Chapter 24 The Strange Family of Three in the Hospital Ward

“I drive a truck and I own my own truck. I’m planning to take my daughter to a big hospital in the provincial capital for a check-up this afternoon. Would you like to come with us to the provincial hospital?”

"It'll be good to have company, and it'll be good to have someone to look after you when you're out. I won't charge you for the ride."

Seemingly afraid that his words might be ambiguous and make people suspect that he had bad intentions, he added, "Don't worry, I'm not a bad person. My own sister works at this hospital."

"You saw it too, that Dr. Chen just now also knows us."

"It would be such a pity if your handsome son were to develop some kind of disability."

"Thank you... I... I need to discuss it with my husband."

It's obvious that the woman was persuaded, but she probably doesn't have much say at home and has to wait for her ex-husband to come and make the decisions.

Qiao Changdong knew when to stop and didn't try to persuade him further.

The boy's home was probably quite far away. It took the man a whole morning from the time he left until he returned, and he didn't come back until after 2 p.m., covered in sweat.

Qiao Qiao had finished lunch and was getting ready for a nap.

When the hospital nurses came to change the boy's IV drip, they noticed that the mother and son hadn't left the ward and asked them why they didn't go out to buy something to eat.

Guessing that the two might be short of money, he kindly told them that they could buy some coarse grain buns at the hospital cafeteria, which were cheap, only two cents each, and the hospital would also give them a free bowl of soup.

But the woman didn't move or speak; she just smiled awkwardly at the nurse and didn't move an inch from the ward.