Chapter 1393: Chapter 999: Full-time Mother’s Counterattack 7 (Six Thousand)_3
The old man’s conditions shouldn’t be too bad. Although this community is somewhat old, it is a school district property, and someday it might sell for seventeen or eighteen thousand per square meter. Furthermore, the old man is a retired cadre, receiving seven or eight thousand yuan in salary each month. If he wasn’t so confident, he wouldn’t be living on his own.
The surgery started in the afternoon around two or three o’clock and lasted until late into the night, around ten o’clock. No matter how sensible the child was, she could not help being impatient, crying and fussing, but fortunately, a doctor noticed her predicament and offered his bed so she could calm the child and put her to sleep.
At two o’clock in the morning, the old man was admitted to the intensive care unit and might have to stay here for several days. With a sudden cerebral hemorrhage that was delayed for too long, whether he would wake up or not depended on the situation, but paralysis was certain.
At five o’clock in the morning, her phone rang urgently. On the other end, she heard footsteps running, "Second floor, intensive care unit."
The young man wasn’t alone; he came with his father, who showed appreciation and courtesy by shaking her hand as soon as he entered.
She led them to find the doctor, while during this gap, she went to the doctor’s office to pick up her child.
When she came out holding her child, both the father and son ran towards her, with the young man’s eyes filled with gratitude turning red.
"Big Sis, sorry for bothering you so long and making you suffer with your child here, especially during the New Year’s. I’m really sorry for the inconvenience. This is a small gesture from me and my father, consider it a red envelope for your child, you must accept it."
"No need, you’re too kind. The old man’s situation will require spending in many areas later; don’t be so distant."
The man took the red envelope and directly stuffed it into her hand, "Big Sis, no need to be polite, it’s necessary. As for the child’s grandpa, we are considering transferring him to Shanghai. Rest assured, we won’t ignore him. It’s only because I am busy at work, the child is at school, and the old man is stubborn. If my wife were here, she wouldn’t let him be so headstrong. We’ve also consulted with the doctor just now, the best scenario might leave some sequelae, the worst might lead to a vegetative state, but no matter what, there will be a beginning and an end. You have to accept this red envelope."
Qi Qi looked at the man in surprise and inexplicably felt that his buzz cut resembled that of a soldier, and his straightforwardness in handling matters astonished her. Even his son couldn’t help but look over.
Forced by circumstances, she accepted the red envelope. The father and son accompanied her to the hospital’s entrance, helped her hail a taxi, "Where to?"
Qi Qi thought of her electric bike still parked under the old man’s apartment, knowing that dawn was near, she told the driver the old man’s community.
Turning her head to respond to the father and son, "My electric bike is still at your grandpa’s place. Once it’s daylight, I’ll have some food with the child and head home. Thank you."
The father and son hesitated before the father closed the taxi door, "Take care, wish you and your child a Happy New Year."
Qi Qi nodded, "Wish you a Happy New Year too, hoping the old man recovers soon."
Watching Qi Qi leave, the middle-aged man sighed, "What kind of situation would make a single mom deliver food on Chinese New Year’s Day?"
"Single mom? Dad, how can you tell?"
"If she wasn’t single, what kind of man would allow his wife to deliver food in such cold weather, on such a special day, with their child?"
The young man faltered, then sighed, "She is a good person."
An ordinary person would probably become impatient during such a special day after waiting so long. But she worried that the father and son would abandon the old man.
The doctor just mentioned that she cared deeply for the old man, asking many questions after he came out of the surgery room. For two strangers to go that far, it certainly is unusual.
"Give me her phone number,"
Curious, the son asked, and the middle-aged man explained, "Since your grandpa is coming back with us to Shanghai, the property will be vacant. Why not rent it to them? It might be fate, and it will also help keep an eye on the house."
The young man realized, "Oh, with her character, she is reliable, much better than some of Grandpa’s unreliable relatives. Dad, you certainly think things through."
Qi Qi didn’t expect to receive a call from the middle-aged man by noon that day.
"Hello, my name is Qi Heng, my son is Qi Huan. I would like to invite you for lunch today, if you are available. There’s something I’d like to discuss."
"Mr. Qi, you don’t have to be this courteous,"
