Although the residents of Chaoyang District disliked Yi Zhonghai, they weren't indifferent. While they didn't want to go down and rescue him, calling the police was still an option.
By the time the police arrived, Yi Zhonghai had already lost consciousness. Others didn't want to jump in to save him, but the police had no choice but to go down and pull Yi Zhonghai out.
Seeing that Yi Zhonghai had turned purple from the cold, people nearby were all talking about it, wondering how he had fallen. There was such a big sign right next to him; how could a normal person fall down for no reason?
The thought of Yi Zhonghai being struck by lightning made everyone keep a safe distance from him, lest they be affected if he were struck by lightning themselves.
Qin Huairu, who originally wanted to settle scores with Yi Zhonghai, actually smiled when she saw his miserable state.
Qin Huairu, who tripped and fell as soon as she woke up this morning, naturally knew who was behind it. Besides Xu Damao and the others, only Yi Zhonghai was still asleep; only Yi Zhonghai's door was open. This made Qin Huairu instinctively suspect Yi Zhonghai. However, Qin Huairu had no evidence, and could only suppress her resentment.
Qin Huairu, who was in a hurry to use the restroom, saw Yi Zhonghai's miserable state as soon as she stepped outside. This unexpectedly put Qin Huairu in a good mood.
The police officers at the local station didn't have time to deal with this. Upon arriving at the courtyard house, they removed the door from the deaf old woman's house. Then, they carried the door panel outside, carefully placed Yi Zhonghai on it, and carried him towards the hospital.
Yi Zhonghai was taken to the hospital, but the deaf old lady was left shivering at home from the cold. This inevitably made her resent Yi Zhonghai. She had originally thought Yi Zhonghai would finally settle down, but who knew he would cause such trouble again.
The deaf old woman couldn't understand why Yi Zhonghai was so unlucky. It was as if bad luck had been following him for the past few years. Basically, nothing good had ever happened to Yi Zhonghai.
But this brought joy to everyone else in the courtyard. Except for the deaf old lady who was worried, everyone else was very happy.
Everyone who was supposed to visit their elders for the New Year had already done so, leaving only those without relatives. Wei Hua was one of those people without relatives, so on the first day of the Lunar New Year, Wei Hua and Yang Tao didn't get up early; the three of them were still snuggled in bed.
Wei Hua naturally knew about yesterday's events, as the system rewards were still there. However, this time the rewards were significantly less generous. Besides 20 points of physique, there was less than 500 yuan in cash. Previously, the system rewards were at least a thousand times the normal amount, but this time it was only ten times the normal amount.
Wei Hua had long since stopped caring about this small reward. In order to spend more time with his wife, Wei Hua didn't get up until 9:30 in the morning, slowly getting up with Yang Tao.
They were both quite happy with the good start to the new year. After washing up with the child, they went into the kitchen. After pretending to cook for a while, they took out some goodies from their storage space and had a big feast with the child at home.
Since neither side had any relatives and the child was too young to understand, the three of them simply hid inside the space, which was much more comfortable than the outside world, where it was like spring all year round.
Wei Hua and the others were comfortable, but Yi Zhonghai was frozen stiff. The doctor even brought out a hot water bottle for Yi Zhonghai to warm up first.
While keeping Yi Zhonghai warm, they also quickly examined him. Because Yi Zhonghai landed on his buttocks, his spine was inevitably injured. In addition, having spent the night in the sewer, Yi Zhonghai was shivering uncontrollably when he arrived at the hospital.
Even after the test results came back, Yi Zhonghai was still shivering and remained in a semi-comatose state. This condition didn't improve until the second day of the Lunar New Year, and now Yi Zhonghai has slowly regained consciousness and the shivering has stopped.
Once his high fever subsided, Yi Zhonghai immediately called over the doctors and nurses.
"Doctor, doctor, how am I doing? How long will it take to get better?"
"Comrade, you can be discharged from the hospital after resting for another half month. However, I'm afraid you won't be able to stand for long periods of time in the future because your spine has been severely injured. In addition, being in the water for so long has caused some poor blood circulation. Your spine will be very painful in extreme weather."
"Especially since your legs have been injured before, and now they've been frozen for so long, walking will be a bit inconvenient in the future. You'll also get a lot of chilblains, so you'll feel especially uncomfortable in winter."
Upon hearing the doctor's words, Yi Zhonghai was completely stunned.
"Doctor, does what you're saying mean I'll be lame in the future?"
"It's possible that way. As for the specifics, it depends on your recovery. If you recover well, you should be able to walk normally without much problem, except for pain in extreme weather. However, you definitely won't be able to stand for long periods of time."
Hearing the doctor's words, Yi Zhonghai's heart sank. He never expected to fall so badly. He was walking there perfectly fine, but suddenly his body became uncontrollable and he fell.
If I had known this would happen, I shouldn't have gone to someone else's house to cause trouble. If I hadn't been walking too fast, I wouldn't have slipped. If I hadn't slipped, none of this would have happened.
No matter how much Yi Zhonghai regretted it, what was bound to happen had already happened. After the fever completely subsided, Yi Zhonghai stretched and moved around a bit.
It was fine when he wasn't moving, but as soon as he did, Yi Zhonghai found his feet were very numb. So numb that he could barely walk normally even while holding onto the bed. This frightened Yi Zhonghai, and he immediately called the doctor and nurses over again.
"Doctor, why are my feet so numb? Will this continue to happen to me in the future?"
"Your feet have been frozen in water at minus ten degrees Celsius for so long. How well do you think they can recover? Even normal people's feet can't withstand that, let alone yours which have only been healed for a short time. The cold has already penetrated into your bone marrow and meridians."
"Get down to bed immediately. The nurses will apply hot water bottles to your feet every day and massage them. This should help improve your condition, but it's best not to move around too much during this time. As for how well your feet will recover, that depends on your own efforts."
Hearing the doctor's words, Yi Zhonghai became completely obedient. No matter what he was doing, Yi Zhonghai wouldn't get out of bed, and even when he needed to take care of his bodily needs, he would ask the nurses for help.
He would ask the nurses to bring him meals whenever he needed them. While Yi Zhonghai was recuperating in his hospital bed, everyone else went back to work. Even Yan Jiegui, who had been resting at home for so long, has now returned to teaching.
Qin Huairu was the only one left in the courtyard, still recovering from her injuries. Seeing everyone else had gone to work, Qin Huairu didn't know what to do. If she went back to work, who would take care of her two children?
In order to find someone to take care of her children, Qin Huairu had to go back to her parents' home again. She found one of her cousins to take care of Xiao Dang and Xiao Huaihua.
After bringing Qin Jingru back to the courtyard house from her parents' home, Qin Huairu asked Qin Jingru to take care of her two children while she went to work at the steel mill. Qin Huairu also knew that staying at home wouldn't be of much use in the current situation. It was better to go to work at the steel mill as soon as possible so she could earn a few more yuan.
Because her face was disfigured, Qin Huairu simply covered herself with a silk scarf. Apart from her eyes, only her hands were exposed. She bore a resemblance to Yi Zhonghai in the past. Even when eating, Qin Huairu would carry her food alone to a secluded spot to eat.
People can understand Qin Huairu's behavior. Especially for beautiful women, it's simply unacceptable to encounter such a situation.
Having lost all her support, Qin Huairu became much more docile. Even when learning technical skills, she was much more serious than before.
Seeing Qin Huairu in such a pitiful state, Wei Hua didn't specifically target her. Compared to the current Qin Huairu, Wei Hua still preferred the old Qin Huairu, especially her unruly and rebellious nature. Because the old Qin Huairu had brought Wei Hua considerable benefits.
Now that Qin Huairu had started working, Wei Hua began assigning her tasks. Qin Huairu was just a low-level fitter, only able to do the most basic work.
After assigning some miscellaneous tasks, Wei Hua went to attend to other things. When the workday bell rang, Wei Hua also left with the others.
Qin Jingru, who had just moved into the courtyard house, was unaware of her cousin's situation. She would often take her child out to bask in the sun or chat with others.
Wei Hua hadn't expected Qin Jingru to appear so quickly. He didn't have any particular opinion of Qin Jingru, since she hadn't offended him. Aside from wanting to marry into the city and live a better life, she didn't have any major flaws.
Life is tough these days, and it's normal to want to marry someone from the city. Weihua has no right to criticize others for this. Only by having similar experiences can one truly understand the hardships others face.
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