"Slap!"
Before Sha Zhu could finish his sentence, Liu Kai Xuan raised his hand and slapped him hard across the face.
"I'll beat you to death today!"
Sha Zhu roared, swinging his fist and smashing it towards Liu Kai Xuan's forehead.
To his surprise, Liu Kai Xuan struck first, kicking him hard in the chest.
The solid kick sent Sha Zhu flying back over ten feet like a dead dog.
He landed with a heavy thud on the ground, completely incapacitated.
"And any other idiot who wants to drink swill, step forward!"
Liu Kai Xuan, facing a crowd, held up the swill bucket and berated the troublemakers.
The large group, realizing they were in the wrong, no longer dared to cause a scene and slunk away.
Of those causing trouble, only Yi Zhong Hai and Sha Zhu truly wanted to help Qin Huai Ru.
Yi Zhong Hai had no choice, as he and Qin Huai Ru were still legally married.
With that connection, he couldn't completely abandon her when she was sick.
However, he had no money himself, so he tried to get some from Liu Kai Xuan.
Sha Zhu, on the other hand, depended on Qin Huai Ru to raise his son, so he had to go along with it.
The others were merely instigated by Yi Zhong Hai and his ilk, coming to join the fray.
Hoping for them to contribute was pure delusion.
With their lack of unity, no matter how many of them there were, they were just a rabble.
After leaving Liu Kai Xuan's villa, Yi Zhong Hai immediately sought out Sha Zhu to discuss a plan.
Yi Zhong Hai said with a troubled face, "Sha Zhu, you can see now!"
"Qin Huai Ru's condition is worsening by the day!"
"This is all Liu Kai Xuan's doing!"
"Alas..."
Sha Zhu sighed, "Liu Kai Xuan is a heartless rich man, what can I do?"
"Old Yi, if it really comes to it, sell your house to raise some medical expenses for Qin Huai Ru!"
"If it doesn't work out later, you can move in with the Jia family!"
"Since Bang Geng is gone anyway, that house belongs to Qin Huai Ru now!"
"Are you joking?"
Yi Zhong Hai's expression darkened, and he said fiercely, "You expect me to sell my house to pay for Qin Huai Ru's medical treatment? How could you even say that!"
"Why don't you sell your own house? Hmph!"
Sha Zhu retorted, not to be outdone, "Qin Huai Ru is still your wife, why should I pay?"
"Go, go, go..."
Yi Zhong Hai sneered, "Sha Zhu, stop pretending to be sincere with me, okay?"
"All of Qin Huai Ru's money has been spent on that brat Qin Hao, who is your son!"
"And Qin Huai Ru's biggest mission while she's alive is to raise Qin Hao to adulthood!"
"If Qin Huai Ru dies, your son will become an orphan!"
"I..."
Sha Zhu was almost enraged to death by Yi Zhong Hai.
A few years ago, Yi Zhong Hai maintained a relationship with Sha Zhu for his retirement plan.
But as time went on, Yi Zhong Hai gradually lost all hope in Sha Zhu.
It wasn't Sha Zhu's fault, but Qin Jing Ru's.
Yi Zhong Hai knew that as long as Sha Zhu lived with Qin Jing Ru, he would never be able to rely on him for his old age.
Even if Sha Zhu agreed, Qin Jing Ru would never.
Therefore, Yi Zhong Hai had to endure hardships and raise the sisters Xiao Dang and Xiao Huai Hua, placing his hopes for retirement on them.
Now, after years of development and maintaining contact, Yi Zhong Hai had developed a certain affection for the two girls.
Yi Zhong Hai was basically confident that the two girls would take care of him in his old age.
Thus, Yi Zhong Hai had become more assertive and no longer wanted to waste time on Sha Zhu.
Sha Zhu still brought up the marital relationship between Yi Zhong Hai and Qin Huai Ru, which was simply naive and laughable.
Indeed, Yi Zhong Hai and Qin Huai Ru were legally married.
But their relationship had long since become a mere formality.
Now that Qin Huai Ru was seriously ill, whether Yi Zhong Hai would spend money on her treatment depended entirely on his "mood."
If he was in a good mood, he could spend the money.
If he was in a bad mood, no one could force him to spend a penny.
...
In the hospital ward, Qin Huai Ru's legs were swollen and obese, looking no different from elephant legs.
Xiao Huai Hua's meager savings were long gone, and the money for her current hospitalization came from Qin Huai Ru's own earnings from selling meat.
But that little bit of money wouldn't last long.
Xiao Huai Hua sat by the bed and cried, while Xiao Dang looked distressed.
Qin Huai Ru cried, "Huai Hua, hurry and go ask your Uncle Sha Zhu for money, he's the only one who can save me!"
"I can't die yet, if I die, what will happen to your brother!"
"Go quickly, Huai Hua, sob, sob..."
As she spoke, Qin Huai Ru's nose suddenly tingled, and she burst into tears.
Xiao Huai Hua had already pleaded with Sha Zhu, but Sha Zhu had no money to help.
Qin Jing Ru, to prevent Sha Zhu and Qin Huai Ru from having any "illicit relations," controlled the household finances very strictly.
When payday arrived each month, Qin Jing Ru would confiscate Sha Zhu's entire salary.
She would only give him 20 yuan as pocket money each month, and this was not given all at once.
10 yuan on the first day of the month, and another 10 yuan on the 15th.
Sha Zhu didn't even have money to buy a small toy for his daughter, let alone money for Qin Huai Ru.
Under these circumstances, no matter how much Xiao Huai Hua pleaded, it was useless.
As for Qin Jing Ru? She hated Qin Huai Ru to the bone.
Years ago, Sha Zhu and Xu Da Mao both pursued Qin Jing Ru.
Qin Huai Ru, caught between them, profited from both sides, treating Qin Jing Ru as a commodity to be sold at will.
Any sisterly affection had been completely depleted.
Moreover, over the years, Qin Huai Ru had been openly flirtatious with Sha Zhu to extract money from him.
Now, Qin Jing Ru was eagerly hoping for Qin Huai Ru's death, how could she possibly pay to save her?
As mother and daughter cried bitterly, Sha Zhu entered from outside.
"Uncle Sha Zhu, you're here, come in quickly!"
Xiao Dang, seeing Sha Zhu enter, quickly beckoned him into the ward.
At the same time, the crying of Qin Huai Ru and Xiao Huai Hua subsided significantly.
The mother and daughters were now all expectantly waiting for Sha Zhu to bring money.
"Alas, that little brat Liu Kai Xuan is a heartless rich man!"