The nurse at the station asked, "Are you sure you want to check out now? It would be better for the young patient to stay a few more days!"
Li Guohua's face was grim as he lowered his eyes and said in a low voice, "No, we're not staying. Please help us with the discharge procedures."
The nurse nodded and didn't ask any more questions, starting to process Xiao Wei's discharge!
Seeing this situation, Li Junsheng immediately stepped forward and asked with concern, "Guohua, is Xiao Wei's illness cured? Why are you checking out now?"
Li Guohua and Ji Xiaocui were surprised to see Li Junsheng at the nurse's station.
Seeing his empty hands, they immediately thought he wasn't there to visit Xiao Wei.
Li Junsheng had always been biased, so they didn't dare think he was there to visit Xiao Wei. They thought he was there to collect money!
His daughter-in-law Ji Xiaocui had a cold face and didn't give Li Junsheng a good look. She didn't even greet him when she saw him.
Instead, she turned away with Xiao Wei, unwilling to face him!
It was Li Guohua who looked at Li Junsheng with a troubled expression.
"Father, how did you find us at the hospital? Xiao Wei just got discharged. Ji Xiaocui and I have been busy taking care of him these two days, so we haven't had time to work and earn money. We can't pay back those twenty dollars yet..."
When he said the last sentence, Li Guohua lacked confidence, speaking in a voice as soft as a mosquito's.
His head was hanging low!
Li Junsheng didn't quite understand what he was saying. He was just concerned about Xiao Wei's condition.
Just as Li Junsheng was about to ask more about the situation, he saw Li Guohua take a deep breath and gather the courage to negotiate with him.
"Father, Xiao Wei was admitted late and already has pneumonia. We've used a lot of medicine these two days, so could you give us more time?"
Li Junsheng looked puzzled, only asking, "Why can't I understand what you're saying? We're family, what's this about giving more time? I'm not here to collect debts."
"If Xiao Wei already has pneumonia, why are you in such a hurry to take him out of the hospital? You should stay a few more days until he's completely cured."
Saying this, Li Junsheng picked up the items he had left aside and brought them to Li Guohua.
"Here, I bought some snacks for Xiao Wei. I don't know what he likes to eat, but maybe he has an appetite now."
Li Guohua was stunned in place, hardly believing it!
His father had actually bought so many snacks for Xiao Wei?
He hadn't bought that much when Xiao Wei was born!
Ji Xiaocui's eyes flashed when she heard Li Junsheng's words, turning to look at him.
Her father-in-law wasn't there to collect money?
He was just there to see Xiao Wei?
Could it be that he didn't know about yesterday's incident?
Thinking about this, Ji Xiaocui asked tentatively, "Father, you're not here to collect money?"
This time, it was Li Junsheng's turn to be stunned, "Collect what money? I came to see Xiao Wei, and I specially bought pears for him - they're good for the lungs!"
Saying this, Li Junsheng took out a palm-sized pear and gave it to his grandson Xiao Wei.
He was lying on his mother's shoulder, looking listless and weak, not very lively, and not particularly warm towards Li Junsheng.
Li Junsheng could understand. Whether it was his second son's wedding or childbirth, he hadn't taken good care of them.
Ma Yulian also disliked Xiao Wei's noise and didn't like his second son's family bringing him home. The grandson was naturally a bit estranged from him!
Learning that Li Junsheng didn't know about yesterday's incident, Li Guohua and Ji Xiaocui exchanged glances and fell silent.
Seeing their expressions, Li Junsheng sensed that something might have happened and quickly asked!
"What's going on? You're acting so strange today. If there's something, just tell me."
Seeing Li Junsheng take the initiative to ask, Li Guohua didn't know how to explain.
But Ji Xiaocui, with some anger, complained to Li Junsheng with a sense of grievance, "Father, yesterday Elder Brother came to the hospital, saying you sent him to collect money, asking us to return those two hundred dollars!"
"At that time, Xiao Wei's hospitalization and medication had already cost twenty dollars, leaving us with only one hundred and eighty. Ji Xiaocui and I gave it all to him, and he even asked us to quickly make up the remaining twenty."
"We thought you came today for those twenty dollars. It turns out you didn't know about it?"
Hearing this, Li Junsheng's face turned ashen. He really hadn't expected that Elder Brother had left home yesterday to directly ask his second son's family for money.
And he was using his name!
Li Junsheng had been wondering why his second daughter-in-law had been giving him a cold look when she came over. Now he knew why.
"This Elder Brother is really obsessed with money. Just wait until I get back to deal with him. I didn't know about what you're saying. Yesterday, he threw a tantrum and left home. I didn't expect him to come to you!"
Li Junsheng was afraid that his second son's family would misunderstand him and no longer believe his words.
No wonder they were going to take Xiao Wei out of the hospital today!
Thinking about this, Li Junsheng immediately asked, "So Xiao Wei isn't cured yet? You're only checking out because you're out of money? I still have some, we can stay a few more days."
Li Junsheng was about to take out money when Li Guohua quickly held his hand.
"Father, no need. Xiao Wei is out of danger. It's better to recover at home. Staying in the hospital is too expensive. It's not what you think. When you get home, talk to Elder Brother properly, don't get angry."
Li Guohua thought that his father's situation at home wasn't good, being criticized by his mother all the time.
His mother favored Elder Brother. If his father argued with Elder Brother, his mother would definitely side with Elder Brother. His father would definitely be at a disadvantage!
Let Elder Brother take the money if he wants it. He didn't know what had happened to his father these two days.
Li Guohua felt that his father's days these two days must have been hard!
Li Junsheng felt complicated. Even after Elder Brother was so unreasonable, Second Son still instinctively protected him, telling him not to get angry.
All these years, everything had been prioritized for Elder Brother Li Guojun. Among the children, he had always been treated as the most important. He had really wronged Guohua!
Previously, whether it was food, clothing, or daily necessities, everything was prioritized for Elder Brother. It was really unfair to Second Son.
Taking a deep breath, Li Junsheng patted Li Guohua's shoulder and solemnly promised, "Guohua, don't worry. I'll definitely stand up for you in this matter. Your Elder Brother is really too much!"
This Elder Brother was really ruthless!
He secretly went to the hospital to take the money and didn't even mention it this morning!
Li Junsheng was lucky he wasn't an accountant or someone in charge of money. Otherwise, if Li Guojun used his name to scam money, he would have been ruined!
He really needed to be taught a lesson!
"Guohua, Xiaocui, come home for dinner tonight. I have something to announce to all of you."
Li Guohua nodded, and Ji Xiaocui couldn't help but be curious.
"Father, what is it? Why is it such a big deal?"
Li Junsheng smiled and only said, "It's good news!"
Using this opportunity to split the family and separate that greedy Elder Brother, then divorce Ma Yulian.
The two major pests in the family would be eliminated, and the remaining three children could live better lives!
"Come, let me hold Xiao Wei, my eldest grandson."