu’s sudden outburst, unable to finish his sentence.

Old Madam Lu’s voice was louder, drowning out Lu Zhenguo’s words.

At that moment, Lu Youxi leisurely pulled out a bank card from her bag.

Old Madam Lu was too busy with her frenzy at Lu Zhenguo to notice.

But Ge Guifen saw it, eyes gleaming like a wolf’s as she pounced toward Lu Youxi.

However, Lu Youxi was prepared and stepped back in time, turning away with the bank card in hand to avoid Guifen.

"Auntie, this is for Grandma, don’t snatch it," Lu Youxi said loudly.

Old Madam Lu heard Lu Youxi this time, quickly releasing Lu Zhenguo, her eyes shining as she looked towards Lu Youxi, "What are you giving me?"

"To be precise, it’s money for Grandpa’s treatment," Lu Youxi stepped forward to Old Madam Lu, ensuring both Old Master Lu and Ge Guifen could see clearly.

She leisurely held out the bank card in front of Old Madam Lu, "There’s fifty thousand yuan on this card. I’ve consulted hospitals in the Imperial Capital. For Grandpa’s condition, fifty thousand yuan is more than enough there, and it will certainly be more than needed at the hospital here in our city and should leave a good amount remaining."

"This money, take it to treat Grandpa’s illness. Whatever is left over, no need to return it to me, consider it a token of my respect. Buy some tonics for Grandpa to nourish his health," Lu Youxi continued, "Grandpa has had a serious illness; he’s really weakened."

"Look at Grandpa now, his face is sallow and his flesh is gone; he looks like nothing but skin and bones," Lu Youxi reminded.

Lu Zhenguo had just come in and, because the odor in the room was too strong and he had been preoccupied with the idea of treating Old Master Lu’s illness, and also constantly entangled by Old Madam Lu, he hadn’t had the chance to take a closer look at Old Master Lu.

Now alerted by Lu Youxi, Lu Zhenguo hurriedly looked over and was shocked to see that Old Master Lu had indeed become just skin and bones.

Old Master Lu had only been sick for a few days!

How could he have become so thin?

Lu Zhenguo forcefully broke free from Old Madam Lu’s grip and rushed to the bedside, "Dad, how have you become like this!"

"Hmm! Hmm!" Old Master Lu looked at Lu Zhenguo urgently, glancing angrily at Old Madam Lu and Ge Guifen, his only movable eyes now too busy to keep up.

However, Lu Zhenguo did not understand that Old Master Lu was complaining to him, hoping he’d realize how dreadful Old Madam Lu and Ge Guifen were to him.

"Dad, I’m here," Lu Zhenguo tried to grab Old Master Lu’s hand, but as he drew close, he was hit by a strong stench emanating from him.

Lu Zhenguo paused with a conflicted expression and did not reach out to touch him after all.

Old Master Lu’s gaze also lost focus for a moment, saddened that even Lu Zhenguo looked down on him.

But soon, Old Master Lu started making "hmm hmm" noises again.

"Hmm hmm hmm!" Since you are here, take me to the Imperial Capital!

"Hmm hmm hmm hmm hmm!" The hospitals are better in the Imperial Capital!

"Hmm hmm hmm hmm!" Take me to a nursing home!

Unfortunately, Lu Zhenguo simply couldn’t comprehend what Old Master Lu wanted to say, only comforting him, "Dad, we will definitely treat this illness, don’t worry."

Old Master Lu: "Hmm hmm hmm!"

How could he not worry!

Don’t leave him to these two women with venomous hearts!

Old Madam Lu didn’t care what Lu Zhenguo was thinking at the moment; she quickly snatched the bank card from Lu Youxi’s hand, afraid that Lu Youxi would change her mind, and carefully stuffed it into her inner pocket.

Lu Youxi curled her lip; the card only had three yuan on it anyway, why would she need to reconsider?

"Good, good, good!" Old Madam Lu nodded repeatedly.

Lu Youxi then loudly instructed, "Grandma, now that you have money, you should quickly use it to treat Grandpa’s illness, illnesses like this can’t be delayed!"

"Certainly, certainly!" Old Madam Lu nodded hurriedly.

"By the way, the PIN is Grandpa’s birthday," Lu Youxi added.

Hearing this, Lu Zhenguo got up and walked over, saying, "Since we’re already here, let’s take Dad to the city hospital together."

No way!

That’s fifty thousand yuan!

Wasting it on this old wreck of a man!

Old Madam Lu had no intention of treating Old Master Lu’s illness.

Holding onto the idea that getting money from Lu Zhenguo was a gain for herself, she busied herself saying, "We can’t go now; if there are no beds available, we’ll have to come back anyway. Don’t worry about it, we will handle it."

"Yes, big brother, Youxi is so busy and the internet cafe in the Imperial Capital can’t be left unattended, right? I heard you’re helping out in the cafe as well. If both of you came here, the cafe would suddenly lack two people; surely you wouldn’t be able to cope. Better hurry back, I’m here. Rest assured, I will definitely take good care of Dad."

Lu Zhenguo couldn’t help being somewhat surprised; Ge Guifen actually had their interests in mind for once?

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