Lu Jianjun remained silent for a long time before finally choking up and saying, "I'll go back and think about it."
At this moment, he felt extremely resentful of himself and Lu Yang.
If their family hadn't split up, they could have earned a lot of money, enough to cover Lu Yao's medical expenses.
We shouldn't let those who harmed Lu Yao like this go unpunished just because of some medical expenses.
But now, it's too late to say all this.
He had to raise the medical expenses as soon as possible, and couldn't let Lu Yao's condition worsen.
After he left, Officer Qi said to the officer next to him, "They don't look like rich people at all. I heard that they are from a rural family in the north. This Lu Yao is an orphan, and his mother remarried. They definitely don't have much money."
The elderly policeman standing nearby chimed in, "You can tell from the child's appearance that the family isn't well-off."
"This kid is a real worry for his parents. Born into a family like this, he finally got into university, but instead of studying hard, he hangs out with some shady characters. He'll get into trouble sooner or later."
Lu Jianjun returned to the hospital dejectedly. He did not go to see Lu Yao, but instead went to see Lu Yao's attending physician first.
He directly asked Lu Yao's attending physician how much it would cost to treat the injury.
The attending physician adjusted his glasses, thought for a moment, and said, "Craniotomy is quite expensive; it will cost at least 2,500."
"His leg is like this. Unless he goes to a big hospital abroad or a hospital in Kyoto, there might be a chance for a turnaround. In addition, you'll need to prepare at least 4,000 yuan for post-operative medical expenses."
Lu Jianjun only brought 800 yuan with him this time, which was all he could afford. He still owes 500 yuan in fines.
His heart was breaking. He nodded slightly, got up, and walked out of the office.
After returning to Lu Yao's side, he first poured Lu Yao a glass of water.
After watching Lu Yao finish his drink, he cautiously said, "I've spoken with the police, and they hope we can accept mediation."
Lu Yao's eyes immediately reddened, and Lu Jianjun quickly said, "Accepting mediation doesn't mean they won't bear legal responsibility; they still have to go to jail."
"It's just that your time in jail will be relatively short because your medical expenses are very high. I just asked your attending physician, and you have a blood clot in your brain. The treatment will cost 4,000 yuan."
Lu Yao was silent for a moment before asking, "Can 4,000 yuan cure my leg?"
Lu Jianjun revealed a smile that was more like a grimace: "Let's discuss this further and ask for more money. Then I'll take you to a major hospital in Kyoto for treatment."
"The medical facilities at Kyoto's major hospitals are definitely better than here."
Lu Yao was filled with disappointment. He said with great resentment, "Why are you so poor? Why did I end up with such a family?"
"Being bullied like this, you still have to write a letter of understanding and swallow your anger."
Lu Jianjun's eyes were a little red, and he choked up as he said, "You, you stay here by yourself for a while, I'm going out for a smoke."
He walked to the end of the corridor, where no one was around, and cried his heart out, feeling that he had lived a very stifled life for the past 40 years.
He still felt he should help Lu Yao get revenge, so he inquired around and finally found out the contact information for the publicity department of Shandong University after two days.
He immediately called the publicity department, where Chen Ning and Zhou Yunkai were chatting.
Suddenly the phone rang. Zhou Yunkai walked to the phone, answered it, and Lu Jianjun's voice came through immediately.
“I’m looking for Lu Yang. I’m his father.”
Lu Jianjun answered me decisively, which startled Zhou Yunkai. He said somewhat awkwardly, "You've dialed the wrong number. We don't have anyone named Lu Yang here. This is Yangcheng Wholesale Factory."
"What kind of goods are you looking to buy? We only sell ten items or more at a time, we don't sell retail."
Lu Jianjun was immediately speechless; he had spent most of his life in the village.
I've only ever dealt with a few small vendors in the county; I've never really dealt with people from big cities.
For a moment he didn't know what to say, so he said he would hang up the phone first.
Zhou Yunkai breathed a sigh of relief. He and Lu Yang were roommates, so he naturally knew what kind of person Lu Yang's father was.
Last year, Lu Jianjun even went so far as to spread rumors among the teachers who were on a business trip to the provincial capital, claiming that Lu Yang treated them badly.
Lu Jianjun's rumors had a serious impact on Lu Yang. Although Lu Yang himself didn't care, as a friend, he felt it was really unbelievable that Lu Yang would have such a father.
After thinking about it, he still felt it was necessary to tell Lu Yang about this, since his father's visit to him was probably not for anything good.
Zhou Yunkai, with a stern face, said to Chen Ning beside him, "If anyone calls looking for Lu Yang later, just say that we're a wholesale market and there's nothing to do with Lu Yang here."
Chen Ning blinked, her face full of gossip: "I just heard it. They said it was Lu Yang's dad, the one who spread rumors about Lu Yang, beat his parents, and robbed people along the way, right?"
Zhou Yunkai was speechless. He had forgotten that back then, the rumors about Lu Yang were very widespread, so many people knew about them. Although they were later clarified, many people still looked at Lu Yang with a strange expression.
Zhou Yunkai was too lazy to explain, but he reminded him not to say that this was the publicity department of Shandong University.
Chen Ning smiled and, after Zhou Yunkai left, continued with her work.
Zhou Yunkai ran out of the school quickly. At this time, Lu Yang was most likely at his restaurant.
He went to two different food and beverage outlets before finally finding Lu Yang online. Sweating profusely, he told Lu Yang, "Your dad just called the school's publicity department. He's definitely not looking for you with anything good."
“My classmate called me and said that Lu Yao was beaten up by more than 10 thugs and hospitalized. He's not expecting you to pay Lu Yao's medical bills, is he?”
Lu Yang smiled faintly and said, "Of course, what else could he want from me besides money?"
Zhou Yunkai immediately covered his face, speechless: "Why doesn't he ask those 10-odd people who beat him to pay for Lu Yao's medical expenses? Why does he have to come to you?"
Lu Yang said coldly, "Of course he's unwilling. If he really took the money from those 10-plus people, wouldn't he have to issue a letter of understanding?"
“Lu Yao was beaten so badly, of course he wished all 10-odd people were dead. How could he be willing to issue a letter of forgiveness? But he has no money, so he came up with the idea of coming to me.”
Thinking of this, Lu Yang couldn't help but laugh: "He's quite capable. Even though he's far away in Shanghai, he can still find the contact information for our Shandong University and call us here."
Zhou Yunkai looked at him speechlessly: "How can you still laugh?"
Lu Yang glanced at his hand, then laughed and said, "What else could I possibly do? Should I have to cry again?"
“We issue membership cards at our store. Take one and you’ll get a 30% discount on all your future meals when you treat others to something. Thank you so much for doing me this favor.”
“Although he is so far away from us, even if I insist on not paying Lu Yao’s medical expenses, he can’t do anything to me, but it won’t sound good if word gets out.”
Zhou Yunkai sighed deeply. He envied Lu Yang for having such a large fortune, but also felt sorry for Lu Yang for not having an easy life.
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