Courtyard House: Starting as an engineer, crushing a yard full of poultry

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"Security guard! Stop them! They haven't paid their surgery and hospital fees yet! We can't let them leave!"

Chapter 307 Crowded Bathhouse

The doctor pointed at Jia Zhangshi and Qin Huairu's slow-moving figures and shouted. After all, this was the department she was in charge of, and she would have to take responsibility if anything went wrong.

"Take him to the security office first, then contact the supervisory team."

One of the burly men, who looked like the head of security, spoke, and several other young men immediately stepped forward to block Jia Zhangshi's path and grabbed her. They didn't dare touch her because Qin Huairu was in poor health.

"This...isn't the hospital supposed to be a place that serves the people and saves lives...? How...how come they're forcing people to pay them...?"

"Alright, alright, I'll go home and get you the money, okay? You're going to hurt my old arms and legs if you keep pulling on them, so let go..."

Jia Zhangshi was a shrewd and perceptive person. When she sensed the situation was turning against her, she immediately feigned weakness. She pretended to be oblivious, but she was actually very clear about the consequences of owing the hospital 26 million yuan. She had no desire to go back to jail.

"Your mother-in-law went home to get some money. You... let me help you to your bed first..."

"In all my years working in the hospital, this is the first time I've encountered someone like your mother-in-law... Logically speaking, you really shouldn't be discharged. Your wound hasn't healed yet and is very susceptible to infection... Also, if you're not careful about what you eat, the consequences could be very serious..."

"Never mind, you wait for her here, I have to go take care of something..."

The doctor helped Qin Huairu to the hospital bed, looking both sorry for her misfortune and angry at her lack of self-control, but he didn't say anything more.

In order to avoid having his pay docked, He Yuzhu worked very diligently this morning, so much so that by lunchtime, his face and head were covered in sweat.

Thinking that he would be seeing Feng Ting soon, he really didn't want to look so sloppy, so he grabbed his toiletries bag and headed straight for the bathhouse.

"It's so cold outside, why are there so many people in the bathhouse at midday...?"

He Yuzhu was truly shocked by what he saw when he entered the bathhouse. There were more people taking baths at noon than after get off work in the evening, and even though he came so early, he still had to wait in line.

"Sigh, everyone thought there would be fewer people at lunchtime, but it turned out everyone ended up crowding together..."

"Hey, Sha Zhu, we never see you at the bathhouse usually. What's up with you today?"

"Yeah, we all used to think you never showered!"

The group of workers in line teased He Yuzhu, but He Yuzhu was in no mood to pay attention to them. He spotted a showerhead that had just been washed and rushed straight in, almost tripping.

He Yuzhu washed himself as quickly as possible, and when he went outside, he saw that it was already past noon. If he went to buy groceries and cook now, he would definitely not have enough time, so he simply went straight to the cafeteria to get two dishes and delivered them to the hospital.

"Hey, didn't you run off as soon as you got off work? Why are you only getting to the cafeteria now?"

"Who says otherwise? They should have been able to crawl over here in half an hour, right?"

"No, no, Sha Zhu took a shower before coming here. What's wrong? Have you taken a fancy to the new cleaning lady in the cafeteria? Why are you making such a big deal out of coming to eat?"

He Yuzhu was extremely unpopular at the factory; wherever he went, people would tease and ridicule him. He rolled his eyes dramatically, and for the first time ever, filled his large lunchbox to the brim with two meal tickets before rushing off to the hospital.

"Do you...do you have any way to contact your mother-in-law? She's been gone all morning, why hasn't she come back yet?"

"There's a new mother who doesn't have a bed, and she's waiting for you in the hallway to be discharged..."

Meanwhile, Qin Huairu sat slumped on her hospital bed, anxiously waiting for Jia Zhangshi to bring the money to pay the bill. The woman in labor in the corridor looked even weaker than Qin Huairu, and the doctor, seeing this, had to come in and urge her on.

"I...I don't know what's wrong with her either..."

Qin Huai shook her head helplessly. In truth, she knew that Jia Zhangshi's so-called "going home to get money" was nothing more than a pretext to run away. In all the years she had been married into the Jia family, she had never seen Jia Zhangshi spend any money on her.

"Hey, what's wrong with you? It's been all morning and we still can't get discharged. We're waiting to be admitted!"

"Exactly, my wife doesn't even have the strength to speak anymore, and because you won't move, she has to lie in the stairwell. Look how scary the draft is in this stairwell! If she gets sick from it, are you going to take responsibility?"

"You're just occupying the toilet without doing anything. Hurry up and finish your paperwork so you can give us this bed!"

As soon as Qin Huairu finished speaking, the family members of the pregnant woman in the corridor finally lost their temper and rushed in, shouting and cursing at Qin Huairu, urging her to give up the hospital bed.

"Well... Doctor... how about I make room for her in the bed, and we can wait in the hallway for my mother-in-law to bring the money..."

Normally, given Qin Huairu's personality, she wouldn't have given them any space; she would have directly and mercilessly retorted with insults. But now, she was too weak, and given the sheer number and power of the other side, she dared not do anything.

"Well... alright... you'd better think of another way to contact your mother-in-law..."

The doctor had no choice but to help Qin Huairu out and arrange for a nurse to change the bedding for the woman in labor outside the door.

Chapter 308 Sha Zhu Falls into the Land of Gentle Comfort

He Yuzhu had already found out which hospital room Feng Ting's grandmother was in, and now he just wanted to pretend to be a good grandson.

Although Qin Huairu seems to be treating him well now, He Yuzhu believes that things are not so simple with Jia Zhangshi's presence in the picture.

Not to mention, Qin Huairu was a widow.

In comparison, Feng Ting is a perfectly good girl, and it would be wonderful if one could develop a relationship with her.

In the hospital corridor, Qin Huairu sat with her head bowed very low.

Some people who knew the truth, upon learning that she had just had a miscarriage, couldn't help but point fingers at her.

Qin Huairu was on the verge of tears, for Jia Zhangshi had always been the one to call the shots in the household.

This old woman must have money hidden on her, but she won't take it out at such a crucial moment.

Even if Qin Huairu wanted to snatch it, there was nothing she could do.

"Qin Huairu, what are you doing here?"

He Yuzhu's voice came through the phone. He hadn't expected to see Qin Huairu in the hospital.

"He Yuzhu? Is that you? Did you come to see me?"

Qin Huairu looked up and saw He Yuzhu holding a lunchbox in his hand. She was immediately moved.

"I……"

He Yuzhu wanted to explain, but for a moment, he couldn't bring himself to speak.

Seeing Qin Huairu crying so pitifully, He Yuzhu felt a sense of concern for her.

"Yuzhu, Sister Qin, I'm suffering so much."

Qin Huairu burst into tears, feeling utterly dejected and aggrieved.

She then recounted all the things she had experienced.

"What? Your mother-in-law doesn't care whether you live or die?"

He Yuzhu's eyes widened; even he found this somewhat unacceptable.

"Yes, the hospital won't let me leave now, and Banggeng is at home too. What am I supposed to do?"

Qin Huairu burst into tears; her suffering was beyond words.

"Yuzhu, you'll help me, won't you?"

"Sister Qin is out of options now, and only you still remember Sister Qin."

"You absolutely have to help me."

Qin Huairu spoke through sobs, pleading repeatedly.

As they spoke, he took the lunchbox from He Yuzhu.

"This one……"

He Yuzhu wanted to say that this wasn't prepared for Qin Huairu, but seeing that she had already opened the lunchbox, he had no choice but to swallow all his words.

After all, everyone else called him Silly Pillar, but Qin Huairu called him "Rain Pillar," which sounded nice. Besides, only Qin Huairu was willing to wash his clothes.

"Don't worry, Yuzhu, Sister Qin will definitely remember how good you are to her."

Qin Huairu was also extremely hungry, and she shoveled food into the lunchbox.

"Yuzhu, lend your sister some more money. She'll pay you back once she gets the money."

Qin Huairu said something else, and He Yuzhu, completely bewildered, actually agreed.

It wasn't until Qin Huairu was discharged from the hospital that He Yuzhu finally came to his senses.

I've misunderstood this situation.

He hurriedly cooked another meal and then took it to the hospital, avoiding Qin Huairu.

"Grandma, I had too much work today and was late. Are you starving?"

Inside the hospital, Leng Ting was talking to her grandmother.

When He Yuzhu arrived, his words deeply moved the grandmother and grandson.

Even though Sha Zhu is so busy, he hasn't forgotten himself.

Where can you find someone who is both ambitious and caring?

Grandma Feng kept saying "good" while looking Feng Ting up and down, saying that this was the right choice for her grandson-in-law.

He Yuzhu returned to the factory, naturally late.

"Shazhu, isn't this a bit too unruly of you? Are you ignoring the factory rules?"

Li Xiangdong was very dissatisfied with Sha Zhu's reckless behavior and criticized him in public.

"Look at you, Sha Zhu! It's all because of you that our group can't finish its work and is dragging everyone down."

Xu Damao seized the rare opportunity and, of course, did not hesitate to mock He Yuzhu.

"I...I went to the hospital to visit someone."

He Yuzhu explained, sounding somewhat guilty.