Chapter 817: Fleecing the Rich and Eating the Wealthy

Those who usually called each other "sister," "brother," or "old buddy" with such affection would immediately put on a different face when trouble struck, all pushing the responsibility onto the two of them!

"It's all your fault. If you hadn't taken us there, we wouldn't have fallen for such a big scam."

"Exactly, pay up."

"You have to pay for the rest of our lives' medical expenses and emotional distress..."

After Sheng Jiang was harassed at the hospital once, those people could never get in again.

Sheng Hanyu sent people to guard the hospital, and those people couldn't get in at all.

Although the people were blocked outside, Sheng Jiang was filled with regret and self-reproach, and he discussed with his son whether they should just pay some money to settle it.

After all, their family wasn't short of that little bit of money, and those people were quite pitiful.

His son opposed it: "No, this isn't about money; it's that this responsibility isn't yours at all. If you take it on, there will be endless trouble waiting for you later, with no end in sight."

Sheng Jiang used to be afraid to take responsibility, but now he was admitting to it recklessly; both were wrong.

In other families, the father teaches the son how to be a person and how to do things.

In the Sheng Family, it's the other way around: the son teaches the father how to be a person and how to do things!

Fortunately, Sheng Jiang was still quite obedient, especially regarding what his son said, so he listened and dismissed the idea.

Since Sheng Jiang wouldn't show his face, the Sheng Family sent a Lüshi directly to negotiate with these people.

The Lüshi told them that doing this was harassment and against the law; everyone was an adult with civil capacity and had to be responsible for their own words and actions.

Sheng Jiang was also a victim when he bought the uncertified products, and he had fulfilled his duty to inform everyone after he discovered it, which was plain for all to see in the WeChat group.

At the time, they had said "it's fine," "it's good to eat," and "the small ailments on my body are indeed gone"; the screenshots of such words were all there, and they couldn't deny it now even if they wanted to.

Since the duty to inform had been fulfilled, yet they still wanted compensation after something went wrong? Do you want all the good things to be yours? Whoever is responsible should be held accountable.

"I'm poor, so I'm right"—that doesn't work here.

With the Lüshi's logical and evidence-based words, people didn't dare to cause trouble at the hospital anymore, but they were still unwilling to give up, so they all swarmed over to the Jian Family.

Things weren't as smooth on Lady Jian's side.

Lady Jian and her husband had similar thoughts to Sheng Jiang; both felt that these people were not as well-off as they were and were quite pitiful for not being able to find anyone after the incident.

And the reason they bought the uncertified products was largely because they saw how much she had bought, which was why they bought them too.

Although Lady Jian had also fulfilled her duty to inform these people, she was still prepared to compensate them with some money.

Then the trouble came.

The compensation standards were different, and those who got more money weren't secretly happy but went out to show off.

They bragged about their own ability and mocked Lady Jian for being stupid and rich; if they didn't scam her, who would they scam?

It would be a waste not to scam her.

Those who got less money felt unbalanced.

Why?

Why give others more and me less?

So they made an even bigger scene, demanding additional compensation.

And those who originally thought these people were in the wrong and hadn't gone to make trouble, seeing that there was profit to be made from causing a scene, also felt unbalanced and simply swarmed over to join them.

A lot of "unjust" money had been given out, but the result was that more and more people were causing trouble.

To justify their actions and find a suitable reason to prove they were right, these people started making things up.

They spread rumors outside, saying that Lady Jian was in league with those who sold the fake medicine, and it even spread to the point that the uncertified products were produced by the Jian Family, and that since their family owned a hospital, it was convenient for them to do such things.

Lady Jian's good intentions didn't lead to a good outcome; she was so angry that her blood pressure rose and her heart rhythm became irregular, and she was hospitalized.

The day Sheng Jiang was discharged, she happened to be hospitalized!

Wang Yinghao put aside past grievances and went to Lady Jian's hospital ward to tell her exactly how her son had handled the matter.

She told Lady Jian: "We are old, we can't keep up with the pace of this society's development, and our reactions aren't as sharp as young people's. We should know when to show weakness, and some things should be left to the children to handle."

Lady Jian wept: "It's not that I didn't think of that, but I've done so many foolish things in the past that I was embarrassed to go to the children for help. They are all quite busy, and I never thought people's hearts could be so sinister..."

People are very strange; when Lady Jian was doing things that angered both gods and men, these people didn't look for her.

But when she became kind and easy to talk to, the villains jumped out to bully her.

People who bully the weak and fear the strong exist at all times; it just depends on how you handle it.

This matter was easy to handle; the same Lüshi from before stepped in, and this time, without a single word of excess, he called the police directly.

The charge for the police report: extortion and malicious framing.

The evidence was solid; they had receipts when they took the money, in duplicate.

These people just wanted to take advantage of the situation and had never seen such a scene; when the police came to investigate, they were all scared out of their wits and hurriedly spat the money back out.

Lady Jian took the money back and donated it to a Hope Primary School in the mountains.

Being able to help people who are truly in need is better than helping those who are never satisfied.

A happy event for the Jian Family.

Youyou.

Taotao.

Mengmeng.

The Jian Family's three daughters were turning one year old.

It was held in a big way at the Prince Hotel!

Originally, it should have been held at their own hotel, but after what happened at Moli's third birthday party, the Crown Hotel was sold off at ten percent below market price.

They hadn't expected the hotel to make much money anyway; it was just convenient to host things for the family there.

The two families were so close, and the Prince Hotel was large enough and grand enough; it was the same to host the event there.

The hotel entrance was decorated with lanterns and colorful streamers, filled with a festive atmosphere.

The three little princesses were dressed up beautifully and carried out by their aunt to make an appearance, then they returned to the lounge.

Many guests arrived today, coming in an endless stream.

Countless gifts were received, piled up on the gift table like a small mountain.

Wan'er and Jian Yining were wearing matching couple outfits, enthusiastically hosting their friends and family.

Wan'er was very happy because her grandparents would be coming today.

She had not seen her grandparents for nearly a year; A Country had amended its laws, and this work was both tedious and important.

During the most critical period, all relevant personnel were forbidden from leaving the country; now that this work had finally come to an end, the elderly couple could finally come out to see their granddaughter and great-granddaughters.

Wan'er craned her neck in anticipation, looking out constantly: "Why aren't they here yet?"

She and her husband were the protagonists of today's banquet and could not leave.

Otherwise, Wan'er would definitely have gone to the airport in person to pick up her grandparents.

She could not go, and her sister was pregnant with twins and could not go either, so her brother-in-law Sheng Hanyu went to the airport to pick up the elderly couple.

They should have arrived by now; why aren't they here yet?

Just as she was thinking this, they finally arrived.

"Grandpa! Grandma!"

Wan'er saw the long-awaited, familiar figures walk through the main gate and was about to rush over happily, but then she froze—why did she come too?

The elderly couple walked in front, and Ji Yingjie walked behind them.

This is bad.

This was Wan'er's first thought.

Shi Youxuan also noticed Ji Yingjie at this moment, and her thoughts were the same as Wan'er's.

She comforted her sister: "It's fine, try to stay calm and don't show your unhappiness on your face; I'm here."