Chapter 85: The medical expenses sound nice, but in reality, I don’t want a penny…
In the afternoon, those who were taken to the police station were released.
Although a group of people gathered to fight, which had a bad impact, because they were a family, the fight could be regarded as a family matter. With the mediation of the police, the group was released after signing a mediation agreement.
After returning home dejectedly, everyone was stunned to learn from their neighbors that Lao Dong had injured his spine and was sent to the hospital for surgery.
How much does the surgery cost?
This really made their already poor family even worse off.
A group of people rushed to the hospital again.
When they arrived at the hospital, the doctor was asking them to pay the medical bills.
Dong Fuyun looked at the group with a dark face and said angrily, "The doctor asked for payment. Since the old man was injured while trying to stop the fight, the medical expenses will be paid by both of you."
Wang Sumei's face darkened: "Why?"
"Why do you say that?" Dong Fuyun rolled up his sleeves, revealing the tattoo on his arm.
Wang Sumei shrank her neck and muttered softly, "You're also the old man's son, why don't you come out?"
Then the voice got louder: "Then - even if you don't go out, the boss should go out."
Dong Hongfu was unhappy: "What do you mean?"
Wang Sumei: "Isn't today's incident your fault? If you hadn't started it, would we have fought? If we hadn't fought, would the old man have fallen and been injured?"
Dong Hongfu: "Did you instigate this incident today? If you hadn't been whining and whining during breakfast, would we have started a fight?"
Wang Sumei: "If that's the case, then your wife is to blame. If she hadn't been secretly cooking for me, I wouldn't have said that!"
Dai Ying: "Why do you blame me? My family can't eat the food my parents gave us? I didn't see you take out the food Ye Jiayi's parents gave you and eat it together in public! Besides, you secretly prepared too little for yourselves?"
Ye Jiayi: "Sister-in-law, stop rambling. Let's not talk about the special cooking for now, let's just talk about the big brother hitting someone. Every family has their bumps and quarrels, but they don't always turn into physical fights, right?"
"Brother, it's wrong to take action!"
"Speaking of fighting, your eldest brother did it, but you guys didn't?" Dai Ying sneered. "We just got out of the police station. What did those police officers say? They said it was a mutual fight and we were both half at fault. Since we were both at fault, why should our eldest wife pay more for the medical expenses?"
Liu Qiang: "Sister-in-law, that's my brother's biological father!"
Dong Hongfu laughed angrily: "Liu Qiang, what you mean is that I am your biological son, so I should pay more for the medical expenses. That's fine, since I am your biological son and you are not, you should not live in our Dong family anymore."
"My son is right. This house belongs to the Dong family. My mother and father earned it. It has nothing to do with you Lius. Since you feel that you are not the biological son and are unwilling to provide for the old man in his old age, then you should move out and stop living in our Dong family. I don't want a penny of your medical expenses."
Liu Qiang's face turned red instantly.
Dong Hongfu's words were a decisive blow!
Ye Jiayi said hurriedly: "Brother, let's talk about the facts. Now we are talking about the medical expenses. Who said we don't want to provide for the old man in his old age?" Move out, where to live? Even if you can rent a house, don't you have to pay rent?
Dai Ying sneered, "Ye Jiayi, how dare you say that we should just deal with the matter at hand? Caring for the elderly isn't just about giving them a bowl of rotten rice and letting them live.
Food, clothing, housing, transportation, illness and medicine, which one is not included in the scope of elderly care? Now that the old man has fallen and injured himself, you are unwilling to pay for his medical expenses. How dare you say that you are willing to provide for his retirement?"
"In short, if you're not willing to pay for the medical expenses, then move out of our house," Dong Hongfu said decisively. "I don't believe you'll stay here when the old man wakes up and finds out you won't even cover his hospitalization and surgery expenses?"
Wang Sumei stiffened her neck and said, "Impossible! The old man won't agree to you kicking your stepmother out of the house."
"Wang Sumei, you still think you're young?" Dong Hongfu sneered, his words crude and clear, "The old man used to love you because he needed someone to take care of him, to do the housework, the laundry and the cooking.
It's also because he's still young and needs you to satisfy his manly desires. Now he's seventy years old, a rotten old man who can't even get an erection after taking medicine. How can he really care about you like before?"
Wang Sumei's face turned red.
Liu Qiang's face was also full of humiliation.
Dong Hongfu didn't care. He said, "Don't think that when you argued with your eldest sister before, he stood on your side because he values you so much. If you don't believe me, when he wakes up, I will ask him whether he wants you as his step-wife or me as his eldest son."
Dong Hongfu's eyes were fierce: "If the old man says he wants you, then I will move out with my wife and children, and never have any contact with you again. Let your family love each other. I just want to ask you, do you dare?"
Wang Sumei avoided her eyes.
Seeing that Dong Hongfu didn't seem to be faking it, Liu Qiang quickly softened his tone and said, "Brother, look at what you're saying. Dad values you the most, of course."
"Although I'm not Dad's biological son, he raised me. He gave me a place to live, gave me a job, and helped me find a wife and have children. He's been so kind to me, so of course I have to pay for the medical expenses."
"How about this? I'll pay 40% of the medical expenses, and you and the youngest will split the remaining 60%. Is that okay with you?"
Liu Qiang didn't dare to gamble, or he knew he couldn't win.
Once Dong Hongfu really makes up his mind and forces Lao Dong to move out, Lao Dong will still force his family to move out even if he can't bear to leave his mother.
Even though his mother was able to defeat Dong Taohua, his stepsister whom he had rarely met, it was because the eldest brother didn't want his niece Xu Heye to live at home, and the two families had the same interests in that matter.
The eldest brother didn't show up much due to the brother-sister relationship, but he also acquiesced, only letting his mother take the lead. If the eldest brother had stood on the side of his stepsister at the time, no matter how reluctant the old man was, he would still agree to let Xu Heye live in, considering the eldest brother's opinion.
But who could have imagined that employees of state-owned enterprises, who were considered to have a golden rice bowl, would one day be laid off.
In the past, they didn’t want to have another person at home to occupy their already limited living space, but now they want to use this space in exchange for living expenses.
It really is a matter of time and fate.
Liu Qiang looked at Dong Fuyun again: "Youngest, do you think my distribution plan is okay?"
Afraid that the stubborn Dong Fuyun would make a scene, Liu Qiang said softly, "Youngest, you also know that my eldest sister-in-law and I were laid off. My eldest brother and your second sister-in-law's jobs are also unstable, and their wages are often late.
We have a whole family to support, and all the medical expenses have to be paid by both our families. It's really hard for us to afford it. You're my son too, so you should pay a little, right?
Dong Fuyun knew that it was unrealistic for him to not contribute at all, so he nodded and said, "Okay, let's divide it this way."
He held out his hand. "I paid for Dad's surgery. It cost a total of 836.50 yuan. Split the bill between the three of us. Big brother should give me 250.95 yuan, round off the number, so big brother should give me 250 yuan. Brother Qiang gave me 334.60 yuan, so I'll round off the number and give you 334 yuan."
Dong Hongfu: “…”
Liu Qiang: “…”
They both forced out the same flattering smile.
Dong Hongfu: "Youngest, your sister-in-law has been unemployed for over half a year, and the family has lost a penny of income. We used to have a monthly income, and we didn't save much. I really can't come up with 250 yuan out of the blue."
Liu Qiang also said, "Yes, yes, youngest, after Dad's surgery, he needs to take medicine and recuperate. Buying medicine and buying supplements for his health also requires money. Look, can you delay the payment of the surgery fee until I find a job, or wait until Dad recovers, then I will give it to you?"
"Don't worry, you won't have to pay for Dad's medicine and recuperation. We'll write a bill and deduct it from the surgery fee we owe you. What do you think?"
Dong Fuyun's face darkened. "No, so you're just talking big but you don't want to pay a penny?"
"Return the money to me. Then, whether you're buying medicine, meat, or vegetables, write me a bill for how much you spent. I'll pay you every penny I should have paid."
Dong Hongfu rolled his eyes and found a delaying tactic: "Then give me some time, and I'll collect the money and give it to you."
Liu Qiang followed suit, "Yeah, yeah, youngest, you have to give us some time to get the money together. We just came back from the police station and heard from the neighbors that Dad was injured and taken to the hospital. We rushed over here without even entering the house, and we didn't have a penny on us. Even if you want us to pay you back right away, you have to give us some time to get the money together."
Xu Heye looked at the two brothers, a hint of irony in her eyes. Sometimes she felt that Dong Hongfu and Liu Qiang were more like brothers. Look, they were arguing as if they were about to fight, and the next second they could unite to plot against their uncle.
Dong Fuyun knew this was a delaying tactic, so he didn't fall for it. "Then go get it now. I don't believe you two, after working for over a decade, can't even come up with two or three hundred yuan."
Dong Hongfu's face darkened.
Dong Fuyun said, "Brother, you must give me this money. The 800 yuan I paid for Dad's surgery isn't just for me, it also belongs to my brothers."
They'd only been in business for about five months, and the peak period was only the first two or three months. Socks and stockings have low profit margins, so this business relies on small profits and quick turnover.
After deducting the business costs, the profit is not high, and they have to eat and drink on a daily basis, so they don’t save much money.
The brothers finally scraped together a thousand yuan and wanted to see if they could find other ways out, but then they found out that Lao Dong was injured and needed to pay for surgery.
I spent more than 800 yuan at once, and only had about 100 yuan left. What can I do?
Although he knew that his brothers understood him and would not press him to pay back the money, Dong Fuyun could not take their kindness for granted. He could not let his brothers' livelihoods be affected because of him.
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