Three Women in the Cage

Xinxin nodded and replied, "I know, Mom! I won't get close to them!"

Yang Yu stroked her head comfortingly and said, "You must be starving at this hour! Mom doesn't have any money on you. Go find the nurse and I'll think of a way!"

Xinxin listened to her mother's words with some hesitation. She was actually quite afraid of talking to strangers, especially strangers who were older than her! So, even though she was so hungry at first, she didn't even bother to seek help from doctors or nurses!

They gave people the feeling that they were very indifferent and busy! Just thinking about it made her afraid to try!

Seeing her evasive look, Yang Yu comforted her, "Don't be afraid! Just tell her that the patient in bed 35 is feeling unwell and ask her to come and see you. She won't refuse you, don't worry!"

With her mother's encouragement, Xinxin bravely went to the nurse's station!

Looking at the young lady at the nurse station, she called out in a low voice, "Sister nurse, my mother in bed 35 has woken up and is feeling a little unwell. Can you go and see her?"

The nurse was busy on night duty. She looked up and saw a little kid. Without thinking, she replied, "Of course she'll be uncomfortable. How can any patient in the hospital feel comfortable? Just let her bear with it. We're short-staffed on night duty and I'm busy!"

Xinxin's courage, which had just been mustered, was instantly extinguished. Listening to the nurse's impatient scolding, she could no longer bear the grievance and her eyes became red.

Seeing Xinxin standing there in a daze, the nurse looked up in confusion. Unexpectedly, she saw that the child looked like she was about to cry. She panicked and said, "Hey, what's wrong with you? Why are you crying? I didn't bully you! We can talk it over. Stop crying!"

Xinxin couldn't control herself anymore and burst into tears. She knew her mother wanted to borrow money from the nurse. Now her grandmother hadn't given the medical expenses, and she was really hungry. Her mother was worried that she was too hungry, so she asked her to go to the nurse.

However, when she finally mustered up the courage to test the nurse, she found that the nurse in the hospital was really indifferent and had no intention of paying attention to her at all!

So, she was anxious and aggrieved, and she couldn't hold back her tears any longer!

Seeing her crying so hard, the nurse couldn't bear it anymore and came to Xinxin. She asked in confusion, "Is it because your mother is in pain that you are crying? It's just that there are too many patients in the hospital and I'm really overwhelmed. Now don't cry, I will go with you right away, okay?"

Seeing the nurse suddenly agree, Xinxin was surprised and happy. She nodded quickly and said, "I won't cry anymore. Thank you, nurse!"

So I led the way and took the nurse to the ward!

As soon as I entered the ward, the nurse asked, "Bed 35? What's wrong with you? Look at this child, he insisted on dragging me here, and he started crying if I didn't come. I'm scared. Others don't know and think I'm bullying the child! So I came to take a look!"

When Yang Yu saw this, she suddenly felt awkward and uneasy. Her feeling of discomfort was just an excuse; her real intention was to borrow money from her!

But he felt it was inappropriate to borrow money from her rashly. Just as he was trying to find a way to introduce the topic, the nurse came over!

Seeing Yang Yu's complicated expression, he raised his hand and touched her forehead, wondering, "Is it so uncomfortable?"

Yang Yu had no choice but to raise his head, looking at the nurse with an indescribable confusion, as if he wanted to say something but hesitated. He tried several times but still couldn't tell the truth!

The nurse asked anxiously, "Where do you feel uncomfortable? Why don't you tell me? Tell me quickly and don't make me anxious." She was afraid that something might happen to the patient!

Seeing the nurse's obvious misunderstanding, Yang Yu quickly explained, "No! I'm not feeling unwell! Yes, yes..."

Yang Yu was struggling over whether to say it out loud. He glanced at Xinxin and thought that she was still hungry, so he forced himself not to retreat!

After struggling for a while, he finally made up his mind and asked tentatively, "Little sister? Can I ask you for help? My child is really hungry. We were sent here in a hurry and forgot to bring money. Can you lend me some money first? Don't worry, I will write you a note and send it to you when I get back. Is that okay?"

When the nurse heard they wanted to borrow money, her expression immediately darkened. She said unhappily, "What's wrong with you? Didn't you say you weren't feeling well? Why are you borrowing money again? You're trying to trick me like that? I'm busy! Why did you come to the hospital if you didn't have money? Now you're even asking the hospital to pay for your meals? Forget about the meals, what are you planning on doing with all your medical expenses? You're not going to borrow from me, are you? This is no joke!"

Yang Yu hurriedly said, "No! No! I only want to borrow some money for food. The child has been hungry all day. Her grandmother has gone home to get the money for the medical expenses. I definitely can't borrow it from you!"

The nurse listened, glanced at the frail Xinxin, and said doubtfully, "Don't lie to me. The medical expenses must be paid, and I don't have that much money to lend you!"

Yang Yu repeatedly assured that he would not default on the medical expenses, and the nurse finally believed him!

She finally sighed and said, "I think your family is quite pitiful! I can lend you some money for food, but I don't have much. It's only ten dollars, so take it!"

After saying that, he took out a piece of change from his pocket and stuffed it into Xinxin's hand.

Then, she looked at Yang Yu's injuries and checked the condition of the two sisters. Looking at the two sisters who were still unconscious, she couldn't help but sigh and said, "I remember you came here together. Are these two injured children also your children?"

Yang Yu nodded and said, "Yes, they are all my children!"

The nurse asked, "How did you, as a family, end up like this? It's okay for the adults, but why are the children like this too? I see they're still young. Who did this? Why haven't any other people come?"

She was genuinely curious and had wanted to ask yesterday, but the situation was urgent and she was busy with other things! Besides, it wasn't their concern, so she let it go.

Now that they had come to me on their own initiative, and seeing their situation, I couldn't help but ask.

Yang Yu recounted her situation with tears and snot, crying uncontrollably!

The nurse was deeply moved and couldn't help but exclaim, "This is outrageous! Why didn't they even spare the child? And they didn't even bother to come over! We can demand compensation for the medical expenses! Don't you have anyone else in your family who can help?"

Yang Yu burst into tears again and complained, "The child's husband is working outside, the grandparents look down on them because they are girls, and the uncles are always arguing with each other, so who is willing to help!"

Seeing her crying so hard, the nurse finally couldn't bear it and said, "Don't cry, you just hurt yourself and haven't recovered yet, don't cry to the point of hurting yourself!"

"It's just that your family's situation is truly unique! Although I sympathize with you, there's nothing I can do to help you! I can only ask the dean if he can give you credit for your medical expenses and you can pay it back when it's more convenient for you!"

Yang Yu was worried that Zhang's mother wouldn't be able to afford the medical expenses, and the family wouldn't even be able to leave the hospital. Unexpectedly, the nurse was willing to ask the director for help. She was surprised and delighted, and thanked her profusely, "Oh! Little sister, I have to thank you so much! You really are a good person! Not only did you lend us the money for food, but you also asked the director for help. You are so kind! Thank you so much!"

The nurse shook her head and said, "It's okay! I couldn't bear to see you in this state, so I couldn't help but want to help! Don't be too polite, but there is one thing I still want to remind you, you must ask for the medical expenses. They hurt you like this, so they must be held responsible! Don't let them get away with it!"

Yang Yu listened to her words and smiled bitterly. How could it be so easy! If that person was willing to pay for the medical expenses, he wouldn't have not come now. She was lucky enough to have Zhang's mother come now, so why would she still hope for the murderer! If the murderer had such awareness, why would she have done this? Could they be reasonable people?

But Yang Yu knew that the nurse had good intentions after all. She just didn't know how sinister those people were and thought everything could be justified!