After the eldest sister-in-law of a fishing family became a widow, her disabled younger brother-in-l

Upon hearing that Xie Jinbo's life had been saved, everyone gathered around the second branch of the family.

Although Xie Jinbo was still breathing weakly and was still unconscious, his face had regained some color, so it seemed that he was indeed out of danger.

"The doctor is truly a miracle worker!"

Madam Xie was moved to tears, "Thank you so much, Doctor, for saving my son's life!"

The doctor waved his hand, "This is just a doctor's duty. The second young master's condition has stabilized. He just needs to take good care of himself."

After saying this, the doctor paused for a moment, then asked, "The consultation fee is fifteen taels of silver. Would it be convenient for you, Madam, to settle this?"

Upon hearing the mention of money, Madam Xie's expression froze for a moment, while everyone else's gazes turned to Jiang Yuyue, who was standing to the side.

Seeing this, Jiang Yuyue couldn't help but sneer inwardly. Even now, they still want her to clean up this good-for-nothing's mess?

Meeting the Second Madam's gaze, Jiang Yuyue frowned. "Why are you looking at me like that, Aunt? Do you perhaps want me to pay for Erlang's bill?"

"Now that Erlang has barely escaped death, you are the only one in our family who is financially well-off."

The second wife still had the audacity to say, "The doctor went through so much trouble to save Erlang, we can't go back on our word, can we?"

"Auntie's words make it sound like I'm deliberately not paying."

Jiang Yuyue sighed, "Does Auntie think I still have spare money? Not only is the house we're living in rented by me, but also the five thousand gambling debts Erlang has. Does Auntie think the people at the casino are so kind that they don't want to pursue it?"

"It was only because I used the last of my money to bribe the casino that they would have let it go, given their nature of cutting off Erlang's legs. It's not that I want to stand by and watch him die, it's just that I'm powerless to help."

After hearing this, Madam Xie couldn't really ask Jiang Yuyue for money anymore, but she couldn't just renege on the doctor's fifteen taels of silver!

Madam Xie was even more startled. She hadn't expected that this wretched girl, Jiang Yuyue, would secretly clean up after that good-for-nothing Xie Jinbo behind her back!

"Mother……"

Xie Zhongchang, the second son of Xie, could only turn his attention to Madam Xie, since apart from Jiang Yuyue, only the old lady had money in the family.

"Look, this stalemate isn't going to work. Do you have any money left? Why don't you pay the doctor's bill first?"

Upon hearing this, Madam Xie was so angry that her liver ached. Although the family was now in dire straits, they still had to consider the reputation of the Xie family. If they really refused to give the doctor the dozen or so taels of silver needed to save the doctor's life, wouldn't they become a laughingstock?

"Granny Sun."

Madam Xie gritted her teeth in hatred, "Go and bring me the purse from my room."

Granny Sun obeyed the order and quickly went next door to fetch Madam Xie's purse. Jiang Yuyue glanced at it and saw that the purse was light and flimsy, so she guessed that Madam Xie probably didn't have much money hidden away.

Madam Xie emptied all the silver from her purse and counted it, but she couldn't even scrape together fifteen taels of silver. After counting and counting, she only had twelve taels of silver at most. The doctor standing to the side sighed silently as he watched the Xie family fall into such a predicament.

"Alright, then twelve taels of silver it is."

The doctor finally relented, and seeing this, the second wife quickly stuffed the silver from Old Madam Xie's hand into his, then immediately thanked the doctor, "Thank you, doctor! Thank you, doctor!"

Seeing the second wife's fawning manner, the eldest wife of Xie clenched her fists in anger. They didn't have much money left, and if the old lady of Xie's last dozen or so taels of silver were converted into food, it could feed their family for more than half a year. Now, it had all been spent on that beast Xie Jinbo!

This cripple has lost both legs. Not only can he not earn money for the family, but he also needs to feed another mouth! Moreover, with his crippled body, that bitch from the second wife will probably have to spend a lot of money on medicine to heal him!

"What's the use of just saving his life?"

Madam Xie could not suppress her resentment and said sarcastically, "Although we have spared his life for now, he is in such a state. I wonder if you have the money to buy him some tonics?"

"The Xie family is now destitute, and we're struggling to even put food on the table. How dare you waste our life-saving money on this beast? Have you forgotten why we ended up in this state?!"

Madam Xie the Second instinctively wanted to retort, but Xie Zhongchang quickly pulled her back and gave her a meaningful look. Only then did Madam Xie the Second realize that everyone else had a gloomy expression, especially Madam Xie the Old Madam, whose face was extremely ashen.

After all, the First Madam was right. Xie Jinbo was the culprit behind all of this. The Second Madam knew she was in the wrong, but she still couldn't help but make a few sarcastic remarks.

"Sister-in-law, stop making sarcastic remarks. The money has already been given. If you really care, then go and get him back. After all, our family has already fallen to this state; what does it matter if we lose face or not?"

"you…….!"

Hearing this, Madam Xie became even more furious. Seeing that the conflict between the two sisters-in-law was about to escalate, Jiang Yuyue quickly stepped in to stop the dispute. It wasn't that she really wanted to mediate the conflict between the two, but their constant bickering was giving her a headache.

"Mother and Aunt, please stop arguing about that little bit of money."

Jiang Yuyue interrupted, "We still have shops, right? I'll go check on them and figure out how to get them running. We'll gradually make money."

After saying this, Jiang Yuyue left the chaotic place under the pretext of looking after the shop, while the First Madam and the Second Madam glared at each other fiercely before going their separate ways.

"Brother, please wait a moment. Let's talk in private."

Xie Zhongchang, the second brother of Xie, called out to Xie Longqing. Xie Longqing was already in a bad mood because he hadn't gotten anything to eat that morning. Now that his second brother had called out to him, his expression became even worse.

Xie Zhongchang pulled Xie Longqing to the backyard. Xie Longqing was extremely impatient when he thought of his good-for-nothing son. He said coldly, "Say what you have to say quickly."

"Brother, don't be angry. I know that Erlang has caused a terrible disaster this time. It is indeed because I, as his father, have neglected to discipline him."

Xie Zhongchang hurriedly said, "But don't you think there's something strange about this, brother? Although Erlang is a bit outrageous, he shouldn't have such audacity, right?"