742 Taking Care of Grandfather
“What are you doing here! Are you here to laugh at us!” When Qiao Zhuang returned and saw Qiao Mei standing beside Qiao Fu, he thought that she wanted to harm him.
Qiao Mei pursed her lips resignedly. In the eyes of Qiao Zhuang’s family, no matter what she did, she always had ulterior motives. They were the ones who had done all kinds of bad things, but yet they were also the ones blaming others.
Seeing that Qiao Mei remained silent, Qiao Zhuang became even more convinced that Qiao Mei was the cause of Qiao Fu’s current state. He pointed at Qiao Mei and scolded, “You little asshole! You harmed my daughter and broke up my eldest son’s family. Now, you still want to kill my eldest son!”
People who passed by stopped in their tracks to see this group of people make a fool of themselves. Everyone discussed the situation animatedly. Some people guessed that Qiao Mei was a mistress who broke up someone’s family. Some people even said that this man had let Qiao Mei down and that Qiao Mei had come to seek revenge, and that the man deserved it.
Anyway, they said all kinds of things, no matter how unpleasant they sounded.
“Your son wants to kill me and my grandfather, snatch my grandfather’s assets and kick me out of the house. Someone will come and tell you about this. You should save him now.” Qiao Mei ignored Qiao Zhuang’s cursing and prepared to help Qiao Qiang into the room for a checkup.
Qiao Zhuang grabbed onto Qiao Mei and shouted, “You can’t leave! You have to give me money to treat my son! If you don’t give me money, my son won’t be able to see a doctor! Give me the money to save him!”
Qiao Qiang endured the pain in his abdomen and went up to give Qiao Zhuang a tight slap. The sound echoed throughout the entire corridor.
“Second brother, you should quickly bring Qiao Fu for treatment. Don’t waste too much time. If anything happens, no one will be able to explain themselves,” Qiao Qiang said viciously.
Qiao Zhuang covered his face and looked at Qiao Qiang angrily. He was already so old and yet he had been slapped in public. It was simply embarrassing!
“Eldest brother! Eldest brother, what’s wrong!” Qiao Wang stood by Qiao Fu’s bedside and shouted, not knowing what to do.
Qiao Fu’s body had gradually turned cold and even the medicine in the IV bottle stopped infusing. Qiao Zhuang no longer had time to argue with Qiao Mei and quickly ran to the doctor for help. In the end, Qiao Fu was intubated and given oxygen, and the family rushed to the provincial city.
After Qiao Mei brought Qiao Qiang for the gastric checkup, they rushed back home. The doctor said that Qiao Qiang’s health was actually not too bad and that the previous ulcers in his stomach and intestines had all healed. It was quite miraculous.
After hearing that, Qiao Qiang was in a good mood. His gastric problems had already been resolved, so that meant he could live longer. The doctor even promised him that as long as he took good care of his own body, he could live for as long as he wanted!
“Mei Mei, this matter is really strange. That tree has been fine for so many years. Even when there was a landslide, it did not collapse. Why did it fall down for no reason today? I took a closer look and it really wasn’t chopped off. Do you think your grandmother is protecting me?” Qiao Qiang looked in the direction of the back mountain and sighed.
“I think so. That’s why you have to take good care of yourself and not let grandmother worry about you,” Qiao Mei said, conveniently making use of the topic.
Qiao Mei knew very well how that big tree fell. She just wanted Qiao Qiang to take better care of himself. After all, the tales of ghosts and deities were not substantiated. There were people who believed in them and people who did not. It was also a good thing to let Qiao Qiang believe that her grandmother was protecting him.
“Xiao Wei, you should hurry home as well. Tell your mother not to worry. Your elder sister and I are fine now.” Qiao Qiang smiled and patted Zhang Wei’s head.
Zhang Wei frowned and refused to leave. He turned to look at Qiao Mei and asked, “My mother says that Miao Miao is a girl, so I can’t take care of Miao Miao. That means that since elder sister is a girl, elder sister can’t take care of grandfather. Then can I take care of grandfather?”
Qiao Mei nodded and said, “Yes you can. You’re quite quick-witted. But do you still have the energy to take care of grandfather at night after you go to school during the day?”
“I can do it!” Zhang Wei flexed his arms and showed Qiao Mei his biceps, exerting all his strength to squeeze out the muscles.
“Alright, alright. Come over when you’re free. Go home now and tell mom about what happened. Come back tomorrow to stay with grandfather,” Qiao Mei said.
Zhang Wei skipped out the door happily and ran home singing.
“It’s not like I have a big problem and I don’t need Xiao Wei to take care of me. Don’t tire the child out. You can talk to him again tomorrow.” Qiao Qiang looked in the direction where Zhang Wei had left with heartache.
