bookbashuk Chapter 205 Jia Zhang throws a tantrum
Chapter 205 Jia Zhang throws a tantrum
In the hospital, the operating light turned on a red warning light, indicating that a difficult game was taking place in the operating room.
Several doctors in white coats were staring intently at the injured on the operating table with frowns on their faces.
An hour ago, Jia Dongxu, a worker at the steel mill, was sent to the hospital. His legs were severely burned by the boiling molten steel and his condition was very critical.
While things were changing drastically in the hospital, on the other side, the courtyard was peaceful and harmonious.
Qin Huairu was washing clothes skillfully in the yard, her hands flying in the basin, and the snow-white soap bubbles sparkled in the sunlight.
Jia Zhang was sitting on a small stool, concentrating on mending the soles of a pair of shoes with her head down.
The rough fingers moved back and forth flexibly, making a "clicking" sound.
The yard was quiet and peaceful, with only the occasional chirping of birds and the rustling of leaves in the wind.
The tranquility was broken by a burst of hurried footsteps.
"Are Jia Dongxu's family members here? Something happened to Jia Dongxu!" A young man in blue work clothes rushed into the courtyard, panting and shouting loudly.
There were beads of sweat on his face, obviously he had been running all the way.
This sudden shout immediately attracted the attention of the neighbors in the courtyard.
Everyone poked their heads out of the house and looked at the uninvited guest curiously.
Someone recognized the steel mill logo on his work clothes and asked hurriedly: "Young man, what happened? You look so flustered."
"Jia Dongxu, Jia Dongxu is injured!" The young man answered hoarsely, his voice full of anxiety, "The factory asked me to ask his family to go to the hospital immediately."
"Injured?" The neighbors gasped and started talking.
"Dongxu was just sweeping the manure, how could he be injured?"
"That old man's hand was broken."
"I heard that the steel mill is very dangerous, and people get burned easily."
"Don't let anything serious happen. He just had a baby and needs help right now."
Everyone was talking at once, with worried looks on their faces.
After all, although Jia Dongxu is not very popular, he is still a neighbor after all, and no one wants something like this to happen.
While everyone was discussing, Qin Huairu had already put down the wash basin and walked over quickly.
She had a big belly and her face was a little pale.
"I am Jia Dongxu's wife. May I ask what happened to him?" Qin Huairu nervously grabbed the young worker and looked at him with sharp eyes.
The workers at the steel mill were stunned when they saw her like this, then they sighed and whispered:
"To be honest, Master Jia had an accident in the steelmaking workshop. His legs were scalded by the molten steel. The situation is quite serious. The factory asked me to tell you to go to the hospital as soon as possible."
"Ah?!" Qin Huairu screamed, her body shook violently, and she almost collapsed to the ground.
She instinctively covered her swollen belly with her hands, her eyes were unfocused and her lips were trembling.
This shocking news was like a heavy hammer to a pregnant woman.
When Jia Zhang, who was standing by, heard the noise, she quickly put down her needle and thread and ran over in small steps.
Seeing his daughter-in-law’s pale face, his heart tightened. It was not because he was worried about Qin Huairu, but because he was afraid that something might happen to the baby in her belly.
He kept asking: "Huai Ru, what happened? Who bullied you?"
Qin Huairu had no mood to answer. She kept shaking her head, tears welling up in her eyes.
Seeing this, the worker had no choice but to bite the bullet and repeat the story of Jia Dongxu's injury.
"What? Burns from molten steel? His legs can't be saved?" Jia Zhang screamed after hearing this.
She was so dignified and composed in the last second, but at this moment, she suddenly exploded like a lit firecracker.
She rushed forward, grabbed the worker by the collar, and said with wide eyes: "What nonsense are you talking about? How did our Dongxu's leg break? It was clearly your factory that killed him! It killed our whole family!"
As she spoke, Jia Zhang raised her hand and scratched the worker's face.
Her hands, calloused from sewing, were as sharp as knives. In the blink of an eye, she cut several bloody marks on the young man's face.
"Ouch!" The worker screamed in pain and tried to hide backwards, but he tripped and fell to the ground.
Covering her face, she looked at Jia Zhang in disbelief, stammering, "Auntie, what are you doing? I came here with good intentions to report the news, why are you hitting me?"
"How dare you say that? If your factory had no safety measures, would our Dongxu have been injured like this?" Jia Zhang didn't care about his explanation and started scolding him.
He was so full of foul language that people around him covered their ears.
Just as Jia Zhang was throwing a tantrum, a group of neighbors came into the yard to watch the fun.
Some who knew the Jia family also took the opportunity to fan the flames and joined in the curse:
"That's right, it must be the poor management of the factory that caused the injury!"
"In my opinion, there is no room for negotiation. You must pay compensation!"
"That's right. A broken leg would cost at least a few hundred dollars, right?"
Everyone was talking at once, making the atmosphere even more tense.
The poor steel mill worker was stunned by the scolding. He sat on the ground speechless and couldn't utter a complete sentence for a long time.
Seeing the situation getting worse, the aunt who had been silent on the side finally couldn't stand it anymore.
She squeezed into the crowd, pulled up the worker on the ground, and said seriously:
"You all should just be quiet for a while! Why are you still making trouble here? This is a matter of life and death, why don't you go to the hospital immediately?"
These words silenced the swearing crowd.
Even Jia Zhang was so choked that she was speechless and could only stare angrily.
Qin Huairu finally woke up from her dream. She quickly said to Auntie: "Thank you for reminding me. I will go to the hospital right away. If it is convenient for you, please help me take care of Xiaodang. I am really sorry."
After saying that, without waiting for the aunt to answer, Qin Huairu pulled up her mother-in-law who was still cursing and staggered towards the alley entrance.
Her long black hair fluttered in the wind, making her back look somewhat sad.
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When Qin Huairu and Jia Zhang rushed to the hospital, they saw Yi Zhonghai with an anxious look on his face.
"Yi Zhonghai! I always tell you to keep a close eye on him, but what do you do? You can't even keep an eye on your own apprentice, do you still have any shame?" When Jia Zhang saw him, she started scolding him like a shrew whose tail was stepped on.
The hospital corridor, which was not spacious to begin with, was instantly filled with her shouting and cursing.
Yi Zhonghai's face was almost wrinkled into a bitter gourd, but he didn't dare to retort.
I only heard Jia Zhang continue to complain:
"You've harmed our Dongxu, so you'll have to pay for it even if you have to sell everything you have! Did you hear me? Sell everything you have!"
When she shouted like this, many of the workers who were watching couldn't help but look sideways.
Everyone knew that Yi Zhonghai was just an ordinary worker, where would he get so much money for compensation? This shrew must be crazy.
As everyone looked on in astonishment, Jia Zhang actually picked up the broom at hand and hit Yi Zhonghai on the head.
Yi Zhonghai was a man in his forties after all, so how could he be willing to be humiliated in public by a shrew?
He immediately raised his hand to block and snatched the broom away.
But his action angered Jia Zhang instead.
She just screamed and rushed forward to scratch Yi Zhonghai's face with her nails.