Chapter 127 Survival
On the other side, Tu Yao stared blankly at the top of her head and poked the soft progress bar.
It remained slowly and persistently at 90.
Tu Yao picked up her phone and glanced at the trending topics.
The screen is filled with Wei Tai, but her real opponent is still hiding behind the scenes, and seems to be much stronger than her.
She has too many secrets, and she has too many things to do.
Just like doing too many problems can be tiring, she will also be overwhelmed by accepting too much information at once.
But she faced and solved each problem one by one, growing little by little, and that's how she stopped panicking.
There was a knock on the study door, and Tu Chaoxi pushed it open and came in: "Tu Xiaomao, are you done yet? If you're done, go to sleep."
"knew!"
Tu Yao put away the two practice books, ran out of the study, and then ran back.
"By the way, bro, when are you planning to get your leg treated?"
Tu Chaoxi was still scrolling through her phone when she frowned and said, "He said Lin Jing went out to do transportation these past two days. He has to take care of Grandma Lin, so it will be a while before he can."
Tu Yao was taken aback: "Can't we hire a caregiver?"
“He’s unwilling. I’ll reschedule a doctor appointment for him in a couple of days.”
Tu Yao blinked and said "Oh".
Soon, Tu Chaoxi was the only one left in the study, still reading online opinions.
After a while, I dialed a number.
"Mr. Cormier, I'd like to ask, in your post you mentioned that two so-called 'relatives' came to see you that day. Besides Mrs. Wei, who was the other one?"
A few seconds later, Tu Chaoxi hung up the phone with a sullen face.
...
The next morning, Tu Yao slung her bag over her shoulder and ran to the hospital.
It was still a crowded nine-person ward. Tu Yao ran over and put the foxtail grass she had picked from the roadside into a plastic bottle on the windowsill.
Then he reached into his bag and pulled out a set of paintbrushes.
"Grandma, this is a gift for you."
Grandma Lin leaned against the headboard, her face still looking pale, and she seemed to have lost even more weight than before.
Seeing the girl, he still managed a smile: "These paintbrushes are so pretty, are you giving them to me?"
Tu Yao lowered her eyes, which had instantly reddened, and opened the practice questions with a smile, nodding as she worked on them:
"Grandma, you can continue drawing when you get better."
After saying that, she looked up and glanced around, "...Grandma, where's my brother?"
Grandma Lin was stroking the paintbrush with obvious delight when she heard this, and was slightly taken aback: "Young man?"
Tu Yao was taken aback.
Didn't the young man tell his grandmother about the family reunion...?
Tu Yao immediately snapped out of her daze and smiled, "It's Lin Yue. He's a year older than me, I just called him that."
The old man suddenly realized and said "Oh," "That's good, that's good, just call me that, it sounds more affectionate."
"He went to pay his hospital bills."
Tu Yao paused in her writing, and casually asked, "Grandma, my brother said that Brother Lin Jing went to work in transportation."
"Are they delivering goods to another province? Have he and the delivery guy been doing this for a long time?"
Grandma Lin sighed softly, "It's been two years."
Tu Yao was silent for a while. If she remembered correctly, Grandma Lin had been ill for two years.
"...Then they are very capable."
Even without a formal scale, they have found a way to support themselves and their families.
With just one sentence, Grandma Lin cheered up again, giving a weak smile.
"Yes, back then... Lin Qiuping relied on my paintings to ask for favors everywhere, but Xiao Jing and Xiao Yue are different. They truly got to where they are today step by step on their own."
Tu Yao nodded: "...That's why they're so amazing."
People without good luck always move forward more slowly than others, but they also persevere longer.
"...Grandma, you rest first, I'll go find my brother."
Tu Yao put down her pen, stood up, and prepared to leave.
Grandma Lin nodded slightly, her eyes somewhat cloudy, as if she were too tired, and slowly closed them.
"Grandma, I'm leaving now."
Tu Yao said another thing.
But there was no response.
She instinctively looked up and saw that the old man seemed to have fallen into a deep sleep.
The gaunt, sunken cheeks made Tu Yao's nose sting with tears.
She called out again, "Grandma?"
There has still been no response.
Tu Yao was stunned, and in an instant, her head went "buzz"!
The next second, she almost instinctively pressed the call button by her bedside!
She quickly ran to the door and moved all the obstructions from the hospital bed to the doorway!
On the other side, after paying the hospital fees, Lin Yue stepped out of the elevator and looked up to see several doctors and nurses running into the ward!
He paused, as if sensing something, and suddenly seemed a little dazed.
After taking two slow steps, Lin Yue immediately rushed over!
He rushed to the ward door, then stood there dumbfounded.
Inside the ward, the doctors were performing emergency treatment on the spot, and Tu Yao skillfully helped to pull the curtain closed.
Then, after looking around at the small hospital beds, he quickly went next door to communicate with the patient about moving the bed.
"Thank you, Auntie. I'll move it back for you in a bit."
The girl's eyes were red, and her voice was trembling, yet she remained remarkably calm.
After saying that, he quickly walked to the next bed, pushing the bed with the nurse, and continued to thank her.
Soon, a spacious area was cleared in front of and behind the hospital bed, and the defibrillator and other life-saving equipment were delivered, just enough to fit them.
After doing what she could, she sat quietly to the side, her hands trembling slightly, and took out her phone to try dialing a number.
Lin Yue's phone rang soon after.
Upon hearing the sound, Tu Yao instinctively looked up.
At the doorway, Lin Yue had been standing there for who knows how long, his eyes red as he looked at her.
After a long half hour, the doctor came over: "The patient is out of danger now, don't worry."
Tu Yao breathed a sigh of relief.
Lin Yue, his forehead covered in cold sweat, walked step by step toward the hospital bed. After seeing the old man's appearance clearly, he clenched his fist and suddenly turned to leave.
Tu Yao was taken aback, then slowly followed.
Outside the ward, the boy sat alone on a bench, exuding an aura of relief after surviving a disaster.
My left calf was trembling uncontrollably from standing for so long.
Tu Yao sat down next to him.
"……Thanks."
The boy's hoarse voice came softly.
Tu Yao shook her head and asked softly, "...Young man, because Grandma's illness is getting worse, don't you want to get treatment for your leg?"
Lin Yue instantly raised his dark face, looking somewhat surprised.
She pursed her lips, and after a few seconds, turned her face away.
The boy, who was always honest and answered every question, remained silent at this moment.
Tu Yao looked at him and said, "I won't tell my brother, but you can tell me secretly."
Lin Yue rubbed his palms together, opened his mouth, but remained silent.
Tu Yao remained silent for a moment, thought for a moment, took out her phone, opened a photo, and silently moved it over.
Lin Yue: ?
He subconsciously looked up and was momentarily stunned.
The screen showed a long shot of Tu Chaoxi on stage, smiling and looking at the camera.
Tu Yao asked softly, "Can I tell you now? Why don't you want to get your leg treated?"
Lin Yue: ...
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