1970s: A hot-tempered wife who accompanied a soldier to the military compound and made a fortune.

Chapter 291 Anyway, since the family hasn't separated, there's nothing that can be done even if the second wife has objections.
The anesthesia had worn off by now, and although she was dazed, she could still hear Qiu Shaohu's voice. She asked weakly, "Is it a boy or a girl?"

Qiu Shaohu leaned closer to her: "It's a girl."

Zhang Shanmei wasn't too disappointed when she heard it was a girl. After all, her first child was a son, so having a daughter would be good, and she could have a son and a daughter. But thinking about how much suffering this child had caused her, almost costing her her life, she still felt some resentment: "Where's the baby?"

When she heard her ask about the child, Qiu's mother was afraid that her son would tell the truth and make her daughter-in-law worry again: "The child is fine. Your older brother and sister-in-law are taking care of him. You can rest assured."

Perhaps she was too tired, because when Zhang Shanmei heard that the child was alright, she closed her eyes again.

Once inside the ward, the nurse repeated the instructions to me, saying, "If you need anything, just call for help from the nurses' station."

After working so hard for so long, I had just breathed a sigh of relief when a nurse came over and asked, "Have you paid the fees we asked you to pay before?"

Uncle Qiu hurriedly pulled out the payment slip from his pocket: "Paid, paid, here's the slip."

While saying this, he was actually extremely nervous inside. After all, his daughter-in-law was bleeding and needed emergency treatment, and his granddaughter had been sent to the pediatric ward for treatment, which would likely require additional expenses.

As expected: "You know the current situation. With the child's expenses included, I'm afraid this money isn't enough. Do you want to pay again now, or do you want to pay the difference when the bill comes out tomorrow?"

Without even thinking, Uncle Qiu said, "I'll submit it when the form comes out tomorrow."

His subconscious thought was to procrastinate as long as possible.

After the nurse left, Qiu Shaohe took out some dry food: "Mom, eldest brother, second brother, you eat something first."

The group didn't stand on ceremony; after all that commotion, they were indeed starving.

After finishing one, Qiu Shaojiang took a few more in his hand: "Mom, I'm going to take some to Lihua at the pediatrics department." Aunt Qiu, who was chewing dry food, raised her hand and waved for him to go.

While eating, Aunt Qiu pondered the matter. Since her second daughter-in-law was alright, there was no need for so many people to stay here: "Father, since there's nothing else to do here, Lihua, Shaohu, and I will stay. You take the eldest and the third son back to work."

Uncle Qiu naturally understood his daughter-in-law's meaning. He wiped his face with some worry and lowered his voice, saying, "Grandma gave us fifty before, and we just paid another thirty. You heard what the nurse said earlier; I'm afraid we'll have to pay again."

Before he could finish speaking, Aunt Qiu asked, "How much money did Grandma give today?"

“When I went back, I said I still had to pay thirty, but Grandma said that we still needed to eat here, so she gave me an extra twenty yuan and also gave me the grain coupons that Shao Lan from the second wife had given her as a token of respect.”

"Then let's be frugal. Twenty yuan should be enough."

Uncle Qiu sighed softly, "I hope so. If it's still not enough, I'll be too embarrassed to ask my family for more money. Even the dowries for my children's weddings weren't this much. I'm afraid..."

He ultimately didn't say it.

Aunt Qiu naturally knew what he was thinking: "It's not like we did it on purpose, it's just something we couldn't help."

That's what she said, but she was really unhappy inside: "Anyway, we haven't separated the family, so even if the second branch has objections, there's nothing we can do."

Uncle Qiu sighed again: "If we hadn't talked about dividing the family property before, this would have been fine. But in half a month at most, the family is going to divide the property. If we empty the family's pockets at this time, it won't sound good."

(End of this chapter)