Forced to marry a disabled man in the countryside? I'll repay you tenfold!
Chapter 233: Broken Leg? Just Bear With It?
The old lady and Wang Caili were not happy to hear this.
The old woman started shouting, "I'm not going to that station! I want to go back to Fengcheng! If I go to a hospital at another station, I won't know anyone there. Who will take care of me? Being hospitalized will mean another trip back to Fengcheng, costing me so much more money and causing me so much suffering! I'm not going! Besides, I fell on your train! It's your lousy ladder that's unstable! Your railway is fully responsible! Medical expenses, nutrition expenses, lost wages… and my train ticket cost—you have to compensate me for everything!"
Wang Caili added, "That's right, train conductor! We were originally going back to Fengcheng. My mother-in-law's leave to visit relatives is almost over, and I have to go back to work. My son Feifei still has to go to school! Where can we find the time to linger elsewhere? If we go there, we won't have any relatives or friends in the hospital. Who will take care of us? My son and I can't stay there!"
Upon hearing her daughter-in-law's words, the old woman instantly forgot her pain, turned her head, and glared fiercely at Wang Caili. "You heartless wretch! I've fallen like this, my bones are all broken, and all you care about is your lousy class and your son's lousy school! Do you wish I were dead out there so you could have some peace of mind?! You just don't want to take care of me?"
"Mom! How can you talk like that!" Wang Caili's face flushed red instantly, and she retorted anxiously and angrily, "You fell because you were careless, who can you blame? If you want to blame someone, you should find the right person!"
Upon hearing this, the old lady immediately grasped at a straw, pointing her finger directly at Su Wanqing and Chen Xiuer on the lower bunk. "It's all their fault! Two young girls, so nimble! They didn't even know how to be considerate and give up the lower bunk to this old man in his sixties or seventies! How dangerous it is for me to climb up and down at my age! If they had been more sensible and given up the bunk, would I have fallen? Let me tell you, they are also responsible for my fall! The railway company has to make them pay!" She arrogantly spouted a set of twisted logic, determined to pin the blame on others.
Su Wanqing calmly sipped her watermelon juice, not even lifting her eyelids: "Grandma, according to your logic, if you can't poop, does that mean you have to blame the Earth for not having enough gravity?"
The train attendant and conductor carried the elderly woman to the lower berth vacated by the chubby boy. The conductor asked Mr. Liang and Su Wanqing, "Doctors, how serious is this lady's condition? If it's just a fracture, is her life in danger?"
Dr. Liang: "As long as complications such as thrombosis or serious infection do not occur, it is usually not life-threatening."
Su Wanqing nodded and added, "Yes, it's just that delaying treatment will cause a lot of suffering, and the pain will be severe."
The train conductor breathed a sigh of relief and turned to the old lady, saying, "We can provide some compensation according to regulations for accidents that occur in the original berth. But we cannot meet any other requests."
The train attendant whispered a reminder: "Conductor, this elderly lady originally had the middle berth next to her, but she switched berths with that gentleman to a lower berth. Last night, she voluntarily switched back to this middle berth. Therefore, the berth involved in this incident is not considered her 'original berth'."
Upon hearing this, the train conductor's attitude became clear: "Oh, then I'm sorry. According to regulations, the railway is not responsible for any problems that occur after passengers have voluntarily changed berths. You were sleeping well in your lower berth, and since you chose to change, you must bear the consequences yourself. You can choose to get off at the next station for medical treatment, and we will assist in contacting a hospital; or you can continue to Fengcheng. If any accidents occur en route, we have fulfilled our obligation to inform you, so please be responsible for your own safety."
"What?!" The old woman nearly jumped off her bunk, wincing in pain. "You're not going to pay me or take responsibility? If anything happened to me on your vehicle, I'll make you pay! I'll sue you!"
The train conductor calmly replied, "Yes. This is not within our scope of liability. If you have any objections, you can file a complaint through the prescribed channels." He then instructed the crew, "Take good care of these passengers. If they need to seek medical attention at the next station, assist them in making contact. Everything should prioritize the passengers' voluntary participation and safety."
After speaking, he left.
Now, not only was the old lady dumbfounded, but Wang Caili was also stunned. The old lady cried out a few more times, but finding no one paying attention, she could only mutter curses.
Wang Caili said irritably, "Mom, think about it, should we get off the train at the next stop and go to the hospital, or should we endure it until we reach Fengcheng?"
The old woman gritted her teeth: "Endure it! We'll talk about it when we get back to Fengcheng!" She had already made up her mind that once she got back, she would definitely write a letter of complaint, accusing the train staff of being heartless and indifferent to her plight!
However, the old lady underestimated the power of the pain. She started groaning and moaning incessantly, thinking she could endure it until Fengcheng, but after only two hours, she was drenched in cold sweat from the pain and couldn't take it anymore: "I can't take it! I can't hold it in! Wang Caili, contact me quickly! I need to get off at the next stop to go to the hospital!"
Wang Caili was extremely annoyed: "You've been making so much noise this morning that no one in the carriage can sleep! Feifei even gave you her lower bunk, what more do you want? Just one more day and night and we'll be in Fengcheng! If you get off halfway, I'm not getting off to serve you! Feifei has to go to school, and I have to go back to work!"
"Grandma, you're so annoying! That pretty doctor already said it's just a broken bone, it's not like you'll die! Can't you just bear with it? Why do you have to go down now? It's such a hassle!"
Hearing her grandson's words, the old woman felt a chill in her heart, filled with both sadness and anger. "Fine! You're all heartless ingrates, you don't care whether I live or die! I'm going down! If you won't come with me, I'll crawl down myself!"
When the train arrived at the station, Wang Caili and Feifei, as expected, refused to get off. The old woman burst into a tirade: "Fine! Very well! You all want to get rid of this old woman, don't you? You want me to fend for myself? Let me tell you, no way! As long as I have a breath left, you won't have a good time! If I'm not having a good time, none of you will have a good time either!"
Su Wanqing was also troubled. How could something like this happen on a normal train journey? The old lady was incredibly strong, seemingly holding back some anger or something, she kept wailing on the road, day and night, disturbing everyone's peace. But because she was lying in bed with her "injured leg," no one dared to do anything to her.
Now things are really messed up. The old lady eats, drinks, and relieves herself in the bunk next to Su Wanqing's, which is giving Wang Caili a lot of trouble. She needs to eat one minute and relieve herself the next, and Wang Caili has to take care of her the whole time.
Wang Caili was on the verge of collapse, pleading, "Mom, let's go to the hospital next, okay? Please get him treated quickly, alright?"
The old woman snorted, "I'm going back to Fengcheng! I'm not going anywhere else! You just better serve me well! If you don't, I'll have my son divorce you!"
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