July is here in the blink of an eye, and in the north, it's officially summer.

Qin Xiaoyu wore a dark green polyester dress, a color that is usually considered to make one look older, but her fair skin gave her an advantage, making her look even more radiant.

The small, thin person looked like a child who had stolen an adult's clothes, both lively and adorable. When walking on the street, many people would turn around and take a second look.

It was past working hours, and the streets were mostly deserted. Qin Xiaoyu was preoccupied with Tang Long's college entrance exam.

Now she understands what the cruelty of the college entrance examination truly means. In the 21st century, many people lament the single-plank bridge of the college entrance examination. That's because they've forgotten that the college entrance examination in the 1980s was even more brutal.

Take the preliminary exam, also known as the preliminary selection exam, for example. It's used to screen whether students are qualified to take the college entrance exam. In other words, many people don't even have the right to take the college entrance exam; they fail in the first round of testing.

Tang Long was lucky to have made it this far. If things go smoothly from here on out, his life will be very different.

The school was already bustling with activity. Some students were giving lectures, others were cleaning their rooms and waiting for customers to come in, and still others were on duty preparing lunch, carrying basins in and out.

"What is this for?" Qin Xiaoyu noticed that the food the student had taken was wrong; it contained tripe.

"Zhu Bao is coming back to make hot pot for us," Tian Tian said happily.

"Sister Xiaoyu, let me do it." Zhu Bao has gained some weight recently, but still has fair and delicate skin, and speaks in Sichuan dialect.

"How come you have time?" Qin Xiaoyu was a little surprised. Ever since Zhu Bao went to Qi Si's place, he had been extremely busy.

"Brother Qi is opening a new store, so he pulled me out and left my apprentice at the old store. The new store hasn't opened yet, so he gave me two days off. I'll come back and get together with everyone."

"We're in for a treat!" Master Wang exclaimed, drawn by the delicious aroma as he came over.

"What are you saying? Don't leave me behind." Zhou Yue came with Commander Wang, and upon hearing that there was good food, she immediately squeezed over.

"Okay, let's have a big meal. Tian Tian, ​​go and buy some more ingredients. This is just a small amount." Qin Xiaoyu called over Tian Tian and gave her another thirty yuan.

The customers here are all acquaintances, and some even chimed in, wanting to eat together, so Qin Xiaoyu simply agreed to each one.

"Xiaoyu, didn't you say you wanted to open a branch school? I'll help you find a place, it's just a bit far away." Commander Wang called over Qin Xiaoyu.

"Where?" Qin Xiaoyu's eyes lit up; she trusted Commander Wang's judgment.

“It’s in the south of the city, a bit far from here. I’m worried that if you drive it, you’ll get tired from running back and forth. If it were just you, it would be easier to handle; you could just leave it to Master Wang. But the two kids are with the Zhou family; you can’t just stay away from them every day.”

Commander Wang's consideration was very thorough. After a moment's thought, Qin Xiaoyu came up with a solution.

"I'll buy a car. I'll just drive. Anyway, the city isn't that big, and there's no traffic jam."

"My God, buying a car? You're going to drive it?" Commander Wang was so shocked his eyes almost popped out.

"Yes, I do have a driver's license..." Qin Xiaoyu realized she had let something slip. She did have a driver's license, but that was in the 21st century. She didn't have one here.

"Really?" Commander Wang refused to believe it no matter what.

"It's alright, this is all easy to handle, don't worry. If you like the house, we'll go take a look when we have time." Qin Xiaoyu didn't want to delve into the matter further.

"Okay, I'll have Zhou Yue call a car later, and we'll go take a look." Commander Wang immediately added, "Let's eat first and then go."

The aroma was already wafting from downstairs as Qin Xiaoyu and Commander Wang walked down, chatting and laughing.

"Little Fish! Little Fish! Something's happened!" Grandma Hanhan suddenly rushed into the building, running and shouting, her voice trembling.

A thought flashed through Qin Xiaoyu's mind: Tang Long.

She wasn't wrong. After finishing his morning exam, Tang Long was on his way home when there was a steep downhill section on his bicycle. His brakes went out, and he was grazed by a car, throwing him into a nearby ditch. He's currently being rushed to the hospital for treatment.

When Qin Xiaoyu and Hanhan's grandmother arrived at the military hospital, her cousin's family was already waiting outside the emergency room.

"Xiaoyu, what should we do!" Upon seeing Qin Xiaoyu, her cousin-in-law felt like she had found her pillar of support and rushed over to hug her tightly.

"How are things now?" Qin Xiaoyu pulled one arm out and hugged her tightly, then turned to ask her cousin.

"I broke my leg." My cousin's lips trembled.

"Thank God." Qin Xiaoyu breathed a sigh of relief when she heard that her leg was broken; at least her life wasn't in danger.

"A tree branch went into his right eye..." My cousin couldn't continue.

Qin Xiaoyu felt a sudden darkness before her eyes and almost lost her balance. It was Grandma Hanhan who helped her up.

"I understand." Qin Xiaoyu hugged her cousin-in-law tightly, feeling heartbroken.

Such a good child, how could something like this happen?

The surgery lasted nearly ten hours. The family waited outside the operating room, neither eating nor drinking. Qin Xiaoyu had never suffered such torment. She prayed to every deity she could think of, begging for Tang Long's safe return.

The light on the operating room door went out, and the Tang family rushed to the door. The doctor came out, his surgical cap already soaked with sweat.

"How is the patient?" Qin Xiaoyu asked first.

"His condition is relatively stable at the moment. His right eye couldn't be saved, but fortunately the branch wasn't too deep and didn't damage his brain, otherwise the consequences would have been unimaginable. Now we can only wait and see how he recovers." The doctor had been standing for ten hours and was very tired, his tone impatient.

"Right eye? Blind?" My cousin's wife couldn't believe her ears.

"Yes, the patient has lost all vision. Whether the eyeball can be saved depends on the subsequent situation," the doctor said helplessly.

"How could this be? How could my son be blind? How could my son be blind! How did you treat him! Give my son's eyes back!" My cousin's wife suddenly lunged at the doctor like a madwoman, grabbing his collar tightly.

"Sister-in-law! Calm down, don't do this, the doctor did his best!" Qin Xiaoyu rushed forward and hugged her. With the help of Hanhan's grandmother, they saved the doctor.

"I'm so sorry, I'm so sorry, my sister-in-law is too traumatized." Qin Xiaoyu kept apologizing to the doctor, but the doctor had already left with an angry expression.

My cousin squatted down, held his head in his hands, and remained motionless, not saying a word, and I don't know what he was thinking.

Just then, the rumbling of wheels came from the operating room; Tang Long had come out.

What came into their view was gauze soaked with blood. The gauze was wrapped in layers, and a face was almost invisible. The few pieces of skin that were exposed were covered with abrasions.

"My son!" my cousin's wife cried out and fainted.

"Take good care of her, I need to take Xiaolong to the ward." Qin Xiaoyu instructed Hanhan's grandmother before following the nurse to the ward. Her cousin struggled to his feet, glanced at his wife and son, and followed.

Tang Long was still under anesthesia, and Qin Xiaoyu's heart ached at the thought of everything he would have to face when he woke up.

My cousin's wife's emotions finally stabilized a bit, and Tang Fengqin also rushed back from school to take care of my brother. The ward was finally settled, but it was a large room with people coming and going, and it looked chaotic.

Qin Xiaoyu bit her lip and decided to ask the nurse for help.

"Change wards? That's not our responsibility. You should ask the attending physician." The nurse directly shirked the responsibility.