Back to 1984: Earning Money, Raising Kids, and Keeping the Household Busy

Chapter 287 Ma Cuihua is dead

"Why didn't you contact me? Didn't I tell you to contact me if you needed anything?" An Meihua persisted.

The nurse also lost her temper, "Family member, we did try to contact you, but we couldn't reach you. Someone provided her children's contact information, so we definitely had to notify the family. The hospital's procedures are all compliant and legal. Please calm down."

In addition, we notified the family to come and claim the body after the patient's death, but no one has come yet. If it's convenient, please come and claim the body. If you have any doubts about the cause of death, you can apply for a forensic examination.

This matter has nothing to do with the hospital. Rather than letting them cause trouble, we should give them the choice. They are upright and have nothing to fear.

An Meihua's feverish mind slowly came to its senses, and she asked tremblingly, "What procedures do I need to sign to claim a body?"

The nurse pondered for a moment and said, "It's about the billing and explanations, and things like that."

When An Meihua heard that she had to pay money, she panicked and slipped away when the nurse wasn't looking, running all the way back to the Liu family home.

The Liu family's gate was locked, so no one was home.

She asked her neighbor next door.

Li San's mother, with her big mouth, blurted out everything: "Last night she went out with two men and didn't come back. She kept cursing and calling Jiajia an ingrate. I think she's just sick."

When An Meihua thought of what the nurse had said, her heart sank to the bottom. She really couldn't stay in this house anymore. Fortunately, her daughter still had a place to stay.

Thinking of this, An Meihua quickly opened the door and went inside. After closing the courtyard gate, she rushed back to her room to pack her luggage.

Just as Liu Jiajia had said, the room was ransacked. Judging from the traces, it was clear that the perpetrator was very rude and acting out of spite.

An Meihua grew angrier the more she thought about it. She turned around and went to the room where Ma Cuihua used to live. From a few broken pickle jars under the bed, she took out a tightly wrapped plastic bag containing Ma Cuihua's savings, which should have been more than five thousand yuan.

Most of this money came from her vegetable sales and the living expenses she gave to Ma Cuihua, which Ma Cuihua painstakingly saved up.

After taking the money, she restored the room to its original state, packed her luggage, and quickly left the Liu family's house.

It's as if they've never been back.

Liu Li didn't return until almost dark. She hadn't changed her clothes, her hair was a mess, and she was walking unsteadily. Something seemed wrong with her.

Just as Li San's mother was about to go out, she bumped into her in the yard, immediately turned away in disgust, and slammed the yard gate shut.

Liu Li didn't care at all, or rather, she didn't care about other people's opinions.

He opened the yard and saw that the house was dark, so he got angry and kicked over the soil-filled flowerpot in the corner, cursing and swearing.

I don't know how much time had passed when there was a knock on the door.

Thinking it was An Meihua returning, she went to open the door while cursing, "Are you dead? Believe it or not?"

He was only halfway through his sentence when he realized that Liu Yongguo and Xu Manzhi were standing at the door.

"Why is it you guys? Where's An Meihua?" Liu Li asked impatiently, her tone particularly harsh.

Xu Manzhi rolled her eyes, too lazy to talk to her. Liu Yongguo asked, "Didn't the hospital call you? Where is Mom's body?"

They rushed back to handle Ma Cuihua's funeral.

Liu Li turned her head impatiently, "An Meihua handled all these things, how would I know?"

Liu Yongguo immediately flew into a rage, grabbing Liu Li by the collar. "So you're just going to ignore it? Liu Li, are you even human?"

Liu Li curled her lips in a mocking smile and forcefully broke free. "You dare to say I'm not human? You're Mom's eldest son, and you don't even care about her, so why should I be filial? I've been home with Mom for so many years, where have you been?"

Liu Yongguo was speechless after being scolded. He clenched his fists and turned around abruptly to look at Xu Manzhi. "Give me the phone, I'll ask." Xu Manzhi rummaged through her bag and found an old-fashioned mobile phone.

Liu Yongguo dialed the hospital's number and learned that Ma Cuihua's body was still in the morgue.

A chill ran down his spine, and he pressed, "Isn't anyone going to deal with this?"

The nurse shook her head. "A woman came by earlier, and when she learned that the deceased's children didn't care, she ran away too."

Liu Yongguo felt a mouthful of blood stuck in his throat, and he turned around and staggered towards the hospital.

Xu Manzhi quickly followed.

After a series of signings and payments, the couple finally saw Ma Cuihua, who died with her eyes wide open in disbelief.

Liu Yongguo immediately knelt down and wailed, “Mom! Mom! Your son is unfilial, your son has come to take you away! You have worked hard all your life, now that you are gone, don’t linger. I will take good care of your funeral arrangements.”

After all that fuss, Ma Cuihua finally closed her eyes.

The people in the morgue all breathed a sigh of relief and helped load the body into the car to send it back to Liu Yongguo.

The next step is to set up the mourning hall and notify relatives, friends, and neighbors to come and help.

But very few people actually come to visit. Back when Liu Yongming was still alive, the Liu family was so prosperous. Even when Ma Cuihua celebrated her birthday, neighbors would come over for noodles.

These days, only a few people show up for funerals, and they're the kind who have no choice but to come.

Liu Yongguo was heartbroken and wept bitterly at Ma Cuihua's funeral.

Liu Li also cried, but she wasn't crying for Ma Cuihua; she was crying because An Meihua had really run away, and no one would give her money anymore.

The funeral ended hastily.

Afterwards, Liu Yongguo stopped Liu Li and asked her to share the funeral expenses and the medical expenses that Ma Cuihua owed. All of these things had invoices, so Liu Li couldn't shirk her responsibilities.

However, she was not a good person to begin with. Even with the written agreement right in front of her, she could ignore it and still point at Liu Yongguo and scold him for being unfilial.

The siblings had a very ugly argument, and Xu Manzhi didn't tolerate Liu Li's behavior. She immediately tried to kick Liu Li out, saying, "Let me tell you, this house originally belonged to us. We let you live here because of Mom's status when she was alive, but now that Mom is dead, we're taking the house back. Get out of here right now!"

Liu Li was stunned. She stubbornly argued with Xu Manzhi, and the argument even escalated to the point of physical violence.

Xu Manzhi called the police immediately. When the police arrived, they presented the original agreement signed by Ma Cuihua and various fees, making it very clear that Liu Li either had to get out or pay them.

Although the police officer looked down on everyone, Xu Manzhi had a valid reason and evidence, so he could only handle the matter officially.

Liu Li kept making excuses and refused to pay or leave.

In front of the police, Xu Manzhi threw all of her belongings out, saying righteously, "Her behavior constitutes encroachment on a private residence, and it's only right that I kick her out! If she doesn't leave, I'll beat her to death!"

Since Xu Manzhi didn't take any action, the police couldn't really do anything.

Liu Li was on the other end, hysterically breaking down and screaming.

Liu Yongguo watched indifferently the whole time, without saying a word.

The final result was naturally that Liu Li was kicked out of the Liu family's old house.

Once the courtyard gate is closed, the world becomes quiet.