Chapter 15: The Darkest Days

"Tao'er, there's no need, don't spend money for grandpa, I know grandpa's body..."

I interrupted my grandfather's words and hurriedly said, "Grandpa, don't worry, Tao'er will definitely cure you, money is not a problem." ”

I know my family's economic situation, my father works as a cement worker in the countryside, and he can't earn a few dollars a year, and my grandmother and grandfather are not in good health, so they can only grow some vegetables at home and sell them in the market.

But I'm going to give it a try anyway, and I don't want to have a lifelong regret about the money.

"Tao'er. My dad nodded at me and agreed with my decision.

The attending doctor told us that the sooner the patient was transferred, the better, because my grandfather's current condition is not optimistic, and there may be a large area of bleeding in the head at any time, and even if he is sent to a first-class hospital in the capital at that time, it will be useless.

My father was busy with my grandfather's transfer procedures, so my grandmother concentrated on accompanying my grandfather, and I packed up my clothes and other necessary supplies.

After everything was ready, my dad told me to transfer my grandfather directly to the city where I went to university, after all, I was familiar with the environment there, and my grandfather's condition could not be cured in a day or two.

Moreover, my father told me that the family still has more than 20,000 yuan in savings, and if he is determined to treat my grandfather, he must find a high-income job for my father as soon as possible.

I nodded, although the city where I went to university was not very large, there was at least a tertiary hospital, and the facilities there were very good, and it was only fitting to send my grandfather there.

After the two hospitals communicated, the local people's hospital sent us to the city where I went to university.

Fortunately, my grandfather's physical condition is not bad, he has been in the car for more than four hours, and his body has not shown any bad conditions, and he is still in a coma.

When my grandfather was admitted to the hospital, the doctor did not immediately carry out the operation, but sent him to the intensive care unit for 24-hour comprehensive observation.

The doctor came to us and said, "The old man is too old, if the success rate of the operation is not guaranteed, and the cost is not affordable by ordinary families, considering your family situation, I recommend..."

I forcibly interrupted the doctor's words and hurriedly said, "Doctor, you don't need much, we all know this, even if the surgery is, even if there is only a very slim hope, I must give it a try." We will find a way to solve the problem of money, and ask the hospital to be more tolerant. ”

The doctor lifted the gold-rimmed glasses and sighed: "Okay, we must do our best, fortunately, the old man has a medical insurance card, and our hospital will also give you time for the problem of medical expenses, but how long to give accommodation depends on the director and the dean, I can only help you so much." ”

My dad hurriedly took out two packs of cigarettes and quietly handed them to the doctor, but the doctor said that he would not accept anything, and said that if he accepted it, it would hurt him.

My dad saw that the doctor was so sure that he didn't force anything anymore.

In the evening, the whole family slept on the hospital benches, and the next morning, after breakfast, my dad pulled me aside and told me to find him a job.

Now I'm also quite helpless, I've been in this city for two years, I basically don't have any contacts, except for going to school or working as a temporary worker, I used to spend very little time with Lily, so I found a job that my dad could do in a short period of time It was really hard for me.

I had no choice but to call Wang Tsai and ask him if he could help me find a stable job with a high income.

Wang Zai, this kid in addition to class is to spend all day drinking, there are a lot of friends in the society, he was still sleeping when he called, I greeted his whole family, he woke up, busy asking me what is the matter.

I repeated it again, and he paused for a while before saying that a friend of his, who runs a moving company at home, is now hiring, and asked me if I can't go to school and find a job.

I didn't bother to give him nonsense, so I asked for the address and hung up the phone.

My grandfather had a nurse at the hospital and didn't need us to take care of him for the time being, so I took my dad to the moving company.

Fortunately, my dad used to be a cement worker, and he was also very good at physical work, and the boss saw that my dad was more simple and agreed, four thousand a month, and he also took care of food, but he didn't cover it, mainly because my dad couldn't drive, otherwise the salary would be higher.

The salary was not bad, so my dad agreed, and the boss told us to go to work at 8 o'clock the next morning, and if there was work, we would do it, and if we didn't, we would be empty.

After taking care of my dad's work problem, I went to the school to apply for a leave slip, because I secretly asked the doctor how much my grandfather's illness would cost, and the doctor told me that it can be said that it can be calculated on a daily basis, and if we really have to have surgery, we should be mentally prepared, because post-operative care will also be a big expense.

I wasn't going to tell my dad about it, because he was too old, and if I didn't know his character, I wouldn't have let him do that kind of heavy work at the moving company.

I opened a hospitalization certificate for my grandfather in the hospital, and I asked the school for an irregular vacation, and then secretly called Wang Tsai and asked him if he had any other high-income jobs.

Wang Tsai exclaimed that what had happened to me, why was I in such a hurry to find a job.

I briefly recounted the matter, and Wang Zai suddenly realized, and hurriedly said: "You go sell your ass, this money comes very quickly, and many women are like you little tender meat." ”

I said fuck you, be serious.

Wang Tsai hurriedly said: "If you really want to find a job, don't you go to the cement factory in the industrial park? I heard that there are still recruiting people there, but can you afford it?"

"That's a good idea, I'll give it a try. ”

After hanging up the phone, I walked to the industrial park, where there are many factories, such as cement factories, brick factories, and tile factories.

I couldn't find a cement factory, and I was about to go in, but the doorman stopped me and asked me what I was doing and if I had a work permit.

The doorman was an old man in his fifties, looking very serious, and I was busy saying that I was looking for a job, and I hoped that the uncle would be accommodating.

The doorman looked at me and asked me how old you are.

"It's almost twenty-one. ”

"Twenty-one, what are you doing here, go back quickly, this is not something you young people can afford. "With that, the doorman prepared to drive me out.

I hurriedly said, "Uncle, just let me in, I have endured hardships, you look at my body, I have worked on the construction site before, I have moved bricks and carried cement, it is not a problem." ”

The doorman looked at me again, and he was suspicious, seriously?

I patted my chest and said, "It's more real than pearls." ”

The doorman sighed and said, "Okay, you come in with me." ”

Then the doorman led me in, went to an office and knocked on the door.

When the door opened, it was warm inside, and a middle-aged man in his forties sat at a desk, looking at a file.

The doorman said respectfully: "Manager Li, this is here to apply." ”

Manager Li raised his head and looked at me, with a look of disgust, and said, "Young man, can you afford it?" We are only looking for cement porters here, do you have the strength?"

I immediately said, "I have! I've worked on a construction site before." ”

Manager Li smacked his mouth, a little unconvinced of what I meant, and said, "Now we are all very busy, the probation period is one week, and I will give you eighty a day, if you do a good job, or can endure hardship, I will give you a salary increase." ”

I hurriedly said okay, okay.

It's good to be able to get a job now, after all, my grandfather's medical expenses are really not a small amount.

Seeing my sincere look, Manager Li stood up with a smile and shook my hand, and said: "That's it, look at your kid is also very energetic, give you a hundred yuan a day, you come to the night shift, eight o'clock in the evening and six o'clock in the morning, we are just short of a few here, if you can't do it, then the salary will only be fifty-one days." ”

"That, Manager Li, do you want to press your salary?" I used to hear my dad say that as long as he does hard work, he will not press his salary, and it will be paid at the beginning of each month.

When I asked, Manager Li's attitude towards me was different, and he hurriedly said: "It seems that you have really worked on the construction site, we do not suppress wages here, and all the wages are paid before the fifth day of the first month of each month, and not a single dollar is pressed." ”

I thanked Manager Li, and after signing an agreement, Manager Li informed me that I could come to work that night and asked me to prepare.

After leaving the cement factory, I feel a lot more relaxed, at least so that I can share a little bit of responsibility for the family.

However, because I was working the night shift at the cement factory, I still had time, so I went to find a job as a food delivery worker at a restaurant, including food and accommodation.

In this way, I gave up the comfortable life in my school and embarked on a career that I believed in.

This is probably the hardest and darkest day of my life, every day in the cement factory tired to death, sleeping less than two hours and going to the restaurant to be busy serving food.

This kind of day is really not something that ordinary people can bear, sometimes I can't hold on, I will think about my grandfather's kindness to me, thinking that my grandfather is still lying in the hospital, if I have a trace of giving up, then I will lose the dearest and loved ones in this life.

Only half a month has passed, and my whole person has completely lost weight, I was originally 120 pounds, but now I am less than 100 pounds, and I am covered with skin and bones.

Sometimes in the middle of the night when the cement factory is empty, I will secretly wipe my tears.