Siheyuan: Return to the Era of Prosperity

Chapter 50 Changes
"Doctor Qian, these are some dry goods I bought from my fellow villagers when I went to the countryside to show movies. You can take them home and try them." Xu Fugui put the things on the desk.

"What are you doing? Take it back." Dr. Qian swallowed his saliva. Doctors are also short of money these days.

"Doctor Qian, thank you for rescuing my son Damao from danger. It's not worth much money, you can take it back and share it with the children." Xu Fugui closed the door of the doctor's duty room.

Looking at the still confused Dr. Qian, Xu Fugui said further: "Doctor Qian, my Damao has been beaten to a severe concussion. I don't know how many sequelae he will have in the future. This child is pitiful. Tell me, my Damao is such an honest man, how was he beaten? Should I ask the police to hold him accountable?"

Doctor Qian looked at Xu Fugui who was talking to himself and was a little confused. How did his condition become severe?

Xu Fugui then took out an envelope from his pocket and handed it to Dr. Qian, saying, "Dr. Qian, these are some movie tickets. You and your family can go to the cinema to watch a movie when you are free."

After saying that, he left the office without waiting for Dr. Qian to say anything.

Dr. Qian opened the envelope and found a stack of big black 10s inside. He estimated that there were at least one or two hundred dollars.

Doctor Qian looked at the money in the envelope, thought about what Xu Fugui had just said, and finally understood what was going on.

He took out the money without hesitation, counted it and found there were twenty bills in total, and put the money into his pocket.

Then I tore up this morning's diagnosis and started writing again.

After completing the case writing, Dr. Qian took out 10 movie tickets and some useful information and prepared to distribute them to the nurses.

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After Xu Fugui had made arrangements, he returned to the ward.

By this time Xu Damao had woken up, and his mother was feeding him rice porridge.

"I just asked the doctor, Damao's condition may change, and he may have to stay in the hospital for a while. You and Xiao'e can go home and rest tonight, and I will stay with Damao." Xu Fugui said.

"What changes have occurred? Is it serious?" Xu Damao's mother asked anxiously.

"The doctor said it was a severe concussion and there may be sequelae. It's okay, you just have to suffer a little." Xu Fugui didn't dare to let the two women know the actual situation. Otherwise, with their cunningness, how could they hide it from the deaf old lady, that old witch.

"My poor Damao..."

"Okay, Damao has finished eating. There's no point in leaving too many people here. You and Xiao'e go back and rest first, and come to replace me tomorrow morning. You can ride your bikes to the courtyard to rest. It's close to the hospital, so you can help if you need anything." Xu Fugui ordered.

After Lou Xiao'e and the others left, Xu Fugui put a blanket on Xu Damao's back, and the two talked about how to deal with Sha Zhu. "Dad, I will never let Sha Zhu go, and I must put him in jail." Xu Damao said hatefully.

"Xiao'e and your mother were here just now, so I didn't say anything. Doctor Qian will exaggerate your problem. The police may come to question you tomorrow or the day after tomorrow. If you say a few words and then complain of a headache, I will ask them to stop questioning, and in the end the focus will probably be on diagnosing the case. In short, no matter who asks you or him, just complain of a headache and pretend to have temporary amnesia! We will definitely not let Sha Zhu off easily this time. Even if we can't do anything to Sha Zhu, we must at least break their protective golden body." Xu Fugui solemnly instructed Xu Damao.

"Dad, didn't Ezi just say that Shazhu was put in solitary confinement? Why can't we do anything to him?"

"It's hard to say at the moment. It depends on whether the deaf old lady is willing to use up all her favors. If she is willing, she will just pay compensation and be done with it. If she is not willing, then Dad will find a way to have Sha Zhu sentenced to a few more years in prison and send him to the northwest desert for labor reform, thus eliminating the retirement backup plan for Yi Zhonghai and the deaf old lady." Xu Fugui explained.

"A spare tire for retirement?" Xu Damao asked doubtfully.

"You, don't you think about it? Why would Yi Zhonghai help Sha Zhu when he has no relatives? It's because he and the deaf old lady are both childless, so they hope Sha Zhu will take care of them in their old age. It's just that Yi Zhonghai chose Jia Dongxu, and Sha Zhu is just a spare tire."

"I was wondering why old guy Yi Zhonghai has always been loyal to the Jia family and Sha Zhu! But, Dad, could it be that the deaf old lady's relationship is stronger than my father-in-law's?"

"Da Mao, this is not a question of whether the relationship is strong or not, it is a question of pros and cons. The deaf old lady's backers will find a way to repay her favor in order to get rid of the deaf old lady's moral kidnapping, and will do their best to complete the deaf old lady's instructions. There is no need for us to go against them. Even if your father-in-law finds a noble person, as long as the deaf old lady finds someone, at least Sha Zhu will be tried in a fair environment. At this time, other doctors will definitely be asked to examine you. With your moderate concussion injury, Sha Zhu will be sentenced to labor reform for more than one year at most. It is not worth it to use up favors for just one year. We have to do it once and for all and make our opponents pay the price. Besides, Sha Zhu is just a knife, and the deaf old lady and Yi Zhonghai who hold Sha Zhu's knife are the most hateful." Xu Fugui explained.

"Dad, who is the deaf old lady to have such great power?"

Xu Fugui thought about it and decided to tell Xu Damao about the situation of the deaf old lady.

"The deaf old lady was originally the daughter of an official family. Later, her family fell into poverty and she was forced to marry a small Beiyang warlord as a concubine. After the warlord was defeated, she followed a teacher. During the Anti-Japanese War, the teacher accidentally saved several underground party members, but he was discovered and killed by the little Japanese. At the teacher's funeral, the underground party members promised the deaf old lady that they would let her go behind enemy lines with them and that they would take care of her and provide for her in her old age, but the deaf old lady did not agree."

"She buried the teacher with the help of the underground party. Not long after, she became a concubine of a wealthy businessman. After the Liberation War, the wealthy businessman followed the bald man to Wanwan Island. The deaf old lady was not young at this time. She was old and ugly, and was abandoned by the wealthy businessman and left in Beijing. The deaf old lady began to look for the underground party members of that year, and finally found Yang Guofeng. Although she remarried and did not go behind enemy lines, Yang Guofeng and others were indeed saved by her husband. This is an indisputable fact, so these people agreed to help him three times."

"The first time was when a leader of Haiding District came forward and settled her in our courtyard and applied for five-guarantee household status for her. The second time was because Yi Zhonghai was promoted to a fitter. Now there is only one last favor left."

Xu Damao didn't expect this to happen, and asked in an uncertain tone, "Dad, how did you know?"

Xu Fugui glanced at Xu Damao with pride and said, "Your father has been showing movies for nothing all these years. I don't know how many people he knows. I heard about the deaf old lady when I was showing a movie to a leader. I never told anyone about it."

"Okay, let them be proud for a while, and then we'll deal with them later."

"It is never too late for a gentleman to take revenge, and he does not argue over a moment's gain. Let's see if the deaf old lady is willing to give up this last favor." Xu Fugui advised Xu Damao.

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(End of this chapter)