Chapter 29 Thirty Thousand Yuan, Such Unbelievable Wealth

She was certain that her father had never been alone with that boy.

That couple always had someone watching over the young man no matter what they did. How did his father know his name?

Seeing the undisguised admiration in his little girl's eyes, Qiao Changdong felt very proud.

He reached out and patted her little head again, coaxing her with a smile, "Eat quickly, then we can get going sooner."

After thinking for a moment, he said, "Sweetie, you have to stay with Daddy the whole time you're out here. No matter what, you can't be separated from Daddy, okay?"

"Especially those two adults in our car, don't go near them."

Qiao Changdong wasn't sure if this was a human trafficking case, but he had already reported it to the police, and Meng Zhengcheng was looking for someone to investigate.

But regardless of whether it was true or not, something seemed off about those parents.

If it weren't for the many strange things that had happened to his daughter these past few days, forcing him to take her to the provincial hospital for a full checkup, he really wouldn't have wanted to involve her in this whole affair.

Thinking of this, Qiao Changdong felt apologetic and put his daughter on his lap again, feeding her with a spoon and occasionally kissing her chubby cheeks.

I really don't know how to pamper her properly.

After the father and daughter finished their meal, Qiao Changdong borrowed a large bowl from the restaurant owner and packed a portion of food to go.

When Qiao Changdong returned with the takeout bowl, the couple in the car were eating mixed grain buns.

Their eyes lit up when they saw the food he was carrying.

Wu Chunhua reached out to take it, and was about to say something like, "I'm so sorry, you've gone to so much trouble for me."

But then Qiao Changdong brushed her hand aside and handed the bowl to the young boy behind them.

"You're adults, it's nothing for you to suffer a little, but your son has injured his leg, so he needs to eat more nutritious food so he can heal faster. Here, eat up."

As Qiao Changdong spoke, he handed the bowl to the boy behind him.

"..." Wu Chunhua's outstretched hand froze in mid-air.

In that instant, she was so embarrassed that she wanted to disappear into a hole in the ground.

Fu Yu did not refuse Qiao Changdong; he reached out and took the rice bowl from him.

Qiao Changdong served him stir-fried pork with chili peppers and stir-fried cucumber. Both dishes were served on top of white rice. Because they were fresh out of the pan, the aroma filled the entire workshop.

Because they didn't have a kettle and couldn't even get hot water, the couple found their already dry grain buns even harder to swallow.

But Qiao Changdong had already said that it was for their children, and they had said before that they wouldn't eat it, so they were too embarrassed to ask for it now. They could only continue to eat the dry bread with a heavy heart.

Qiao Changdong didn't rush on his way. He waited until the young boy finished eating and returned the bowl before starting the car and continuing on his way.

This time, we didn't stop along the way.

I arrived at the provincial hospital before 11 p.m.

Unlike small county towns, the provincial hospital is brightly lit even though it's almost midnight.

Qiao Changdong led the bewildered couple and pushed Fu Yu to the emergency room.

The tests that Qiao Qiao needed to undergo couldn't be done in the middle of the night; someone wouldn't be on duty until 9 a.m. the next morning.

Fu Yu's leg has been delayed for over twelve hours. After examining her, the emergency room doctor said that it could not be delayed any longer and that surgery was necessary immediately.

However, the deposit for the surgery alone is two hundred, not to mention the other treatment costs after the surgery.

All things considered, it would probably cost at least 500 to get it done.

The couple were stunned by what the doctor said.

They knew it would cost money, but they didn't expect it to cost this much; the deposit alone was two hundred.

The money they brought totaled only a little over fifty yuan.

They had originally planned to get checked out first and then see if surgery was necessary, but now, with the doctor urging them, they were both at a loss.

“If we don’t do it, it will definitely affect his walking in the future. This is not an injury that can heal on its own; it must be corrected with surgery.”

Fearing they didn't understand the seriousness of the situation, the doctor explained it again carefully.

"If it's not corrected, the bones will grow crooked on their own, and the child will become a cripple. You need to think this through."

The couple stood facing each other in the corridor, remaining silent for a long time.

It's not that they don't want to do it, but that they really can't come up with the money.

Qiao Qiao was awakened from her sleep by the light from the hospital corridor.

She leaned lazily against Qiao Changdong's chest.

Looking at the troubled couple not far away, and recalling the reports she had seen in her previous life, she roughly knew that they would not perform the surgery on Fu Yu.

Otherwise, in his previous life, Fu Yu wouldn't have become a cripple.

She thought for a moment, then leaned close to Qiao Changdong's ear and whispered, "Dad, let's lend him the money."

She was referring to him, not them.

She thought for a moment and then said, "Qiaoqiao's money can be lent to him."

Qiao Qiao was referring to the savings that were wrapped in her bag along with the bracelet on her wrist. The money, a full 30,000 yuan, was deposited in the bank.

In this era, this amount of money could be described as an enormous sum.

In her previous life, when she left the Qiao family, Qiao Changdong gave her the deposit certificate and told her to take it with her.

But she didn't take it with her; instead, she secretly slipped it back under Grandma Qiao's pillow before leaving.

Qiao Changdong had originally intended to bring people to the provincial capital for medical treatment, but he never expected that his youngest daughter would speak up first.

He patted her little head and waited for the couple over there to discuss things for more than half an hour.

When he returned, Wang Junshan pursed his lips, his expression gloomy.

Wu Chunhua, her face streaked with tears, looked at the young boy with deep regret.

With a choked voice, she apologized: "Xiao Jun, I'm sorry... Our family doesn't have that much money, we can't do the surgery."

Wu Chunhua was devastated, but they really didn't have that much money; even if they sold everything they owned, it wouldn't help.

In fact, they had already sold everything they owned just over a week ago.

The young boy clearly didn't place any hope in them either, and his face remained indifferent and disgusted when he saw them like this.

Under the bright lights of the corridor, his dark pupils, besides the coldness and frightening hatred, also revealed a deep sense of resentment and despair.

He gripped the pant leg of his injured foot so tightly that Qiao Qiaojue could almost hear the sound of his fingers rubbing against the fabric.

“I can lend it to you.” Qiao Changdong’s voice suddenly rang out in the quiet corridor at midnight.

Wu Chunhua was stunned for a moment, then her eyes lit up as she looked at Qiao Changdong excitedly.

Qiao Changdong didn't look at her, nor at her man.

Instead, he turned his attention to Fu Yu and said, "I can lend you this money. You can pay me back when you grow up and are able to do so. Until then, we need to sign an IOU."

“Yes, we have to pay it back.” Qiao Qiao nestled in Qiao Changdong’s arms and mimicked his words.

Her voice was soft, sweet, gentle, and spoiled.

Like a kitten hiding under a big cat, it has no fighting ability at all, but still relies on the big cat to act arrogantly and bully others.

Fu Yu suddenly raised his head, his gaze shifting dramatically.