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The next day, after the nurse finished her rounds, Jian Yu was still asleep when she received a call from Gao Hui's mother.
Gao Hui's mother seemed to be in a hurry, and she was a little out of breath as she spoke, "Teacher Jian, I've cooked some porridge for you, and I'm taking Gao Hui to deliver it to you now; after you finish eating, you can give Gao Hui some extra lessons."
Jian Yu had refused Gao Hui's mother's request yesterday, but she didn't expect the other party to force her way in now.
"Thank you! I'm still sick and can't get tutoring right now. Even if Gao Hui comes, I can only let her study on her own."
“You’ve already missed a whole night yesterday. Gao Hui is off today and won’t be going to school during the day. If you miss any more during the day, you’ll fall behind. Just catch up on your studies for two hours while you’re on your IV drip, and then you can rest again after that.”
Gao Hui's mother meant that since you have to stay awake and keep an eye on the progress while you're receiving an IV drip, you can catch up on your lessons while you're awake!
With the college entrance examination approaching, every second counts.
"This is a hospital, there's no tutoring here. I'm hanging up."
Jian Yu didn't want to argue with her; just sitting up was uncomfortable enough, let alone having the energy to help with tutoring.
In my past life, I studied so hard that I neglected my health, which is why I died young.
If you're reborn, without a healthy body, everything else is nonsense.
Moreover, every time she speaks, her throat feels like it's being cut with a knife.
Even if she were in better condition today than yesterday, let alone if she were in similar condition to yesterday, she still wouldn't agree to tutoring.
Gao Hui's mother was unwilling to give up, but she was also afraid that Jian Yuzhen would disagree and waste Gao Hui's time.
Let Gao Hui do her test papers at home, and bring the porridge herself to the hospital to check on the situation.
Upon entering the ward, Gao Hui's mother gently pulled back Jian Yu's curtain and found that Jian Yu was receiving an IV drip and had already fallen asleep.
Jian Yu was receiving an IV drip while the curtain was drawn, and the old lady who had come to watch the commotion yesterday opened her own curtain.
Upon seeing Gao Hui's mother, he said, "You actually came? Don't you even see how sick she is? How can she tutor your child?"
Gao Hui's mother was somewhat anxious. "I don't want to rush her, but the college entrance exam is getting closer and closer, and my child really can't afford to waste a single day. Do you know how many people can be impacted by just one point on the college entrance exam?"
"There's nothing we can do about it, the child had a fever this morning!" The old lady looked very kind at this moment. "The poor child doesn't even have anyone to take care of him."
Gao Hui's mother exclaimed in alarm, "She has a fever again? What should we do? Will she have to be hospitalized for several days?"
"It will take at least a week! We both had to wait a week. After the IV drip is finished today, the old lady and I will be discharged from the hospital."
"A week!" Gao Hui's mother paced anxiously. "No, no, a week's worth of classes will be too much."
He simply shook Jian Yu awake.
When Jian Yu woke up, her first reaction was to check her medicine bottle. She breathed a sigh of relief when she found that there was still half a bottle left.
"Ms. Jian, are you going to be hospitalized for a week?"
Jian Yu looked over, opened her mouth, but her throat was so swollen that she couldn't make a sound. "I don't know."
Although she couldn't hear the voice clearly, Gao Hui's mother could tell from the lip movements that she was alright. After carefully observing the other person's condition, she complained, "Why are you recovering so slowly? Gao Hui recovered in a day, isn't two days enough for you?"
Since the other party had expressed great dissatisfaction, Jian Yu didn't intend to waste their time. "If you can't wait, then find someone else!"
Find someone else?
Gao Hui's mother had considered it, but among all the tutors she had hired, only Jian Yu had significantly improved Gao Hui's grades.
I'm worried that bringing in a new person won't achieve the same results.
If they don't change the person, they worry about wasting Gao Hui's time.
What if Gao Hui doesn't get into her ideal school because of the classes she missed this week?
Gao Hui's mother was undecided for a moment and couldn't help but complain under her breath, "Really, why did she have to get sick at this time? It's making things worse."
Jian Yu's eyes turned cold as she endured the pain in her throat. "Don't you know why I'm sick at this time? It's because your dear daughter infected me."
Gao Hui's mother looked away uncomfortably. "Gao Hui, you'll be fine after taking some medicine. How did you get so serious? Are you already sick?"
"Whether I'm sick or not has nothing to do with this pneumonia. I got sick because Gao Hui gave me a viral cold. I've already been generous by not letting your family pay for my medical expenses, so don't be ungrateful and say such irrelevant things."
Gao Hui's mother has always had an extreme personality. Her long-term life as a housewife has made her forget what normal social etiquette looks like.
Faced with Jian Yu's accusation, she was very dissatisfied and said, "You are the one who doesn't know what's good for you. You're ruining my Gao Hui's tutoring. If Gao Hui doesn't get into her ideal university because of this week's delay, I'll never forgive you."
Jian Yu was amused by Gao Hui's mother's unreasonable behavior. "In order not to delay Gao Hui's college entrance exam, you should find someone else to help you!"
"Huh?" Gao Hui's mother pointed at Jian Yu. "You want me to find someone else? Where am I supposed to find someone at this time? Aren't you just wasting my Gao Hui's time? Are you doing this on purpose?"
"Cough cough..." Jian Yu's face turned red with anger, and she kept coughing.
Gao Hui's mother was still rambling on when Jian Yu raised his hand and pressed the call button.
When the nurse came over, Jian Yu pointed at Gao Hui's mother and said, "This person is causing trouble in the ward. You should kick her out."
After failing to reach an agreement at the hospital, Gao Hui's mother was even kicked out by the nurses. Her face flushed with anger. "Who's causing trouble? You're the one who's wasting my Gao Hui's study time."
Jian Yu waved to the nurse.
Although the nurse didn't know what had happened, she clearly disliked what Gao Hui's mother said.
What do you mean by interfering with Gao Hui's studies?
How could someone else's illness interfere with Gao Hui's studies?
The nurse felt that Gao Hui's mother was being unreasonable, so she immediately kicked her out.
Gao Hui's mother was kicked out of the ward and angrily threw away the porridge. She took out her phone and called Gao Hui, saying, "This Jian Yu is too much. She actually said I was causing trouble and had the nurse kick me out."
Gao Hui knew her mother well. "What did you say?"
"I asked her to tutor you, but she told me to find someone better. That's too much."
Gao Hui didn't believe that her mother had only said that much; she was sure there were many other unpleasant things she had said that had angered Jian Yu.
"I said before that we would continue tutoring after Jian Yu recovered from his illness. I'll do the practice questions on my own these next few days."
"If you do it yourself, will it be the same as what Jian Yu taught you? If it's useful to do it yourself, how come you only scored over 500 points before?"
Gao Hui stopped speaking.
As Gao Hui's mother walked, she complained, "If it weren't for Jian Yu being somewhat useful, allowing you to improve by a hundred points in the past four months, would I have had to humble myself and come to her?"
Is that what you call being humble? I couldn't stop you this morning.
Gao Hui screamed inwardly, but dared not say it aloud, for it would only provoke her mother's anger.
Gao Hui asked, "Then what do we do now?"
"Call her. You two have a good relationship. Talking to her should be helpful."
"Let's talk about it tonight. After all, you two just had a fight."
"No, right now. It's just a sickness. You always insist on studying even when you're sick. If you can do it, why can't Jian Yu? Call her right now, and I'll go back once she agrees."
Gao Hui's mother was unwilling to go home until she got the answer she wanted.
Gao Hui reluctantly agreed, "I'll give it a try."
Jian Yu accidentally messed up the needle because of his cough.
The nurse was reinserting her IV when her phone rang. Jian Yu glanced at it weakly but didn't answer.
Gao Hui could only send a message on WeChat: Jian Yu, are you feeling better? My mom just talks like that, don't get angry with her. Shall I come see you tonight?
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