novelraw Chapter 901 Let's sort things out properly
Chapter 901 Let's sort things out properly
Chapter 901 Let's sort things out properly
The military also has departments specifically responsible for these disputes involving military dependents. Of course, they are not usually needed, since the military compound now has its own street offices and women's federations and other grassroots departments.
Qin Hengzhi requested the military to intervene, which is a normal request. After all, this is not a dispute, but an issue that needs to be handled fairly, because it involves a vase worth tens of thousands of yuan and a hospitalized child.
As for the neighborhood committee, most of the time they deal with neighborhood disputes and trivial family matters. The way they usually do it is to persuade each other to shake hands and make peace. To put it bluntly, they try to smooth things over by giving each other equal blame.
But there's nothing wrong with doing this, and the same applies to grassroots work.
Even an upright official finds it difficult to settle family disputes, and there are many neighborhood conflicts... For example, the neighbor across the hall puts so many things in the hallway that it almost blocks their doorway, while the neighbor complains that the other party is always arguing and making noise, and that their naughty child is not kept in sight and keeps coming to knock on their door... Such cases are always a matter of each party having their own version of the truth.
But the Qin Hengzhi and Dong Ze families... it's not like that. The two families haven't fallen out. The fact that they've now set up their offices at the Dong family's place is also for this reason.
Everyone sat down and laid things out properly, so that the Qin family would know how to compensate them. Although Dong Ze privately said he didn't want any compensation, and that it had nothing to do with a cat, that it was just two children arguing and accidentally bumping into each other...
However, Qin Hengzhi said no need, compensation should still be paid, and it's just a matter of how much compensation is required.
So, they chose the time after dinner, and two people from the military came: Xiao Jiang and Lao Liu. The two of them were put in charge of handling this matter.
Lu Qiaoge and Qin Hengzhi were also sitting on the sofa in the Dong family's house.
Logically, this matter should have been resolved in a small meeting room or office, but in accordance with the opinions of both parties, it was handled at home.
After all, they live right next to each other, so it's convenient.
Lian Liying is back today too.
She sat on a chair to the side. She looked haggard and was very silent, but she did her job well, making tea and placing a cup in front of everyone.
Lu Qiaoge calmly observed the Dong family members; apart from Old Master Dong, everyone else who should be there was present.
Grandma Dong, Dong Ze, Dong Yuanyuan.
It's fair to say that no one looked happy.
Especially Dong Yuanyuan, even though she was confident, a hint of panic flashed in her eyes.
Today doesn't seem to be the way I imagined.
She sat with her head down in a corner of the sofa, completely unlike her usual arrogant self.
Mrs. Dong, on the other hand, has lost a lot of weight.
He looked very haggard, as if he had aged several years in an instant.
The old lady glanced at Qin Hengzhi and then at Lu Qiaoge, wondering which of the two had come up with the idea.
But if Yuanyuan hadn't gone around telling everyone that it was Lu Qiaoge's cat that caused the trouble, Qin Hengzhi wouldn't have applied for the military to handle it.
At that moment, she no longer felt any resentment towards her granddaughter.
Even looking at her makes me feel upset.
She's an ungrateful wretch; no matter how good you are to her, you can't win her any genuine affection.
I'm not trying to shirk responsibility here; she really is just like her selfish mother.
Lu Qiaoge turned her gaze away, and Xiao Cangcang whispered in her ear: "Little master, there are nurses in the ward right now. Huahua and Sanque can't go in yet; they might have to wait a little longer."
Lu Qiaoge silently told Xiao Cangcang in her heart, "Go and tell them not to rush. If it gets too late, come back quickly."
Little Cangcang flew away again in a flash. Then Old Liu gave his opening remarks.
After all, the two of them weren't there for pleasantries or as guests.
He said, "Comrades Qin Hengzhi and Lu Qiaoge have no objection to the compensation. So now we just need to determine how much compensation they should need to pay."
After all, neither of them were present on the day of the incident. Only the three members of the Dong family—grandparents, grandchildren, and grandchildren—were there.
Dong Mingming is in the hospital right now, so there's no way to go and investigate her.
So, for the two of us, we need Aunt Dong and Yuanyuan to recount what happened. Which of you two would like to go first?
Yuanyuan then went to see Grandma Dong.
Grandma Dong took a deep breath, then slowly exhaled, clenched her fists, and began to recount what had happened.
"...These two sisters have been bickering all these years. Most of the time I just ignore them. After all, they're sisters, so it's normal for them to argue. I've said my usual things, criticizing one and the other. But neither of them is willing to back down..."
Then, somehow, Xiao Qin's boss's cat jumped in. I really don't know. It probably ran up and pushed the window open with its paws, and then the two of them started arguing because of the cat.
The kitten jumped onto the desk, and Yuanyuan, who has a short temper, started yelling that she wanted to chase the cat away. My younger sister naturally disagreed; I knew she had been playing well with the cat these past few days. Then, in the blink of an eye, I heard a series of crackling sounds.
Then I saw two children standing by the desk, and the cat was also standing on the desk.
I heard from Yuanyuan that the cat's tail accidentally swept the vase, causing it to fall to the ground and break.
But the premise is that Yuanyuan wants to chase the kitten away. It's not the cat's fault; after all, it's an animal, not a person, and it's very scared to see someone chasing it away.
This was all an accident, and both of my children are responsible. This matter has nothing to do with Xiao Qin and Xiao Lu.
Now that we're all here together and the military comrades have gotten involved, let's resolve this matter properly once and for all, so as to avoid future conflicts over it.
My opinion is to divide this responsibility into ten parts, with the sisters Yuanyuan and Mingming each taking six parts.
I also bear some responsibility; I account for three parts, and the Qin family accounts for one part.
What I mean is, based on the current price, Xiao Qin should compensate 5,000 yuan. I don't know if my calculation is correct?
Xiao Jiang and Lao Liu exchanged a glance.
Indeed, that makes sense, but the amount of compensation is not small.
That's why raising cats and dogs isn't so easy. If they cause trouble, the owner really has to take responsibility.
It's the same principle as if someone gets bitten by a dog, and the dog owner still has to compensate the person for medical expenses.
If the bite is severe, you will not only have to pay for medical expenses but also other costs.
Who would have thought this vase would be so expensive?
Lu Qiaoge looked at Old Mrs. Dong with a half-smile. This was really avoiding the main issue and extricating Dong Yuanyuan and her from the situation.
The implication is that Mingming lured the cat in, which led to this incident.
The problem now is that there's no way to verify what the three of them said before Hua Hua came in.
Even if Mingming explains what happened back then now, if the old lady and Dong Yuanyuan insist that they didn't say those things, it seems there's nothing that can be done about them.
(End of this chapter)