Chapter 30 He hesitated for a moment, then...
This was the first time Chen Pan called Qin Yang "brother." Qin Yang was slightly stunned, but then he curled up the corners of his mouth slightly, revealing a small smile. "Yes, I came from the First Hospital. My mother is fine. Thanks to your reminder, Panpan, I was able to take her to the hospital for a check-up early. The doctor said that although my mother's disease is also cancer, it has a relatively high cure rate and may be completely cured after surgery. Anyway, I am very grateful to you. I have often wanted to say thank you to you in person recently. But unfortunately, I have been too busy recently and have not been able to get around to it."
The boy, who was about the same height as Chen Pan, looked embarrassed.
Upon hearing this, Chen Pan immediately waved his hands in embarrassment. "It's okay, it's okay, you don't have to thank me. I was just guessing at the time. The key is that you listened to me and didn't get angry. You are actually willing to take your mother there. Just like the doctor said, Auntie is in the early stages and can be cured. So you should take her and treat her well.
Auntie is so young and has such a positive attitude. I'm sure she'll be able to recover and be discharged soon. When she does, if you still want to thank me, you can take some time to make me your signature sweet and sour pork. Honestly, I thought it was quite delicious the last time you invited me to try it!
"Okay, then I'll make it for you when my mother is discharged from the hospital."
Chen Pan's words were quite pleasing to the ear. After hearing her words, Qin Yang, who had been busy recently, finally smiled genuinely.
Looking down at the things at Chen Pan's feet, Qin Yang, who had returned home for the first time in a few days, immediately asked, "Did you go home to get things today? Did your grandfather go to get the cart?"
"Yes, go get the cart that your family lent us. Fortunately we have that thing, otherwise every time we pull this kind of thing from home, it would be difficult for us to move it back easily." Thinking that the cart belonged to someone else, Chen Pan immediately expressed his gratitude like an adult.
Qin Yang smiled warmly again. "I'm glad I could help you. Anyway, my family only uses that thing briefly when we're unloading wholesale goods. My mom's in the hospital lately, so I won't be using it for a while."
All around were students and workers running to catch the bus. Some people hurriedly jumped off the parked bus carrying lunch boxes and bags. They must be workers busy working the night shift.
The newly installed streetlight behind the worn license plate flashed vigorously twice before finally lighting up completely.
Looking at Qin Yang, who subconsciously closed his eyes after being dazzled by the streetlight, and the faint red mark on his right eyebrow, Chen Pan was stunned for a moment before finally asking, "When did Auntie have the surgery, or has she already done it? Now that you're here, is there anyone accompanying her in the hospital?"
Qin Yang, who had rarely smiled recently, smiled faintly again: "My mother will have surgery tomorrow morning, and I came here today to get her two more sets of clothes. As for the hospital, although my grandparents only have my mother as their child, they also have a brother. Today, my second grandfather and second grandmother came to see my mother together. Their house is close to the hospital, and they will wait for me to return with the things. They should come back again tomorrow."
"That's fine, then—"
Chen Pan wanted to say, that’s fine, then I won’t waste your time.
But when he looked up and saw his grandfather swiftly walking down the street pulling a small cart, Chen Pan stopped talking and said, "That's fine. If you need anything during this time, you can talk to me and my grandfather. If we can help, we will definitely help."
The road into the town was right next to them. Qin Yang, who was carrying a lunch box and a bag of clothes, also saw Grandpa Chen coming down quickly from above.
He hesitated for a moment, then Qin Yang said seriously, "Well, in the near future, can you help me feed my Wangcai? No need to feed him too much, just give him a meal of leftovers a day and give him some clean water. Oh, and don't worry about him biting people. He basically knows everyone in our yard, so he won't bite after seeing them two or three times."
"Okay, no problem."
Seeing him actually speak, Chen Pan was a little worried. But now that he was talking about something as trivial as feeding the dog, Chen Pan immediately smiled and nodded.
"Panpan, Yangyang? Yangyang, your house has been closed for several days. Did something happen to your mother?"
After returning home, Chen Aiguo explained to his wife what he had in his hands, and finally pulled the cart out.
He had been thinking about coming over to explain to his granddaughter why he took so long to come. But when he arrived and saw Qin Yang standing with his granddaughter, he couldn't help but ask Qin Yang first after glancing at the large stainless steel thermal box in his hand.
"Well, Grandpa Chen, my mother's stomach isn't feeling well and she needs a minor surgery. I've been staying with her in the hospital for the past few days."
He raised his hand and handed the thing in his hand to Chen Pan beside him.
Then Qin Yang helped Grandpa Chen and started moving several bags of flour on the ground.
Boys are indeed stronger than girls.
At least Qin Yang took action, so Chen Pan no longer had to help hold the handle of the cart. Now the person responsible for holding the handle became Chen Pan's grandfather.
"What do you think? It's not serious, is it? How long do you need to stay in the hospital? If you have any problems during this time, just tell us! Although we can't open your store, we can also deliver something to the hospital or pick up something for you!"
Clearly, theirs was a simple rental relationship, and they had only known each other for a little over a month. He knew that if he showed too much enthusiasm, it might cause the other party to think too much. But his long-term rural life made Chen Aiguo unable to hold back his words.
After he finished speaking, he immediately explained: "In our village, if someone has a wedding or funeral, or is hospitalized, everyone looks after each other's yard and takes care of the elderly and children. Although we haven't known each other for long, I feel that everyone's life should be similar. And the last time we went home for several days, it was your family who helped us take care of Panpan. So I thought-"
"Grandpa Chen, I understand. I've actually asked Panpan to help feed my dog Wangcai." Qin Yang realized what the other party meant and immediately said, "If grandpa and grandma can take care of it, can you help look after my shop? I know our tenants are all very nice, but our village is quite populated after all, and in recent years, there have been some strangers who come from nowhere. Anyway, I would like you to take a look at it-"
"I understand, I understand. Then let Panpan feed your puppy, and my wife and I will keep an eye on the shop next door. Don't worry, with us here, your puppy and the shop will be fine."
While speaking, Qin Yang put four bags of flour on the cart.
Then, for the rest of the time, Chen Pan carried Qin Yang's things, while Qin Yang carried her family's bag in one hand and pushed the cart behind with the other.
As for Grandpa Chen, who had been holding the handle of the cart, he was pulling the cart without exception.
"Then I'll leave you a key to my house when I get back. If I really need something, maybe I really need you to help me deliver it!"
In the darkness of the night, Qin Yang's voice slowly came out again.
"Okay, as long as you trust my family, we will definitely help."
Grandpa Chen, the cart driver, didn't think twice about avoiding suspicion. He felt that the boy who spoke behind him must have thought about it for a long time before saying it, so he agreed without hesitation.
When Qin Yang was talking to his grandfather, Chen Pan was unusually silent.
In other words, Chen Pan's personality is mostly quiet.
She is the type who will politely chat with the people around her only when there are no other people around, but once there are more people around, she basically just listens.
Anyway, when his grandfather and Qin Yang were talking back and forth, Chen Pan, holding the things in his hands, recalled what happened just now without any surprise.
"What exactly is Li Chengcai going to do? Is it really what I think? Or has he really forgotten that I hit him and really wants to thank us? Then after thanking us this time, will he do anything else? No, he is not that kind of person at all. After my grandmother passed away in my previous life, he was able to greet me for several years with a fake smile, without any guilt at all. This is enough to show his heartlessness and corrupt character-"
While Chen Pan was daydreaming, everyone went home together.
When Chen Pan came to her senses, she had already returned to the store and returned the things in her hand to the other party.
"Okay, I'm glad you're back. I made ramen tonight, and I've already scooped out the noodles. You guys should eat quickly. I also made too much dinner, so I'll bring a bowl to Yangyang who just helped me."
Chen Pan didn't know whether her grandmother knew about what happened to her and her grandfather in the afternoon. After her grandmother went next door with a big bowl of ramen, Chen Pan hurriedly asked her grandfather.
"I told her that it was the Li family kid who forgot about you beating him. Anyway, since he said so himself, when we talk to others in the future, we should always say that we only saved him at the time, and don't say anything else. By the way, Panpan, if you don't have us with you in the future, don't go back to the village alone. If you run into the Li family, turn back immediately. Don't talk to them alone, and don't go with them alone, understand?"
Seeing that his wife was not there, Chen Aiguo explained quickly and gave her serious instructions.
Upon hearing this, Chen Pan immediately nodded obediently: "I understand, Grandpa. Then you and Grandma should also pay attention. From now on, you can leave the affairs of the village to Grandpa and Second Grandpa. By the way, when you went there today, did Second Grandpa and the others agree to this matter?"
Chen Pan realized later that he wanted to ask his second grandfather and others to get flour and cooking oil, so he asked about it immediately.
Just at this time, Grandma Chen had returned after delivering dinner.
Grandpa Chen, holding the chopsticks, said loudly, "I agree. I will leave the flour to your second grandfather, and the cooking oil to your first grandfather."
"Then tell them that if the flour and oil they make are more expensive than if we buy them separately, we can't let them make them. Should we buy them directly from outside?"
When she entered the room and heard what her husband said, Grandma Chen immediately walked over with a serious face.
"I told them I'd only try it the first few times. If we can get the price right and the quality is up to par, we'll keep doing it. But if the quality and price aren't right, then we won't bother."
Grandpa Chen, who was eating ramen, began to talk about the details of his visit to his great-grandfather and second-grandfather's house today.
While they were talking, Chen Pan, who was eating, was also observing his grandmother's expression calmly.
But her expression was natural and her speech was normal. She must have completely trusted what her grandfather had said to her when he came back just now.
Chen Pan ate the noodles and breathed a sigh of relief again.
The Chen family was eating and chatting, and while Grandma Chen sold a few more pancakes, Qin Yang quickly went upstairs with the ramen given by the Chen family.
Upstairs in their real living room, he quickly found his mother's change of clothes. Once he had packed them, he grabbed his chopsticks and began to devour them.
He finished Chen's big bowl of noodles and vegetables in just one minute.
Then he went downstairs, quickly found his clothes, and changed into something. He then washed the Chen family's dishes and went to the shop next door to buy some milk, instant noodles, sausages, bread, and other things. After that, he locked the door and took the things in his hand to go next door to deliver the dishes and his own keys.
Of course, the bowl was not empty. He put two bags of instant noodles and a few sausages in it.
"You kid, it's just a bowl of noodles, why did you pack so many things for me? Keys? I just heard my old man say, don't worry, go to the hospital, we will help you take care of Wangcai and the yard. By the way, Yangyang, it's so late, do you still have a car to go out now?"
"I'll go to the intersection to take a taxi—"
"It's okay to take a taxi. You should take a taxi so late!"
When Chen Pan quickly finished the noodles in his shop, Qin Yang and his grandmother at the back door had finished talking.
Then soon, Chen Pan saw Qin Yang, who had changed his clothes and was carrying two large handbags and quickly passed by them.
"Kid, be careful on the road. If anything happens, give us a call."
The grandfather, who had completely given up, still held the bowl and chopsticks and shouted at the other party.
"good!"
Qin Yang, who originally just wanted to nod to them, agreed and then quickly went downstairs.
Chen Pan looked at the other person's increasingly blurred figure, and remembered that when he was sick in his previous life, it was his grandfather who carried so many things alone, traveling back and forth between home and the hospital every day. He suddenly felt uncomfortable again.
"It's okay. Since he said the hospital can perform the surgery, then there's no big problem." Seeing that her granddaughter's expression was not right, Grandma Chen sat down again and immediately subconsciously comforted her.
Grandpa Chen, who was looking ahead with his bowl and chopsticks in hand, immediately turned around and quickly agreed, "Indeed, that's how hospitals are. If the problem can be cured, they'll tell you to prepare the money quickly. But if the problem is serious and they're unsure, they'll just ask you to transfer or go to another hospital. Now that your Aunt Qin's stomach problem can be operated on, it must not be serious."
Grandpa Chen, like Grandma Chen, also thought Chen Pan was worried about Aunt Qin, whom she had just met. So they both used their decades of experience and common sense to comfort their well-intentioned granddaughter who was worried about others.
When Chen Pan heard them say this, he could only nod his head and accept the situation.
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