"Who the hell did this bastard do? He kicked your leg like this! Tell your mother right now!" Liu Zhaodi cried with heartache.
Song Min winced in pain, "I don't know who just kicked me. Don't bother reporting it to the police, just go and find me a doctor."
"This... why are you so troublesome? I'm always out drinking and gambling, I must have messed with the wrong people to get beaten up."
"It will cost a lot of money to treat your leg, where am I supposed to get the money?" Liu Zhaodi said dejectedly, sitting on the edge of the kang (a heated brick bed). Her family was extremely poor, and the thought of the high cost of treating her leg made her feel hopeless.
Song Min touched his right leg, thinking that if it were crippled, he would become a cripple like his father, something he absolutely could not tolerate. He leaned against the wall and struggled to sit up.
"You have to heal my leg. What will you do if I become a cripple? Who will take care of you in your old age when I can't do anything anymore?"
Liu Zhaodi thought about how her husband was missing a leg and couldn't find a good job. Even if her son wasn't good, she had to get him treated. She didn't want another lame son, so she gritted her teeth and took off the silver bracelet on her wrist.
"I'll go get a doctor for you right now. Just stay still and don't move."
Song Min breathed a sigh of relief; as long as a doctor was called, there was a chance his leg could be saved.
This time he was careless. He thought he could reap the benefits without lifting a finger, but they ended up taking care of him.
Should he just give up like this? He was truly unwilling to accept it...
Qiao Xiaoni returned home safely, and the first thing she did was explain the reason to her parents. She thought she would be scolded, but it turned out to be different from what she imagined.
Li Meihua went to the kitchen to cook noodles for them, while Qiao Haisheng carefully applied Yunnan Baiyao to Su Chenhao's wound...
Qiao Xiaoni's tense heart relaxed; perhaps she was overthinking things. Exhausted from a long night, and still wearing the same clothes, she went back to her room to change.
Qiao Haisheng stopped what he was doing when he saw his daughter go into the house. He walked to the door, closed it, and composed himself, unsure of what to say next.
Having traveled all over the country for so many years, Su Chenhao has seen all kinds of people. Qiao Haisheng clearly wants to talk to him, but it's unclear whether the content of the conversation will be good or bad.
Qiao Haisheng finally decided to take a smoke first. He picked up his usual pipe, lit a bag of cigarettes, took a puff, and said, "Tell me the truth, have you ever had a girlfriend all these years?"
"No," Su Chenhao quickly replied.
Qiao Haisheng nodded, seeing that he didn't seem to be lying.
"It's good that she's never been in a relationship. So, what do you think of my daughter?"
After thinking it over, he decided it was best to get straight to the point. He wasn't good with words, so he wanted to test the waters. If Su Chenhao was interested in his girl, then they could start negotiating.
If there's no interest, he'll pretend it never happened and won't tell the girl about it.
Su Chenhao felt overjoyed; if the occasion weren't so inappropriate, he would have burst out laughing.
"Uncle, to be honest, I like Xiao Ni. I want her to be my wife, and I'll agree to any condition as long as you agree. I'd even agree to have her marry into my family."
Qiao Haisheng beamed with joy, "I'm glad you like it. There's no need for you to marry into my family. I have a son to take care of me when I die."
As long as you and Xiaoni can live a good life together in the future, that's all that matters.
You know she got into university and will definitely have to work outside in the future; this small mountain village can't keep her here.
You've seen the world, and I hope you can grow alongside her. Find a stable job while you're out there, and just take good care of her for me.
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