Transmigration: On the Gossip Front-Chapter 1001 - 1002: The Lonely Village Girl 46

Zhang Yu was half asleep when he heard a boy’s crying voice in the yard.

Originally, he turned over, wanting to continue resting, thinking that the crying would eventually stop.

Unexpectedly, the crying continued incessantly, which made Zhang Yu so angry that he wanted to curse.

Didn’t they know I have to work tomorrow? What’s the point of tormenting people like this?

Gradually, Zhang Yu realized something was wrong; it seemed he heard words about being sent to the hospital.

He quickly got dressed and rushed out, finding Liu Yang standing by the side, crying non-stop.

Liu Ke’s face was ghastly pale, and when Zhang Yu approached, he noticed Liu Ke’s face was covered in cold sweat; it’s not normal to sweat so much in this season.

Zhang Yu recalled that earlier, Liu Qiang had tossed Liu Ke, which might have caused the problem.

"Does it hurt?" Zhang Yu dared not touch Liu Ke’s waist as he was afraid of being blamed by the Liu Family.

"It hurts." Liu Ke initially thought it was just a temporary pain from the fall and that it would be fine soon.

What he didn’t expect was that the pain would get worse, and even though he didn’t understand much, he knew something was seriously wrong.

He had clearly told his parents it hurt and that he wanted to go to the hospital, but they preferred to argue with Liu Qiang about whose responsibility it was and who should pay for the medical expenses.

No one asked if he was in pain, let alone suggested taking him to the hospital.

Seeing Liu Ke’s pale face and looking at the arguing Liu Qiang and his brother, Zhang Yu said, "Can you guys just shut up already?"

"You keep discussing who should pay the medical fees without considering sending him to the hospital first."

"If something goes wrong, who among you can bear this responsibility?" Zhang Yu shouted loudly.

The arguing Liu Qiang and Liu Gang did not expect Zhang Yu to be so fierce, which startled them.

"We were just discussing, not deciding who pays for the medical costs." Liu Gang stammered, truly frightened by Zhang Yu’s aura.

"Why should I pay the medical fees?" Liu Qiang was also anxious, not knowing the extent of Liu Ke’s condition, but seeing him now, it might not be minor and could cost an unknown amount.

To Liu Qiang, money is getting less, and he needs to hold on to what he has.

"The issue of the medical expenses isn’t urgent; if there’s a problem, you can call the police or go to the community office; someone will be responsible."

"The problem is that Liu Ke is in so much pain right now, and if you don’t send him to the hospital, and something happens due to delays."

"This isn’t just a money issue; it’s a matter of life and death, Liu Gang, you only have two sons, and if one is crippled..."

"Of course, these are your sons, and whether to send them to the hospital is your decision."

Zhang Yu yawned and turned to go back to rest, "If you’re not sending Liu Ke to the hospital after all this commotion, don’t claim you have no money later."

"Want the neighbors to donate a bit, right?" Zhang Yu remembered a similar scenario during a task where a neighbor did exactly that.

Even when the family wasn’t poor, they immediately started crying poor whenever something happened, claiming they couldn’t make ends meet and hoping for some donations from neighbors.

The Liu Family all have jobs; even if they had such thoughts, they wouldn’t dare do it outright, as they still care about their face.

But now, everyone knows that after so many events, the Liu Family doesn’t have much money and their reputation is tarnished, so they might just do it.

Liu Dashan initially wanted to come out and say that the family was out of money and that since Liu Ke was unwell, they hoped the neighbors would help for the child’s sake.

But before he could make his move, Zhang Yu had already blocked off that avenue, and the old man was left in an awkward position.

Wang Pandi knew her husband’s intentions, and she fully supported it, making her really angry about it.

"It’s really annoying, these restless souls; why didn’t she go along with her ill-fated parents?"

Thinking about it made Wang Pandi angry, "They should have all died, so we wouldn’t suffer so much loss."

"Our reputation wouldn’t be ruined, and we wouldn’t have cut ties with the Jiang Family."

Such a good marriage connection, and now it’s all severed, even Liu Jia said he wouldn’t contact them anymore.

The eldest daughter-in-law and the eldest grandson have gone in for re-education, their lives finished.

"What good does it do to say all this now?" Liu Dashan irritably said, "All day you do is nagging at home."

"If you’d noticed Liu Yuanchao’s discrepancies earlier, we wouldn’t be so passive."

The old man still envisioned how things would be if Liu Yuanchao were around and how the Liu Family would fare.

Wang Pandi wanted to argue how this was her fault again, but decided to stay silent.

"What about Xiao Ke now?" Wang Pandi worriedly asked, as now Liu Ke and Liu Yang were the only ones with decent reputations.

"Do you have money?" Liu Dashan directly retorted.

Wang Pandi shook her head repeatedly, "You know how little money we have."

"Then that’s it. I’m telling you, no matter how difficult people’s lives are, we won’t give any money."

"They’re all unruly brats," Liu Dashan said viciously.

"Once our money is given, they won’t return it; getting it back would be harder than climbing sky high."

They have money but aren’t willing to spend, and often bring back tasty food from work but won’t share with their parents; they seem like two ungrateful wolves.

Wang Pandi agreed softly; in reality, she also didn’t want to spend money, given how scarce their funds were, making her extremely reluctant.

Zhang Yu reached his doorstep, "Alright, if you guys still don’t take him to the hospital, don’t blame me if something happens."

"I’m not afraid; if you can be so heartless to your kin, neither will I be."

After saying this, Zhang Yu entered through the door, Li Cui, hearing the commotion, had already come out of the bedroom, "What’s going on?"

Seeing Li Cui awake, Zhang Yu raised his voice, "Nothing, just their nephew and son who aren’t feeling well, breaking out into cold sweats, and they won’t send them to the hospital, just arguing over who should pay the medical fees."

"They think it should be our family to pay." Zhang Yu realized this just now.

Ah, Li Cui didn’t expect the drama before sleep to continue further.

The elder lady sighed helplessly, "If they don’t care about their children, we, as outsiders, certainly won’t either."

"Let’s just rest; you have work tomorrow."

Zhang Yu agreed, went upstairs to rest, and soon all the lights of the Zhang Family were turned off.

Subsequently, the lights in the surrounding houses also switched off one by one. They were worried that if the Liu Family couldn’t get money from Zhang Yu, they might set their sights on them.

Helping the Liu Family yields no benefit, and any loaned money is unlikely to be repaid; if pressured, they simply respond with, "The money was spent on Liu Ke, ask him for it."

A child without an income, how could they ask for money?