Reborn as a Superpower Girl in the 80s
Chapter 174 Weirdness, Quarrel

Chapter 174: Chapter 174 Weirdness, Quarrel

So, Gao Shunyi had originally returned to the village to bring some spare clothes for Li Xiulan, but he ended up bringing an injured person back with him. Gao Taohua hadn’t recovered yet, and now there were two more injured persons.

After the doctor from the commune health clinic had set Gao Rusen’s ribs and sent him to Li Xiulan’s ward, Li Xiulan anxiously asked, "Shunyi, what on earth happened? My goodness, how did it end up like this?"

Gao Shunyi’s face was dark with anger; he hadn’t kicked that hard, how could it have broken ribs?

But now, he feared the news had already spread throughout the village that he had broken his son’s ribs. With a gloomy expression, he said, "How would I know he couldn’t take a kick?"

Li Xiulan, enduring the pain, asked with a crying voice, "Son, what on earth happened?"

The nurse, who was about to come in to change the IV fluids, said, "You mustn’t cry, you know. You can’t let water touch your face, not even tears, or it won’t heal."

Upon hearing this, Li Xiulan quickly held back her tears. Waiting for the nurse to leave, she then asked, "Son, tell Mom what exactly happened?"

Gao Rusen endured the pain and said weakly, "I must have hit a ghost; I clearly remember jumping into the courtyard from the male educated youth dormitory, but I woke up on the mountain. I’m not sure if I’ve encountered something evil, have I?"

Li Xiulan asked, "Are you sure you’re not mistaken?"

Gao Rusen shook his head and said, "I can’t be mistaken; I clearly remember entering the courtyard, opening her room door, and then I don’t remember anything."

Hearing footsteps approaching, Gao Shunyi said, "Someone’s coming. Stop talking about all this nonsense. We’ll talk about it when we get home."

Both Li Xiulan and Gao Rusen clammed up. Indeed, the situation was bizarre.

Gao Shunyi was now worried. The medical expenses for both patients amounted to a substantial cost, and the bit of money extorted from Zhang Degang’s family was not enough to cover the medical treatments.

Gao Rusen said to Gao Shunyi, "Dad, I’m hungry."

Li Xiulan was also worried. Thinking about the doctor’s words that her leg might have permanent consequences even after healing, she felt an uncontrollable anger inside.

The doctors had said her injuries weren’t too severe and if she had been sent to the hospital earlier, it wouldn’t have resulted in such consequences. The more she thought about it, the angrier she became, and she began to resent the families living across the river on the opposite slope.

After all, she had screamed so loudly, and not a single one of those families across the river came out to look. They’ll all have to wait and see.

In Ji City, the Luo Family finally received the final mediation result. Geng Zhenyu was about to be discharged from the hospital, and for the medical and lost work expenses, each family had to pay twenty-three yuan.

The Wang Family truly couldn’t afford that much money this time, so Wang Sanqiang’s mother vented her frustration on the Luo Family, running twice to the shoe factory, once to the steel mill, and even going to Luo Fei’s school to find her.

Wang Sanqiang’s mother was desperate; she didn’t care about losing face anymore. Although her younger son had caused the trouble, it was Luo Bin who had drawn Geng Zhenyu’s blood. With no money to pay, she relentlessly hassled them time after time.

That evening, Wang Sanqiang’s mother approached the Luo Family again, wailing and sobbing, causing the neighbors to resent and complain about the Luo Family.

Luo Tiancheng also spoke up, urging Luo Tianming to resolve the situation quickly, adjuring him not to jeopardize the bigger picture for something minor and certainly not to risk affecting his job.

Luo Tianming and Feng Hui had no choice but to grit their teeth and accept the situation, pulling together another forty-six yuan. Along with the money delivery, they also bought a few yuan’s worth of tonic gifts, totaling a loss of fifty yuan.

After returning home and seeing their son loafing around, the couple got into another quarrel.