But no matter what, everyone was very happy after seeing their sisters and brothers and being reunited as a family.

However, when Cao Jiajia heard Cao Zhiqiang say that her mother had passed away a few months ago, she immediately felt sad, burst into tears, and repeatedly said that she was unfilial.

In this regard, Cao Zhiqiang could only offer a few words of comfort, but could do nothing else.

After all, in this era, for ordinary people living far and wide, the word filial piety, or the words "go home often and look around" are actually too heavy.

Many times, the reason why people do not go home to visit relatives for a long time may really be because conditions do not allow it.

When Cao Jiajia finally stopped crying, Cao Zhiqiang simply asked about his brother-in-law Xia Siming's condition in order to change the subject.

There is actually nothing to say about this, it is indeed kidney stones.

It is simply that the kidney stone disease lasts for a long time, and the kidney stones are relatively large and compress the urethra, thus causing hematuria.

Because it has been delayed until now, and it has become severe, the pain is usually severe, and Xia Siming now relies on painkillers to cope with it.

The reason is that their family cannot afford medical treatment now.

Because this disease requires surgery, and this kind of surgery cannot be performed in the hospital here. You have to go to a large hospital in the provincial capital to do it. If you go to other places for surgery, the factory will not reimburse you.

Kidney stones may not sound serious, but the pain can kill you and make you unable to work at all.

Not only can't I work, but if I feel pain, I can't even take care of myself.

Thanks to Xia Siming for being able to endure it, he managed to hold on until now.

In addition, Xia Siming actually not only has kidney stones, he also has type 2 diabetes, and has been ill for seven or eight years, so he has to take medicine for a long time and control what he eats.

Because he had been paying close attention to it and discovered it early, Xia Siming's diabetes was under good control. But who knew, he would now suffer from serious kidney stones.

Originally, because Xia Siming had been ill for a long time, almost all the family's remaining money was spent on him. Now that he has a kidney stone, he really has no money to treat it.

If you don't tell me, you'll be sick.

If Xia Siming had not suffered from long-term diabetes, Xia Siming and Cao Jiajia, a dual-income family, would not be so poor even with two children.

After hearing this, Cao Zhiqiang probably knew what was going on.

To put it simply, my brother-in-law is a drug addict and is a drag on the whole family.

My sister usually has to take care of her brother-in-law, take care of the children, and go to work. She is extremely busy every day. In addition, she is too far away from home and has no money, so she never goes back.

It is precisely because of this that she looks as if she is already in her forties even though she is not yet forty.

Thinking of this, Cao Zhiqiang secretly sighed.

Sure enough, happy people are all similar, but miserable people all have their own misfortunes.

But, since I'm here, I can't just ignore it.
Chapter completed!