Someone had placed a bucket in the middle of the room. Mr. Wang was running in a hurry when his work clothes snagged on the bucket, causing it to tip over with a splash, spilling water everywhere. Mr. Wang slipped, and if Tian Tian hadn't reacted quickly, she would have fallen. The room erupted in laughter.

"Master, what are you doing!" Qin Xiaoyu was both angry and anxious. She came over to help Master Wang check if he was injured.

"You heartless bastard! I'm just worried about you. Sister Zhou, I'm leaving this to you. Find a partner for my Xiaoyu!" Master Wang pushed Qin Xiaoyu aside and rushed to Zhou Yue, saying anxiously.

"Your master is more anxious than your own mother," someone joked.

"If I don't hurry, she'll never get married," Master Wang snorted.

“Xiaoyu is such a good person, everyone would like her, how could she not get married?” Zhou Yue was quite confident.

“That’s right, my master is the best person.” Xu Xiaoru chimed in.

"Are you all out of your minds, making fun of me?" Qin Xiaoyu shouted sharply, and the room fell silent.

Bang! The door was kicked open, and my cousin-in-law rushed in like a gust of wind.

"Little Fish, come quick! Something's happened!"

The wife fell and has been taken to the hospital.

When Qin Xiaoyu arrived, his wife had already been taken to the ward. Because of her advanced age, she had fallen quite hard and was not fully conscious.

Grandma Hanhan's eyes were red from crying, and she was taking good care of her. Grandpa Hanhan's eyes were also red, and he was holding back his anger, occasionally snapping at Grandma Hanhan.

"Dad, how is Madam?" Qin Xiaoyu asked as she came in.

"They said she has a fracture and a mild concussion, but nothing else seems wrong. The doctor said to observe her," Hanhan's grandfather replied.

“Little Fish, you say I’m useless. I just turned around and Madam fell. I…” When Grandma Hanhan saw Qin Xiaoyu, she grabbed her and started crying.

"You still have the nerve to cry? How can you take care of your mother!" Grandpa Hanhan said angrily.

"Dad, this is a hospital room, don't be so loud." Qin Xiaoyu could only try to mediate. Grandpa Hanhan stormed out in a huff.

Qin Xiaoyu leaned down to look at her. Her wife's face was peaceful; she was already asleep. She was a little puzzled. Her wife shouldn't have fallen; she was always careful, her legs were fine, and she always carried a cane when she went out. Besides, the shoes Qin Xiaoyu bought for her wife had non-slip soles.

The lady was brought in wearing her shoes, which were neatly placed under the bed. Qin Xiaoyu bent down, took them out, and looked at the soles. She immediately understood: two large thumbtacks were stuck in the soles side by side, and they were new and shiny. Needless to say, this was why the lady had fallen.

When Grandma Hanhan saw her taking the shoes, she also came over to look, and the two understood each other with a glance.

"What are you still standing there for? Go get the medicine! You can't do anything right!" Hanhan's grandfather came in from outside and immediately disliked Hanhan's grandmother.

"Dad, look. Don't blame Mom." Qin Xiaoyu handed over the shoes, and Grandpa Hanhan understood immediately. He gritted his teeth a few times, and the veins on his neck bulged.

“Dad, there’s no evidence, but we should keep it in mind. Mom feels guilty too, so please don’t blame her. If someone wants to set a trap, you can’t guard against it.” Qin Xiaoyu’s words made Grandma Hanhan feel even more aggrieved, and she hugged Qin Xiaoyu’s shoulders and started sobbing.

"What's going on? Taking care of an elderly person and they still fall? My husband has been taking care of them for thirty years and they've never fallen once!" The eldest uncle barged in from outside, his tone unfriendly as soon as he entered the house. This was also an outburst born from his pent-up anger over the family division.

"Brother, stop shouting. You know what kind of person your family is. It's not that there's no good news, it's that there aren't good people." Grandpa Hanhan handed over the shoes, and the eldest uncle immediately deflated them upon seeing them.

"Stop arguing, let Madam get some sleep. If you need to talk, go outside." Qin Xiaoyu was afraid they would disturb the other patients, so she ushered them all out.

"Alright, I'm not saying anything more. Let her slap herself in the face. You bitch, watch how I deal with her!" The uncle gritted his teeth, turned around and left.

"Dad, you go with him, just in case anything happens." Qin Xiaoyu didn't want her usually stern uncle to have a temper.

"Little Fish, if it weren't for you, I would be finished," Grandma Hanhan said, holding her hand with deep emotion.

"Let's not talk about these things for now, let's get Madam treated first." Qin Xiaoyu knew that having a sick person in the family was a big deal, and she had to make arrangements for the people in charge, since she was the only one who could take charge right now.

After doing the math, she realized she really didn't have enough manpower. Her sister-in-law's mother had been hospitalized for a few days, and her brother and his family of three had all gone back to take care of her, so there was no reason to call them back now.

The aunt is unreliable; all the men in the family are working, and they're busy at the end of the year, especially my cousin, who is a key worker at the factory and can't get time off.

The only women in the family who could be of help were her cousin-in-law and Hanhan's grandmother. She wanted to help but was powerless to do so, as she couldn't manage anything at the school and had two children to support.

child!

The thought of her children made Qin Xiaoyu restless. The thought of leaving her two children with her aunt at home filled her with anxiety.

She breathed a sigh of relief when she ran home and saw the light in the small house. It turned out that her aunt had gone back to her parents' house after causing trouble. When her cousin-in-law brought her mother to the hospital, she told Hanhan to lock the door from the inside. The two siblings were anxiously waiting for her to return. They were both a little frightened and listless.

Qin Xiaoyu hugged them and kissed them repeatedly, one on the left and one on the right, which finally enlivened the two children, and their eyes became lively.

The courtyard gate opened, and there was the sound of bicycles colliding. Qin Xiaoyu hurried out to see what was going on. Walking in front was her uncle, his face ashen. Following behind was Hanhan's grandfather, who was running. After seeing her uncle go straight into the house, he whispered to Qin Xiaoyu, "They start arguing as soon as they meet. If I hadn't pulled her back, I would have hit her. She won't admit it, but who will?"

"Alright, Dad, we all know whether she acknowledges it or not. You go inside first, I'll pack some things, and then you can take them to the hospital on your bicycle. These two children have injured their feet, so I might not be able to make it; I'll have to wait until tomorrow."

“Okay, you take good care of the child. Otherwise, we won’t feel at ease. There are so many people in the hospital; we won’t miss you.” Grandpa Hanhan readily agreed.

Qin Xiaoyu was worried that her mother-in-law would wake up and want to eat something. The old lady was fussy and didn't like food from outside, so she cooked a pot of porridge and went to her cousin's house to get some frozen bean buns from the jar in the yard. She heated them up and sent one portion to Hanhan's grandfather first, and then gave the brother and sister-in-law some as well. She wrapped up the extra buns and put them with the porridge.

Originally, the whole family worked together, taking turns to keep the household running smoothly. Now that everyone is suddenly gone, Qin Xiaoyu finds the burden a bit heavy.

The first night, her parents-in-law stayed at the hospital. Her cousin-in-law didn't return until very late, and she prepared extra food overnight, steaming several pots of bean buns and steamed bread, as she was afraid she wouldn't be home for a while. The next morning, Qin Xiaoyu went straight to the hospital. Only after the attending physician had finished his rounds and all the test results were available did she come over to ask about the treatment.

"The old lady is too old; surgery is risky," the attending physician said, scratching his head.

“But if she doesn’t have surgery, she’ll be bedridden.” Qin Xiaoyu was also anxious.

"Our hospital's orthopedics department is not very advanced. It would be best to go to the Second Light Industry Hospital to find a more suitable treatment plan."

Although the attending physician declined, Qin Xiaoyu was still grateful to him. People in those days had a conscience; if they couldn't cure someone, they simply couldn't cure them and wouldn't lie to them.