Hua Wanhe went even further, stating directly that he had not received a single cent.

Fourth Aunt Zhao Xiuzhi took out ten yuan. No matter what, the old man's accident happened in their own home, and the old man's share of the family property was also allocated to their own family. If others abandoned their responsibilities, he would be helpless. Now, they were all contributing money because they were afraid of being gossiped about. If they really had no shame, they would be the ones who would suffer the most. She didn't have the same confidence as the others.

Although the money isn't much, the good thing is that we can go back to some places tomorrow, so it's just for tonight's food and lodging, and tomorrow's travel expenses.

There were seven people, men and women, and they couldn't all share one room, so they sent Hua Wanhu to find a cheap hotel nearby first, and then the rest of them went back to the hospital to see if Ye Yifan could buy dinner that night.

Hua Wanjiang and Hua Qingyi returned without him. Hua Wanjiang told Hua Qingyi and Hua Kai to go back to their rented house for the night, while he would stay here with his brothers.

Hua Kai agreed, saying there was no rush and she would go back later.

In the evening, Hua Wanhu returned, saying he had found a hotel to pick up the people.

Hua Kai didn't follow, because where they lived and what they ate was none of her business.

Hua Kai was surprised that these people all came back shortly afterward. She didn't know what they were thinking, because they didn't seem to care much about the old man, but now they were all so eager to help. She really couldn't understand it.

Of course, she ignored these people; they were all scheming and it was best to avoid them.

After a while, Ye Yifan came again. Everyone looked at Ye Yifan, but their eyes were filled with disappointment because Ye Yifan had nothing in his hands.

Ye Yifan nodded slightly to these people as a greeting. This was outside the intensive care unit, not a visit to relatives, so there was no need to greet everyone individually, and he didn't want to make a lot of noise.

Then he walked over to Huakai and asked softly, "Shall we go out to eat?"

Hua Kai nodded: "Okay."

After saying that, she said to Zheng Shuzhen, "Grandma, we're going to eat first. You can go when we get back."

Zheng Shuzhen immediately realized something was wrong. They had all come back just to get a meal. If they left first, wouldn't her family have to pay for their own meals? This little bit of money wouldn't be enough for food tomorrow, and they'd also need to take a bus back.

Her eyes darted around and she said, "We're worried about your grandpa, so we won't go out. Just bring us a bite of whatever you're eating."

Hua Kai reached out her hand and said, "What should I bring? How much does it cost? Grandma, give me the money first, I don't have any money left."

Zheng Shuzhen never expected that Hua Kai would have the nerve to say that: "No, aren't you being too calculating, child? What's wrong with bringing a little something for you when you eat? We're all family, do you have to be so calculating?"

Hua Kai said, "Grandma, we really don't have any money. Ye Yifan bought lunch for us, and we'll probably have to eat Ye Yifan's food for dinner too. It's already unreasonable for us to eat Ye Yifan's food, but we really don't have any money. I can only do this to save face. I don't have the face to do anything more. Besides, you should be richer than my family. Last night, Uncle San and Uncle Si stayed at an inn, and this morning they ate breakfast outside, right? The buns we brought weren't even needed by them. Now you're saying I'm being calculating? If I weren't calculating, wouldn't that be wasting food?"

Zheng Shuzhen glared at Hua Wanhu and Hua Wanhai, thinking that the two of them really didn't know how to save money.

But I'm worried about the money now, what should I do?

She said to Ye Yifan, "Little Ye, my family is really short of money right now. How about you lend us a few hundred? We'll pay you back in a while. With our relationship with Huakai, you won't distrust us, will you?"

Ye Yifan smiled and said to Zheng Shuzhen, "Grandma Hua, I'm so sorry, I bought two more shops in the provincial capital, and I'm still trying to get a bank loan. I don't have any money."

Hua Kai played with her fingers with her head down, completely unconcerned that Ye Yifan would be tricked by Zheng Shuzhen; the young man knew exactly what he was doing.

Zheng Shuzhen didn't gain any advantage, but she didn't dare to do anything to Ye Yifan either. She didn't say anything and sat down.

Ye Yifan invited Hua Kai, Hua Wanjiang, and Hua Qingyi to go out for dinner.

After leaving the hospital, Hua Kai smiled and said, "My grandma is really something. She tries to extort money from anyone she sees."

Hua Wanjiang was a little embarrassed: "Xiao Fan, I'm so sorry, you must have seen this. I didn't expect Kai Kai's grandma to say that."

Ye Yifan smiled and said, "Uncle, don't worry, I understand." He then took out a thousand yuan from his pocket and gave it to Hua Wanjiang: "You rushed to raise the money, so you must have borrowed money from the village. Take this money back and pay back the money you borrowed from your family. We're all family here, so there's no need to be formal. But if you borrowed from your neighbors, they might not be well-off either."

Hua Wanjiang quickly declined, saying, "No need. Our family still has some savings at the credit union. I estimate your aunt will be able to withdraw the money today, and we can pay off all the family's debts."

Ye Yifan gave the money to Hua Kai: "Keep it. I guess you've taken out all the money you have. The worst thing about a family is not having a financial foundation. The less money you have, the harder it is to save. Having some financial foundation makes you feel more at ease. This money will be deducted from your dividends. It will be deducted when you distribute the money at the end of the year. It's not like it's given to you for free."

Hua Kai also admitted that Ye Yifan's words made sense. She took the money and looked at Ye Yifan with a smile: "We have invested so much, and we can't start to have any net income before the end of the year. I've calculated it. Including the shops in the provincial capital, we can make up for the factory and the shops in the city by March next year, and make up for the money of the shops in the provincial capital by June. It will be at least August or September before I can start to receive dividends."

Ye Yifan laughed: "You've calculated things quite clearly, but I never said we should wait until the shop's profits are made before distributing dividends. As long as the factory's money comes back, that's fine. I bought the shops myself, so there's no need for rent or loans. They're always my own fixed assets, so there's no need to include them in the business. Therefore, we can distribute dividends after the New Year. Anyway, it's okay to deduct this money from your first dividend, right? Otherwise, some things that your family had planned to do won't be able to happen next year, especially the house, which we still have to build."

Hua Kai nodded: "Okay, I also feel more at ease having money in my hands, so I won't stand on ceremony with you." After saying that, she handed the money back to Ye Yifan: "We don't feel at ease with this money right now. What if my grandma sees it? Who knows what might happen? Tomorrow at noon, you can take my dad to the credit union to deposit it. That way, my dad can withdraw it from the village, which will be convenient."

Ye Yifan took the money: "That's right, then I'll come out early tomorrow noon and take Uncle to deposit the money."

At this point, Hua Wanjiang still objected: "No, the old man's injury was an accident, and it's something we should bear. How can we let you pay for it? That's not fair. We can't let Kaikai have a say in this. She's just a child and doesn't understand these things, but I can't accept it."

He really couldn't accept it. His family had only spent eight hundred, but Ye Yifan had brought a thousand. What kind of nonsense was this?