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Hearing Madam Xie's call, everyone quickly made way for Jiang Yuyue to come to the bedside. "Grandmother, Yue'er is here."

"Yue'er!"

Old Madam Xie looked at her as if she had seen a lifeline, gripping her hand tightly and refusing to let go. "Yue'er, this Erlang is such a good-for-nothing, he has become such a scoundrel and dragged our whole family down! Your father has not yet been reinstated and has no money. Our family is counting on you! You must find a way to save our family!"

Faced with Madam Xie's pleading, Jiang Yuyue gently squeezed her hand back and softened her tone to comfort her, "Grandmother, don't worry. Now that I've married into the Xie family, I'm still a member of the Xie family. They say that anything can happen, and no one wants to see something like this happen."

"Although we can't get our house back, my granddaughter-in-law will go out and find a new place for our family to live in a little while. Even though Erlang gambled away our house and land, thankfully the deeds to those shops are still in my granddaughter-in-law's hands."

"With these shops in our hands, as long as our family stays together and manages them well, we should still have a chance to make a comeback in the future. Grandmother, you must not continue to be sad. If something happens to your health at this critical moment, we will really be overwhelmed."

Such considerate words moved Madam Xie even more. She never expected that the most reliable person in the family would be her granddaughter-in-law who had only been married into the family for a few months!

"Good! Good!"

Madam Xie nodded repeatedly, "I'm relieved to hear that! The lives of our entire Xie family are now in your hands!"

"The granddaughter-in-law will certainly not let her grandmother down."

Jiang Yuyue said solemnly, "However, time is really tight. Although I have negotiated with them, the people from the casino will be here tomorrow. We need to settle the accommodation matter as soon as possible. I'm afraid I won't be able to serve you at your bedside. I need to go out and find a house to live in as soon as possible."

Upon hearing this, the First Madam immediately stepped forward and said, "Yue'er, you can go without worry. I'm here! I'll take care of Mother!"

Hearing this, Jiang Yuyue nodded, bowed slightly to everyone, and turned to leave. The couple from the second branch of the family, seeing that Old Madam Xie had woken up, quickly said, "Now that Mother is awake, please come with us to check on Erlang's injuries! If he is not treated soon, he may not survive!"

Now, the mere mention of Xie Jinbo's name makes Old Madam Xie so angry that her liver aches. She shoved the teacup from the bedside table to the ground and yelled, "Get out! Get out of here right now!"

Xie Zhongchang and his second wife couldn't care less about anything else at the moment. They grabbed the doctor and ran to their courtyard. After all, they didn't have any extra money to hire another doctor, so naturally, one person had to do the work of two!

The doctor saw Xie Jinbo's miserable state as soon as he entered the room, and was even more shocked when he took a closer look at the horrifying scene.

Madam Xie immediately urged, "Doctor! You must save my son's life! As long as you can save him... I'll give you as much money as you want!"

The farce that happened at the Xie family today has been widely discussed, and the doctor has naturally heard a lot about it. He secretly grumbles that the Xie family is already so poor, yet they still dare to make such a promise.

But being a doctor, he still stepped forward to treat Xie Jinbo's injuries.

After bandaging the wound, the doctor said earnestly, "My medical skills are limited, and this is all I can do. His legs were suddenly cut off, and so much time has been wasted. I really can't guarantee whether I can save his life. It all depends on whether he can pull through."

Upon hearing this, Madam Xie sat on the ground as if she had lost her soul. Looking at Xie Jinbo on the bed, whose breathing was almost inaudible, she couldn't even cry.

Meanwhile, Jiang Yuyue left Madam Xie's courtyard under the pretext of looking for a place to stay, but after turning a corner, she embarked on the road to Xie Jinglan's courtyard.

Xiao Liu followed behind, carrying a food box. The Xie family had put on such a wonderful show today, and they hadn't had time to eat breakfast yet.

She familiarly pushed open the door and walked into Xie Jinglan's courtyard. Xiao Liu placed the food box on the table, and Jiang Yuyue then invited Xie Jinglan to eat together.

"Breakfast is a little late today. Were you waiting impatiently?"

Hearing the noise, Xie Jinglan came out of the house, looked at Jiang Yuyue with the same expression as before, and paused.

After planning such a big move, how could she still come to have breakfast with me as if nothing had happened?

"No rush, I'm a late riser anyway."

Xie Jinglan remained calm and sat down at the table to have breakfast with Jiang Yuyue.

During the meal, Jiang Yuyue kept secretly observing his expression. The commotion at the Xie family was so big that even Xie Jinglan, whose courtyard was in the most remote corner, must have known the general situation. Yet he didn't even ask.

How could his feelings for the Xie family be so indifferent?

"Erlang has gotten into trouble again, did you know?"

Jiang Yuyue tentatively said, "He went out gambling last night and gambled away our house and land. He also owes five thousand taels of silver. Because he couldn't pay it back, the casino clerk cut off his legs."

"Not only that, but today the people from the casino also brought the land deed for our Xie family's house and demanded that we move out. I'm afraid that starting tomorrow, we won't be able to continue living here."

"Ah."

Hearing what Jiang Yuyue said, Xie Jinglan simply responded indifferently, as if these matters had nothing to do with him.

This surprised Jiang Yuyue even more, and she couldn't help but ask, "The Xie family has fallen to such a state, aren't you afraid?"

"afraid?"

Xie Jinglan said indifferently, "Why should I be afraid of these things when I don't even know how many days I have left to live? Besides, I didn't benefit from the Xie family when they were doing well. Now that they've fallen on hard times, do you expect me to cry with them?"

Hearing this, Jiang Yuyue agreed with Xie Jinglan.

Even as an outsider, she could see the Xie family's indifference towards Xie Jinglan. They probably treated him worse than their own maids and servants. It was already quite remarkable that Xie Jinglan didn't harbor resentment at being treated so coldly by his own blood relatives. It was only natural that he wouldn't sympathize with them at such a time.

"But don't worry."

Thinking of Xie Jinglan's plight, Jiang Yuyue couldn't help but comfort him, "Even if the Xie family has fallen on hard times, I still have some money. We've known each other for a while, and I will never abandon you. As long as I have a bite to eat, you will have a sip of soup to drink."