Chapter 417: Jia Dongxu Gets Beaten

Zhao Si was so anxious his eyes turned red, and his voice suddenly rose: "Zhuzi, the car can't stop! If it stops, Yingzi will lose her life!"

He Yuzhu smiled and comforted him: "Uncle Si, my friend here is an obstetrician from a big hospital in Shanghai; she would never joke with a human life. It will take at least twenty minutes to drive from here to the hospital, and Yingzi can't wait that long!"

In the back seat, Zhao Yingzi said in a thread-like voice: "Dad... listen to Zhuzi, he won't harm me..."

Hearing Zhao Yingzi say this, Zhao Si also relented and said: "Fine, then I'll have to trouble the doctor!"

He Yuzhu slowly pulled the car to the side of the road and stopped, then opened the door and got out.

Zhao Si looked at his daughter's bloodless face, his chest heaving violently a few times, then opened the car door and got out to give up his seat.

Lin Wanning laid Zhao Yingzi flat in the back seat, nimbly opened her carry-on bag, and took out a set of silver needles.

She focused her mind and calmed her breath, selected the acupuncture points, quickly inserted the silver needles into the points, and slowly twisted them...

After about five minutes, Zhao Yingzi said in a low voice: "My lower body... seems a bit warmer, not as cold anymore..."

Only then did Lin Wanning slowly remove the needles and say to He Yuzhu, who was smoking outside the car: "Zhuzi, we can go now."

He Yuzhu and Zhao Si quickly got into the car, and Zhao Si held his daughter's hand and asked: "Is Yingzi feeling any better?"

"It seems the bleeding has stopped!" Zhao Yingzi said weakly.

Upon hearing this, Zhao Si immediately became happy and asked with concern: "Yingzi, are, are you alright!"

"Much better, I have strength in my body now!" Zhao Yingzi gave a miserable smile.

Lin Wanning spoke up: "The pregnant woman has lost too much blood; once we reach the hospital, she needs an immediate blood transfusion, otherwise the baby won't be saved!"

"Blood transfusion? Whose blood?" Zhao Yingzi asked.

"The hospital blood bank should have some! Unless you have a rare blood type!" Lin Wanning said.

Zhao Yingzi cried sorrowfully, "Dad, I regret it; I really shouldn't have married Jia Dongxu! His mother is a life-stealing ghost!"

"Then divorce that bastard! When the time comes, Dad will support you!" Zhao Si said bitterly.

When they arrived at the Beijing hospital, Jiang Mei was already waiting at the entrance of the lobby with a mobile hospital bed.

She walked up quickly, and while assisting in transferring the person to the bed, she asked rapidly: "Brother Zhuzi, how many months pregnant is she exactly?"

"This, I really don't know. Uncle Si, you tell Doctor Jiang yourself." He Yuzhu stepped aside to make room.

Soon, Zhao Yingzi was pushed into the emergency room.

Zhao Si paced back and forth in the hallway, his face full of anxiety.

He Yuzhu comforted him: "Uncle Zhao, you have to trust the doctors; Yingzi will definitely be fine."

Zhao Si held He Yuzhu's hand tightly and said: "Zhuzi, thank you. If it weren't for you today, Yingzi would be gone!"

After he finished speaking, he squatted on the ground and smoked gloomily.

Before long, Jia Dongxu came running over, panting for breath.

As soon as Zhao Si saw him, his anger surged to the top of his head; he stood up with a "whoosh," rushed over, and slapped Jia Dongxu across the face several times.

Jia Dongxu was hit until he saw stars, and covering his face, he was both shocked and bewildered: "Dad... why, why are you hitting me?"

Zhao Si pointed at his nose and cursed: "How many days has your mother been here? How many times has she fought with Yingzi? Just for that bit of bride price money, you've been tossing and turning for nearly two years now, is there no end to it? I'll lay it out here: if you don't send your mother away this time, then get a divorce!"

"Dad, my mother... she doesn't listen to me at all!" Jia Dongxu said with a sobbing tone, shrinking his neck.

"Isn't that simple? You give her money; if she wants to stay in the city, fine, then she can earn her own food!" Zhao Si stared fiercely at Jia Dongxu.

"But she cries and makes a scene with me all day long; she doesn't listen to anything I say. I haven't been able to sleep at all these past few nights, and I almost had an accident at the factory during the day!" Jia Dongxu's tears actually fell, looking both spineless and pitiful.

"Useless thing! If you can't protect your own wife, then get a divorce!" Zhao Si turned his face away, feeling that his son-in-law failed to live up to expectations.

Just then, the door to the emergency room opened. Jiang Mei walked out and, seeing He Yuzhu, said: "Both the mother and the child have been saved. Is there someone in your Siheyuan who understands traditional Chinese medicine? If it weren't for the timely use of the hemostatic acupuncture technique, the child definitely wouldn't have been saved, and the adult would have been in danger too."

Upon hearing this, Zhao Si's fury grew even greater; he turned around and gave Jia Dongxu two more loud slaps: "Did you hear that? Your mother is a murderer! If it weren't for Zhuzi and his friend, Yingzi would be gone today! You bastard! This life is impossible to live! You go back right now and tell your mother, as long as she is still in the Siheyuan, I will hit her every time I see her!"

Jia Dongxu shivered in fear, dared not say another word, turned around, and trotted away from the hospital hallway.

He Yuzhu smiled from the side and said sincerely: "Uncle Si is mighty!"

Zhao Si walked up to He Yuzhu, his expression serious, and bowed deeply and solemnly.

He Yuzhu hurriedly supported him, then took some beautifully packaged candies and chocolates from his backpack and handed them to Jiang Mei, saying: "You've worked hard today, Sanya."

Jiang Mei smiled and took the items: "It's really been a long time since I've tasted these 'foreign goods' of yours."

He Yuzhu returned to the Siheyuan. Just as he entered the front courtyard, he heard Jia Zhangshi's long-drawn-out wailing coming from the Zhongyuan: "Lao Jia—come up and take a look! My unfilial son is going to drive me back to the countryside! Life in the countryside is impossible to live! This is forcing me to my death..."

He Yuzhu shook his head helplessly.

Yi Zhonghai approached upon hearing the sound and asked in a low voice: "Zhuzi, how is Yingzi?"

He Yuzhu sighed, his voice intentionally or unintentionally raised a few notches: "She had a massive hemorrhage on the way, and we almost couldn't save her... We finally managed to pull her back from the brink at the hospital. The child is saved, but her vitality is damaged. The doctor says she has to recover in the hospital for a month. The cost will be at least ten million."

His voice was very loud, and even the wailing Jia Zhangshi heard it. Her crying stopped abruptly; she jumped up from the ground, ran back into her room, and slammed the door shut with a "bang."

Seeing this, Yi Zhonghai sighed deeply, glanced at Jia Dongxu, who was standing at his own doorway looking dejected, shook his head, and paced back to his own home with his hands behind his back.

The next morning, Jia Dongxu carried a large bundle on his back and took a very reluctant Jia Zhangshi out of the Siheyuan gate.

When they reached the entrance of the alley, Jia Dongxu fished two hundred thousand yuan out of his pocket and stuffed it into her hand: "Mom, I can't ask for leave this time, I can only take you to the bus station..."

Jia Zhangshi snatched the money and muttered angrily: "While I'm gone, you need to be more careful yourself, especially watch out for that He Yuzhu; he has no good intentions..."

"Mom, stop talking nonsense!" Jia Dongxu said in a low voice.

On the other side, He Yuzhu went to the Housing Management Office and successfully completed the transfer procedures for the small Siheyuan with Niu Ye.

After getting the keys, he brought Lin Wanning to see the house.

Lin Wanning walked around the clean but slightly empty courtyard twice and pouted: "This courtyard is nice, but compared to where you live, it always feels like something is missing!"

He Yuzhu understood her subtext and said with a smile: "Alright, just tell me what you want."

"I want that kind of soft sofa you have in your room, and that kind of furniture, and a radio, and a women's bicycle, and lots of books, and..." Lin Wanning's eyes lit up as she counted on her fingers.

"I'll have them sent over this afternoon. However, starting tomorrow, I have to go to Huaqing University for classes, so I'm afraid I won't have much time to come over often."

"That won't do," Lin Wanning said immediately, "you have to come at least three times a week!"

"That can be done!" He Yuzhu agreed with a smile.