Lu Yang couldn't help but feel a little confused. He thought back carefully and realized that in his previous life, his grandmother had indeed passed away from heart disease a year before he was released from prison.
But that was almost ten years later. Why did she have a heart attack so early in this life?
Lu Yang couldn't understand why, even if her living conditions weren't as good as in her previous life, and her mother wasn't there to take care of her, she shouldn't have lost ten years of her lifespan.
After hesitating for a moment, he said coldly, "Send someone you trust to the hospital to check and confirm that my grandmother is really sick, or that they've set a trap to cheat me out of my money."
Cheng Lin sighed and said, "You know Shi Mao, right? He's my new employee. I mentioned him to you on the phone last time. He's quite clever."
“Yesterday I asked him to secretly go to the hospital where your grandma is staying to inquire, and he was indeed hospitalized because of a myocardial infarction.”
Lu Yang said helplessly in a low voice, "They can't possibly be penniless. Just stall for time."
"My grandma doesn't care about anyone but herself. If she really has no money, she'll definitely take out her savings to save her own life."
"If the money is not enough, let my dad pay first. If they both don't have enough money, I'll contribute some more."
Lu Yang didn't actually want to spend a single penny, but he had no choice; he couldn't just stand by and watch someone die.
After all, that person is his grandmother, so it's morally wrong to give less.
Lu Jianjun and his grandmother definitely have money, but they don't want to give it away and want him to take on all the responsibilities.
He's now somewhat glad that he came to Guangzhou to study, instead of being in the north, so they wouldn't have a chance to get involved with him.
Cheng Lin stroked his chin and said, "I'll go find out how much your grandma's hospital bills were in total, how much the surgery cost, and how much do you think they have?"
Lu Yang carefully estimated in his mind: "My grandma's coffin money is at most 1,500 yuan, and Lu Jianjun has at most 1,000 yuan. It seems that he has not yet paid off the fines he owes."
Cheng Lin sighed: "The two of them can scrape together 2,500 yuan, and they still want money from you. I'm speechless."
Lu Yang said in a chilling tone, "If I were in the provincial capital right now, given my dad's personality, he'd probably bring my grandma and sit in front of our restaurant, forcing me to hand over money. They wouldn't give me a single penny."
Cheng Lin grinned; just thinking about that scene made his skin crawl.
"Okay, I'll contact you again when they really have no money left, and then we'll see how much we should contribute."
Lu Yang simply said, "When the time comes, you can just have the employee surnamed Shi ask the attending physician how much the medical expenses will be."
“We’ll cover whatever costs, not a single penny to Wu Jianjun or my grandma.”
Cheng Lin could tell that Lu Yang really didn't want to take care of his grandmother, but he had no choice but to do so because of societal norms and moral obligations.
After hanging up the phone, Lu Yang felt a bit conflicted, and he immediately called home.
Lu's mother answered the phone; Lu Xing and Lu Yue were still in school.
Lu Yang asked directly, "Did you know that my grandma was hospitalized?"
Mrs. Lu sighed and said helplessly, "Your father came by and asked me to pay for it, saying that your grandmother is my mother-in-law after all."
But Sister Xu from next door happened to come over for a visit. Being the straightforward person she was, she immediately chimed in, "That's your mother, not Tian Zhaodi's mother. Shouldn't you be the one paying?"
"You've lived to this age, and you don't even have money for your mother's medical treatment. What have you been doing all these years?"
Lu Yang immediately smiled and said, "I'll go back home in a couple of days for summer vacation and bring gifts for Aunt Xu's family. She's so generous."
Lu's mother couldn't help but sigh: "Your father almost got into a fight with your Aunt Xu because of his temper. Luckily, your Aunt Xu has a loud voice and called the neighbors."
"Is your grandma really sick? How is she now?"
Lu Yang sneered and said, "We've already separated, so even if she dies, it has nothing to do with you."
"Besides, you don't even live in the village. If anyone asks, just say you don't know."
Lu's mother felt a chill in her heart. She had long seen that Lu Yang was disillusioned with Lu Jianjun and the old lady, but she never expected that Lu Yang could be so resolute.
The two chatted briefly before Lu Yang hung up the phone.
After confirming that everything was alright at home, Lu Yang immediately returned to school. It was almost the end of the semester, and he needed to prepare for his final exams.
Yao Lili has always studied very hard, and since she only studies fashion design and doesn't involve too many basic professional skills, she doesn't find it too difficult.
Just after finishing his final exams, Lu Yang received a letter from Li Xingran.
He opened the letter, in which Li Xingran mentioned that they would be on a mission during the summer vacation and would not have a break.
He then mentioned that he had recently been awarded a second-class merit, but had also been injured and was currently hospitalized.
Lu Yang didn't rush to reply; he went to the school to pick up Yao Lili.
He first handed over his shop to Qi Xuesong to manage, and he and Yao Lili bought a lot of local specialties here before taking a sleeper train back to the provincial capital.
After arriving in the provincial capital, Lu Yang first went to the electronics store and delivered the items for Old Yu's family.
Yao Lili stayed at the electronics store, while Lu Yang took the things to the restaurant.
Cheng Lin was chatting with diners in the lobby when he saw Lu Yang enter, and his eyes lit up immediately.
"I knew you'd be back if I could tell the time!"
Cheng Lin excitedly ran towards him.
Lu Yang pulled him into the office on the second floor and gave him the local specialties he had brought from the south.
“I remember you have a motorcycle. It would be really cool to ride a motorcycle in a leather jacket.”
Lu Yang took out the leather jacket and stuffed it into Cheng Lin's hand.
Cheng Lin's eyes lit up immediately. He often admired Lu Yang's taste, as he himself was not sure he could buy something so satisfactory.
He put it on, tried it on in front of the mirror, nodded in satisfaction, and asked, "Not bad, it must cost over a thousand yuan."
Lu Yang poured himself a glass of water and said, "It's a foreign brand that just entered the Chinese market, it's called Pierre Cardin."
Cheng Lin touched his leather jacket and couldn't help but sigh, "Our country has really become rich; even foreigners are coming to make money off us now."
Lu Yang said with a smile, "That's right, in a few years all kinds of big foreign brands will flood into the domestic market."
"I'm sending Lili to study fashion design. We'll open our own clothing factory someday and make our own domestic brand!"
"Our country has so many beautiful clothes throughout history, and we can't let foreigners outdo us in the clothing brand sector."
Cheng Lin sat down next to Lu Yang and was somewhat surprised. He had thought that Lu Yang only cared about making money.
He had never seen Lu Yang with such national pride before. Lu Yang smiled and said, "Now that we have money, let's do some things that only idealists would do."
Cheng Lin couldn't help but laugh. He sat on the sofa opposite Lu Yang and said, "Let's get down to business. Your grandma couldn't wait any longer. She had surgery the day before yesterday, and the surgery fee was 1,400 yuan in one go."
"Your dad is cold-blooded too. He didn't contribute a single penny, but forced your grandma to take out her savings for her funeral."
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