Wang Guihua knew he was frantic with worry. The relief money was being given to her for free; if they hadn't given her a single cent, what could he do?
"It's all my fault, my fault for being useless! Wuwu!"
Guo Gouzi said, his voice choked with sobs.
"Don't be too anxious. Bai Suxiang said she would give us an answer by tomorrow morning at the latest. Don't worry, believe that Heaven won't abandon us!"
Unexpectedly, at this critical moment, Wang Guihua seemed to be Guo Gouzi's stabilizing force, comforting him.
He wiped away his tears, stabilized his emotions, and walked towards the hospital room.
After Liu Sandao and Fu Ruhai finished their tasks, they returned to the office.
When Bai Suxiang returned from the rescue station, Liu Sandao said he wanted to go with her to do relief work, hoping to live a more fulfilling life.
She did not object. After all, on the path of rescue, the more people who participated, the better.
As agreed, early the next morning, Bai Suxiang and Liu Sandao arrived at the First Hospital of Sandong City, the best hospital for surgeries in the entire city.
However, when they reached the hospital room, there were three or four people inside.
Liu Sandao saw that it was Jia Shuqing. No one expected her to be there.
What was she doing here? Intimidation?
This was Bai Suxiang's first reaction. She couldn't help but quickly stand by the head of the bed.
Jia Shuqing was inquiring about Old Master Guo Sai's condition, like a leader inspecting the premises, followed by two or three people.
When Wang Guihua saw Bai Suxiang arrive, a hint of surprise appeared in her eyes, and she slowly moved to her side.
"How is it?"
"I'm here today to complete the final step. As long as you sign, the money will be released in four or five days!"
Bai Suxiang thought Wang Guihua would be very happy to hear this.
But she was not as happy as she had imagined. "This, it still takes four or five days?"
"Yes! This is the company's procedure. The documents signed today need to be reviewed after returning, which takes some time."
Wang Guihua fell silent.
"Old man, you should rest well. I have something to discuss with your son. Shall we talk outside?"
Jia Shuqing said this just as Wang Guihua had told Guo Gouzi about the money Bai Suxiang had mentioned.
Guo Gouzi sighed, "Alas!"
He reluctantly followed Jia Shuqing out into the corridor.
"Here is fifty thousand yuan, consider it compensation for your shop!"
Fifty thousand yuan was exactly enough for the surgery fee. This was undoubtedly a huge temptation.
Guo Gouzi's mind was in turmoil, with all sorts of thoughts swirling.
Jia Shuqing didn't wait for him to speak and said directly, "As long as you sign here, this money is yours! I had someone inquire long ago, and the old man needs money for surgery. Take this and save the old man's life quickly. If you delay any longer, it might be too late!"
Although Jia Shuqing's words were a bit harsh, they were also true. The doctor had said the same thing.
The surgery must be performed as soon as possible, otherwise, the cancer cells would spread, and the consequences would be unimaginable.
As soon as Liu Sandao heard it was about money, he stepped out of the hospital room.
He was always a man of few words, and Bai Suxiang was used to it. Moreover, this time, she had introduced Liu Sandao to Wang Guihua as her colleague from the aid station.
Therefore, Wang Guihua didn't care at all whether Liu Sandao was by the bedside or not.
Liu Sandao walked straight up to Guo Gouzi. Jia Shuqing didn't recognize him and assumed he was a relative of Guo Gouzi's family, so she didn't pay much attention.
Guo Gouzi hesitated but still took the paper from Jia Shuqing's hand. It read "Letter of Understanding" in three characters.
Guo Gouzi looked at the content. It was similar to what Jia Zhengqing had asked him to report a few days ago.
However, signing this meant he was going back on his word, and that he was being instigated by someone.
Guo Gouzi couldn't understand the somewhat complex wording. He only knew that he needed money now.
"Alright! As long as you can give me the money, I'll sign immediately!"
Jia Shuqing immediately winked at a subordinate. The accompanying person immediately took out fifty thousand yuan from a black bag.
"Wait a moment!"
After Bai Suxiang saw Liu Sandao leave, she said a few words to Wang Guihua and also walked out of the hospital room.
She happened to see Jia Shuqing giving money to Guo Gouzi, seeming to want Guo Gouzi to sign something.
"Mind your own business! This is between us, and it has nothing to do with a young girl like you. I advise you not to meddle!"
Jia Shuqing said impolitely.
Her subordinate saw the situation and immediately stepped forward to prevent Bai Suxiang from approaching Guo Gouzi.
"Brother Guo! Don't sign it, don't! Do you know what this means?"
Bai Suxiang shouted at Guo Gouzi.
"I can't manage that much. As long as I can get money, even if it costs me my life, I'll sign!"
Guo Gouzi said something that an ordinary person would say.
If he had a choice, he wouldn't just do whatever people told him.
"How much do you need? I have ten thousand here, look!"
Bai Suxiang said, taking out ten thousand yuan from her bag. She had prepared it earlier, as the urgency in Wang Guihua's voice suggested the situation was pressing.
"Ten thousand? Not enough! Alas! Thank you!"
Liu Sandao watched all this but did not intervene. In fact, he could have conjured a lot of money, which would have helped Bai Suxiang and prevented Jia Shuqing from doing something bad.
However, he did not. Because Fu Ruhai had said: all matters in this human world are governed by fate, and one should not change them unless absolutely necessary.
After Guo Gouzi sighed, he picked up the pen Jia Shuqing gave him and signed immediately.
Jia Shuqing was very generous and gave Guo Gouzi the fifty thousand yuan without missing a penny in front of everyone, and quickly left.
Bai Suxiang walked helplessly to a chair in the corridor and sat down slowly.
Liu Sandao sat beside her quietly, without saying a word.
He didn't know what to say, nor did he feel that not intervening was wrong.
This was probably the insurmountable gap between immortals and mortals.
...
Jia Shuqing sat in the car on her way home, a triumphant smile on her face.
What had bothered her yesterday had seen some progress today. As long as she followed the guidance of the God of Wealth, perhaps the matter could pass.
It turned out that at night, someone had deliberately appeared in a dream to Jia Shuqing.
It told her how to overcome this tribulation.
Consequently, Jia Shuqing lit incense for the God of Wealth early in the morning. After offering incense and kowtowing, a piece of paper appeared on the offering table.
It read: First Hospital of Sandong City.
When Jia Shuqing saw the note, she was even more convinced that the God of Wealth's dream was real. She immediately asked Jia Kuodong to inquire: who among the people from the Huaihua Festival was hospitalized, and what was their family situation.
This led to the scene just now. In this way, Wu Guozheng would have grounds to overturn Jia Zhengqing's materials.
Then the investigation would be delayed. If they could use money to silence Wu Daoning and Wang Yuanzhi, perhaps this matter would be over.