Chapter 354: Why didn't you pull him along to run with you?

Hearing Qin Huairu's words, Xiao Dang hurriedly said:

"You've already decided; what more could I say that would still be useful?"

Qin Huairu let out a long sigh and said:

"Forget it, I won't say more."

"Saying this now is useless."

"Fortunately, your brother wasn't detained."

Xiao Dang: "Right, Mom, you could run back then, so why didn't my brother run?"

"Why didn't you pull my brother along to run with you?"

Qin Huairu: "I, I was all flustered back then."

"I couldn't possibly attend to all that."

"I also thought your brother would run on his own."

"Who would have known, sigh."

"By the way, go check on your grandmother."

"She'll be discharged soon."

Xiao Dang: "Is my grandmother okay?"

Qin Huairu: "She's fine, just overcome by anxiety."

"Fortunately she's fine; otherwise we'd have to put more money in."

"Hurry up and go; if she returns home, you can take her back."

Xiao Dang: "What are you going to do then?"

Qin Huairu: "I'm going to see your third grandfather and third grandmother."

Having said that, she stood up and left.

Xiao Dang quickly stood up and followed her, saying:

"They don't live in this hospital."

Qin Huairu: "I know."

Xiao Dang: "You're not going to front them money again, are you?"

Qin Huairu: "If we really can't avoid it, we'll just front the money for now."

"We're doing this for the future."

"As long as they're alive, they won't refuse to repay."

"We're out of money, but by then Shazhu and your eldest grandfather won't just sit idly by."

"But their family probably wouldn't let it come to that."

Xiao Dang: "Then, then I'll go with you."

Qin Huairu: "What about your grandmother?"

Xiao Dang: "Didn't you say she's fine?"

"I'll go see her and check if she can get home on her own."

Elsewhere.

Yu Li, Yan Jiefang, and Yan Jiedi sat on the long bench in the hospital.

Yan Jiekuang stood to one side.

Yan Jiecheng kept walking back and forth in front of them.

Soon after, he stopped, looked at everyone, and said:

"I called you all here today to discuss the matter of our parents' hospitalization expenses."

"Through this incident, Mom was found to have health problems and must be hospitalized for treatment."

"Dad's condition is also not good."

"But it's nothing serious; he's expected to be discharged after about two days in the hospital."

"What we're facing now is the problem of sharing the medical, hospitalization, and surgery fees."

"Originally, Mom and Dad wouldn't have had to ask anyone, but this time their business went wrong and they poured all their savings into it."

"This means we all need to share the burden together."

"As for me, my business also went bust."

"I lost everything, down to the last penny."

"I can't come up with any money."

"This time we're entirely counting on you."

Having said that, Yan Jiecheng sat down beside Yu Li.

Yan Jiefang frowned, stood up, and said:

"Hey hey hey, brother, the matter of money is just about money."

"Now we first need to clarify one thing."

"Was it you two, the older brother and sister-in-law, who messed up Mom and Dad's business this time?"

"How did you lose so badly?"

Upon hearing this, Yan Jiecheng couldn't help but exchange a glance with Yu Li.

Yan Jiekuang walked over and said to Yan Jiecheng and Yu Li:

"Yes, second brother, what you said is correct."

"Older brother and sister-in-law, for this matter you two must bear full responsibility."

Let's just say it was a traffic accident.

According to traffic accident regulations, the party fully at fault must bear all losses.

Yan Jiedi chimed in: "What Third Brother said makes sense."

I need to add something.

This business deal, the elder brother and his wife never told anyone in our family about it beforehand.

The aim was to use Mom and Dad's money so as to more easily take advantage.

Yu Li frowned upon hearing this, looked at Yan Jiedi, and said:

Hey, little sister-in-law, that's not right.

We're also trying to help Mom and Dad make money.

Yan Jiedi: "Then I have a question for you."

What's your contribution ratio compared to Mom and Dad?

Yu Li: "Four-six."

Yan Jiedi: "Then what about the profit split?"

Yu Li didn't speak.

Yan Jiedi gave a cold laugh and said:

There's nothing left to say, huh?

Mom already told me.

So, may I ask, elder brother and sister-in-law, if we cooperate, could you still take an extra 0.7 percent?

Impossible, right?

Yan Jiecheng looked at Yan Jiedi and said irritably:

Yan Jiedi, this is only fair.

In business, there are no father-son ties.

Yan Jiedi: "Then what about you and Second Elder's family—you put in six, he puts in four; did you give him a bit more?"

Yan Jiecheng, for a moment, also didn't know what to say.

Yan Jiefang: "Enough, enough, let's not say anything else."

Let the elder brother and sister-in-law bear all the hospitalization expenses for Mom and Dad.

That's only proper.

Yu Li: "Hey Jiefang, sister-in-law, I've lost my shirt."

I have no money.

Yan Jiefang: "Then you have a hot pot restaurant."

Yu Li: "The hot pot restaurant is contracted out."

Yan Jiefang: "So what?"

Does being contracted mean you don't get paid?

Yu Li: "But the contracting fee is paid yearly; they've already paid this year's, and I took it to do business."

Yan Jiefang: "Then let them take next year's contracting fee first."

Besides, your sister also opened a restaurant and has money; you could borrow from her.

Yan Jiekuang chimed in: "Exactly, elder brother and sister-in-law, you'd better not say more."

Saying more would just...

Having said that, he glanced at Yan Jiefang, then at Yan Jiedi, finally settling his gaze on Yan Jiecheng, and continued:

Saying more would go against our family's rules.

Yan Jiecheng and Yu Li exchanged a look, and for a moment neither knew what to say.

Just then, a nurse walked over and asked:

Hey, why are you still here?

Your father said he wants to discharge himself.

He's already left.

Everyone heard this and remained silent.

The nurse frowned and asked:

How can you be so indifferent?

Yan Jiecheng said irritably:

There's nothing strange about that.

My dad is just afraid of spending more money.

Nurse: "Then today still counts as hospitalization."

Hurry up and pay the hospitalization fees.

With that,

She turned and left.

About ten minutes later.

Yan Jiecheng and Yu Li sat outside the ward.

He let out a long sigh, and Yan Jiecheng said:

Dad went to the school to use his public medical benefits.

Yu Li: "That won't cover much either."

"Moreover, Mom's illness requires a lot of money."

Yan Jiecheng thought for a moment, then said:

"I think it's really impossible; we can only demand the contract fee in advance."

Yu Li: "No, then what about our family's daily expenses?"

"It shouldn't affect the child's life, right?"

Yan Jiecheng frowned and said:

"But we also can't just stand by and watch them die."

"They've been liberated but refuse to spend money; what do you say we can do?"