Chapter 710: 488 Unfavorable beginning of a mission
Xiaofeng smiled at the old lady, “Grandma, I can also check your pulse, you don’t mind if I help you with that, right?” She had just asked Xiaoqi, and Xiaoqi had said that the old grandma was healthy and fine.
If the old lady was fine, then the only possibility that made sense with her injuries and this doctor present was that they were putting on an act.
As Xiaofeng moved to help the old lady, the young girl rushed in front of the old lady blocking Xiaofeng from reaching for the old lady’s hand, “You say you’re a doctor, you know medicine, and I’m just supposed to believe that? I tell you, I don’t believe it, you are all in this together.”
“You’ve injured my grandma, and now you’re pretending to want to treat her. Do you really think your medical skills are better than the doctors here? Honestly, I don’t buy it.”
“Child, they probably don’t want to pay the expensive medical bills, that’s why they claim they know medicine,” the old lady said warily as she watched Xiaofeng, “You’ve injured me, paying for my treatment is the least you can do. I don’t believe you have medical skills, and if you really don’t believe it either, we can go to a big hospital. In any case, I’m injured, and you need to help me get treatment. If you refuse to help me, I’ll have my granddaughter call the police to assist us.”
“Sister, we didn’t say we wouldn’t help you get treatment,” He Ximei tried to calm the old lady down, “My daughter wasn’t lying; My son-in-law truly knows medicine, and he is quite skilled. Last time, he even reattached my husband’s severed hand.”
“I only trust this doctor right here; he’s a well-known doctor around here, and I’m sure he wouldn’t deceive me.” The old lady snorted coldly, “Now, tell me, are you going to pay or not? If you don’t want to pay, just say so, and I’ll have my granddaughter call the police right now.”
The few people present, judging from their attire, did not look like they lacked money. Yet, they were quite reluctant to deal with the issue; it was only six thousand yuan, not a huge sum for them, so why not just pay up quickly?
In a word, they were being too stingy, lacking generosity.
“Fine, then call the police,” Xiaofeng said nonchalantly, “Coincidentally, I have a friend who is a squadron chief at the police station. We can have him take you to the hospital to check things out.”
A regular person might be scared of this tactic, but she was not frightened.
Hearing Xiaofeng’s words, of course, the old lady wouldn’t comply. She began to shout, “Everyone, come and see, these rich folks hit someone and won’t pay for treatment, and now they even want to have the police take us away. Is there no justice left?”
As the old lady called out, some onlookers who loved a spectacle naturally gathered around.
Seeing so many people coming over, the doctor grew unhappy, “Settle your dispute outside first, then come back. You’re blocking the entrance to my clinic; how am I supposed to treat other patients?”
Seeing the crowd, the old lady accused Xiaofeng and her group, “I’m an old woman, just standing there. That fat man carrying things brushed past me, and his bulky body knocked me over, causing me to fall. The doctor said I’ve fractured my pelvis, and the medication costs six thousand yuan, but they are unwilling to pay. Everyone, please judge, shouldn’t they pay?”
Among the onlookers, with the old lady lying on the ground at her age and reportedly having a fractured pelvis, it seemed quite pitiful.
A pelvis injury definitely requires resting at home in bed. Without treatment, it could take half a year or even longer to heal.
“Miss, since you were at fault initially, of course, you should pay the medical expenses. It doesn’t matter if it’s six thousand or sixty thousand, if it’s your responsibility, you have to pay,” a sympathetic bystander said, siding with the old lady.
Seeing so many onlookers, He Ximei, feeling embarrassed, pulled Xiaofeng aside, “Xiaofeng, take your father and go withdraw some money, let’s pay them. With so many people watching, it wouldn’t look good if they know who you are.”
Although six thousand yuan was a significant amount, fortunately, they could afford it now, especially since the other party was adamant about the sum.
This place is the Imperial Capital, and Xiaofeng is a daughter-in-law of the Gu Family; better to have less trouble rather than more.
“Dad, Mom, I have my own plan for handling this; you don’t need to worry, I’ll take care of it,” Xiaofeng stated. If the other party were truly harmed, she naturally wouldn’t hesitate to pay without a second word.
But whether there was a real issue or not was a different matter entirely.
“Oh, isn’t that the Gu Family’s Young Madam?” someone in the crowd suddenly exclaimed.
“In the Imperial Capital, how many Gu Families are there? Of course, it’s the one everyone’s thinking of,” came the reply.