Even After My Death
Chapter 480 - 388: If Everyone Gives You Ten Yuan

Chapter 480: Chapter 388: If Everyone Gives You Ten Yuan

The nurse led Jiang Ning to the end of the corridor, where the door was ajar, and the sound of a woman’s voice came from inside: "Zhaodi, we’re asking you one last time, are you willing to cooperate with us or not? If you’re not, we’re going back to Shanxi Village tonight! We’ll leave you here to fend for yourself!"

The woman’s voice was sharp, and the nurse frowned, pausing in her steps, "This... seems like those unscrupulous relatives of hers have come."

Back when Liu Zhaodi had money for the hospital stay, the hospital arranged her in a different ward. As a result, the nurses’ station received complaints daily from patients and their families about the loud voices and unhygienic behavior of Liu Zhaodi’s relatives—blowing their noses and spitting on the floor.

The nurses went to mediate several times, but instead of realizing their fault, Liu Zhaodi’s relatives got into arguments with the nurses, acting high and mighty and completely unreasonable.

Finally, after the head nurse moved Liu Zhaodi to another ward, there were still complaints from other patients’ families in the same ward, which had a very negative impact on the hospital.

"They’re discussing something inside, should we go in?" the nurse said with knitted brows, hesitating, evidently reluctant to encounter Liu Zhaodi’s few despised relatives.

Jiang Ning also stopped, "I’ll wait outside for a bit before going in. It’s your working hours now, right? You can go ahead if you have things to do, thank you for bringing me here."

"No worries, then I’ll be off," the nurse replied, clearly relieved.

She really didn’t want to go in.

Although Liu Zhaodi was still at the hospital, in reality, she was no longer considered a patient of the hospital since she had been delaying the payment. If it hadn’t been for the nurses at the nurses’ station who felt sorry for her and allowed her to stay temporarily, Liu Zhaodi would have been forced to leave and wander the streets by now.

After the nurse left, Jiang Ning stood quietly outside the door, hearing clearly the conversation coming from inside.

After the woman’s sharp voice, a weaker, younger female voice spoke up: "I’m not leaving. I want to stay here for treatment. Give me back my money."

Inside the room, Liu Zhaodi sat on the hospital bed, her face pale, grasping the thin blanket on her legs tightly.

In front of her stood her great aunt He Cuihua, Auntie Shen Li Qiufeng, her younger sister Liu Pan, and her younger brother Liu Jiabao.

It was He Cuihua who had just told Liu Zhaodi to cooperate with them and go back with them.

Hearing Liu Zhaodi insist on staying in the hospital for treatment, He Cuihua spoke with a bitterly sarcastic tone: "Money? What money do you have? All this money is the Liu family’s!"

Liu Zhaodi trembled with anger: "When dad passed away, you took all the money he had; after grandpa and grandma died, you grabbed all that was left; you didn’t even spare the old house grandpa left behind, forcing us three siblings to live in a cattle shed! The money I have now is my own hard-earned money!"

He Cuihua retorted: "You’re not even eighteen yet, if Daxing hadn’t given you a mobile phone, taught you how to make videos on Douyin, what would you know? That money is all Daxing’s!"

Li Qiufeng caught a glimpse of dissent in her eyes upon hearing the latter half of He Cuihua’s statement. Like a peacekeeper, she stepped forward with a soft approach: "Come on, Cuihua, we’re all family here, let’s talk things out nicely, don’t scare Zhaodi."

He Cuihua secretly curled her lip in disdain.

Li Qiufeng spoke earnestly to Liu Zhaodi: "Zhaodi, your great aunt is straightforward, she means no harm. We are all family here, and family shouldn’t speak of two minds. Right now, Panpan and Jiabao are still so young, and there will be many expenses in the future. Your great aunt thought of making some videos of you being ill to ask for donations from fans; it’s all for the sake of your little family."

Liu Zhaodi stiffly replied: "I’ve saved up hundreds of thousands from the videos. I asked the doctor; it should be enough for the surgery."

Upon hearing this, He Cuihua’s eyes widened in anger: "That money isn’t yours! It’s in Daxing’s account, so of course, it’s Daxing’s!"

Li Qiufeng frowned, disagreeing with He Cuihua’s words. If all the money belonged to Liu Daxing, then what would become of them, the other relatives?

But it wasn’t the time to split the money yet, so Li Qiufeng held back from countering He Cuihua’s statement.

She reached out to pull He Cuihua, giving her a stern look.

He Cuihua was such a fool; what times were they in that she was still arguing with Liu Zhaodi over money? They had already agreed before coming to the hospital today; it was to get Liu Zhaodi to agree to return with them to make tragic videos!

Suddenly jerked by Li Qiufeng, He Cuihua also remembered the true purpose of their visit.

She rolled her eyes— if it wasn’t for Liu Zhaodi immediately asking for her phone the moment she saw them, she wouldn’t have been so angry!

Seeing He Cuihua fall silent, Li Qiufeng continued speaking to Liu Zhaodi: "Zhaodi, those few hundred thousand, the doctor said was enough for the surgery fee, but what about the follow-up treatment? What then?"

"The hospital said they could waive some of my fees, and I could get reimbursed..." Liu Zhaodi hurried to speak, but before she could finish, Li Qiufeng interrupted: "Your great aunt and I are country folks, we don’t understand all these twists and turns in the city. But when does a hospital ever actively waive fees for a patient? If they were so generous, why don’t they just treat you for free?"

Liu Zhaodi was immediately stumped by the question and hastily gestured with her hands to explain, "It’s true, the doctor said so himself that day. He said my family’s financial condition was difficult and that I could apply for the green channel..."

But before she could finish speaking, she was interrupted again by Li Qiufeng, "And then? I remember that surgery is always risky. Didn’t someone from the town have a surgery and then couldn’t be saved? What if you die too? Not only will you be gone, but all the money will have been spent too. What will Panpan and Jiabao do then?"

"They are your own younger brother and sister, whom you’ve raised with your own hands. How can you be so selfish, only thinking about your own treatment and not about how your siblings will survive?"

After Li Qiufeng had spoken, she looked at Liu Zhaodi with a gaze full of condemnation.

Liu Zhaodi was left speechless.

Just then, Liu Pan and Liu Jiabao both stepped forward. They threw themselves onto Liu Zhaodi’s hospital bed, and Liu Jiabao burst into tears, begging, "Sister, please listen to Great Aunt and Auntie Shen, let’s go back, let’s not get treated..."

"Yes, yes, yes, treatment costs so much money. Sister, if you spend all this money yourself, what are we going to do? You promised grandma and grandpa that you would take care of us for life." Liu Pan also spoke up, pulling on Liu Zhaodi’s clothes like a child begging for sweets, she said to Liu Zhaodi:

"If you really want to get treated, then we’ll do as Great Aunt says, make a video, and ask those people online to donate. You have hundreds of thousands of fans; just ask each of them to donate ten yuan. Not only can we get you treated, but we could also live in a beautiful big house."

Liu Jiabao eagerly joined in, "I want to live in a beautiful big house!"

Even when Liu Zhaodi was accused by both He Cuihua and Li Qiufeng, she hadn’t cried.

And when they left her in the hospital for days without a care, Liu Zhaodi hadn’t cried either.

But upon hearing what her younger brother and sister said, Liu Zhaodi couldn’t help it—she bowed her head, covered herself with the blanket, and instantly sobbed.

Li Qiufeng was right; ever since their father died and their mother remarried, and after their grandparents had passed away one after another, it was only her and her younger siblings relying on each other.

Her siblings were the ones she had painstakingly raised from nothing. They were what Liu Zhaodi found hardest to let go of.

Liu Zhaodi buried her head and cried heartbreakingly.

He Cuihua despised anyone crying and whining in front of her, she said impatiently, "Will you agree or not? If you don’t, Qiufeng and I will go back, leaving you, Panpan, and Jiabao to fend for yourselves here. All this TikTok business is Daxing’s idea, so I’m taking the phone back with me, not leaving it for you."

Li Qiufeng said nothing but slyly nudged Liu Pan and Liu Jiabao.

Liu Pan and Liu Jiabao immediately started crying too:

"Sister, let’s go back, please, I don’t want to stay in the hospital."

"Sister, listen to Great Aunt and Auntie Shen, just casually shoot some videos of you being sick, then ask those fans to donate.

You have no idea how worried your fans have been these past few days you’ve been in the hospital. Many sent you red envelopes and transfers privately, and there are lots of comments saying that if you just speak up, they’d donate whatever amount you need!

Wah wah wah, just shoot the video, I want to live in a large house... all the other kids in class have their parents, only I don’t. Everyone else lives in beautiful big houses, our home is the only one so rundown..."

In the end, Liu Jiabao really started crying out of sadness—why did other classmates have parents, why did they have so many new clothes to wear, so many snacks to eat, and so much pocket money to spend? Some even had cars at home... and yet his family had none of these!

With just a mere plea on the internet, their family could become rich too!

Crying turned into resentment toward Liu Zhaodi in Liu Jiabao’s heart.

Great Aunt and Auntie Shen were right; the sister just didn’t want to spend money on them. She wanted to hoard the money for herself, preferring to spend it all on surgery rather than on getting him and his sister a beautiful big house.

What a selfish sister!

"In broad daylight, plotting for greedy gains and scamming donations online, you all have quite the audacity."

A clear female voice suddenly filled the ears of everyone in the room. He Cuihua and Li Qiufeng moved in unison, both turning to look at the young woman standing by the door.

Seeing her wearing a mask, they found her completely unfamiliar, not someone they knew, and the woman wasn’t dressed in medical attire like a doctor or nurse. With an irritated expression, He Cuihua’s voice was sharp, "Who are you? What nonsense are you spouting here?"