Fan Hua touched Xiaoxiao who was sleeping soundly. Fortunately, Xiaoxiao's body temperature was normal.
Fan Hua was a little panicked. Sister Ailing hadn't come back yet, and even Aunt Chu had gone back to her own home to sleep today. She was alone tonight!
She forced herself to calm down and thought about what to do next...
Judging from Yuanyuan's temperature, it was definitely over 38.5℃. Fan Hua didn't dare to delay any longer. She had heard from her grandmother that many children in this era developed meningitis due to delayed treatment of fever, so she had to take Yuanyuan to the hospital quickly.
Fan Hua immediately put on her clothes and shoes and knocked on the door of Aunt Chu's house next door.
The door was knocked for a long time before Aunt Chu's son Yang Zhicheng came out.
"Brother Yang, Yuanyuan has a fever. I want Aunt Chu to help take care of Xiaoxiao. I want to take Yuanyuan to the hospital!"
Yang Zhicheng's face immediately became serious when he heard this. "Oh, okay! I'll go wake my mom up right away!"
After a while, Aunt Chu hurriedly put on her shoes and came out, followed by Yang Zhicheng.
"Lihua, don't worry. The child is probably tired from riding the train during the day. Let Zhicheng take you and your daughter to the hospital. Don't worry, leave Xiaoxiao to me!"
Fan Hua nodded gratefully, took Aunt Chu back to her room, carried Yuanyuan out, and asked Yang Zhicheng to take them to the hospital.
In the hospital...
The doctor took Yuanyuan's temperature and found that it had reached 39.8℃.
Yuanyuan's feet were still cold and his body temperature was still rising. The doctor listened to Yuanyuan's lungs with a stethoscope and initially diagnosed him with acute pediatric pneumonia, which required emergency hospitalization.
Fan Hua frowned and hugged Yuan Yuan tightly, who was crying loudly because of the pain, and she wished that she was the one who was sick.
Seeing this, Yang Zhicheng quickly helped to complete the hospitalization procedures. At 2 a.m., Yuanyuan was admitted to the ward and received an IV drip.
"Brother Yang, thank you for sending us to the hospital today!"
"It's nothing. We are all neighbors. Don't be so polite. Don't worry too much. Yuanyuan was sent to the hospital in time. He will definitely get better soon."
Fan Hua nodded, "Brother Yang, you should go back and have a rest, there is nothing to do here!"
Yang Zhicheng nodded and left the ward.
Fan Hua stood by, holding Yuan Yuan's hand tightly, her eyes full of worry. She sat there for the entire night.
She touched Yuanyuan's forehead from time to time, hoping that Yuanyuan's fever would go down soon. Finally, the temperature dropped when it was almost dawn.
The heavy stone hanging in Fan Hua's heart finally fell to the ground. She sat on the bed and couldn't help falling asleep. She was so tired...
As she slept, she began to dream again...
In the dream, there was a boy of about ten years old lying on a hospital bed with an IV drip, and a man was lying in front of the boy’s bed and fell asleep.
Fan Hua slowly approached, and the closer she got, the more she realized that the boy looked very familiar, as if he was Yuan Yuan when he grew up...
Fan Hua looked at the boy on the hospital bed and couldn't help but be mesmerized. Is this her little Yuanyuan?
It turns out that little Yuanyuan has grown up to be such a handsome boy. It’s really because of the filter of his mother that her own son looks so good no matter how she looks at him!
Yuan Yuan, who was lying on the bed, slowly opened his eyes. He looked at the man who was sleeping in front of the bed and gently pushed him twice...
"Uncle..."
The man woke up immediately, looked up at Yuanyuan, reached out and touched Yuanyuan's forehead.
"The fever is gone, young man. Good job!" As he said this, he gently patted Yuanyuan's shoulder, as if he was treating a good brother.
Only then did Fan Hua realize that the man in front of the bed was Zhao Yilu!
The Zhao Yilu in the dream looked much more mature and steady than he is now. His eyes were full of red bloodshot, and he had stubble on his beard, making him look a little weathered.
Fan Hua wanted to go up and talk to Zhao Yilu, but just like in her usual dreams, she felt like a spectator in a parallel universe, and no matter what she said, the other party did not respond.
"Uncle, I'm fine. You should lie down on the bed and rest for a while. You have been taking care of me for several days, and you haven't had a full night's sleep these days!" Xiao Yuanyuan said sensibly.
"It's okay. Uncle is in good health. It's no problem for him to take care of you for a few more days! But you still have to get better as soon as possible. It's not good for a man to lie in bed all the time!"
"Got it, uncle!"
Zhao Yilu looked at Yuan Yuan with doting and gentle eyes. He gently touched Yuan Yuan's head, just like how he usually touched Fan Hua.
"You must be thirsty. I'll get you some water." The moment he stood up, he fell heavily to the ground, probably because he had been sitting for too long.
"Uncle...are you okay?"
Zhao Yilu climbed up and said with a smile: "Of course I'm fine, it's just a fall~"
After saying that, he struggled to get up and was about to leave, but Yuan Yuan stopped him...
"Uncle... your legs must be hurting!"
Yuan Yuan seemed to remember something and continued angrily: "Uncle, do you know why I beat Zhang Qiang last time? It was because he made fun of your legs and I got so angry that I fought with him. Actually, my sister and I really don't mind you picking us up from school. You are a hero. I will beat anyone who dares to say anything bad about you. Let's see who dares to gossip about you in the future!"
Zhao Yilu smiled, said nothing more, turned around and walked towards the door...
Fan Hua then noticed that Zhao Yilu's walking posture was very wrong. He limped and when he raised his leg, his trouser leg was lifted up, revealing a steel ankle...
Fan Hua's heart seemed to be tightly grasped by something...
Yes, the original book described that when Zhao Yilu was 21 years old in the autumn, his leg was injured by a bomb in a self-defense war and had to be amputated. He could only sit in a wheelchair for a few years after his injury. It was not until he was fitted with a prosthesis that he could barely walk. However, with the technology of that era, it would be very painful to get used to the prosthesis.
When Fan Hua read the novel before, she didn't pay much attention to the description about Zhao Yilu, and even skipped many chapters about Zhao Yilu. Now, seeing him walking with difficulty, she felt so heartbroken that her heart was about to bleed.
Fan Hua couldn't help wanting to go forward and hug Zhao Yilu, but she passed through Zhao Yilu's body like a shadow...
As Zhao Yilu walked to the door, he met a woman. This woman was not only bright and beautiful, but also had a gentle and generous temperament.
She and Zhao Yilu smiled and nodded, then walked directly to Yuan Yuan, "Boss, come and see what delicious food mom brought you!"
Xiao Yuanyuan's eyes lit up immediately, "It's Hawthorn Guokui, thank you mom, I love Hawthorn Guokui the most!"
Zhao Yilu turned around to glance at the two people interacting on the bed, curled the corners of his lips, but there was a hint of imperceptible sadness in his eyes.
Fan Hua stared at the woman sitting in front of Yuan Yuan's bed with wide eyes. It seemed that this person was the heroine Xie Yuting!
Unexpectedly, she is quite nice to Yuanyuan, and Yuanyuan is also very close to her. With such a gentle mother, Yuanyuan and Xiaoxiao should have a complete and happy childhood...
"Mom, where is my little sister?" Xiao Yuanyuan asked.
"She went to learn painting. Your father will bring her over after class." Xie Yuting replied gently.
At this time, Zhao Yilu also came back with water. He held the cup and handed it to Yuanyuan, "Drink some water and eat slowly. Don't choke."
Yuanyuan happily took it and said with a smile: "Others only have the love of their parents, but my sister and I not only have the love of our parents, but also the love of my uncle. We are the happiest siblings!"
Xie Yuting and Zhao Yilu both looked at Yuanyuan and smiled...
Just as Fan Hua was watching intently, she suddenly felt something pulling her hand...
She woke up from her dream immediately, and was a little dazed when she saw Yuan Yuan shrinking in front of her...
The dream I just had should be the world in the original book!
It turns out that Xie Yuting and Zhao Yilu in the book are really good to Yuanyuan. Thinking of Zhao Yilu's legs, Fan Hua's heart tightened again...
This time, she would never let Zhao Yilu repeat the plot in the original book. She would wait until the autumn when Zhao Yilu was 21 years old, and even if she had to pester him, she would stop Zhao Yilu's leg from getting injured again!
Just as Fan Hua was thinking, there was a knock on the door of the ward. She turned around and saw that the person coming was Zheng Zening!
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