Stay Home Daddy: I Was Reborn After My Daughter Passed Away
Chapter 560: Five hundred fifty-five How did it become cannon fodder

Chapter 560: Five hundred fifty-five How did it become cannon fodder

"Auntie, your hospital stay payment is already half a month overdue, and it has reached the maximum limit our hospital can allow. The beds are in high demand, so you and the patient must leave our hospital now."

Several female nurses were gathered outside a hospital room at the time, speaking helplessly to an old woman with white hair.

Other patients in nearby beds and their relatives were all watching the scene unfold.

The moment the old woman heard this, she became unwilling.

"I’ve said it before! We were beaten by those people at the dance hall; it should be them paying the money. Go ask them for it; why are you asking us for money?!"

She was very emotional whenever the incident at the dance hall was brought up.

"My son is the victim! Do you understand victim? His leg was broken by them, and they won’t even pay for medical expenses. Now they won’t let us stay in the hospital—how could there be any justice in this world?!"

She said this with extreme agitation.

The nurse was also at a loss, and at that point could only continue, "We truly sympathize with your situation, but it’s not that our hospital lacks compassion. We haven’t received any payment for your son’s fifteen-day stay, and now we are essentially covering the cost.

Our hospital cannot continue subsidizing, right? We have to treat so many patients every day; we can’t cover all the costs. Don’t you agree?"

She was still trying to reason with the old woman, speaking in terms of facts.

But the old woman was not listening at all, insisting stubbornly, "No, nobody can take my son away. He’s suffered so much. If you don’t let him get treatment, what’s going to happen to him later? Do you think because we’re poor, we should just die?"

She was on the verge of collapse, and the nurses did not know what to say in response.

Murmurs of conversation came from the other patients in the vicinity.

"This poor old lady truly is in bad shape, what a pity."

"What can we do anyway? Those dance hall people have powerful backing, and we ordinary folks can’t fight against that kind of strength."

"But it’s true that the dance hall people are heartless, not even paying a dime for the medical expenses."

"Sigh, I heard there’s no evidence at all, so of course, they’re just denying it."

"Heard she sold her house to pay for her husband’s medical treatment, and now she’s faced with this. It’s really bad luck."

Hearing their conversation, Gu Chen knew this must be the person he was looking for.

The nurses, hearing the old woman’s words, didn’t know what they could do.

After all, she was an elderly person; they couldn’t possibly use any strong measures.

If she were to suffer a fall or any accident, no one would want to bear that responsibility.

"What kind of world is this, my son, such an honest and good man, is bullied just like that. Is there no law left in this land?!"

The old woman sat there, her old tears streaming down, radiating helplessness.

Everyone would sympathize with her, but no one could help her.

At that moment, lying in the hospital bed, her son, whose leg had been broken, suddenly spoke.

"Mom, let it go, let’s leave. We shouldn’t bother the hospital anymore," her son said, his eyes also red.

After hearing that, the old woman sighed. In her entire life, she had got nothing but two words—’injustice’!

She was not unreasonable, but she truly had no other options.

She had endured many grievances, and acting uncompromising and irrational was her last resort.

But hearing her son’s words, she buried all her agony in her heart.

"Son, let’s go home. We’ll never come out again. I’ll go home and cook for you."

As the old woman said this, she tried to help her son up.

Upon seeing this, the nurses immediately stepped forward to lend a hand.

Many sighed at this scene.

It seemed a tragic fate of ordinary people.

However, at that moment, Gu Chen slowly walked over.

He went to the side of the sickbed and looked at the male patient.

"Hello, may I ask where you got these injuries? In which dance hall?" Gu Chen asked with full kindness.

Curiosity arose among those who heard him.

They didn’t know what Gu Chen was there for.

The old lady glared at Gu Chen with hostility upon hearing him.

"Not you guys again! You must be another lawyer they sent, right? I tell you, we will sue, we will definitely fight you to the end!" she said through gritted teeth.

Gu Chen was momentarily stunned. Hired lawyer? What lawyer?

At this point, an elderly patient in the same ward suddenly spoke up in support of the old lady, "Young man, you should show some mercy, why are you clinging to this mother and son, let them be. You’re educated, you have money, but you can’t bully people like this."

The other patients also began to express their disapproval angrily.

"You look young; don’t you have elderly at home? Won’t you have children in the future?"

"You argue that you don’t want medical fees, do you think you can live with your conscience?"

They all spoke to Gu Chen in an unfriendly manner.

Gu Chen was rendered speechless upon hearing this. Had he stepped out at the wrong time? He felt it was the right time to intervene, yet inexplicably, it turned into being the target of collective blame.

The old lady looked at Gu Chen, her eyes filled with malice.

In her eyes, Gu Chen seemed to be a villain who had done many evil deeds.

Especially with him dressed in decent clothes, appearing gentle and refined, yet harboring evil intentions.

On the first day her son was hospitalized, she was resolved to sue.

But that very day, lawyers came and warned her. They presented numerous pieces of evidence to show that the dance hall needed to bear no responsibility.

Not only that, but the lawyers also claimed her son had damaged a lot of property in the dance hall without compensation.

If she were to sue, the dance hall would take further action, demanding compensation from them.

They spoke as if, indeed, they had committed grave sins.

Many in the ward had heard these words at the time.

They too were extremely angry and unable to accept such circumstances.

But they were helpless as the lawyers were too professional, with their knowledge of the law at their fingertips, beyond the understanding of ordinary people.

As they talked and recounted everything that had happened that day,

Gu Chen was surprised to hear it, as he genuinely hadn’t known about these events.

According to this narrative, the old lady had faced quite a few threats.

At this moment, the old lady’s face was full of grievance.

Though she spoke of fighting to the end, she was very afraid in her heart.

After all, she was also a woman, an ordinary woman at that.

With so much burden, could she not be afraid?