The next day, Li Wan took Xu Keke to the Hui'ai Hospital, which was run by foreigners.

The exterior walls are constructed of exposed red bricks with white lime grouting. Each floor is separated by a gray cornice, and the roof is in the French Mansard style with rectangular dormer windows on the sloping sides.

Upon entering the hospital, all I could see was pure white. The air was filled with the pungent smell of disinfectant.

A young nurse in a white uniform walked past them, smiling warmly and nodding politely in greeting.

If I hadn't seen them at the door just now, chasing the ragged mother carrying her child out of the hospital, they really would have looked like angels.

Unfortunately, they are angels for the rich. This is a place that treats the wealthy.

Li Wan first led Xu Keke to the doctor's office. The doctor was a blond, blue-eyed Englishman, and even without the translator beside him, Xu Keke could understand what he was saying.

Li Wan's older brother, Li Mao, who was also the original owner's uncle, had a tumor on his kidney and had been urinating blood. The best treatment option was to remove his kidney.

After understanding the situation, Li Wan thanked the doctor with great concern. Only then did she take Xu Keke to the ward.

Li Mao, lying on the hospital bed, had long limbs that made the bed seem exceptionally small. It seemed he would be about 1.8 meters tall if he stood up.

This tall man was ravaged by illness and was no longer recognizable. His skin was dull and lifeless, and his sunken cheeks made him look thin and bony.

He had been staring at the doorway, and when he saw Li Wan come in, he gave them a big smile.

The driver, without being told, placed the things he was carrying on the small table against the wall. Without saying a word, he voluntarily withdrew.

"Hmph! It's so hot outside, why did I bother making this trip?"

A round-faced woman wearing a worn blue cotton gown walked up to the table and glanced coldly at the things on it.

Despite her sharp tongue, she rushed to the bedside and helped Li Mao up.

"Don't glare at me. If you ask me, we should take this food away as soon as possible. What we need right now is a little bit of food."

"Ignore her, isn't this Huihui?" Li Mao was somewhat weak, and his forced smile wasn't very attractive. However, it was a more genuine smile than when the Chen family saw her.

Xu Keke took a few steps forward and stood in front of his bed.

"It's good that you're home, it's good that you're home." He tried to take Xu Keke's hand, but only extended it briefly before pulling it back.

"Hurry up and bring the child here." Li Mao winked at the woman, his eyes pleading and somewhat ingratiating.

The woman glared at him reproachfully. She turned and went to the chair next to her, where she found a gray cloth bundle.

"This is a gift from your grandfather. He had it made for you when he heard that your mother had given birth to you. It's a silver lock, and I guess you're too old to wear it now."

This is for you. Your uncle said that you suffered hardships outside because you lacked the protection of Buddha. This jade pendant was found by him when things were better at home. Knowing you were back, he sent someone to the temple to have the abbot consecrate it.

These are little trinkets your younger cousins ​​gave you. They just made them up for fun when they had nothing else to do. Don't mind them.

Your cousins ​​are both working and aren't home. When they get back, you can have them give you the gifts.

The woman brought the bundle to Xu Keke and showed her the contents one by one.

"It's your aunt, isn't it? How could I not like her..."

Before Xu Keke could finish being polite, Li Wan snatched the jade pendant and silver lock back to her. "Forget about the trinkets. My brother needs money for medical treatment. Leave the jade pendant and silver lock behind."

Grandma Li shook off her hand, giving her a disdainful look, "It's not for you. It's for Huihui."

Xu Keke smiled and accepted it, "Then I won't stand on ceremony with Uncle and Aunt. Li Shi told me that there are lots of delicious things to eat at home in the fall. Once Uncle is discharged from the hospital, I can go back with you. I can not only see my maternal grandfather, but also thank my sisters in person."

Grandma Li glanced at Li Mao, who was lying on the bed, nodding and smiling. She forced a smile in response.

"I just heard from Dr. Gray that he needs to do surgery, but he doesn't know when. When he does, I'll bring Xiaopu along to accompany him."

Xu Keke seemed not to have noticed anything and asked Grandma Li with a smile.

Seeing that Grandma Li's expression was not good, Li Mao explained with a lack of confidence,

"They said the doctor who's good at surgery isn't here. It'll be a while before he gets back. We've finished seeing you, so we'll grab some medicine and head back now. I'll come back when the doctor arrives."

Xu Keke had already roughly guessed what was going on. She glanced at Li Wan without showing any emotion.

"Where did the doctor go? Tell them to come as soon as possible. It's too much of a hassle for you to run around like this while you're sick."

There are some people like this: they sense your good intentions but won't bring up their difficulties, afraid of making you anxious or causing you trouble.

Grandma Li had just been giving Li Wan a hard time, but now she sat to the side, refusing to say anything more.

Seeing that Grandma Li was silent, Li Wan became anxious and rushed to Xu Keke, "Can you ask Grandpa Zhang? I heard that the doctor here has been transferred to consult for someone."

So that's why Li Wan brought her here today. Xu Keke felt very uncomfortable.

The original owner's maternal uncle arrived. Li Wan had received the news and only brought Chen Pu with her. He wouldn't have brought her along if he didn't need to find her.

In his previous life, the original owner of this body had never met any members of the Li family except for Li Shi.

However, the things that Li Mao and his wife brought were things they had been wanting to see for a long time.

The only difference between telling him directly and asking Li Mao and his wife is that he wants to see his attitude first.

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