Chapter 13: The Only Chance
The next afternoon, Chu Qiao went to Renai Hospital to visit his father.
To be honest, during her father's illness, Aunt Xue rarely visited her father in the hospital.
Dad was in the hospital bed, either sleeping deeply, or staring at the snow-white ceiling of the ward with wide eyes.
Chu Jingwu was lying on the hospital bed, but his face was pale, almost the same color as the sheets under him. His eye sockets were deep, his lips were slightly white, and Chu Qiao looked closely, and he could see that his lips were blue. At this time, he was sleeping in a daze.
"Dad!" Chu Qiao tucked the quilt for her father, her movements were very gentle, for fear of disturbing her father's sleep. Looking at her father's emaciated appearance, her eyes couldn't help but start to redden, and hot tears flowed down drop by drop.
Since he was a child, his father has been a superman in Chu Qiao's heart, even a superman who is more powerful than an Ultraman.
Every day, Dad would wear Mom's ironed suit to work. Before leaving, he would rub his prickly beard on her little face. It hurts, it's ticklish, and at that time, she will push her father away in disgust.
And when his mother was in a car accident, his father had to work and take care of her at home, but he never lost any temper with her, but he was naughty and often messed with his father.
When he was older, Dad brought Aunt Xue home, but he had a deep guilt on his face. He said he wanted to find a new mother for Qiao Qiao and take better care of her.
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Looking at her father's weak appearance, memories flooded her brain like a tidal wave.
After a long time, Chu Qiao wiped the tears on his face with his hand. She left the chicken soup she had cooked on the low cabinet next to the hospital bed and quietly left the room.
Dad's condition is still deteriorating little by little, one of his kidneys has been removed, and the other kidney is almost failing. If it weren't for those expensive medicines, Dad might not even be able to survive tomorrow morning. The doctor said that the best way was to change the kidney, and Chu Qiao thought about giving his kidney to his father. However, the cost of the kidney replacement surgery is simply astronomical for her. She has just graduated from college, and she may not eat or drink, and she may work continuously for ten years to earn this fee.
That Meng beauty contest was her only chance.
She must win the championship! Otherwise, Daddy's illness may never be cured!" she swore to herself.
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At night, Chu Qiao came to the dark night bar again.
Chu Qiao opened the cabinet with the key and wanted to change into the uniform he had just washed today. Xiao Jie, who was beside her, threw her a set of clothes.
"Chu Qiao, go on!"
"This?" Chu Qiao looked at the clothes in his hand suspiciously. The clothes in his hands were shirts, trousers and coats: "Xiaojie, what are you doing with me this?"
Xiao Jie's eyes glanced at her twice, and replied casually: "This dress was given by Manager Huang, saying that the bar is going to change into a regular uniform now." I said, the old one was a little more explicit, but now this suit is too conservative! It's not any different from the boys' uniforms!" The young lady had nothing to do, and compared it with John, and found that there was no difference except that the size was a little smaller than that of the waiter.
Chu Qiao was not as depressed as Xiao Jie, she took care of herself and changed into this brand new uniform.
To be honest, she really didn't like the explicit uniform. Every time she wears it, she is always subconsciously nervous, worried that if she is not careful, she will walk away. Now that she has changed, she can work in the dark with more peace of mind.