The next day, Qiao Zu woke up very early and woke up all the children for the first time.
"Hurry up, we have to pick up your brother from the hospital in the morning." Qiao Zuwang called to the children.
"Dad, what should we have for breakfast?" Qiao Simei touched her belly, feeling that she had finished digesting the fish meal last night.
"Eat, eat, eat, just eat. You and I don't even have breakfast." Qiao Zuwang left cursing.
Wang Gang silently touched Qiao Simei's head and said, "Simei, be good and bear with me for a while. After we pick up my brother, my second brother will go fishing for some fish."
Qiao Yicheng had a sullen face. He always felt that Qiao Zuwang was holding back his bad intentions and went to the hospital to pick up his younger brother. How could so many people be needed.
Besides, Qiao Zuwang and Wei Shufang made an appointment yesterday to pick up Qiao Qiqi from the hospital early in the morning. It would be more inconvenient to have four children.
Wang Gang can naturally think of things that Qiao Yicheng can think of. He thinks more deeply than Qiao Yicheng.
Qiao Zuwang took the whole family to pick up Qiao Qiqi, probably because he wanted to default on the bill.
The expenses for rescuing Wei Shuying's dystocia and Qiao Qiqi's hospitalization expenses for the past few days are not a small amount of money.
With the little money Qiao Zuwang had on hand, it was surprising that he could pay for the medical bills.
Sure enough, as soon as Qiao Zuwang arrived at the hospital, he cried out to the bill collector and even blamed the hospital for not saving his wife Wei Shuying, making himself seem to be the most infatuated man in the world.
"Your hospital treated people to death, so why do you charge such expensive medical fees?"
Qiao Zuwang pulled the youngest Qiao Simei over and showed it to the toll collector.
"Look, I have so many children in my family, the youngest is only four years old, and now that I have no mother, how will I live in the future?"
Qiao Zuwang secretly pinched Qiao Simei, which hurt her so much that she burst into tears immediately.
Wang Gang couldn't stand it anymore, so he pushed Qiao Zuwang away and hugged Qiao Simei down.
"Comrade, it is natural to spend money on medical treatment. No matter how difficult your family is, you cannot default on medical bills!" The toll collector was almost speechless. Anyone who meets a scoundrel like Qiao Zuwang would be depressed early in the morning.
"It is natural to spend money on medical treatment, but you have cured people to death. It's good that I didn't ask the hospital for explanation, but you still want to charge me money."
The toll collector was so angry that he almost jumped up. What does it mean to put people to death? You can't throw dirty water on the hospital!
"Comrade, don't talk nonsense. Your lover was suffering from dystocia when he was sent to the hospital. Our doctors have done their best to save her. There is no such thing as killing someone."
"Let's all judge, is it still reasonable to put people to death?"
Seeing more and more people gathering around him, Qiao Zuwang became nervous, but Qiao Yicheng only felt ashamed and panicked, and pulled Qiao Zuwang's clothes.
"Dad, please hand over the money quickly and take your brother home."
"What do you know?" Qiao Zuwang said roguely: "I have money, don't I want to pay medical bills? Isn't this because I have no money?"
Wang Gang is so awesome, he can still be so confident even though he has no money. I really don’t know how Wei Shuying could tolerate such a man in the first place. If it were him, she would have left her a long time ago!
Qiao Yicheng took out the five yuan from his pocket and said, "My aunt gave us five yuan yesterday, is it enough to pay the fee?"
When Qiao Zuwang saw the money, his eyes almost popped out of his head.
"You didn't tell me if you had money!"
Qiao Zuwang grabbed the money but had no intention of paying.
"You have money and you don't pay the fee. Are you just trying to default on the bill? Don't forget, your newborn son is still in the hospital?" the hospital person said angrily.
Qiao Zuwang said nonchalantly: "If it really doesn't work, you can use that child to offset the debt."
Wang Gang couldn't bear it anymore. Qiao Zuwang was not embarrassed, but he felt ashamed.
But someone was more anxious than him. Wei Shufang came from behind and grabbed Qiao Zuwang.
"Are there any fathers like you?" Wei Shufang directly took out the money and paid the medical bills.
"You lent me this money, but you have to pay it back!"
Behind Wei Shufang, Qi Ziqiang hugged Qiao Qiqi with a look of regret on his face.
When Qiao Yicheng saw his uncle Qi Ziqiang, his expression was not very good, especially since he was holding Qiao Qiqi in his arms, and he looked like a father and son.
At Wei Shuying's memorial hall, many neighbors complained that Qi Ziqiang and Wei Shuying were not clear about it, and they did not know whether the child in their belly was Qiao Zuwang's.
When Qiao Yicheng heard this, although he knew that his mother would not be the one who cheated on Hongxing, he was still very angry, and now there was a thorn in his heart.
"Uncle, let me hold Qiqi!"
Qiao Yicheng took the initiative to take over Qiao Qiqi.
On the other side, Qiao Zuwang and Wei Shuying started arguing again.
"You paid this money voluntarily, it has nothing to do with me."
Today, Qiao Zuwang called Wei Shuying here because he wanted her to pay the medical expenses in advance. Naturally, he would not accept the bill.
"My sister is really blind. Why did she marry a man like you in the first place? She would not live in peace even if she died." Wei Shufang cried out in grievance.
Qiao Zuwang was unmoved and sneered: "Don't you know why your sister married me in the first place?"
The rhetorical question made both Wei Shufang and Qi Ziqiang extremely embarrassed.
What happened back then was the leverage in Qiao Zuwang's hands. He wanted to prey on Wei Shufang and Qi Ziqiang for the rest of his life.
"Shufang, forget it! We are also paying for your sister and your nephew, so we will pay the money." Qi Ziqiang looked at Wang Gang and the others and said helplessly.
Wei Shufang also knew that she could not mention the events of the past in front of her children because she wanted to lose face.
In this way, Qiao Qiqi was finally taken home, but then the Qiao family encountered difficulties again.
Qiao Qiqi lost her mother when she was born, so she naturally had no breastfeeding and could only eat milk powder.
Milk powder is a hot commodity in this era, and it's not easy to get even if you have money, not to mention that the Qiao family doesn't have any money either.
Wang Gang could only carry the fishing rod on his back, build a fishing basket, and continue his fishing career.
Fortunately, his fishing skills are really good and he can catch four or five fish every day. In addition to eating at home, he can also exchange some rice and meat with his neighbors.
He was too young to take it to the market for exchange. Qiao Zuwang only cared about himself and didn't hold him back, so it was good that he didn't care about the lives of his five children.
Every time Wang Gang catches fish, Qiao Zuwang wants to snatch them all away. Wang Gang doesn't tolerate him either. Qiao Zuwang's behavior consumes the last trace of family affection.
Whenever Qiao Zuwang dared to grab a fish, Wang Gang would tap his acupuncture points and make him stay in the public toilet for two hours.
Over and over again, Qiao Zuwang also knew that his son had an evil nature, and it was not that he had not thought about regaining his father's majesty.
But Wang Gang could teach Qiao Zuwang a lesson every time, either by causing diarrhea or being knocked unconscious.
Qiao Zuwang, who bullied the weak and feared the strong, later hid when he saw Wang Gang.
Qiao Zuwang being honest has both advantages and disadvantages.
The good thing is that the Qiao family is quiet and there are no more troubles. The bad thing is that Qiao Zu has lost the family's living expenses.
Originally, Qiao Zuwang was thinking that if I didn't give him living expenses, Wang Gang would come to beg him in two days, and then he would get revenge.
It's a pity that he underestimated Wang Gang.
Wang Gang is good at fishing. Although he can't make a lot of money, he can always have food and drink without worries.
The real trouble is that school is about to start. Wang Gang and Qiao Yicheng have to go to school, Qiao Zuwang goes to work, and Qiao Sanli and Qiao Simei are the only ones left at home during the day.
How could a six-year-old and a four-year-old take care of the baby Qiao Qiqi?
Seeing that the start of school was getting closer, Qiao Yicheng also became troubled.
"Otherwise I won't go to school and stay at home to take care of Qiqi." Wang Gang thought, it doesn't matter if he can't go to elementary school anyway. If he has time, he might as well catch more fish to support his family.
"Nonsense, you have to go to school." Qiao Yicheng objected at first.
"Then what do you think we should do? We can't let Sanli and Simei take care of Qiqi! They are just children, it's better if they don't need anyone to take care of them." Wang Gang rolled his eyes.
"If it doesn't work, can I ask my aunt to take care of Qiqi?" Wang Gang suggested.
"No." Qiao Yicheng's expression changed and he said, "We can't trouble my aunt anymore. They still have three children to take care of!"
Wang Gang sighed and said, "Then what can you do?"
Qiao Yicheng gritted his teeth and said, "I'll drop out of school and stay at home, and you can go to school."
Wang Gang knew that Qiao Yicheng should be bleeding from his heart if he could say such words.
Qiao Yicheng is the hardest-working person in the Qiao family and the only one who knows that knowledge can change destiny.
Once he drops out of school, his future will be lost. He can say this all because of his younger brothers and sisters.
"It's better for you to drop out of school than for me to drop out. Anyway, I have the ability to fish, and I won't starve to death if I don't go to school. What can you do if you stay?" Wang Gang stood up and said.
Qiao Yicheng's face turned blue and white. Although his brother's words didn't sound good, they were true.
Just asking his younger brother to drop out of school at the expense of himself, how could he, the eldest brother, go to school with peace of mind.
Qiao Sanli said at this time: "Eldest brother, second brother, can Aunt Wu next door help take care of Qiqi? You usually go to school, but don't Simei and I go to Aunt Wu's house to play?"
Qiao Yicheng frowned and said: "This is different. You are already old. You don't need to worry about Aunt Wu. She just needs to watch you and don't run around. But taking care of Qiqi is much harder. Just help once or twice. How can anyone grow up?"
