"I just can't understand what that old dog Zhang Cuihua is thinking,"
"With her way of raising him, Bang Geng is going to be shot sooner or later!"
"When the Jia family is completely wiped out by her, how will she face Old Jia in the afterlife?"
"So, isn't Zhang Cuihua's retribution already here?"
"I don't know if you've noticed, but the poisonous sores on Zhang Cuihua's body are getting worse and worse!"
"Yes, I've noticed that too!"
"It looks like this old dog won't survive this ordeal!"
"People like her are a menace to society, the sooner they die, the sooner they can reincarnate!"
"That's right, it's fine if she doesn't want to live, but she has to go and harm others, I've seen it all!"
Jia Zhang Shi has always been notorious in the courtyard.
The scolding wife's tactics: crying, making a scene, and threatening to hang herself, she had mastered them all.
Countless people hated her to the bone, but were helpless against her, and could only vent their anger behind her back.
The discussions among the neighbors in the courtyard would of course have no effect on Zhang Cuihua.
If Zhang Cuihua cared about what others said, she wouldn't have been such a shameless villain.
However, the whispers of the neighbors in the courtyard stirred something in Qin Huai Ru's heart.
Last time, Bang Geng was sentenced to one year for theft, and Zhang Cuihua was sentenced to three years for instigating the theft.
This time, could they use the same tactic?
If they shifted the main responsibility to Zhang Cuihua, Bang Geng's guilt would be lessened.
Although it wouldn't allow Bang Geng to be completely pardoned, it could still reduce his sentence.
...
The next morning, in the hospital ward.
As Jia Zhang Shi lay alone on the hospital bed sighing, a female doctor in a white coat walked in.
Zhang Cuihua hurriedly asked, "Doctor, how is my condition? When can I be discharged?"
The doctor shook her head and sighed, "Comrade Zhang Cuihua, your condition seems to be a bit serious!"
"Ah?"
Zhang Cuihua asked confusedly, "Didn't you say it was just a small problem, and I'd be fine after taking some medicine and staying for observation for a day?"
The doctor replied affirmatively, "Our initial diagnosis found that your condition is indeed not too serious!"
"But after a day of treatment, we found that your condition is a severe festering sore!"
"The treatment is very difficult, and the probability of recurrence is very high!"
"Therefore, my suggestion is that you should be hospitalized for long-term treatment!"
"Long-term hospitalization..." Jia Zhang Shi asked, "How long do I need to stay in the hospital?"
"I suggest you stay for a month and we'll see how things go!"
"Ah, a month in the hospital, that will cost a lot of money!"
If the hospital were free, Zhang Cuihua would have loved to stay for a year.
But now, the thought of paying for hospitalization made her feel an unbearable heartache.
The doctor nodded and replied, "Yes, hospitalization does cost some money!"
"But compared to your life, this money is well worth spending!"
Zhang Cuihua stammered, feeling extremely pained.
The doctor then told her, "How about this, Comrade Zhang Cuihua!"
"Think it over carefully in bed, and tell me when you've made up your mind!"
"I have other things to attend to. I'll come back to see you at noon!"
After the doctor left the ward, Zhang Cuihua's anxiety grew.
Just then, footsteps were heard from outside the ward, and she looked up to see Qin Huai Ru.
"Are you finally willing to come see me?" Zhang Cuihua's heart leaped with joy upon seeing Qin Huai Ru, but her face quickly turned ashen.
At this moment, Zhang Cuihua desperately needed someone to pay her medical expenses.
If Qin Huai Ru were willing to pay this money, it would be wonderful.
But the problem was: Zhang Cuihua knew with her toes that Qin Huai Ru would not pay her medical fees.
"Of course I'm here to visit you!"
Qin Huai Ru said with a smile, "We are family after all!"
"It's not the same without you at home!"
Zhang Cuihua's extinguished hope began to rekindle.
"Good, Qin Huai Ru, since you care so much about this old body of mine!"
"Then pay my medical bills. The doctor just said I need to be hospitalized for a month!"
"What, hospitalized for a month?"
Qin Huai Ru's expression changed drastically: "Is your situation really that serious?"
Zhang Cuihua nodded and replied, "If you don't believe me, go ask the doctor directly!"
"Xiao Ru, I really don't have any money right now..."
"Over the years, although our relationship hasn't been great, we've been through so much together!"
"This time, you must help me with my medical expenses!"
"I've helped you take care of the three children all these years, I've earned some credit, haven't I?"
"And this time, if you abandon me and let me lie here and wait to die, what will happen to the children at home after I'm gone?"
Qin Huai Ru replied with a cold face, "Zhang Cuihua, if you truly have no money, I will borrow money from anywhere to get you treated!"
"But I know you have money!"
"When Dong Xu had his accident at the factory, the 300 yuan in compensation money from the factory is all in your hands!"
"Now, you tell me you have no money for treatment, do you think I'll believe you?"
Jia Zhang Shi's nose turned sour, and she started to cry, "You won't even let go of my meager retirement savings, will you?"
"Qin Huai Ru, are you even human anymore?"
"Alright, stop with the useless nonsense!"
Qin Huai Ru stopped beating around the bush and laid her cards on the table: "I'm here today mainly to discuss Bang Geng's matter with you!"
Zhang Cuihua replied with a bitter face, "I can't even take care of myself right now, and I can't manage Bang Geng's affairs either!"
"Zhang Cuihua, is what you're saying even humanly possible?"
Qin Huai Ru retorted angrily, "Bang Geng is your own grandson!"
At this point, Jia Zhang Shi simply gave Qin Huai Ru a dirty look, unwilling to say another word.
"Listen carefully, Zhang Cuihua!"
"The only way to save Bang Geng now is for you to take the blame for him!"
"I take the blame for Bang Geng?" Zhang Cuihua asked, "How? Do you think the police are blind?"
Qin Huai Ru continued, "It's actually very simple. You go to the police station and surrender yourself!"
"Say that Bang Geng's chicken theft was instigated by you behind the scenes!"
"This way, Bang Geng's guilt will be reduced, and we..."