The old man said on the phone that Guo's family was borrowing money to buy a house, but Chen Hong knew immediately that the old man was lying to him.
Chen Hong knew Aunt Guo well; in the past, when Aunt Guo's family came to visit relatives during the Spring Festival, Chen Hong had even accompanied the guests.
She only had one brother from her maternal family, and her brother's family had two daughters. The old man's thinking was different from that of ordinary rural people. Neither of his daughters stayed with him; they both got married and moved away.
One married a man in Inner Mongolia, and the other married a man in Xinjiang; both of their husbands were soldiers.
They're living a good life, so they don't need to borrow money from their aunt to buy a house!
Needless to say, Chen Hong knew that the money being lent at this time was definitely going to Yu Hai's family.
The village elders are a very sentimental couple; they would definitely lend a hand if their cousin was hospitalized.
Chen Hong chuckled inwardly. It must have been Aunt Guo who instructed the village chief to keep this from her. The old lady was very perceptive and probably afraid that telling her would put her in a difficult position.
This is also why Chen Hong is willing to treat the village elders as family.
Some people might think that the village chief is overestimating himself, helping others but also binding those around him, and that he is overstepping his bounds and implicating Chen Hong.
To be honest, Chen Hong wasn't too concerned about the village chief's actions. She believed that if there were more grassroots officials like village chiefs, society would be a warmer place.
Although, in the past two years, as she has earned more and more money, the village chief has gradually developed an idea of "robbing the rich to help the poor".
This is actually normal. When everyone around you is incapable, when something goes wrong, you can only helplessly bear it together.
However, when one or more people in a group develop some ability, they will definitely stand out and be relied upon by everyone. When something happens, everyone hopes that this capable person will lend a helping hand.
As long as it's not excessive, Chen Hong wants to help those around her as much as she can. She's happy that everyone is well-off and living good lives.
Of course, if you don't work hard and just rely on her help, Chen Hong definitely won't do it, after all, she has no obligation to earn money for anyone's family.
Even with her own brother and sister, she would only help them get started and accompany them for a while, leaving their future development to their own efforts.
Not to mention the villagers who had nothing to do with her; she disdained to help those hopeless cases.
That evening, Yu Hai received a call from the village chief, who told him that a buyer had been found for the house, but he would need to come forward himself to negotiate the price, sign the agreement, and hand over the property certificate.
In addition, he needs to write an IOU for the 100,000 yuan that was raised for him. After all, this amount of money is not small, and the village chief also borrowed it. Without proof, he cannot explain it to his family.
Yu Hai breathed a sigh of relief and said he would rush back to the village early the next morning to finish the house sale and loan in one trip.
After hanging up the phone, Yu Hai rushed into the attending physician's office. He would have money in his hand soon, and he needed to ask someone to arrange his father's surgery as soon as possible.
The next day, Yu Hai entrusted his father to his wife and caregiver, flew back to Rongcheng, signed the house sale agreement at noon, handed over the property certificate, and received 38,000 yuan in payment.
After having lunch at the village chief's house, in front of Uncle Erhu and his uncle Yu Zhaozhong, he wrote an IOU for 100,000 yuan and received a thick stack of cash from the village chief.
Yu Zhaozhong is a man of integrity and honesty, just as his name suggests. When his own brother fell ill, he did not hesitate to help.
With his children leaving home to work, the old man abandoned his wife, took 20,000 yuan with him, and flew to Jinan that very afternoon with the village chief and Yu Hai.
Yu Hai led his uncle and village chief cousin back to Jinan. They didn't even go home. After getting off the plane, the three of them took a taxi directly to the hospital.
When Yu Zhaozhong and the village chief entered the hospital ward and saw their old friend in such a state, they couldn't bear it!
Tears streamed down the two old men's faces as they gripped their brother's hands, lamenting how difficult his life had been.
When Yu Zhaohua saw that people from his hometown had come, he felt uneasy.
The three brothers grew up together, with an age difference of only three or four years. It wasn't so noticeable back in their hometown, but after only two years apart, they look like three generations old!
Yu Zhaozhong is three or four years older than the village chief and Yu Zhaohua. He has a normal appearance and you can tell at a glance that he is a sixty-year-old man.
Yu Zhaohua looked more than ten years older, with a head full of sparse white hair and a face full of wrinkles, looking like he was in his seventies or eighties.
Of the three, the village chief is the youngest and looks the most youthful, with a ruddy complexion and a straight posture. At first glance, some people would believe he is only in his forties or fifties!
Yu Zhaohua is in much better spirits today than he was two days ago. I don't know if it's a psychological effect or the effect of the medication, but the old man was even able to get up and sit for a while.
"You've come. I never expected that this illness would alarm you two and bring you here."
How was the journey? You must have had a lot of travel by train and bus, it must have been quite a hassle.
Yu Zhaohua's mind was still focused on the mode of transportation he used to get to Jinan.
With tears in his eyes, the village chief said to him, "We came by plane. It only took us a little over an hour to get from Weihai to Jinan. The journey was very fast and we didn't have to go through much trouble."
Get well soon. Now that there are flights, it's easy to go back to Weihai.
Once you're better, come back to Rongcheng with us! I think the air quality in Jinan isn't as good as in our hometown.
We coastal people are more used to living by the sea. Look at you, you've only been in Jinan for two years, how did you manage to ruin yourself like this?
Yu Zhaohua also missed home. "Yes, I'll listen to you. I've been away for so long, and I miss home too."
How's everything at home? How's Erhu? How are the clan leaders doing? Why didn't your wives come with you two this time?
I heard that Guoqing and Xiaofeng also bought a house in Jinan. It's not easy for you two to travel all this way, so take some time to go and check it out, see what the new house is like.”
Yu Zhaozhong: "Everything is fine at home, and the clan leaders are all in good health!"
Your two sisters-in-law can't come; they both have a lot of things to take care of at home, so how can they give them all up?
Just focus on getting better and don't worry about anything else. The surgery costs have been covered.
Don't worry, your family is here for you, they won't abandon you.
Yu Zhaohua nodded repeatedly with tears in her eyes: "I know, I know everything! I've been raising Yu Hai all by myself, and you've always been the ones helping our family."
We are brothers, so I won't say anything insincere. The next generation will only have one boy, so I will instruct Yu Hai to let the three brothers help each other out.
When brothers stick together, life gets better and better. You don't know until you experience hardship that your closest and dearest relatives are still your brothers back home!
Seeing that Yu Zhaohua didn't look well, the village chief quickly gave Yu Zhaozhong a look, and the two of them told Yu Zhaohua to lie down and rest before leaving the ward together.
Yu Hai arranged for a caregiver to stay with them and also followed the two elderly people out.
"Uncle, cousin, let me take you both home! We'll have dinner at your place tonight, and then I'll arrange a hotel for you to rest."
The village chief and Yu Zhaozhong exchanged a glance, and in front of Yu Hai, the chief said, "Brother, why does Brother Zhaohua look a little off? Is something wrong?"
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