Chapter 120 Abandonment

At noon, all members of the Sun family were summoned to the brigade headquarters. Village Secretary Zhang Dezheng said, “Regarding Shitou’s situation, you must handle it properly. Whatever your plans are, you must treat his illness. Can you justify this to the deceased Sun Mei?”

Regardless of how the village secretary spoke, the Sun family members remained silent and did not express their stance. Finally, grandmother Sun couldn’t bear the ridicule from the onlookers outside and spoke up, “We don’t even know how much money this illness will cost to treat. What if it’s a bottomless pit? We simply can’t afford it.”

Kong Yuru added, “My mother-in-law is right. Keeping him alive now is already an act of kindness and righteousness. It’s impossible for us to sell everything to pay for his treatment.”

Captain Gao Jiefang said, “Sun Mei passed away just over half a year ago. Isn’t the compensation she left enough to treat Shitou’s illness? Besides, do you have no idea how he got injured?”

Finally, seeing that the Sun family was unyielding, the village secretary’s temper flared up and he instructed his eldest son, Zhang Dongze, to directly report to the commune police station.

Initially, the Sun family expected the secretary to take serious action, hoping for further discussion. However, now the secretary was ignoring them instead, knowing well their stubborn nature.

He didn’t want to embarrass them by involving the commune authorities, but he feared the Sun family was prepared for a prolonged struggle. Shitou, that child, couldn’t afford to wait indefinitely; delaying his treatment could ruin his life.

Zhang Dongze went there by bicycle, so half an hour later, he arrived at the brigade headquarters with two public security officers from the commune police station.

In the end, the three families argued that they no longer wanted to support Shitou. They argued that the compensation left by his mother wouldn’t be enough for his treatment, and there were future expenses like his education and marriage. They pointed out he still had his biological father alive, so it wasn’t their responsibility to take care of him.

The villagers sighed in disbelief upon hearing this. They hadn’t expected the Sun family to be so heartless. As a result, a call was made to the neighborhood office where Ning Ziping was located, but the Ning family said they couldn’t intervene.

Now the situation was at an impasse. When Sun Mei divorced, she indeed signed an agreement with Ning Ziping stating that Shitou would belong to Sun Mei in the future. At that time, Sun Mei was also given a lump sum of two hundred yuan.

On Ning Ziping’s side, his new wife was pregnant and didn’t want Shitou to appear and cause trouble for her. Gao Jiefang, refusing to give up, made another phone call and insisted on Ning Ziping answering.

After the neighborhood office learned of the situation here, they provided Ning Ziping’s workplace phone number. When connected, although Ning Ziping wasn’t as indifferent as his family, he still explained his hardships and referred to the agreement.

Gao Jiefang was furious and shouted into the phone, “Ning Ziping, I hope you won’t regret this in the future.”

In the afternoon after work, the police had already left. The Sun family felt that since they had already lost face, it would be better to resolve everything at once. The three families unanimously agreed not to raise Shitou anymore, and even Shitou’s grandmother did not speak up for him this time.

Because the police had also visited the hospital, and the doctor said the injuries were quite serious. They feared that it would cost several hundred yuan if they sought treatment in the city.

The police officers looked at the lonely child lying there with only his clothes on, feeling deeply saddened.

In the evening, Luo Qiao and Lu Yichen came to deliver food. After Shitou finished his meal and tidied up, Luo Qiao asked, “Shitou, would you like to live with sister?”

Shitou didn’t understand, and Lu Yichen was also surprised. They both looked at Luo Qiao.

Luo Qiao explained what had happened in the village today to them. Only then did Lu Yichen understand why she was asking this question. Shitou remained silent, lying there quietly.

After a long silence, Shitou asked, “They really don’t want me anymore?”