Zhang Youjin quickly bowed and apologized. He dared not offend the son of the second-in-command of the steel plant, as it concerned the profits of their supply and marketing cooperative. If he ruined this major client, he would be in deep trouble.

Even ten Feng An'ans couldn't compare; he could still tell which was more important.

With his back bent even lower, he readily agreed, "Of course. Tomorrow, no, today, I'll have her pack her bags and leave. She'll never come out and get in Xiulan's way again."

"She pushed my Xiulan, and now she's in the hospital. Is she just going to let it go so easily?"

There's no such thing as a free lunch!

Meng Shuyun threw the fruit Zhang Youjin brought out of the ward, furious, and was not about to let these bullies get away with it so easily.

Zhang Youjin looked at the fruit scattered all over the ground, his back teeth almost grinding together.

This old woman is definitely not so easy to fool.

For the sake of his position, he looked up and said with great reluctance, "Auntie, we're willing to offer a hundred yuan in compensation. Could you please let this matter drop?"

Upon hearing about the 100 yuan compensation, Su Xiulan's expression was somewhat moved, but she did not speak, instead looking at her mother.

Su Xiulan weakly called out, "Mother..." One hundred yuan is already a lot of money.

"Five hundred yuan, that's two lives at stake. The doctor said that the fright caused the miscarriage to be affected, and they'll need to be fed milk, fish, and pork every day from now on."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Youjin was heartbroken. Five hundred yuan was an astronomical sum, representing half a year's worth of his earnings. Giving it away like that was incredibly painful.

She subconsciously looked in Ye Jianguo's direction, hoping he would say something.

The one nodding and speaking here is Ye Jianguo; she's an old woman, so her opinion doesn't count.

"What? If you're not happy, we can go to the police and get an explanation. There are so many eyes watching."

Meng Shuyun stood with her hands on her hips, speaking with a confident and righteous tone.

Five hundred yuan seems like too little; he's just a deputy manager, and who knows how much he's skimmed off the top.

Ye Jianguo interjected, "If Deputy Manager Zhang thinks 500 is too little, then give him 800. My wife's baby was really frightened and bled a lot, so she needs to be properly nourished."

He just wanted to resolve this matter quickly and appease his mother-in-law. As long as Su Xiulan wasn't taken back to her parents' home, nothing else mattered.

Zhang Youjin's eyes widened as he looked up at Ye Jianguo, who gave him a warning look. Zhang Youjin lowered his head in frustration and gritted his teeth in agreement.

"Okay, I don't have that much money right now. I'll go get the money now and bring it over this afternoon."

Ye Jianguo changed his attitude from when they first met, and poured a glass of water for her with great enthusiasm and even a bit of flattery.

"Mom, don't worry, this kind of thing won't happen again. I will take good care of Xiulan. You can see for yourself, eight hundred yuan is not a small amount."

Meng Shuyun had just finished speaking and was thirsty, so she took the water and drank it all, then glanced at the smiling tiger in front of her.

Before she could even speak, Su Xiulan hurriedly grabbed her hand and spoke up for Ye Jianguo.

"Yes, Mom, eight hundred yuan is almost two years' salary for me. I'm in my late pregnancy now and it's not good for me to travel back and forth. Jian Guo will take good care of me, so I won't go back."

Su Xiulan thought of her mean-spirited mother-in-law; if she knew, who knows how she would talk about her.

Besides, she has nowhere to stay if she goes back to her parents' home now.

Ye Jianguo was away on a business trip and happened to be out of town. This was just an accident. Feng An'an was also not at the supply and marketing cooperative.

Most importantly, she wanted to try her luck with the supply and marketing cooperative's performance targets. If she met them, she might have a chance for promotion.

If we miss this opportunity, we don't know when the next one will come.

Meng Shuyun tapped Su Xiulan's forehead in annoyance, looking at her with disappointment.

"You, you, eight hundred yuan is nothing, you act like you've never seen money before. Isn't Jianguo the purchasing team leader at the steel factory? He earns about a hundred yuan a month. You two have saved quite a bit over the years, how come you act like you've never seen money before?"

When money was mentioned, their expressions became subtle, as they had been managing their own money for many years.

Her mother-in-law was worried that she would support her own family, so she kept a tight rein on her money. Ye Jianguo also handed over his salary every month. Her salary not only had to cover the family's living expenses, but also had to support her younger siblings on her own side of the family.

The most money she had ever seen in her life was no more than 200 yuan.

Seeing that everything was written on Su Xiulan's face and nothing could escape her eyes, Meng Shuyun felt even more guilty towards her.

"Alright, that's enough about this. Don't let it happen again."

Meng Shuyun sighed inwardly. If it weren't for her family not standing up for her, she would have suffered mistreatment in her husband's family and had to be careful at every turn.

Seeing that everything was settled, Ye Jianguo ran up and down the canteen to buy nutritious meals. Su Xiulan was deeply moved and looked very happy.

Meng Shuyun couldn't bear to watch, so she used a few sweet words to coax Xiulan into speaking up for Ye Jianguo at every turn.

Ye Jianguo had already apologized with a smile and done the work, feeling he had done enough. He picked up his briefcase and looked at Meng Shuyun with a forced smile.

"Mom, I have some things to take care of at the factory, so I'll have to go now. Please take care of Xiulan for a while. I'll come back to pick her up later."

Even after Ye Jianguo left, Meng Shuyun's face remained extremely sour, and Su Xiulan inquired about the supply and marketing cooperative.

"What is this supply and marketing cooperative quota you mentioned? You're heavily pregnant now, running around everywhere. It's not good for your health. Can you handle it?"

When talking about the supply and marketing cooperative's performance targets, Su Xiulan's eyes sparkled, and she looked full of enthusiasm.

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