Chapter 84
Chen He pretended to be from the Civil Affairs Bureau and called Sun Luohua to find out about Qiu Song's past and the cause of his death. He also wanted to follow the clues and see if he could find any trace of Male God 001.
Sun Luohua was not well educated and could not tell whether the calling number was local or from another place. When she heard about the subsidy, she immediately became excited and could not wait to complain:
"Comrade leader, you don't know, no one has a more miserable life than me! My ex-husband had an affair and teamed up with his mistress to kick me out of the house, so I had no choice but to remarry.
"My second husband was also a sickly man. I served him like a slave and he left. His children saw that I was useless and refused to let me live in the house. They kicked me out again.
"Now I can only cook at the construction site and live in a shack every day..."
Chen He interrupted Sun Luohua's sobbing and asked, "According to my registration, when you divorced, the custody of both children went to your ex-husband, Qiu Changfu, right? This situation doesn't necessarily meet the requirements for assistance..."
Sun Luohua quickly said, "At first I wanted a son named Xiaosong, but Qiu Changfu said he was the heir of their family and couldn't give him to me."
"Then why don't you want a daughter?" Chen He's voice was a little cold.
"Oh, of course I want Xiaoyue too. What mother doesn't love her daughter? But if I get divorced with a child, how can I get married again?
"Besides, Xiaoyue is sick and won't grow up. I'm the only one raising her, and she can't raise me. I'm really at a loss."
Chen He's throat felt hot, as if a layer of flames shot through it. It took some effort to suppress the anger.
Sun Luohua on the other end was anxiously calling "Hey, hey".
Chen He spoke, trying to be as calm as possible: "That's not right."
Sun Luohua: "What's wrong?"
"My information shows that although your daughter Qiu Yue had congenital heart disease, she later had a pacemaker implanted and has been basically cured."
Sun Luohua's voice suddenly rose: "I get angry just talking about this. It was all that bastard Xiaosong who lied to me..."
Then the voice stopped abruptly, as if realizing it had said the wrong thing.
Chen He's inner alarm sounded, and he deliberately said in an annoyed tone, "Why are you so secretive? If you don't want to talk openly, then don't talk about it at all. Just cross it off the list."
Sun Luohua said hurriedly, "Oh, no, I'll tell you. But you can't tell Qiu Changfu. He already suspected I was involved. He called me every day and scolded me, leaving me in utter disarray. If he knew what was going on, he would definitely come and beat me to death!"
Chen He felt that some answers were about to come out, so he suppressed his emotions and kept his voice businesslike, even a bit official:
"What should I tell him about your situation? I'm just trying to understand the situation! The country takes pension issues very seriously, but subsidies are not given out casually. If we find out that you've cheated, we won't consider you."
Sun Luohua hurriedly said, "I, I, I will tell the truth!" She instinctively lowered her voice stealthily, "It's all my damn son, her brother Xiaosong's fault!"
Chen He gripped the microphone tightly.
Although Sun Luohua spoke incoherently and mixed up two complaints in three sentences, Chen He still understood what was going on.
The story goes back eleven years. Back then, Sun Luohua and Qiu Changfu had already divorced. Qiu Yue was 13 years old, and Qiu Song was 16 years old. They both lived with Qiu Changfu.
Sun Luohua left her hometown to work in another place and had not remarried at that time.
That summer, Qiu Song suddenly came to find her where she worked.
She was surprised and happy, tears streaming down her face. "Son, I thought you didn't want me anymore. I'm glad you haven't forgotten me. Even though your father and I are divorced, you're still my son, and I'm counting on you for my old age. Why would your father allow you to come see me?"
"My father not only asked me to come and see you, but also gave me money to take you to the provincial capital for a trip," said Qiu Song.
"Really?" Sun Luohua was overjoyed. She showed off to her coworkers and took a train to the provincial capital with her son.
As a result, Qiu Song did not take her to the tourist attractions, and the taxi drove directly to the Provincial Hospital.
Sun Luohua stood in front of the hospital building and asked blankly, "Son, why did you bring me to the hospital? I'm fine and don't need a checkup."
Without saying a word, Qiu Song grabbed his mother's wrist and pulled her into the cardiology ward of the inpatient department.
The sixteen-year-old boy's skinny hands were like pincers. It wasn't that he was particularly strong, he was just desperate.
Sun Luohua was dragged and staggered. She asked in panic, "Son, where is this place?"
Qiu Song pulled her to the outside of a ward and pointed inside through the glass window on the door.
Sun Luohua looked inside and saw the girl lying on the hospital bed.
The girl looked extremely thin, her palm-sized face was pale, and her whole body looked light and frail, like a little paper doll.
Her eyes were closed, and it was unclear whether she was asleep or in a coma.
"Xiaoyue?!" Sun Luohua exclaimed, "Your father is willing to let Xiaoyue come to the hospital?"
Qiu Song didn't answer directly, but only said, "Xiaoyue's condition has worsened. If she doesn't get treatment, she'll die."
"This is her fate." Sun Luohua wiped her tears. "She was born with a bad heart. What can we do?"
"No, this is not her destiny." Qiu Song's expression was cold. "She should get better, become healthy, go to college, learn her favorite painting, and become a painter in the future."
Sun Luohua looked up at her son, who was now much taller than her, and said sadly, "Son, are you confused? She's not very old for this kind of illness. Look at her like this, I'm afraid she's not going to make it."
"No. The doctor said Xiaoyue's illness is not difficult to treat. With a pacemaker implanted, she can basically recover. She can work and live like a normal person in the future, and her life expectancy will not be greatly affected."
Sun Luohua frowned and said, "What kind of device is this? It must be very expensive, right? Your father wouldn't give that much money to his daughter's family."
She quickly glanced at her son and said, "Don't count on me. I can't even afford to eat or wear warm clothes. I can't even afford to pay."
Qiu Song said calmly, "Don't worry about the surgery fee. Xiaoyue will definitely have the surgery. But a relative needs to sign the consent form. The doctor won't let me sign because I'm not old enough. I asked you to come here to sign."
Sun Luohua was stunned. She looked at her son with unfamiliar eyes, as if she was meeting him for the first time.
She asked cautiously, "Son, where did you get the money? Did you... steal it? Rob it?!"
Qiu Song said nothing.
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