When Zhuang Chaoying saw the old man, he was already lying on the ground. Fearing that he couldn't move the old man by himself, he shouted into the yard, "Pengfei, Pengfei, come quick, your grandpa has fallen down!"

As she spoke, Zhuang Chaoying knelt down, cradled the old man's head in her arms, and shouted, "Dad, Dad! Wake up, wake up, Dad!"

Xiang Pengfei ran out wearing only his long johns, not even bothering to pick up the coat that had fallen to the ground. He rushed out to carry the old man on his back, saying, "Uncle, let's go to the hospital!"

So, Xiang Pengfei carried the old man on his back, with Zhuang Chaoying supporting him from behind, and the two of them ran towards the hospital.

Standing at the gate of the courtyard, Huang Ling wanted to go to the hospital with him, but she was worried that Tu Nan would be left without anyone to take care of him. So she took a few steps and went to Yi Ming's convenience store and said, "Aunt Zhang, can I make a phone call?"

"Okay, Huang Ling, don't worry. Look, the old man isn't seriously injured!"

"I understand, sister-in-law, thank you!"

In a panic, Huang Ling dialed Zhuang Xiaoting's number.

Fortunately, Zhuang Xiaoting was at home and answered the phone quickly. Huang Ling hurriedly said, "Xiaoting, Xiaoting!"

Xiaoting on the other end of the phone quickly said, "I'm here, Mom! What's wrong? Why are you calling so urgently?"

"No, Xiaoting, your grandfather is in the hospital. Xiang Pengfei just carried him away. Do you have time?"

Zhuang Xiaoting hurriedly said on the phone, "Mom, don't worry, I'm coming home right away!"

Huang Ling hung up the phone, paused for a moment, and then asked Yiming's mother, "How much did it cost?"

Yiming's mother said, "Forget it! Your family has had a lot going on lately!"

"No, sister-in-law, the amount should be the amount you owe. You can't do this. If there's a mess of accounts, I'll be too ashamed to face you!"

"Okay, okay, sigh, five cents!"

Huang Ling took out fifty cents from her pocket, paid the bill, and walked back, her mind heavy with worry and uneasy.

When Huang Ling returned, she helped Xiang Pengfei pick up his coat and went into the yard. As soon as she entered the house, Zhuang Tunan asked her, "Mom, what happened to my grandpa?"

"He fell down at the alley entrance!"

"Oh, how are you? Are you alright?"

"Aunt Zhang said it's nothing, Pengfei carried him to the hospital."

"That's good, Mom. If you're worried, you can go too. Just call Xiaoting and ask her to come."

"I called her, and she said she'd be here soon. But I didn't dare go because I was worried about being delayed on the way!"

"It's okay, I can manage on my own. You go ahead! Otherwise, if my aunt finds out you didn't go, she'll start nagging her again!"

"So what if she complains? I don't owe her anything. Besides, she might not even show up, because Zhennan's actions this time are too embarrassing!"

As the two were talking, Zhuang Xiaoting ran into the house and asked, "Mom, how is it? Where's Grandpa?"

Upon hearing Xiaoting's voice, Huang Ling started untying her apron and ran outside.

Seeing his mother's anxious state, Zhuang Tunan said, "Mom, slow down!"

"Okay!"

As Huang Ling spoke, she rushed out the door and said to Zhuang Xiaoting in the yard, "Take good care of your brother at home. I'm going to the hospital to see him, okay?"

"I know, Mom! Be careful on the road. Dongzhe, come with me and take good care of me!"

Lin Dongzhe said, "Don't worry! Watch over your brother, I'm leaving!"

Zhuang Xiaoting watched Lin Dongzhe and Huang Ling walk out of the courtyard before turning back into the house.

As soon as Zhuang Xiaoting entered the room, she saw Zhuang Tunan looking outside and said, "It's okay, brother, don't worry, Dongzhe is with you."

Zhuang Tunan said, "I'm especially worried about Grandpa right now. He's getting old, and if he falls like this, it'll definitely be serious!"

"What can we do? You can't go anyway."

Zhuang Tunan looked at his legs and complained, "It's all my fault for having these useless legs; I can't go anywhere."

Zhuang Xiaoting then asked, "What exactly happened? Didn't Grandpa pass away? How come he fainted in our house so early in the morning?"

"Sigh, Zhennan stole our money yesterday and ran away. He called Grandpa and said it was a loan. Of course, Grandpa knew we wouldn't lend it to him, so he guessed that he stole it. He was afraid that Mom would call the police to arrest him, so he came to apologize first thing this morning!"

"What?"

Zhuang Xiaoting asked in surprise, "Zhennan stole money? Was it your 100,000?"

"Yes, that's the 100,000!"

"He really stole it?"

"No, it's fake. Dad was worried that Mom wouldn't be able to hide the money properly, so when Mom went out, he wrapped a big bundle of paper and said it was money. Mom had never seen so much money before and didn't know its weight, so she picked it up and hid it in the next room. Zhennan slept in that room that night, and he was definitely not staying still, so he ran away with the money!"

"Sigh, this is the kind of good child that grandparents raised—they even steal from their own family!"

"Grandpa felt deeply guilty and came to apologize early this morning in the freezing cold, saying that when he saw Zhennan, he would break his legs."

"Grandpa's affection for Zhennan and Zhenbei might just be empty words!"

"That's not necessarily true. I think Grandpa is really angry!"

"Alright! Grandpa's really angry, okay? You stay here! Call me if you need anything, I'll go cook for you!"

"Thank you, little sister!"

"Don't be so polite! Just relax and enjoy yourself!"

As she was talking, Zhuang Xiaoting walked towards the back kitchen. However, just a few seconds later, she strode towards the door and then vomited.

Zhuang Tunan asked with some concern, "What's wrong? What's wrong? Is the kitchen smelling too bad?"

Zhuang Xiaoting vomited for a short while at the door, but nothing came out. Her face was also flushed from vomiting. She straightened up and said to Zhuang Tunan, "It's nothing. I just felt like vomiting for no reason. I don't know why."

"Are you pregnant?"

"What nonsense are you talking about?"

Zhuang Xiaoting rolled her eyes at Zhuang Tunan, then went back to the kitchen to continue cooking.

Zhuang Tunan said towards the kitchen, "When Dongzhe comes back, have him take you to see a doctor! Get a checkup at the hospital!"

Zhuang Xiaoting replied, "Stop worrying about me, think about your own leg. When will it get better?"

Lin Dongzhe then drove Huang Ling to the hospital and quickly arrived at the emergency room, where he saw Zhuang Chaoying and Xiang Pengfei standing at the entrance.

Huang Ling hurried a few steps to Zhuang Chaoying and asked, "How is Dad?"

Zhuang Chaoying was pacing anxiously at the door. Hearing Huang Ling's question, she said, "I don't know either! The person was just pushed in. Pengfei and I ran all the way here, and we're exhausted!"

"You mean you haven't informed your family yet?"

Zhuang Chaoying immediately realized something and said to Xiang Pengfei, "Pengfei, go call your second uncle and tell him that your maternal grandfather has been admitted to the emergency room!"

Xiang Pengfei ran towards the place where there was a telephone.

Huang Ling tugged at Zhuang Chaoying, wanting him to rest on a chair by the wall.

Zhuang Chaoying went to sit down on the chair, but before he could sit down, the door to the emergency room opened suddenly.

Zhuang Chaoying turned around and walked towards the doctor, saying, "Doctor, doctor, how is my dad?"

The doctor said, "You're a family member of the patient!"

Zhuang Chaoying nodded hurriedly and said, "Yes, that's me!"

The doctor rolled his eyes at Zhuang Chaoying and said, "What kind of children are you? Not letting the old man eat so early in the morning, and his body was ice cold. Luckily he was brought in in time, or he would be dead!"

"no,,!"

Before Zhuang Chaoying could explain, the doctor continued, "The old man was cold and hungry, and he must have been angry. His anger and blood rushed to his heart, causing him to fall into a coma. How could you children do this? Did you think it was easy for your parents to raise you? Are you just going to abandon them now that they're old?"

"no,,?"

Zhuang Chaoying wanted to speak, but didn't know what to say, so she stammered.

Huang Ling hurriedly said from the side, "Doctor, my dad doesn't live with us, they live with our second son's family!"

"oh!"

The doctor seemed to understand something immediately and said, "The old man is fine. A little IV fluids and some nutritional supplements will do the trick!"

"Okay, thank you, doctor!"

"It's nothing, it's all about serving the people!"