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Shen Sui'an pushed through the crowd and entered the ward, where she saw the elderly man in front of the bed.

She knew them all; they were from her father's hometown, and her father would take her and her mother back to celebrate the Chinese New Year every year.

Both of the elderly people had given her food.

Shen Peng came from a small mountain village. His grandparents passed away when he was very young, and he grew up eating food from many families in the village.

As an adult, Shen Peng, lacking formal education, could only work as a bricklayer on construction sites.

Fortunately, he was quick-witted and hardworking. After working on the construction site for several years, he returned to his hometown and thought about bringing people out to work together.

The people in the small mountain village are not highly educated, and many are willing to work for him.

Gradually, Shen Peng made a name for himself and became a contractor. People from his hometown made money by following him, and many uneducated people who couldn't find work in other places came to Shen Peng.

Shen Peng remembered the kindness of the villagers who had fed him, so he took them with him and helped those who couldn't work on the construction site find other jobs.

The people of her hometown were genuinely grateful to him. Every year when Shen Sui'an returned, they were all all smiles and extremely friendly to her and Ji Shuhe.

Until this accident, all the dead were people from the countryside.

Some of them are fathers, sons, or the pillars of their families.

Ji Shuhe sold her family's RV, lost all her savings, and disbanded her company.

But it still wasn't enough to cover the losses.

Wang Xiuhua knelt on the ground, clutching Ji Shuhe's hospital gown. "Jianhua is the only breadwinner in my family. His father has been paralyzed in bed for over ten years, his wife is now paralyzed too, and we have two young children..."

"I have to take care of two older children and raise two younger ones. How am I supposed to survive? I can't go on!"

Zhang Pandi didn't kneel. She grabbed Ji Shuhe's hand and said, "Little Ji, my son was working for your family, and suddenly his hand is gone. You can't just give me a few tens of thousands of yuan and call it a day. There's no such logic in that."

Ji Shuhe's face was so pale that even her makeup couldn't hide it. She was being pulled so hard that she was swaying. "The accident wasn't entirely our fault. Hongxia should also take responsibility."

Shen Peng was just one of the contractors who cooperated with Hongxia; the client was Hongxia.

The problem was caused by the client.

However, after the incident, lawyer Hongxia said that Shen Peng's company was not in compliance with regulations and that his employees had not received rigorous training, pushing all the responsibility onto them.

"We looked for it."

Wang Xiuhua cried out, "Several families of us joined together to find a lawyer to sue Hongxia, but the lawyer said we have no chance of winning."

Ordinary people like them can't possibly compete with capitalists.

The lawyer suggested that they sue the Shen family. Hongxia's proposed issues were reasonable and compliant, and they believed that suing Shen Peng would be a sure thing.

Wang Xiuhua didn't tell Ji Shuhe what she was saying, "Little Shen's family, it's not that we're forcing you, it's just that I really have no other way to survive."

Ji Shuhe pursed her lips. Did she have a way out again?

The family has spent all their money, her husband is still in a coma in the intensive care unit, her daughter is still in school, and her health is deteriorating day by day.

She couldn't see any way out.

Seeing that she wouldn't budge, Zhang Pandi resorted to threats, "Xiao Ji, if you don't compensate us, we'll come to the hospital every day and cause trouble. Your daughter studies at Qingwu School, right? We'll go to her school and cause trouble outside Shen Peng's ward. If you make our lives unbearable, don't blame us for being ruthless!"

Ji Shuhe was trembling with anger. The moment the accident happened, she sold off all her belongings, everything she could, just because they were all Shen Peng's fellow villagers. Shen Peng owed them a debt of gratitude, and she couldn't let their families lose their lives and be heartbroken.

But she had already sold everything and had no money left.

What their daughter has done in private to support the family is never told to her, and now they've actually set their sights on Shen Sui'an.

If Shen Sui'an really causes a scene at the celebration, will she be able to finish her studies? Will it ruin her future?

Ji Shuhe dared not think about it. She was so angry that she couldn't say a word. She gripped the small cutting board used to hold the food, the veins on the back of her hand bulging, and the blood from the IV needle in her arm flowing backward, a glaring red.

"That's enough!"

Shen Sui'an rushed forward and snatched Ji Shuhe's clothes and hands back from their hands, saying, "I'll compensate you."

"Sui Sui!" Ji Shuhe called out.

She doesn't have the money to pay compensation!

Wang Xiuhua, as if grasping at a lifeline, threw herself at Shen Sui'an and hugged her leg, "You really can compensate me?"

Shen Sui'an nodded emphatically, "I can compensate you, as long as you don't come to the hospital to bother my parents again, I will compensate you."

"Okay, okay."

Wang Xiuhua wiped away her tears and stood up, saying, "It's good that you can make it up to me."

Zhang Pandi said urgently, "Me too."

Ji Shuhe emphasized, "Aunt Zhang, your son broke his hand because he felt that Shen Peng's treatment was not good, so he resigned and went to work for another contractor. It has nothing to do with us."

That contractor was larger than Shen Peng, with about a hundred people under him.

Zhang Pandi's son felt there was no future working for Shen Peng, so he switched jobs. After the accident, the contractor delayed paying compensation, but out of humanitarian considerations, Shen Peng gave him 20,000 yuan.

This has nothing to do with them, so don't try to pin it on her daughter.

Shen Sui'an understood, and handed Wang Xiuhua a tissue to wipe her tears. "Give me a bank account number, and I'll transfer the money to you when the bank opens in a couple of days."

Wang Xiuhua was old, and her legs went numb after kneeling for a while. She had to support herself on her knees for a long time to recover. "Xiao Ji, I know you're having a hard time too, but I really..."

As she spoke, she was about to cry again, so Shen Sui'an helped her to sit down on a stool.

Zhang Pandi's wish was not fulfilled, and she tried to cause trouble, but was kicked out by Dr. Jiang, who came to check on the patients with nursing interns. "Unrelated personnel cannot stay in the ward for long. Leave immediately and do not disturb the patients' rest."

Wang Xiuhua was not an unreasonable person. After receiving a correct answer from the Shen family, she left her bank card number and left with trembling legs.

The crowd dispersed.

The little boy in the next bed was crouching in his mother's arms, watching the farce with wide eyes.

Ji Shuhe said to his mother, "Sorry, I disturbed you."

The boy's mother shook her head. "It's nothing."

Ji Shuhe looked at her daughter again, beckoned to her, and sighed, "Silly girl, why did you give in so easily?"

Wang Xiuhua's husband became paralyzed when he was young. She raised her son on her own and helped him get married. She didn't enjoy her happiness for long before her son died and her wife also met with an accident.

She is truly a person with a tragic fate.

"Go to your maternal grandparents and borrow some money from them first." Ji Shuhe's family was not wealthy, and she also had a younger brother.

After Shen Peng and she both had their accidents, Ji Shuhe didn't tell them. Telling them would only cause the two elders more worry and wouldn't help them at all, so it was better not to say anything.

Several hundred thousand should be achievable through borrowing.

Ji Shuhe instructed her daughter, and Shen Sui'an replied, "I understand."

After being disturbed, Ji Shuhe was exhausted and wanted to rest. Shen Sui'an waited until she fell asleep, and before leaving, she specifically instructed the caregiver not to let any unfamiliar people touch her mother, and then went to find Dr. Jiang.

Dr. Jiang said that Ji Shuhe's condition was deteriorating rapidly, and if she couldn't get a kidney transplant soon, she might not even survive six months.

Shen Sui'an didn't dare to cry in the ward. When she went downstairs, tears kept flowing, and her eyes were red and swollen from crying. Just as she stepped out of the hospital gate, a black Maybach drove up in front of her.

The rear window rolled down, revealing a face that wasn't unfamiliar. Shen Sui'an saw him, immediately wiped away her tears, and turned to leave, but then she heard his voice behind her, "This is only the first time."

Shen Sui'an stopped in her tracks, turned around and glared at him angrily, "What do you mean?"

The person inside the car unlocked the door and said, "Get in and let's talk."