Thanos's biological daughter in period fiction
Chapter 157 Hospital
When the captain rode his bicycle with Liu Fangmei and rushed to the hospital, Xia Daya had already been taken to the emergency room for treatment.
Stone, covered in blood, paced anxiously outside the operating room. When he saw his mother arrive, he turned around, hugged her, and burst into tears.
No matter what, he was just an 11-year-old child. He was mainly stimulated by the blood and had another thought: to save his older sister.
He's come to his senses now. His legs are a little weak, but his worry for his older sister still prevails. If it weren't for his mother, he would still be holding on.
"Don't cry, your older sister will be alright." Liu Fangmei comforted her little one. The nurse, probably noticing that an adult had arrived, came over to ask them to pay the medical bills.
The captain came over too, but he was a little dumbfounded when he heard that the medical expenses required a loan of 100 yuan first. Just how serious was the injury? Why would they ask for 100 yuan right off the bat?
“The head injury is quite complicated, so it’s normal that it will cost a lot of money. It’s alright, I have the money. But Captain, shouldn’t you go back and check if the family has calmed down? If it were a small matter, it would be fine, but this is such a big thing. If it gets out, won’t you, as the captain, be implicated?” Liu Fangmei was worried about the captain being implicated, after all, the captain was a good person, fair and just in his work. She didn’t want to change captains and cause herself trouble.
"Sigh, it's over, but I wonder how the eldest brother and his wife are doing? Never mind, you stay here and watch over things, I'll go back first. I need to go check on Old Xia's family..." When the captain heard her say this, he was also worried about whether things were over at Old Xia's family, and how Old Xia and his wife were doing.
This is a family matter. Although it won't affect his position as the brigade leader, it will have some impact on the villagers' livelihood.
I just hope this incident doesn't get out, otherwise the Xia family's reputation will be ruined, and their village's reputation won't be any better.
But what he was thinking was impossible. After all, there were too many people talking, and he hadn't said anything before, especially now that it was almost Chinese New Year and he was visiting relatives. He couldn't possibly shut so many people up.
Before leaving, the captain went to ask Xia Daya about her specific situation again. Hearing the doctor's words, the captain was once again shocked by his own worldview. After hearing the doctor's prediction, the captain was utterly bewildered.
A large piece of her skull was broken. If it weren't for the few experts who came to the town hospital today, they wouldn't have been able to admit Xia Daya, who was seriously injured.
Thinking about the possibility that the girl might become a vegetable, the brigade leader sighed again. In his eyes, the girl wouldn't survive. After all, even if Xia Laoda and his wife still had some feelings for the girl, they couldn't possibly take care of a child who couldn't move and had no way to earn work points in the fields year after year.
Moreover, there's a high chance this child will be sold into a ghost marriage, even though the government officially prohibits such practices. It's feudal superstition, but these kinds of things still happen quite often in villages like theirs.
It's such a pity for this child. She's already a young woman of thirteen, forty, fourteen, or fifteen, and she'll be able to get married in another year or two. Who would have thought that something like this would happen?
They hadn't expected that such a large wound would attract the attention of the medical staff. Even before Liu Fengmei and her son noticed, a nurse had already gone to the police station to report it.
When they returned to the police station, Liu Fangmei and her son were still quite composed, answering a series of questions. Only after the officials left did the mother and son realize the gravity of the situation.
Who called the police? If this is really investigated, what about the other party...?
Liu Fangmei never dared to imagine that this matter would be kept quiet and unknown to outsiders.
All she can say now is what they know, since she genuinely didn't see the commotion. She only heard from the children that her eldest cousin was injured and needed money, so she quickly brought the money over.
As for whether these comrades went to visit the village, they didn't know, after all, there was still an injured person to take care of. Although they didn't need to do anything inside the operating room, or even after being wheeled out, someone still had to watch over the patient.
So the mother and son naturally stayed in town, and they stayed for two days. During this time, aside from a minor ailment—dipping water in their lips and checking the IV drip—they were fine.
It's just that it's almost the end of the year, and especially since she was already 28 when she was injured, she's only 29 this year. They definitely have to go back tonight for New Year's Eve, but given Xia Daya's condition, there's no way they can bring her home.
Before leaving in the afternoon, Liu Fangmei, with the help of the on-duty nurse, helped everyone clean themselves and change into new hospital gowns before taking her son home.
It cost money to let her go home so comfortably. The nurse on duty tonight was an unmarried young woman. Liu Fang gave her three yuan to help take care of Xia Daya and also gave her an apple.
The mother and son went to the brigade leader's house as soon as they got home to explain the situation before going home to take a shower.
Although it's not a big deal to go two days without showering in the dead of winter, they had been in the hospital for two days. He felt like his clothes were covered in something unclean if he didn't shower.
When the mother and son returned to their space, they found that the New Year's Eve dinner had already been prepared. The three of them were sitting in the living room watching TV, waiting for them to come back for dinner.
After all, it was New Year's Eve dinner, and they knew without a doubt that the mother and son wouldn't stay overnight in the hospital.
"Honey, you're back. Go take a shower first. I've already prepared the New Year's Eve dinner; you can eat after your shower. We won't stay up all night tonight. You two have been in the hospital for two days; you must be tired. After dinner, stay for a while and then go back to rest. I should probably go back too; there's a performance by the cultural troupe tonight, and I can't miss it." Xia Jixuan really couldn't stay here for very long. He could cook and spend time with the children, mainly by taking advantage of the time difference between inside and outside.
"Okay, we'll go take a shower first. Is your time here enough? If not, you don't need to stay here with us." After all, there are time limits for arriving at the venue to watch the cultural troupe's performance.
The washing machine in Liu Fangmei's bedroom was specifically for washing her own clothes, so she didn't hesitate to put the clothes she was wearing that day into the washing machine after taking a shower.
She even poured disinfectant into the room, and after tidying herself up, she went to her son's room. She saw that he had just finished showering and was about to put his clothes in the washing machine.
"Mom, I can do it myself..." Shi Tou thought his mother was coming to help him wash clothes, so he quickly and efficiently stuffed all the clothes into the washing machine, poured in laundry detergent and hot water, all in one go.
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