Maybe it was because the blow that the barbecue stall owner Cheng Ran gave to the young men in the Huatong compound that day was too great, so when he went out shopping to buy some things for the new house these days, the young men in the compound would take a detour from him. There was no other way, this psychological shadow would probably be difficult to recover from for a while...
After settling down temporarily, Cheng Ran and Xu Lan went to Huaxi Hospital to visit the sick little Shitou. Before they went, Cheng Feiyang asked about it. "I went to see him and asked Zhao Qing if he had any difficulties. The boy was stubborn and denied everything, saying that he had the money for treatment and that he had no difficulties... The colleagues in the company pooled together a sum of tens of thousands of yuan for him... It would be good for you to go and see him. After all, Cheng Ran also knew little Shitou. Zhao Qing used to play with Cheng Ran when he was a child. People should remember their feelings..."
Xu Lan bought some fruits and sealed another 1,000 yuan. At the end, she asked Cheng Ran if the money was enough or if it was a little short. Cheng Ran shook his head and said it was about right.
Xu Lan wrapped the money in a red envelope and went to visit Cheng Ran in the cardiac surgery department. At this time, Xiao Shitou was already able to play with airplane models in his bed. He even greeted Cheng Ran and called him as usual, "Cheng Ge'er! I heard that you were admitted to Rongcheng No. 10 Middle School! My parents said they want to learn from you! When I recover from my illness, I will work hard and get admitted to No. 10 Middle School in the future."
Cheng Ran smiled and nodded. The little stone was really cute.
Xu Lan and Zhao Qing's wife held hands and listened to Zhao Qing's wife Ye Ling talk about the worries and fears she had experienced during this period. When Zhao Qing faced Cheng Ran, he was obviously a little restrained.
Cheng Ran asked, "Is Xiao Shitou okay now?"
Zhao Qing nodded. "The operation is not a big one, but the materials required are high. After this operation, I have seen some people discharged from the hospital in five to seven days... Xiao Shitou is expected to be discharged tomorrow."
Seeing that Zhao Qing seemed to be hesitant to speak, Cheng Ran probably wanted to say something grateful, but when the words came to his lips, he didn't know how to say them, because words could not express the emotion and content of the best result in front of him.
Cheng Ran asked, "Where will you live after you are discharged from the hospital?"
"We have been renting a small courtyard nearby these days. The sanitary conditions are not very good. Xiao Shitou will not live there after he is discharged from the hospital. The company has arranged a dormitory for us in the new headquarters, and we will move there when the time comes. Your Aunt Ye has taken a two-month leave. When Xiao Shitou recovers, they will return to Shanhai together."
Zhao Qing's wife Ye Ling is an employee of Shanhai Credit Union. They are not from the same unit, but they live in the courtyard of Fulong Shanhai. Fulong settled in Rongcheng, and Zhao Qing had to come here to fight, and might stay here in the future. In the future, the two sides may live separately, but Cheng Ran knows that this situation will not last too long. When Fulong continues to develop, the money earned by Zhao Qing alone will be enough to support the whole family.
As for family members, although Fulong does not encourage couples to work together, it will set up joint ventures with some units in Chengdu. In fact, many family members can come into play at this time to solve the resettlement and employment problems of some family members.
“Not that much was spent on treatment, so we still have over a hundred thousand yuan…” Zhao Qing took out the passbook and handed it to Cheng Ran in the aisle where only two people were present.
Cheng Ran smiled and waved his hand, "There are still many places where I can use the money. I'll lend you the money, and you can pay it back in full when the time comes."
Zhao Qing nodded and didn't force it.
A hospital is probably a place that easily makes people feel solemn, because all worldly things here are not as heavy as the words "life and death".
When sending Cheng Ran out, Zhao Qing patted his shoulder and said to him, "Cheng Ran, the body is a person's temple. No matter what kind of soul and thoughts you have worshipped in it, please make sure to keep your body clean, beautiful and strong."
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Huaxi Hospital is the best in Sichuan and even one of the top three hospitals in China in terms of comprehensive strength. Almost all patients who are admitted here or transferred to the surgical ward here will face the choice of life and death. Fortunately, Xiao Shitou was on the lucky side this time.
Perhaps because Cheng Ran had once experienced death and rebirth, he had an inexplicable awe for this kind of thing. After seeing the heaviness of this world, he felt that being alive and able to breathe freely was a very, very good thing.
Coming out of the hospital, I saw the hustle and bustle of traffic. The old-fashioned iron fences next to the sidewalks of this period, the urban greening of Chengdu did not have the aesthetics of later urbanization. Although some places have begun to be transformed, most areas still bear the imprint of the old city. The thick and straight street trees, the heat wave wind brought the smell of grass in the flower beds, and the newly planted French plane trees near Huaxi Street attracted people to watch and take pictures. This city with a history of more than 2,000 years is right before my eyes.
Finally, I have dealt with all the affairs in Shanhai one by one, set foot in Chengdu, and will start my life here.
Cheng Ran thought of Jiang Hongshao again. It seemed as if he had been in another world, and he was now in the same city and under the same sky where she lived. Thinking of the battles between the two of them, Cheng Ran couldn't help but feel a vague sense of anticipation, especially something that could scare her. This made Cheng Ran eager to try.
I'm not worried about Shanhai leaving and not being able to find him on the phone. Fulong Company is in charge of this. Shanhai's phone line is still connected and can be directly transferred to the new line in Rongcheng. In fact, sometimes Cheng Ran has the idea of just telling her that it's over. Maybe they can meet earlier. He always feels that he has been reborn in two lives. Why should he fight with Lao Jiang? He can just crush her...
But every time he thought about the changes in the past year, at home, in himself, and even in the world before his eyes, Cheng Ran felt as if he had come before Jiang Hongshao like a god descending from heaven when the school opened at No. 10 Middle School, and there was a sense of ritual.
It was like a summary of the past year, and also the fulfillment of the agreement they had made after saying goodbye in the mountains and seas. Or was it because he had brought in a young mentality and was looking forward to the sudden surprises in life? Even he himself could not tell what his mentality was.
When thinking about this, I still hope that this time will come soon. It means that No. 10 Middle School will start in just one week.
When Xu Lan and I were about to board the bus for the return trip, Xu Lan's cell phone rang. It was a call from her relatives in Chengdu.
As Cheng Feiyang's career developed, and Cheng Ran was admitted to Rongcheng No. 10 Middle School, although his mother Xu Lan was also a career-oriented woman, after weighing the pros and cons, she decided to buy out her years of service from the company and come to Rongcheng to take care of Cheng Ran. As for her own career, after a period of time, when things settled down, she would consider whether to pick up her ideals when she was young and open her own store...
After all, they came here to start a new life. Xu Lan and Cheng Feiyang each got a mobile phone and told their relatives and friends their phone numbers. At this time, the phone rang.
The call was from Gao Shijin, my eldest cousin in Chengdu, who asked Xu Lan and her family to come over for dinner, saying that they had booked a room at "Canglang Tower".
Canglanglou is a very popular high-end hotel that was just built in Chengdu this year. Its exterior is like a ship that is one-to-one the size of a thousand-ton cruise ship, and the island is a multi-story luxury hotel. In recent years, hotels in Chengdu have been severely homogenized. When this restaurant was built, its publicity and marketing focused on its unique exterior design, which really had a good effect and made it one of the first-class hotels in Chengdu.
The restaurants are divided into different levels, with different prices on each floor. There are those priced for the general public, which are mainly used to attract customers, and there are top-floor restaurants where two or three people can easily spend thousands of yuan. They are very popular among some wealthy people in Chengdu and the newly rich who are eager to show off and build connections.
Listening to Xu Lan's call, Cheng Ran tilted his head and looked over, "Since you want to treat us, why are you so insincere? You didn't notify us a day in advance, and called just before dinner time... Besides, we have been here for so many days, and you didn't say anything before... This sudden invitation, could it be that you were planning to invite other people, and suddenly thought of coming to our house, and dragged us along?"
Mom Xu Lan was always kind. Although she felt something was wrong at this time, she still said in front of her son, "What if they really didn't have time before? You know, your uncle Gao is a businessman and is too busy... If you notify them at this time, your father will definitely not be able to go. Let the two of us go over to represent them."
This chapter is a little late. I just returned home today after traveling across the ocean. I can finally soak in the hot spring water to recover some blood.