I replied, "Mom, I really have no money this time."
"I still have the wound from the surgery, and I'm not fully recovered."
"The doctor told me to rest well, and I can't work."
"I spent all my previous money on traveling."
When Mom saw this message, she got furious.
She scolded, "You ungrateful child!"
"Your dad and I raised you all this way, and you don't care about our well-being!"
"Your brother is lying in the hospital, and you don't care about him either!"
"Are you even human?"
Looking at the vicious messages from my Stepmother, I felt no emotion at all.
I replied, "Mom, I really have no money."
"If you don't believe me, there's nothing I can do."
Stepmother was infuriated: "Fine!"
"Just wait for me!"
The next morning, as soon as I woke up, I received a message from Stepmother.
She sent me thirty thousand yuan.
Then she retracted it.
I didn't know what she meant, so I didn't ask.
After all, it would be rude.
Sure enough, Sister-in-law started bombarding me with messages.
First, she sent me dozens of messages asking why I wasn't responding to her.
Then she sent me dozens more asking me to buy her cosmetics, a watch, a handbag...
She even said she would transfer the money to me.
I replied one by one that it was no problem; I would buy everything for her.
Seeing that I agreed, Sister-in-law quickly said, "Big sister, thank you."
"You are the best to me."
I smiled lightly and said nothing.
Of course, I would help her buy them.
After all, I am her older sister.
However, I will not unconditionally buy things for her like before.
What she wants must be exchanged for money.
During lunch, my Sister-in-law sent me a message.
"Big sister, when are you coming back home?"
"Xiao Xin misses you and keeps saying he wants to see you."
I replied, "I will go back tomorrow."
"Make sure Xiao Xin behaves; I bought him toys and clothes."
When Sister-in-law saw this message, she immediately retracted it.
I pretended to be confused and asked her what was wrong.
Sister-in-law hesitated and said, "Big sister, those toys and clothes must be expensive, right?
How about... you don't buy them for him?"
I laughed and said, "It's fine, they're not expensive."
"It's only a few tens of thousands."
"Xiao Xin is so cute; it's only right to spend some money on him."
Seeing my words, Sister-in-law quickly retracted again.
She smiled and said, "Then thank you, big sister."
"Big sister, you treat me the best."
In the afternoon, I went to the largest mall in the city.
I bought two sets of toys and two sets of clothes.
One set was for Liu Xiaoxin, and the other was for An Xin's child, Yang Yang.
I planned to go back to my parents' house first to check on them.
As soon as I reached the front door, I saw my Stepmother standing at the entrance with a cold face.
Clearly, she was angry because I hadn't sent money home.
The neighbors gathered around to watch the commotion.
They pointed at me and whispered among themselves.
"This Liu Cece really has no conscience."
"Her parents raised her up like this, and now that she's married, she doesn't care about them anymore."
"Yes, I also heard that her brother got hurt because of her, and she hasn't even come back to take a look."
"People like that are better off without."
Listening to the neighbors' discussions, I remained silent.
I parked the car at the entrance.
Then, I took out a wheelchair from the car.
The neighbors' eyes lit up when they saw the wheelchair.
I smiled slightly and asked, "Where's Dad?"
"I bought him a wheelchair."
"If his legs aren't good in the future, he can sit in the wheelchair and you all can push him out for a walk."
When Mom saw the wheelchair, her expression darkened further.
She frowned and said, "Why did you buy a wheelchair?"
"Your dad's legs are fine!"
I pretended to be surprised, "Oh?"
"Is that so?"
"I thought Dad's legs were also bad; I must have misunderstood."
"I also bought a lot of supplements for Dad, planning to take good care of him."
As I spoke, I took several gift boxes out of the car.
The neighbors' eyes widened when they saw the gift boxes in my hands.
"My goodness, is that Bird's Nest?"
"Liu Cece is really wealthy; she actually bought so much Bird's Nest for her dad."
"And there's Shark Fin and Abalone too!"
"This Liu Family is truly blessed."
Hearing the neighbors' praises, Mom's expression finally improved a bit.
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