"Ring ring~~"
The pager by He Wenlin's bed rang, breaking the silence of the night.
He Wenlin picked up the phone in a daze and pressed the answer button: "Hello, who is this?"
"Linlin, it's me."
"Dad!" He Wenlin was instantly wide awake and sat up with a jerk.
Hearing this, Grandma He, who slept with He Wenlin, was wide awake and full of energy.
He quickly asked, "Is this your dad? Give me the phone."
After saying that, the old lady snatched the phone and started cursing into it: "He Daming, where the hell have you been? Do you even know what a family you have? Do you even know you have an old mother, a wife and children? If I had known you were this kind of scoundrel, I should have drowned you in the chamber pot when you were born! So the whole family wouldn't have to worry about you!"
Mr. He on the other end of the phone: "..."
"What's wrong? Can't you speak? Have you become mute? Where are you right now?"
"Hello, ma'am, I'm Liao Jianhai..."
Grandma He was completely bewildered. Wasn't he a spendthrift?
"What sea are you talking about?"
Upon seeing this, He Wenlin quickly took the phone: "Hello, this is He Wenlin. You can tell me what's wrong."
"Hello, Comrade Xiao He, I am Liao Jianhai."
Upon hearing the name, He Wenlin was immediately stunned: "Officer Liao!"
"It's me."
"Officer Liao, what's the matter so late?"
"Your father is injured and is currently at the Second People's Hospital. Shouldn't you come over?"
Upon hearing this, He Wenlin was immediately overwhelmed with emotion: "My dad is injured? Is it serious?"
"The injury isn't serious, but it'll probably require a dozen or so stitches."
"Okay, we'll be right there."
At this moment, He Wenlin didn't even have time to ask why he was with He's father.
After hanging up the phone, He Wenlin quickly got dressed.
Grandma He was extremely anxious: "Linlin, what's wrong with your dad?"
"I was slightly injured, but Officer Liao said it wasn't serious."
Despite the old lady's fierce scolding just now, she was the one who shed the most tears when she learned that Mr. He had an accident.
“How could your dad get into trouble all of a sudden? Was it those people who were gambling? Those heartless bastards! It must be your dad, that spendthrift son, who lost money gambling and couldn’t pay up, so they beat him up. Now he’s not only been beaten up, but the police have arrested him too. What are we going to do now?” Old Mrs. He cried as she dressed.
"Grandma, please don't cry. Officer Liao said it's not serious. Don't get up. There are no cars to the hospital tonight. I'll arrange for someone to take you by bike. Your body can't take it. Just wait for news at home."
"I'm perfectly healthy, I can just wear more clothes."
The old lady is very strong.
After something like this happened, how could she sleep? She'll definitely have to go too.
As the old lady dressed, she scolded Mr. He: "That spendthrift son of a man, he didn't have a good life, but went out to gamble. Now look what happened."
The old lady was cursing fiercely, but she was actually more worried than anyone else.
He Wenlin quickly put on her shoes and said, "You go and call my mom, I'll go and get someone to take us by bike."
There are no cars going to the hospital in the dead of night. Even twenty years from now, it will be difficult to hail a taxi at this time, let alone now.
Yang Gangyong doesn't have a phone and can't be contacted right now. He Wenlin's family does have a motorcycle, but no one knows how to ride it. She does know how, but she's short and the motorcycle is too tall.
He Wenlin had no choice but to ask for help.
He Wenlin ran quickly and knocked on Ruan Zhaoyun's door.
"Who is it so late?" came the impatient voice of Ruan Zhaoyun's wife, Yang Yunhua, from inside the house.
Disturbing one's sleep in the dead of night is indeed very annoying.
"Auntie, I'm Linlin from the fast food restaurant. I've run into some trouble at home, could you please help me, Uncle Ruan?"
Upon hearing He Wenlin's voice, Ruan Zhaoyun immediately put on her coat and came out to open the door.
"Xiao He, what's wrong?"
"Uncle Ruan, my dad had a little accident and is at the Second Hospital now. At this hour, we can't get a car. We'd like to trouble you to give us a ride on your bike." After saying that, He Wenlin took out the fifty yuan she had prepared.
"We're all family here, talking about money is too formal."
Ruan Zhaoyun confiscated He Wenlin's money, quickly put on thick cotton-padded clothes and trousers, fleece-lined cotton shoes, and a scarf.
It's late November in the lunar calendar now, and it's very cold. The temperature is low, especially in the morning and at night. If you're riding a bike, you'll have to wear more layers to stay warm.
Soon, Ruan Zhaoyun arrived at the rented house on his motorcycle.
The younger brother, the second brother, and He Shan were also woken up, and they stood in the main room wearing coats.
Both Mrs. He and Grandma He are going.
"Grandma, there's not enough room in the car, so don't go. Just wait for news at home. I'll call you as soon as I get there. Here's Dad's pager, I'll use that to make the call. Second brother, little brother, Shanshan, you all go back to sleep, don't catch a cold."
Grandma He's tears fell like beads from a broken string.
He Wenlin couldn't bear to see her grandmother cry, so she quickly told Ruan Zhaoyun to set off on her bicycle.
There were no cars at night, so there was no traffic congestion. Plus, I rode fast, and it only took about twenty minutes to get to the Second Hospital.
After getting off the car, He Wenlin ran into Liao Jianhai, who was dressed in plain clothes, at the entrance of the emergency room.
"Officer Liao."
"Xiao He".
How is my dad?
"Your dad got a minor injury, nothing serious. He's inside getting his wound treated," Liao Jianhai said as he led He Wenlin and her daughter to find He's father.
"Officer, has my husband Lao He done anything wrong?" He's mother asked cautiously.
"We'll talk about this later," Liao Jianhai said. "The person is over there."
When He's mother and daughter He Wenlin saw that He's father's left hand was wrapped in bandages, they rushed over and asked, "Dad, how are you?"
"I'm fine, just a minor injury."
"You call this nothing? The police officer just said he needed more than a dozen stitches." Before seeing Mr. He, Mrs. He wished she could chop off his hands and break his legs so he wouldn't go gambling and cause trouble for the whole family.
But seeing him injured now makes me feel bad.
"Did you run out of money gambling and get stabbed?" Mrs. He asked in a low voice. "Why are you so troublesome? Can't you learn something good and set a good example for your daughter and son? Your mother is crying herself blind at home."
Mr. He said in a low voice, "Things aren't what you think."
"No, what is it? Tell us, how much did you lose? Let us know."
He Wenlin also wanted to know what exactly happened.
Why did my dad end up with Liao Jianhai?
At this moment, Liao Jianhai called He Wenlin aside and said, "Xiao He, your dad has done a great job this time."
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