She turned to Su Jianguo, her eyes filled with contempt.
"I didn't know you could read?"
Su Jianguo slowly folded the paper, his voice eerily calm.
"Madam Wang, your son severely injured my son, and he's currently in the hospital. Your husband abused his power, ordering the security department to beat him. Now you think you can settle this with just a thousand yuan?"
"Otherwise what?"
Liu Cuihua laughed shrilly.
"What else do you want? Let me tell you, if it weren't for your old man's worthless plaques, you wouldn't even have a thousand yuan!"
Su Jianguo suddenly burst out laughing, and the laughter froze Liu Cuihua's expression.
"why are you laughing?"
She questioned him sharply.
Su Jianguo shook his head.
"I laugh at you for thinking too highly of yourself. A thousand dollars? You might as well let your husband and son stay inside forever."
Liu Cuihua's expression changed slightly, but she quickly regained her condescending attitude and gritted her teeth.
Two thousand! That's the most I can offer!
A collective gasp filled the ward.
Su Jianguo's three sons exchanged glances; two thousand yuan was indeed a huge sum of money in those days.
But Su Jianguo simply placed the letter of understanding on the bedside table.
"Madam Wang, please return."
Liu Cuihua's eyes narrowed into slits.
"Three thousand."
"This isn't about money."
Su Jianguo said calmly.
"four thousand!"
Liu Cuihua's voice began to tremble, and her face, covered in thick foundation, turned bright red.
"Su Jianguo, don't push your luck! Four thousand yuan is enough to buy your whole family's lives."
Grandpa Su suddenly coughed and slowly stood up.
"Miss, my grandson had three ribs broken and it still hurts to talk. My son and two other grandsons were also injured by your factory's security department. Do you think this can be solved with money?"
Liu Cuihua turned to the old man, a hint of panic flashing in her eyes. Indeed, the old man's inherent murderous aura was somewhat frightening.
However, Liu Cuihua quickly straightened her back again.
"Five thousand! That's the final price!"
She practically screamed it out.
"With this money, your whole family can live very well in the city."
This number has already moved everyone except Su Jianguo.
It would take Su Jianguo five years of working at the factory without eating or drinking to earn five thousand yuan.
Su Mingqiang couldn't help but swallow, and the third brother, Su Mingfu, also became breathless.
Su Jianguo looked at everyone expressionlessly, his gaze finally settling on Liu Cuihua's face, which was contorted with anger.
"Madam Wang."
He spoke slowly and deliberately.
"Even if you gave me 50,000 yuan, I still wouldn't sign this document."
Liu Cuihua's face turned deathly pale instantly, then flushed bright red.
She suddenly grabbed her handbag, her fingers trembling as she pointed at Su Jianguo.
"Good! Very good! Su Jianguo, you've got guts!"
Her voice became sharp and shrill with anger.
"You don't want this five thousand yuan, right? Then keep it to buy coffins for your whole family!"
The ward door was slammed shut, causing the calendar on the wall to fall off.
"Hey, Mom, don't go!"
Li Fang, who had come in without saying a word, saw her mother-in-law storm off in anger after her negotiations failed. She apologized to Su Jianguo's family and hurriedly followed after them.
The click-clack of Liu Cuihua's high heels faded away at the end of the corridor, leaving a room full of silent people.
Grandpa Su slowly sat back in his chair and let out a long sigh.
"This woman is even more arrogant than her husband."
Su Jianguo picked up the crumpled letter of understanding and slowly tore it into pieces.
"Dad, you're right. Some people will never know what repentance is."
The third brother, Su Mingfu, couldn't help but ask in a low voice.
"Dad...you really don't want the five thousand yuan?"
Su Jianguo turned to look at his son.
"So stingy, five thousand yuan? Things have escalated to this point, can five thousand yuan really solve everything?"
Su Jianguo smiled knowingly.
In the past two days, he specifically followed the police officers who came to learn about the situation. All the leaders involved in this case have been punished. As the main culprit, if he does not obtain a letter of forgiveness from the victim, Wang Defa and his son will face up to ten years of labor reform.
Conversely, if they obtain a letter of forgiveness from Su Jianguo's family, then the crimes committed by the two men can be explained.
Given the Wang family's power, they might be released in a few months.
Therefore, one should not easily sign a letter of understanding.
However, Su Jianguo ultimately underestimated the Wang family.
Over the next day, Su Jianguo truly experienced firsthand just how extensive the connections were of a deputy director of a textile factory.
Shortly after Liu Cuihua left, there was a gentle knock on the ward door.
"Please come in."
Su Jianguo subconsciously straightened his hospital gown.
The door opened, and Li Changhe, the deputy director of the steel rolling mill, walked in with two workshop directors, carrying several beautifully packaged boxes of nutritional supplements.
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