B5SB -Chapter 356 Fairness

Gu Yihan followed Lu Huailin closely into the bedroom, glancing at Mother Lu lying on the bed.

Looking at the neatly made bed and the faint fragrance in the air, she could tell that Lu’s eldest sister took good care of their mother.

Lu Huailin leaned down close to his mother’s ear and whispered, “Mom.”

Mother Lu opened her eyes, glanced at him faintly, and struggled to say two words: “Money… please.”

Lu Huailin froze for a moment. He hadn’t expected that the first thing his mother would ask for when she saw him was money.

After a brief silence, he spoke: “Mom, if you need anything, or if there’s anything you want to eat, just tell me. I can buy it and bring it to you.”

Mother Lu had rented her house with her own money, and she still had a pension. But in her current condition, she couldn’t go out to shop by herself.

If he gave her money, it would just end up subsidizing Lu’s eldest brother.

Lu Huailin felt he wasn’t foolish enough to volunteer to be taken advantage of.

Seeing Lu Huailin refuse, their mother’s face twisted in an instant, her expression becoming fierce. She slanted her mouth and struggled to shout, “Ungrate…ful…son.”

At that moment, Lu’s eldest sister entered carrying a porcelain basin. Hearing their mother’s words, she thought her mother was scolding Lu Huailin for not visiting often enough.

She hurried forward, smiling as she explained: “Mom, little brother’s work is special, he’s usually busy, that’s why he can’t come see you in time.”

Then her gaze fell on Lu Huailin, and she smiled: “See, whenever he has time, he buys lots of things to come check on you.”

Gu Yihan shot a glance at Lu’s eldest sister, a sarcastic smile on her face.

“Big sister, mom said he’s unfilial because Huailin refused to give her money.”

She paused, then let her gaze fall on Lu’s eldest brother and Fang Yi at the doorway, sneering coldly: “Mom used to be able to run and jump, spend her pension of over forty bucks a month, and she couldn’t even spend it all. Now, lying in bed unable to move, her pension is suddenly not enough?”

What a joke. Anyone unaware might think this couple treated Mother Lu like an ATM.

Whenever there was conflict, it was always about money, and only money.

Lu’s eldest sister’s eyes flickered with displeasure at Gu Yihan’s words. She felt that Gu Yihan was overstepping.

Lu Huailin earns the money; if their mother wants it, Gu Yihan should hand it over—this is what a dutiful daughter-in-law should do.

Not stand there, making sly jabs at Lu’s eldest brother and Fang Yi.

Lu’s eldest sister looked at Lu Huailin, expressionless. After thinking for a moment, she smiled: “Little brother, mom’s a bit confused now. Don’t take her words to heart.”

Lu Huailin shook his head: “Big sister, thank you for taking care of mom here.”

Lu’s eldest sister placed the porcelain basin on the chair by the bed and wrung out a towel. Carefully, she wiped their mother’s face and hands, smiling as she said: “You’re so busy, little brother. You don’t need to come see mom so often.”

Then she glanced at Gu Yihan, standing to the side, and said flatly: “Let Xiao Han come by a couple of times more to make up for it, let her show filial piety to mom.”

Gu Yihan’s face turned cold immediately. Well, well, Big Sister really thinks she’s a pushover to be squeezed and twisted at will.

Lu Huailin stopped Gu Yihan, who wanted to step forward and argue, and looked at his eldest sister:

“Big sister, does Big Brother and his wife live here with mom?”

Lu’s eldest sister saw that Lu Huailin wasn’t playing along and glared at him, sounding annoyed: “Mom lives here, of course they do.”

Seeing Gu Yihan standing there like a wooden post, offering no help at all, she felt a surge of anger.

Thinking of Fang Yi’s words about Gu Yihan being selfish, stingy, unfilial, and indifferent to their mother, she couldn’t help herself. She threw the towel she was holding at Gu Yihan.

Coldly, she said: “Usually, it’s Huaixu’s wife who wipes mom’s body and massages her.

“To be fair, Since my sister-in-law is here today, she can help wipe mom’s body.”

Lu’s eldest brother and Fang Yi exchanged glances, their lips twitching upward in amusement. As long as Lu’s eldest sister and Lu Huailin clashed, they could benefit.

Gu Yihan looked down at the towel on the floor, then lifted her eyes and glared at Lu’s eldest sister. She sneered: “When mom gave birth to you, did she leave your brain inside the womb?”

Lu’s eldest sister froze for a moment, not understanding the meaning behind Gu Yihan’s words. Looking at her mocking expression, she didn’t need to ask—she knew it wasn’t anything nice.

“Big sister, is my sister-in-law calling you brainless?” Fang Yi covered her mouth, laughing, and interjected.

Lu Huailin glanced at the gloating Fang Yi, his eyes narrowing slightly.

After a moment, he stepped over to his wife, bent down, and picked up the towel. With one strong toss, he threw it into the basin, splashing water everywhere.

“Ah…”

Water splashed onto Mother Lu’s face. She grimaced and cried out in discomfort.

Seeing Lu Huailin openly protect Gu Yihan, Lu’s eldest sister’s face turned cold.

“Huai Xu, what do you mean by this?”

“Big sister, what do you think I mean?”

Frowning, Lu’s eldest sister said coldly: “A daughter-in-law showing filial piety to her mother-in-law is only right and proper.”

Lu Huailin gave her a sharp glance and couldn’t help but sneer: “Big sister, just mind your own business. As for my wife, you have no right to control her.”

Lu’s eldest sister paled, looking at Lu Huailin in disbelief.

Seeing her lose face, Fang Yi quickly chimed in with a laugh: “Huailin, that’s not right. Big sister is our eldest sister. The old saying goes, the eldest sister is like a mother. Of course she has the right to manage your wife.”

Gu Yihan couldn’t help but snort with laughter, glancing at Fang Yi: “Sister-in-law, mom’s still alive, you know.”

Lu Huailin shot a glance at his eldest sister, whose face was ashen.

Returning to the previous topic: “Big sister, this house is rented for mom to live in, not for Big Brother and his wife.”

“Lu Huailin, what do you mean?” Lu’s eldest brother couldn’t pretend to be oblivious and shouted angrily.

Lu Huailin held his wife’s hand, glanced at his eldest brother coldly, and said with a trace of indifference: “You tell me, what do you think I mean? You live in a house I rent, spending mom’s pension, and still try to scheme against my wife? Do you think I’m blind?”

He knew well that without these two troublemakers, Lu’s eldest sister wouldn’t have been giving orders to Gu Yihan for no reason.

Lu’s eldest brother’s chest heaved in anger. He couldn’t argue, since he was indeed receiving mom’s pension.

Fang Yi stepped forward, smiling to smooth things over: “Huailin, we live here to make it convenient to take care of mom.”

Lu Huailin didn’t even glance at her. Instead, he turned to his eldest sister, coldly saying: “Big sister, weren’t you the one talking about fairness? From now on, when you and Big Brother take care of mom, my wife and I won’t come. Of course, when my wife and I take care of mom, you and Big Brother don’t need to come either.”

Saying this, he took his wife’s hand and left, not giving his eldest sister a chance to respond.

Before leaving, he added one last statement: “As for the rent, I won’t be paying for the next two years.”