“Rich people really do talk differently. In my past life… I wanted someone to scold me, ‘What else do you have besides money?’” Hua Kai said casually, almost spitting out her own words.
Ye Yifan laughed when he heard this: "Then I will definitely make you realize this wish twice as much in the future. In the future, people will say to you, besides being good-looking, highly educated, and rich, what else do you have?"
Hua Kai burst out laughing: "Are you serious? Is this an insult or a compliment?"
Ye Yifan said, "This is simply stating the facts."
Amidst laughter and conversation, the car arrived at the building where Hua Kai rented a house, and Ye Yifan parked the car.
Hua Kai glanced at her watch: "It's getting late, you should go back early. I'll be back the day after tomorrow, and then we'll go to the provincial capital on Saturday night. We can go and check out two shops on Sunday."
Ye Yifan said, "Okay, then I'll come pick you up on Saturday night."
"Then I'll go back." With that, Hua Kai got out of the car.
Ye Yifan also got out of the car and escorted Hua Kai into the building. He only left after hearing her open the door and talk to Hua Qingyi.
After returning home, the brother and sister packed up the media's belongings and a lot of books, taking back anything they didn't need.
The brother and sister returned home early the next morning.
Hua Qingyang was also on holiday and was waiting for his older brother and sister to come back. When he saw them return, he happily told them some funny stories about his family.
Hua Kai still cared about her younger brother's studies and asked him how he did on his final exams.
Hua Qingyang was quite confident in himself: "Sister, I think I can rank in the top 20 of the grade."
Hua Kai nodded: "This result is not bad, but you still need to keep working hard. The more stable the better. You still have more than a year. If you work hard, you can go to high school. It's not that I won't let you go to a vocational school, but that I will give you more options."
Hua Qingyang said, "I know, sister. I will definitely work hard. Even if I go to a vocational school, I will get good grades. Then the teachers will pay attention to me."
Hua Qingyi smiled and said, "Qingyang's thinking is quite thorough and mature."
Hua Qingyang laughed and said, "Of course, you and my sister are both successful. If I were to hold them back, wouldn't people laugh at me?"
Before she finished speaking, Hua Kai had put away everything she had brought back.
In the morning, her parents went to the market, so when Huakai saw that it was almost time, she started making lunch so that her parents could eat something ready when they came back.
Hua Qingyi and Hua Qingyang also helped out, and soon the aroma of the food wafted out.
After noon, Lin Wenji and Gu Lanyan returned from packing up their stall, and the family ate lunch together.
Before they could even finish eating and clear the dishes, a child came in. It was the neighbor's child of Fourth Uncle. The child called out to Hua Wanjiang, "Uncle, Grandpa Hua fell down at the door and has been taken to the township hospital. Uncle Hai asked me to tell your family."
Upon hearing this, Hua Wanjiang quickly said to Gu Lanyan, "I'll go take a look first." With that, he picked up his cotton-padded coat and went out.
Hua Kai said to Hua Qingyi, "Brother, you should go too, so that Dad won't be unable to handle anything on his own, and you can come back and report if anything happens over there."
Hua Qingyi also put on his cotton-padded coat: "Okay, then I'll go too." He then chased after Hua Wanjiang and went out.
Gu Lanyan quickly took out a hundred yuan from her pocket and gave it to Hua Qingyang: "Run quickly, give this to your older brother, you can't go to the hospital without money."
Hua Qingyang said to Gu Lanyan, "Mom, I'll go take a look too. I won't go into the hospital. If anything happens, I can run fast and come back quickly." After saying that, he took the money and chased after her.
Hua Kai and Gu Lanyan tidied up the dishes and then sat on the edge of the kang (a heated brick bed) waiting for news while talking.
Gu Lanyan picked up the half-knitted sweater on the kang (a heated brick bed), knitted a few stitches, but still felt uneasy. She put it down and said, "I don't know how it will turn out."
Hua Kai was also uncertain: "I'm afraid I'll bump my head. If it's just my legs, I can rest for a few months at most, but if I bump my head, it will be troublesome."
Gu Lanyan said, "That's right. There was an old man in Mengjiatun who fell down and got his head stuck on a rock. He immediately lost consciousness and went to the city. They said he needed to open his head and have surgery, which would cost tens of thousands of yuan. His family couldn't afford it, and he died three days after they brought him back. I just hope your grandpa doesn't bump his head."
Hua Kai also knows about medical care at this time, and of course, she knows that many rural families at this time give up on treatment for serious illnesses due to their limited financial situation.
She said, "Let's wait a little longer. This can't be rushed. Besides, my third uncle is in the village. He can handle anything that happens there. If we really need to go to the city, we still have my aunt. She's been in the city for many years and knows it better than we do."
Gu Lanyan nodded: "That's true, but why do I still feel so uneasy?"
Hua Kai poured Gu Lanyan a cup of hot water: "Drink some water, it shouldn't be that serious."
At this moment, Jiang Lanfeng arrived, sat down inside, and told Gu Lanyan about Hua Zhongzhi's fall: "I just went to my second aunt's house on East Street for a while. When I passed by Hua Wanhai's house, there were quite a few people gathered at his door talking about this. They said that since it was just the start of winter vacation, the kids have all started playing wildly. Hua Wanhai's son poured water and froze it at the door, then slid on it. As a result, the old man didn't know and slipped and fell when he came out."
Hua Kai quickly asked, "Feng Gu, have you heard how badly you fell?"
Jiang Lanfeng said, "I heard that the old man can't stand up anymore. He fell and hurt his back, not his legs. His legs weren't injured, but he can't use them and they don't obey him. Anyway, the village's barefoot doctor said it's not good. It might be a lumbar spine injury."
Hua Kai's heart sank when she heard this. Injuring her lumbar spine would most likely require surgery and could even lead to paralysis. This was probably a serious matter. She had been worried about injuring her head before, but she hadn't expected that her lumbar and cervical spine were also dangerous areas.
Gu Lanyan wasn't quite sure what Jiang Lanfeng meant, so she asked again, "Sister Feng, is this serious?"
Jiang Lanfeng nodded: "The barefoot doctor said that if the lumbar spine is really injured, then it is very likely that I will never be able to stand up again."
Gu Lanyan was so shocked she couldn't close her mouth: "What? It's that serious?"
Seeing how nervous Gu Lanyan was, Jiang Lanfeng still comforted her, "This means it's the most serious possibility. It's not necessarily that serious for your grandfather. Don't worry too much."
Hua Kai is feeling uncertain right now; she has a bad feeling about this whole thing.
Jiang Lanfeng sat there for a while, but seeing that Gu Lanyan was in a bad mood, she went home first.
Another half hour later, Hua Qingyang ran back: "Mom, my grandpa went to the city hospital. They said it's very serious. My dad and my brother went with him."
Upon hearing this, Hua Kai was fairly certain that Hua Chongzhi was seriously injured. She asked Hua Qingyang, "Who went with him?"
Hua Qingyang said, "My third uncle hired a van. My dad, my eldest brother, and my third and fourth uncles went."
"Didn't Second Uncle go?" Hua Kai asked again.
Hua Qingyang shook his head: "It seems that Grandma fainted at the hospital, so Second Uncle stayed to take care of her."
Hua Kai asked, "Have Second Uncle and Grandma returned yet?"
Hua Qingyang said, "I don't know. I saw Dad and my older brother leave with Grandpa, so I rushed back."
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