Gong's mother knew their family was large, and the hospital was probably too noisy, so she nodded and let Mingxia lead them away.
Once they stepped out of the inpatient building, the eldest brother, who looked honest and kind-hearted, spoke up first.
"Little sister, didn't you come back just yesterday? Why did you rent a house?"
After Mingxia explained, they couldn't help but exclaim in shock.
"Three hundred yuan a month? That's a robbery! And you still rented it?"
The sister-in-law was slightly overweight, and her smile appeared friendly and amiable, but when she spoke about spending three hundred yuan on renting such a house, she was the most agitated. Her voice even rose several pitches, leading Mingxia to think to herself, I'm spending my own money, not yours, so what's there to be so excited about?
In the subsequent conversation, Mingxia could tell that this family, despite not being close-knit, each had their own concerns.
