"Ding ding ding..."
Upon hearing the bicycle bell, the crowd, who were preparing to disperse, all stopped.
"Hey! It's Old Xu! What brings you two back today?"
Seeing Yan Bugui's smiling face and knowingly asking the question, Xu Fugui was furious and, disregarding any neighborly relations, retorted directly.
"You, Yan Bugui, are you going to keep pretending? Keep pretending! I don't believe you don't know why I came back."
After saying that, without paying attention to Yan Bugui's expression, they lifted the car over the threshold and walked towards the backyard.
Yan Bugui, standing at the door, could only helplessly say something to hide his embarrassment.
"It's alright, it's alright. Old Xu is in a bad mood today, let's not take it to heart."
The others at the door scoffed at the idea, and seeing that there was no more laughable fun to be had, they dispersed in a panic.
When Xu Fugui and his wife returned home, they found the door tightly closed and they couldn't push it open, so they could only knock on the door and call out.
"Da Mao, open the door quickly."
Seeing that Xu Fugui's knocking went unanswered, Xu Lianxiang also called out.
"Da Mao, Mom's back. Open the door quickly."
However, no matter how much the couple shouted, there was no response from inside the house.
The two were shouting so loudly that the deaf old lady next door couldn't stand it anymore.
Although everyone calls her the deaf old lady, she is actually not deaf.
Left with no other choice, she could only leave the room and then say.
"Xiao Xu! Stop knocking. This child has been locked in his room since he came back this morning. Don't let him do anything foolish."
These words were a wake-up call!
Despite the sweltering heat, Xu Fugui broke out in a cold sweat. He knew he couldn't wait any longer, so he said to his wife who was standing at the door.
"Get out of my way, I'm going to kick the door down."
Xu Lianxiang panicked and quickly moved aside.
Upon seeing this, Xu Fugui immediately rushed forward and kicked the door.
With a loud bang, the door was violently flung open, and a strong smell of alcohol wafted out.
The couple rushed into the house and saw Xu Damao lying on the ground, motionless, his life hanging in the balance.
Five or six empty wine bottles were scattered on the ground nearby, and the smell of alcohol in the room was even stronger than when we first came in.
When Xu Lianxiang saw her son's appearance, she thought he was dead! She immediately burst into tears.
"My son! How could you be so foolish! You're so young, how could you be so heartless! Waaah... My Da Mao! How will I live without you! Waaah!..."
Xu Lianxiang's wailing could be heard from two miles away. When the neighbors in the courtyard heard it, they all rushed over. Something big must have happened in the backyard.
"Alright, stop crying. Your son isn't dead yet! Are you trying to curse him to death?"
Xu Fugui's loud shout abruptly silenced Xu Lianxiang.
“Our son must have drunk too much. We need to get him to the hospital right away, otherwise alcohol poisoning can be fatal.”
"Hurry up! What are you dawdling for?"
Having just offended Yan Bugui, but with his son's life hanging in the balance, Xu Fugui couldn't care less about anything else and went outside to find him.
"Old Yan, you're the third oldest in the compound, could you please arrange for a few people to take Da Mao to the hospital?"
Seeing the critical situation, Yan Bugui didn't hesitate and directly arranged for Sun Zhengguo to borrow a car.
Sun Zhengguo didn't say anything and ran straight out of the yard. He was familiar with borrowing cars. Last time Yan Jiecheng was paralyzed, wasn't it him who went to borrow one?
Sun Zhengguo is such a warm-hearted person.
In no time, he borrowed a cart, and everyone worked together to lift Xu Damao onto the cart. A group of young people then helped take him to the hospital.
Upon arriving at the hospital, the doctor immediately arranged for gastric lavage after seeing the patient's condition.
After a flurry of activity, the doctor administered two more IV drips, and Xu Damao's vital signs gradually stabilized before he was transferred to a ward.
"Doctor, how is my son?"
In the corridor, Xu Fugui asked impatiently.
"He is out of immediate danger, but we need to observe him further. He drank too much and damaged some nerves, which may leave some aftereffects."
"What? Doctor, you have to save my son! He's so young, we can't let him suffer any long-term effects!"
Xu Lianxiang quickly pleaded.
"Don't worry, it's just a possibility. How about this: let him stay in the hospital for observation tonight, and we'll see how things go when he wakes up."
The couple were relieved after hearing the doctor's explanation.
After the doctor left, the neighbors who had come to help, seeing that there was nothing more for them to do, all said their goodbyes.
Seeing this, Xu Fugui quickly thanked each of them and escorted them all the way to the front door.
After the neighbors left, Xu Fugui remembered that his daughter was still at home!
"Lianxiang, you ride my bike and go back first!"
"What about here?"
"It's okay, I can manage on my own. I'm worried about Xiaoling being home alone. You can bring her food tomorrow morning and ask for leave for me on your way."
"Alright! I'll be going now, don't overwork yourself."
After Xu Lianxiang left, Xu Fugui sat for a while longer before realizing that it was getting dark and he hadn't had dinner yet!
So he went to the nurse and asked if he could buy some food at the hospital.
The nurse told him that due to food shortages, the hospital did not provide meals for those accompanying patients.
However, patients can be provided with two steamed buns and some pickled vegetables, which of course still have to be purchased.
In the end, Xu Damao's sick meal ended up in Xu Fugui's stomach.
After dinner, seeing that his son was still asleep, Xu Fugui didn't stand on ceremony. He saw the empty bed next to him, lay down, and soon began to snore softly.
Nothing was said that night.
When the first rays of sunlight shone into the ward, Xu Damao, who had been sleeping soundly, finally opened his eyes.
Where am I?
Upon waking up, Xu Damao found himself in an unfamiliar environment and muttered to himself.
"Da Mao, you're awake! That's wonderful! You know what? You slept all night and then another afternoon."
Xu Fugui, who had just returned from fetching water, was overjoyed to see his son awake.
Next, the father and son sat on the bed and talked about what happened yesterday.
Although Xu Fugui already knew that his son was infertile, he couldn't help but feel a little disappointed when he heard his son say it himself.
However, his son was already in a terrible situation, so Xu Fugui could only offer words of comfort and suggest that if all else failed, he could follow Yi Zhonghai's example and adopt someone else in the future.
Before long, Xu Lianxiang and Xu Xiaoling brought the food. When they saw their son pacing back and forth in the ward, they burst into tears of emotion.
At 8 a.m., the attending physician arrived and performed a series of examinations on Xu Damao before asking him questions.
"Xu Damao, how are you feeling right now?"
"Doctor, I don't feel anything special right now, just a bit of a headache and some body aches."
"These are all normal phenomena. If there are no major problems, you can be discharged this morning. But you can't drink like this next time. You were lucky this time. If your nerves are damaged, you could even be paralyzed."
"Hey hey!"
Neither the doctor nor Xu Damao knew that Xu Damao had indeed damaged a nerve this time; it just hadn't been detected yet.
When Xu Damao tries to find the young widow again, he will discover that there is a serious problem.
That would be yet another nightmare!
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