"It's hard to say, but he's not seriously injured, so you probably won't have to pay much. The key is we haven't figured out his identity yet. We don't know if we should send him back to his country or to a shelter."
"So, you'll have to wait for notification..."
Since the injured party's family hadn't come forward to press charges and his identity was unclear, Cheng Yuwei couldn't say exactly how much Ding Yun should compensate. Plus, there was the insurance company's compensation and other factors. It was even possible she wouldn't have to pay anything.
However, he couldn't be too definitive.
So, his response remained ambiguous.
"Alright, I'll head back then!
Oh, by the way, you haven't contacted his relatives or anything yet, right? Meals for him might be a bit difficult. I haven't heard of hospitals allowing meals on credit. How about this, I'll set aside ten thousand yuan for you.
Consider it for his food and nutritional expenses.
If the amount I owe later exceeds ten thousand, contact me. If it doesn't, then consider it gone.
You can refund any excess or make up for any shortfall.
Is that okay? Then I'll be going.
He doesn't have a phone or a bank card on him. Should I transfer the money directly to the hospital account, or to you?"
Since Ding Yun was quite curious about this guy's origins, she didn't turn to leave immediately after some thought. Instead, she took out her phone, hoping to increase their contact and facilitate future interactions.
"Uh..."
The Public Security Bureau certainly couldn't accept money.
On the other hand, the doctor behind her said it was fine and that the money could be pre-deposited into their hospital account specifically for meals in the hospital cafeteria. Ding Yun could even use the hospital's catering software to select meal plans for the injured patient in the ward.
Seeing this, Ding Yun immediately followed the doctor who spoke to pre-deposit food expenses for the injured patient in the ward.
After paying, she followed the doctor's instructions.
She ordered a half-month's worth of nutritious meals for him.
Then she turned and headed home.
This time, Ding Yun didn't go out to buy groceries and cook. By this time, her mother should have arrived home and prepared dinner, so she arrived home empty-handed.
She ended up having dinner with her father and mother.
As for her younger brother, he had evening self-study and wasn't home, so he ate at the school cafeteria as usual.
During dinner, Jin Cuihua, after some thought, couldn't help but bring up her daughter, knowing it might be annoying: "What happened today? Did you run around for nothing again?
How much money do you have, and yet you keep ordering takeout? If you had a job now, I wouldn't say anything. But you're unemployed and at home, still spending money so lavishly. How long will your savings last? Can't you be more frugal?
And don't be too ambitious.
You dislike this place for low pay, and that place for overtime. Your education isn't exactly top-tier, so you have no right to be picky. Some things, some companies, may not explicitly state it, but everyone knows that most companies are reluctant to hire single, unmarried women of a certain age, right?
Of course, they're even more reluctant to hire those who are married but not yet pregnant.
In my opinion, why don't you stop looking for a job for now? Stay home, wait for arranged dates, get married, have a child, and then find a job when the child is older. It's better than getting married and pregnant, being too busy with work and family, getting stressed from both sides, and falling behind.
You might even face differential treatment from your boss.
It's better to go back to work after giving birth.
If your mother-in-law is willing to help with childcare, then after you give birth and finish your confinement, take another month off and then look for a job. If your mother-in-law isn't willing to help, well, I'm busy too. You can raise the child for a few years, and when they start primary school, it won't be too late to find a job.
Listen to me, I've been through it..."
Although Jin Cuihua really wanted to say she could help with childcare, she still had a son in his first year of high school. If she quit her job now to take care of the child, what would happen if her son needed money for his wedding later?
So, she definitely planned to resign only after her son graduated from college or got engaged and married.
Just in time to help with childcare.
If her daughter had a second or third child by then, she would gladly help with that too.
"Come, come, Mom, wait a minute!"
Given the current situation, Ding Yun had deeply realized that unless she moved out immediately, and far away, and cut off all contact with her parents, she would never escape their constant nagging about arranged dates, marriage, and even having children after marriage, or even second and third children.
To try and resolve this issue, Ding Yun finished speaking, took out her phone, opened her banking app, and with her newly activated transfer limit, transferred ten million yuan to her mother's account. Then, she showed the transfer screen to Jin Cuihua and continued,
"Mom, stop always saying you're experienced. Just tell me, if you had this much money back then, would you have gotten married so early? Would you have had so many worries?"
"What are you talking about..."
Before Jin Cuihua could finish her sentence, her phone suddenly pinged with a text message, and the voice function of her app directly announced that ten million yuan had been deposited into her account.
Hearing this announcement, she couldn't talk to Ding Yun anymore and took out her phone to check it carefully, muttering that scammers these days were too strange. What was this ten million about?
Could her account have been hacked?
Then she saw that her bank account had indeed received ten million yuan. The sender was her daughter's account, the same account she used to transfer living expenses to. Even then, Jin Cuihua still didn't believe that her daughter had actually transferred ten million yuan to her.
Instead, she immediately shouted at Ding Yun with dissatisfaction:
"What on earth are you doing? What's going on with my phone? Did you use some prank app, or did something hack into my phone?"
"Get it back for me quickly, it's quite scary!"
"Mom, I'm not joking, and I'm not playing any pranks. This money is real, and I really transferred it to you. From now on, please don't worry about me anymore, okay? Also, don't continue working. This money is enough for your retirement. If you're really bored, go dance in the plaza or travel."
Although Ding Yun was a bit helpless,
She explained very seriously.
"Are you crazy? Where did you get so much money? Are you dreaming? Are you crazy, or am I crazy? What's going on? Tell me clearly.
Oh my god, I feel dizzy.
Quickly tell me you're talking nonsense and that it's fake."
Jin Cuihua was indeed a bit shocked. She wanted to believe it was real but couldn't, because she thought even if her daughter robbed a bank, it would be hard to get so much back. Winning the lottery was even more impossible.
Her daughter never bought lottery tickets.
Whether it was legal or illegal channels, ethical or unethical ways to get rich, Jin Cuihua considered them all. She still didn't think any of them were something her daughter could achieve. It was purely absurd!
"It's real. I have the payment records and the transaction records. To put it simply, I found a bargain in the antique market a few days ago and sold it for this much money.
Why don't you take a break, or go shopping and buy something you previously couldn't bear to buy, to confirm that the money has indeed arrived.
Then I'll tell you the specifics."
Since the money had already been given away, Ding Yun saw no reason to lie and could only continue to comfort and explain.