Yan Bugui followed several women from the courtyard into the house and saw a mess. Jia Zhangshi was sitting on the ground crying and wailing, her body trembling uncontrollably. He couldn't help but feel a pang of sympathy.
Xu Damao hesitated at the door. He had been at odds with the Jia family lately, and going in now might be seen as watching the show.
Inside the house, Sha Zhu couldn't help but step forward to comfort Qin Huairu, and said softly, "Sister Qin, Jia Dongxu is a lucky man, he will definitely be alright."
At this moment, several women quickly surrounded Sha Zhu and asked him what was going on.
Sha Zhu looked grave and shook his head, saying, "He's been taken to the hospital for emergency treatment, but I heard from the messengers that his condition isn't good."
Upon hearing this, Madam Jia wept even more bitterly.
Just as everyone was worried, Yan Bugui stepped forward and growled in a heavy voice, "Sister-in-law Jia, now is not the time to cry. The most important thing is to hurry up and go to the hospital with Shazhu to check on Dongxu's condition."
Immediately afterwards, Sha Zhu pulled Qin Huairu, "Sister Qin, Second Uncle is right, crying at home won't do any good, you should come to the hospital with me right away."
Jia Zhangshi jumped up from the ground, muttering, "I need to go to the hospital, I have to see my son, my son can't be hurt..."
Just then, Yi Zhonghai's wife, who had just walked in and learned about the situation, said, "Huai Ru, you and your mother should go to the hospital with Zhu Zi right away. I'll take care of the child."
Several women nearby chimed in, "Yes, you should go to the hospital to see Dongxu. We'll take care of the child. Even if you come back later, the child won't go hungry."
"Don't think about anything else at this point, hurry up and go, the child will be fine in the yard."
"Where is Da Mao? Where is Xu Da Mao?"
Yan Bugui thought Xu Damao had also entered the house, but when he turned around, he couldn't find Xu Damao anywhere.
Upon hearing that Yan Bugui had returned him, Xu Damao quickly lifted the curtain and rushed into the room, exclaiming, "Here I am! Here I am!"
Yan Bugui quickly grabbed Xu Damao's arm: "Damao, this is a critical moment. Give the bicycle to Shazhu and have him take your Aunt Jia and Qin Huairu to the hospital quickly, otherwise it might be too late..."
Yan Bugui didn't say what followed, but everyone present could understand it.
"Okay, okay, the bicycle is parked in the front yard."
Immediately afterwards, Xu Damao took out the key and handed it to Shazhu, saying, "Shazhu, this isn't mine, it's the factory's bicycle. Be sure to lock it properly, or you'll have to pay for it if it gets lost."
Before Xu Damao could hand over the car key, Sha Zhu snatched it away.
"Xu Damao, look how stingy you are! It's just a bicycle. If it gets lost, I'll give you two as compensation!"
Yan Bugui and Yi Zhonghai's wife quickly helped Jia Zhangshi walk out, and didn't forget to ask Shazhu to get the bicycle.
“Sister-in-law, you have to be strong. What if Dongxu is alright, but you fall ill first?” Yan Bugui said quickly, seeing that Jia Zhangshi looked like a lump of rotten flesh. “Maybe when you go to the hospital, it might be a false alarm. At worst, you might have broken your arms and legs.”
Jia Zhangshi slowly turned her head, her scarlet eyes fixed on Yan Bugui.
"Yan Bugui, is what you said true? Dongxu is alright?"
"I mean, it's possible. It could just be a fracture, since Shazhu didn't actually see Dongxu's injury."
Yan Bugui felt a little uneasy under Jia Zhangshi's bloodshot eyes and said guiltily, "You know, some injuries bleed a lot, but the injuries aren't really serious."
Perhaps it was Yan Bugui's words that had an effect, or perhaps Jia Zhangshi had figured things out, because she was soon able to walk on her own.
Qin Huairu wiped away her tears and walked behind with Sha Zhu and several women.
"Zhu Zi, tell me the truth, how badly is Dong Xu injured?" Qin Huairu approached Sha Zhu, grabbed his arm, and asked in a low voice.
When Qin Huairu came out of her house, she put on a cotton-padded jacket, leaving it open.
This hug pulled Sha Zhu's arm directly into her bosom. Normally, Qin Huairu would have noticed, but at this moment, she was already in a state of confusion, only wanting to get an answer from Sha Zhu.
Sha Zhu was a little lost in the warmth of Qin Huairu's embrace when Aunt Zhou asked him a question, which brought him back to his senses.
"Well... I asked a coworker in one of Dongxu's workshops, and he said he was hit by a large, scattered workpiece and his condition isn't good."
"How big are the large workpieces?"
Aunt Zhou, who was standing nearby, pressed for an answer.
Sha Zhu sighed: "Several tons of that kind of steel raw material."
Qin Huairu felt a little suffocated, her steps faltered, and tears flowed uncontrollably again.
Although Jia Zhangshi and Jia Dongxu weren't very kind to her, he was still her husband, and they had three children. If Jia Dongxu were to suddenly leave, the whole family would be devastated!
"Sister Qin, you have to hold on right now. If anything happens to Dongxu, you're the backbone of this family. You can't just be sad." Sha Zhu quickly helped Qin Huairu up.
His hand kept gently stroking Qin Huairu's lower back, seemingly to comfort her, but in reality, he was enjoying the rare intimate contact.
If it weren't for Jia Dongxu's affair, how could Sha Zhu have touched Qin Huairu's waist, not even through her clothes?!
A group of people escorted Jia Zhangshi, Qin Huairu, and Shazhu to the outside of the courtyard.
Sha Zhu got on the bicycle, Qin Huairu sat on the crossbar, and the others helped Jia Zhangshi sit on the back seat.
Watching the bicycle ride away, Yi Zhonghai's wife sighed: "This Jia Zhangshi is a bit domineering in the yard, but her life is really hard. She lost her husband when she was young, and now that she should be enjoying her old age, Dongxu has had this kind of trouble."
"Who can argue with that?"
Yan Bugui's wife, standing next to Yi Zhonghai's wife, chimed in, "I used to think that the reason Jia Zhangshi was so domineering was because she lost her husband and it wasn't easy for her to raise the child alone. The reason she developed such a personality was because she was afraid that the neighbors would bully her family. Sigh, but I just couldn't stand seeing her throw a tantrum. Now I think maybe I should be more tolerant."
Several women nearby sighed and nodded in agreement.
"I hope Dongxu is alright, otherwise the whole family will have no way to survive," Aunt Zhou from the front yard murmured.
Xu Damao leaned against a pillar by the door, his feet planted on the stone, and handed a cigarette to Yan Bugui: "Jia Dongxu's accident has really benefited that idiot Zhu. Old Yan, you didn't see Zhu's expression! Wow, he was practically hugging Qin Huairu while riding his bicycle. I bet he's secretly hoping Jia Dongxu will die soon."
"Alright, alright, Da Mao, stop talking nonsense."
Yan Bugui took the cigarette and lit it. "You still call him a fool? Don't you also try to take advantage of Qin Huairu all the time? There's an old saying that everyone has a love for beauty, as long as you don't go too far."
On the road, Sha Zhu didn't ride very fast.
First, he doesn't ride this thing often and needs to get used to it. Second, it's a bit strenuous for him to carry two people at once.
However, Xu Damao was right about one thing.
Feeling the tickling of Qin Huairu's hair against his neck, Sha Zhu inexplicably felt a desire for Jia Dongxu to die immediately.
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