After Xia Wan entered the ward, her gaze quickly swept over everyone in the room. Then, she walked lightly to a chair near Xia Shitou's bed and slowly sat down.
She adjusted her posture, making it seem as if she were sitting at home rather than in a hospital chair, appearing more comfortable and natural.
Then, in a soft and gentle tone, she said, "When I first heard that my eldest cousin was sick and hospitalized, I was very worried and thought that I had to come and visit him no matter what."
Besides, I mainly went to the police station to pick up my grandfather, and since I was passing by, I thought I'd stop by and take a look.
Xia Wan gave herself goosebumps after speaking in such an affected manner, feeling extremely pretentious.
Xia Jianjun, who had been frowning and not intending to pay attention to Xia Wan, looked incredulous upon hearing her words.
"What? You..." He was about to exclaim loudly, but suddenly realized that he was in a hospital room with other people present, so he quickly shut his mouth and swallowed back the words that were about to come out.
But his surprised gaze remained fixed on Xia Wan, as if he were confirming whether he had misheard.
Seeing Xia Jianjun's reaction, Xia Wan couldn't help but grin, revealing a set of clean, even teeth. Her smile was as bright and dazzling as the warm spring sun.
She nodded and said in her usual affected tone, "That's right, Uncle, did you hear me clearly? I'm going to pick up my grandpa! So, Uncle, how long do you think you'll need to stay in the hospital before you can be discharged?"
Xia Wan knew perfectly well that no one was paying their hospital bills, and Xia Jianjun and the others didn't have enough money to cover the expenses themselves.
Presumably, once they learn that Old Man Xia is safe and sound, Xia Jianjun and his son will be eager to leave the hospital to avoid incurring more debts.
As expected, just as Xia Wan had thought, when Xia Jianjun heard that Xia Wan was going to the police station to bring his father back, his attitude changed completely.
His previous gloomy and listless appearance had vanished without a trace, replaced by a fake smile.
“Stone, look at your injury. It’s not that serious. We’re really short of money and can’t afford to spend a single penny. How about this, let’s go home and rest for now.”
As Xia Jianjun spoke, he turned to face Xia Shitou, who was lying on the hospital bed with a pale face, his expression clearly perfunctory.
Xia Shitou knew perfectly well that even if he insisted on staying in the hospital for further treatment, no one would be willing to pay for it for him.
Moreover, he looked down at his injuries and saw that they were indeed just superficial wounds, nothing serious. So he nodded slightly.
"Okay, Dad, I'll do whatever you say. But my body is injured, so I need to take good care of myself. Dad, could you give me some money? We're poor and can't afford meat, but I can buy some cheap bones to make soup."
Upon hearing this, Xia Wan, who was standing to the side, couldn't help but burst out laughing.
She turned her head and looked directly at Xia Jianjun, her eyes filled with undisguised mockery and sarcasm.
"Oh dear, eldest cousin, what are you saying? You're injured, after all. How can your uncle be so heartless as to only give you such a small amount of money to buy a few bones?"
In my opinion, we should at least buy two or three pounds of fragrant, fatty pork to nourish you properly.
Speaking of the Xia family, they are all genetic oddities, inheriting favoritism. Xia Jianjun dotes on his youngest son to an extreme degree, but he doesn't care about his eldest son at all and even tries to take advantage of him from time to time.
Xia Shitou is somewhat intelligent and knows how to fight for his own interests, but it's a pity that he has no bottom line. Xia Wan doesn't want to get close to him, but she can still take advantage of him.
Xia Tao's lips curled up slightly, revealing a meaningful smile, and he echoed, "That's right, Uncle, didn't you just say with certainty that my cousin's injury was serious!"
That's my uncle's own son! Isn't it normal to buy some meat for my cousin to help him recover? Is that really such a small request?
Back then, when he was criticizing others, he was so righteous and self-assured! But now that the situation has come to him, and all he has to do is take out some money for his son, he's unwilling to do it!
After finally seeing through the true colors of this family, Xia Tao felt as if he had been struck by lightning, and his whole being seemed to become much more clear-headed.
All those details that I had overlooked before because I was blinded by family ties are now clearly surfacing in my mind.
Xia Jianjun, who was standing to the side, was always a person who cared a lot about his image.
When he noticed the strange looks he was getting from everyone in the ward, he instantly felt a burning sensation on his face, as if countless needles were pricking it at once, and his entire face turned bright red.
He stammered, "We have to make sacrifices, and we should definitely buy some things to make up for the losses. But as you all know, our family hasn't separated yet, and all the money is controlled by your grandparents. I'm really not well-off..."
As he said this, he reached into his pocket, rummaged around for a while, and only managed to pull out two cents. He handed it to Xia Shitou and said, "Look, Dad doesn't have any money either. I'll ask your grandpa and grandma for some when we get home, and then I'll give it to you."
While saying this on the surface, she secretly cursed her eldest son for being so insensible, making her lose face in front of so many people.
Xia Shitou pursed his lips, knowing that there was no hope of getting money now. His grandparents were happy to spend money on Xia Yuanbao, but Xia Shitou knew his own limitations and knew that it was absolutely impossible for them to spend money on him.
Unless you want to use yourself for something, like when Old Man Xia asked you to find some hooligans to harass Xia Wan last time.
Xia Shitou was still thinking about getting married, but he couldn't really anger his father, since the family still had to prepare the dowry and such.
Thinking this way, he could only swallow his anger.
"Sigh, what a pity. He only kept 20 yuan from the last incident. I wonder if he'll have a chance to swindle some money from the old man this time." Thinking of this, Xia Shitou's eyes darted around.
It's not impossible, after all, he could tell that his family was quite afraid of Xia Wan.
Threaten the old man with Xia Wan's incident; maybe we can actually get some money out of him.
He doesn't care about family ties; he only cares about living a carefree life, since no one at home cares about him anyway!
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