After Niu Guihua left, everyone started worrying about Jiang Qiao. What did this child do to deserve this? Although Qiao Jie knows some medical skills, he is old and has to support the two of them and pay for Jiang Qiao's education. This is already enough to make things difficult for the old man. What if Jiang Qiao has to pay for medical expenses as well?
If the family were truly wealthy, would the old man have abandoned his granddaughter and spent years in the countryside treating patients?
They're all so old; they should be enjoying life. If it weren't for having to support two people, they wouldn't be in this situation.
"Girl, don't get upset. This isn't your place yet. It's true that Wang Dahua supported you for a while, but that two hundred yuan wasn't given away for nothing. It was all agreed upon beforehand, and we can all be witnesses."
Everyone has their own standards. Although Wang Dahua raised Jiang Qiao, the boy did not treat Wang Dahua badly. In the past three years, the boy has tried his best to get food for the old lady and send it to her. Even the food made by their own children might not be as good as what Jiang Qiao, who is not related by surname, makes.
Besides, the Jiang family and Wang Dahua were really dishonest back then. They really thought that the child was an orphan and bullied him to death. If Qiao Jie hadn't taken over halfway, who knows what would have become of this child.
"Qiao'er, Qiao'er—"
Song Lianfeng rushed over in a flurry. She was busy cooking at home and hadn't paid attention to what was happening outside. It wasn't until Niu Guihua left, cursing and swearing, that she realized something had happened outside.
"Girl, how are you? Did Niu Guihua hit you?"
Jiang Qiao grinned and shook her head. "Third Aunt, I didn't hit her. She was just being unreasonable. Everyone is speaking up for me."
Li Meilan sighed, "What kind of mess is this? A family of beasts. Wang Dahua was so desperate to get them to the city, and now look what's happened. Now that she's old and can't move, they still despise her."
This is the first time I've encountered something like this. I've seen shameless people before, but I've never seen anyone this bold and shameless. Even if someone has thoughts like this, they keep them to themselves. But this family is different; they've openly and blatantly displayed everything.
"What are you afraid of? We were all witnesses to what happened back then."
Jiang Qiao bowed to everyone and said, "Thank you, elders. With you all here, I'm not afraid of anything. Everyone, go home and have dinner."
Song Lianfeng pulled Jiang Qiao home for dinner, saying, "You silly girl, how did you end up with this family? Let's eat first, we don't need to worry about anything else."
Jiang Qiao didn't refuse. She wasn't in the mood to cook anymore. She was fine before, but Niu Guihua's meddling had ruined her mood.
That's how it is now. If Wang Dahua is discharged from the hospital, she doesn't have high hopes for any of the few people she has.
How blind must this old lady be? After spending so much time with them, she still opened her heart to them.
She sighed, "Third Aunt, what kind of life did my grandma have? My uncle was such a good person, and he just passed away. If he had been here, this family wouldn't be in this state now."
Song Lianfeng could no longer comment on her old neighbor, Wang Dahua. "The blisters on your feet are all from your own walking. Ever since your grandmother brought this family back, she probably did it out of a sense of compensation."
She tends to ignore things as much as possible, and protects them whenever possible. If she had used the same methods she used to discipline you back then, the Jiang family's children wouldn't be in this state now.
Now she feels fortunate for Jiang Qiao. Luckily, the child is smart. Otherwise, what good would she get from hanging out with this family?
When Chunxia came home from get off work and heard about Jiang Qiao's affair, she was so angry that she cursed the family as shameless.
"Forget it, talking about them will ruin your appetite. Sister Chunxia, let's eat quickly. How's work going these days? Is everything going smoothly?"
“My job is fine, and my mentor is great too. But I’m worried about you. This is just the beginning. What will you do later? There’s always a limit to how much you can take care of patients. And if this family stays together for too long, they might just dump your breastfeeding on you.”
Jiang Qiao smiled and said, "She wouldn't dare. I just haven't shown my true colors yet. Do you really think I'm a pushover? Otherwise, how could I support this family for Grandpa Qiao? Don't worry, I don't need to lift a finger to deal with them. Someone will take care of them. Let's see if they have the guts to cause trouble."
Du Chengsong sighed, "You know, we've been neighbors for so many years. When you two lived together, everything was fine. But look at how this family is now, causing such a mess. If we had a house, I'd like to move out with your aunt. With neighbors like this, it'll be hard for Chunming and Chunxia to find partners in the future."
Song Lianfeng chimed in, "That's right, Jiang Mei's reputation is terrible. Who around here who knows her background would dare to take her? Girl, are you done eating?"
Jiang Qiao nodded. "I'm full. You can continue eating."
Now that Jiang Qiao had finished eating, Song Lianfeng urged her to go home and rest, saying, "Running back and forth every day is exhausting even for adults, let alone a child like you. Go home and rest now."
Jiang Qiao didn't stand on ceremony with Song Lianfeng; after saying goodbye, she left first.
The next morning, Jiang Qiao packed her things and rode her bike back home. She needed to discuss Wang Dahua's matter with Qiao Jie.
"Huh? You said your grandma had a stroke?"
Qiao Jie could hardly believe his ears.
Jiang Qiao explained the whole story to the old man, while Ma Liu clicked his tongue in amazement.
"My God, I said last time that woman was not even as good as those brothel girls. Look, isn't this exactly what I said? Why is she so impatient?"
Qiao Jie gave a wry smile. He couldn't say anything in front of Jiang Qiao. Actually, some people have a strong addiction to that area due to physiological reasons. As for whether Jiang Mei belongs to this category, he couldn't say for sure.
Ma Liu clicked his tongue. "Girl, what do you mean? You want to treat that old lady?"
Before Jiang Qiao could even speak, Qiao Jie gave a bitter laugh. "Treat? What if it can't be cured? Wouldn't that just give the Jiang family an excuse to extort money from us? Besides, this illness is really expensive. Even if we don't charge them, what about the cost of the medicine? Even if Jiang Qiao doesn't charge them, the nutrition in the later stages will be a problem. If they can't take care of her, even with Jiang Qiao around, it's hard to say what will happen to the old lady."
Ma Liu really understood this because he had suffered from the same disease and knew it all too well. If it weren't for Jiang Qiao and Qiao Jie working together to save him and taking such good care of him in every aspect of his life, where would he have ended up? With his condition, other people might not have been able to be cured. However, he was lucky to have met his older brother and Jiang Qiao.
"Brother, what are your thoughts?"
Qiao Jie sighed, "We definitely have to try, but Jiang Qiao can't do it, so I will. As for how well we can treat her, that depends on her fate."
"Girl, what are you thinking now?"
Jiang Qiao raised an eyebrow and smiled faintly, "Me? I have no idea. My grandmother's health is different from Grandpa Liu's; she's suffered too much damage—"
Jiang Qiao explained Wang Dahua's situation to the old man in detail. After listening, Qiao Jie shook his head and said, "I'm afraid I can't do anything about it. Liu Zi, to be honest, the medicine I got for you was the best kind, the most expensive kind. We're brothers, so we don't care about these things, but the Jiang family might not be able to do that."
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