Xiao Zhenhui's situation is not optimistic. Although her condition is temporarily under control, the effect of the second chemotherapy is far from the first one.

The doctor discussed changing her treatment plan, but the new plan meant new risks and more money.

Xiao Zhenhui is not afraid to take risks, after all, in this situation, she has no other choice.

But she is afraid of spending money.

She was afraid that she would not stay after spending the money, leaving Gu Mian alone with debts to live with difficulty—just like she was back then.

Back then, she was at least an adult, and although life was difficult, she could barely pull on.But Gu Mian is still so young, she can't bear to leave her with debts.

The doctor also knew the conditions of Xiao Zhenhui's family, so he didn't persuade her much, but asked her to think about it again.

And Xiao Zhenhui didn't think about it at all. She told the doctor not to tell Gu Mian about her situation, and pretended that she was recovering well, trying to make Gu Mian go back to school with peace of mind.

Gu Mian stayed with Xiao Zhenhui for two days, and finally returned to school with her schoolbag on her back under her tireless nagging.

On the way to school, Gu Mian was silent for a while, then suddenly said, "Xiaojin, I don't want to study anymore."

Mu Jin's eyes widened because she was too surprised: "What did you say?"

Gu Mian repeated: "I said I don't want to study anymore, just now."

"Why?" Mu Jin asked anxiously, "With your current grades, there is absolutely hope for the county entrance examination. Why did you suddenly say that you don't study anymore?"

"Do you know why my mother has been delaying going to the hospital for treatment?" Gu Mian turned her head to look at Mu Jin, and without waiting for Mu Jin to answer, she continued, "Because our family has no money. She is afraid that if she gets sick, the money will be spent." It's over, I'm going to have a hard time in the future."

"But even so, you can't save a lot of money if you don't study."

"I can go to work, and I can work hard to earn money. Even if I sell blood and organs, I never want my mother to delay treatment because of money."

Gu Mian's tone was very serious, and Mu Jin believed that if someone really wanted to buy her organs at this time, she would agree without hesitation.

Mu Jin was anxious, but she also knew that Gu Mian must have made up her mind to say these words.She persuaded her weakly: "Don't be impulsive, Mianmian, we can think of a way to deal with the money. Only half a month until the senior high school entrance examination, no matter what, you should at least take the high school entrance examination."

Gu Mian said: "I don't plan to go to high school anyway, so what's the point of taking the high school entrance examination?"

Mu Jin knew that the other Gu Mian wouldn't listen, so she had to move Xiao Zhenhui out: "It was for Aunt Xiao at that time, what Aunt Xiao wanted to see the most was that you were admitted to the county school, and it was for her, and you Will you make it through this time?"

Gu Mian was at war with heaven and man in his heart, and for a moment didn't know what to do.She wanted to drop out of school to make money, and wanted to go to the hospital to take care of Xiao Zhenhui every day, but she knew that Xiao Zhenhui would definitely not agree.

Xiao Zhenhui wholeheartedly hopes that she can study without distraction, get good grades in the high school entrance examination, go to a good high school, and then go to a good university in the future.Given Xiao Zhenhui's current situation, she couldn't sit in the classroom and study with peace of mind.

Gu Mian frowned slightly, unwilling to continue this topic: "Let's talk about it."

Because of Mu Jin's persuasion, Gu Mian stayed in school for a few more days.She found that she still thought things too simply, money was not so easy to earn, even if she had all the strength, no one would hire a minor under the age of 16.

On Friday afternoon, as soon as the bell rang for the end of get out of class, Gu Mian ran out of school and rushed to the city.She had wanted to go to the hospital to see Xiao Zhenhui for a long time, but Xiao Zhenhui kept preventing her from going there on the phone, and said that if she dared to skip class, she would be discharged from the hospital and go home immediately.

Gu Mian didn't dare to bet on Xiao Zhenhui's temper, so he stayed at school honestly until Friday.

Hurriedly boarding the last bus, Gu Mian let out a long sigh of relief.She put the schoolbag in front, and took out a small notebook that memorized words from it.

Although he thought about dropping out of school, but since the plan failed to be implemented, Gu Mian planned to study hard according to the usual track, and strive to get good grades in the exam to make Xiao Zhenhui happy.

Sitting next to Gu Mian was an elderly grandmother. She looked at the notebook in Gu Mian's hand and asked, "Son, what grade are you in?"

Gu Mian glanced at her and replied, "It's the third day of junior high school."

The old woman said, "Isn't the high school entrance examination coming soon?"

Gu Mian was a little surprised that the old lady knew the time of the high school entrance examination: "Yes, there are still about ten days."

"My grandson is also in the third grade of junior high school, and he studies very hard." The grandmother patted the bag in her arms, "No, I plan to send him some eggs to supplement nutrition. This is my own chicken raw The eggs, authentic native eggs, are nutritious."

Gu Mian complimented: "With a grandma like you, your grandson is really happy."

"Where, that's all I can do." The old lady said, "Actually, if you want me to say, it's just a senior high school entrance examination, so there's no need to work so hard. If you do well in the exam, you can go to a better school. It’s not a good school, where can’t you study? But my grandson doesn’t like it. He wants to go to the No. [-] Middle School—you know the No. [-] Middle School in the city—the competition is so fierce, I’m really afraid that he won’t be able to survive.”

The old lady's tone was sincere, and Gu Mian could see that she was really worried about her grandson's health: "Your grandson is so ambitious, he works so hard, and with the support of his family like you, he will definitely be admitted to the Ruyi school."

"Then I'll lend you a good word." The old lady laughed so hard that her creases squeezed together, "I also wish you the title of the gold list and be admitted to the ideal school."

Gu Mian chatted with the grandma all the way in the car, and when they parted, she still had something to say.When she arrived at the hospital, the sun had already set, and she couldn't wait, so she strode to the ward with her schoolbag in her arms.

Xiao Zhenhui's ward was on the fourth floor, and the elevator stopped on the ninth floor and did not come down. Gu Mian got impatient and went down the stairs.

She walked in a hurry, and when she finally turned a corner, she bumped into a person.The man was holding a kettle in his hand. In order to prevent Gu Mian from falling backwards, he threw the kettle and grabbed Gu Mian.

Under the support of the man, Gu Mian stabilized her body, looked at the kettle that was still spinning on the ground, and apologized repeatedly: "I'm sorry, I didn't mean it, are you okay?"

The man who was hit was a man in his 40s. He was wearing a shirt with the sleeves half rolled up, and he looked refined.

"It's okay, I'm fine." The man smiled softly, instead of blaming Gu Mian, he also cared about her, "Did you bump into something?"

Gu Mian was taken aback by his smile, and after a while she remembered to answer him: "I'm fine, I'm really sorry."

The man stretched out his hand and patted Gu Mian's head, and said like a good-tempered elder educating the younger generation: "Walk a little slower in the future, it's not okay to be so reckless."

"I see, thank you." Gu Mian picked up the water bottle and handed it to the man, bowed to him again, and then walked to the ward.

Xiao Zhenhui's complexion looked good, her cheeks were flushed, and her smile was brighter than usual.

She shaved off all her hair because of chemotherapy.Although Gu Mian comforted her by saying "not ugly, not ugly at all", to be honest, she is far less beautiful with a bald head than usual.

But the moment she entered the ward, Gu Mian felt that Xiao Zhenhui's smile was more beautiful than the flowers next to her.

"Mom." Gu Mian called Xiao Zhenhui.

Xiao Zhenhui turned her face around, and her smile deepened: "Mianmian is here, have you eaten yet?"

"No, I'll eat later." Gu Mian walked over, picked up the flowers beside the bed and squeezed them, they were real flowers.She brought the flower to her nose and smelled it, then asked casually, "Who gave you this flower?"

Xiao Zhenhui made a fool of herself: "Guess."

Gu Mian stuffed the flowers back into the vase and sat down beside the hospital bed: "I can't guess."

Xiao Zhenhui raised her chin and signaled Gu Mian to look at the door of the ward: "Here, the flower delivery person is here."

Gu Mian turned her head to look over and saw a familiar face: "It's you?"

The man was also surprised: "So you are Mianmian?"

Gu Mian was inexplicably flustered. She avoided the man's gaze and turned to look at Xiao Zhenhui: "Mom..."

Xiao Zhenhui said, "Mianmian, he is your father."

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