Chapter 23: The Last - The Sickly Young Girl's Daily Life of Eating Watermelons in the Courtyard
Perhaps God heard Aunt Li's cry for help and sent her help.
Head Nurse Liu saw that the door of this ward was blocked and crowded. Was this a hospital or a vegetable market?
Then she walked over and saw Lin Qing, who was standing at the very outside, jumping up and down trying to see inside, and Cen Xi, who was protecting her with a lunch box. She couldn't help but frown.
Then he heard the familiar voice again, the familiar swearing voice. Tsk, why are they these two people again?
"Make way, make way." The person in front is watching the excitement, why would he be willing to move aside?
But the person shouting from behind still refused to give in. He turned around and saw that it was actually a nurse. Even though he didn't want to get out of the way, he had to make way for him. The person in front of him did almost the same.
Just like that, Lin Qing looked at Nurse Liu with some envy as she walked into the ward step by step. It was great to be able to go in and see the excitement.
Cen Xi was very upset: "Wife, have you ever thought that Nurse Liu didn't go in to see the excitement, but to solve the excitement?"
"Hmm?" It turned out that Lin Qing had just said what was in his heart without realizing it.
"It sounds like a roar! Hehehe!" After saying this, Lin Qing couldn't help laughing.
"Why are you two arguing again? Ah? Do you really think this is a vegetable market?" Nurse Liu's voice was loud and resounding, and it almost immediately silenced Aunt Gu and Aunt Jiang.
When Aunt Li saw Nurse Liu coming, she instantly breathed a sigh of relief.
After Head Nurse Liu arrived, the doctors and nurses in the ward came back to their senses. Yes, this is a hospital, so what were they doing just now?
The nurse trembled immediately when she met the sidelong look from Nurse Liu. She had just failed in her duty by not immediately stopping the two loudly quarreling mothers.
The young man curled up in the quilt in the middle of the bed felt that this was simply the sound of nature. The savior had finally arrived!
"This hospital is for you to see a doctor, not for you to quarrel. If you want to quarrel again, get out of here." Nurse Liu said sternly with her hands on her waist.
Aunt Gu and Aunt Jiang were once again scolded like quails. No one knew why, but when these two bullies saw Nurse Liu, they acted like mice seeing a cat.
Perhaps the previous experience of having to pay was too painful for them, so when they saw Nurse Liu, they thought of their own wallets again.
Perhaps they had a tacit understanding. Seeing them like this, Aunt Li wanted to solve the financial problem as soon as possible while Nurse Liu was still here.
"Okay, while everyone is here, let's resolve the issue between you two first." Aunt Li seemed to have some hidden meaning.
Aunt Li was very satisfied when she saw Aunt Gu and Aunt Jiang calm down and continue to listen to her. She couldn't help but feel lucky. Fortunately, Nurse Liu came, otherwise when would this matter be resolved?
"First of all, this incident was caused by Aunt Jiang's failure to pay Aunt Gu's medical bills in time, which led to a scuffle, which later turned into a fight. The final result was that both of you were injured and lying here. So this involves two sums of money. One is the money that Aunt Zhang needs to pay back to Aunt Gu, and the other is the medical expenses for your current hospitalization."
When Aunt Li mentioned the money issue, Aunt Jiang glared at Aunt Gu: It's all this old bitch's fault. If she hadn't refused to pay back the money, she wouldn't have fought with her, and she wouldn't have had to spend more money.
Unfortunately, Aunt Jiang also thought so. If Aunt Gu hadn't forced her to pay back the money, she wouldn't have fought with her. Otherwise, how could she have had to pay an extra medical bill?
Aunt Li didn't want to see them arguing with each other anymore, so she handled it according to her own ideas. "In general, both of you are wrong, so there is no difference between who is right and who is wrong in this fight. You are responsible for your own medical expenses. Finally, Aunt Jiang owed Aunt Gu some money before, so you should return it to Aunt Gu now." Aunt Li didn't want to see them dragging their feet and causing trouble again, so she made the decision directly.
"On what grounds?"
"I don't agree."
They both said at the same time.
But who would have thought that the two aunts were still dissatisfied with Aunt Li's decision. Aunt Jiang thought that she was injured because of Aunt Gu, so Aunt Gu had to pay for her medical expenses and, if possible, write off the money she owed before. Aunt Gu, on the other hand, thought that she was injured because of Aunt Jiang, so Aunt Jiang had to pay for her medical expenses and then pay her back the money she owed before.
In short, neither party wants to pay.
"You have to agree whether you want to or not." Aunt Li's attitude was very firm this time.
Aunt Gu and Aunt Jiang glared at each other and wanted to curse, but when they caught sight of Nurse Liu standing next to Aunt Li, they swallowed back the dirty words that were about to come out of their mouths.
They were afraid they would really be kicked out. After all, the doctor hadn’t even finished examining their injuries yet!
Seeing that they dared not speak out despite their anger, Aunt Li was extremely satisfied and even felt much better.
"Okay, let's do this! Gu Hang, Jiang Yang, your mother is not available right now, so you two will take care of the money issue! When I just came out, I reminded you to bring money with you, so now pay back the money that Aunt Jiang owes to the Gu family!"
Aunt Li was glad that she had foresight. When she came out, she asked them to go home and get their money. Otherwise, they would have to argue for a long time. It would be terrible if what happened today happened again.
Jiang Yang's face was sullen and gloomy. He was not very satisfied with the decision made by Aunt Li. However, as the manager of the academy, Aunt Li had made it very clear that his mother was indeed more at fault in the whole thing, so he had to give the money whether he wanted to or not.
Mrs. Jiang also came along. She was also very angry with her mother-in-law. This mother-in-law was really good at causing trouble. It was tens of tens of dollars. It hurt her heart just thinking about it. She had never had so much money in her hands before.
After all, her husband's salary has to be turned over to the family treasury every month, and her mother-in-law only gives her husband a few yuan for pocket money every month. As she does not work, she has no pocket money at all. The most she has is the few cents left over from her husband's monthly spending. She can't even save more than ten yuan in a year.
This mother-in-law spent dozens of dollars on just one incident, which really broke her heart.
"Auntie Li is always so fair in her dealings." Daqiang said as he nodded. He lived in the next courtyard and had heard of Auntie Li from the next courtyard. He heard that she was always very fair in handling conflicts among neighbors, so the street chose her to be the director of the courtyard, and she has been in the position for many years.
Lin Qing and Cen Xi also nodded. Indeed, Aunt Li did a good job in managing the college and was relatively fair in her approach. Mother Lin even asked them to get along well with Aunt Li, which showed that Mother Lin had a very good impression of her.
Cen Xi and Lin Qing had to admit their shortcomings. They were still young, and were not as good as the elderly in doing things and judging people. So they listened carefully to the things that Lin's mother told them in detail, and tried their best to do them well.
With the help of Nurse Liu, Aunt Li handled the matter quickly and decisively. No matter what Aunt Gu and Aunt Jiang thought, Aunt Li felt that the matter had been resolved perfectly.
In that case, she didn't plan to stay any longer.
"Okay, things have been dealt with, so let's go back first! You from the Gu and Jiang families just take good care of your mother, and you two must stop arguing. This is a hospital, not a vegetable market!" Aunt Li said meaningfully at last.
Aunt Gu and Aunt Jiang were very angry, but since Nurse Liu was still here, they could only listen to Aunt Li's instructions.
The farce inside came to an end, and the crowd outside gradually dispersed.
Lin Qing and Cen Xi were planning to return to their ward after they finished their work. Before leaving, Lin Qing looked towards the door where the crowd had dispersed, and she saw a figure that shouldn't have been there.
She returned to the ward in a daze.