A little madman moved into the courtyard house next door.

At the Hongxing Courtyard, all of the Yi family's money was taken by "Yi Zhonghai," and now Yi Zhonghai has been locked up in the Anding Hospital, a mental hospital.

Without a job, Bao Guifen had no source of income. She went to Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill to collect Yi Zhonghai's July salary, but only received 28 yuan.

Yesterday, September 1st, when Bao Guifen went to buy food, she had less than 10 yuan left.

Seeing that they were about to run out of ammunition and food, Bao Guifen had no choice but to go to the deaf old lady to discuss countermeasures.

"Grandma, Yi Zhonghai is still in the hospital and hasn't come back. I'm also unemployed, and I can only last a month at most before I run out of money for food. What should I do?"

"Guifen, Zhonghai can't be discharged from the hospital yet. If this drags on any longer, he'll lose his job at Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill. If he can't be discharged, we'll have to have you take over his shift so you can have a source of income."

"Grandma, I'm so old, how can I do metalworking?"

"We'll ask Xiao Wang from the neighborhood office to help coordinate with the factory so you can work in the kitchen. It's an easier job, you can handle it."

"When can I take over your shift?"

"Go to Anding Hospital again to find out about Yi Zhonghai's condition and see if there is any hope for him to be discharged."

"Okay, I'll go to Anding Hospital now." Bao Guifen said and left the deaf old lady's house.

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Yi Zhonghai has been detained at Anding Hospital since July 13, which is now almost two months.

The predecessor of Anding Hospital was the mental hospital of the Qing Dynasty, which used to be a place to detain the mentally ill.

It later became a mental hospital, where it began treating the mentally ill. There were people there with varying degrees of mental illness, and they would do different things based on their own will.

Yi Zhonghai will have a good outcome once he arrives at this place.

Today, Yi Zhonghai was beaten up again by several mentally ill men with bipolar disorder, and he started shouting in the ward again.

"Let me out! I am Yi Zhonghai, a level seven fitter from Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill."

"I'm not sick, I'm not crazy. Please, please let me go."

"Someone come here, I need to get out."

"I am an old man living in Hongxing Courtyard. Without me, this courtyard would never have been able to receive the title of advanced and civilized courtyard."

"Someone come here and let me out!"

"..."

"..."

But no matter how much Yi Zhonghai shouted, no doctor came to let him out.

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Bao Guifen arrived at Anding Hospital and found a nurse, asking, "Comrade, I am Bao Guifen, Yi Zhonghai's wife. I've come to see my husband."

The nurse returned to her workstation, glanced at the medical record, and said, "Dear family member, Yi Zhonghai's attending physician is Dr. Gao. I'll take you to see him."

The two arrived at Dr. Gao's office. Bao Guifen said, "Dr. Gao, I am Bao Guifen, Yi Zhonghai's wife. I've come to see my husband."

"Hello Comrade Bao, what can I do for you?"

"I came here today to see when my husband can be discharged from the hospital."

Dr. Gao looked through the medical records and said, "Family member, you need to be prepared. Yi Zhonghai's condition is getting worse. He's constantly making a scene, banging on doors and throwing things every now and then."

"We've already used the maximum dose of sedatives, and their effectiveness is decreasing."

"Based on the current situation, Yi Zhonghai will not be able to be discharged from the hospital anytime soon. He might have to stay in our Anding Hospital for the rest of his life."

Bao Guifen asked anxiously, "Doctor, what should we do?"

The doctor shook his head and said, "Currently, the only treatment options are sedatives and traditional Chinese medicine to gradually regulate the body. By the way, Yi Zhonghai's medical bills are now 35 yuan in arrears. Please send the money over as soon as possible; if the arrears continue, we will stop the medication."

"Doctor, my husband took some money from home and I don't know where he put it. But my husband works at Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill and can get his medical expenses reimbursed. Could you give me a medical certificate so I can go to the factory to claim my medical expenses and ask for a replacement for his shift?"

"Family member, no problem, I'll issue the certificate for you right away." After saying that, Dr. Gao began to write Yi Zhonghai's hospitalization certificate.

After a while, Bao Guifen took Yi Zhonghai's hospitalization certificate and said, "Doctor, can I go see my husband again? See if I can find out where he put the money?"

"Yes, we have a meeting room. You can meet through the fence; it won't affect your safety."

"Okay, thank you, Dr. Gao."

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In the meeting room, Bao Guifen finally met Yi Zhonghai.

At this moment, Yi Zhonghai's clothes were tattered, and his beard was unshaven. His hands, face, and head were covered in wounds, both new and old.

With a mournful face, Yi Zhonghai said, "Old woman, you've finally come to take me back."

Bao Guifen said, "Honey, the doctor said your condition is getting worse and you won't be able to leave the hospital anytime soon."

Yi Zhonghai stood up abruptly, grabbed the iron bars and shook them violently, shouting, "You bastard, I'm not sick. Let me out right now!"

"Xiao Sanfeng ruined me. He kidnapped me and framed me."

"Xiao Sanfeng, I'm going to kill you."

Bao Guifen shook her head and said, "It seems the doctor was right; Yi Zhonghai's illness is indeed getting worse."

Yi Zhonghai rebuked, "Bao Guifen, are you also following their opinion that I'm mentally ill?"

"Master, this is not the time to talk about this. Tell me where you put our money."

"Bao Guifen, I told you I was framed. I was kidnapped and never came back to get the money."

Bao Guifen looked at Yi Zhonghai and said, "Husbands and wives are like birds in the same forest; when disaster strikes, they fly away separately."

"Since you won't tell me where the money in the house is, we'll get a divorce. The neighbors all saw you take the money from the house, so the house will be mine, and I'll take over your job."

"From now on, let's go our separate ways. We'll never see each other again, and we'll owe each other nothing."

Yi Zhonghai grew even angrier, roaring incessantly, "Bao Guifen, you can't divorce me. The job is mine, the house is mine, if you want a divorce, you'll leave with nothing."

"Yi Zhonghai, this is not up to you." Bao Guifen said, then turned and left the meeting room.

Yi Zhonghai continued to roar, and Dr. Gao came over and said to the nurse, "The patient's emotions are severely unstable, quickly administer a sedative."

Several male nurses came in and restrained Yi Zhonghai. After a nurse gave him an injection, he calmed down immediately.

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After leaving Anding Hospital, Bao Guifen went to Wang Chunxia for help to get a letter of introduction, and then went to Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill to apply for a job replacement.

With Wang Chunxia, ​​representing the subdistrict office, coordinating, Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill took into account the actual situation.

Soon, Bao Guifen successfully took over the job and became a kitchen helper at Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill.

Because Yi Zhonghai was a level 7 fitter in the factory and was now sick, the Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill's union intervened and made Bao Guifen a permanent employee with a monthly salary of 22.5 yuan. She also inherited Yi Zhonghai's 9 years of service, receiving an additional 4.5 yuan per month in seniority allowance.

After completing her temporary job assignment, Bao Guifen, armed with Yi Zhonghai's medical certificate, rushed to the housing management office to transfer the property title. Then she applied for a divorce.