Chapter 94 - 83: The Way to Get Along

Chapter 94: Chapter 83: The Way to Get Along

Lin Juhua asked her, "Big sister, did your brother-in-law’s family pay your mother-in-law’s hospital fees? Last time I heard your eldest sister-in-law say that at the end of the year, when food rations and work points are distributed, they’ll have to repay the money. Once they do, the family won’t have any money. Besides their eldest son getting married, they have several more who will need large sums, and they’re complaining about being poor beforehand.

I didn’t take this well when I heard it. I just said there’s nothing we can do; everyone goes through these things year after year, and you manage to arrange things eventually. My big sister has three sons and is worried too. Your eldest sister-in-law is really something else; I’m not trying to provoke anything, but if you had separated earlier, your father-in-law and mother-in-law have earned so many work points for them at this age. She can’t be out of money, so refusing to pay the hospital bill is really unethical, and claiming she’ll pay you back at the end of the year—who would believe that?"

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