The policewoman glared at Liu Dayong and his brother. Two grown men harassing a woman—have they no shame? If this were the old society, they'd be considered scoundrels who bully men and women.

Liu Dayong and Liu Daqiang shuddered.

Liu Dayong protested, "I didn't provoke her. She's the one who demanded compensation from us. She's so heartless!"

Su Yu breathed heavily, tears streaming down her face as she heard these words. "I don't want to burden others either. But my family simply can't afford the medical bills, and I need to recuperate. This is all a loss. Misfortune has befallen us; I'm so unlucky that I can be bullied even on the street. I can bear the suffering myself, but I can't let my younger siblings bear these losses. They've suffered so much these past years... This is a new society; they also have the right to a happy life..."

The policewoman felt a pang of sadness; this was a comrade still suffering in the new society. She looked at Liu Jiarang, "Under normal circumstances, paying medical and nutritional expenses is mandatory. You can't just assault someone and then get away with it."

The Liu family: "..."

Liu Dayong and Liu Daqiang dared not utter a word, as they were in the wrong in this matter. But who could have predicted that the old lady would suddenly cause trouble?

Liu Dayong tugged at his wife. She was the most understanding and capable person at handling things at home.

Sister-in-law Liu was also feeling frustrated. Her mother-in-law had caused trouble because of her sister-in-law, and now they were the ones cleaning up her mess. It was so unfair! And they couldn't just ignore it.

"Officer, we will definitely compensate you. We will do whatever is right and we will never let our sister-in-law suffer any injustice."

In front of the policewoman, Su Yu went through the details of the bills one by one. In addition to paying for medical expenses, the Liu family would also have to pay for some nutritional supplements during Su Yu's recovery period. If Su Yu was unable to work, they would also have to pay for lost wages.

The Liu family did the math in their minds and thought, "Good heavens, this is a bottomless pit."

Su Yu struggled to get out of bed. "I'm being discharged today. Dazhi and Zhi will come to carry me back home later. The less I stay here, the less money you'll have to pay. Don't worry about the other expenses. I'll definitely try my best to get better and try to eat less supplements. I don't want to be a burden on others."

The female police officer looked at Liu Jiarang and said, "Do you accept this arrangement? If not, we'll proceed according to the regulations."

Seeing the policewoman's demeanor, Sister-in-law Liu knew that following the rules wouldn't be so easy. Assault is a serious matter, and it all depended on how Su Yu and the police officers determined its nature. After all, the old woman had been beating someone in the street.

"Alright, we accept it all. Don't worry, in-laws, we guarantee you'll recover well."

"Thank you, thank you all." Su Yu was deeply moved.

This was considered a private settlement between the two parties. After Su Yu agreed, the police officers also gave Liu's mother a verbal warning.

I was originally going to lock him up, but considering his age and the fact that the Liu family had admitted their mistakes so much, I let the Liu family take him away after I finished educating him.

When Old Lady Liu left the police station, she was still a little out of it. "I haven't even touched her yet, how could she be unconscious? No, I have to go find that brat again."

"Mom, what are you going to do?" Liu Dayong shouted impatiently.

Sister-in-law Liu wasn't happy either. "Mom, we've gone to so much trouble this time. Let's go back and eat first." There was still an issue to settle with her eldest son. The compensation money would definitely have to be paid by her parents-in-law and sister-in-law. They wouldn't take any.

Liu Ersao also complained, "Mom, it's not me, so please don't make things worse for Meizi's sake. We haven't eaten yet. Please have some compassion for us."

Old Lady Liu was scolded by her son and daughter-in-law one after another. Looking at their reproachful faces, she was completely dumbfounded.

What happened? What did she do wrong?

She's not doing this for her daughter, she's doing it for the sake of the Liu family's reputation!

On the other side, Su Dazhi, Su Zhi, and Su Lin all came to see Su Yu.

This time was different from last time. Last time Su Yu was hospitalized, the family didn't think anything was wrong. But this time, Su Yu stayed at the clinic and didn't go home, making everyone uneasy, as if they were missing their pillar of support. Even Su Lin came to visit Su Yu, bringing her some meat slices and corn porridge. There was nothing else to eat at home.

Su Yu was already full, and looking at the not-so-delicious corn porridge, she really didn't want to make herself suffer. "I'm not hungry. The police officer already took care of me. You three can share it."

"Sister, this won't do, you eat it!" Su Zhi said.

Su Yu waved her hand, "Listen to me, I can't stand being bullied."

The three siblings were all extremely saddened; even at a time like this, the older sister couldn't bear to eat.

Su Dazhi, feeling guilty, asked from the side, "Sis, how are you?"

"I'm still the same, my body is weak, and I've suffered a lot. But thankfully, the police were quite fair and made Old Liu's family compensate me for nutritional expenses. Now I can take some nutritional supplements to help my body recover. I'll get better."

"The Liu family is too ruthless; not a single one of the older generation is any good!"

Su Zhi said fiercely.

Su Dazhi felt even more guilty. "Sister, I don't want to live with Liu Mei anymore. I'll listen to you from now on. Whoever you tell me to find, I'll find."

Su Yu patted his arm with satisfaction. "Dazhi, if only you had been more sensible earlier."

However, once you marry a wife, you can't change her. Changing wives would cost money, which isn't worth it.

In order not to miss her next day's work, Su Yu asked Su Dazhi and Su Zhi to pick her up and take her home. Because she was too weak, Su Dazhi carried his sister on his back and walked out without saying a word.

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