Chapter 44

At the Central Hospital, Director Fang, dressed in a white coat, walked out of the ward with a serious expression. Behind him, an intern female doctor was recording the situation that had just occurred in the medical record.

Not long after he left the ward, Li Yun rushed out, her face full of worry.

"Is it... really that serious?" Li Yun asked, looking at Director Fang.

"Alas, go and raise the money. Let's do this surgery first, and you can decide on the rest later... You have to make your own decisions." Director Fang looked at the pale-faced Li Yun, saying with a hint of helplessness.

"How much will this surgery cost?" Li Yun asked.

"The surgery fee will be high, and many of the medications for post-surgery care are not covered by health insurance. Old Yu's health insurance card is also in a mess. If he had paid in full, it would have cost at most one or two ten thousand. But now, it will definitely cost three or four ten thousand. I don't understand why, knowing his liver is bad, he didn't handle the health insurance issues properly. Moreover, the medications he has been taking have developed resistance, and they don't help much in his treatment. The new medications are not covered by health insurance either. If we use the medications covered by health insurance, I won't say much about the effect." Director Fang said with a mix of anger and blame.

Director Fang and Yu Jing were old acquaintances. He had repeatedly told Yu Jing to take care of his health, but he never listened, and now he has a big problem!

"Then, what about the transplant you mentioned before?" Li Yun hesitated to ask.

"Let's see the effect of this surgery. Sigh, Aunt Li, no matter how much you talk to me, it won't help. You might as well go and raise more money. I can't predict the hospital expenses." Director Fang said.

Li Yun nodded, not saying anything more.

She returned to the ward and looked at Yu Jing, who was lying on the bed, looking extremely uncomfortable. Her heart felt even more uneasy.

Borrowing money was not something Li Yun was good at.

Their family was neither rich nor poor, and life was manageable. However, as the children grew older, expenses increased, and they had no savings. They were always spending...

It was fine to maintain this lifestyle, but once something unexpected happened and a large sum of money was needed, it could instantly bring down a family that was already not very well-off.

Li Yun had always been content with her current life. Sometimes, when she saw relatives running around to borrow money, she felt their difficulties and would lend them money if she had any spare.

But she never thought she would also need to run around to borrow money!

When she appeared before those relatives and friends to borrow the money, what would their expressions be? Yu Jing's proud and odd temper had offended many relatives, and some might even be glad to see him in trouble. Human nature is unpredictable...

...

Li Yun walked out of the hospital, facing the glaring sun, not knowing where to go.

Three or four ten thousand, not a lot, but not a small amount either. The people she knew who had money were few, and even if they had money, they might not be willing to lend it. Borrowing money from rich people is even harder than from poor people.

"Li Yun!"

When Li Yun was at a loss, someone walked up to her.

"It's Old Guan." Li Yun glanced at the person, responding absentmindedly.

"I heard Yu Jing is sick, so I came to see him." Old Guan said.

Old Guan was a man in his fifties. When this area was still a neighborhood of low-rise buildings, they were all neighbors. Now, with the renovation, everyone lives in high-rise apartments, and contact has become much less frequent.

"You go ahead, he's in room 303." Li Yun said.

"By the way, do you have enough money? I heard he needs surgery, which is a considerable amount." Old Guan asked in a low voice.

Li Yun forced a smile and said, "It's okay."

"I have 40,000 yuan here, some spare money. If you need it, take it." Old Guan said.

Li Yun was taken aback, looking at Old Guan, whose face was covered with dark spots.

She was just thinking about how to borrow money, and Old Guan was offering it to her?

Li Yun remembered that Old Guan was not well-off. Where did he get 40,000 yuan in spare money?

"Hehe, here's the card, the password is five fives. Take it. We're neighbors, don't be shy. When I was sick, wasn't it your son Xiao Sheng who carried me to the hospital? Otherwise, I would have died in that old house..." Old Guan said with a smile.

Li Yun held the card with 40,000 yuan, not knowing what to say, tears welling up in her eyes...

"Old Guan, I... I... I don't know what to say... Thank you... Thank you."

"Don't thank me... Oh, it's fine, it's fine. I'm not in a hurry for the money. You can pay me back whenever you can. I just remembered, I have something to do... I'll go now." Old Guan didn't wait for Li Yun to thank him further and hurriedly walked away.

Li Yun held the card, still in a daze for a long time.

This timely help caught Li Yun off guard, but she was more filled with joy!

For Li Yun, asking relatives for money was indeed a difficult thing to do. Now, the money problem was slightly resolved...

Li Yun ran to the bank, still feeling that this was a joke by Old Guan. Based on her understanding of him, he shouldn't have been able to lend her 40,000 yuan.

...

After Li Yun left, Yu Luosheng slowly walked out from under a bus stop advertisement board nearby.

He watched Li Yun's back, recalling her teary eyes, feeling a heavy weight in his heart.

Qin Lao Da was not a rich person either. The 10,000 yuan he had was borrowed from someone else, then lent to him.

This sudden three or four ten thousand yuan could be a heavy burden for their family with ordinary income. What about Qin Lao Da, who had to support a family?

This money needed to be paid back as soon as possible.

Standing in the shadow of the advertisement board, Yu Luosheng stared at his palm for a long time.

How to pay back the money? Work?

A thousand yuan a month, what could it do?

He was just a high school graduate, with no skills.

The only thing he was good at, which had once been his dream and goal, was always looked down upon by his parents, elders, and teachers.

Yu Luosheng didn't know if Yu Jing would be more pained to see him spending days and nights practicing that game than the pain from his bad liver.

He wanted him to get into college, even talking about scores and universities while lying in the hospital bed.

Yu Luosheng couldn't bear to make him sad, especially since his worsening condition was largely due to him.

The substantial transfer fee to switch from a mediocre high school to a key high school could have been used to take care of his health...

His own neglect had put him in that hospital bed, enduring the pain of illness. How could Yu Luosheng bear to let him see him doing what he most wanted to see?

Alright, just this once, only this once.

Just for the generous prize from the league, not for anything else!

And...

He must not lose!!

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