Chapter 154 On Jiang Wanqiu's turf, everyone has to listen to her.

Everyone turned around and saw that Chief Le was standing there with his hands behind his back, accompanied by a discipline officer with a serious expression.

When Qian Xiaoxia saw that the person was a high-ranking official, her eyes lit up immediately. Forgetting about scolding the nurse, she rushed over and said, "Sir! You must help us! My son is seriously injured, and this is the kind of shabby place the hospital has arranged for him. Isn't this bullying?"

Chief Le glanced at her, then swept the ward around without even frowning. He simply waved to the discipline officer behind him and said, "Go, make arrangements for her. Just say it was me who said it."

Upon hearing this, Qian Xiaoxia's face immediately lit up with ecstatic joy.

She knew that as long as she brought up Zhao Wenchang's name, it would work!

The nurse and the people around her were stunned; they hadn't expected the leader to be so easy to talk to.

Seeing that her request was so easily fulfilled, Qian Xiaoxia became even bolder. Her eyes darted around, and she pressed her advantage, saying, "Commander, you are truly a righteous and benevolent official! Well... well, you see, my daughter and I, a wounded soldier and a woman, have many inconveniences. Could you send two more orderly soldiers from the military region to help us with things like fetching water and emptying the chamber pot, and to take care of us?"

Before Chief Le could speak, the face of the discipline officer behind him instantly darkened.

"Comrade!" The discipline officer stepped forward, staring at Qian Xiaoxia. "What did you just say? Serve you? Send an orderly to empty your chamber pot? Do you know what you're saying?!"

"This is the people's army, the soldiers who protect the people, not your servants! The word 'serve' is something only landlords and rich people in the old society used! Your kind of thinking is typical of the decadent thinking of capitalists! You'll be dragged out and criticized, do you know that?"

Qian Xiaoxia was somewhat bewildered by the scolding: "That's not what I meant... I just, I just..."

The discipline officer sneered, "I think that's exactly what you mean! You have ideological problems and need to be reformed!"

Qian Xiaoxia was terrified by his overly serious warning, but she couldn't bear to be scolded in public like that, so she could only wave her hand impatiently: "Oh, I know, I know, it's just that I misspoke. You soldiers are so serious and make a big deal out of nothing, aren't you annoying!"

At the other end of the corridor, Jiang Wanxia was blocking the head of surgery at the office door.

“Director, please tell me the truth,” she grabbed the doctor’s white coat sleeve, “can my husband still be saved? If… if he really can’t be saved, or if he’ll be bedridden like this from now on, you have to give me a definite answer in advance! In case things don’t work out, I can prepare for the worst.”

She came to the hospital mainly to extort money.

But what if the person is saved? Wouldn't that be the end for her?

Upon hearing this, the director frowned and adjusted his black-rimmed glasses.

In all his years of medical practice, what kind of patients' families hadn't he seen? But a woman like this, whose words seemed to imply she wished her husband would die, was truly a first.

"Comrade, what do you mean by that?" Director Wang's tone became serious. "As long as the patient has a breath left, we doctors have absolutely no reason to give up. We will do everything we can to save him."

Jiang Wanxia cursed the old man inwardly for meddling, but forced a smile that looked more like a grimace: "Director, that's not what I meant. What I meant was, you... you should treat him according to the rules. Don't give him special treatment just because he's my brother-in-law's relative, or give him any expensive imported medicine... Our family is poor and can't afford it."

The director thought that made sense, so he nodded and said, "We have rules, so don't worry." After saying that, he walked past her and quickly went into his office.

Jiang Wanxia pursed her lips, muttered "old stubborn" in her heart, and turned to walk towards the ward.

As soon as she reached the door, she saw her sister, Jiang Wanqiu.

Jiang Wanqiu was standing by the hospital bed, looking around the ward.

The large ward that should have belonged to eight patients is now empty, with only Wang Jianjun's bed in it.

His head was wrapped in thick gauze, his face was covered in bruises, and he lay there silently. If it weren't for the faint rise and fall of his chest, he would have looked no different from a dead man.

Jiang Wanqiu looked at him without a trace of sympathy in her eyes; instead, a cold smile curled at the corner of her lips.

You've finally met your match.

As soon as Qian Xiaoxia saw Jiang Wanqiu arrive, she immediately jumped up from the stool beside the bed and said arrogantly, "You've finally come! I thought you, as the older sister, were heartless! Let me tell you, Jiang Wanqiu, my son fell like this while saving you, and you have to take responsibility for this!"

She held up one finger: "We don't want much, just compensate us 10,000 yuan! Consider it Jianjun's medical expenses, nutrition expenses, and lost wages! Let me tell you, if my son hadn't discovered you were missing and searched for you desperately, you would be dead in some ravine feeding the wolves by now!"

Hearing that familiar yet sarcastic tone, Jiang Wanqiu's thoughts were momentarily dazed.

In her past life, this old hag used the same face to curse her her whole life.

It's been a long time since I've seen him, and he hasn't improved at all.

Jiang Wanqiu spoke nonchalantly: "It was your son who insisted on playing the hero, running to the back mountain in the middle of the night, slipping and falling off the cliff. If Wenchang hadn't sent the village militia to look for him, he would have frozen to death at the bottom of the mountain by now. Would you still have the chance to stand here and yell at me?"

"I don't care!" Qian Xiaoxia retorted, "He only went up the mountain because of you! If he hadn't gone up to save you, would he have fallen? You're a jinx! This is all your fault! You have to pay for it!"

"Did I beg him to save me?" Jiang Wanqiu sneered. "He's going to his death himself, what does that have to do with me? Qian Xiaoxia, let me remind you, this is the military region, not your home. Zhao Wenchang is already incredibly kind to let the hospital admit him out of consideration for our kinship. Don't push your luck."

"You...you little bitch! How dare you talk to me like that!" Qian Xiaoxia had never been talked to like this before. She was so angry that she raised her rough, fat hand to slap Jiang Wanqiu's face.

Jiang Wanqiu stood still, without even blinking.

A strong arm in military uniform suddenly appeared between the two, gripping Qian Xiaoxia's wrist like an iron clamp.

"Comrade, please show some respect!" Li, the bodyguard following behind Jiang Wanqiu, had a grim face and a voice full of warning. "Assaulting a military family member is a legal offense!"

"What... what legal responsibility? Who are you trying to scare!" Qian Xiaoxia's wrist was being squeezed painfully, but she still stubbornly insisted, "I hit my own relative, what's it to you!"

Jiang Wanqiu said, "Dealing with a shameless scoundrel like you really can't be done with the same reasoning you would with a normal person. I'm warning you one last time: in the military compound, if you don't want to be kicked out as a bad element, you'd better behave yourself."

Qian Xiaoxia shuddered at the coldness in her eyes, but the thought of losing ten thousand yuan made her resentful and she cursed, "You, Jiang Wanqiu! You're making a mountain out of a molehill! Just because your husband is a lowly official, you think you can bully us ordinary people? Is there no law anymore?!"

"Oh?" Jiang Wanqiu sneered, "Since you know you're being bullied, why don't you know how to keep a low profile?"

"You..." Qian Xiaoxia was speechless after being rebuked by her words, her face turning red. After a long while, she managed to stammer out, "I'm going to report you! I'll report you to the military region's disciplinary office!"

Jiang Wanqiu slowly retorted, "Sue me on my turf?"

Jiang Wanxia stood aside and watched the whole show from beginning to end.

Looking at her sister's imposing and intimidating demeanor, she felt a surge of satisfaction and wanted to clap her hands in delight! This wicked mother-in-law deserved to be taught a lesson long ago!

But after the initial pleasure, a strong sense of regret and jealousy welled up inside.

If she hadn't made a foolish mistake back then and had obediently married Zhao Wenchang, wouldn't she be standing here now, enjoying all this glory?

Jiang Wanqiu didn't look at the mother and daughter again, and turned to leave.

As soon as she left, Qian Xiaoxia, unable to vent her anger, turned around and saw Jiang Wanxia. She was furious and pointed at her nose, yelling, "What are you looking at! You jinx! Hurry up and pour me a basin of water to wipe my son's body! Standing there like a wooden stake, you're just like your sister, a money-losing burden!"

Jiang Wanxia dared not speak her anger, clutching the hem of her clothes tightly. She lowered her head, hiding the resentment in her eyes, and reluctantly moved closer: "...I understand, Mom."

In her heart, however, she was screaming: You old bastard, just you wait! I'll let you be arrogant for a few more days! When the time comes, I'll settle accounts with you, interest and all, and you won't be able to escape!

In the corridor, guard Xiao Li followed behind Jiang Wanqiu and couldn't help but say, "Sister-in-law, I don't think that old woman is a good person. You'd better be careful in the future. If anything happens, you can come to the guard company to find me anytime."

"Thank you, Comrade Xiao Li." Jiang Wanqiu smiled politely at him and stopped walking. "Please go back first, I have something to attend to."

After dismissing the guards, Jiang Wanqiu turned around and knocked on the door of the head of surgery's office.

After receiving permission, she went inside and went straight to the point with Wang Jianjun's supervisor, saying, "Director, I have some questions about Wang Jianjun's injury."

"Please speak."

Jiang Wanqiu asked, "I took a look at the hillside he fell down. Although it was very steep, it was covered with bushes at the bottom, and it had snowed a couple of days ago, so the snow was quite thick. Logically speaking, the worst outcome of rolling down from a place like that would be a broken leg or arm, but his head... how could it have suffered such a severe impact?"