Chapter 121 - Chapter 121: Chapter 121: Receiving the News (2/2)

“I see her looking fine with no issues. Why waste silver going into The City to fetch a doctor? She’s getting too delicate! In a peasant family like ours, when we get a little sick, we endure it and it’ll pass. Look at who goes to The City to fetch a doctor for every little ailment. Besides, your wife isn’t suffering from anything serious; I see that her complexion is quite healthy. Fourth child, you can’t spoil your wife like this; you’ll end up spoiling her beyond all rules,” Mrs. Yang said earnestly, showing her dissatisfaction with her daughter-in-law in every word.

Even though the person in front of him was his birth mother, Han Yu felt uncomfortable hearing this. His mother’s words were unbalanced. He saw for himself how his wife treated his mother. After the robbery at home that injured her, his wife had not hesitated to take silver from her private savings to pay for her mother-in-law’s medical expenses.

And it wasn’t just that. His wife also bought tonics and stewed soups, which were the only reasons why his mother had recuperated so well. Now that the incident was over, it was one thing for his mother to forget her kindness, but when it came to his wife feeling unwell and fetching a doctor, his mother had those words to say. Not to mention that his wife did far more on a daily basis. Even he felt hurt by his mother’s words, let alone his wife.

Although Han Yu felt indignant for his wife, the woman in front of him was his birth mother, and the relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law was never easy. Han Yu did not want to create more discord between them, so he tried to reply in a gentle voice.

“Mother, when Doctor Lin treated Wenyue last time, he stressed that if she felt unwell at all, I should immediately fetch him. The doctor wouldn’t have left such instructions without reason, we should listen to the doctor.”

“Fourth child, how can you be so foolish to believe what the doctor says? Your wife’s injuries were just minor, but he made it sound so serious. She lies in bed all day doing nothing, just like a rich lady. I think that doctor just wants to make more silver, that’s why he said that.”

Mrs. Yang was against Han Yu fetching a doctor, but Han Yu was adamant: “Mother…”

Han Yu wanted to say more, but Su Wenyue interrupted him. She had emerged from the room without him realizing and clearly had heard everything spoken before. Mrs. Yang felt momentarily embarrassed.

“Husband, I’m fine, there’s no discomfort. There’s no need for a doctor. Though I grew up pampered by my Father and Mother, I’m not that delicate. Mother-in-law is right, it’s just a minor injury. How could it be so serious? Moreover, it’s almost fully healed now, and we shouldn’t waste the silver!”

Su Wenyue spoke with a pleasant demeanor, but Mrs. Yang unmistakably heard a hint of sarcasm and coldness in her words. Her complexion became somewhat sheepish. She didn’t want to be the wicked mother-in-law but couldn’t help feeling angry, especially when her son seemed to forget his mother after getting a wife.

Han Yu knew his wife didn’t want to put him in a difficult position. He felt both guilty and gratified, but seeing that his wife indeed looked relatively healthy and not wanting to cause a rift with his mother at that moment, did not insist further. He thought that he would secretly invite the doctor when the opportunity arose, as he wouldn’t feel reassured otherwise. In his heart, his wife’s health was of utmost importance.

Su Hengxuan knew that Han Yu had caught Zhang Qing and Jiang Chunlan and made a special trip to the Han Family. But it wasn’t just for this matter. People from the Su Family had extensive connections; although the Government had not announced certain news yet, he had already received the information and had specifically come to discuss it with Han Yu.