Old Mrs. Zhang regretted it as soon as she hit him, but it was no use regretting it. She was immediately invited for tea, and Old Mr. Zhang was busy trying to bail her out.
The ward quickly quieted down, and the lawyer hired by the Qin family arrived.
The case has now been investigated and clarified. According to the case-handling procedures and the current severity of the crackdown on hooliganism, even if the Qin family does not intervene, Tong Qiang will not escape the death penalty. As for Zhang Hongwei, his sentence will only be more severe than Tong Qiang's.
"Our main goal is the same: to make Tong Qiang and the Zhang family pay the price. As for compensation, you can talk to the lawyer, who will represent both families in negotiations with the Tong family, the Zhang family, and the school."
Xu Guiying and Song Xinfu exchanged a glance.
These two ordinary people had never even seen a lawyer before.
Xu Guiying swallowed hard and pulled Song Xinfu to the small balcony outside the ward to discuss it.
How much do you think is appropriate?
Song Xinfu narrowed his eyes, his eyelids drooping over his bright, piercing eyes. "At least thirty-five thousand."
Tong Qiang had previously offered 30,000.
Xu Guiying gave a thumbs up.
"You also think 35,000 is a good line of work, right?"
Xu Guiying shook her head, "Sixty thousand."
Song Xinfu's eyes widened, "Old woman, you're asking for the moon!"
Xu Guiying grabbed Song Xinfu's head and said, "All the money I'm taking is for your niece. Those little brats won't get a single penny."
A person's character is determined by their conscience.
Song Yingying was the one who suffered from this whole affair from beginning to end, so she should be given the money.
Song Xinfu's eyes reddened, and he was deeply moved. Xu Guiying scolded the old man for being so sentimental. She turned around and went back to the ward, where she said a few words to the lawyer.
The lawyer's eyes widened when he heard the amount of 60,000 yuan.
Xu Guiying whispered, "My niece has suffered two misfortunes. The 60,000 yuan includes compensation for emotional distress, care expenses, food expenses, and the disruption to her studies. In today's society, a girl's reputation is very important, so this amount of money is really not much."
Xu Guiying spoke softly, especially when she mentioned 60,000 yuan, she only mouthed the words.
There are still people in the ward; let's avoid causing any unnecessary trouble.
The lawyer, with his high level of professionalism, calmly said, "I will do my best."
Qin Baohua also looked at Xu Guiying and her husband with surprise, but said nothing.
Song Yingying's bed was surrounded by curtains, and they were too far away to hear what they were saying.
After Qin Baohua left with his lawyer, Xu Guiying and Song Xinfu couldn't help but speculate about the Qin family's background.
"Anyway, they have more power and influence than the Tong family."
Tong Hongyun's father was said to be a retired leader of the Finance Bureau, and other members of the Tong family were involved in politics and the military. Tong Hongyun himself ran a firecracker factory.
To this day, no other members of the Tong family have come forward.
Xu Guiying guessed that Tong Hongyun was probably not a member of the same family either.
As for the Qin family, Xu Guiying and her husband had never heard of them before. Xu Guiying planned to go to the supply and marketing cooperative today to ask Brother Ding about the situation.
After lunch, Xu Guiying went straight to the supply and marketing cooperative.
"Anyway, they're more powerful than the Tong family. I've never even heard of the Qin family in this capital city. Tong Hongyun went to see the Qin family several times, but he always left looking like a dog who had lost a fight, looking utterly defeated."
Brother Ding was extremely surprised. "Could it be the Qin family?"
Xu Guiying cursed Ding Ge in her heart for being so secretive, "Just tell me already!"
"You really don't know?"
Xu Guiying: "Brother Ding, I'm not kidding you, I really don't know, and Lao Song doesn't know either."
Brother Ding used to be a retired soldier, so he has a higher level of political awareness than ordinary people.
That's when they said that the Tong family owns several factories, which is beyond the reach of ordinary people. If the Qin family is even more powerful than the Tong family, then there might only be one Qin family left.
There are members of the Qin family in the current leadership team, and they appear most often on television, so ordinary people have no contact with them at all.
So when Guo Xia came back that day and said the male classmate who was beaten was surnamed Qin, Ding was surprised for a long time, but he didn't think about it too much and even doubted how the Qin family could have been beaten.
After hearing this, Xu Guiying's mouth was agape. The old woman had lived for decades, and the highest-ranking official she had ever met was the leader of the supply and marketing cooperative.
No wonder the Qin family didn't care about Xu Guiying's compensation at all.
Xu Guiying came back for a visit and took five days off.
Brother Ding: "Okay, okay, you can go now. We'll wait for you to come back and resume work."
Without idly chatting, Xu Guiying hurriedly rode her bicycle back to the hospital.
When the old man heard it, Song Xinfu was breathless for a long time. "What? The Qin family from TV?"
Xu Guiying pinched him, "You old geezer, keep your voice down!"
Qin Baohua always wore a suit, was refined and courteous, and spoke in a gentle and pleasant manner. Xu Guiying had previously felt sorry for Qin Zheng for not having the care of his parents.
She should pity herself and Song Yingying more now.
Xu Guiying is on night watch again tonight, but she has to go home.
Xu Guiying recounted what happened to Song Guomin and his wife last night.
Song Xinfu was utterly disappointed.
Now, in his eyes, Song Guomin is like a building that has been under construction for many years but eventually collapsed.
The elderly couple fell silent for a moment.
Over the years, they have devoted themselves to their eldest son, who was the first college student in the family. He had always been a good student since he was a child, and after he went to college, whatever he wanted, Xu Guiying and her husband would buy it for him.
They cut back on food and clothing, and even reduced the expenses for their younger siblings.
When Song Guomin started working, everyone thought he could ease the burden on his family, but in the end, he still relied on his family for food and clothing.
They have to admit that they failed in educating Song Guomin.
Xu Guiying returned home in the evening, and Song Guomin had already returned.
It's the third brother's turn to cook tonight, and you can still hear him muttering to himself in the kitchen.
"The coal won't ignite."
"The spatula is no good at all. I told my mom I wanted to replace it five years ago, but it's chipped and broken and she's still using it!"
"The pork I bought today is too fatty! The vendor ripped me off!"
Inside the main room, amidst the third brother's incessant chatter, Song Guomin handed 150 yuan to Xu Guiying.
"Mom, Aimei won't do that again. She didn't think that much about it."
Xu Guiying looked at her eldest son, her eyes no longer filled with the pride and arrogance of the past. Her expression was so indifferent that it made Song Guomin feel uneasy. He even had a feeling that in his mother's eyes, he was even less than Song Jianmin.
“I can’t control what Liu Aimei does in the future, but if anything goes missing from the house, don’t blame the family for suspecting her.”
Liu Aimei, who had been pretending to be dead in her room, immediately opened the door upon hearing this.
"Did you have to say such harsh things?"
Xu Guiying raised her hand and slapped the eldest brother.
The little old lady was small but strong, and Song Guomin had another slap mark on his face.
“Song Guomin, from today onwards, if I ever hear another disrespectful word from Liu Aimei’s mouth, you’ll be the one getting beaten up.”
Song Guomin was dumbfounded. "Mom! I'm your son!!!"
In Xu Guiying's eyes, the eldest son and his wife were trash.
“If you don’t want to be my son, you can leave the family now and get out.”
The third brother's voice in the kitchen stopped at some point.
What?
Mom wants to separate the family property?
Kick the boss out?
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