Chapter 100 Risk
Li Banxia smiled and nodded.
Their eyes met briefly before looking away. Song Yuanzhi smiled and said, "The hotel has been arranged. You've been on the train all night, so go to the hotel to rest for a while and have some breakfast..."
After arriving at the hotel by car, he led everyone upstairs.
The whole family lived on one floor, with couples sharing a room and unmarried young people sharing a room.
After bringing the people over, Song Yuanzhi glanced at his watch and said to Li Erge and Li Banxia, "I'll go back first. I'll call you after the hospital check-up is finished. If you need anything, just tell the front desk."
“Okay, you go first, we’ll pack up and then come over,” said Brother Li.
After Song Yuanzhi left, Li Erge and Li Banxia discussed that those who were tired could catch up on sleep at the hotel, while those who wanted to go to the hospital could freshen up and have breakfast at the breakfast restaurant on the third floor. They would meet up on the third floor later.
No one had any objections.
Li Banxia had a large room to herself. She was sweating profusely in the sweltering heat of the train, so she quickly showered, changed into dry clothes, and went up to the third floor.
Everyone had arrived.
Li Banxia and Li Erge exchanged a glance, both feeling gratified.
After breakfast, I took a taxi to the hospital, and the examination was just finished.
But the results will take several hours to come out.
Li's father and mother have barely slept since they arrived in the car. Li's second brother advised them to go back to the hotel first, eat, wash up, and rest, along with Li's eldest brother and sister-in-law.
"No need, we can handle it..."
Li's mother didn't want to go back. The blue-eyed foreigner's words were too unpleasant; he said the surgery was risky and they couldn't guarantee whether the person would survive the operation...
Furthermore, they will not agree to surgery if the test results are not satisfactory.
Her heart felt like it was nailed there, stuck between two worlds, aching terribly. How could she sleep until the results came out?
Second Brother Li glanced at First Brother Li.
Brother Li nodded and said, "Mom and Dad, what the second brother said is right. After the results come out, it's time for surgery. You haven't had a proper rest for several days. If you don't conserve your energy now, you won't have the strength for the surgery."
Mr. Li glanced at his elder brother and then put his arm around Mrs. Li's shoulder.
He chimed in, "The eldest is right. With the second and Yuanzhi here, let's go back and rest first. The third will need our time more in the future. We can't act rashly; we need to take it slow and steady."
Li's mother turned to look at Li's father, then glanced at her worried children, and nodded.
Li Erge quickly gave Li Banxia a wink, and Li Banxia went up and took her mother's arm, "Mom, I'll take you back. We can still catch the hotel's breakfast in time. Let's eat our fill and get some rest."
Li's mother nodded.
Li Erge left his two sons behind and sent everyone else back to the hotel.
The results aren't out yet, so what are all these people doing here?
And there's no need to stand guard.
The results came out at 3 p.m.
Song Yuanzhi called the hotel, and Li Banxia answered. Upon receiving the news, the group immediately rushed to the hospital.
"...If the family has no objections, the surgery should be performed as soon as possible, because the longer it is delayed, the greater the damage to the nerves compressed in the brain will be. If the blood clot is not removed, the person may never wake up and will become a true vegetative state." Song Yuanzhi's classmate patiently explained the science to them.
Everyone's heart skipped a beat as they looked at Li's father and mother.
Li's mother's hands were trembling, and Li's father held them.
The couple exchanged a glance, their attitude as firm as when they decided to transfer the patient to another hospital, and said, "Please arrange the surgery immediately."
Song Yuanzhi's classmates breathed a sigh of relief.
“That’s great. I was worried you wouldn’t be willing to have brain surgery, since there are very few people willing to do it.”
Mr. Li shook his head, "As long as the person can recover, any risk is worth taking."
"Yes, no wonder Yuanzhi often praises Uncle, saying that you are a charismatic elder."
Song Yuanzhi's classmates smiled and reassured them, "Don't worry, everyone. As long as Brother Li takes good care of himself after the surgery, he will be able to recover at least 70% or 80% of his pre-injury condition."
"Okay, 70-80% is good."
Li's mother gripped her sweaty hand, a sense of hope spreading through her heart.
As long as he survives, given her man's abilities, he'll be able to restore the third son to his former condition sooner or later.
Hope also began to appear in Li's father's eyes.
Seeing that everyone's expressions had relaxed, Song Yuanzhi's classmate smiled and said, "Uncle, the hospital requires a prepayment for the surgery before arranging it. My suggestion is to deposit 20,000 yuan first, with any overpayment refunded and any underpayment collected..."
"Twenty thousand?"
Brother Li exclaimed in surprise, muttering, "I thought it would be tens or hundreds of thousands. Thank God!"
Song Yuanzhi's classmate laughed and said, "It's not that exaggerated. Twenty thousand should be about right. You guys discuss it, and I'll go find the teacher and tell him to arrange the surgery for you as soon as possible."
Thank you.
Song Yuanzhi patted his classmate on the shoulder, and the classmate said politely and turned to leave.
They left the two children from the second wife's family to watch over the place, while the rest of the people went back to the hotel to get the money.
Song Yuanzhi sent over a sum of money, but Li's father and mother refused it.
“Your aunt and uncle also gave it. We all thought it would be tens of thousands, so we brought it all. If it's only 20,000, we can still afford it,” said Mr. Li.
Song Yuanzhi insisted, saying, "When I was a child, my third brother took care of me a lot, and I want to do my part for him. It's not much money, but it's my heartfelt wish."
"Keep it; it's a token of affection between the brothers," Li's mother nodded.
Mr. Li, Ms. Li, and their children discussed it and agreed that they would contribute 10,000 yuan.
The remaining ten thousand will be covered by the siblings.
Including Song Yuanzhi's three thousand, everyone else contributed three thousand, totaling twelve thousand. Adding the ten thousand from Li's father and mother, the total came to twenty-two thousand.
When additional money is needed, the siblings will cover it.
Li's mother decided, "This money can be repaid by the third son slowly in the future."
Li Sange's two children knelt down and kowtowed, saying, "Consider this money a loan from us siblings, and we will pay it back later."
Li Banxia sighed, helped the two of them up, and took them to the hospital to pay the bill.
“I’m going back to the hospital to see my classmate, I’ll take Sister Xiaxia there,” Song Yuanzhi said.
Su Lao Er gave Song Yuanzhi a deep look, then, remembering what Su Youfu had said about his mother and Song Youzhi, he pursed his lips, grabbed Su Lao San, and followed behind into the car.
Song Yuanzhi glanced at the mirror but said nothing.
They arrived at the hospital in silence, where Song Yuanzhi parted ways with the mother and her two children. Su Lao Er's brows were furrowed in worry.
Li Banxia went to pay the fee.
Su Laosan clutched his stomach, "Mom, my second brother and I went to the toilet. It must be that the lunch at the hotel was dirty..."
"Serves you right! You ate so many watermelons, who else would get diarrhea if not you!" Old Su glared at him.
Su Laosan grabbed Su Laoer and ran, and they ran up two floors before finding an empty space.
While squatting on the toilet, he chatted with Su Lao Er, "Second brother, do you think Mom and Dad's divorce was just a spur-of-the-moment decision? We haven't seen the divorce certificate, and I have a feeling... hey, do you think Mom might be bluffing us?"
"What are you trying to scam? What do you have that's worth scamming?" Su Lao Er leaned against the wall in the stairwell and said disdainfully.
Su Laosan proudly declared, "Because I'm Mom's most obedient lackey son!"
Su Lao Er scoffed.
The two had just left when Song Yuanzhi came out. Looking at the brothers' backs, his brows furrowed slightly and his eyes darkened.
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