Chapter 120 Abandonment
The Sun Family was called to the brigade headquarters at noon, where Secretary Zhang Dezhen said, "You must properly handle Stone’s situation. I don’t care what you plan to do, but his illness must be treated. Otherwise, how can you face Sun Mei who passed away?"
The Sun Family members, regardless of what the secretary said, refused to make a statement. In the end, it was Grandma Sun who could not bear the mockery of the onlooking villagers, "We don’t even know how much it will cost to treat this illness. What if it’s a bottomless pit? We just don’t have the money."
Kong Yuru said, "My mother-in-law is right. It’s already benevolent of us to take care of him now. But if you expect us to sell everything to pay for his treatment, that’s impossible."
Brigade Leader Gao Jiefang said, "Sun Mei has only been gone for little over half a year. Isn’t the compensation she left behind enough to treat Stone? Besides, how did Stone get injured, don’t you know inside?"
In the end, seeing that the Sun Family was impervious to persuasion, Secretary Zhang’s temper flared, and he had his eldest son Zhang Dongze go directly to the commune’s police station to report the case.
The Sun Family wanted to discuss further when they saw the secretary was serious, but now the secretary ignored them, knowing well the disposition of the Sun Family members.
He didn’t want to lose face all the way to the commune, but it seemed the Sun Family was preparing for a long fight. Stone, the child, couldn’t wait that long. If delayed, it could ruin his entire life.
Zhang Dongze had ridden a bicycle, so half an hour later, he arrived at the brigade headquarters with two public security officers from the commune’s police station.
In the end, all three families argued they no longer wished to support Stone, claiming that after spending what little compensation his mother had left on his medical expenses, there wouldn’t be much left. He still needed to go to school, get married—all requiring money. Plus, his real father was still alive; it wasn’t their place to take care of him.
The villagers couldn’t help but sigh upon hearing this, disgusted by the Sun Family’s behavior. The matter was then reported to the street office where Ning Ziping worked, and the Ning Family, upon receiving the phone call, said it was out of their hands.