The Alley Residents 2: The Hard Road

Zhuang Tunan worked overtime during the New Year and injured his leg. He accompanied his parents back to the alley. Although Li Jia wanted to walk with him, his family always opposed it. Lin Dongzh...

Chapter 47 Going to the Hospital

As soon as Xiang Pengfei recognized Huang Ling, he quickly adjusted the handlebars of his tricycle, helped the unconscious Huang Ling up, and called out, "Auntie, Auntie!"

Despite Xiang Pengfei calling out several times, he couldn't wake Huang Ling.

Zhou Yuxiang, who was standing nearby, said, "What are you shouting for? Hurry up and get him to the hospital! If you wait too long, he might not make it!"

Xiang Pengfei then picked up Huang Ling and was about to run to the hospital.

Unexpectedly, after he had only taken two steps, Huang Ling suddenly coughed. Xiang Pengfei quickly stopped and called out, "Auntie, Auntie!"

Huang Ling suddenly opened her eyes. Seeing Xiang Pengfei holding her, she quickly asked, "Pengfei, what's wrong?"

Xiang Pengfei quickly said, "Auntie, you've been hit by a car, I have to take you to the hospital!"

Huang Ling coughed again and said, "Let me go, I'm fine!"

Xiang Pengfei dared not disobey Huang Ling's words and quickly put Huang Ling on the ground.

Huang Ling stood on the ground, feeling a wave of dizziness. She quickly touched her forehead to steady herself.

Xiang Pengfei said with some concern, "Auntie, let's go to the hospital!"

Huang Ling didn't stop, and bravely said, "I'm fine!"

When she got to the tricycle, she tried to lift it by herself, but she couldn't manage it. So she said to Xiang Pengfei, "Pengfei, help me lift the tricycle!"

So Xiang Pengfei and Zhou Yuxiang quickened their pace and walked to the tricycle to help Huang Ling prop it up.

After the tricycle was helped up, Huang Ling got on it, ready to pedal forward herself.

Xiang Pengfei hurriedly said to Zhou Yuxiang, "You go to the car and watch it. I'll help my aunt take the newspaper back!"

Zhou Yuxiang nodded and walked towards the car.

Xiang Pengfei strode over to the tricycle and said, "Auntie, get off, let me help you pedal back."

Huang Ling turned to look at Xiang Pengfei and said, "You're quite busy too, go ahead and do your own thing! I'm fine!"

As she spoke, Huang Ling coughed again.

Xiang Pengfei quickly grabbed the tricycle handlebars and said, "Auntie, let me do it!"

Huang Ling then stopped, and Xiang Pengfei helped her sit on the side panel of the car, saying, "Auntie, hold on tight!"

Huang Ling nodded and said, "Okay, I understand!"

Xiang Pengfei then got on the tricycle and started pedaling forward.

Actually, it's not far from the newsstand. Just one more intersection ahead and turn left to reach the main street leading to the newsstand. Although it's a bit of a walk along the street, it's not very far, only about half an hour away.

When Xiang Pengfei brought Huang Ling back to the newsstand, it was already past four in the morning. As soon as he stopped the car, he went to help Huang Ling and said, "Auntie, come on, let me help you back to rest."

Huang Ling acted as if nothing was wrong, took out her keys, and said, "I need to set up the stall quickly. It'll be five o'clock soon and people will start buying newspapers. Although we've only been open for three days, some customers have already said they'll come again. If we don't open, they won't know where to buy newspapers!"

"But you're injured now, and if you don't go to the hospital, it will delay your treatment. You have to go to the hospital, Auntie!"

Huang Ling coughed first, then said, "I'm fine, Pengfei. You should go about your business!"

Seeing that he couldn't persuade Huang Ling, Xiang Pengfei quickly went into the alley. When he entered the courtyard, he found that the lights in the house were off. Knowing that his uncle and Zhuang Tunan were still asleep, he didn't care about anything else and knocked on the door.

Zhuang Tunan spoke first, asking, "Who is it?"

"It's me! Brother Tunan!"

"Pengfei? What's wrong? Why are you knocking on the door so early?"

"Brother Tunan, please get up quickly! Let my uncle get up too!"

A short while later, Zhuang Chaoying came out wearing a coat and asked Pengfei, "What's wrong, Pengfei?"

"Oh no, Uncle! My Aunt has been hit by a car!"

"What? Your aunt was hit by a car? Where is she? Is she alright?"

“My aunt says she’s fine, but I’ve noticed she keeps coughing. I’m worried something might have happened to her. You’d better take her to the hospital to get her checked out!”

"Okay, I'll go get some money and then take her to the hospital for a checkup!"

While getting dressed, Zhuang Tunan asked Pengfei, "Where was my mother hit by the car?"

"At the second intersection ahead, it was hit by a small truck, which pushed it forward two or three meters!"

"Then, is my mom alright?"

"She looks fine, and she says she's fine too, but the tricycle handlebars cut her off, so she should at least get it checked out! What if something's wrong!"

"Yes, yes, we should get checked out. A medical checkup will put our minds at ease!"

Xiang Pengfei hurriedly went into the house, helped Zhuang Tunan sit in the wheelchair, and then pushed Zhuang Tunan outside!

When they reached the alley entrance, they saw Huang Ling moving the wire bed. Xiang Pengfei quickly quickened his pace, then let go of Zhuang Tunan and went to help Huang Ling open the wire bed.

When Huang Ling saw Zhuang Tunan come out, she said with some concern, "Pengfei, why did you push Tunan out? It's too cold outside. Why don't you take him back? I can manage on my own here!"

"mom,,!"

Zhuang Tunan called out, but didn't know what to say, because he could only take care of himself and couldn't accompany his mother to the hospital, so he felt particularly guilty.

Just then, Zhuang Chaoying ran over and walked to Huang Ling's side, asking, "Huang Ling, are you alright?"

Huang Ling coughed again and said, "I'm fine. If you're busy with work, go ahead and do yours! I can manage things here by myself!"

"But I heard from Pengfei that you were in a car accident and were hit two or three meters away?"

"I'm fine!"

Huang Ling, who was waving her hand and saying she was fine, suddenly vomited, spewing out a pool of blood that was almost clumped together.

The three men present were all shocked by the blood Huang Ling vomited, especially Zhuang Tunan, who cried out, "Mom, what's wrong? Mom!"

Zhuang Chaoying and Xiang Pengfei rushed to help Huang Ling and helped her onto the tricycle. Huang Ling kept saying, "I'm fine, you don't need to worry about me!"

Zhuang Chaoying, who was also frightened, hurriedly said, "Alright! Don't force yourself, Huang Ling. Let's go to the hospital to get checked out. We have to go to the hospital!"

At this moment, Xiang Pengfei said, "Uncle, you and Aunt should get on the tricycle! I'll pedal it and take you there!"

Zhuang Chaoying glanced at Zhuang Tunan, who was on the verge of tears, and said, "Pengfei, you stay here and watch over Tunan! We don't know when we'll be back, so buy Tunan some more food!"

Xiang Pengfei nodded hurriedly and said, "Okay, Uncle, don't worry, I'll take care of things here!"

Zhuang Chaoying then hunched over and pedaled her tricycle toward the hospital.

At this moment, Zhuang Tunan was crying and slapping his thigh, muttering, "It's all your fault, it's all your fault! You can't even take care of your own parents, you're a good-for-nothing, a good-for-nothing!"

Xiang Pengfei looked ashamed and said, "Brother Tu Nan, are you indirectly criticizing me?"

Zhuang Tunan was also taken aback by Xiang Pengfei's words and said, "No, Pengfei, there are some things I need to take care of, please don't worry about them!"

Xiang Pengfei forced a smile and said, "It's alright!"

Just then, Zhang Min ran out of the alley. Seeing that only Zhuang Tunan and Xiang Pengfei were left, she asked, "Brother Tunan, where are my uncle and aunt?"

Zhuang Tunan's tears hadn't dried yet. He sobbed and said, "My dad took my mom to the hospital. My mom... my mom was in a car accident!"

"Oh! Is it serious?"

"My mom vomited blood!"

Zhang Min immediately realized the seriousness of the situation and quickly comforted Zhuang Tunan, saying, "Don't worry, Brother Tunan, Auntie is a good person, and good people are always rewarded!"