Back to the 70s: My Childhood Sweetheart Spoils Me Rotten

Chapter 612 - 613: Wake Up

Zhang Lan has awakened, and this news quickly spread within the Gong Family.

Gong Ruini and Gong Ruwen sighed in relief. Although leaving was quite normal, especially since Cai Meina was nearing her due date, they had come here this time specifically to visit Zhang Lan.

But now Zhang Lan hadn’t even woken up, walking away just like that felt a bit wrong.

Did their worries and prayers move God? Zhang Lan actually woke up, which made Gong Ruini incredibly happy.

Of course, thinking about how Zhang Lan’s condition would be after waking up was beyond Gong Ruini’s thoughts.

Gong Ruini hurriedly brought Gong Jiaming to the hospital, expecting a crowd, and was surprised to find only the three Gong brothers and Miao Cuihua, one daughter-in-law, besides a nanny hired to care for Zhang Lan.

Really? Zhang Lan woke up, and Gong Xiaoyu still hadn’t shown up? Isn’t the eldest grandson going a bit too far?

After a moment of surprise, Gong Ruini wheeled Gong Jiaming inside. Even though this grandson wasn’t really favored by Zhang Lan and hardly cared, at least he received a somewhat decent welcome compared to the absolute cold shoulder Gong Ruini would get.

In any case, to prevent Zhang Lan from getting too emotional and having her blood vessels burst again, Gong Ruini was still quite cautious.

Zhang Lan was truly going crazy. She didn’t expect that after what felt like a nap, she would wake up only to find out she had a cerebral hemorrhage, a condition not unfamiliar to her.

Back when Gong Dajiang suffered this illness, he was left completely paralyzed in bed. Zhang Lan, being one of the affected, knew exactly how his life turned out.

Just the thought of her future life made Zhang Lan’s face turn pale.

"I, I, I, don’t want to live."

"Mom, you have to live." Among everyone present, Gong Qiang was the one most eager for Zhang Lan to stay alive. Since Zhang Lan went to the hospital, Gong Qiang realized how inconvenient life was at home without a female presence.

For instance, there was no one to clean the house, no one to cook, and more importantly, money seemed to disappear too quickly.

"Mom, live well, we all hired a nanny for you. Don’t worry, Mom, you’ll definitely be fine." Gong Zheng sighed in his heart, seeing his mother’s bewildered expression, realizing she recalled their father’s past.

Gong Zheng really wanted to say, "Mom, if you knew you’d end up like Dad, wouldn’t you avoid doing something foolish?"

If Dad had survived, wouldn’t things at home be more stable, at least preventing the chaos it is now?

Hiring someone to care for her? Really? Zhang Lan’s eyes brightened. Her previous worries revolved around the idea that she would pass away soon.

Now that someone would care for her, she felt she could live longer. If it were Gong Qiang who said this, Zhang Lan might not believe it; she wasn’t foolish, knowing Gong Qiang had no money and wouldn’t agree to hire someone.

"Still, you, are, good." Zhang Lan thought her youngest son was still the best. Unfortunately, no one seemed to appreciate him. The Wu Family was completely unreasonable, considering a divorce since Gong Zheng was not flourishing at the moment. Did they consider whether their daughter would find a better man after a divorce?

Another credit to Gong Zheng, "It was my suggestion, otherwise, eldest brother and little brother four said the family would take turns caring for her." Gong Zhuang didn’t mind whether he got the credit, but seeing Zhang Lan look at Gong Zheng as the filial son annoyed him.

What frustrated Gong Zhuang more was Gong Zheng’s way of neither denying nor admitting, always sneaking off with the credit with this trick.

Gong Qiang was equally annoyed that after little brother four exploited him, he was still trying to gain favor with Zhang Lan.

Gong Qiang wasn’t foolish. If Mom hadn’t woken up, the division would have happened sooner, but now that Mom was awake, if Gong Zheng could coax her well, wouldn’t he end up taking the house? The house was currently divided into four parts, one part belonged to Gong Zheng.

Although this let Gong Zhuang take the credit, Gong Qiang didn’t care. No matter how successful third brother was, his words were always harsh, often arguing with their mother, who was unlikely to favor him.

Ah, it was Gong Zhuang’s idea? Zhang Lan, though a bit disappointed, wasn’t too upset. After all, hiring help required money.

Among the four sons, Gong Zhuang was the only one with money, "You, you’re, good."

Zhang Lan realized her situation wasn’t good and needed Gong Zhuang’s strong support. If one day Gong Zhuang was unwilling to pay for help, wouldn’t she end up worse than her late husband?

Calling him good? Gong Zhuang was genuinely touched to the point of tears; after all, their mother had hardly ever praised him growing up, making this truly rare. Though maybe his mother was overthinking a bit.

"It’s okay, it’s okay, Mom, rest assured, after deducting your pension, the rest is paid by Gong Zheng and me, and after learning about it, my second brother would also contribute five dollars a month."

"After all, we wronged his family back then, and now he doesn’t want any family property, can’t expect him to contribute much."

"Although Big Brother isn’t contributing money, in the future you and your caretaker’s meals will be covered by Big Brother." Gong Zhuang wasn’t like Gong Zheng; even when it wasn’t his doing, he wouldn’t flat-out take the credit unashamedly.

Boom, Zhang Lan almost fainted; she didn’t expect this arrangement, "Your, your elder brother, brother, no money."

"Doesn’t matter if he doesn’t have money, he can sell his share of the house." Gong Zheng bluntly said.

"Actually, I thought it’d be better if Big Brother could take care of you, then we could give the money to Big Brother, but Big Brother wasn’t willing."

Ha, aligning Big Brother with Gong Zhuang’s side, don’t blame him for being unkind.

"Why would I sell my share? I knew you weren’t a good person." Hearing little brother four’s blunt words, Gong Qiang was grateful he had his guard up; otherwise, he wouldn’t even know when this brother sold him out.

"What makes me a bad person." Gong Zheng watched Gong Qiang jump up again, feeling a headache; he didn’t understand why what he said made Big Brother so agitated.

"I mean, Big Brother, you’re not penniless; you have considerable assets." Gong Zheng didn’t believe Gong Qiang was broke; most of their parents’ savings went to him, he wasn’t doing anything; how could he have no money?

"You’re calculating against me." Currently, life was not going well for Gong Qiang; even if he had assets, he wouldn’t admit it.

Gong Zhuang didn’t know how Zhang Lan felt; all he knew was that he was on the brink of collapse.