Chapter 64: Although Yi Zhonghai

"Awoo~!" Jia Zhangshi let out a shrill scream.

Liu Shen and Hui Shen also joined the ranks of those dealing with Jia Zhangshi. Every sentence they uttered was inseparable from the words "Jia Zhangshi's extortion." Occupying the moral high ground, they fiercely dealt with Jia Zhangshi, pinching and scratching her.

Jia Zhangshi dared not resist at all; once she resisted, she would face even more violent blows.

"Jia Zhangshi, aren't you arrogant? Why aren't you arrogant anymore? Don't you like to curse people? Why aren't you cursing? Don't you summon Lao Jia and Dongxu every day? Why aren't you summoning them now? Hehehehe..." He Yuzhu walked up close and let out a strange, cackling laugh.

The more He Yuzhu laughed, the angrier Jia Zhangshi became; the angrier Jia Zhangshi became, the happier He Yuzhu laughed.

Jia Zhangshi was furious to the extreme and wanted to grab He Yuzhu, but she was blocked by Bai Shen and the others. Seeing that Jia Zhangshi still dared to hit her "God of Wealth," Bai Shen struck even harder, beating Jia Zhangshi until she cried out, "Awoo~!"

Seeing that she could not escape the clutches of the three women, Jia Zhangshi simply lay down on the ground and curled her body up, looking like a dead pig that didn't fear boiling water, letting the three of them do as they pleased.

Seeing this, the three women stopped hitting her; after all, Jia Zhangshi's behavior could already be considered a surrender.

He Yuzhu came before Jia Zhangshi, looking down at her from above with a face full of contempt. He Yuzhu felt that this was meaningless, feeling a sense of regret that "I haven't even made a move yet, and you've already fallen."

He Yuzhu could not let Jia Zhangshi just lie flat like a dead pig that didn't fear boiling water.

"Jia Zhangshi, don't you want your money? Didn't you see Yan Jiecheng and Yan Jiekua watching the show? Why don't you take this opportunity to run out of the Courtyard to the station and intercept Qin Fu and Qin Mu? If you're any later, you won't catch the No. 2 bus to Changping," He Yuzhu said softly.

Upon hearing this, Jia Zhangshi's eyes immediately widened. Her body, which had been devoid of strength, was suddenly filled with power again. Jia Zhangshi rolled out of the encirclement of Bai Shen and the others, jumped up fiercely, and then, with a wild savage charge, ran toward the passageway.

Yan Jiecheng and Yan Jiekua were too busy watching the show and were somewhat lax in their guard against Jia Zhangshi, so she seized the opportunity to run out of the Middle Courtyard.

"Brother, Jia Zhangshi ran away. Won't Yi Zhonghai refuse to give us the money?" Yan Jiekua asked nervously.

"Don't worry. So what if Jia Zhangshi ran away? In all this time, Dad has long since sent Yi Zhonghai to the hospital. With Dad's character, the money is probably already in his hands," Yan Jiecheng said dismissively.

Yan Bugui had indeed taken advantage of this time to send Yi Zhonghai to the hospital. Not only that, but Yan Bugui had also been busy running around until Yi Zhonghai was sent into the operating room.

"Old Yan, thank you very much," Yi Dama said.

"Old sister-in-law, saying that makes us strangers. However, what you said earlier..." Yan Bugui said with a fawning smile, rubbing his fingers together.

Yi Dama immediately understood that Yan Bugui was asking for money, so she took out ten yuan and gave it to Yan Bugui.

"Old sister-in-law, this isn't right," Yan Bugui said after taking the money, pushing up his glasses as a flash of light passed behind them.

"Oh, oh, right, this isn't right. There's also the money for Jiecheng and Jiekua." Yi Dama, appearing to have suddenly realized, took two and a half yuan out of her pocket and handed it to Yan Bugui.

"At first it was said that Jiecheng would get one yuan, then later fifty cents were added for Jiecheng, and Jiekua was given one yuan. Is it right now?" Yi Dama said.

"Old sister-in-law, it's still not right. You shouted 'ten yuan' at the time. That was ten yuan each for me, Yan Jiecheng, Yan Jiekua, Yan Jiefang, and my old lady. Otherwise, how would a child as small as Jiefang dare to risk his life to crash into Jia Zhangshi to protect Lao Yi's leg?"

"Jiecheng and Jiekua risked their lives to stop Jia Zhangshi, and my old lady and I risked our lives to pull Lao Yi to the hospital, and we've been running around. You can't be sloppy about this. You still owe me forty yuan," Yan Bugui said calmly.

"Little Yi's wife, give the money to Little Yan," the Deaf Old Lady spoke up first.

Yi Dama had no choice but to grit her teeth and give the money to Yan Bugui. This was more than half a month's salary for Yi Zhonghai; it was impossible not to feel the pain.

"Old sister-in-law, we're going back now. I'll have Jiecheng and Jiekua come over in a while. If Lao Yi needs to be hospitalized, you send Jiecheng and Jiekua back; if Lao Yi wants to go home, you have Jiecheng and Jiekua take Lao Yi home on a flatbed cart." "Don't worry, there's no charge this time," Yan Bugui said with a beaming smile.

How could Yan Bugui not be happy?

Just for doing such a small thing, and in less than an hour, he had earned fifty-two yuan and five jiao. Yan Bugui was naturally very happy.

"Old Lady, how could you give the money to Yan Bugui? Yan Bugui is taking advantage of the fire to rob us," Yi Dama said angrily.

"Is money more important now, or is Little Yi? Wait until Little Yi finishes his surgery before saying anything else. Besides, you didn't make it clear at the time. With Yan Bugui's stingy nature, if you didn't give him the money, who knows how he would badmouth you."

"Right now, the Rolling Mill hasn't cleared our names yet, so we can't let ourselves be tainted by scandal. Besides, what if Lao Yi becomes disabled? In the future, for some of the heavy chores around the house, won't we have to pay the Yan family to do them?" the Deaf Old Lady said in a deep voice.

Yi Dama nodded upon hearing this. Compared to this bit of money, Yi Zhonghai's health was the most important thing.

Yi Dama, the Deaf Old Lady, and Qin Huairu waited silently on the side. Yi Dama hated Jia Zhangshi to the extreme and, by extension, did not have a good face for Qin Huairu, completely ignoring her.

The Deaf Old Lady had long since seen through Qin Huairu's true nature at a glance and directly ignored her.

After about an hour, the door to the operating room opened. Yi Dama rushed up and asked, "Doctor, how is he?"

"Sigh, I'm sorry, we've done our best," the doctor said with a regretful face.

"Ah~!" Yi Dama was startled and immediately clutched her heart, collapsing to the ground.

The doctor was greatly alarmed upon seeing this and hurriedly provided emergency aid to Yi Dama. Before long, Yi Dama slowly woke up.

As soon as Yi Dama woke up, she wailed, "Lao Yi, my Lao Yi, why did you leave like this? What am I supposed to do now that you're gone?"

"Shut up! Don't talk nonsense, auntie. I didn't treat anyone to death," the doctor said anxiously as soon as he heard this.

"You just said you had done your best," Yi Dama said with wide eyes.

"We did indeed do our best, but this matter cannot be blamed on me or the hospital. The old master inside is named Yi Zhonghai, right? Our hospital has his records. He just had surgery a few days ago, right?"

"We doctors and nurses finally managed to handle Master Yi's injuries and set his leg. How have you been taking care of him? His condition doesn't look like he bumped or fell; it looks more like he was struck by a heavy object, and struck more than once!"

"The patient is old and has osteoporosis. Healing was already slow and difficult, and now, on top of that, he's been subjected to multiple heavy blows. It would be a miracle if his leg could ever get better!"

"In a situation like this, let alone here, even a military hospital wouldn't be able to fix Master Yi's leg," the doctor said decisively.

"Do you mean to say my Lao Yi isn't dead?" Yi Dama asked with extreme nervousness.

"Of course he's not dead! Master Yi only has a leg injury, not a head injury. However, in the future, he will only be able to walk with a limp. No, I should say he'll walk with a hitch."

"Don't worry, it's nothing major, not life-threatening. He can still run if he's in a hurry, he just won't be fast," the doctor said.

"Does it have any effect on his hands?" the Deaf Old Lady asked in a deep voice.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 65 =====