Even though Jiang Ruyi and Wang Shuhua were in the wrong, how could Jiang Kai, as their son, stand idly by and watch his mother being beaten by his cousin? He quickly stepped in to break up the fight.

As an elder, Jiang Jianguo could only try his best to break up the fight. Old Mrs. Jiang watched her children and grandchildren fighting like a pot of shit, unable to separate them and no one listened to her scolding. Her blood pressure soared to 180 and she was about to faint.

Suddenly, Jiang Ruyu screamed. It turned out that Wang Shuhua had found an opportunity and, together with Jiang Ruyi, pushed her down, but she hit a brick corner. Jiang Ruyu screamed and fainted, her forehead covered in blood.

It was rush hour when Zheng Yang, the eldest son of the Zheng family in the east, returned from a long-distance trip and saw that the yard was in a mess. He frowned, not wanting to get involved, but was stopped in his tracks by a glaring red.

Zheng Yang swerved and pushed aside the crowd, pulling away Wang Shuhua and her daughter who were still trying to hit him, and yelled, "Stop it, all of you! There's blood! Someone's going to die! Can't you see that? You're all just bored and have nothing better to do!"

He helped the unconscious person up and then saw that it was Jiang Ruyu. Seeing the blood on her head, Zheng Yang's eyes turned cold. He glanced at Wang Shuhua and Jiang Ruyi, and before he could say anything more, he cursed and carried the blood-covered Jiang Ruyu out.

Only then did the Jiang family realize that Jiang Ruyu had fainted at some point. The two brothers, Jiang Hui and Jiang Lin, quickly loosened their cousin's clothes and hair and ran out after him.

Grandma Jiang's vision went black. She bit her tongue hard to stay awake, stepped forward and slapped her eldest daughter-in-law and Jiang Ruyi twice. Pointing her finger at them, she cursed, "Wang Shuhua, you two troublemakers! If anything happens to my granddaughter, I will never forgive you! Jiang Jianguo, you wretched child, hurry up and take me to the hospital!"

Jiang Jianguo, who was trying to break up the fight, had his clothes torn, his hair a mess, and scratches on his face from fingernails. But he didn't falter. He put his mother on the back of his bicycle, rode off, and didn't forget to turn around and curse, "Jiang Kai, you bastard, go get money from your mother to go to the hospital. Wang Shuhua, you and your daughter, you better stay home and wait. I won't let you two troublemakers get away with this."

The bicycle sped away. Jiang Kai, like his father, was a man of few words. Influenced by his father, he treated his second uncle's children as his own younger siblings. Seeing his cousin covered in blood, he panicked.

"Mom, hurry up and give me the money."

Wang Shuhua was angry, scared, and embarrassed by her husband. Her son's tone made her even more unwilling to take the money: "I won't take it. Why should I take the money? Look at your sister's face, it's swollen like a pig's head. I haven't even made her pay me back yet! You ungrateful wretch, who's your mother and who's your sister? Can't you tell the difference?"

Jiang Kai glanced at his mother and his sister, whose head was swollen like a pig's and who was still defiant, with a complicated expression. He didn't argue with them and said to his wife, "Meili, give me the money in the house, quickly."

Although Fang Meili was unwilling, she didn't dare to say anything. She picked up the child and turned to go inside to get the money. Jiang Kai looked at his mother and said, "At a time like this, you're still worrying about those messy things. Think about it carefully. If Ruyu is alright, that's fine, but if anything happens to Ruyu, Dad and Grandma won't let it go so easily."

After saying that, he took the money his wife gave him, turned around and ran away. The people in the yard looked at Wang Shuhua and Jiang Ruyi and said mockingly, "Shuhua, I really didn't expect you to be so ruthless as an elder. You actually teamed up with your daughter to beat your niece until her head was bleeding."

"That's right, a dog that bites doesn't bark, that's exactly what you're like."

“Ruyu is the orphan of a martyr. If you beat her up like this, and the neighborhood committee finds out, you and your daughter will both have to be sent to be re-educated.”

"Let's leave quickly. Be careful when you interact with them in the future. She's a heartless person."

"That's right. Jiang Jianjun paid half the money for this house. If it were divided fairly, his family should have gotten three rooms. Jiang Jianjun didn't want them, so his older brother got two. And yet he's still not grateful and is still eyeing the job left by their mother."

"A little kindness is appreciated, but too much kindness breeds resentment. They are truly insatiable." As they spoke, the people in the backyard dispersed. There were four families in the courtyard: the Jiang family lived in the north house, the Zheng family lived in the two east wing rooms where Jiang Ruyu was being taken to the hospital, the Sun family lived in the west wing room, the Yang family lived in the west side of the back house, and the elderly Li, a destitute person living alone, lived in the east house.

They all gave Wang Shuhua and her daughter a complicated look before going back to their own homes and closing the doors. Inside, the sounds of each family disciplining their children could be heard.

"One should act with conscience and not be greedy."

“We’re all brothers and sisters from the same family. We can talk things out. It’s so shameful to beat someone so badly that even their own mother wouldn’t recognize them.”

Wang Shuhua's face changed color every now and then as the neighbors spoke. Jiang Ruyi, still oblivious to everything, cried out, "Mom, my face hurts so much! Am I going to be disfigured? That damned Jiang Ruyu, she hit me so hard! Ouch, it hurts so much!"

Wang Shuhua glared at her: "You debt-collecting brat, you still dare to cry out in pain? If anything happens to Jiang Ruyu, see if your dad won't beat you to death. Get inside and hide right now, you troublesome little rascal."

Fang Meili glanced at her mother-in-law and sister-in-law, pursed her lips without saying a word, and carried the child back to her room.

Wang Shuhua was on tenterhooks at the moment, so she didn't argue with her daughter-in-law and went back to her room with a frown.

At this moment, the Jiang family members in the hospital were all anxiously waiting outside the treatment room. Zheng Yang, being tall and strong, was quick and carried Jiang Ruyu to the hospital in one go. Jiang Hui and Jiang Lin, who were in their prime, followed closely behind. Then came Jiang Jianguo and the old lady Jiang.

After the doctor examined Jiang Ruyu and cleaned the wound, they saw that the girl had a cut about five centimeters long on her forehead, with flesh torn apart, which was frightening to look at.

"Are Jiang Ruyu's family members here?" A nurse wearing a mask came out.

Jiang Huijiang, Jiang Linhe, and the old lady Jiang quickly ran over: "I am her, I am her grandmother."

"She's my sister. How is she? Is she alright?" Jiang Hui and Jiang Lin asked, their eyes red with tears.

Jiang Jianguo stood anxiously behind the nurse.

The nurse, already used to this, simply took out the payment slip: "The patient's wound is quite large, about five centimeters long, and in a dangerous location, near the temple. He is still unconscious and needs stitches and anti-inflammatory treatment. You can go pay the bill first, and observe him for a while. If he still doesn't wake up, he will have to be hospitalized."

The Jiang family's hearts were in their throats as the nurse spoke. Jiang Jianguo took the payment slip to pay the fee, just as Jiang Kai arrived. He took the payment slip from his father and rushed off to pay the fee as well.

The door to the examination room closed again. The Jiang family members sat on the stools by the door and then remembered Zheng Yang, who had brought their child to the hospital. Zheng Yang had left when the Jiang family members arrived. He wasn't a particularly enthusiastic person, and if it weren't for the fact that it was Jiang Ruyu, he probably wouldn't have bothered with this matter.

Jiang Ruyu felt a pang of bitterness when he thought about the letter he had asked someone to write a year ago, which had never received a reply. Seeing that the hospital no longer needed him, he quietly left.