Several middle-aged women clapped their hands, "Yes, yes, Xiao Luo is right. We have to give the mine an explanation. Otherwise, when we go back and ask Lao Ding how things are going, we won't know anything. That won't do. It means we haven't done our job properly."

Xi Beizhan and several security personnel from Shaoyang exchanged glances, their lips twitching involuntarily.

What were you doing? You were just busy watching the show.

But watching the excitement isn't necessarily a bad thing.

The proposal passed unanimously, and the group rode their bikes to the Central Hospital.

There are hospitals in both central and western Ping'an, and the patients they receive are basically all mine employees. No matter which mine they work for, as long as they are employees, their employers will reimburse their medical expenses. Old Ding is a worker at Wulong Mine, so he would definitely be sent to the nearest hospital. His home is the closest to the central hospital, so he was definitely sent here.

When Luo Yu and the others arrived, Lao Ding and his wife had already been taken to the emergency room. The money for their treatment was raised by Director Xu and Director Wu.

Director Xu and Director Wu were exhausted by Ding Mei's matter. They stood in the corridor with their heads down and remained silent until Luo Yu and his group arrived, at which point they looked up at them.

"Why are you here?"

Luo Yu frowned and glanced worriedly at the emergency room. "We were worried that you didn't have enough money on you, so we came to check on you. We don't want any accidents to happen because of money delays in treatment."

The Ding family is already struggling enough; we really hope nothing else goes wrong.

Xi Beizhan and the others glanced at Luo Yu and nodded in agreement.

Luo Yu was quick-witted. Even if we were just here to watch the show, we couldn't say it directly. We had to come up with a better reason.

Director Wu was quite pleased and patted Director Xu on the shoulder, "Old Xu, your young comrade is very insightful. The ladies and the security guards are also very sensible. You are really lucky to have such insightful subordinates."

Director Xu smiled, then turned around and rolled his eyes.

They think they're so enlightened? They're clearly just here to watch the show!

Let's not even talk about Luo Yu. These older sisters have been together for over thirty years. Who doesn't know who?

Director Xu turned around and glared at Xi Beizhan again.

And then there's him. Don't think she doesn't know that this guy is henpecked. He'll do whatever Luo Yu wants. Even if there's no excitement, he'll still create some for Luo Yu to enjoy.

Xi Beizhan noticed that Director Xu was giving him the eye, and wondered when he had offended this senior director.

Just then, the door to the emergency room opened, and the doctor came out.

Who are the patient's family members?

Luo Yu, along with several older women, Xi Beizhan, and a few security personnel, acted in unison, quickly taking two steps back to make way for Director Wu and Director Xu.

Director Wu and Director Xu's faces darkened simultaneously. They glared at the group with annoyance, then sighed helplessly and had no choice but to step forward and say, "The patients are a couple. One of us is from the neighborhood committee, and the other is from the Women's Federation of Wulong Mine. Doctor, please speak frankly. How are Old Ding and his wife?"

The doctor was a middle-aged man in his forties, wearing glasses and looking very refined. He first glanced at Luo Yu and Xi Beizhan with amusement, then looked at Director Wu and Director Xu with a smile.

"Both patients are fine; they just fainted from anger. They should rest for a while and wake up soon."

However, that man was clearly malnourished; he was so thin! His job must have been physically demanding, right? This lack of nutrition is unacceptable; it will affect his lifespan.

Once the patient wakes up, make sure he gets plenty of nutrition, like chicken soup or something similar. Ideally, he should drink some formula, and if possible, order some regular milk, that would be even better.

Director Wu and Director Xu exchanged a glance, smiled awkwardly, and nodded, indicating that they would inform the patient.

The doctor left after speaking, and the group gathered together again.

Luo Yu frowned. "Ding Mei's matter has caused quite a stir this time. The mine will definitely deduct money from her pay, and then there's the nutritional supplement..."

Aunt Zhang sighed, "What kind of subsidies are we going to get? We're not well-off to begin with, and now we've had our pay cut. Where are we going to get the subsidies?"

Director Wu glanced at Director Xu and said, "How about we organize a donation or something? I noticed today that Old Ding's health is not very good. His face is sallow. And look at his clothes. Which of our mine workers is dressed worse than him?"

Everyone wears work clothes to work in the mine. Look at his work clothes, they're all patched up like that. I glanced at them today, and there are at least seven or eight patches.

Director Xu rolled his eyes at Director Wu. "Do you think I don't want to donate? Don't you even know who the Ding family has offended? After what the Ding family did today, who would dare to organize a donation for them, and who would dare to donate?"

Upon hearing this, Director Wu sighed again and rubbed his face vigorously. "What can we do? We can't just stand by and watch someone die, can we?"

Luo Yu blinked. "How about we talk to the mine manager and the party secretary and ask them to deduct the money in two months?"

We have to get through this difficult time first, otherwise the Ding family will have a hard time this New Year.

Director Wu and Director Xu's eyes lit up. "This is a good idea."

Director Wu said to Director Xu, "Old Xu, this matter is your responsibility. Go and talk to your mine manager and the others. They can deduct the money in two months. Let Old Ding take care of his health first."

Director Xu nodded. "Alright, I'll handle this. Our Mine Manager Hao and Secretary Chang are both reasonable people. This shouldn't be a problem. We can't force someone to their death, can we?"

As the two were talking, they heard a commotion from the emergency room behind them. Old Ding and his wife were wheeled out, and the group quickly went to help push the bed and get the couple to their ward.

After settling the two of them in, Xi Beizhan tugged at Luo Yu's sleeve, signaling her to leave.

Luo Yu glanced at the others and quietly followed Xi Beizhan out of the ward.

The two reached the corner of the corridor. Xi Beizhan looked around and whispered in Luo Yu's ear, "You and I will go first in a while. We'll say we need to go back and report on the Ding family's situation and ask the mine manager to arrange for someone to come down and take care of the Ding couple."

Luo Yu's eyes darted around and she immediately understood what Xi Beizhan meant.

Old Ding and his wife haven't woken up yet. Even if they do, someone will have to look after them when they need to drink water or go to the toilet. So, leaving just one person isn't enough; there's a difference between men and women, so we can only leave two people.

She's the youngest among the women, so if she doesn't step up, who will?

On the men's side, Xi Beizhan is the captain, so he has to set a good example and we definitely have to keep him.

It's not that they can't take care of her, but the key question now is how long they need to do so.

You know, the eldest son of the Ding family has difficulty walking and can't even take care of himself, so he's definitely not suitable to stay and take care of them. The second son is a good-for-nothing and can't take good care of the old couple. The eldest daughter of the Ding family rarely comes home after getting married, so she can't be relied on. The second daughter, Ding Qin, also rarely cares about her parents' family after getting married and only focuses on her own life, so she can't be relied on either. Ding Mei was arrested again today. We can't rely on the four nephews of the Ding family who are only ten years old, can we?

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