Zhu Xinfu spoke directly, "You still know how much to expect? The cost of living in the four towns is fixed. For someone like you, a monthly living expense of forty or fifty is enough. Calculating at fifty a month, that’s six hundred a year. With fifty thousand, you can live for over eighty years. Besides, you have two daughters. They will pay you for supporting your old age in the future. So what are you worried about? Don’t think daughters belong to other families. The law clearly states boys and girls have equal status. They have the same inheritance rights, and of course, the same duty to support their parents."
Hearing Zhu Xinfu’s words, Gan Juhua didn’t know how to respond.
"So, according to Third Brother, how much is it?" Gan Juhua looked at Zhu Xinfu, afraid to object.
"I will let Shunyao negotiate. I will compensate you at least fifty thousand," Zhu Xinfu said directly.
"I can accept that. But I have one more condition." Gan Juhua’s eyes narrowed slightly.
"What?" Zhu Xinfu looked at her.
"Let Shunyao be the son of our Fourth Branch. If he doesn’t come, his son can be adopted into our Fourth Branch." Gan Juhua started acting up again.
"You’re dreaming." Before Zhu Xinfu could speak, Huang Meiying stood up and walked straight to Gan Juhua. "Gan Juhua, how big do you think your face is? You dare to covet my son and grandson? We are already doing you a favor by negotiating compensation for you. Our Third Branch and your Fourth Branch have had no relationship for a long time. If it weren’t for being clan members, do you really think we would look at you? What, you want to cause trouble now? Look at how thick your skin is. I tell you, Gan Juhua, whether it’s Shunyao, Doumiao, or A’nan and Ani, don’t even think about it. Otherwise, we will just leave. The body is your problem. We came back only to fulfill our clan duty. It has nothing to do with our family."
Huang Meiying scolded her relentlessly. Gan Juhua was stunned for a moment. Then, as if realizing something, she looked at Huang Meiying, crossed her legs, and sat on the ground, wailing to the heavens. "Old man! You died, and now people bully this old woman! Heaven has no eyes! Ah…"
Gan Juhua wanted to keep crying, but her voice suddenly cut off. Zhu Yanyi walked over slowly. "Fourth Grandma, don’t you know I am a doctor? Doctors can cure illnesses, but they can also make people unable to speak. I see your throat is hoarse from crying these days. You need to protect it now. Don’t worry. Rest well for three or four days, and you will be able to speak again."
Zhu Yanyi hadn’t expected Gan Juhua to be so shameless, wanting Zhu Shunyao or Zhu Zhibin to join the Fourth Branch. She wondered how she could even think of such a thing. She glanced at Zhu Jinguai nearby. Zhu Jinguai’s eyes flickered. Zhu Yanyi didn’t need to ask; she knew Zhu Jinguai likely instigated this.
Between sisters Zhu Jinguai and Zhu Yinguai, Yinguai was slow-witted due to childhood issues. But Jinguai had schemes one after another. Zhu Yanyi looked at Zhu Jinguai and said, "Aba Jinguai, did you come up with this idea for Fourth Grandma?"
"What idea? Don’t talk nonsense, you little child," Zhu Jinguai denied it firmly.
"Whether you did or not doesn’t matter to me. I was just asking," Zhu Yanyi said lightly. At her level, she wouldn’t argue with a rural woman. Whether Zhu Jinguai admitted it or not, she didn’t care. As she said, she was just asking. Nothing more needed to be said.
Zhu Jinguai was stunned that Zhu Yanyi let her off so easily. She expected Zhu Yanyi to get angry, so she could claim Zhu Yanyi was unfilial. But Zhu Yanyi ignored her and brushed off the issue lightly.
She didn’t understand who Zhu Yanyi was. Those who spoke to Zhu Yanyi considered themselves lucky. Zhu Yanyi was high above everyone, unattainable. How could she bother to fight with her?
Gan Juhua thought about this while making noises. Zhu Xinfu looked at her. "Are you still going to make trouble?"
Gan Juhua shook her head quickly. With Zhu Yanyi’s methods, she didn’t dare.
"Will you still cry randomly?"
Gan Juhua shook her head again.
Zhu Xinfu then said to Zhu Yanyi, "Ani, restore her throat. If she makes trouble again, seal it then."
Zhu Yanyi nodded slightly. "Do you still want my father and Doumiao adopted over there?"
Gan Juhua shook her head again. How could she dare? She had no one to rely on. Looking at Zhu Yanyi’s eyes made her panic. Zhu Yanyi’s methods were too clever. She hadn’t expected to be silenced, so she shook her head, promising never to bring it up again.
Seeing she agreed to stop making trouble, Zhu Yanyi did something unknown, and Gan Juhua could finally speak. "Oh my, I can finally talk."
Zhu Xinfu looked at Gan Juhua and said, "Well, since you won’t make trouble, let’s continue with the main business. How much compensation do you want?"
Gan Juhua didn’t dare to suggest anything randomly. "I don’t want anything else. Just follow what you said. Whatever amount you say is fine."
Gan Juhua’s bullying-the-weak-and-fearing-the-strong nature was actually good for Zhu Xinfu and the others. Zhu Xinfu hummed and asked Zhu Leiyao, "Where is that person now?"
"He is being held by the Azure Sovereign Security Company," Zhu Leiyao said quickly. There were no specific laws for sentencing such cases yet, only fines. To prevent the person from escaping, Zhang Haitao had detained him.
Zhu Xinfu said to Zhu Shunyao, "Shunyao, go handle this matter."
Zhu Shunyao nodded slightly. Yan Aohan saw this and said, "Grandpa, Father doesn’t need to handle this. It’s not a big deal. I’ll make a call and let Haitao negotiate with the driver."
As the head of the Zhang family, Zhang Haitao’s ability was evident. A small compensation negotiation was very simple. Yan Aohan made the call, and the result came out in just two hours. The perpetrator agreed to bear all funeral expenses and compensate the deceased’s family eighty thousand yuan. This was more than the fifty thousand Zhu Xinfu had mentioned.