As I drove to the hotel, I dialed Suyi's phone.

"Su Yi, are you awake?"

"I woke up early, and I'm eating the breakfast you left me... By the way, where have you been this morning? ”

"The blind man is also in Guangzhou, and I just asked him out for breakfast. I drove the car and explained, and then I continued: "Suyi, something happened in the shopping street, you can wait for me downstairs in the hotel after breakfast, and I will be there in a while." ”

"What's going on?" Su Yi's tone also became nervous.

I took a deep breath and said unhurriedly, "I'll tell you on the road later." ”

"Alright, I'll go down now. ”

"Don't worry, come down after eating, I'll go back to the hotel for about ten minutes!"

"Uh-huh. ”

About ten minutes later, Su Yi was already standing downstairs with her suitcase waiting for me.

I turned off the ignition and got out of the car to help her put her suitcase in the trunk. Because on the way back, I had to call Lao Ji to ask about the situation of the workers who were smashed and injured in the commercial street, so I asked Su Yi to be the driver.

Just as I was about to pick up my mobile phone and call Lao Ji, the blind man called.

"Awen, you just answered a phone call and left in a hurry, what the hell happened?"

I sighed and sulked, and unconsciously looked at Su Yi and said, "I heard from the renovation staff that the shops in the commercial street were smashed last night... And one worker fell to the back of his head, and he's still being rescued! I'll have to go back and see what's going on. ”

Su Yi looked at me with a worried look. She put her hand on my thigh and patted it gently...

"It's so serious... So go back first, and I'll come later." The blind man thought for a moment and said.

I tried to make my tone as relaxed as possible and said, "Don't bother you, don't you still have something to do in Guangzhou? ”

"What are you talking about, I'll go back right now..."

After hanging up the blind man's call, Su Yi looked at me again and said, "Xiuwen, where do we go now?"

I looked ahead, and without thinking about it, I replied, "Let's go to the hospital and see the renovation worker first, and we'll talk about the commercial street later." ”

"Hmm. Su Yi nodded, and then the speed of the car slowly accelerated...

At the same time as Su Yi accelerated, I also sent a message to the blind man, asking him to go back first to help me deal with the affairs of the commercial street, and by the way, call the police to find out what was going on.

About three hours later, the car stopped in front of a hospital.

After getting out of the car, the renovation worker Lao Ji walked over to me.

Lao Ji is a foreigner in his forties, not tall, and quite thin, looking at his haggard face and work clothes still stained with white lime, my heart is a little sour.

I walked over and put my arm on his shoulder, and asked softly, "What's the situation with Xiao He now!"

"I have completed the operation, I am still in the intensive care unit, and the current situation is not optimistic..."

I gently squeezed his arm and asked, "Have you informed his family?" ”

Lao Ji sighed lightly: "It's useless to be notified!"

"How?"

Lao Ji took me and Su Yi, and while walking into the hospital, he said helplessly: "Xiao He and I are fellow villagers, and we both came from the mountains... He was left with an elderly mother and an unsensible child... In this big mountain, there is trouble for a thief to come out, not to mention the situation in his family is like this, how dare I inform him. ”

"What about his wife?"

"Alas...," when I asked this question, Lao Ji said with great regret: "Five years ago, I came to Guangdong with him to work, and he met a girl in the factory. Every day after work, we will go out for supper together, and over time it will get better... After the girl became pregnant, Xiao He took her back to her hometown... At first, the girl didn't show anything wrong, and when the child was almost a year old after birth, the girl secretly ran away..."

I looked at Xiao He who was still lying on the bed through the glass, but I was endlessly embarrassed in my heart.

Seeing that I had been silent, Lao Ji continued: "After that girl ran away, Xiao He also looked like crazy... Since I've been working here in Guangdong, he got in touch with me... Let me help him find a job and by the way get his daughter-in-law back... Originally, I looked at the situation at his home and wanted to refuse, but this kid was very stubborn, I couldn't resist him, so I came to you with a few other fellow villagers and opened a decoration shop..."

As he spoke, Lao He smiled helplessly: "You also know that outsiders like us are already quite rejected by you locals... In addition, sometimes the language barrier makes it even more difficult to do business, and several times I want to persuade him to give up, go back to his hometown to farm together, take care of the elderly and children... But this stubborn donkey didn't listen, and always wanted to get the woman back... And now again..."

Lao Ji's eyes were already red, and what he wanted to say was swallowed in his throat.

In fact, when Lao He said this, I felt quite a lot in my heart. Outsiders like them are excluded and discriminated against in our own country, and with the language problem, it is almost like a dream for them to make a few dollars here in Moon Bay.

I turned my head, looked at Lao Ji, and said, "How much did Xiao He's surgery cost?"

"More than 50,000 ... All this money was scraped together by us fellow villagers... There's not much left now... I hope this kid can persevere, and not let down the hearts of our people. ”

After listening to Lao Ji's speech, I turned my head to Su Yi, who had been silent next to me, and asked, "Su Yi, can you take out 100,000 yuan now?" Borrow me first, and I'll pay you back tomorrow." ”

Because the money I have for my renovation is still left in the Yuebanwan Hotel, if I rush back to get the card now, it will take an hour or two, and now I can't take care of it so much in an emergency.

Su Yi nodded to me and said, "Then I'll ask my assistant to withdraw the money, soon." ”

"Good. ”

After Su Yi and I finished talking, we walked to the side and made a phone call...

I walked up to Lao Ji's side again to comfort him, and said, "Lao Ji, you don't have to worry about the medical expenses, I have already asked someone to send 100,000 yuan over... If that's not enough, tell me again. ”

Lao Ji stood up and said to me a little excitedly: "Boss Zhai, thank you! Don't worry, I borrowed this money, and you can deduct it from the decoration fee when the time comes." ”

I shook my head and said, "Lao Ji, this money is not borrowed from you... Xiao He has an accident with me, which is my responsibility, and I should pay for this medical expenses. ”

Lao Ji refused: "Boss Zhai, this is not good... It's not your responsibility at all, it's also my boss's responsibility, you just asked us to decorate... It's not your fault that the scaffolding collapsed. ”

I patted Lao Ji and said ambiguously: "Wait a while, you take the money first, it's important to save people, and I'll talk about these things later." ”

… …

Lao Ji is really kind, before the money was given to him, he had already written an IOU, and he also stamped his fingerprints in the IOU. I was a little touched by his move. In today's society full of interests, it is no longer common to have such kind-hearted people.

But even if he gave me an IOU, I really wouldn't ask him to pay it back, I accepted this IOU just to reassure him not to have too much pressure...

After Assistant Su Yi sent the money, I handed over 100,000 yuan in cash to Lao Ji.

When leaving, Lao Ji sent us to the gate of the hospital again...

"Lao Ji, I'll go back to the commercial street first to see the situation... You can pay the money later, and then tell me if it's not enough... If there is any situation on Xiao He's side, remember to inform me as soon as possible, and I will come over to see Xiao He when I have time. ”

Lao Ji nodded and said, "100,000 yuan is definitely enough... You're usually quite busy, so I'll take care of Xiao He here. ”

"It's okay, it's just a matter of running... If nothing else, we'll go first. I opened the door of the passenger seat and let Su Yi get in the car first. Just as I was about to close the passenger door, Lao Ji came over again.

"Lao Ji, is there anything else?"

"Boss Zhai, can we still go to your renovation over there tomorrow?" Lao Ji looked worried, maybe he was afraid that I would fire them.

I smiled and said, "Are you going to go to the renovation tomorrow?"

"Yes. ”

"Do you have enough men now?"

Lao Ji hurriedly nodded and said: "Enough, enough, enough, Boss Zhai, you can rest assured, the decoration work will definitely be completed for you as scheduled, and it will never be so-so." ”

"Okay, you're fine. ”

"Okay!"

Just when Lao Ji's voice fell, Su Yi in the car also spoke: "Lao Ji, don't worry, if you want any good decoration work in the future, I will introduce you there." ”

When Su Yi said this, although he was still as cold as ever, Lao Ji next to him was already crying bitterly, and he bowed to me and Su Yi excitedly and said, "Thank you, you are really good people..."

I hurriedly picked up the bowed Lao Ji: "Lao Ji, don't be like this... Let's go back, we have to go. ”

Lao Ji wiped his tears and snot, and his body was already shaking uncontrollably...

After Lao Ji walked back to the hospital, I lit a cigarette while I was free, and Su Yi also walked to my side from the car.

"Xiuwen, I realized that I was happier than helping others than getting help myself... I didn't expect that if I just said that if I had a job, I would introduce him, and he would be happy to be like this!"

"Yes, this society is too ruthless, too eccentric... It gives all the chips to the powerful and rich, and those who are struggling at the bottom of the margins of society, they have long been accustomed to it, and they have looked down on these realities, but also see clearly the selfishness of society... That's why what you said just now made him feel warm, and he was so excited. ”

Su Yi put her arm around me and didn't say anything more...

And this cigarette in my hand is about to burn out... Now that the smoke is out, it's time for me to go back to the shopping street to see what is going on.