Just when Zhang Yan was already in a bad mood, he suddenly received news of a change in his family situation.

"Yanyan, your...your dad fell down the stairs and is in the hospital now. You need to come quickly." Zhang Yan's mother's sad voice came through the phone.

"What happened? How could Dad fall down the stairs without any problems?!" Zhang Yan asked in astonishment after hearing his mother's words, his face looking quite grim.

"Your dad lost his footing while going upstairs and tumbled down the stairs."

"Come quickly, the hospital is..." Zhang Yan's mother then said. Her voice, tinged with despair, could be heard through the phone.

“Okay, I’ll be right there, Mom. Don’t worry, it’s probably nothing serious,” Zhang Yan continued, trying to reassure his mother.

"Okay, come over quickly." After saying this, Zhang Yan's mother hung up the phone.

After looking at the phone that had been hung up, Zhang Yan's face showed a hint of anxiety and worry.

After asking for leave from his advisor, he immediately left the school and took a taxi to the hospital.

After arriving at the hospital, Zhang Yan found the location his mother had given him.

"Mom, how is she?" Zhang Yan found his mother at the entrance of the emergency room on the second floor.

At this moment, Zhang Yan's face was covered in sweat from his previous haste.

"Yanyan, your dad is still in the emergency room being treated." Zhang Yan's mother was squatting in the corner with a dejected look on her face.

Upon hearing Zhang Yan's voice, she abruptly raised her head and then said with a sorrowful expression.

"Mom, don't worry, it's probably nothing serious," Zhang Yan reassured his mother.

“But when your father was brought here, his head was covered in blood!” Zhang Yan’s mother then added, tears streaming down her face.

Upon hearing this, Zhang Yan felt uneasy and his face turned grim.

"Don't overthink it. We'll know when the doctors come out." Zhang Yan had lost the will to comfort his mother and was also looking at the emergency room with a worried and anxious expression.

Not long after, the previously closed emergency room was finally opened from the inside.

Upon seeing this, Zhang Yan and his mother quickly stepped forward.

Then I saw Zhang Yan's father being wheeled out of the emergency room.

Zhang Yan's father's head, arms, and thighs were all wrapped in thick gauze.

"Yan Yan's dad, what happened to you?!" Upon seeing Zhang Yan's father, Zhang Yan's mother couldn't help but burst into tears, her face streaked with sobs.

Zhang Yan also came to his father's bedside with a worried expression.

"Family members, please keep quiet. The patient needs to rest," the nurse pushing the hospital bed said calmly.

After speaking, he pushed the hospital bed toward the ward.

Looking at Zhang Yan's father, who was unconscious and unresponsive, Zhang Yan's mother's face was filled with deep sorrow.

Zhang Yan then approached the attending physician who was walking behind him.

"Doctor, how is my father? What's his condition?" Zhang Yan asked, his face grim. His voice betrayed worry and anxiety.

"The patient fell down the stairs and injured the back of his head, causing brain nerve damage. There is an 80% chance that he will develop cerebral palsy."

"Families should be mentally prepared."

"As for the other injuries, they are nothing serious," the doctor said to Zhang Yan, his face showing a hint of indifference.

He had seen this scene thousands of times before, his face serious.

After saying that, she left before Zhang Yan could react.

"How...how could this happen?!" Zhang Yan was very flustered after hearing the doctor's words.

What followed was a sense of helplessness.

He's still a student and hasn't encountered any setbacks before, so he's unsure what to do.

However, before Zhang Yan could figure out a solution, the nurse urged him to pay the fee.

Upon hearing this, Zhang Yan's face turned slightly ugly. He then took the payment slip and went to find his mother.

After Zhang Yan found the ward where his father was staying, he saw his mother sitting in a chair, silently shedding tears.

His father lay on the hospital bed with his eyes tightly closed.

"Mom, how much money do you have? The nurse wants us to pay the bill," Zhang Yan asked as he walked to his mother's side.

"How much is it? I'll transfer it to you," Zhang Yan's mother said after wiping away her tears.

"Thirty-five thousand," Zhang Yan said after looking at the payment slip, his face showing a hint of gloom.

Upon hearing this, Zhang Yan's mother looked surprised, as if she hadn't expected it to cost so much. However, she didn't say anything and instead transferred the money to Zhang Yan.

After receiving the money, Zhang Yan went to pay it.

Looking at the bill in his hand, Zhang Yan's face was very grim. This was only for one day; he would have to stay in the hospital for a while, and he didn't know how much it would cost.

At this moment, a layer of black mist enveloped Zhang Yan's heart.

Three days later

Before Zhang Yan's father woke up, doctors diagnosed him with cerebral palsy.

Upon hearing this news, Zhang Yan's mother nearly fainted from crying.

Zhang Yan's face was also extremely grim!

However, in order to treat Zhang Yan's father, the hospital continued to administer medication.

As a result, their daily expenses were enormous, and before long, they had used up all the money that Zhang Yan's family had saved up.

After their savings ran out, Zhang Yan's mother sold the house and used the money to treat Zhang Yan's father.

As a result, Zhang Yan's father gradually recovered under the hospital's treatment.

One morning, Zhang Yan's father woke up from his deep sleep.

However, due to damage to the brain nerves, even after regaining consciousness, he will need to be hospitalized for a period of time.

Since all the family's money had been used to treat Zhang Yan's father, Zhang Yan didn't want to ask his mother for money at this time and cause her more trouble.

Therefore, while in school, one should save money wherever possible.

In order to earn a living, Zhang Yan also took on a part-time job at the school.

However, after meals, the daily income is meager.

In his spare time, Zhang Yan also goes to the hospital to take care of his father.

By the time his father was finally deemed fit to be discharged from the hospital, the money they had from selling the house had been almost entirely spent.

Afterwards, they also need to buy medicine for Zhang Yan's father, so his family will not be able to afford Zhang Yan's tuition and living expenses in the future.

After all, with Zhang Yan's father gone, the family lost its source of income, and the remaining money had to be saved for Zhang Yan's father's medical treatment.

Naturally, Zhang Yan was aware of his family's situation, which was why he was very worried about the tuition fees for the next academic year.

He can barely support himself by working part-time.

However, how to raise so much tuition money is a big problem!

Zhang Yan was very troubled!