Chapter 131 Telling Mom and Dad they are quadruplets
Tens of thousands of yuan was an astronomical figure in the 1970s, an amount that an ordinary family could not earn in several lifetimes.
Grandpa and Mom and Dad should have enough savings combined, but Lin Shanshan definitely couldn't bring herself to ask. They didn't know if the school would be successful; it was their life's work and their retirement security, so they definitely couldn't touch it.
Gu Yiye looked at his young wife's furrowed brows, smoothed her eyebrows with his fingers, and asked, "How much of the gap is left?"
Lin Shanshan pursed her lips: "We're still short at least 130,000."
Gu Yiye thought for a moment and said, "Bai Xue should have it. I'll go and ask her."
Since we'll need her help anyway to find a professional doctor from Hong Kong Island to perform surgery on Shanshan, we might as well do both things at once and then pay her back double the money later.
Lin Shanshan's dark eyes were filled with shock. She understood how much Gu Yiye resisted acknowledging Bai Xue, but if he begged her for this, he would probably have to accept it.
Lin Shanshan's eyes were filled with tears. She knew in her heart that her Brother Gu was doing all this for her, to help her realize her dream.
Lin Shanshan was so moved that she couldn't say a word. She threw herself into Gu Yiye's arms and cried like a child.
Gu Yiye took out a handkerchief to wipe away her tears, kissed his wife's slightly swollen eyes, and said, "Shanshan, everything I did for you was voluntary. I didn't feel wronged."
It was nearly dusk, and the sunset painted the clouds on the horizon with a soft glow, a beautiful sight indeed!
Lin Shanshan said with a thick nasal tone, "I look at the sky at dawn and the clouds at dusk; I think of you whether I'm walking or sitting."
"Brother Gu, even though you're right here beside me, I still miss you terribly."
Gu Yiye affectionately pinched Lin Shanshan's tear-reddened nose and laughed, "You're just good at sweet talk!"
Lin Shanshan grinned foolishly and took Gu Yiye's hand as they got into the car.
It was already late when the two went to a state-run restaurant in Xingcheng for dinner, and then spent the night at a guesthouse.
The next morning, Gu Yiye and Lin Shanshan ate some breakfast and set off on their journey.
Lunch was food taken from their spatial storage, which the two ate in the car without wasting any time. Before 6 p.m., Gu Yiye and Lin Shanshan arrived in Hai City.
The two went back to the Lin family home first. As soon as they got inside, they told Lin's parents that they were pregnant with quadruplets.
Lin's parents frowned, their faces full of worry. Lin's mother said, "My dear, these quadruplets are so dangerous! How could four of them come at once? It would have been so much better if they came one at a time."
Lin Shanshan was both amused and exasperated. Gu Yiye had looked just as worried when he heard that they were quadruplets.
She comforted them, saying, "Mom and Dad, it's okay, don't overthink it."
Lin's mother burst into tears. As a nurse, she understood the risks of multiple births to mothers better than anyone else.
Mr. Lin also said, "Last year, there was a pregnant woman who was carrying triplets. She almost died in the hospital during childbirth. She was saved after emergency treatment, but only one of the three babies survived. The mother's health also deteriorated."
"How can we not be worried!"
Lin Shanshan felt a little guilty and said weakly, "Isn't a C-section also an option?"
Lin's mother said, "Cesarean section is riskier. The technology is not mature yet, mainly because doctors have too little experience with it."
Seeing his parents-in-law sighing and pacing anxiously, Gu Yiye finally revealed his plan.
"Dad, Mom, don't worry. I heard that the C-section technique in Hong Kong is very advanced. Having a C-section is like treating a bad cold. Of course, there's definitely some exaggeration involved."
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