Protagonist: 80-year-old Grandma Li
Grandma Li sat in her dimly lit room, looking out the window at the sunset. Her skin was wrinkled like withered leaves, clung to her bones, and her eyes were sunken, as if she could see the marks of time carved into her life. Her hands trembled, stroking her silver hair, her heart full of thoughts about the past and the future.
She is a strong woman who once gave everything for her family. When she was young, she married a hard-working man, worked hard together, and together created a warm home. However, as time passed, her husband died, and her children grew up and left home, her life became more and more lonely.
Now, she lives in a dilapidated cottage surrounded by silence. Every day, she would sit alone in front of the window and watch the outside world change. Her children have all started families and have their own lives. They would occasionally come to visit her, but most of the time, she spent it alone.
Despite her loneliness, Grandma Li never complained. She knows that this is a part of life, a reality that she has to face. However, in recent times, she has begun to feel physically weaker and weaker, often feeling exhausted. She knew that she was getting older and that her body had begun to age.
One
One morning, Grandma Li sat in front of the window as usual, looking at the world outside the window. Suddenly, she heard a cacophony of sounds. Curious, she walked out of the room and saw a group of people in overalls busy outside her house.
"What's going on?" asked Grandma Li as she walked up to a worker.
"Hello, Grandma. We're here to levy it. The worker replied.
"Why did my house have to be demolished?" asked Grandma Li in surprise.
"It's the decision from above. The place where your house is located is going to be urbanized. The worker explained.
Grandma Li was stunned. She never imagined that her house would be demolished. She remembered the years she had spent in this hut, the joys and sorrows of the past. This cottage is her memory, her everything.
A few days later, Grandma Li's sons learned of the expropriation, and they hurried to Grandma Li's house.
"Mom, we heard the house is going to be demolished. The eldest son Zhang Ming said.
"There's such a thing. Grandma Li replied calmly.
"Mom, how much does it cost?" asked the second son, Zhang Qiang.
"I don't know. Grandma Li shook her head.
"Mom, you don't have to worry. We'll help you find a new place to live, and you can live with a few of our brothers. The third son, Zhang Hua, said.
"Yes, Mom, I still have a vacant room at home, you can move to my house!" the eldest son Zhang Ming said hurriedly.
Fortunately, before Zhang Ming finished speaking, his second son Zhang Qiang also hurriedly said that he would live in their house.
Grandma Li looked at her three sons gratefully, thinking that they genuinely cared about her.
Grandma Li saw that her three sons wanted to let her live in their house, and she was also excited, thinking that her sons were very filial.
After some thought, Grandma Li made a decision. She decided to give all the compensation to her three sons. She knew they all needed the money to improve their lives. And herself, already old, doesn't need so much money anymore.
Two
The day of expropriation has finally arrived. Grandma Li stood in her hut and watched the workers move the furniture out one by one. Her heart was filled with endless sadness and loneliness. This cottage is everything to her, a sustenance for her memories and emotions.
Then Grandma Li moved to her eldest son Zhang Ming's house.
The eldest son Zhang Ming's family is also a large population, and his son has already married a wife and had children.
Although Grandma Li said that she has changed her new home, her life is not easy, except for the daily three meals a day, the eldest son Zhang Ming's family rarely takes care of Grandma Li.
After a long time, Grandma Li's eldest son's house felt very strange, she felt lonely and helpless, and she missed the past years and the warm cottage every day. Her body was also getting weaker and weaker, and she often felt exhausted.
Soon the compensation money came down, and the three sons gathered together, screaming one by one. But Grandma Li understands that these are the three sons who are doing so for compensation.
But after measuring in her heart, she knew that she was old and didn't have much time left, as long as her son could provide for her in old age, then she would be content, and she had lived enough.
Grandma Li still divided the compensation of 3 million yuan equally among her three sons in accordance with the previous agreement. However, what Grandma Li didn't expect was that the eldest son disagreed.
The eldest son thinks that Grandma Li lives in their house, and he is going to give Grandma Li a pension for the elderly, so he naturally has to worry more about Grandma Li, so he should share a little more.
The third son thinks that everyone is the son of Grandma Li, and it is a necessary obligation to provide for his mother, and there is no need to be so careful.
Grandma Li saw that her three sons were getting more and more arguing, she was also angry, and said to her three sons that if they were still arguing, they would live in a nursing home by themselves, and no one would give them money. Only then did the three sons quiet down.
In the end, Grandma Li decided to divide the money equally among her three sons, each with 1 million yuan, and she would support her in the eldest son's house.
Although the matter was resolved, what Grandma Li didn't expect was that the eldest son hated her because of it.
Three
After the three brothers received the compensation, the second and third sons bought themselves a house in the city, and the whole family moved there.
The eldest son gave all the money to his son, and they and Grandma Li continued to live in the old house.
As time passed, Grandma Li found that her sons began to slowly become strangers, and the second and third sons had not come back to see her for a long time, and they always said that they needed to earn money to support their families and had no time.
Although the eldest son lived with her, the eldest son was also very indifferent to him, and sometimes he didn't even ask her to eat. She was so hungry that she could only get up and nibble on the cold steamed buns by herself.
Grandma Li watched the changes in her sons, and her heart was full of disappointment and pain. Only then did she regret it, regretting that she had given all the money to her son.
Due to the lack of food and nutrition for a long time, Grandma Li's body became weaker and weaker, and she began to get sick often.
Her stomach hurt so badly that she couldn't sleep every night. Her back also began to ache, and she felt exhausted after walking a few steps. She knew that her body had reached its limit.
However, she has no one to rely on and take care of. Her children are busy with their own lives, and no one cares about her body and health. Grandma Li could only bear the torture of illness alone, and every day was very difficult and painful.
Although she was in pain and dying, her eldest son did not give her a doctor's treatment at all, and only after her pleading and pleading did the eldest son buy her a few painkillers.
She scolded her eldest son for being unfilial, but the eldest son sneered and said: "She is partial, let her go to the second and third children, she has done her best to give her a place to live, and she can go to his younger brothers when she is sick, and he will never stop her." After all, everyone has the same money, so why should you pay more?"
Four
One night, Grandma Li lay in bed and couldn't sleep. Her stomach hurt so badly that the pain in her back couldn't be relieved. She felt that she had reached the end of her life and could no longer endure such pain and suffering.
She felt stupid about her original decision, if she hadn't given the compensation to her sons, but left it for her own retirement?
However, it was already too late, Grandma Li felt hopeless and helpless, she didn't know how long she could hold on, her life had entered the countdown, and she longed for someone to care for and take care of her. However, the world seems to have abandoned her, leaving only loneliness and pain to accompany her until the last moment of her life.
Just when Grandma Li felt hopeless, a stranger appeared in her life.
This person is called Aunt Wang, and she is a neighbor of the eldest son, Zhang Ming's family. She heard Grandma Li's wailing at home, so she came over curiously to take a look and bought Grandma Li medicine for stomach pain.
After Aunt Wang learned what happened to Grandma Li, she was also indignant and hated the practices of Grandma Li's three sons. For this reason, she told the village committee about the incident, and under the coordination of the village chief and others, Grandma Li's three sons were ashamed and unspeakable, and they all agreed to pay for Grandma Li's treatment.
The three sons sent Grandma Li to the county hospital and let Grandma Li receive initial treatment, but when they learned that if they wanted to cure Grandma Li, they would need surgery, which would cost more than 100,000 yuan.
None of the three sons wanted to pay this money, so they discussed the idea of treating Grandma Li slowly. But the three sons are all playing their own wishful thinking, they understand that Grandma Li is old and may die at any time, and they don't want Grandma Li to live in their own house in order not to cause trouble for themselves.
In the end, they discussed and rented a house for Grandma Li in the county seat, let Grandma Li live in it, and promised that each family would contribute some money and take turns to take care of it.
But as a result, since Grandma Li lived in the rental house, she promised her good sons, but none of them came, so she was left in the rental house.
Grandma Li, who was disheartened, gradually despaired, she was no longer struggling, her heart was dead, she let the pain erupt in her body, she just lay quietly on the bed and waited for that moment to come.
It is said that raising children to prevent old age, but I think it is important to raise children to prevent old age, but don't blindly pay, only when your wallet is abundant, you can be happy in your old age.
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