Yan Jiefang burst into tears as soon as he stepped out of the small dark room. Although he had only been detained for half a day, the experience in the dark room was truly unbearable. In particular, the methods used by the security department terrified Yan Jiefang.
Upon seeing his elder brother, Yan Jiefang ran over and hugged him, crying like a child. But Yan Jiecheng barely paid any attention to his younger brother, shoving his hands away and pushing him aside.
"All you do is cry, cry, cry. When you were ruining production, why didn't you think about the current situation? If your parents hadn't emptied all their savings, you would have been shot. Because of you, the family is now destitute."
“Dad had an accident this morning and is still in the hospital. If you have any conscience, go and see them as soon as possible. I have things to do at home, so I won’t delay any longer.”
Upon hearing his elder brother's words, Yan Jiefang wiped away his tears and ran towards the hospital.
Seeing that he had tricked his younger brother away, Yan Jiecheng turned and left the steel mill, heading home. As soon as he got home, he told Zhang Qiuju about what had happened that day.
When Zhang Qiuju heard that her family had lost 3,000 yuan in a single day and that her father-in-law had become like that, she burst into tears.
"Jiecheng, your father-in-law is lying in bed and can't move. Shouldn't we buy some things and go over to visit him?"
Upon hearing that he needed to buy something, Yan Jiecheng immediately became nervous.
“We’ll just go take a look, no need to buy anything. We’ve already distributed everything, so buying things back won’t be for Mom and Dad to eat, but for the rest of them to eat.”
“Life is so hard these days, as long as the sentiment is there, that’s enough. What we need to think about now is to find a new place to live as soon as possible. This place is quite close to the steel rolling mill, but it’s a bit far from your workplace. We need to find a suitable place so that it’s convenient for both of us to get to work.”
Upon hearing Yan Jiecheng's words, Zhang Qiuju quickly forgot about the previous question and focused solely on finding a suitable place to rent a house.
Empty-handed, she followed Yan Jiecheng to the hospital to visit her father-in-law. Upon arriving at the hospital, she saw Yan Bugui and Yan Jiefang reprimanding Yan Jiefang.
"Why were you so stupid? Not only did you lose your good job, but it also cost 1,500 yuan to get you out of trouble."
"What's wrong with your brain? How could you come up with such a brainless idea? Even if you did destroy the parts, do you think it would affect Wei Hua?"
"Anyone with a brain in the steel rolling mill would know that this is a malicious frame-up. Who would damage the parts they process like that? Even if they wanted to damage them, they could only do some minor things to make the parts substandard."
"But you, on the other hand, messed around with the parts haphazardly and got caught red-handed. Even if you hadn't been caught, no one could have done anything to you; at most, they would have just suspected you. With a record of maliciously sabotaging production, I wonder how you'll find a job in the future. Now, even if you don't ask for money, no one will dare to hire you."
Yan Jiefang didn't refute his father's words. After all, he had spent so much money at once, so it was normal for his father to be a little resentful. Not to mention his parents, even he himself was full of resentment. When he saw his older brother and sister-in-law arrive, Yan Jiefang, unusually, poured them a glass of water.
To avoid being scolded by them any longer, Yan Jiefang picked up a thermos and left the ward. After filling the thermos with hot water, Yan Jiefang planned to rest at the stairwell to avoid being further complained about by his parents when he went back into the ward.
Upon reaching the stairwell, for reasons unknown, Yan Jiefang suddenly slipped and fell. The thermos shattered on the stairs, spilling hot water all over him, causing him to scream in pain.
A scream echoed throughout the corridor. Hearing the commotion, the three aunties and Yan Jiecheng were about to come out to check when they saw Yan Jiefang flailing his arms and legs on the stairs. Just as they were about to ask Yan Jiefang what had happened, the flailing-legged Yan Jiefang tripped and fell again, rolling down the stairs like a watermelon.
The two men were terrified and rushed to help, but by the time they arrived, Yan Jiefang had already tumbled from the third floor to the second. His left leg had made intimate contact with the corner of the wall, and judging from the strange position, it was clear that his left foot was seriously injured.
"Liberation, Liberation, how are you?"
No matter how the three aunties called out to him, Yan Jiefang didn't react at all.
"Mom, hurry up and find a doctor. I'll carry him on my back. I don't even need to look to know he's probably knocked unconscious. Look at how badly his leg is injured. If a normal person's leg was injured like this, they would be screaming for help by now."
Upon hearing her eldest son's words, the third aunt immediately went to find a doctor. Yan Jiecheng, carrying his younger brother on his back, also went to the doctor's office.
"Doctor, could you please check how badly my son fell? He accidentally broke a thermos at the bottom of the stairs and rolled down the stairs. His legs seem to be deformed."
Upon hearing what the three women said, the doctor examined Yan Jiefang.
"Further examination is needed to determine the specifics, but it is certain that his leg is broken. As for the severity of the injuries to other parts of his body, X-rays will be required."
"Since there are many places where you need to have tests done, you should go and pay a hundred or two hundred yuan for hospitalization first! Not only the tests cost money, but the treatment and hospitalization also cost money. I'll take your son to have the tests done now."
Upon hearing the doctor's words, the old woman's expression immediately fell, because apart from a gold bar, she had practically no money left in the house.
"Jiecheng, you know our family's situation. We're out of money right now, and your brother is injured like this. Could you please pay for his medical expenses this time?"
Although he had anticipated this day, Yan Jiecheng never expected that his mother would start plotting against him so soon.
“Mom, you know our family’s situation. My job alone cost more than 500 yuan. Your daughter-in-law’s job cost 400 yuan. Plus, we have to buy things after we’ve been separated from our family. The original 1,200 yuan is basically gone now.”
"Even if you sell me now, I still can't afford that much medical money. You'd better sell the gold bars quickly and use the money to pay for Jiefang's medical expenses."
"My husband and I haven't eaten yet, so we won't stay in the hospital any longer. We need to eat and rest, because we have to go to work tomorrow."
After saying that, he quickly left the doctor's office. Back in his father's ward, he pulled his wife away from the hospital to avoid being further schemed against by his parents.
Yan Jiecheng wasn't entirely lying; he and his wife had indeed spent a considerable amount of money, with 960 yuan just for work. They had also spent money on other things, but Yan Jiecheng didn't mention how much money he and his wife had earned in the past few months.
Seeing Yan Jiecheng and his wife looking like refugees, the Third Aunt felt as if her heart was being torn apart. But for her son's future, she had no choice but to turn around and leave the hospital, returning to her courtyard house. After taking out the only gold bar she had left, she immediately ran to the black market, exchanged it for cash, and then rushed to pay her son's medical bills.
Fortunately, hospitals these days aren't like those of later generations. Even though the third aunt hadn't paid the medical bills, the doctors continued treating Yan Jiefang. By the time the third aunt finished paying, Yan Jiefang had already been wheeled into the operating room. Seeing the third aunt arrive, the nurses immediately found her.
Although Yan Bugui had already explained the situation, it was still necessary to let the Third Aunt know as well.
"Auntie, your son is already in the operating room. Not only did he break his leg, but he also suffered many other injuries. He broke two ribs in his chest and his spine is also damaged. The most serious injury is to his left leg. After treatment, he can walk normally, but not as well as a normal person. As for how well he can recover, it depends on the later stages. In short, your son will likely become a cripple."
Hearing the nurse's words, the three women swayed as they sat down in the chair. If they had known their son would turn out like this, they would have preferred not to spend the money to save him. Now, 1500 yuan had been wasted, and they still had to spend so much more on his treatment, even if he recovered, he would still be a cripple.
This is not much different from going to jail. If you went to jail, you might not end up like this. At least when you come out in a few years, you'll still be a normal person. But now, not only is your background tainted, but you've also become this wretched person, and you can forget about finding a job in the future.
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