Chapter 257 Cleaning up the mess
As expected, Li Hongying explained her purpose right away: "Doctor Xu, we are here to get compensation for the trouble caused by my sister Cuiying..."
"Please come in." Xu Nuo made way for the door and invited the two people in.
A few days ago, Li Hongying looked radiant with joy. But after just a few days, she looked much more haggard and even had white hair on her head.
It seems that the mess Li Cuiying left for her is not so easy to clean up.
Li Hongying sat on the sofa, her upper body tensely straight, her hands clenched together, her knuckles slightly white: "We just came out of Liao's house, Bai Qiuning suggested that we come to see you."
Her voice was more urgent than usual, but she tried to remain restrained: "Bai Qiu Ning said...you have to make the decision on this matter."
"What's the matter?" Xu Nuo asked.
"About compensation..." When Li Hongying mentioned the money, her eyes felt sore and she wanted to cry.
There is no doubt that Li Cuiying ordered people to add nitrite to duck products, which violated the law and she should be sentenced to prison.
However, she was in jail, and the mess she left behind had to be cleaned up by her and her husband.
Hundreds of people fell ill and were hospitalized after eating duck products, and they needed to pay a hefty sum of medical expenses.
The medical bills almost wiped out all their savings over the years, and they still had to owe a lot of debt.
In addition, the economic losses caused by Li Cuiying to the duck workshop are another considerable expense.
This compensation still has to be paid by her and her husband He Kuan.
The huge financial pressure caused his hair to turn white almost overnight.
He Kuan sat beside his wife, his body straight. Seeing that his wife's eyes were red, he held her hand and patted it gently to help her calm down.
"It's okay. It's okay."
After saying that, he turned his gaze to Xu Nuo: "Doctor Xu, we will make up for what Cuiying did wrong. We will never shirk our responsibilities. It's just that the compensation for the duck workshop... can it be less?"
"I can only know the specific losses after Sister Bai Qiu Ning has calculated them." Although Xu Nuo sympathized with the couple, he still had to handle official business impartially. "As for paying less, I'm afraid it's not feasible. You know, we built this business step by step. We have already suffered an unexpected disaster, and now we have to pay a lot of money. I guess..."
"I understand. I understand." He Kuan knew that his question was inappropriate, but he really had no other choice. "If that's the case, can we pay the compensation later?"
"Okay." Xu Nuo agreed readily.
You cannot not pay back the money, nor can you pay less, but you can pay it back later.
She also knew that the expense was not small. When Bai Qiu Ning learned that she might have to pay medical expenses, she felt so upset that she couldn't eat.
That amount of money is not a small sum for Bai Qiu Ning, let alone for He Kuan and his wife who rely on their fixed salaries to make a living?
Hearing Xu Nuo's agreement, He Kuan breathed a sigh of relief: "That's great. It may take us a long time to pay the full compensation. But don't worry, we will pay it no matter how long it takes."
"Don't worry. Pay the patients' medical expenses first. There's no rush to give us the money later. You can give it to us when you have enough money." Xu Nuo said.
Li Hongying was grateful, tears welled up in her eyes: "Thank you, thank you for your understanding."
He Kuan said: "We will remember this consideration. We will discuss it with Bai Qiuning and Liao Hong later."
"Well, I'll call Sister Qiu Ning and tell her. She's a reasonable person and won't make things difficult for you on this matter." Xu Nuo said gently.
"Yes, yes, then we feel more relieved. It's getting late, so we won't disturb your rest."
Li Hongying and her husband stood up to say goodbye, and Xu Nuo saw them off to the door.
Just as the two turned to leave, Xu Nuo remembered the questions he had during the day and asked one more question: "By the way, before the trouble, did Li Cuiying...do anything special?"
Li Hongying paused and was silent for a moment before speaking: "Now that I think about it, something was wrong during that period. She was often away from the roast chicken stall and always liked to go out. She also started to learn to put on makeup and dress up like city girls... We thought she was just a girl who loved beauty and wanted to dress up to get a boyfriend or something."
He Kuan nodded slightly. He realized it at that time, but he really didn't care too much.
Li Hongying smiled bitterly: "I brought her to the city to let her live a good life, who knew..." She didn't finish her words and just sighed deeply.
Xu Nuo said thoughtfully: "You didn't expect this to happen, did you? I also think this matter is a bit strange. This happened not long after she met Xia Nan."
He Kuan frowned upon hearing this and lowered his voice and said, "Speaking of Xia Nan, I have heard people mention that her reputation outside...is not very good."
Xu Nuo nodded slightly: "Do you think Li Cuiying was instigated by Xia Nan?"
Li Hongying shook her head, a confused look on her face: "This...we really don't know. But next time I visit, I can ask Cuiying."
"When are you going to visit her?" Xu Nuo suddenly asked, "Can I go with you?"
She wanted to know what role Xia Nan played in this matter.
She suspected that the incident with the duck and even the incident with the hospital were related to Xia Nan.
What on earth is this woman thinking, stirring up trouble here?
Li Hongying was obviously stunned for a moment, obviously not expecting Xu Nuo to take this matter so seriously.
She glanced at her husband hesitantly, and when she saw He Kuan nodded slightly, she agreed, "I plan to go tomorrow morning, but I don't know if you have time."
"I have time." Xu Nuo agreed straightforwardly, "I'll go with you tomorrow morning."
Li Hongying said: "Then I will wait for you at the gate of the compound at eight o'clock tomorrow."
The next morning, Xu Nuo took half a day off and went to the detention center with Li Hongying.
As soon as Li Cuiying saw her sister, she rushed to the iron fence and tightly grasped Li Hongying's wrists with both hands. She couldn't stop crying: "Sister... I'm sorry..." Her voice was very hoarse, "So much medical expenses... and compensation... I can't pay it back in my lifetime..."
Li Hongying's eyes were red, and she wiped her sister's tears with her sleeve: "How could you be so foolish! When you did this kind of thing, didn't you think about the consequences?"
"I regret it so much..." Li Cuiying sobbed, her forehead against the cold iron railing, "I was really blinded by greed at the time..."
Li Hongying lowered her voice and said, "Tell me the truth, was there anyone who instigated you to do this?"
Li Cuiying's eyes flickered: "No...no."
At this time, Xu Nuo stepped forward and looked directly into Li Cuiying's eyes: "Did Xia Nan instruct you? If she was the mastermind, your crime would be much lighter."
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