Reborn in 85: Starting with a family split and becoming the richest man, the ungrateful wretch regre

The nurse pointed to the operating room and said, "The surgery is in progress; the patients haven't come out yet."

Guan Xiuqin stumbled and ran towards the operating room, completely dazed.

Lu Jianzhong was standing at the entrance of the operating room with several young men from the village. When he saw Guan Xiuqin and Lu Jianjun coming over, he immediately glared at Lu Jianjun.

"Where have you been all this time?! The village even paid for the surgery; you need to pay the difference right now!"

Lu Jianjun took off his shirt and wrung it out, leaving water all over the floor. He said weakly, "I was in a hurry when I came out, so I only brought twenty yuan with me. Is that enough?"

Lu Jianzhong couldn't help but roll his eyes: "His leg is broken in three places, how can twenty yuan be enough? He just paid ninety-three!"

"Let Guan Xiuqin stay here and guard the place. You go back and get the money!"

Lu Jianjun glanced at Guan Xiuqin, who was staring intently at the operating room door with tears streaming down her face, which pained him deeply.

He quickly reassured him, "Even if I have to sell everything I own, I will get Xiao Yao's leg healed. Don't worry."

After saying that, he put on his shirt and quickly walked out.

Guan Xiuqin's face was as pale as paper, as if she were about to shatter at any moment.

Lu Jianzhong said with some reluctance, "Sister-in-law, sit down and wait."

Guan Xiuqin remained unmoved and stood outside the operating room for two and a half hours.

As soon as the operating room door opened, she rushed over and asked, "Doctor, how is my son?"

The surgeon removed his mask and said wearily, "The surgery was very successful, but you need to be careful in the future and avoid strenuous exercise."

Guan Xiuqin grabbed the wall for support, her voice trembling with tears, and asked, "What do you mean?"

"My son's leg... will never heal?"

The surgeon said gently, "Walking normally is fine, but you can't run, jump, or do heavy work."

Lu Jianzhong sighed deeply beside him, quite regretfully: "My nephew just got into Shanghai University, how could something like this happen?"

The surgeon shook his head and hurriedly left.

Guan Xiuqin collapsed to the ground and wailed, as if someone had stabbed her in the heart.

Lu Jianzhong rubbed his head, looked at Guan Xiuqin with pity, and instructed the young men, "You stay here and watch over her. I'm going to check on Lu Yao."

As he spoke, he walked quickly toward Lu Yao's ward. Lu Yao was still under the effects of anesthesia, his right leg was in a cast and sling, and he was unconscious.

Lu Jianzhong tucked the blanket around him and sat on the edge of the bed yawning.

A few minutes later, a piercing scream suddenly came from outside.

Startled awake by the shout, Lu Jianzhong cursed impatiently.

"You shameless slut, you gave birth to a bastard who beat my son like this! I'll take your life, I'll make your whole family pay with their lives!"

His voice, as loud as a broken gong, was very penetrating and reached the ears of everyone on this floor.

Lu Jianzhong jumped up and ran out following the sound.

He recognized the voice as that of Cheng Yaozu's mother, Li Xiulian.

Li Xiulian lost her husband early in life and only had Cheng Yaozu as her sole heir, so when Cheng Yaozu got into trouble, it was the end of her life.

When Lu Jianzhong found Li Xiulian and Guan Xiuqin, both of them had bruises on their faces, scratched all over.

Li Xiulian jumped up and down, cursing Guan Xiuqin and Lu Yao, every sentence containing the surname of a relative, and none of them were the same.

Guan Xiuqin was an educated young woman who rarely argued with others and always maintained a gentle and unassuming persona. She was so shocked by the scolding that she could only cry.

Several young men from the village stood between the two sides to prevent them from clashing again, all of them looking terrified.

"Li Xiulian, shut up!" Lu Jianzhong rushed over angrily and shouted at Li Xiulian.

Li Xiulian was stunned for a moment, then sat down on the ground with a thud, tilted her head back and howled, slapping her thighs loudly with both hands.

"I'm dead! I'll take my son with me and die! The whole village is ruled by the Lu family, even the village chief is surnamed Lu. That little bastard Lu Yao beat my son into a fool and won't let me get justice. I don't want to live anymore..."

"Guan Xiuqin, you little slut, the bastard you raised ruined my son! You all deserve to go to hell and die a horrible death!"

Guan Xiuqin pointed at Li Xiulian, crying and shouting, "Your son started it! Your son crippled my Xiaoyao!"

"He's crippled. So what if your son is a thug and dies? My son is a college student! Ten of your sons aren't as good as one of my sons!"

Li Xiulian couldn't stand these things and rushed forward to continue beating Guan Xiuqin. Guan Xiuqin was also furious and fearlessly grabbed Li Xiulian's hair.

Lu Jianzhong's mind was buzzing. He shouted to a dazed young man next to him, "Go report to the police and bring all the people involved in the case to the police station!"

The young man glanced at Ge San beside him, and Ge San immediately ran out with him.

After running out of the hospital, the young man, looking pale, said, "We were all there at the time, I hope we didn't get into trouble."

"That shrew Li is really something; even ten old women gathered around her couldn't out-argue her."

Ge San casually said, "Keep it straight that we were just having a few drinks together, and don't mention playing cards."

"Besides, who knows what they'll fight over? They've had a grudge for a long time!"

The young man thought it made sense, and after thinking for a moment, he said, "Cheng Yaozu seemed to have mentioned Yao Lili. Is this matter related to Yao Lili?"

Ge San couldn't help but roll his eyes: "I didn't hear anything. When I ran to the main room, they were already fighting. What does this have to do with Lili? Would Lili be interested in that scoundrel Cheng Yaozu or that weirdo Lu Yao?"

The young man scratched his head, thought for a moment, and said, "Maybe I misheard."

"Let's get going, we won't get any sleep tonight."

The whole village was bustling that night, except for Old Yu's house, which remained quiet.

At six o'clock in the morning, Lu Yang and Lu Xing went out to the county to sell cold noodles, while Lu's mother and Lu Yue took care of the mushrooms. The yard was quiet.

On their way to the county, Lu Yang and Lu Xing ran into Lu Jianjun.

His face was ashen; he hadn't slept all night, his temples throbbed with pain, and he was extremely frustrated.

When Lu Xing saw him, he was like a mouse seeing a cat, and immediately shrank behind Lu Yang.

"Did you instigate this?"

Lu Jianjun, sitting on his bicycle, questioned him fiercely.

Lu Yang calmly said, "I haven't spoken a single word to Cheng Yaozu in a year. Do you think he would listen to me and beat up Lu Yao?"

Lu Jianjun himself thought it was impossible. He glanced at the bucket Lu Yang was carrying and asked, "Where are you going?"

“My mom washes clothes for people in the city to earn a little money through hard work, and I deliver them to them after she’s done washing them.”

The bucket had a lid, so Lu Jianjun couldn't see what was inside. Lu Yang just made it up on the spot.

Lu Jianjun snorted coldly and rode away quickly on his bicycle.

Lu Xing whispered, "Guess how much Lu Yao's hospital bills were?"

"At least one hundred dollars."

Lu Yang continued walking forward expressionlessly.

Lu Xing waved his hand and said, "The surgery fee is ninety-three, plus hospitalization fees, medication fees, and a bunch of other expenses. I heard it cost one hundred and twenty in one night."

"My goodness, I had no idea our dad was so rich!"