Chapter 78 Signing critical illness notices one by one and...
After confirming that Chen Pan fell from the roof, the Chen family actually called 120 for the first time.
Everyone held umbrellas, wore raincoats, and took out a quilt to cover Chen Pan, whose forehead and neck were covered in blood. They all cried and worried.
"You child—"
Grandma Chen wanted to scold Chen Pan as usual, but seeing her lying there with such weakness, she seemed to be in so much pain that she couldn't even speak. She swallowed the scolding and teaching that was on the tip of her tongue.
"Stop talking! Go outside and wait for the ambulance with Xiao Qin. Also, get your money and ID ready."
Chen Aiguo, holding an umbrella, carefully wiped the blood and sweat off his granddaughter's face, and then spoke loudly.
"Oh, I'll go now!"
After finding Chen Pan, Grandma Chen, who had put a raincoat on her grandniece, finally realized what was happening and immediately turned around and walked to the side.
"And pack all your hospital stuff too!" Second Grandma Chen, who had been carefully pulling up the quilt for Chen Pan, finally realized what was happening. Looking up at her sister-in-law, who was dazed and staggering in her raincoat, she sighed deeply. "Forget it, I'll go with you. You're probably too tired to remember what to prepare now!"
Xu Chunhua nodded subconsciously, Chen Aiguo hurriedly thanked her, and then signaled Chen Laosi behind him to hold an umbrella for her.
"It's okay, I have a hat. And I'm strong enough to handle a little rain. You guys keep Panpan covered and don't let her stay in the water."
Raising her hand to push aside Chen Laosi, who was holding an umbrella for her, Chen Zhaodi, wearing a straw hat, also stood up shakily. Together with Grandma Chen in front of her, they slowly walked out, sticking to the wall and pushing aside the corn stalks beside them. "If we can't move if we fall, how did the rumor get out? It takes half an hour to get here by bus from the city. We can't just sit there and wait forever, right?"
"Second Aunt, Qin Yang is right. Our school teachers taught us the same thing. They said we should do this to prevent the patient from being injured again if we don't move properly. It looks like Panpan has suffered not only a head injury, but also internal injuries and bones from the fall. This is indeed safer."
Wu Cuicui, who had walked out with the other person, held the umbrella over her head. She was from the uncle's branch of the three Chen brothers' family and had just turned seventeen. She was supposed to get married this year, but the marriage fell through unexpectedly. Then her family received a call from Chen Pan's grandfather, and she, the only one in the family to graduate from junior high school, came to work as a customer service clerk for the Chen Pan family.
She had originally planned to return to her rental home early tonight, but it just so happened that the place she rented was Qin Yang's, the place Grandpa Chen had found for her. Plus, when Second Grandma Chen and the others were looking for Chen Pan, they also found her. So naturally, she joined them in the search for Chen Pan.
"We can't just keep soaking there. The rain is getting heavier." Ever since she found Chen Pan, she insisted on sending him there herself and continued to complain.
"Maybe it was the heavy rain that caused the ambulance to arrive a little slowly. Normally, these vehicles are very fast and usually arrive in just over ten minutes. Anyway, that vehicle should be better than the Chen family's tricycle. That vehicle doesn't have a roof at the back, so it wouldn't be very convenient to put Panpan in it."
Xu Chunhua, who survived, heard their conversation and also said a few words.
Everyone went back to the front and looked at Qin Yang who was waiting there. They said a few words to him and then went home to quickly pack up their things.
After they found Chen Pan's ID card, got enough money, and packed the quilt, thermos, washbasin, towels, spare clothes, etc. needed for hospitalization, they heard the faint sound of an ambulance siren outside.
"Hurry, the ambulance is here, put a plastic bag on the outside." Hearing the faint voice, Grandma Chen immediately pointed at the things on the ground and became anxious.
"..." Understanding what the other party meant, Xu Chunhua picked up the large plastic bag on the ground and quickly put it on the packed quilt.
"Meow~~"
When everyone was busy, Chen Pan's little cow cat squeezed in through the crack of the window next to them and called out to them in a coquettish voice.
"roll!!!"
Xu Chunhua was originally quite calm, but when she heard the voice, her expression changed in a second and she threw the stainless steel cup in her hand at the kitten on the windowsill without hesitation.
"Meow!!!"
The little one, who was being treated roughly, had no idea what was happening. After seeing the object thrown at her, she screamed and subconsciously jumped out of the window. Then she stood outside and looked at the person inside in disbelief, then immediately tucked her tail between her legs and ran away.
“…”
If it were under normal circumstances, seeing Xu Chunhua treating a small animal like this, Chen Zhaodi and the others would definitely say something.
But at this moment, when they thought about finding Chen Pan, Chen Pan said that she climbed up to the roof to save a kitten, so she climbed up as well and then fell accidentally.
At this moment, they had nothing to say and didn't want to say anything.
Chen Pan's condition was really serious. When the doctor lifted her onto the stretcher with several large flashlights, everyone could see the mess on her back through the strong light.
The bloodstains on Chen Pan's cheeks and neck had actually been washed away by the rain. However, the bloodstains on the back of her white shirt could not be truly washed away no matter how hard the rain washed them.
"The back of the head is seriously injured. There's a risk of blood loss and shock. Be careful! Quick!!!"
The nurses and doctors who had come during the heavy rain were initially a little dissatisfied, but after seeing Chen Pan's visibly pale cheeks and lips, and his visibly distracted eyes, they didn't dare delay any longer and started making arrangements loudly.
"Grandpa and grandma, please don't hit my little one. Don't hit her."
Chen Pan said subconsciously, as if he heard a faint cat's meow.
“Okay, okay, okay!!!”
I don’t know why she is still thinking about that little beast. Chen Aiguo and Xu Chunhua agreed at the same time and jumped into the ambulance.
The ambulance had limited space, so naturally, Grandpa Chen and Grandma Chen followed the car.
In the end, they packed up their things, and the ambulance would not let them take anything except the money and ID cards they had with them.
In the end, Qin Yang drove his own car and took the young Chen Laoshi with him, and the two of them followed the ambulance to deliver those things.
That night, Chen Pan entered the emergency room of Longcheng First Hospital.
The doctor later said that the bleeding on the back of Chen Pan's head was severe, but not as exaggerated as they had imagined. The blood stains on her clothes were actually mostly from scratches on the back of her neck, which had caused the heavy bleeding and the horrific appearance.
"When you first came over, I thought all the blood on her clothes was from her head. I was wondering how she could still be alive with so much bleeding. Fortunately, after we checked, we found that although the wound on her head was bleeding severely, she must have stopped the bleeding by applying pressure herself. The other wounds were on her neck, behind her ears, and on her back. She must have fallen hard on those sharp objects while lying on her back, which is why she had so many wounds."
The doctor came out and quickly comforted and explained a few words, then went back to work.
When the doctors and nurses all went in to provide emergency treatment, Grandma Chen, who had been patiently enduring, finally couldn't help herself and pounded her husband's shoulders in front of everyone: "I told you to throw away those broken pieces of junk, but you wouldn't listen. Broken bricks, tiles, and stones, what else could you do with them?! If you had listened to me and disposed of them earlier, Panpan would have fallen on the corn stalks and the ground. How could she bear this? Now just pray that Panpan is okay. If, if she really gets hurt, I won't live either!"
Grandma Chen, who was originally ferocious, suddenly covered her face with her hands and cried against the wall while beating.
After being beaten, Chen Aiguo stood motionless, not saying a word. His normally upright body shrank a little at this moment. His face was filled with intense fear and unconcealable regret.
"And that damn cat, if I had known what would happen today, I should have caught it and smashed it to death when she first brought it here!"
Thinking about how her granddaughter had gone up to the roof just to save the cat, Grandma Chen cried and her face turned gnashed with anger.
"When I get back, I'm going to beat it to death!!"
Unable to vent the worry and self-blame in his heart, at this moment, Chen Aiguo could only subconsciously follow what his wife said.
In their minds, animals are just animals, and there is no concept of pets.
In their view, puppies are for guarding the house and kittens are for catching mice.
In their community, if a dog or cat bites its owner, they're often abandoned, sold, or given away. If a kitten or puppy seriously injures a family member, they're often beaten to death with a shovel or drowned in a cement bag. Some less affluent families even choose to skin and eat their pets.
In their opinion, the granddaughter was really spoiling the little beast.
Not only did I buy it canned cat food, I also bought it cat litter for going to the toilet.
They didn't quite understand these things from the beginning.
But because they respected and loved their only granddaughter, and because the money she used to buy those things was earned by her own money, they didn't say anything.
But they never imagined that their granddaughter would have such a serious accident today while trying to save a little beast.
At this moment, standing in the cold and dim hospital corridor, the two people who were full of regret and worry had the idea of going back and killing the culprit.
When Chen Aiguo and his wife were sad, Qin Yang and Chen Laoshi, who were carrying their luggage, stood there in silence subconsciously.
After all, Qin Yang was separated from them by a layer. Although he was also worried about Chen Pan, he didn't know what to say at this time and could only remain silent subconsciously.
Chen Laoshi's situation was the same as his. Although he was Chen Pan's cousin, he was not a biological cousin. At this time, as an employee and a relative, he just accompanied him subconsciously and didn't know what to say.
Everyone was silent, and then the doctor who had been there before came out and said that they had no other options and suggested that they be transferred to another hospital as soon as possible.
Then, in a daze, everyone got on the ambulance arranged by the hospital and rushed directly from Longcheng to Xi'an.
Anyway, in a daze, in disbelief, worry and fear, by ten o'clock in the morning they were already in the Air Force Hospital in the next city.
Chen Pan, who had suffered a fractured head and excessive blood loss, received an emergency examination and surgery there. This was arranged in advance by the kind doctor in Longcheng who had called for them before they left.
But after the first operation on Chen Pan, the doctors here were almost all very conservative in what they said. They were not as relaxed and careless as the first doctor they met in Longcheng.
That day, Chen Aiguo signed several critical illness notices and surgery notices with trembling hands.
When Chen Pan was first sent to the hospital, she was still conscious and was still thinking about her kitten.
But from the moment she got on the first ambulance, she never woke up again.
Time and again, she signed the critical illness notice and consent form for surgery. Time and again, she followed the doctor's instructions to buy this and that. Time and again, she went back and forth to the hospital with bills in hand. Time and again, she followed the doctors and nurses to wheel the unconscious Panpan to the doctor's checkup. Time and again, she clutched the doctors and nurses' hands and begged, time and again, she ate the food Qin Yang and Chen Laoshi prepared with a bitter taste. She took turns staying by her granddaughter's bedside, and time and again, she tossed and turned in the small hotel near the hospital, unable to sleep.
By the fifth day, the deposit of more than 10,000 yuan in Chen Aiguo's bank card was quickly depleted.
Later, Qin Yang saw their embarrassment and handed them a bank card, saying that there was 30,000 yuan in it.
"You—" Knowing his family's situation, he understood that while he earned a lot and had a lot of income, he also had a lot of debt. The five-story building he and his friends had built was almost entirely financed with loans. Now, seeing him hand over the bank card, Chen Aiguo hesitated, unsure whether to take it.
"Grandpa Chen, this is emergency money I prepared for my mother. Normally, no matter what happens, I basically won't touch it. But Panpan's situation is special, so you can use it for emergency purposes first. We can talk about other things later. As long as Panpan is fine, we can earn this money back quickly." Seeing the other party's hesitation, Qin Yang explained the special nature of this bank card. He explained that he didn't need this card for the time being, and he hoped that he would never need it.
“Thank you!! Thank you!!!”
The current situation did not allow Chen Aiguo to be pretentious or overthink things. In the end, he choked up and accepted the postal bank card.
Then this afternoon, Chen Aiguo arranged for Chen Laoshi, who had been accompanying them, to go back first.
Feeling that he was of little use here, Chen Laoshi, who had been running around in this place for five days, obediently took the train back to Longcheng the next day.
On the second day after he returned, Chen Aimin and Chen Aidang, who knew only a few words and had never left the province, appeared in front of Chen Aiguo and Xu Chunhua wearing Zhongshan suits and carrying two bags, asking for directions along the way.
Not only did they bring Chen Pan's family 5,000 yuan that they had pooled together, but they also brought them the news that Li Chengcai from the Li family had gone missing, and that his family had not only gone to Chen Pan's company and factory to look for him, but had also reported it to the police.
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