Chapter 8 of 100
Chapter 8
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Almost a dozen people were blocking the entrance to the hospital.
In the middle were an old and a young rural woman, wailing and crying over a man lying on the ground. Around them were doctors and officials, but most were onlookers, pointing and discussing the scene.
Lin Shoushan's car had to stop.
Zhao Zhiqiang also got out of the car.
He quickly figured out what had happened.
It turned out the man lying there was the head of the family, and the ones crying were his mother and wife. There was also a six-year-old child nearby.
The man had liver cancer, and they couldn't afford surgery or chemotherapy. They couldn't even afford to stay in the hospital, so they had come out to the entrance to commit suicide by car, but a kind police officer had stopped them. Now, the whole family was crying their eyes out!
Zhao Zhiqiang pushed his way through the crowd, with his younger brother Zhao Zhiqiang following closely behind, just like when they were kids, trailing behind like a little tail.
Inside, a few hospital and police staff were trying to resolve this thorny issue. One of them seemed to be a high-ranking official. Seeing Lin Shoushan get out of the car, his face turned red. "Hurry up and deal with it, Old Lin is here!" He hurried over to greet the slowly approaching Old Lin.
"Sir, the hospital has its difficulties. We've already waived the examination fees. The treatment costs are not as simple as just a doctor's visit. The medication costs thousands per dose, and surgery would cost tens of thousands. You're in a tough spot, and so is the hospital..."
A middle-aged female doctor, with a worried look and a few tears of sympathy, was trying to console the elderly woman.
But the three of them were so overwhelmed with grief that they had lost all hope of living. They were wailing loudly, and it was unclear if they even heard the woman speaking.
Zhao Zhiqiang looked around and felt pity.
Their situation was similar to his family's. From their clothes, he could tell they were in a similar situation.
Thinking this, he squatted down.
"Hey? Aren't you the second cousin of my fifth uncle's second aunt's husband? Oh! I'm Daqiang! I just happened to pass by and heard you have liver disease and are short of money? Oh, I happen to have some here. Take it and get treated quickly!"
Saying this, he snatched the cloth bag containing 50,000 yuan from his brother's hand and stuffed it into the hands of the elderly woman, who was still in a daze, trying to remember who this young man was.
"I, I, I can't remember, you are—"
The elderly woman, about sixty years old, was handed a bag that wasn't tightly sealed, containing five bundles of hundred-yuan notes. She was shocked!
After giving the money, Zhao Zhiqiang took advantage of the momentary confusion of the elderly woman and the onlookers to drag his brother away and run!
Zhao Zhigang never expected his brother to give the money away so easily.
He didn't even know what his brother was doing when he grabbed the bag. Seeing the money he had just received being given away, his heart sank.
It's over!
In a daze, he was dragged out of the crowd by Zhao Zhiqiang.
Many onlookers, like the elderly woman, were trying to figure out who this young man was, who claimed to be the second cousin of the fifth uncle's second aunt's husband, or were amazed at how much money he had given.
"Is this guy just rich and has no place to spend his money?"
"No, look at his shabby military coat. He's not rich at all. He must be a bit simple-minded!"
"Hey, how can you talk like that! With your attitude, you should be ashamed. He's helping others, and you're gossiping behind his back. You'll get what you deserve!" An elderly woman was furious. Such a kind-hearted person was being called simple-minded!
...
Zhao Zhiqiang and his brother had already run out of sight, out of breath.
The elderly woman stood up and tried to find someone, but where were they?
"Young man, come back! We can't take this money!"
The elderly woman was in a panic, shouting to the crowd, but no one was there.
To ensure the family wouldn't return the money, Zhao Zhiqiang had dragged his brother away as fast as possible. She hadn't even realized where to look.
Lin Xuerou, who had gotten out of the passenger seat, saw everything.
Her grandfather was being accompanied by the hospital leadership, and she didn't want to get too close to them. Curiously, she stood up and saw the whole scene.
The 50,000 yuan she had just received was given to a complete stranger.
And she could tell that Zhao Zhiqiang's family was clearly in need of money.
Like others, she tried to figure out the relationship between the fifth uncle's second cousin and the second aunt's husband, but when she realized it was a made-up relationship, the two men in military coats had already run into the hospital hall, faster than thieves.
Huh?
These two are really strange!
But—such good people are rare these days.
Lin Xuerou thought that even if she were in the same situation, she wouldn't give 50,000 yuan to a stranger.
And Zhao Zhiqiang himself wasn't wealthy, and his mother had uremia...
This person...
Is really a good person.
She didn't understand why, but she was very curious about what Zhao Zhiqiang was thinking and started to follow him.
The sudden event stunned the crowd, whether they were hospital leaders, doctors, nurses, or ordinary people.
"50,000 yuan!"
"This, this—"
Many people couldn't describe what they had just seen!
"Lei Feng! A living Lei Feng! Who says there are no good people left in the world? I'll fight for him—here, I don't have much, but I have 100 yuan. Old lady, take this money!"
A rough-looking man, moved by the scene, threw 100 yuan. He couldn't match the 50,000 yuan, but he gave what he had!
Then, the crowd erupted. Some praised, some followed the man's example, and some threw 50 or 100 yuan!
"Oh! There are so many good people in the world!"
"Old lady, you must have done good deeds in your past life. You should thank them quickly!"
"Sniff, sniff..."
"No, no, we can't take this money. It might be their life-saving money!"
The elderly woman was so panicked that she was about to cry. "Quick, wife, don't just stand there. Go find them!"
"Ah..."
But the young woman, with a pale face, took the money and stood up, not knowing which way to go. There were too many people around.
Old Lin saw the whole process from the side.
"Good boy!" He nodded repeatedly.
His opinion of Zhao Zhiqiang improved significantly.
Such a young man, who is not greedy and has a heart of love, is rare.
And it was clear that his family also had a patient and needed money. This wasn't a rich person doing charity!
He's got guts!
If he were in Zhao Zhiqiang's situation, he wouldn't have given away 50,000 yuan!
"Dean Tian, saving lives is a doctor's duty. If surgery is possible, you can't just let someone die. Now, is money more important than a life?"
Old Lin's face was grim. He knew how much the hospital would spend on this treatment.
"We, we will arrange it immediately..."
"That's enough. My young friend has already provided the money for the treatment. Now, the hospital has no problem, right?" Old Lin glared at the officials.
"No, no." Dean Tian looked at Old Lin with a pained expression...
On the other side, Su Fengrong and Chen Liqin, holding a box of money, were completely confused.
"Old Su, do you think that guy is crazy?"
"Big Cannon, do you understand what love is? This is true love. It's not something money can buy. It comes from the heart."
Su Fengrong nodded, even more determined to marry her daughter Yunxiang to Zhao Zhigang. She was puzzled why Zhao's second son didn't like her daughter.
Chen Liqin, holding a box with 500,000 yuan, had lost track of the Zhao brothers. Old Lin was talking to the hospital leadership, and she didn't know what to do.
But her hearing was good, and she was paying attention to what Old Lin was saying.
The word "young friend" struck her like a thunderbolt.
500,000 yuan was nothing compared to reputation.
If 500,000 yuan could make Old Lin a friend... 1,000,000 yuan would be worth it, but the Zhao family didn't need the money.
"Old Su, do you know where to find those two?"
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