How much do you want?
Zhang Jianguo knew that if he didn't pay compensation today, Xu Qingqing would continue to escalate the matter, and everyone was now on Xu Qingqing's side criticizing him.
We had no choice but to grit our teeth and accept it.
Upon hearing that there was hope, Xu Qingqing stopped crying and weakly said, "Let me calculate. If my brain is damaged, you have to compensate me three thousand yuan, plus my wages."
If I become mentally unstable, Bo Jingran will definitely look down on me, and I'll never find someone as good-looking as him again. Two of them together would cost 5800.
5800 + 3000 equals 8800 yuan, which doesn't sound good. Just round it up and give me 9999 yuan.
Everyone gasped in shock; that's almost ten thousand!
Keep in mind that each family can only save about 200 yuan a year, so how many years would it take them to save up to 10,000 yuan?
If you had 10,000 yuan, you'd be rich!
Zhang Jianguo was also taken aback by this staggering number. His eyes blazed with anger as he gritted his teeth and exclaimed, "Impossible!"
His monthly allowance is only 30 yuan.
Bo Jingran's eyes flickered slightly, and he stepped forward, saying firmly, "Comrade Xu, ten thousand yuan sounds like a lot, but as the country's economy develops and improves, people's lives will be better than they are now. Ten thousand yuan will really not be much in the future. Besides..."
Changing the subject, Bo Jingran paused for a moment, thought for a moment, and then said, "Besides, what if my wife has a mentally challenged child after she becomes mentally challenged?"
Everyone thought about it and agreed. Xu Zhiqing was already mentally challenged; what if she had another mentally challenged child? It sounded terrible.
Bo, the educated youth, is right. This 10,000 yuan is valuable now, but it might be worthless when the economy improves.
Xu Qingqing gave him a thumbs up. Indeed, in later generations, 10,000 yuan would only be equivalent to the cost of one of her meals.
She selectively forgot the last sentence.
Zhang Jianguo was so angry at the shamelessness of these two that he felt like spitting blood in their faces. Could the present compare to the future? Whether he would even live to see the future was still unknown.
Zhang Jianguo: "I don't have 10,000, but I have one life. Take it if you want."
Bo Jingran smiled and said, "You can write an IOU."
Zhang Jianguo: "..."
Forced to put his fingerprints on the document, Zhang Jianguo left with Lin Meijiao with a cold face. If he stayed any longer, it was hard to say whether he would live to see the end.
Xu Qingqing handed the IOU to the brigade leader, who looked at her with suspicion.
Xu Qingqing shouted, "Captain, I'll donate this money to the team. You can decide how to use it!"
The surprise came too quickly, like a storm. The captain, his hands trembling, took the IOU and asked again, uncertainly, "Are you really going to give it to the team?"
Xu Qingqing shouted, "Yes, we also have to thank Comrade Zhang. He was so excited that he didn't even care about his mother."
The two people nearby froze, realizing that his mother (mother-in-law) was still lying on the ground.
He could only turn back and bring Zhang's mother along, keeping his head down and avoiding the gazes of the crowd.
Xu Qingqing shouted, "Comrade Zhang, your mother's shoe fell off!"
Sure enough, there was a lone shoe on the ground, so Zhang Jianguo had no choice but to come back again.
Xu Qingqing shouted, "Comrade Zhang, you really are your mother's best son—"
Everyone: "..."
Stop talking, you're driving Zhang Jianguo crazy.
Bo Jingran struggled to suppress his laughter, and for a moment he couldn't control his expression, looking both laughing and crying, which was quite strange.
Xu Qingqing said expressionlessly, "Laugh if you want to. Holding it in like this will only cause internal injuries."
Bo Jingran stopped laughing and silently followed behind her.
He finally gets to come back once in a while, and if she gets angry and ignores him, where can he go to appeal?
Back home, he busied himself with serving tea and water, and Xu Qingqing was very satisfied with the small acts of service.
He lay on the recliner and groaned comfortably.
Bo Jingran gently stroked her shoulder and cautiously asked, "Wife? Would you like to come to the city with me?"
Xu Qingqing's eyes were closed as if she were asleep; if it weren't for the humming she was making, one would have thought she was really asleep.
Xu Qingqing remained silent, so Bo Jingran had no choice but to speak again: "Wife, look, you get targeted here every day. Aren't you annoyed?"
Xu Qingqing grumbled, "Who said that? I think it's great, it'll be fun."
"Uh," that makes a lot of sense, I can't argue with that.
"Wife, come back with me. I know you're lazy, no, I mean you don't like to move. I'll support you. You can spend my salary however you want. If it's not enough, I'll earn more."
Bo Jingran blurted it out, silently praying that Xu Qingqing hadn't heard.
Xu Qingqing had obviously heard it, and heard it very clearly. She snorted coldly, "Too lazy, too lazy to even take a single step."
Bo Jingran: "..."
After the game ended, my wife got angry.
To appease his angry wife, Bo Jingran used all his skills to prepare a delicious and fragrant meal.
Xu Qingqing hadn't eaten such delicious food in a long time. She gave Bo Jingran an appreciative look and began to eat voraciously.
Eat slowly.
Bo Jingran was worried that Xu Qingqing would choke, so he quickly poured her a glass of water.
Xu Qingqing didn't say anything and focused on eating. Heaven knows that she used to be a picky eater, refusing to eat this or that, not eating hard vegetables, and not eating ingredients that weren't fresh.
Now look, she's been completely cured of her picky eating habits.
Bo Jingran was still unwilling to give up: "Wife, come back with me and I'll cook whatever you want to eat, okay?"
Xu Qingqing shook her head. The city wasn't as free as here. She did nothing all day and couldn't go out to have fun. She just slept all day.
She couldn't stand it either.
Bo Jingran sighed, feeling miserable not being able to see his wife every day.
*
After Bo Jingran left.
Xu Qingqing resumed her previous life, going to work but slacking off, listening to the old ladies gossip about so-and-so, this was all there was to retirement life.
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