Chapter 11

"Y-You!"

Miao Cuihua was slapped three times by the person who suddenly entered, and she was stunned.

Hua Xuemei didn't expect that two people would suddenly come in and hit that fierce woman.

What's going on?

Su Fengrong, the wife of the village chief of Dacun, is someone she knows.

The other one?

Seeing their mink coats and lavish attire, she was taken aback, but she wasn't familiar with them either?

Zhao Zhiqiang knew what was happening.

Seeing someone stand up for him, he didn't bother to hit the woman himself. Watching her face turn red from the slaps, with large handprints left behind, his anger subsided by more than half.

Su Fengrong stood coldly in front of Miao Cuihua, "Miao Cuihua, are you even human? You're really disgracing Chang'an Village! For that little bit of money, you chased all the way to the hospital. You're neighbors with the Zhao family, living in the same old neighborhood. Aren't you forcing them?"

Miao Cuihua, who was hit so hard that stars danced before her eyes, took a few seconds to recognize the person.

Chen Liqin.

"C-Cousin!"

She immediately transformed from a fierce leopard ready to pounce into a meek little cat, wilting instantly.

"C-Cousin!" The man surnamed Wang also cautiously bowed his head to greet the newcomers.

This wasn't because he couldn't fight them, but because his second son, Wang Zhu, had been working on his brother-in-law's construction site.

The good life they now enjoyed was all thanks to this cousin. Without her help, they would still be farmers, and might not even be as well-off as the Zhao family.

"I'll use money to beat you to death, I will!"

Chen Liqin ignored them, took out a stack of red hundred-yuan bills from her pocket, and threw them fiercely at Miao Cuihua's face!

"Want money? I'll give it to you! You're really disgracing my grandmother's family! Don't call me sister, I don't deserve such a sister!"

The hundred bills, due to the force, broke the paper strip holding them together and scattered all over the floor!

Miao Cuihua couldn't understand why Chen Liqin was standing up for the Zhao family. She touched her red face, "C-Cousin, I—"

"Pick up the money. This is to pay back your family. Now, get lost, the farther the better!" Chen Liqin then turned and immediately put on a smile, "Sister-in-law Zhao, Zhiqiang, I'm here, I've come to bring the money!"

Bring money?

Hua Xuemei's thin, yellow face showed great confusion.

"We don't seem to owe—," Hua Xuemei, upon hearing the word "money," subconsciously thought her family owed someone.

"Sister! It's me who owes your family money!"

Although Chen Liqin was bad at playing cards and often lost, she was very straightforward. Once she decided to take something seriously, she did it wholeheartedly.

"This is the fifty thousand I owe your family, for Daqiang!"

Fifty thousand!

Fifty thousand!

Hua Xuemei, looking at the open box filled with brand new hundred-yuan bills, felt dizzy!

Although her family had always been well-off, she had never seen so much money before, and it made her a bit nervous.

Zhao Zhiqiang let out a long sigh of relief.

Actually, he did care about the money.

He really didn't expect it, but Chen Liqin actually brought it. This made Zhao Zhiqiang reassess her; she was a person of integrity and emotion.

Moreover, she had stood up for his mother.

Northeastern men never hit women.

The hooligan had taken advantage of his mother's usual gentleness to act out in front of him and his brother.

However, if Miao Cuihua had continued to act out, he would have beaten her mouth to pieces, even if it meant not being a man!

But now, he didn't need to do it himself.

At this moment, the other three families in the ward were ordinary patients.

They had initially wanted to step in and mediate, but then the sudden arrival of the people who beat the woman made them feel relieved. They never expected that these two women, dressed so lavishly, were actually there to bring money to Sister-in-law Zhao!

The amount was astonishing!

Fifty thousand!

"Fifty thousand, my goodness, our family would have to raise sheep for a lifetime to earn this much!" An old man with a wrinkled face shook his head, looking at the box of money.

"Tsk tsk! I would have to work three lifetimes at the water bureau to save this much!" A small official, looking at the money, felt his heart heat up and his eyes water.

"With this money, we just need to wait for the hospital to find a match, and Sister-in-law Zhao will be saved!" A rural woman in the next bed was very happy for Hua Xuemei.

The patients and their families in the ward were envious, but Hua Xuemei pulled her eldest son over, her thin, yellow face looking even more gaunt, "Daqiang, what's this money about?"

She knew that Su Fengrong and Chen Liqin had no connection with her son, so she was wary...

Zhao Zhiqiang smiled, "Oh..."

Chen Liqin quickly took over, "It's like this, Sister-in-law Zhao. Daqiang helped me solve a very important problem today, which is crucial for me and my husband. This money is the payment for his help!"

Su Fengrong cursed inwardly, this card player, who always loses, could also tell a good lie.

"Yes, yes, if it weren't for Daqiang, Liqin's problem wouldn't have been solved. That matter was very important. Even five million would be worth it. Also, Xiaogang was very clever today, and he's doing well in school. My daughter Yunxiang and he are classmates, they are like childhood sweethearts..." He quickly tried to establish a connection but was stomped on by Chen Liqin!

Su Fengrong quickly pulled Chen Liqin's arm, "Sister-in-law Zhao, we came in a hurry and didn't bring anything. Here's a little food and two thousand yuan as a token of our appreciation. I came late, please don't mind. Yunxiang and Xiaogang are close classmates, and Xiaogang often helps Yunxiang with her studies. Sister, I'm sorry for coming late..."

As she spoke, she took out two thousand yuan from her LV handbag and placed it on Hua Xuemei's bed.

Chen Liqin, seeing Su Fengrong's gesture, immediately took out another thousand yuan from her handbag and placed it on the bed as well.

"Hehe, Sister, you have a good son! The previous money was to pay back the debt, and this is a consolation. Hehe—" She even showed her gold tooth.

"Oh no, we can't take this money! Zhiqiang, explain what's going on!" Hua Xuemei couldn't sit still, she was shocked!

The one thousand, fifty thousand, two thousand, and another thousand... It made everyone in the ward dizzy!

These two women were dressed so well, with jewels and furs, but they weren't just giving away money. They were giving it in the tens of thousands...

But Sister-in-law Zhao didn't even touch it.

Liu Liqin had heard on the way that Hua Xuemei hated gambling, so she didn't mention it, "It's like this, Sister-in-law Zhao. Through Daqiang, I met a very important person. In the past, even if I offered a million, that old man wouldn't have paid attention to me. Now, if this matter is successful, it wouldn't be right for your two sons to work for nothing, would it?"

Su Fengrong chimed in, "That's right, Sister. I was there the whole time, and Daqiang handled the matter very well. This money isn't given for nothing; it's a reward! Nowadays, people are paid according to their work, right?"

The other patients were feeling sorry for them...

Look, the people bringing the money were being so difficult.

Miao Cuihua's family was even more stunned. When had they ever seen their cousin act so humbly to help someone?

"Really?" Hua Xuemei's cold eyes stared at her eldest son. No one knew Zhao Zhiqiang better than she did.

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