Even Huaihua used to have to go to Xiaodang's place to watch TV whenever she wanted.

As for anything else, there's nothing to take advantage of.

Qin Huairu even saw the stick and shamelessly went to Xiao Dang to ask for money...

This probably happened the day before yesterday. She saw Bang Geng stop Xiao Dang when she came home from get off work, and then the two of them said something to each other.

As a result, Xiao Dang pushed him away and was about to go home, but Bang Geng grabbed her arm in his haste!

When that ingrate pretended to call for help, he was so frightened that he let go of her.

There's no need to ask; Bang Geng is definitely asking her for money.

Of course, he would definitely say he'd borrow it.

Because that's what he said to Qin Huairu and Jia Zhangshi as well: if they borrowed 10 yuan from him, they would repay it double.

But how can he repay this debt?

As the saying goes, no one knows a child better than their mother. Since Banggeng couldn't get any money no matter what he did, he had no choice but to resort to crooked means.

He had been a child who knew how to sneak into doors and pick locks, and he and Xiao Dang and Huaihua had stolen a lot of things from Sha Zhu.

Later, as he got used to stealing, when he couldn't steal from Sha Zhu, he stole things from other people's houses.

Do you really think she doesn't know these things?

Putting aside everything else, just take that Lunar New Year's Day of that year, when he and Sha Zhu led their two younger sisters to raid the homes of the Third Uncle and Xu Damao, cornering them in their beds and demanding money. Who doesn't know about that?

Why did every household in the courtyard house later lock their doors? Who were they trying to keep out? Did Qin Huairu really not know?

"..."

However, it's absolutely impossible to get Qin Huairu to admit that Bang Geng was the one who did it.

Why should I admit it? If you're catching a thief red-handed or an adulterer caught red-handed, go find the perpetrator! What does it have to do with her?

At this moment, Qin Huairu did something that shocked everyone.

She frowned, glared, and raised her eyebrows, then yelled at Jia Zhangshi, "Look at your good grandson!"

And then he just turned around and went into the inner room?!

Leaving Jia Zhangshi here alone, Qin Jingru was furious and asked, "What does she mean by this? What does she mean! You all saw it, right? Get out of my way, I'm going to the police station!"

Qin Huairu, the mother, couldn't ignore her son, and Jia Zhangshi, the grandmother, couldn't ignore her grandson.

She quickly stepped forward and grabbed Qin Jingru, pleading softly, "Jingru, Banggeng really isn't here. He went out this morning. When he comes back, I'll ask him. If he took anything from your house, I'll definitely make him pay you back. Please give this old woman some face and don't let us go to the police station, okay?"

Qin Jingru had no kinship with Jia Zhangshi, and upon hearing this, she shook off her arm: "Easier said than done, he'll compensate? What will he use to compensate? My radio alone is worth 120 yuan!"

Why is Qin Jingru so stubborn? Madam Jia is getting more and more anxious.

But the more anxious she became, the more Qin Jingru insisted on going to the police station.

Seeing that Qin Jingru was angry, even Uncle Lian and the others were reluctant to try to persuade her anymore.

Well, it's pretty much confirmed now that the theft was committed by Bang Geng at Xu Damao's house!

He's gone completely mad!

Today it's Xu Damao's house, will it be Liu Haizhong's house tomorrow? And the day after tomorrow, will it be Yan Fugui's house?

The old man, in particular, was worried that one day the gangster might break into his house in the middle of the night, and he would be all alone.

What if this kid kills him if he dares to stop Bang Geng?!

Just thinking about it sends chills down Yi Zhonghai's spine.

No, this kid needs to be disciplined...

This is what everyone is thinking right now, and surprisingly, they are all in agreement.

As Jia Zhangshi spoke, she grew increasingly agitated. Seeing that no one was speaking up for her son Banggeng, she suddenly felt a darkness engulf her vision and finally uttered, "Why can't I see anymore..."

Then he collapsed.

This terrified Qin Jingru, who screamed, "Something's wrong! Something's wrong! An ambulance! Uncle, call an ambulance right away!"

Even the usually stingy third uncle rushed home to call 120, while the first and second uncles pinched each other's philtrum and went home to get medicine.

Despite the chaos outside, Qin Huairu acted as if none of this had happened in her home, stubbornly staying inside and refusing to come out.

The third aunt couldn't stand it anymore and said to the second aunt, "That widow Qin is so heartless."

Second Aunt deliberately raised her voice, saying, "Of course she's heartless! Once Jia Zhangshi dies, this whole family will belong to her!"

The three women also shouted, "The mouth of a green bamboo snake, the sting of a wasp, and the most poisonous heart is a woman's!"

"..."

Qin Huairu heard it all from inside, but so what? Her second aunt's words really resonated with her!

Besides, she's gone out; what if the ambulance comes and asks for money? And then there's the hospital registration fee, treatment fee, hospitalization fee…

She doesn't have any money!

Good heavens, in the end, Jia Zhangshi was actually put into an ambulance by a group of neighbors.

The second and third aunts blocked Qin Huairu's house and started cursing. After a while, the other people in the courtyard who heard the commotion found out what had happened and they all condemned Qin Huairu.

But what about them? They just go about their business as if nothing happened.

She even had the mood to sit in the living room and eat, as if afraid that people outside wouldn't hear her, and deliberately smacked her lips.

Meanwhile, on the other side, after the old man and the others took Jia Zhangshi to the hospital, they were also dumbfounded.

Who's going to pay the money?

An old man tried to negotiate with everyone: "Old Liu, Old Yan, now that your families are both rich, you don't need a hundred or two hundred; could you lend me the money first, and I'll ask you to..."

"Will Qin Huairu slowly return it to you?"

No sooner had he finished speaking than Liu Guangfu jumped up: "No way! Good heavens, didn't you see Qin Huairu's behavior, sir? She'd rather her mother-in-law die as soon as possible, how could she pay back the money? I'll write my name backwards!"

The third uncle said, "Old Yi, Guangfu is right. We can't just throw money away. Besides, even if Jia Zhangshi doesn't have money, doesn't she have two wealthy granddaughters?"

Ah, if he hadn't mentioned it, no one would have remembered. Nowadays, Xiao Dang and Huaihua are both quite wealthy.

Let's talk about Xiao Dang first. He earns 700 yuan a month. Even Huaihua earns 300 yuan a month at the parts factory.

Now that their grandmother is in the hospital, they can't just ignore her, can they?

At the suggestion of the third uncle, the first uncle tried making a phone call to Qili Pavilion.

The call connected, and a woman's voice came through: "Who are you looking for?"

The old man, who rarely makes phone calls, spoke somewhat haltingly: "I... I'm looking for Jia Dang."

"Oh, Sister Xiaodang, she went out and probably won't be back until noon."

Upon hearing that Xiao Dang was not there, the old man was at a loss. After thinking for a moment, he could only say, "Then could you ask Fatty or Yu Li? My name is Yi Zhonghai, and I live in the same courtyard as them."

"..."

Yu Li, who was listening to the waitresses chatting about everyday things, found it hard to believe when Liu Jia, who answered the phone, told her that someone named Yi Zhonghai had called looking for her.