The next day, Ye Chen set off from the hospital early in the morning to go to the town's savings bank.

Fortunately, when the central bank exchanged RMB, I kept an eye on it and went to the post office next door to open a temporary account.

Otherwise, in this isolated town, there is no place to withdraw money.

Put on your backpack and go back to the hospital.

There was no trace of his father Ye Jianguo in the ward, so he searched along the corridor and found it in the ward of Aunt Zhang's son Xiaokui.

Ye Jianguo humbly apologized to Aunt Zhang, "Big sister, I have lived this child's age, I can't control my younger brother, and I am really sorry to affect the brothers of the Zhang family." How much does it cost for this Xiaokui to see a doctor, I just smashed the pot and sold iron, and I want to make it up to you. ”

Aunt Zhang wiped her tears and said: "The death of the head of the family is in the mine, this is his life." It's Xiaokui's child's life, what can I do in the future. ”

The doctor approached with the list of reminders and patted Ye Chen, who was at the door of the ward, "The family will pay the fee in a while, don't delay the patient's operation." ”

Ye Chen hesitantly took the reminder list, looked at the amount on it, and asked, "Doctor, I want to ask what is the situation of my brother's illness?" ”

"Your brother is fine, just rest for a while. But if this congenital leg disease is not treated now, it will really become lame in the future.

Pay the fee now and don't delay your treatment. I still have something to do, and I'll talk to your family members when I'm done with the operation. ”

After speaking, the doctor hurried away, leaving Ye Chen and trotting into the operating room.

The doctor's words made Ye Chen stunned for a long time, and the old Zhang family was so poor that there was no bottom line.

Turned his face and entered the house with a reminder slip.

Ye Jianguo turned his head, turned his head to Aunt Zhang and said earnestly: "He, Aunt Zhang, you see how much Xiaokui will spend on treatment." Let's get together and let the child get through this first. ”

Taking the reminder slip from Ye Chen's hand, Aunt Zhang asked humbly: "Eldest nephew, didn't the doctor give this list and say anything else?" ”

Ye Chen wanted to repeat the doctor's original words sentence by sentence, but seeing that his father Ye Jianguo frowned, he did not debunk Aunt Zhang's previous lies on the spot.

"Yes. The doctor gave the bill and said that he would have to pay the fee. I'm afraid that it will be too late and delay the condition of the Xiaokui brothers. ”

Faced with the numbers on the collection list, Aunt Zhang did not put forward conditions to Ye Jianguo without conscience.

"Plop" and knelt on the ground.

"This medical fee is not a small amount, more than 300 yuan, I don't know how to open this mouth."

At first, Ye Chen still felt that Aunt Zhang was deceiving Xiaokui's illness and just wanted to ask for more money for him to be better in the future.

Now it seems that he was wrong.

Really, women are weak, and mothers are strong.

She knelt down for Xiao Kui and soured herself.

may be empathetic, Ye Chen hurriedly helped Aunt Zhang up, and asked for the demand note.

"Aunt Zhang, I will bear the illness of Brother Xiaokui, and I will pay the money later."

Aunt Zhang looked at Ye Chen with a smile, and Ye Jianguo was also shocked and didn't know what to say.

As he spoke, Ye Chen took out an envelope from his backpack, counted the amount to be paid, and handed over the rest of the money to Ye Jianguo, "Dad, I'll go pay the medical bills to Brother Xiaokui first." You can take this money at your disposal, and then take it from me when you run out. ”

Looking at the back of his son turning away, Ye Jianguo checked the pile of cash in his hand, and the old tears in his eyes were shallow.

Aunt Zhang followed closely.

After the fees were paid, Ye Chen handed over the payment slip in his hand to Aunt Zhang, and advised: "I have also made an appointment with the doctor, and Brother Xiaokui will have surgery in two days." In addition to the more than 300 medical expenses, there is also a hospitalization deposit of 1,000 yuan, which I have also paid. ”

When Aunt Zhang heard about the 1,000 yuan hospitalization deposit, she was immediately shocked and said, "Eldest nephew, you weren't deceived by the doctor, were you?" How does the hospitalization deposit cost so much money. ”

Ye Chen explained: "This money is equivalent to a sum of money deposited in the hospital. As much as the Xiaokui brothers use, they will withdraw from it, and the rest will be settled when they are discharged from the hospital. Refund more and make up less. ”

After picking up the list of medicine expenses, Aunt Zhang took Ye Chen's hand and said gratefully: "It's not easy for you to earn money outside, eldest nephew, this money should be borrowed from your aunt, and when Xiaokui's child can earn money in the future, we will pay you back." ”

"I'm very happy to have an aunt. But now is not the time to talk about this, it is important to treat the Xiaokui brothers first. ”

"Then the aunt will thank you on behalf of Xiao Kui."

Sent back to Aunt Zhang, Ye Chen saw his father walking towards the gate of the hospital alone.

chased after him, only to see him sneaking in his arms the envelope containing the money, rubbing the dry tobacco roll.

Ye Chen handed over the cigarette, "Smoke this." ”

Squinting at the brand of cigarettes, Ye Jianguo was reluctant to smoke it, so he pinned it directly behind his ears.

The father and son have been together for a long time, and silence is better than sound at the moment.

Sitting on the bench, Ye Chen took out oranges from his bag and peeled them for Ye Jianguo.

After tasting a petal, Ye Jianguo smiled and said, "My son feeds me oranges, I am really blessed to be old." ”

"Then eat a little more."

Ye Jianguo stretched his eyebrows tightly, and ate oranges happily, "You have grown your skills abroad all these years, and it is not in vain that your father will provide you with a study." ”

"Without my father's wreckage, there would be no son's present."

Ye Jianguo lit a cigarette.

"Don't make a noise about your Aunt Zhang. Her family is no longer in charge, and her son is in such a situation, let's not care about the gains and losses if we can help more. ”

"Dad, don't worry. I will help those who should be helped, and I will not pay a penny more if I should not be helped. ”

Ye Chen's pun made Ye Jianguo unable to refute.

When the smoke burned out, Ye Jianguo touched the bandage on his head and laughed at himself: "There is also a "golden hoop" tied on his head when he gets old. ”

"If it's uncomfortable, the nurse can get it for you."

"What? I've been fine for a long time. ”

Ye Chen took out the diagnosis book and looked through the doctor's instructions, "Dad, the doctor said that although your injury is not serious, you need to recuperate." ”

"What is rest, isn't it just less worry and more rest. What's the difference between lying at home and lying here? You'll get me out of the hospital in a moment, and I won't want to stay here for a minute. ”

Putting away the doctor's order, Ye Chen couldn't resist his father, so he had to go to the doctor to ask if it was feasible to be discharged from the hospital.

Secretly happy, Ye Jianguo quickly went back to the room to pack his luggage, and sat on the corridor bench waiting for Ye Chen to complete the formalities and be discharged from the hospital.

Aunt Zhang walked out when she heard the news, "Brother Ye, are you going home?" ”

"The doctor said I'm fine, Xiaochen, this kid is going through the discharge procedures for me."

Ye Jianguo looked at Aunt Zhang's sallow face, and generously took out ten yuan from his pocket and gave it to her, "Take it and buy something to eat, whether it's for the sake of the child or for yourself, you have to hold on." ”

"Brother Ye, I can't ask for this money."

The pull of the two looked at Ye Chen's eyes, until a "victory or defeat" was separated after a while.

Aunt Zhang didn't know what to say to Ye Jianguo, so she went back to the ward to take care of Xiaokui step by step.

Ye Chen approached and whispered, "Dad, you are so reluctant to give up on Aunt Zhang, does my mother know?" ”

Ye Jianguo's face was blushing, "Stinky boy, don't talk nonsense." ”