Chapter 171: Can't Change Your Words
That day, they heard quarreling coming from the north room again. Qin Wenjing opened the door a crack and looked out, only to see Zhou Qiang.
Her heartbeat suddenly accelerated, and she opened the door and ran over. She greeted happily, "Hello!"
Zhou Qiang looked back, politely responded with a hello, and then returned his attention to Zhou Yu.
Wen Xin realized that Zhou Qiang did not recognize her and was a little disappointed, but she did not say anything and just watched from the side.
"Brother Zhou Yu, you really didn't meet her?" Zhou Qiang asked.
"No! Really not! I just saw her lying on the ground groaning, and I didn't know where she was hurt. If it was serious, it would be a big problem.
Besides, the ground was so cold that she would easily catch a cold if she lay on it, so I kindly sent her to the hospital.
When we arrived at the hospital, the old woman was thanking me, but as soon as her family arrived, she changed her tune and insisted that I was the one who knocked her down and demanded compensation.
I don’t have the money to compensate. Besides, I was clearly doing a good deed, why should I have to pay compensation?
Not only do they want me to pay for the medical expenses, but they also want me to pay for my family's lost wages, nursing expenses, etc. And now they've taken me to court!" Zhou Yu was both angry and helpless.
"I can testify that Brother Zhou really didn't hit her!" Wen Xin stepped forward and spoke.
"Who are you?" Zhou Qiang asked.
"I'm Qin Wenxin, the person you saved last time. You passed away suddenly that day. These days, I've been thinking about how to find you every day. Thank you so much for saving my life!" Wen Jing had an indescribable feeling in her heart, she just felt very happy.
"Qin Wenxin?" Zhou Qiang remembered and waved his hand, saying, "Anyone would help in that situation. You're really welcome. But what's with you saying you can testify?"
"Can you tell me your name?" Wen Xin looked at Zhou Qiang with burning eyes.
"My name is Zhou Qiang. Were you there at the time?" Zhou Qiang asked.
"Zhou Qiang!" Wen Xin repeated to herself in her heart and said excitedly, "I felt unwell that day, so my mother took me to see a doctor. When we were almost at the bus stop..."
Qin Wenxin paused, and she realized a problem: she listened to Deng Xiuzhen at the time, and the two of them took a detour and ignored the old man who fell to the ground.
Would Zhou Qiang look down on me for my behavior? Would he think I was selfish, unloving, and unwilling to help others?
For a moment, she felt a little resentful towards Deng Xiuzhen: Why did she stop her from helping others?
Zhou Qiang looked at Qin Wenxin, waiting for her next words.
Qin Wenxin blushed, and suddenly she changed her story: "When we were almost at the platform, we saw someone lying on the ground. I felt very uncomfortable at the time, so my mother helped me walk.
We really didn’t ignore her, but we thought there were so many people coming and going. My mom was worried that something might happen to me…”
Zhou Yu interrupted Wen Xin and said angrily: "Fortunately you didn't help, otherwise you would be the ones being wronged now!"
"Are you willing to testify for Brother Zhou Yu?" Zhou Qiang asked.
"Of course I do!" Wen Xin answered loudly.
"What are you going to do?" Deng Xiuzhen also came out.
"Auntie, the old man's family took Brother Zhou Yu to court and asked him to pay compensation." Zhou Qiang remembered Deng Xiuzhen.
"Mom, how about we go together and testify that the old man had already fallen down when Brother Zhou helped him up?" Wen Xin said happily. She really wanted to help Zhou Yu.
When Zhou Yu got into trouble, Zhou Qiang came. They must be relatives or good friends.
If I help Zhou Yu, it would be equivalent to helping Zhou Qiang.
She was particularly happy when she thought about being able to help Zhou Qiang and become acquainted with him.
"We can definitely testify, but I don't know if it will work. After all, we live in the same yard. If people say we are protecting Xiao Zhou and giving false testimony, that will be troublesome," Deng Xiuzhen analyzed.
"Then..." Deng Xiuzhen's words were like a bucket of cold water poured over their heads, extinguishing the flame of hope in Zhou Yu, Zhou Qiang and Qin Wenxin's hearts.
"You can try to find the elderly. Only when they tell the truth themselves, there will be a chance that things will turn around," Deng Xiuzhen suggested.
If it was just Zhou Yu, she wouldn't necessarily intervene. But Zhou Yu was related to Zhou Qiang, so she had to help: Zhou Qiang had saved Wen Jing before.
After a careful discussion, they rushed to the hospital where the old man was hospitalized.
Zhou Qiang also called a few classmates for help.
They acted separately, and several students led away the family members who were taking care of the elderly.
Deng Xiuzhen and Wen Xin stood guard at the door to prevent anyone from suddenly entering and disturbing Zhou Qiang and the others from talking with the old man.
When Zhou Yu went in, the old man was stunned when he saw Zhou Yu, and then lowered his head.
Zhou Qiang quietly turned on the video camera.
"Grandma, are you feeling better?" Zhou Yu put the fruit on the bedside table and asked the old man affectionately.
"Better now. The doctor said I need surgery to replace my femoral head." The old man looked at Zhou Yu and answered in a low voice.
"Grandma, you should remember that when I went to help you, you had been lying on the ground for a while." Zhou Yu asked.
The old man avoided her gaze and did not speak.
"Grandma, now your family members say that I hit you, and they want me to pay for your medical expenses, nursing expenses, and subsequent rehabilitation expenses.
I'm just a worker from a small place. My salary is not high and I have to rent a house. I really can't afford the money.
Grandma, I beg you to tell me the truth. I really can’t afford the money.” Zhou Yu almost begged.
The old man didn't look up or speak.
…
No matter what Zhou Yu said or how humbly he begged, the old man just wouldn't open his mouth.
Zhou Yu was anxious, and said angrily with tears in his eyes: "Grandma, do you know that because of this incident, my girlfriend broke up with me and I lost my job!
Why did you do this to me? I saved you and helped you! How could you do this to me? Do you still have a conscience? "
…
"What do you want to do?" The old man's family member came back, heard the noise in the ward, ran in and asked loudly.
Zhou Yu and Zhou Qiang were kicked out of the hospital by medical staff.
"Xiaolai, Xiaowu, Xiaoying, that child is quite pitiful. Why don't I tell you the truth so as not to make him feel upset." The old man looked at his three children and said in a negotiating tone.
"You feel sorry for him, but how are you going to treat your leg? We can't afford it!" Xiao said.
"A femoral replacement costs a lot of money. You know our situation, so how can we afford it?" Xiao Wu said.
"That's right, I can't afford a penny!" Xiaoying said.
"Then my leg cannot be cured, right? That child looks really pitiful." The old man's eyes dimmed.
"Incurable? I don't want to treat it, but who will take care of you if you are paralyzed in bed?" Xiaoying said with a pout.
"We don't have time to take care of you!" Xiao said.
"And if we say now that he didn't hit me, doesn't that prove that we wronged him before? What will others say about us? How will they view us? Do we still want to save face?" Xiao Wu approached the old woman and continued, "Mom, I'm telling you, you can't change your words, otherwise it will hurt us."
"Mom, we have already filed a lawsuit in court. If you change your words now, we will be framing, slandering, and blackmailing you, which is illegal and you will be arrested and put in jail!" Xiao said.
"Mom, you can't change your words! Otherwise, all three of us will go to jail!" Xiaoying said.
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