Back to the 1970s: Building My Fortune Through Time Trading-Chapter 307: Going to the Hospital

Originally, the car with only four empty seats was forced to squeeze in five people.

Luckily, these days they don’t check for overloading, otherwise with a car like theirs, they would’ve been stopped by the traffic police as soon as they drove away.

Director Liu sat in the front passenger seat, while the elderly woman squeezed in with Su Xiaoxiao, Xiao Chen, and Zhao Fumin in the back seat meant for three people.

Fortunately, everyone was fairly slim, so they could barely fit.

Zhao Fumin was wedged between three women, feeling utterly uncomfortable.

But he had no choice; he couldn’t let Director Liu sit in the back.

The group arrived at the hospital in grand style.

According to the neighbor who had been notified by the elderly woman, they found the little boy lying in a hospital bed.

The little boy seemed to be five or six years old, with an IV in his arm, sobbing and fussing.

A woman was crouched at the bedside with her back to them, trying hard to hold onto the boy’s arm with the IV needle.

"Let go of me, I don’t want the injection. I want my grandma. I’ll tell her you bullied me and have her kill you!"

The boy, chubby and pale, was kicking with his free hand and feet, aiming at the woman’s face.

The woman remained tight-lipped, gripping his arm firmly.

Seeing this scene, the elderly woman rushed forward and slapped the woman across the face.

"You useless waste, can’t even watch a child. Our family must have terrible luck to have married you."

The woman didn’t utter a word upon being slapped, silently continuing to hold the boy’s arm.

Seeing his grandma return, the boy’s face showed a bit of triumph: "Grandma, quickly hit her. When you’re not here, she bullies me. She lets people give me injections, holds my hand so I can’t move. My hand is bleeding, it hurts so much."

"Oh dear, my precious, look at how they bruised your hand. How can these nurses work like this, injuring my beloved grandchild?"

She spat venomously at the woman beside her: "Are you dead? Those eyeballs of yours just ornaments? Didn’t you see my precious grandson bruised like this and say a word?"

After angrily berating the woman, she remembered the people behind her.

Turning to Director Liu, she said: "Look at this, not just my granddaughter, but my grandson also got sick because of the snacks bought from your place. How are you going to handle this?"

As soon as she finished speaking, Xiao Chen interjected: "Ma’am, it’s not fair to blame us for your grandson and granddaughter’s sickness. Those snacks have a shelf life of just three to five days. You gave them to the kids after half a month; it’s not surprising they got sick."

"I’m talking to your leader, why is a little girl like you interrupting?"

The elderly woman glared at her and turned back to Director Liu: "No matter what, the snacks were bought from your department store. Besides, when I bought them, nobody told me they could only last two days. Anyway, it’s your responsibility, and you must be held accountable."

"Back in my day, snacks could sit for a year or half a year and still be edible. How come they can’t be eaten now? Clearly, there’s a problem with your snacks."

The old lady was certainly being unreasonable.

She was determined to extort money from them.

"If you don’t deal with this today, I’ll hang myself at your department store’s entrance tomorrow!"

Director Liu was experiencing such an unreasonable confrontation for the first time. If it were a male counterpart, they might handle it with force, but given it was an elderly woman, using hard tactics seemed inappropriate.

He looked to Su Xiaoxiao for help, alongside Zhao Fumin and Xiao Chen.

Comrade Su always had ideas; maybe she’d have a solution for dealing with this old lady.

Suddenly faced with three pairs of eyes, Su Xiaoxiao was a bit flustered. What were they all staring at her for? Did she have a flower on her face?

Director Liu cleared his throat and spoke: "Xiao Su, go have a chat with the old lady."

Here, he deliberately lowered his voice: "Money can be given, but not under the name of compensation, and at most a hundred."

With today’s living standards, a hundred could probably cover about half a month’s hospitalization.

These two kids likely only had food poisoning and could be discharged after getting a drip today.

Facing Director Liu’s trusting and expectant gaze, Su Xiaoxiao swallowed her refusal, ultimately not saying it aloud.

Oh well, dealing with malicious old ladies was something she was familiar with.

In terms of being unreasonable, who could be fiercer than her grandma Wang Chunhua?

Putting on a smile, she stepped forward: "Ma’am..."

She barely started before the old lady interrupted with a cold expression: "What’s a little girl like you doing stepping forward? Let your big leader come over and talk to me personally."

"Alright then, since there’s no negotiation, let’s call the police directly."

Su Xiaoxiao shrugged and continued: "Everyone knows about Changbai Cake; its shelf life is generally just a few days. If kept too long, it tends to spoil. Let’s have the police investigate. If there’s evidence that when your grandson and granddaughter ate it, there was no issue, then we’ll admit fault and follow your claim for compensation.

Here, she shifted the tone: "But if during the investigation, they find those pastries were problematic when you fed them to the kids, and you knowingly gave them spoiled food, then this constitutes fraud and extortion. I think that combined, it’s enough for the police to invite you into their station for a chat."

Hearing about involvement from the police, the elderly woman was momentarily flustered but soon realized, so what if they called the police? Those snacks had long been eaten by that little brat—they couldn’t possibly find any evidence.

Realizing this, she appeared fearless: "Fine, go ahead and call the police, I’ll wait."

As soon as she finished speaking, Su Xiaoxiao told Director Liu: "Director, do you know anyone at this hospital? Generally, it takes twelve to twenty-four hours for food to be fully digested and absorbed. The kids were just sent to the hospital not long ago; there should still be remnants in their stomachs. We can have a doctor extract and test it to see if there was any issue when they ate it."

After Su Xiaoxiao finished, she gave Director Liu a meaningful wink, and he immediately understood what she was aiming for.

He earnestly nodded: "No problem, the vice director here at the hospital is an old classmate of mine. I’ll have him arrange for someone to conduct the tests."

Su Xiaoxiao nodded: "Director, when you go to find the dean, please also give the police a call and have them come over." 𝗳𝗿𝐞𝕖𝘄𝗲𝕓𝗻𝚘𝚟𝕖𝐥.𝚌𝕠𝕞

Upon hearing this, the old lady’s face instantly turned pale, and seeing Director Liu about to leave, she rushed forward and grabbed his arm.

"You’re not allowed to go!"

Just then, a highly anxious young nurse burst in from outside.

"Who is Zhang Laide’s relative? The child just passed out."