Courtyard Houses: Starting with the principle of hard work paying off

Chapter 54 Shameless
"Aunt Wang, please persuade the old lady. Hospital beds are in short supply right now. Why don't you let her be discharged and go home first?"

"Her condition is fine now. Several doctors have examined her. If there are any further problems, you can bring her over."

“Nurse Su, I’m so sorry, but the old lady…”

“It’s not that we don’t want to treat her, but the old lady has to cooperate. If she doesn’t get the injections or IV drips, we can’t do our work. Just taking some pills is not as good as going home to observe her. Staying in the hospital will only cost more money.”

“There are so many people seeking medical treatment and hospitalization now that there aren’t enough hospital wards. Look how crowded the corridors are. Given the old lady’s condition, we could definitely free up her ward for a patient who needs it more.”

"I...I'll try to persuade the old lady again."

"..."

hospital.

Faced with the nurse's private advice, Wang Guihua felt somewhat embarrassed.

The deaf elderly woman has been in the hospital for several days.

As early as the second day of her hospitalization, the doctor said she could be discharged and go home, but the deaf old lady started having headaches and leg pains again.

The deaf old woman refused all IV drips and injections, stubbornly insisting that the doctor prescribe some medication.

Every time it was time to take her medicine, she would deliberately try to get away from me.

In fact, Wang Guihua knew that the deaf old woman had not taken any medicine at all, and that her body was perfectly fine; she was just pretending to be sick.

Today, a nurse came to my door and laid everything out in the open.

When Wang Guihua returned to the ward, she clearly had no intention of continuing to play along with the deaf old lady, and took the initiative to persuade her, "Grandma, why don't we be discharged?"

Being a caregiver in the hospital is not an easy job.

These past few days at the hospital, she's been quite exhausted by the deaf old woman and can't wait to go back to the courtyard house.

"Ouch!"

Upon hearing that she was to be discharged, the deaf old woman, who had been comfortably lying in her hospital bed, immediately started wailing and objected, "Guihua, this won't do! I'm not fully recovered yet!"

"Where are you feeling unwell today? Is it a stomachache or a headache?"

Seeing the deaf old woman start acting again, Wang Guihua felt helpless.

"No, that's not it, I'm here today..."

"Grandma, how about we ask the doctor to prescribe some medicine for you, and then we can go home and rest?"

"No!"

"Guihua, why hasn't that wicked boy Li Hongbing come to kowtow and apologize to this old lady yet?"

"He angered me so much that I ended up in the hospital, and he didn't even make a sound. Is he even human?"

"And what about the people in the hospital? I've been hospitalized for so many days, why hasn't anyone come to visit me? Have they forgotten about this old woman?"

"Everyone in the courtyard is busy..."

"..."

Wang Guihua didn't know how to talk to the deaf old lady.

Because of Li Hongbing, the deaf old woman's prestige in the courtyard has been damaged and is not as high as before.

Moreover, Yi Zhonghai is no longer the old man. Now, Xu Fugui and Liu Haizhong, who are the old men of the management department, remain silent, as if they know nothing about this matter.

Without someone taking the lead and organizing things, why would those people in the hospital be so idle as to come and fawn over the hospital?

I made a special trip to the hospital to visit him, which took a lot of time. I also brought some nutritional supplements.

As Li Hongbing said, who would want to be a sucker when they have no relation to the deaf old woman?

Li Hongbing's words in the courtyard had a considerable impact.

In the past, people had to tolerate the deaf old woman taking advantage of her age because of face-saving and the moral blackmail from Yi Zhonghai, an old man.

Now that Li Hongbing has set the stage for them, Yi Zhonghai can't control them anymore, so they're going with the flow, not intending to suffer any losses, and will continue to acknowledge the deaf old lady as their ancestor.

As for Li Hongbing...

The deaf old woman didn't get into any trouble, so even if she went to the police station, there was nothing they could do about Li Hongbing.

Expecting Li Hongbing to have a "change of heart," let alone kowtow and admit his mistakes, or even take the initiative to visit the deaf old woman, is just wishful thinking.

Wang Guihua didn't say any of this, but the shrewd, deaf old woman knew exactly what was going on. The reason she kept staying at the hospital was because she couldn't bring herself to face the people there.

Li Hongbing is ruthless!

They ripped the deaf old woman's face off and trampled it underfoot, making her, as an ancestor, ashamed to face her "fellow villagers and elders".

She had been hoping that Yi Zhonghai would step up this time and get Li Hongbing to kowtow and apologize to her, so that she could save some face.

Who would have thought that Yi Zhonghai would lose his position as a powerful figure and become useless?

"Grandma, you know what's going on with Lao Yi right now. We can't do anything about Li Hongbing. You can't stay here forever, can you?"

Having exhausted all other options, Wang Guihua had no choice but to lay her cards on the table.

The deaf old woman did not speak.

Actually, she really hoped to stay here for a longer period of time.

There are people to chat with, the meals for patients are not bad, and there are people to take care of you at your bedside. The key is that you don't have to go back to face those people in the hospital. This place is simply paradise.

The deaf old woman knew in her heart that one or two days, or even three or five days, would not be a problem.

But in the long run, it just won't work.

She might be fine, but Wang Guihua and Yi Zhonghai will definitely have objections.

The result was as expected.

Before noon, the deaf old woman left the hospital with Wang Guihua, without even asking the doctor to prescribe any medicine.

She ultimately had to pay for the hospital stay and medication herself.

Although Yi Zhonghai paid for the hospitalization expenses these past few days, the deaf old lady knew very well that the couple was not yet willing to take care of her in her old age and see her off in death.

Moreover, the deaf old woman was uncertain whether Yi Zhonghai and Wang Guihua would still take care of her as before if her ancestor's position was lost.

Thinking about all this, the deaf old woman almost hated Li Hongbing to death.

"Oh, the old lady is back?"

"Grandma, how are you feeling now?"

"We've all missed you while you were away these past few days."

"We were just saying that we would find some time to visit you in the hospital, but I didn't expect you to come back first."

"You look great, you're recovering very well!"

"..."

Back in the courtyard house, feeling the "warmth" of everyone, the deaf old woman's face regained its smile.

Although she knew that these were just polite words and not what she truly meant.

If people really care about her, it's been several days and no one has come to visit her in the hospital.

The deaf old woman wasn't sure if she was still the ancestor of this courtyard.

But at least.

Judging from their current attitude, they still treat this old woman with considerable respect.

At this moment, the deaf old woman was unsure of herself and dared not rely on her age to act superior or continue to put on airs like an ancestor, giving them a hard time.

only.

Before even reaching the Intermediate People's Court, the deaf old woman could smell the aroma of meat wafting from there, and couldn't help but swallow hard.

"Is Shazhu taking a break today?"

"Grandma, you're amazing! You just returned to the courtyard house and you already know this."

As soon as the aroma of the meat wafted out, the deaf old woman knew it was the work of Sha Zhu.

In the entire courtyard, only Sha Zhu can make this taste.

Eagerly arriving at the Intermediate People's Court with Wang Guihua, the deaf old lady indeed saw Sha Zhu stewing meat. She immediately rushed forward, beaming with joy, and said, "Sha Zhu, you truly are my good grandson! You even knew that Madam was being discharged from the hospital today, and you stewed meat for me in advance..."

(End of this chapter)