CHAPTER 359: CHAPTER 359: FRAMING

They hadn’t eaten since morning; no one had given them lunch or dinner yesterday. If Gu Chunxia hadn’t had a few cents on her to buy a couple of cornbreads for them, they would likely not have had the strength to walk to their uncle’s house.

"My grandma lost twenty yuan, and my aunt and grandma all claimed it was my mom who stole it. They even said my mom secretly fed my brother some meat, and then they beat my mom." Zhao Jingmiao trembled as she spoke.

Thinking back to yesterday, when they were beating her mom, Zhao Jingmiao felt an unspeakable fear.

It was terrifying, the whole family ganging up to beat her mom while she and her brother tried to help but ended up being dealt with as well.

Especially her brother, with such a large bruise on his back, it looked frightening.

"Right, uncle, please hurry and get a doctor to see my mom and brother." Remembering how her mom shielded her and her brother, and her brother’s attempt to protect them, Zhao Jingmiao felt like crying again.

She wasn’t hurt much, but she knew the wounds on her mom and brother must hurt a lot because walking was hard for them.

"Where’s your dad?" Gu Chunhai asked with a darkened face.

"My dad went to work for someone else; he should be back today." Zhao Xuefei replied.

"Let’s go, get the doctor first." Gu Chunhai felt like charging straight to the Zhao Family to demand answers, but seeing his niece cry and recalling how Gu Chunxia and Zhao Xuefei winced with pain even with a slight touch during dinner, the injuries must be serious.

"Let’s go to the military hospital," Gu Lingling suggested, "If the injuries are severe, it’s better to get an X-ray."

Aunt really can endure.

If we go to the clinic, they would probably just prescribe a few painkillers and that’s it.

"Getting an X-ray... how much would it cost? No... no need, I’ll just take some painkillers." Gu Chunxia hurriedly shook her head.

"Illness needs treatment, don’t worry about the money. As long as you and Xuefei are fine, that’s what matters." Old Sir Gu said.

"Alright, let’s go now. Can you walk?" Gu Chunhai asked.

"I can walk... I can walk." Gu Chunxia said clutching her chest.

"Chunhai, here’s some money, take it." Old Sir Gu took out some money from under the mat, handing it to Gu Chunhai, money he’d saved over time.

"Keep that money to give the kids some New Year’s money. I have the money for the doctor," Gu Chunhai said, helping Gu Chunxi off the mat and then carrying Zhao Xuefei on his back.

"Sis, let me know if anything happens in the future, don’t keep it bottled up." Seeing Gu Chunxia’s condition made him feel uncomfortable.

Gu Chunxia nodded while covering her mouth.

"Dad, maybe it’s better to use a cart." Gu Lingling suggested.

Looking at Gu Chunxia’s condition, it must be painful, and a cart would be faster.

After speaking, Gu Lingling swiftly took a worn quilt from the bed cabinet, a quilt Old Sir Gu used before. Gu Lingling had washed it in summer, and upon realizing it was old cotton, she had sewn a new one for Old Sir Gu, leaving the old one unused.

Gu Chunxia still wanted to persist but was stopped by Gu Lingling and Zhao Jingmiao.

Because it was New Year’s Eve, most doctors had left early, and Gu Lingling had sought Wang Shuxia’s help to get a doctor from home to check on Gu Chunxia and Zhao Xuefei.

"Are these bandits or robbers?" the doctor said angrily upon seeing Zhao Xuefei’s injuries, "How could someone beat people like this?"

The little child was covered in bruises, especially the one on his back, it seemed to have been caused by someone kicking him with their foot.

"Let’s get an X-ray."

Hopefully, the internal organs are not injured, that would be a real problem.

Upon hearing how far they had traveled, even the doctor shook his head. How did they manage to endure such a long journey?