Chapter 98 ‘I will try my best’
My mother-in-law was lying on the bed, covered with a quilt, looking very bad. Her face was sallow, her eyes had deep circles, her eyes were empty and lifeless, and her cheeks were a little swollen. Her breathing was extremely weak and her body was still hot.
Next to her was another bed, in which lay the victim.
Yes, after she fell ill and had a fever, Hu Biao was worried that she would infect others, so he moved her here.
My sister-in-law was sitting nearby, holding her mother-in-law's hand.
"Daughter, I, I feel so uncomfortable." The mother-in-law said angrily, "I seem to be dying."
"Don't talk nonsense." The sister-in-law said with determination: "I will definitely save you. Just wait, I will go to Hu Biao and ask for medicine!"
After saying that, she immediately got up, came to 303, found Hu Biao, and stated her request.
"Want antipyretics? That's fine." Hu Biao said casually, "You just have to pay the points. The price of the medicine for how many points is clearly marked on the board."
The sister-in-law glanced at the board and pursed her lips.
Probably because things are rare and expensive, medicines are the most expensive among all items.
In addition, they have been working overload and have no extra points. How can they get them all at once?
"I don't have enough points now." My sister-in-law said, "I owe it now. I will pay it back later."
"That won't work." Hu Biao said immediately.
"Why?"
"You already owed a lot of points to accommodate the victim last time, and you haven't paid them back yet. Now you're here to borrow them again. What if you can't pay them back?" Hu Biao said, "That's not right. It becomes a bad debt? If you are the only one, then that's it. The problem is that once a precedent is set and others fail to pay back their debts, what should I do? If there are many people who owe money, it will not be able to make ends meet, and this small group will not be able to function. What should I do if I go down? I have a lot of good supplies, but there are also a lot of people here, so I can’t stand this kind of trouble.”
Hu Biao's well-founded speech blocked all the sister-in-law's subsequent words.
My sister-in-law opened her mouth several times but didn't know what to say, so she finally forced herself to say: "I will definitely pay it back."
"So, why do you say that?" Hu Biao said, "If you don't give me a reason, if it's convincing, then I can lend it to you."
The sister-in-law was silent for another moment. She couldn't think of a reason. She could only stare at Hu Biao angrily and said: "I actually believed that you would sincerely save people. What a mistake!"
Hu Biao: "?? What are you farting on?"
My sister-in-law just left angrily and returned to the isolation room.
"What, how is it?" Mother-in-law asked nervously.
The sister-in-law shook her head and said, "That Hu Biao is insidious and vicious. He tried to stop me in every possible way. He said he wouldn't give me the medicine until I collected enough points."
"Ah?" The mother-in-law looked desperate, "There is no medicine, so how can I cure my disease? At my age, I can't rely on force to survive, right?"
Just as the sister-in-law was about to speak, there was a knock on the door suddenly, and then several people walked in. It was Father Lin, his wife and the others.
"Why are you here?" My sister-in-law asked, "Are you here to ask for food?"
"No, no, your mother is so sick. Why do we have the nerve to ask for food?" Lin's father waved his hands and said, "That's right, we also heard the conversation between you and Hu Biao. The points for the medicine are too high. You can't get it together in a while, and your mother can't delay it, so the two of us asked for help, and finally found a few people who were willing to work overtime with us to earn more points and get a bottle of medicine for you. "
Upon hearing this, the mother-in-law was immediately overjoyed. Just as she was about to speak, she saw her sister-in-law suddenly stood up and said with a serious face: "No!"
"Ah?" Lin's father and his wife were stunned. But my sister-in-law continued: "You can't do this."
"What's going on?"
"What else happened?" The sister-in-law glared at the two of them and said, "Is Auntie's illness better? Has your child recovered? You two can't even take care of yourselves, so you have to come to me for help. Now you want to come. Help me, how can you help me? If working overtime is helpful, then why did you come to me in the first place to save your own money?
Personally, are they in good condition? If everyone is in such a difficult situation, who can spare the effort? Will I be happy if you sacrifice yourselves to help me?”
"But if you don't help, what will your mother do?"
"I will find a way to solve this myself. You should take care of yourselves first." The sister-in-law said seriously: "My mother is very important, but you are also very important. Auntie and your children are also very important. No one should do it for anyone else. And sacrifice yourself. If something happens to you, I will regret it for the rest of my life."
When the sister-in-law said these words, the two of them were moved to tears.
They hugged their sister-in-law, expressed all kinds of gratitude, and said, "My dear, you are so good." ’ ‘How could there be such a good person like you? ’ something like that.
At the same time, the face of the mother-in-law on the bed became increasingly ugly.
After sending these two people away, the mother-in-law looked at her sister-in-law and said, "It's okay if we don't let them collect points. You said you have a way, is that true?"
"I will find ways to search for more supplies. With so many stores in the city, there will always be one or two hidden warehouses that have not been discovered. As long as you find one, you will not be short of points." said the sister-in-law.
"Really?"
"Of course it's true. Why did I lie to you?"
"But when will we find it? I feel so uncomfortable that I can't hold on for long..."
"I will do my best. Anyway, just wait at home with peace of mind."
As the sister-in-law said, she stood up and planned to leave.
The mother-in-law looked at her back and suddenly felt that the conversation just now seemed familiar. Then she suddenly remembered that when Lin Xiao was kicked out by Hu Biao, her sister-in-law seemed to have said the same thing, and she would drag Lin Xiao in when she found an opportunity. However, to this day, she has not made any attempt.
——Could it be that...
But the next moment, the mother-in-law shook her head again, thinking that she was her own daughter and could not harm herself.
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After a few days, I have to say that my sister-in-law’s helpful behavior paid off.
When we go out to explore, everyone is willing to help out a little, and even show my sister-in-law where to find more supplies.
With their help, my sister-in-law's harvest gradually increased, but she could barely maintain the basic life of the three of them. It was absolutely impossible to have extra points to change medicines.
My mother-in-law's condition became worse and worse, and she lost a lot of weight.
In panic, she quietly suggested to her sister-in-law to throw the victim out. Without this burden, you can naturally collect enough points.
However, the sister-in-law immediately turned pale. She scolded her mother-in-law, then pulled a group of people over and told her about the incident in person. She also swore that she would never give up on the victim and asked everyone to bear witness for her.
The victim was overwhelmed with gratitude, while the mother-in-law was so ashamed and angry that she almost fainted.
After that, my mother-in-law became extremely silent, not saying a word all day long.
(End of chapter)