The family of Su Yue started to refuse any contact with the family of Su Hongyu. The already precarious family relationship since Su Kaiming's imprisonment was now completely broken. The sisters - in - law used to have some connections, but now Qian Yingnan had directly deleted Liu Rulan's contact information and ignored all her calls.
Liu Rulan was currently short of money. Su Kaiming's imprisonment had cost half of the family's savings. Coupled with the recent trouble caused by Su Meimei, including hospital visits and seeing a psychiatrist, the money at hand was running out. Su Hongyu's job had just started, and his monthly salary was barely enough to hire a maid.
So Liu Rulan wanted to borrow some money from Su Yue's family in an emergency. It was awkward for women to talk about this, so she decided to call Su Yue directly. But after several calls, Su Yue didn't answer. "Strange..."
"Mom, what's wrong?" Su Hongyu asked. He had just seen his mother make several calls but not say a word. The calls must have gone unanswered.
"I called your uncle to borrow some money," Liu Rulan replied.
"Oh..." Su Hongyu fell silent. He was well - aware of his family's situation. If they didn't get some financial support, they might soon be in dire straits. "Didn't Uncle answer the phone?"
"Yeah."
"He's been busy recently. He has to work overtime every day for his grass - roots job. He must be swamped," Su Hongyu said. As a general manager, he occasionally heard some gossip from the female employees.
Liu Rulan looked at Su Hongyu. "Really?"
"Yeah."
Reluctantly, Liu Rulan dialed Qian Yingnan's number. There was no other way. No matter how much she didn't want to call, she had to. After trying for a while, a look of suspicion crossed her face. Su Yue's phone was unreachable, and now even Qian Yingnan's?
"Hongyu, I suspect that Su Yue's family might not like us anymore," Liu Rulan said.
"What do you mean?" Su Hongyu asked.
"..." Liu Rulan put down the phone, feeling annoyed.
Maybe it was because of Su Meimei, or perhaps it was due to the previous attempt to frame Su Yue. Now their whole family seemed to be ostracizing her! Well done! The so - called family affection was so fragile!
The next day
Liu Rulan brought some homemade food to the psychiatric department. The hospital director led her to a ward and pointed at the girl sitting blankly on the bed. "Your daughter's condition is still not good. It's a psychological problem, and there's not much we can do."
"Isn't the psychiatrist helpful?" Liu Rulan asked.
"She doesn't cooperate at all. The psychiatrist is helpless," the director shrugged and said helplessly. "If she doesn't let it go, she'll be like this for the rest of her life."
"..." Su Meimei was so proud. How could she tolerate this? How could she get out of this on her own after such a thing happened? "Anyway, you have to find a way to cure my daughter!"
"Of course!" The director nodded. "But... Madam, about the cost..."
Liu Rulan frowned slightly, but still said boldly, "Don't you know I'm from the Su family? Do you think I can't afford it? Just cure my daughter."
The director nodded repeatedly. "Yes, yes, I understand."
Liu Rulan took one last look at Su Meimei's back and left reluctantly. She didn't dare to go in because the director had said that Su Meimei was on guard against everyone. Whoever went in would be bitten by her without a second thought.
Walking out of the cold psychiatric department, Liu Rulan looked up at the overcast sky. "It's going to rain soon..." The weather was exactly like her mood! The cost of the psychiatric department was not to be underestimated. She had to find a way to get some money.
...
When Qian Yingnan woke up from her afternoon nap, she saw several missed calls on her phone. All of them were from Liu Rulan. Qian Yingnan sneered. What did she want?
Just then, Su Ziqi walked in from outside. Qian Yingnan immediately called him. "Ziqi!"
"What's up?"
"Did your aunt call you today?" Qian Yingnan asked.
"Aunt?" Su Ziqi thought for a moment. "Didn't you tell me not to talk to her? I blocked her number."
Hearing this, a smile appeared on Qian Yingnan's face. "Oh, okay, okay, it's nothing."
Su Ziqi didn't say anything more and went upstairs directly.
Qian Yingnan looked at her phone. Well, she might as well block Liu Rulan's number too! That would solve everything!
At around nine o'clock in the evening, Su Yue walked in wearily and lay on the sofa with his eyes closed, pretending to rest. Qian Yingnan came over with a glass of water. "Husband, you must be tired. Here, drink some water. What would you like to eat?"
"Not hungry," Su Yue said, closing his eyes and finishing the water. He was so tired that all he wanted was to sleep. He had no appetite at all.
"Okay..." Qian Yingnan put the glass on the coffee table. "Did your sister - in - law call you today?"
"Call?" Su Yue thought for a while. "I've been so busy all day. I didn't have time to answer the phone." He wasn't that idle.
Qian Yingnan said, "Your sister - in - law called me and Ziqi today. She called me several times. I don't know what she wants."
Su Yue closed his eyes and said nothing. After a few minutes, he said, "Hongyu came to see me today."
"Oh? What happened?" Qian Yingnan asked curiously.
"He hinted that he wanted to borrow money from me," Su Yue said. "He said Meimei's health was not good and needed money for hospitalization." Hmph, did they think he was stupid? Su Meimei had already been sent to the psychiatric department. What hospitalization!
Qian Yingnan smiled. "He just didn't want to lose face. That's why he said that." Then she said seriously, "You didn't lend them the money, did you?"
"Do you think I'm that stupid?" Playing the family - card on him was useless. Besides, Su Meimei wasn't close to him. Why should he help her?
"Meimei was spoiled. Now that she's mentally ill, the money won't be able to cure her," Qian Yingnan said, pouting. "It would be a waste to spend money on her!"
Su Yue nodded. "Right! Hongyu didn't seem very eager either. When I refused to lend him the money, he didn't say anything." Maybe Su Hongyu also thought Su Meimei was incurable.
"Hey, they deserve it!" Who asked Su Kaiming's family to provoke them first?