"… Alas, so what's the point of just relying on your own son… When I was young, he looked down on me because I was a girl, but now I have to serve him…"
Seeing that Damei turned the topic to the issue of parents favoring boys over girls, Xia Mian took Xiaofeng's hand and prepared to leave.
The hospital doesn't accept credit cards right now, all transactions are in cash. She has to go get money quickly, otherwise the bank will be closed soon.
Just then, they ran into Yan Peizhang supporting Fan Huairen back. Xia Mian didn't say much in front of the old man, but just whispered to Yan Peizhang, "Take the bottle and wait for me at the payment counter at 5:30."
Yan Peizhang was excited, "Okay, okay, thank you, thank you..."
Fan Huairen was puzzled, "Xiao Zhang, what's wrong? Who is this..."
"This is a relative of a doctor who helped us a little before," Yan Peizhang quickly calmed down and said, "Uncle, let's go back quickly. We need to eat something and stay alert so that we can perform the operation well."
Xia Mian was originally going to Ning Shaobai's office to find Ning Shaoyun. She needed to borrow some money from her.
Xia Mian did have a large bank card. After the last birthday party for Grandpa Ning, Ning Shaobai transferred the other two courtyards with one entrance in the row of Huo's family that he had exchanged for stamps to her. As for the one with three entrances, it was agreed that it belonged to Chenchen, so Ning Shaobai transferred the money to her. The market price was 150,000 yuan, and Xia Mian had a separate bank card for the deposit.
She didn't bring it with her at the moment, and there were only a few thousand yuan in the passbook in her bag.
As a result, they met the two people at the nurses' station. It turned out that Ning Shaoyun asked Ning Shaobai, but Ning Shaobai only knew that there was such a patient and had no idea about the details.
He is usually very aloof and distant, and no one dares to gossip in his ear.
So he simply took Ning Shaoyun to the nurses' station.
All the gossip in the hospital is collected here, and these young nurses know the stories behind almost every bed family.
Dr. Ning came to ask in person, and he wanted to tell him everything he knew.
"I have a relative from their village. What can I say about Fan Huairen? He's quite pitiful."
"When he was young, he was the son of a landlord. He was severely criticized and persecuted. Later, he was rehabilitated and given a house. But he seemed to be scared out of his wits and didn't dare to go out to work. He lived by picking up garbage."
No wonder Fan Peiyu and Yan Peizhang were given such sophisticated names, it turns out they are from families with a rich background. In this case, there is a high possibility that the vase is authentic.
"Later, I picked up the eldest brother and never got married for him..."
Xia Mian was stunned for a moment, "Didn't they say that Fan Peiyu is his biological son?"
"No, he picked Fan Peiyu up from a garbage dump when he was collecting scraps, and fed her with rice porridge mouthful by mouthful."
"When he was young, I was afraid of being bullied, so I said he was my biological son. But the elders in the village knew that he was picked up. Many times people proposed marriages to him because the child died."
"As for Yan Peizhang, it seems that Fan Huairen rescued him from the roadside when Fan Peiyu was a teenager. After he woke up, he raised him as his son. But maybe he knew his parents now that he was old, so he kept calling him uncle."
"He's a good person, but his life is a bit hard. This illness..."
"That's right. The day before yesterday, when Yan Peizhang heard that the money for the operation was taken away by Fan Peiyu, it was as if the sky had fallen." At this point, the nurse whispered, "I heard that he even borrowed high-interest loans to raise the money for the operation."
"That's why Fan Peiyu has always refused to have surgery. After all, for Mr. Fan's condition, the best outcome of surgery is to live two or three more years. The worst outcome is almost the same as not having surgery."
"… "
The doctors and nurses have obviously seen many such joys and sorrows, and they were very objective when talking about the patient's condition.
The three of them returned to Ning Shaobai's office.
Xia Mian asked Ning Shaoyun to borrow her bank card, but Ning Shaoyun was not surprised. "Are you planning to buy it?"
Xia Mian nodded and said, "I'll pay you back tomorrow."
Ning Shaoyun didn't care, but suddenly remembered, "The daily limit is only 6,000..."
Xia Mian just remembered this and was stunned for a moment, "What should I do?"
She looked at Ning Shaobai, "Doctor Ning, do we have to pay for the surgery today? Can't we give us one more day?"
As he was talking, the young female doctor who was on duty with Ning Shaobai today came in and asked casually, "Whose surgery fee is it?"
Xia Mian said, "Fan Huairen's."
This doctor was obviously also a person who fought on the front line of gossip. He immediately said, "Didn't his surgery fee get taken away by his eldest son? Director Liu is thinking of transferring the surgery to Ward No. 9."
Xia Mian suddenly became anxious, "What should I do? I have to hand it in today."
The female doctor asked curiously, "Why are you the ones paying for Fan Huairen's surgery?"
Xia Mian smiled and looked at Ning Shaobai, not knowing how to answer this question.
Ning Shaobai took out his wallet directly from the drawer, pulled out a card and handed it to Xia Mian.
Xia Mian slapped his forehead and said, "Oh, I'm stupid. The limit for one ticket is 6,000. Wouldn't it be enough to use two tickets?"
Ning Shaobai said, "Just use this, no need to queue up, just go to the bank manager directly, the limit is enough."
"Wow! Is this the legendary VIP customer of the bank?" Xia Mian hugged Ning Shaobai in surprise, "Haha, Doctor Ning is so handsome."
Ning Shaobai was startled, then he reached out and grabbed her collar and pulled her away. He took out a piece of paper and wrote down the password, stuffed it into her hand and said, "Hurry up, or the bank will be closed soon."
Xia Mian lowered her head and said to Xiao Feng, "Can you and Uncle Ning and Aunt Ning wait for me here? I'll be back soon after I get the money."
Xiao Feng was now used to following two people. Hearing this, she held Ning Shaoyun's hand and nodded, "Aunt, go quickly."
Xia Mian enjoyed a rare VIP treatment.
I got 20,000 yuan in less than ten minutes after entering the store. It was so cool.
She didn't think it was a big deal at first, but when she curiously asked the bank manager about the requirements for becoming a VIP customer, holding the card was like holding a bomb.
The twenty thousand yuan in her left pocket was just like two dollars to her, but the bank card in her right hand felt as heavy as a thousand pounds.
"Hurry up, hurry up!" Xia Mian rushed into the office and quickly returned the bank card to Ning Shaobai. "Wow, Doctor Ning really trusts me so much that he actually gave it to me like this."
Ning Shaobai said, "It's just right that you lost it. Sell yourself to me."
Xia Mian rolled her eyes, "You're really thoughtful. The most I can do is accompany you to report the loss and apply for a new one."
When Xia Mian took Xiao Feng to the payment office, Yan Peizhang was already there, pacing back and forth anxiously with a bottle wrapped in a small army green quilt.
Seeing Xia Mian's eyes suddenly light up, Xia Mian understood his feelings, and without further ado, handed him the money directly, "Here is 20,000."
Yan Peizhang was stunned for a moment, opened his mouth and said half a sentence "It's agreed..." He couldn't continue. The family with the patient was a bottomless pit, he needed this money...
Since Xia Mian wanted to make herself feel at ease, she would naturally not take advantage of him. "I'll give you the agreed 20,000 first. I'll take the bottle for identification. If it's fake, I'll come back to you. If it's real, I'll make up the rest of the money to you according to the market price."
Yan Peizhang was stunned for a long while. This man who hadn't shed a tear when he was trapped like a beast in the Antique Street, suddenly burst into tears. "Thank you, thank you! I, Yan Peizhang, will never forget your kindness."
If Xia Mian hadn't acted quickly, he would have almost knelt down in front of her.
Xia Mian quickly supported him, "We are mutually beneficial. I want to buy an antique, and you happen to have one. There is no need to do this."
But not everyone is willing to give trust. Among so many people, she was the only one who chose to take the risk for a stranger like him.
Xia Mian carefully carried the bottle she bought for 20,000 yuan under a torn quilt and returned to Ning Shaobai's office.
Only then did I realize that I had done something quite big.
But Xiao Feng didn't understand. He had no idea about the amount of money in tens of thousands. He just felt that it was a very happy thing that he had successfully found an antique and that the uncle could treat his grandfather.
He touched the bottle and said with a smile, "Antique."
Seeing his happy expression, Xia Mian was no longer hesitant. "Come, come, take a look. This is the antique that our Xiao Feng fell in love with at first sight!"
Xiao Feng's little face glowed and her eyes were filled with pride.
Xia Mian couldn't help but kiss him on the face.
The child happily showed a row of little white teeth.
Xia Mian said, "Now we have picked it up, but this one is enough. We don't need too many antiques at home."
There were several antiques in the catalogue on the day of the auction, and Xia Mian was really afraid that he would claim them all.
Fortunately, the little guy is easy to satisfy, and nodded to show that he understood.
Xia Mian secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Now his obsession with antiques could be dispelled...
But Xiaofeng's problem has been solved. What is more worrying is that she has done this big thing quietly.
Ning Shaobai looked at Xia Mian's troubled expression and smiled, "What's wrong?"
Xia Mian said, "I'm thinking about how to explain to my second aunt. I want to say that I bought it for 20 yuan. I'm afraid she won't take it seriously and I'll accidentally break it."
"If I tell her I bought it for 20,000 yuan, she'll break my legs."
Seeing Xiao Feng looking at him in confusion, Xia Mian thought that he had to get along well with this little guy and couldn't let anything slip.