Chapter 5 A whole family of bastards!

Splash—

The soldiers, stretching for dozens of meters, all removed their armor and followed behind Xiao Qidi, bowing in unison, "We thank Miss Ning!"

Then, the thousands of people gathered outside the cave knelt down like a tide, kowtowing from the bottom of their hearts and shouting their gratitude to Miss Ning.

Thousands of sounds echoed and swirled in the sky.

Ning Jinli cried even harder, gasping for breath.

Afraid of fainting from crying in front of everyone, she choked out, "Get up quickly," and turned to run back to the warehouse.

Xiao Qidi arrived shortly afterward.

"Miss Ning, are you alright?"

Ning Jinli squatted on the ground, hugging her knees, her head bowed low.

“I…I’m fine,” she sniffed. “Don’t worry about me. You lead them to fetch water first…I’ll keep the water running here.”

Xiao Qidi pondered for a moment.

Very well, once the water diversion issue is resolved, I will return to deliver the Azure Jade to her.

She truly deserves to possess this rare treasure that all the kings of the world covet.

"Yes, Miss Ning." He clasped his hands in a salute, then turned and left.

It took Ning Jinli a while to recover; her eyes were swollen like walnuts from crying.

At that moment, a buzzing vibration came from inside my pocket.

She took out her phone, rubbed her eyes, and saw the caller's name on the screen—Aunt Su.

This was an elder who was not related to her by blood, but was closer to her than a relative.

When Ning Jinli's parents passed away, her uncle kicked her out of the Ning family, but Aunt Su took her in.

She was just about to call Aunt Su.

I now have 410,000 yuan. I plan to give 100,000 yuan to Aunt Su to improve her life, and use 300,000 yuan to hire employees and try to revitalize the factory.

This money is not enough to pay off the debt directly. Even if we don't revive the factory, we won't be in a worse situation than we are now. We might as well take a gamble.

"Aunt Su..." Ning Jinli answered the phone, calling out in a sweet voice as steady as possible.

"You son of a bitch! I'm her son!" A rude, irritated male voice came from the phone. "She's dying, you'd better get to the hospital and get ready to collect her body! Don't fucking bother me!"

Ning Jinli's mind went blank.

She knew that Aunt Su's health had never been very good, so why did she suddenly say she was going to die?

"What happened to Aunt Su? Which hospital is she in?"

They only mentioned the name of the hospital before quickly hanging up.

Ning Jinli rushed over immediately.

When she arrived at the hospital, she learned from the doctor that Aunt Su was suffering from severe kidney failure.

He was just rescued, but needs to stay in the hospital and get a kidney transplant as soon as possible.

"What is your relationship to her?" the doctor asked.

"You can consider me her daughter. How did she get to the hospital?"

"Oh, she collapsed on the roadside and a kind person called an ambulance to bring her here. We asked the police to help us contact her son, but...sigh."

Ning Jinli couldn't help but grit her teeth and curse, "Her son is a beast and an ingrate! Aunt Su raised him all by herself, and when he got married ten years ago, he couldn't afford to buy a house, so he kicked Aunt Su out of the house and took over the house. He even thought Aunt Su was a burden and didn't care whether she lived or died!"

The doctor remained silent.

Ning Jinli asked, "How much will it cost to cure Aunt Su?"

A kidney transplant is definitely not cheap, and even if she can't afford it, she has to do everything she can.

The doctor looked troubled. "Her condition is very bad, and we can't handle it here. I suggest you go to another hospital. As for the cost... a kidney transplant alone will cost at least 300,000 yuan. Considering her age, she'll need a better ward, which will probably cost tens of thousands of yuan."

Ning Jinli breathed a slight sigh of relief.

Fortunately, I have this much on hand.

In the morning, she transferred Aunt Su to the best hospital in Xinghan City and arranged a private ward for her.

Throughout the entire process, Aunt Su was half asleep and unable to communicate.

The attending physician needed to conduct various detailed examinations, so Ning Jinli had no choice but to sit on a chair in the corridor and wait.

"Oh! Isn't this Miss Ning?"

A voice, tinged with sarcasm, rang out.

Ning Jinli looked up, her face immediately darkening.

The speaker was Ning Yao, whose foot was bandaged and was being carefully supported by two of the family's nannies.

Her parents and her lawyer fiancé were also with her.

"Jinli? It really is you," her aunt exclaimed in surprise. "What are you doing here?"

Ning Jinli glanced at Ning Yao's feet, "What's wrong with her?"

My aunt laughed and said, "Her friend bought an imported horse, and she insisted on riding it. That's how she broke her foot. So she came here to stay for a few days."

Anger flashed in Ning Jinli's eyes as she sneered.

Even with just a fracture, they're staying in such a nice hospital room.

I was only twelve years old when I was kicked out of the Ning family.

My parents' entire fortune was seized by my uncle and aunt through a scheme, and I didn't get a single penny!

Feeling a little embarrassed by the stare, the aunt said, "I have to go get a beauty treatment, I'll be going now."

Uncle Ning Hai quietly noted down the ward number next to Ning Jinli's.

After a moment's thought, he turned and left.

Ning Yao rolled her eyes at Ning Jinli with disdain and walked into her ward like a proud swan.

"A whole family of bastards," Ning Jinli muttered under her breath.

Ning Yao's fiancé, He Kai, overheard this.

He walked up to her, a cold smile on his face, looking down at her condescendingly, "Did I go too easy on you?"

Ning Jinli frowned. "What do you mean?"

“It’s okay to tell you now.” He Kai straightened his suit collar. “Actually, your grandfather wanted to leave most of his inheritance to you, and he wrote it clearly in his will.”

Ning Jinli was stunned. "Grandpa left a will? How come I didn't know that!"

He Kai chuckled, "I racked my brains to gain the old man's trust and became his estate lawyer to keep his will safe. After he passed away, I burned the will. Of course you didn't know that."

Ning Jinli was speechless.

He Kai sat down next to her and began to talk incessantly:

"Therefore, according to the rule of not having a will, your uncle is the rightful first heir."

“Inheriting the estate means inheriting the debts as well. The 70 million loan debt is not much, but I want to do my best to avoid losses for Yao Yao’s family.”

"So I had my future father-in-law transfer the debt to the least profitable industry!"

"Oh, that's the dilapidated factory."

"If we hand over the factory to an idiot like you who knows nothing, by the time you discover the problems, it will be too late to fix it!"

He Kai finished speaking in one breath, his pride overflowing. He snapped his fingers and exclaimed, "Ha! Perfectly done! That's what I'm all about!"

Ning Jinli felt as if she had been struck by lightning from head to toe.

"You know how powerful I am now?" He Kai sneered, warning, "I'm a lawyer. If you dare to insult Yao Yao's family again, I'll destroy you in a heartbeat, understand?"

Ning Jinli almost collapsed, but images of those ancient people flashed through her mind.

The way they struggled to survive no matter how hard it was gave her tremendous encouragement.

Moreover, Aunt Su needs her.

She took a deep breath to calm herself.

"Attorney He, you're definitely going to get your comeuppance."

"retribution?"

He Kai felt as if he had heard the biggest joke in the world.

"Ning Jinli, you've gone stupid from reading too much! So-called retribution is just self-comfort for you lowly losers; we elites never believe in it."

"Throughout history, those who commit murder and arson wear golden belts, while those who repair bridges and roads leave no trace of their bodies!"

"This is just your first lesson in the real world. You'll have to keep getting a beating from society! Hahaha!"

He Kai patted Ning Jinli's shoulder with a mocking look as if she were an idiot.

At this moment, Ninghai called him.

He got up and walked a little further away, glanced at Ning Jinli after answering the call, and then hung up.

I left the hospital in a hurry and rushed to a nearby teahouse.

"Uncle, I've arrived."

He Kai entered a high-end private room and greeted them politely.

Ninghai didn't ask him to sit down, and said while drinking tea:

"I found out yesterday that Ning Jinli sold two gold bars and an antique jade pendant. The jade pendant sold for 100,000 yuan. Guess how much the shop owner, Master Wu, resold it at auction?"