Xu Xiuzhen carried the child to the hospital. The nurse at the reception desk took one look at the child's condition and said that the child was critically ill and needed to be resuscitated.

"Critically ill?" Xu Xiuzhen looked at the nurse at the reception desk as if she were an idiot, and said disdainfully, "You're not even going to bother with lying now, you're just robbing us outright, are you?"

"It's just a fever, right? What kid doesn't get a fever? Let me tell you, I may be old, but I'm not at the stage of having dementia yet!"

"Auntie! We are professionals! Since you've come to the hospital, you have to trust us! Treating the sick and saving lives is the duty of every medical worker! We would never joke about a patient's life!"

"Please come upstairs with me quickly. You can come down later to get a new number. The child can't be delayed any longer!"

The nurse at the reception desk was so anxious that her face turned bright red, and she spoke faster than a machine gun.

She was afraid that if the child was delayed any longer, even if he was saved, his brain would be damaged by the fever.

But in Xu Xiuzhen's eyes, the more anxious others were, the more they were after her wallet.

Besides, she didn't have much money in her purse to begin with.

She originally just wanted some fever-reducing medicine or a fever-reducing injection, which wouldn't cost much.

But this rescue attempt... in her eyes, was a bottomless pit.

Thinking of this, she turned to leave. She planned to go to a small clinic or simply buy some medicine at a pharmacy.

"Auntie! You can't leave! The child's condition is very serious!"

"Get out of my way! Where I go to see a doctor is none of your business!"

Xu Xiuzhen, like a bull, directly rammed her shoulder into the nurse, trying to leave the hospital.

At this moment, the nurse, seemingly drawn by some unknown strength, withstood the force of Xu Xiuzhen's charge and stopped her from leaving.

Fortunately, at that moment, another nurse from the reception desk arrived with hospital security guards.

It took several people working together to subdue Xu Xiuzhen.

Two nurses at the reception desk carried the child and ran upstairs to the pediatric ward.

Surrounded by security guards, Xu Xiuzhen lay down on the ground, crying and wailing, "Help! The hospital is snatching my child! You heartless bastards, give my child back!"

In no time, more and more people gathered around to watch the spectacle, and Xu Xiuzhen became increasingly frantic.

She tried several times to break through the encirclement, but was stopped by security guards.

Xu Xiuzhen, baring her teeth and brandishing her claws, even grabbed and pulled at the security guards, and finally bit them.

An elderly woman, even three security guards couldn't subdue her.

She scratched, kicked, and bit the security guard while yelling that the hospital should give her back her child.

When three young security guards confronted an elderly woman in her seventies or eighties, people unconsciously sided with the seemingly vulnerable woman.

Some people advised that they should call the police and not make things difficult for an old woman.

Some say that the world is going to the dogs, and the virtues of respecting the elderly and caring for the young left by our ancestors have been lost by today's young people.

Some people even imagined a story of a medical accident at the hospital, where the child was snatched and the evidence destroyed.

Just as everyone was pointing and whispering, the two nurses at the reception desk squeezed in.

“I’ve already called the police. Don’t let her get away! You beat a four- or five-month-old baby like that. That child isn’t yours; you must have abducted her! Keep a close eye on her and don’t let this criminal escape!”

The nurse's words silenced all those who had been criticizing the security guard.

Someone said to the nurse, "Didn't she say she was the child's grandmother?"

"Yes, that's what she kept saying."

The nurse's cheeks were flushed and she was covered in sweat.

"What kind of grandmother could slap her grandson's face until it's swollen? The subcutaneous bleeding on his buttocks is covered in slap marks. What kind of grandmother could pinch the hundreds of marks on the child's body?"

Furthermore, the doctor's initial assessment is that the child has acute respiratory distress syndrome and other complications caused by aspiration pneumonia!

As soon as she uttered those words, everyone around her cast hateful glances at Xu Xiuzhen.

Some even shouted, "Criminals should be sentenced to death!"

"Exactly! What's wrong with the laws these days? People who steal children should be dragged out into the street and executed by slow slicing!"

A young man nearby chimed in: "I disagree! Have you considered how heartbroken the criminal's family would be if they were sentenced to death? Child trafficking is certainly wrong, but the law cannot become more heartless because of it."

Therefore, I suggest that all perpetrators of child trafficking and their families be executed! This way, their families will no longer suffer, and no one in society will dare to traffic children.

Immediately, applause erupted from all around.

Some people even shouted, "Well done! You must take the civil service exam in the future. When you run for office, our whole family will vote for you!"

However, Xu Xiuzhen, who was surrounded in the middle, became anxious.

"No! I'm not a criminal! I'm really the child's grandmother!"

"If you really are that child's grandmother, you're even more despicable! A grandmother abusing her own grandson who's only four or five months old—what kind of vicious person would do that!"

"I only hit him a few times, who are you trying to scare? Let me tell you, he's my grandson. Even if I beat him to death, what can you do about it?"

"You don't need to tell me! I've already called the police. When they arrive, you can talk to them!"

Xu Xiuzhen snorted coldly, showing no sign of panic.

In her view, she had only hit the child a few times. Children have delicate skin, so it's not surprising that they would have some marks.

Besides, when she was a mother, which child in the village hadn't been beaten a few times? There were plenty of children who were beaten from childhood to adulthood!

I haven't seen anyone get into trouble or go to jail for this.

He put his hands in front of his chest, tilted his head back, and let others say whatever they wanted with an indifferent expression.

Just then, Uncle Hat arrived.

The nurse recounted what had happened, and when she described the child's injuries, Uncle Hat frowned deeply.

Afterwards, the two took Xu Xiuzhen with them and followed the nurse to the pediatrics department.

After Uncle Hat met with the doctor, he turned around and asked Xu Xiuzhen to find the child's parents. Only then did Xu Xiuzhen realize that she seemed to have made a big mistake.

"No, I... I didn't! I just lightly tapped him a few times! His choking on milk wasn't my fault, it was his own fault for spitting up!"

However, Uncle Hat wouldn't listen to her explanation at all.

"Sir, please bring the child's parents here immediately."

“My son…” Xu Xiuzhen finally managed to take out her phone and give Liao Nanxing’s number to Uncle Hat.

"Where is the child's mother?" Uncle Hat asked.

Xu Xiuzhen stammered for a long time before finally managing to say only three words: "I don't know."

"Alright. Then you can come with us."

Xu Xiuzhen's heart skipped a beat, and she almost burst into tears on the spot.

"No, I'm not going! Really, I really am his grandmother! Call him, call him and bring him here. When he comes, you'll know."

Xu Xiuzhen plopped down on the ground and refused to leave.