Case 8 – Rong County child sickness:
W: My son was beaten by his uncle in law and now became insane.Now he is at the hospital, this hospital for mental diseases.The medical cost has been several tens of hundred of yuan.How to solve this?
M: What is the detailed story?
W: My lover (husband), died in 2001, leaving now only my son with me.Inside our home, we two, mother and son, do not have much life resources.My parents (in law) gave a shop to me.Yeah, doing restaurant, earning some money,supporting our life.The kid, has nobody to take care.My mother in law, then, wants to take my son to her daughter,having a grandson, so she took my son and asked his uncle in law to take care of him, helping to educate him.Sometimes, the kid is a bit naughty.He went there in October, 14th October.
P: January 5th of the Lunar Calendar, went he.
W: January 5th of the Lunar Calendar? The kid called to say that his Uncle in law hit him.Then, I thought that the kid is naughty, his Uncle in law disciplining him is right.May 12th, my mother in law, the elder called me again and said that the kid was sent to the hospital for mental diseases.I became a bit angry: This kid was all right.How came that he was sent to the hospital for mental diseases? It was said also that the medical cost has been 9,000 yuan… Now, (he)was sent to the hospital, sent to the hospital from mental diseases, spent 9,000 yuan.Now (they) asked me to pick up my kid.Where do I get money? I certainly do not have money.Who hit him should pay the money.How come that I should pay? Now, Director Fu, what do you think we should do? This kid, now I don’t have money to pick him up.
M: Your mother in law has come, hasn’t she? Mother in law,tell us what the story is like.
W: Yeah, I got her to come.
P: It is like this.
W: Mum, you say something.
P: Ah, January 15th, in order to discipline the kid, I said,“how about me baby-sitting your kid, going to school here?”The kid, is not too good does not listen (to us).It is true that sometime, his Uncle in law will beat him, but that is, Uncle in law (…)I do not want to say more.The kid is sick, and now staying at Luzhou People’s Hospital.En,now after this thing happened.Uncle in law, at the beginning, paid 4,000 yuan, thus to pay.
W: Right, there is still 5,000 yuan.Still 5,000 yuan hasn’t been paid.
P: You should certainly pay it.
W: I…
(W and P quarrel with each other)
M: Now, the mother-in-law has told the story.3.The problem is that, now the kid has already been sick, then that is,you as the mother, because you gave birth to and raised him, you has responsibility.You should still pick up the kid.
W: Picking up the kid, I won’t.You only ask me to pick him up and bring home.This kid has not been cured, besides, the healing of mental diseases (here) does not match ZiGong hospital.You asked me to bring him home, I won’t.Or, just put him in ZiGong Hospital.Who should pay this fee, Mum,you say something.No matter what, I have no money.Let’s see.
P: No matter what, I receive my salary on 30th, 30th, but now
the old man is in hospital.En, I only have so much ability,giving some money to you to do business.Now I can only do this.
W: This kid was hit by his Uncle in law.You Uncle in law should pay.
M: Now the key of the problem does not lie in (…), the key is the problem of who to pay.5.Now, the kid is the most important.He is only 15 or 16 years old.There is still a long way in between, and (he) needs to walk to the end of his life.You elders, come to discuss about the next half of the life of the kid.For him to grow healthily, it takes you in one heart and strength to solve this issue well.As the mother, you have responsibility, (cos) you are the direct guardian.As the grandmother, now WangXin does not have a father, and you are relatively better off, so you should help as well.After all, you are one family.The issues of one family, it takes one family to share the burden.Do you agree?
W: No matter what, how about this.If I bring him home, then let’s see how to deal with this 5,000 yuan.This issue, you have to solve it for me.If we don’t heal him in Luzhou, we have to send him to ZiGong.You have to give me…NO matter what, the Uncle in law hit him.
M: This problem, now it can’t be said that, it was the Uncle in law who hit him, or you as mum has no responsibility, or the grandpa and grandma do not have responsibility.5.Now we need to face this problem together, that is, how does WangXin cure his sickness, how does he face his life afterwards.Then, current and past, other kindness and hatred should not be talked about.Now, the key problem is who should pay the rest 5,000 yuan medical fee from Luzhou Hospital.Then, how should the fee from ZiGong Hospital be shared and paid.Therefore, you as mother, as grandpa and grandma, need to discuss about it together.
W: Anyways, Director Fu, today, anyways, I come to tell you,anyways, I do not have money with me.If the kid is brought back, I request that he should be sent to ZiGong Hospital.Anyways, mum is here today, let’s see how you will solve this problem for me.
P: To heal him, I have no objection, the problem is that the 5,000 yuan from the Luzhou Hospital of Mental Diseases, I think, you might as well pay.
W: I have no money.
P: The problem is that I can only go this far: I have already given you some money to do business.
P: 6&9.Director Fu, to be honest, my grandson is like this,isn’t my heart sad? My heart is extremely sad.Since I come to you Community to seek you director to find a way out for me, whatever you want me to do, I will do it.Just follow the director’s words.
M: 6 Since today you family comes to the community out of the trust for the Community, the Community cannot ignore your problems and your difficulties.3 Then, Wang Fengyi,you as the kid’s mother, you certainly should pay the economic cost.The 5,000 yuan from the Luzhou Hospital should be covered by you.
W: Where do I have it?
M: 9,000 yuan, his Uncle in law has paid more than 4,000 yuan,3.then this 5,000 yuan, you pay.Then going to ZiGong Hospital, You, the grandpa and grandma jointly pay for the cost.En, as for the nursing, it is up to the Community to organize the volunteers, including escorting and nursing.Then, as for your special condition, no stable economic income, plus healing your kid’s sickness, you need a big sum of money, therefore, we the Community,implementing the national policy of protecting the living of the people with low income, will make every effort to apply for the protection money.What do you say?(https://www.daowen.com)
W: I have to think about it.Each one pays half.
M: 3.This problem, you should have no doubt about it.I should say, your mother in law has been kind to you, to the kid.Anyways, her original intention is to let the Uncle in law to discipline your kid, then this incident happened…happened, the mother in law is willing to pay for part of the medical cost.I think, she has showed her kind thought as the elder.This protection for the people with lower income, we the Community assure you that we get down to business to process it.You, still manage the shop your mother in law gave you.The Community will send volunteers to nurse for you, going to the ZiGong hospital to nurse the kid for you.Don’t take this too seriously anymore.This, I should say, for you, for your future, your kid, is a beneficial thing with no cost.We can understand whomever the incident has happened to.However, it has happened after all.To resolve this issue,what else do you have to say?
W: Right away, entering hospital needs to pay.Where do I have money? Anyways, you give some money.When entering hospital, we will need to pay the pre-fee.Mum,why don’t you.
P: I don’t have any money, Aya.
W: Now I tell you, I still don’t have money.It is that I still agree to follow the Community’s mediation step by step.But, mum, how about you giving 5,000 yuan temporarily?
M: This problem, you all should face and resolve it together.3&8.Then, you as the kid’s grandma, then can you think of a way? After all, you have some pension money.Can you think of a way? How will it go? You provide some money,lend 5,000 yuan first.This kid’s cost going to ZiGong Hospital.Lend 5,000 yuan to pay the cost first, OK?
W: Please, Mum? Now.
P: Ok then, I will lend 5,000 yuan, and hand it over to the director.
M: Good, because you, after all, are one family, resolving one issue well.For the trust of everyone, also the Community resolved the issue, then since all of you agree to this plan,let’s make a plan, forming it into an agreement.Everybody signs it, so that to prevent any unpleasant dispute from happening.
P: Ok.
W: Anyways, the Community keeps one copy, we each keeps one copy, so that nobody will fight in the future.
M: Now the content of the agreement, let me read it to you.En, Xiao, picks up the kid and bring home on April,13th.Then, the Community volunteer will escort him to ZiGong,ZiGong Hospital, then the mother in law will lend 5,000 yuan to pay the pre-fee temporarily In the future, the medical fee from ZiGong Hospital will be paid by both mother in law and Xiao, each one pays half, according to the receipts from the hospital.En, other fees will also be paid by both.Xiao will pay the 5,000 yuan from Luzhou Hospital for Mental Diseases.Xiao, you go directly to pay it off.
W: Ok.
M: This is the decision of the agreement.
P: Ok, (I have) no different opinions.
M: If everybody agrees, then let’s sign it.From now on, we will stick to the content of this agreement.In order for your family to cure the kid together, for WangXin to have a better future, I hope you mother in law and daughter in law resolve this issue well.All right, let’s end this for today.
W: Also, Director Fu, my family is still doing poorly.
P: Thank you, Director Fu.
W: You try hard to apply for the protection for the people with low income, (cos) I don’t even have life resources.If you don’t do what, the kid will also do poorly.
M: Don’t worry about this issue.This issue, I mean what I say,cos this policy of protect for people with lower income is made by the nation, and you fulfill the requirement of this policy.Then, we will work on it immediately.Now it is 15th already, possibly, if we get the approval, next month,the money can be received.Don’t worry, this issue, we definitely will work it out for you.
W: Could you also apply for some subsidy for difficult people?
M: En, this temporary subsidy for difficult people is not much,but your condition is relatively special, and the kid’s sickness is so serious, plus, you don’t have any sponsorship.We will definitely, together with the application for the protection for people with low income, work on it.At the right time, it should be approved.Don’t worry.
P: How about the kid? When do you go.
W: Tomorrow will be picked up from the hospital, then the morning after tomorrow the latest.
M: Today I will contact the volunteers for you, then what time you will leave tomorrow, let me know, I, the director, will send them to you myself.
W: Mum, you heard it, didn’t you?
P: Sure, I have no different opinions.
W: All right, just like this, all right, (let’s) go, shall we.Thanks, the Community.Director Fu, today we have bothered you.Thanks!
P: All right, all right.