Chapter 217 An Unexpected Accident

As 1966 approached, they kept a low profile for the past two years due to limited time. However, they did visit Hong Kong twice during this period, once with their uncle and aunt during the Lunar New Year.

Seeing that Lu Qingzhu was doing well over there and even had a promising career, the two of them were relieved. Another time was at the beginning of this year, before the old man passed away, they went to pick up Lu Qingzhu to see him off, and then sent Lu Qingzhu back, staying there for two more days before returning.

He Yuping fell ill after the old man passed away, and her illness lingered on and off for more than a month. It was only when Lu Qinglang got injured that she was pulled back from the nightmare of losing her father.

Just a month after the old man passed away, He Yuping fell ill again. Lu Zhiheng had already taken several days off to take care of his wife. Today, he had to go back to the transportation department to arrange some work, so he asked his younger brother to help take care of his mother this morning.

Lu Qinghua, the little girl from the twins, made breakfast. After eating, she repeatedly told her mother to get some rest.

But seeing their mother's dazed and confused state, neither of them was very at ease. He Caiwei had gone on a business trip a few days ago because there was a problem with a batch of goods that had been shipped out of the textile factory and she had to deal with it.

The young man said he would be back today when he went on his business trip, so he wanted to go and see if the older woman was back.

No sooner had she stepped out of the alley than she was hit by a car. This was the scene He Caiwei witnessed when she returned.

The driver, seeing no one around, tried to escape, but He Caiwei caught him. At this moment, the noise He Caiwei made while hitting the driver attracted the attention of the surrounding neighbors.

He Caiwei asked her neighbors for help to take the man to the police station, and then she picked up her younger brother and ran all the way to the hospital.

The car was going too fast. He Caiwei saw her younger brother coming out of the alley and wanted to warn him when she saw the car. But before she could even finish speaking, the car had already hit her brother.

When the neighbors saw how badly the boy was injured, several of the older women who were close to his mother rushed home to inform her.

He Yuping fainted from the shock of hearing the news of her son's injury, which frightened the little girl Lu Qinghua into tears.

Several middle-aged women from the neighborhood hurriedly took the person to the hospital and then sent someone to the district committee office to notify Lu Qingfeng and his nephew.

Upon hearing that his son had been in a car accident, Lu Zhiheng left his work unfinished and rushed to the hospital.

He was really terrified. His wife had been sickly for a month, and his son had asked him to take care of her this morning. Shouldn't they both be at home? How could something have happened to both of them all at once?

As I entered the hospital, I saw the eldest daughter comforting the younger daughter, whose eyes were red from crying.

"Weiwei, what happened? How could Qinglang have been in a car accident? Shouldn't he be at home?"

"dad……"

“Daddy… Waaah…” Lu Qinghua threw herself into her father’s arms, crying her heart out, unable to even finish her sentence.

"Dad, go check on Mom first. I'll stay here and watch over her. Mom is in room 6 downstairs, and Aunt Liang is taking care of her..." He Caiwei hadn't had a chance to check on her mother's situation yet, so she had to let her father go first.

"Thank you for your hard work, my little girl. Daddy will go check on Mommy first and then come back later. Qingfeng should be here soon..." To avoid causing trouble for his little girl, Lu Zhiheng also took her away.

When they arrived at the ward downstairs, He Yuping had just woken up and was still not sure where she was.

I looked up and saw my husband carrying our crying little daughter as he came in. Then I remembered that Sister Liang had told her when she got home that her son had been in a car accident.

"Aheng, where is Qinglang? Where is Qinglang now?" He Yuping quickly threw off the quilt and sat up. She was still a little dizzy. She almost fell off the bed because of the sudden movement. Fortunately, Sister Liang, who was sitting on the edge of the bed, reached out and hugged her, which saved her from falling to the ground.

"Honey, don't get agitated, take care of yourself..."

“Daughter, don’t cry. Come and comfort your mother. Thank you, Aunt Liang. By the way, what did the doctor say…” Lu Zhiheng quickly came over, put his little daughter by the bed to keep his wife company, and turned to ask Aunt Liang in a low voice.

"It's nothing, the doctor said it's just that the depression in her heart was exacerbated by anger. Mental illness requires mental medicine, so you should stay with her more..." Sister Liang knew that the young wife had become like this mainly because of her father's death, and she sighed with emotion as she worked on it.

He Yuping is already doing very well. Her son, daughter, and husband take turns keeping her company at home. It's just that she's thinking too much.

"I understand, thank you, Sister Liang. You can go back now, Sister Liang. I'll come to thank you again another day..." Lu Zhiheng glanced at the time. It was almost lunchtime. Sister Liang's husband, son, daughter, and daughter-in-law all worked at the factory, so she had to cook according to their get off work hours. She couldn't delay the family's meal.

"Alright, I'll be going now. Don't think too much, Sister He. Your uncle won't be able to leave in peace if you keep acting like this..." Sister Liang said a few more words before leaving.

He Yuping reached out and grabbed the man's hand; she wanted to know how her son was doing.

"She's still in the operating room. My eldest daughter is over there, and Qingfeng should be here by now... My youngest daughter is here with you. I'll go check on things first and let you know if anything happens..."

"No, you carry me on your back, I want to go with you..." He Yuping didn't have much strength, so she could only let her husband carry her.

She is feeling dizzy and worried. Since her father passed away, he has been immersed in his own world and has not paid attention to the situation of his husband, son, and daughter, which led to what happened today.

Wiping away her tears, she knew she had to pull herself together. Sister Liang was right; her father was gone, and that fact couldn't be changed. If she remained depressed, her father wouldn't be at peace.

She also had to stay and watch over her son, because it was all because of him that this accident happened, and she couldn't bear to wait for him here.

"Okay, okay, I'll carry you. Don't get too excited. Are you still dizzy? Do you want to drink some water to calm down?" Lu Zhiheng was afraid that his wife would get too excited and faint again, so he quickly hugged her to comfort her.

After giving her some water, I turned around, picked her up, and looked at my little girl: "Huahua, walk by yourself, remember to hold onto Daddy's clothes..."

"Uncle, how is Aunt?" Lu Qingfeng entered the hospital, gave his aunt's name, and arrived here. He hadn't seen his younger brother and wife yet.

"Qingfeng, pick up Xiaohua and let's go upstairs. Qinglang is having surgery right now, and Weiwei is there watching over him..."

"I see……"

Lu Qingfeng only heard Secretary Huang say that someone had come to see him after he came out of the conference room. It was said that his aunt was in the hospital. After handing over the matter to Secretary Huang, he came over.

The neighbors didn't say very clearly when they came over, so he didn't know that his younger brother was also injured.