CHAPTER 173: CHAPTER 173: WHO IS TRULY THE STRONGEST

At this moment, Mrs. Zhou hurriedly mumbled something incoherent, and Mrs. Chen leaned closer to listen, "What, did you say to give all the silver to Yun Jiao and let her save you?"

"Hahaha..." Mrs. Chen burst into laughter, "Don’t you remember? Just a few days ago, Yun Jiao used five hundred taels of silver to save her sister!"

"Do you think she would care about such a small amount of silver from you?"

She continued, turning Mrs. Zhou over to wipe her back, chuckling as she said, "Tell me, what’s the point?"

"If you had been kinder to Yun Jiao, that child is loyal and righteous; you wouldn’t have ended up in this situation."

Mrs. Zhou said no more, but the tears flowed faster.

Mrs. Chen cleaned Mrs. Zhou’s body and changed her clothes, then lowered her head and said, "If you need to go, remember to call me, don’t leave me to wash your clothes and bedding."

"If they’re bothering you and you want to trouble them, don’t trouble me."

Who knows if Mrs. Zhou really listened to Mrs. Chen, but the next day when Ms. Yang was caring for her, she went again.

Ms. Yang didn’t change her clothes, sneering, "You think I don’t know?"

"You’re deliberately trying to trouble me, but I won’t change them for you. After all, it’s not me who’s uncomfortable."

Mrs. Zhou began shouting messily in the room, calling in the old man.

The old man leaned closer and asked, "What’s wrong?"

Mrs. Zhou spoke incoherently, struggling to complain. The old man listened several times before he understood.

He scolded Ms. Yang a bit, and Ms. Yang reluctantly closed the door to change Mrs. Zhou’s clothes.

Ms. Yang took off Mrs. Zhou’s undergarments, and casually pinched her leg again.

Mrs. Zhou grimaced and struggled to say, "If you pinch me again, I’ll go on the bed."

The words were unusually clear, and it startled Ms. Yang.

She snorted, "Ha, you think you can threaten me?"

"Well then, let’s see who comes out on top!"

As Mrs. Zhou played mind games with her sons, the weather grew colder by the day, and the year’s end was approaching.

Yun Jiao calculated the time, realizing that Jiang Youzhi’s splint had been on for over three months and should be removed now.

After breakfast, Yun Jiao began removing Jiang Youzhi’s splint.

Everyone gathered in the room, anxiously watching.

Yun Jiao unwrapped the splint, first feeling around with her hands, finding that the bone seemed to have healed successfully.

Mrs. Chen urgently asked, "How is it? Has it healed?"

Yun Jiao nodded, "It’s healing well."

"However, the bone will take about a year to fully heal."

"In the meantime, don’t lift heavy objects and avoid excessive strain, then there shouldn’t be any problems."

Mrs. Chen still wasn’t quite convinced, "So he’ll be okay, not crippled?"

Yun Jiao nodded emphatically.

Mrs. Chen rejoiced, "San Lang, quickly get up and take a few steps."

Jiang Youzhi was helped out of bed by Mrs. Chen and Ah Tie on either side, and Mrs. Chen carefully let go, "Can you stand steadily?"

Jiang Youzhi nodded, managing to stand stably, though hesitant to take a step.

The leg hadn’t been used for so long that it didn’t respond very well.

Yun Jiao signaled him to hold onto the table, "Grab something and walk slowly at first, then gradually let go in a few days."

Without the splint, his leg felt a lot lighter, and Jiang Youzhi staggered as he walked, holding onto the table.

Mrs. Chen watched with concern, wondering if he was truly cured.

Within a few days, Mrs. Chen found her worries were unfounded; Jiang Youzhi could walk without a cane or support, though slowly.

He walked ahead, while Mrs. Chen watched carefully from behind, fearing one leg might be longer than the other.

After observing for a long while, Mrs. Chen saw no issue; her son’s shoulders were level as he walked.