Chapter 56 The Child Almost Starved to Death

Lin Zhixian was worried that the child would really starve to death if they were any later, so he hurriedly pulled him out without caring about anything else: "Now is not the time to worry about this. The most important thing now is to call home and ask someone to go to your house to rescue the child."

Seeing that he was still stupid and dumbfounded, Lin Zhixian said, "Mr. Li, since you came to me for fortune-telling, this is your son's only chance of survival. Even if you don't believe me, you won't disregard your son's life, right?"

"Yes." His son was his lifeblood, and nothing could happen to him. Li came to his senses and asked, "Where can I go to make a phone call?"

Lin Zhixian came out and asked Sanxiangu: "Mom, can our phone make international long-distance calls?"

The Three Fairies said, "There's no one abroad, so why are you driving an international long-distance trip? Do you have too much money and nowhere to spend it?"

"Then where can we take international long-distance calls?" Lin Zhixian asked.

"It's a telephone booth on the street." San Xiangu asked, "Why are you asking this?"

"I want to make a call to the mainland." Lin Zhixian said.

The three fairy girls looked at Li Sheng and understood in their hearts: "Emergency?"

"It's a matter of life and death." Lin Zhixian said.

The three fairies were shocked. "You need to buy a phone card to make international long-distance calls. If you are in a hurry, go find Ah Zhen. Her son Ah Lin is studying in the United States. She calls from time to time to ask about her situation. She should have a phone card."

"Okay." Lin Zhixian took Li Sheng inside to the ice house to find Aunt Zhen: "Aunt Zhen, do you still have international long-distance calling cards here? Can you lend me one first?"

"Yes." Aunt Zhen came over and looked at Li Sheng with some curiosity: "Why, who are you going to call?"

Lin Zhixian: "Something urgent."

Auntie Zhen took out an international long-distance calling card from her drawer and asked, "Do you know how to make international long-distance calls? Do you want me to teach you?"

"That would be great." Lin Zhixian said hurriedly, "Aunt Zhen, please help me."

Although they can figure it out themselves, time is life at this moment.

Aunt Zhen took Lin Zhixian and Mr. Li to a telephone booth on the street, inserted a card and dialed a number. "Where do you want to call?"

"Mainland." Lin Zhixian said.

"Phone number?" Aunt Jane asked.

Mr. Li gave a phone number.

"You need to transfer and wait for a while." Aunt Zhen said after the call was connected.

After waiting for several minutes, the call was finally connected. Mr. Li took the phone and said to the person on the other end, "Auntie Fei, this is Li Jianguo. Can you help me go to my house to see if my wife and children are at home?"

Mr. Li still refused to believe that his wife had cheated on him.

Lin Zhixian couldn't bear to listen any longer and grabbed the phone: "Hello, Auntie Fei, Mr. Li's son is now alone at home and has not eaten for several days. Please open the door immediately, rescue the child and send him to the hospital for treatment."

"What?" The fat lady was startled.

"Please." Lin Zhixian said.

"Oh, okay, okay, I'll go right away." Auntie Fat quickly hung up the phone.

Auntie Fat hung up the phone and ran out in a hurry.

"Fatty, where are you going?" Lao Qi from the same village asked when he saw her.

"Oh, it's Li Jianguo. He just called and said that his son has been locked up at home for several days and is almost starving to death. He asked me to go and rescue him." The fat lady said as she ran.

"No way?" Old Seven also ran over: "Didn't they say Li Jianguo went to Hong Kong City and wouldn't be back for a week? Why did he call you? Where's his wife?"

"Who knows where he is hanging out?" The fat lady pouted, "He has not been seen for a few days."

"Could something have happened?" Lao Qi also became worried.

"What could possibly happen to her?" Auntie Fatty said this, but she was still worried in her heart: "Let's go quickly."

The two ran along the way and met many villagers on the way. They asked about the situation and followed them after learning the situation. Soon they arrived at the house rented by Li Jianguo. They knocked on the door for a long time but no one answered. Finally, the fat lady took out the key and opened the door. Where was Li Jianguo's wife? Instead, he found his dying son in the corner!

"Oh my God, what's going on? Where is Lin Meiyun? Where did she go? Why is there no one to take care of the child?" The seventh child shouted: "How many days has she been hungry?"

"Who knows where he went to fool around?" Auntie Fatty couldn't help but feel distressed when she saw the little thing. "I've never seen such a cruel mother, locking her child up at home, not giving him food or water. Is she going to starve him to death?"

Everyone was very angry.

I have never seen such a vicious person. He is my own son after all. How could he do such a heartless thing?

"What should we do now?" asked the seventh brother. "The child looks like he is dying."

"Why don't we go back and give him some rice syrup to drink." Another Auntie Ge said, "He has been hungry for days and I don't know if he can eat. His stomach must be unable to bear it. We can only feed him rice syrup."

"I'm afraid something might happen." Another villager said, "Children breathe in less than they breathe out, maybe--"

Everyone understood what he meant, it might be gone at any time.

If this falls into their hands, who knows whether Li Jianguo will blame them when he returns home?

Auntie Fat remembered what Lin Zhixian had said: "Then send him to the hospital. He's still got a breath left, so the doctors will be able to save him, right?"

"Then I'll take you there." Lao Qi said, "I'll go back and ride my bike."

"Why ride a car? How long will it take to get there? Just call a taxi and ask Li Jianguo to reimburse the fare. He can't not pay for the cost of saving his son, right?"

"Yes, yes, yes. Then I'll go call a taxi." Lao Qi ran out.

Auntie Fei carefully carried the child out, and before getting in the car, she remembered, "Lao Lai, go to my store. If Li Jianguo calls, tell him what happened and ask him to come back quickly. And tell my husband to stop wandering around and come back to guard the store."

She can help send the patient to the hospital for care, but it certainly can't be done for too long.

After all, she has a home and a shop to take care of, so it is impossible for her to help Li Jianguo take care of the children all the time.

Not long after Lao Lai arrived at the grocery store of Auntie Fatty, Li Jianguo called him. Lao Lai had something to say: "Hey, Li Jianguo, you should hurry back. Your wife has gone somewhere and locked the children at home. They have nothing to eat or drink and are almost starving to death."

"Is my Xiaobao okay now?" Li Jianguo's heart suddenly rose.

Lao Lai said, "I can't say for sure. Auntie Fatty and Lao Qi have already sent the child to the hospital. It depends on whether the doctors can save him. You should stay out here and come back as soon as possible. Your wife is really heartless. She treated such a young child so cruelly. Even a tiger won't eat its own cubs."

Lao Lai kept on talking, but Li Jianguo could no longer hear him.

After hanging up the phone, his legs went limp and he knelt on the ground with a thump: "My little treasure."