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Just then, the door of the ward was pushed open, and a nurse walked
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“Vanessa, it’s time to pay the fee, when are you guys gonna pay it?”
Vanessa and Naima both looked at Johanna.
Johanna felt a sinking feeling in her heart, realizing they were asking her to pay. Her smile on her face was a bit forced, but she went
anyway.
Vanessa praised in the ward, “My eldest daughter–in–law is so filial. When I went to the city, she spent money to let me stay in the most expensive and best hotel.”
Johanna came back after paying the fee, and was thinking of finding a hostel to rest for a while.
Vanessa grabbed her hand and said with a smile, “Johanna, since you’re here, shouldn’t you give me Theron’s salary too?”
Johanna’s face changed slightly and her smile looked a bit forced. She gently withdrew her hand, trying to keep her voice soft.
“Mom, in the past Theron was alone, giving you his salary was the right thing to do.” She deliberately touched her belly, “But now… you also know, my belly is getting bigger day by day, and there will be more expenses after the baby is born.”
Vanessa’s smile disappeared in an instant, and she had a big frown on her face.
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“When you were in the army, eating in the canteen, staying in the dormitory, what money did you spend? You spend money recklessly, I don’t spend this money either, isn’t it all saved for you! Isn’t this for your own good!”
Johanna pursed her lips, “Mom, it’s not…”
Vanessa’s eyes were red again, “Theron has always been giving me his salary as a filial gesture, and you just came in and wanted to cut off my money. Lizzie never stopped him from giving me money before…”
Johanna’s smile was starting to fade a bit – Lizzie didn’t care, it wasn’t her who didn’t marry Theron or become a housekeeper!
“I and Theron could eat in the cafeteria, but the kids couldn’t, I also needed to take care of my health.”
“Now the kids are still so young, do they really need that much nutrition? Johanna, you can’t just get married and change like that. Lizzie always gives extra money during the holidays.”
Johanna was so angry that she almost bit her teeth off and had to swallow it down!
If she liked Lizzie, why did she have to break up with her!
Although thinking like this, Johanna still gritted her teeth, took out another twenty from her wallet, and handed it to Vanessa.
“Mom, you hold onto these first, wait until next month…”
Vanessa took the money and her face softened a bit, “Well, I’m not trying to make things difficult for you. Both of you have salaries, so if you’re not around to serve us, it’s good to give a little extra to Theron’s siblings so they won’t be unhappy. It’s important to have a good relationship between siblings.”
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Theron was her pride when he was away, but being a soldier was dangerous. If Theron was gone, she still needed to have money on her to feel safe.
Johanna felt really suffocated in her chest and didn’t want to stay any longer. “Mom, I… I’m a bit tired, I want to go back and rest for a while.”
She made an excuse and left, Vanessa got what she wanted and didn’t keep her. Instead, she thought, “Theron got demoted, for sure he also got a pay cut.” How can she get the same amount of allowance next month.
Johanna also had a job, she was making the same amount of money as before, so it should be fine, right? No, she had a job, she should be paid more.
Walking out of the ward, Johanna breathed a sigh of relief and went to the post office to call Theron.
The phone was answered, and Johanna couldn’t help but complain, “Theron, the baby is about to be born, and she’s asking me to pay again and again. I’m not unwilling to pay, but she’s taking all the money. What are we going to do in the future?”
She was really upset, she knew Theron used to give fifty to the family every month, but now he got demoted, only fifty a month, and she lost her job, really can’t make it.
On the phone, Theron frowned, “My mom was right, we don’t need to spend much money since our food and accommodation are all provided by the military.”
Theron was filial. Back when Lizzie was just his girlfriend, not his wife yet, he didn’t have to worry about taking care of her all the time. She didn’t spend much of his money either, so he could give most of
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his salary to his parents. After all, as the eldest son, he couldn’t be by his parents‘ side to take care of them, so it was only right to give more
money.
