Chapter 23 Only I Can Help Mom
Du Yanqi was startled, but quickly realized that it was her own mobile phone that made the sound.
She took out her phone and glanced at the caller ID.
Dr. Liu.
Du Yanqi bit his lip lightly, hesitated for a moment, and pressed to answer.
"Xiao Du, I'm Dr. Liu. Have you eaten yet?"
The image of Dr. Liu appeared in Du Ruoqi's mind: a chubby middle-aged man in his 40s, wearing a white lab coat stretched out in an amazing arc on his stomach; when he smiled, his eyes narrowed into slits, and he had three chins and a face. There seems to be sweat that can never be wiped off on his face; he wears thick spectacles and looks simple and gentle. When talking, he likes to run his fingers through his thinning hair.
Taken together, the impression it gives is two words: greasy.
"Hello, Dr. Liu, I've already eaten." Du Yanqi hurriedly greeted him.
"Xiao Du, that's right," Dr. Liu said in a peaceful and kind voice, "I just wanted to tell you that your mother's hospital bills have not been paid for last month, and then this month's hospital bills should also be settled, you see, Would you like to come over sometime and wrap it up?"
Du Ruoqi bit his lip and begged, "Wait a few more days, Dr. Liu, I don't have enough money now!"
Dr. Liu sighed and smiled: "Xiao Du, Xiao Du, I'm not forcing you, but after all, our sanatorium is not a public welfare organization, and we have to take care of our own profits and losses. I am more sympathetic to your family's situation. As for the dean, I can reduce or exempt some fees for you, and give you more time. But, I'm just a little director, so it's hard to help you!"
Du Ruoqi felt his nose was sour, and some salty liquid was about to come out of his eyes. She quickly rubbed her eyes and continued to plead: "Dr. Liu, please help, wait a few more days, and after the New Year, I will definitely collect enough money!"
The other party thought about it for a moment, "Okay, let's wait until the end of the New Year. However, if I still don't get the money after the New Year, I have no choice but to ask you to take your mother back!"
"I know, I have a way, and I will get the money soon!"
After hanging up the phone, Du Rongqi stayed on the spot for a while, and unknowingly, her face burst into tears.
When the cold wind blows, the tears become cold.
"Mom..." Du Ranqi lowered his head and wiped away his tears, walking blankly.
In the past few days, she asked her second brother Du Caige for pocket money three times, with a total of 600 yuan. Can only get 40. There are 30 days in a month, and it is only 1,200 yuan, and it is not a daily settlement. It will be settled at the end of the month.
The mother's monthly hospital fees, nursing fees, and maintenance of basic treatment costs are at least more than 6,200 yuan.
Sometimes, the mother's condition worsens, and some more expensive medicines are used, and the cost will increase significantly.
With such a big gap, she didn't know what to do.
Before, she had secretly sold all of her mother's jewelry, and the money from the sale lasted until last month. And now, it's really untenable.
Thinking of this, Du Rongqi felt hatred in his heart.
The second brother is so rich, but he is unwilling to take care of his mother. Although Mom did have a lot of things wrong in the beginning, you can't do this either!
Du Yanqi kicked a small stone on the side of the road hard.
The small stone rolled away, and Du Rongqi's anger subsided a little.
Mother.
My mother is a well-known beauty. When she was younger, she was recognized as the number one beauty among the staff and family members of the Magic Academy of Music.
But her character and three views... are really a big problem.
Admiration for vanity, high and low, money first, hypocrisy... It can be said that the three views are not right.
When a quarrel broke out, it was a storm, scolding the street like a shrew.
Dad is recognized as a good-natured, talented, considerate and sincere man. It is said that he was the dream lover of countless beautiful girls when he was young.
When he got married, I don't know how many hearts were broken.
Later, his ex-wife died of illness, and he was still carrying an oil bottle, but there were still many beautiful women who wanted to marry him, but his mother snatched them in the end.
Even in his 40s and 50s, there are often beautiful female students who try their best to give him a hug, but Dad is an honest man, never giving anyone any chance, and never gossip.
When he was in elementary school, Du Ruiqi saw with his own eyes several times that a beautiful female student came to the door, excused himself for advice, and gave his father all kinds of names and hints, but his father rudely refused on the spot.
It is such a good-natured and decent father, but many times he said that he could not stand his mother and wanted to divorce.
Usually parents quarrel, children mostly side with the mother.
But in the Du family, most of the reason for the parents' quarrels is the mother's unreasonable quarrel. During the quarrel, the father always bowed his head to smoke and bear it in silence, while the mother's mouth burst into a sharp high-pitched voice, bursting with machine gun fire. All kinds of swear words that are hard to hear.
Faced with such a situation, the three children of the Du family tend to sympathize with their father and hate their mother.
Mother Du is really a difficult person to deal with and to be liked.
Du Yanqi knew very well that the eldest brother and the second brother didn't like his mother.
Even herself, she hates her mother more often than she likes it.
My mother is domineering, unreasonable, and mean to others. Her shortcomings, except for her beauty, have almost no advantages...
But anyway, she's a mother.
No matter what mistakes she made or what nasty things she did, the second brother shouldn't ignore her.
It's normal for the eldest brother to hate his mother. After all, he is not his mother's biological child. He is the child of his father's ex-wife.
But the second brother is the mother's biological ah.
Although my mother does a lot of things wrong... But who doesn't know that she loves you so much?
Although... Du Yanqi vaguely knew that his father's death was related to his mother. The second brother ignored his mother because of this.
But Mom didn't mean to hurt Dad.
Dad had a heart problem. After "that incident" happened, he had several attacks of anger, and then unfortunately he went to the hospital once. My mother was also stimulated. She washed her face in tears all day long, muttered to herself, and when she got closer to listen, she could hear what her mother said was all self-blame.
When she was out of control, she would slap herself so hard that she slapped her cheeks high and swollen.
Before long, she became insane.
In Du Ruoqi's view, even though her mother had made a big mistake, even if she was wrong in every possible way, she had already atoneed for herself.
Even though my mother used to be a very annoying person, she is now just a grizzled, haggard little old lady with a slightly hunched back and gloomy eyes. Crazy, incoherent.
How hateful she was in the past, how pitiful she looks now.
Now, the eldest brother is still in prison, and the second brother ignores his mother.
Only I can help my mother.
No matter what, I have to think of a way to raise money as soon as possible to pay my mother's hospital bills.
You can't really get your mom kicked out of a nursing home.