Changshun was completely at a loss. Old Man Guan must have gone to the Li family's house, but he didn't know the Li family's address. His mother was waiting for surgery. What should he do?
Changshun lingered at the entrance for a while, smoked two cigarettes, and then ran into the street.
The Li family was also very lively today. Li Xiu, Li Mei, Zhao Na, Chen Chengping, Uncle Ge, and Aunt Yuan were all celebrating the festival together. Just as they were about to eat, Li Mancang's phone rang.
Li Mancang glanced at the unfamiliar phone number. Just as he was about to answer, Old Man Guan called out from his wheelchair, "Mancang, come here."
Old Man Guan: "What is it, Uncle Guan?"
Old Man Guan: "Whose call was that?"
Li Mancang glanced at the caller ID. "Don't recognize this person. What's up, Uncle Guan?"
Old Man Guan gestured for Li Mancang to push him aside and whispered, "If anyone looks for me later, just say I went to the suburbs. If you want to find me, it will take at least four hours to get there and back."
Li Mancang looked completely bewildered. "What did you do now?"
"Never mind that, just finish this call and come over for dinner. We didn't have a family reunion dinner on the 30th, so you should eat more on the 15th."
The phone rang for the fourth time before Li Mancang answered and turned on the recording function. "Hello, who is this?"
"Hello, I'm from XX Street. I'd like to ask if you know where Grandpa Guan is?" the other party asked politely. The street office had obtained Li Mancang's phone number from the police station.
Old Man Guan was right; it really was him they were looking for. "May I ask what business you have with Old Man Guan?"
The other party said, "It's like this, Mr. Guan's wife, Mrs. Cao, was hit by a flowerpot that fell from upstairs today and is currently in the hospital receiving emergency treatment."
Li Mancang... This old bastard attacked the old lady?
"Well, Grandpa Guan was just discharged from the hospital today. He can't move his legs and is still in bed. You should inform Grandma Cao's son instead."
There was a few seconds of silence on the other end, then the staff member continued, "Grandma Cao's son already knows, but he's having some financial difficulties and can't afford the emergency treatment costs right now. Let's see if Grandpa Guan can cover it for him."
Li Mancang: "Ah? Grandpa Guan paid for it? The old man hasn't had any income for many years. He borrowed a lot of money from me before. I even paid for his medical expenses when he was discharged from the hospital today. You should let Grandma Cao's son figure out a way to handle it himself. Don't delay Grandma Cao's treatment."
The staff member on the other end paused for a few seconds. "Well then, is Grandpa Guan at your house? We'll try to call him, but we can't get through to him."
"Grandpa Guan has a relative in the countryside. He was discharged from the hospital today and went back to his hometown," Li Mancang said, making excuses.
The other party said, "Could you please help me contact Grandpa Guan? After all, the old lady has been with him for so many years. Logically speaking, the old man should know about the old lady's situation."
Li Mancang: "That makes sense. Grandpa Guan has been hospitalized for so long this time, and we haven't seen Grandma. She didn't go after she was discharged either. When we asked, the old man just shook his head and didn't say anything. We don't know what's going on. I don't have the village's contact information either. Well, I'll try my best to contact her. If I can't get in touch with her, I'll go to the village. The village is a bit far, and the old man won't be back until evening. Please tell Grandma Cao's son not to delay Grandma's medical treatment."
"Okay, thank you for your hard work." The staff member hung up the phone and looked at Zhou Changshun on the other end.
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