At the same time, the Lu family was discussing in Lu’s parents’ bedroom.
Sitting on the kang bed, Father Lu looked at his sons and daughters-in-law and said, "Your maternal uncle’s grandson is in poor health and he wants to borrow money from us."
Lu Han heard about the matter about his nephew before from the villagers’ conversations and knew that the situation at his maternal uncle’s house was not at peace lately due to the lack of money for treating the child.
"Father, how much money does my uncle need?" he asked.
Mother Lu sighed and said, "When I went there, your uncle said the treatment would cost about 500 yuan. The child fell into the river and hit his head. After so many days, he still hasn’t woken up. If he is not sent to the hospital, he may become an idiot or even die."
"Mother, why didn’t my uncle treat the child when he was first injured? They delayed the treatment until now. Isn’t this tantamount to harming the child?" Wang Muxiao asked with a doubt.
Mother Lu shook her head and said, "I asked them to take the child to the hospital, but your eldest cousin’s wife refused because their family had no money. Even if I offered to lend them some money, they still refused to send the child to the hospital, claiming that it was just a common fever."
"As an outsider, what can I say? Ultimately, their decision put the child in danger. Now, even if he wakes up, he could be a burden to the family in the future," she added.
Seeing his wife’s worried look, Father Lu patted her hand and said, "Wife, now we can only help as much as we can. There is no use regretting their past decisions."
After a moment of silence, Chen Anwen said, "Mother, I still have some savings. I can lend them three hundred yuan."
"Mother, I can also lend them three hundred yuan." Wang Muxiao added.
Lu Han and Lu Cheng were surprised at their generosity when they heard their wife’s words. They only met with their mother’s family once or twice a year, and they can only be regarded as distant relatives at best, but they are willing to lend their hard-earned money.
It’s important to note that if they lend the money to their maternal uncle, it is equivalent to losing the money. The reason was because their maternal uncle’s family is not doing well. They have a lot of family members to feed but only few could work at the field to earn work points, resulting in their food shortages every year.
If both Lu Han and Lu Cheng were surprised by their wife’s decision, Mother Lu had already guessed that they would lend the money. But she didn’t expect them to be willing to give so much. After all, even if they make a lot of money selling things on the black market, it’s still hard-earned money.
Seeing that her mother-in-law was contemplating, Chen Anwen said, "Mother, I know it may take a long time for my uncle to pay back the money, and I don’t mind. The most important thing now is to save the child." frёewebηovel.cѳm
Father Lu thought for a while and finally said, "We will still lend them the money. But the money will be given directly by your mother to your maternal uncle."
After saying that, he turned to look at Mother Lu and said, "Wife, when you see your brother, you must tell him that we don’t want others to know that we lent him money."
Mother Lu looked at her husband for a while and then said, "Husband, I will do as you say."
After they reached a conclusion, Chen Anwen and Wang Muxiao returned to their rooms, took out their savings, went to Mother Lu’s room and handed over the money.
When Mother Lu saw the money, she sighed and said, "Thank you, Ah Wen and Ah Xiao."
After hearing her words, Chen Anwen noticed her mother-in-law’s embarrassment. She held her hand and said, "Mother, after I married into the Lu family, you and Father treated me just like how you treated Jueyu. I have always been grateful to both of you and regarded you as my own mother. So, you can take this money with confidence."
"Mother, my sister-in-law is right. We are a family and there is no need to be too polite with each other. Don’t say that we earned all the money with Jueyu’s help. Even if we didn’t, as your daughter-in-law, this is what we should do and we are willing." Wang Muxiao said with a smile.
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