Xu Hongmei smiled and sat down next to him. "I just said it casually, but you took it seriously. You can go home and lose your temper, but I can't nag you for a few words?"

Without waiting for Xu Wangting to say more, Xu Hongmei apologized immediately, "Yes, yes, it's my fault. I was just thinking about the huge surgery fee. Whatever money our family gets is just a drop in the bucket compared to such a huge sum of money."

She lamented, "How could something like this happen when everything was fine? I've had a sore tooth these past two days."

"Okay, there's no point getting angry." Seeing that his wife was always submissive, Xu Wangting didn't care about what happened before.

Besides, his thoughts were the same as his wife's. It was impossible for their family to empty out their savings with such a large sum of money.

"Even if we take out all the money my parents saved for retirement, it won't be enough." Xu Hongmei was of course not happy that the Xu family's money was spent by the Ji family. She knew she couldn't stop this from happening. "It's just that even if we take out the money, it can't save people. It's like throwing it away. We still have to think of a way to get all the money together."

"How can we raise such a large sum of money?" Xu Wangting asked unhappily.

Not ten or twenty thousand, but thirty or forty thousand.

A family like theirs can't afford so much money.

"I don't think there is a solution." Seeing that it was almost done, Xu Hongmei reminded her husband, "Nowadays, many people sell university admission letters privately."

Xu Wangting had his eyes closed, but he suddenly opened them and turned to look at his wife, "What do you mean?"

Xu Hongmei was startled, but she pretended to be calm. "Didn't you say before that someone had Ji Ling's university admission letter? What if the other party is willing to pay for it?"

"No." Xu Wangting stood up without even thinking, "Don't mention this again. Going to college changes your destiny. It's a lifelong thing."

"It's still unknown whether she can study well after entering university, and Ji Yong can't wait." Xu Hongmei said, "I just suddenly remembered that you told me that someone was thinking about Ji Ling's university admission letter, otherwise I wouldn't have mentioned this."

Xu Wangting pursed his lips and didn't respond. He just said, "It's late. Take a rest."

When he went back to the bedroom and lay down, he told his wife, "Prepare two thousand yuan for me tomorrow. I'm going to the hospital."

two thousand?

They have to save carefully for three years.

Xu Hongmei felt distressed but did not dare to disagree. She held her breath and agreed. She fell asleep in the second half of the night. The next day, no matter how reluctant she was, she had to take out the money.

When she sent her husband out, she reminded him, "Think about what I told you last night. Saving lives is the most important thing."

The husband did not respond or turn his head, but Xu Hongmei knew that he had heard it.

At the hospital, Xu Wangting met Ji Jianhua and his sister who had just come out of the hospital to change their medicine. When he heard that they were going to borrow money from Grandpa Ji, he couldn't help but look at Ji Ling again.

Ji Ling noticed it and went to see this cheap uncle.

Xu Wangting nodded, "Be polite when you see your elders, and don't get involved in the grudges between adults. If your grandfather doesn't have the money to borrow this time, don't say anything unpleasant. We'll think of other ways when we get back."

"Uncle, I understand." Ji Jianhua agreed.

"Second uncle is usually nice to us and has a kind temper, but I don't like him very much. I always feel that he is too fake." Ji Jianhua talked about the grudges of the past. "When he was enlisted in the army, it was my father who gave up his place to my second uncle. He stayed at home to take care of grandma and grandpa. After my second uncle came back, he was assigned a job. Grandma always praised my second uncle and looked down on my father. Second uncle is really thoughtful, why didn't he persuade grandma? Grandma loved him the most and listened to him the most."

In the past, Ji Jianhua didn’t talk about these things with his two sisters because one was noisy and the other was too naive. Now that the eldest sister has grown up, he has someone to talk to.

"Second Aunt is the smoothest. She gets all the benefits without any effort. When we get to Second Uncle's place, we'll talk to Grandpa directly."

From what happened last time, Ji Jianhua could see that his grandfather was not confused.

"Brother, let's go to the street office first. Doesn't Second Aunt work there? Tell her about our father's situation first." Seeing the confusion on her brother's face, Ji Ling said, "The street office is a place for the people to get things done. Our father's affairs will be exposed in their street office. Second Aunt can't do anything to save face, unless she really wants to be a clerk in the future."

Second Aunt looks like an ambitious person, and such a person also knows the pros and cons.

"Besides, we are borrowing money, not asking for money from Grandpa. We will definitely pay back the money in the future. Second Aunt is not that stupid."

Ji Jianhua understood, "Your move is really ruthless, you hit Second Aunt's sore spot."

"Anyway, our purpose is to borrow the money, and we don't have time to argue with them."

At Ji Ling's suggestion, the two did not go to Uncle Ji's house first, but turned and went to the street office. Li Songlan had just arrived at the office, and when she saw the brother and sister, she warmly invited them to sit down, serving them tea and pouring them water.

"It's rare for you two siblings to come to my unit." Li Songlan took out a handful of melon seeds from somewhere and put them on the table in front of the siblings. While talking to them, she introduced them to the people in the office.

When the people in the office heard that Ji Ling was the top scorer in the college entrance examination, they couldn't help but compliment her. Li Songlan humbly accepted everyone's praise, her eyes curved into slits with a smile.

"Second Aunt, my father was in a car accident and needs to go to the capital for surgery. The surgery costs tens of thousands of dollars. Xiaoling and I came here to ask you for help." Ji Jianhua's voice choked with sobs, "Second Aunt, you are the most capable in our family. We don't know who else to ask for help."

Li Songlan's smile froze on her face, her teeth almost breaking, before she swallowed back the curse she was about to say.

It turns out that the two little brats found this place just to put pressure on her.

When the people in the office heard this, they all asked about it. Ji Jianhua then briefly explained the situation of Ji's father. Everyone became worried and advised Li Songlan to take the child home and find a solution. They also said that she could take a few days off.

Li Songlan had a worried expression on her face. She thanked her colleagues and almost fainted when she left the office.

Looking at the Ji family siblings who were posing as obedient in front of her, Li Songlan felt as if a stone was pressing on her chest, making it hard for her to breathe. She had to force a smile and responded, "You two, why don't you go home and tell your grandparents about such a big thing first, and then tell them later? Your grandma will be angry and irritated, right?"

Ji Ling leaned over and flattered, "Second Aunt, my grandma is an old lady from the countryside. She has never been to school and has little experience. My dad got into such a big trouble, and you are the only one in our family who has an idea, so my eldest brother and I came directly to you. If my grandma wants to blame someone, just blame me. I'm not afraid."

The corners of Li Songlan's mouth twitched. Normally, if she heard these words, she would be so happy that her tail would be lifted up. But now it is different. Being flattered often requires money, and she can't be happy.

She gritted her teeth and laughed dryly, "Let's go home first."

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(End of this chapter)