Chapter 37 Hypocrisy
Is something big going to happen in Building D?
I was stunned for a moment, staring at Lao He and asked, "What's going to happen in Building D?"
He waved his hand and sighed, "Don't ask, don't ask... It's better to be careful tonight."
After saying that, he turned around and went back to the building.
I was completely confused. Why did everyone become unhappy after installing the TV?
I went to bring food to my mother in the evening. When I arrived at the ward, I saw several men and women standing next to my mother and talking about something.
Some cheap fruits, milk powder, etc. were placed on the bedside cabinet.
"Xiaomei, your life is so miserable. If I were you, I would have been desperate a long time ago..."
"Fortunately, you have a son like Zhiyong. Now the medical expenses can be solved, which is better than anything else."
"Alas, this disease is still a bottomless pit. After all, the hospital is not a welfare center. Who knows how long it can last?"
I immediately recognized that these people were relatives from my father's side, such as my eldest aunt, my second aunt, my third aunt, several uncles and their sons and daughters.
"Have you said enough?"
I walked in expressionlessly and said coldly.
When several people saw that it was me, their faces changed and they lowered their heads in silence.
When I saw their faces, I felt indescribable disgust in my heart - not to mention that their words were so harsh!
What does "If I were you, I would have given up long ago" mean?
Encouraging someone to commit suicide?
Oh, when my mother fell ill, the sky-high medical bills came down, and these so-called relatives avoided me as if I were a plague and hid away. I begged and pleaded, even almost kneeling down, but all I got from them was a few words of comfort and a hundred dollars. Then they deliberately refused to open the door, blacklisted my phone number, and did other outrageous things.
Is this the relative?
It’s really like the saying goes - only when life and death come to you can see the people around you clearly.
"If you're alright, you can go away."
I sat next to my mother and said in a cold tone.
Hearing this, several relatives became angry. Some cousins began to accuse me, saying that I had no conscience. After all, they are your elders, so how could you talk like that?
I sneered and said, "Elders? Where were these elders when I was most desperate? You are not worthy of being elders!"
My uncle's face darkened and he said angrily, "Tian Zhiyong, you are so rude. It's not like we didn't come to visit your mother when she was sick. It's just that we were too busy with work at the time and didn't have much money, so -"
"Is that why you only gave a few hundred dollars?" I said sarcastically.
"Aren't a few hundred dollars money? Do you think money floated over the sea?" Second Aunt snorted coldly.
"That's what I mean. If the money is so easy to make, you should give us our money back!"
"Yes, give us our money back! Aren't you awesome?"
"How could I have such a nephew?"
The gossipy old ladies seemed to have finally found a breakthrough in their criticism, and they all became angry and started to get together.
When the mother saw this scene, she lowered her head and said nothing. Unspeakable grief and disappointment emerged on her old face.
"Shut the fuck up!"
I kicked the wall and yelled.
They were startled by me and they all shut their mouths.
"This is a ward, not a place for you to make a noise! You want money? Fine, I'll give it all to you!" I was almost furious. I had an inexplicable fire that was raging and could not be suppressed, rushing from the soles of my feet to the top of my head.
I took out a small notebook and opened it, which contained detailed records of these people's original borrowing of money.
I had expected this day to come, but I didn't expect the situation to be even more unbearable than I thought.
I even began to doubt whether they came to see their mother to get the few hundred dollars back.
"My third aunt's family is 400, my eldest aunt's family is 300, my second aunt's family is 300, my second uncle's family is 800, and my youngest uncle's family is 500..."
Before coming to Building D, I worked odd jobs here and there and saved some money for my mother's later medical expenses - now, it's all been taken out.
He placed them in front of them one by one, as if they were treasures on the back of the hand.
Crumpled, red bills were thrown in front of each of them .
So ironic, so cold!
At this moment, I saw through them completely and made up my mind never to associate with them again.
When the money was really taken out, they felt a little embarrassed. They looked at each other and were too embarrassed to take the money.
"Zhiyong, what are you doing? We are not forcing you to pay back the money."
"You kid, your mother is so sick, she will definitely need a lot of medical expenses in the future, so put the money away quickly."
"That's right, we were just joking with you... From now on, you must respect your elders."
Hearing these seemingly gentle but actually harsh voices, I no longer had the patience to deal with them. I walked to the door, opened it, pointed outside and said coldly: "Get out! If you don't leave, I'll call the police!"
They knew I was really angry, so they said nothing more, took their money, and left the ward angrily.
"From today on, I, Tian Zhiyong, have nothing to do with you anymore."
From a distance, I yelled at them.
Many doctors, nurses, and patients passing by looked at me with curiosity.
The relatives looked embarrassed, lowered their heads, and left in a hurry.
When I returned to the ward, my mother glanced at me and sighed, "Zhiyong, I am useless and have caused you trouble..."
I walked over, held my mother's hand, and said with a forced smile, "I already lost my father, and just now, I was deserted by all my relatives - of course, I don't care about these relatives at all, but I just want to tell you that you must be well. If you are gone too, I will really be left alone."
My mother's eyes suddenly turned red, and she hugged me tightly, tears streaming down her face.
I just realized that her hands were so dry that they looked like human beings...
…
When I returned to Building D, I saw Lao He moved a stool and stood at the door, not knowing what he was doing.
When I got closer, I found that he was holding a stack of yellow paper in his hand and was pasting it on the windows, walls and doors.
While sticking, he was swinging his arms and muttering to himself.
I was a little curious, so I walked over and patted him, saying, "Lao He, when did you become a Taoist priest?"
Lao He looked back at me. The expression of this cynical old man was completely different from usual and full of seriousness.
"That's great. Come and help me put it on."
He stuffed a pair of yellow papers in my hand without further ado and said, "Go to the gate and paste a few more. Also, don't forget to paste the ones near the windows."
I was speechless and said, "What are you going to do?"
"A disaster will befall Building D tonight. We need to prepare in advance to be prepared." Lao He frowned and continued to work.
"No, I mean, is it useful for you to do this?" I said.
"Whether it works or not, we have to try it first... Since this morning, I've had a particularly ominous feeling in my heart. I always feel that... at night, a very scary evil creature will visit our Building D!"
Lao He frowned and spoke word by word.