In the light drizzle, a young girl was running wildly on the mountain road.
Her vision blurred, and she couldn't tell if it was tears or rain.
One sentence kept echoing in my mind: "Nianxue, your dad was gored by a cow."
He hit his head on a rock and got a big gash. You should go to the clinic to get it checked out!
Thinking of this, she ran even faster.
Fortunately, the village is not far from the town; it only takes about half an hour to get there.
In the ward, Su Jianguo lay lifeless on the bed, covered in blood, his eyes closed.
Su Nianxue's heart sank to the bottom. She asked Wang Lanhua, "What did the doctor say?"
"The doctor wants to transfer me to the county hospital and says I need to have surgery immediately, so we need to raise the money!"
Wang Lanhua looked anxious; her once rosy and plump face now appeared quite haggard.
"Then go and get the money. Take all the money in the house. Saving Dad is the most important thing."
Su Nianxue glanced at the unconscious man on the bed, her heart filled with panic.
“Where is there any money left in the house? This whole family eats and drinks for free!” Wang Lanhua shouted.
Su Nianxue gave her a deep look; Wang Lanhua was her stepmother.
He is extremely stingy, and his family doesn't even get to eat meat all year round.
But she saw Wang Lanhua secretly slip money to her younger brother several times. "Did you give all the money to your brother?"
Wang Lanhua jumped up upon hearing this, "I didn't..."
But seeing the accusatory and resentful look in her eyes, she couldn't bring herself to say anything more in defense.
"Now is not the time to talk about this. Let's think about how to raise money!"
"Your uncle is gone. Even if I go back to my parents' home now, I won't be able to get any money." Wang Lanhua blocked this path in advance.
Su Nianxue fell silent; that was indeed the truth.
"Then let's go borrow it!"
"Where can I borrow that much money? Who would lend it to you?"
Even if someone is willing to lend it, by the time you've run that far, your dad will probably be long gone... It has to be said, Wang Lanhua's words make sense.
"Then what do you suggest we do? We can't just sit here and wait, can we?" She stared intently at Wang Lanhua.
Wang Lanhua's eyes darted around. "I do have a way to save your father."
"you say!"
"Didn't Gu Yanbai come to our house to propose marriage a few days ago?"
"He even said he's willing to offer more dowry, why don't you go and beg him?" Wang Lanhua looked at her eagerly.
Su Nianxue was stunned. A few days ago, Gu Yanbai did send someone to her home to propose marriage, but she refused outright.
Gu Yanbai is no good person; he's a notorious good-for-nothing in the surrounding area.
He idles away his days, all he does is ride his bicycle around aimlessly.
Moreover, the last time she was washing clothes by the river, he actually... whistled at her.
She understood what Wang Lanhua meant; she wanted her to agree to marry Gu Yanbai in exchange for the dowry money to save her father.
But……
She didn't want to marry him.
"Let's think of other ways; perhaps there's more than one path."
"I thought you cared a lot about Dad, but this is all..."
Beside Wang Lanhua, a girl whose face bore a resemblance to her curled her lip in disdain.
"Su Jiaojiao, even at a time like this, you're still making sarcastic remarks."
Even though you're not my dad's biological child, he still raised you all these years.
Aren't you worried about him at all?
Su Nianxue and Su Jiaojiao don't get along. Ever since Su Jiaojiao came to the Su family, the two have been fighting.
This time is no exception.
Su Jiaojiao is the daughter of Wang Lanhua and her previous husband.
Her original name was Wu Jiaojiao. Later, she married into the Su family with her mother and changed her surname to Su Jiaojiao.
"Of course I'm worried!"
But what can I do?
"I wanted to exchange it for betrothal money, but they didn't even want me!" She said, sounding worried, but there was no trace of concern in her eyes.
Seeing that she was still hesitating, Wang Lanhua immediately knelt down on the ground.
"Nianxue, I beg you, please save your father."
"If something happens to your dad, not to mention me, you also have two younger brothers! What will we do then?"
Su Nianxue quickly helped her up, saying, "Get up first."
"I won't get up unless you agree."
Nianxue, I beg you, this is the only way now.
Please save your father, save our family!
Wang Lanhua refused to get up no matter what.
Su Jianguo must not get into trouble!
If he were gone, how would she, a single woman with several children, manage to survive?
Su Nianxue really wanted to help her up, but she was so fat and round that she couldn't lift her up.
The person on the bed grew increasingly pale; if surgery wasn't performed soon, he would truly die.
Su Nianxue felt a sharp pang of sadness in her heart.
Her mother was a sent-down youth who later found a way to leave her and her father behind and return to the city.
A year later, Dad married Widow Wang from the village, and not only did she bring Su Jiaojiao with her, but they also had two sons in succession.
At first, her father cared about her, but later, with more children in the family, he couldn't pay attention to her anymore.
After that, she became completely invisible in the family.
When her grandparents were alive, they could still cherish her a little more.
Later, even her grandparents passed away, and she became a complete outsider.
Although she had many grievances against her father, she couldn't bear to watch him die.
"Okay, I'll save him."
She stood up indifferently and ignored her.
Once Wang Lanhua heard that she had agreed, there was no reason for her to continue kneeling, so she immediately stood up from the ground.
"Nianxue, you are truly your parents' good daughter."
Go now!
Your dad can't be delayed, if it takes too long...
Seeing the fake smile on her face, Su Nianxue felt even more bitter.
That's fine, let's leave it at that!
Time waits for no one, and she couldn't afford to waste any more time.
After leaving the hospital, she went straight to Siyuan Restaurant in town.
She had seen Gu Yanbai drinking with a group of people several times when she came to town.
She guessed she could find him here.
When she arrived at the restaurant, she hesitated.
I rejected him a few days ago, and now I'm taking the initiative to contact him again. Isn't that a bit unfair?
But remembering how weak and feeble Su Jianguo looked, she gritted her teeth and went straight inside.
Sure enough, he was drinking and chatting with a few people.
She gripped the hem of her clothes tightly with both hands, took a deep breath, and slowly walked up behind Gu Yanbai.
The people at the table quickly noticed her and began to tease her.
"Yanbai, a girl is looking for you."
"What a pretty girl, Yanbai, when did you start flirting with her?"
Hearing these teasing words, Su Nianxue felt both ashamed and angry, wishing she could disappear into the ground.
Gu Yanbai turned around and saw that it was her. He quickly put down his wine glass and stood up from his chair. "You... why are you here?"
"I...I...I need to talk to you about something, can we talk?" She managed to say the words with some difficulty.
Gu Yanbai nodded.
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