Chapter 100: A favor is a favor, and a grudge is a grudge!
After handing the payment slip to the nurse, the emergency department immediately arranged for a doctor to perform surgery on Qin’s father.

Seeing her father being pushed into the operating room by the nurse, Qin Huairu finally breathed a sigh of relief and thanked Jia Dongming, “Uncle! Thank you.”

After hearing Qin Huairu’s thanks, Jia Dongming took out five more big black tens from his pocket and said to Qin Huairu, “Huairu! After the operation, my uncle will have to stay in the hospital. Add in the medical expenses and other miscellaneous expenses, and it will definitely take twenty or thirty dollars. Take this money for emergencies.”

Jia Dongming had paid for the surgery. When Qin Huairu heard Jia Dongming mention the subsequent treatment costs, she didn’t hesitate to take the money from him and said to him with gratitude, “Uncle! I will pay you back slowly when I start getting paid from the factory.”

A hundred yuan is indeed a huge sum of money for ordinary people, but for Jia Dongming, who has a system, it is just the sign-in income for ten days. If it weren’t for Qin Huairu’s family still being there, Jia Dongming would not bother to care about it.

Facing Qin Huairu’s repayment plan, and considering the issue of gratitude and resentment, Jia Dongming smiled and replied: “Huairu! The most important thing now is to cure your father’s illness. As for the money, we’ll talk about it later.”

“Uncle Banggeng! We didn’t expect that Huairu’s father’s illness would cost so much money. On behalf of Huairu’s father, thank you for lending us money for medical treatment. Don’t worry, we will pay you back today even if we have to sell everything we have.” When Qin’s mother saw the money Jia Dongming handed to Qin Huairu, a grateful expression appeared on her face, and she quickly thanked Jia Dongming.

When Jia Dongming heard Qin’s mother’s thanks, he showed an indifferent expression on his face and replied with a smile: “Aunt! My monthly salary is more than 100 yuan. This money is nothing to me.”

“Besides, Huairu is my brother’s wife, and you are Huairu’s parents. It’s only natural for us relatives to help each other, so don’t be polite to me.”

When Qin’s mother and several relatives of the Qin family learned that Jia Dongming’s monthly salary was only more than 100 yuan, they all showed shocked expressions on their faces.

“Sister-in-law! Third brother! How is eldest brother doing?” The second son of the Qin family hurried and finally arrived at the emergency department of the People’s Hospital. When he saw the people standing in the corridor, he immediately asked Qin’s mother and his younger brother.

Qin Huairu’s eldest brother, Qin Huairen, heard his second uncle’s question and immediately said impatiently without waiting for Qin’s mother to answer: “Second uncle! My dad has been pushed into the operating room, and the doctor is operating on him now.”

At around ten o’clock in the evening, the red light above the door of the operating room suddenly went out, and the door of the operating room was quickly opened. Qin Huairu saw the nurse coming out of the operating room, and asked with a worried look on her face: “Comrade nurse! Is my father’s operation going well?”

The nurse heard Qin Huairu’s question and saw the patient’s family members present. She said, “Fortunately you guys got him there in time. The patient’s appendix hasn’t perforated yet. Otherwise, even a god wouldn’t be able to save him.”

After hearing what the nurse said, Qin Huairu finally put down her worries and thanked the nurse: “Comrade nurse! Thank you for saving my dad!”

When the nurse heard Qin Huairu’s thanks, she said to Qin Huairu and the others with a serious face: “Family members of the patient! Doctor Zhang is doing postoperative treatment for the patient. When the patient is sent to the ward, you must remember that the patient cannot eat immediately, including food and water, before the gas is discharged.”

When Qin’s mother heard the nurse’s instructions, she asked the nurse with a puzzled look on her face: “Comrade nurse! What is flatulence? How do we know that my husband has flatulenced?” The nurse knew that the patient was from the countryside, and it was normal for rural women not to understand what flatulence was. Facing Qin’s mother’s inquiry, the nurse patiently explained: “The so-called flatulence is farting. Only after the patient farts can you feed him water and food. However, it is best to feed him light and easily digestible food, such as millet porridge and soft noodles. You must not eat greasy food.”

When Mother Qin heard what the nurse said, she was afraid that she hadn’t remembered it clearly, so she quickly asked Qin Huairu who was standing beside her: “Huairu! Did you remember everything the nurse just said?”

Qin Huairu nodded subconsciously when she heard her mother’s question and replied, “Mom! I’ve written it down, don’t worry!”

Soon, Qin’s father was pushed out of the operating room by the nurse. Everyone followed the nurse to the hospital ward. Jia Dongming looked at Qin’s father who was still in a paralyzed state and said to Qin Huairu, “Huairu! Judging from your father’s condition, he will definitely not wake up before the anesthetic wears off. It’s getting late now. Who will stay here to accompany him? The rest of you can go back to the hospital with me to rest. We can talk about the rest tomorrow.”

After the second son of the Qin family confirmed that there was nothing wrong with Qin’s father, he quickly said to Jia Dongming, “Uncle Banggeng! We drove the village’s ox cart into the city. Later, the third son and I will drive the ox cart back overnight and will not go to your yard.”

After hearing what the second son of the Qin family said, Jia Dongming persuaded him, “Uncle Huairu! It’s so late now, and the road is dark. It may not be safe for you to go back at night. Besides, there are several rooms in my yard. You can drive the cattle to my yard and go back to Qinjia Village after breakfast tomorrow morning.”

After hearing what Jia Dongming said, Qin Huairu also thought that Jia Dongming’s arrangement was the most appropriate, and hurriedly persuaded the second son of the Qin family, “Second uncle! There are five rooms in the yard of the eldest uncle, so there is enough space for so many of you. You can stay in the yard for one night and go back tomorrow.”

The reason why the second son of the Qin family wanted to go back overnight was mainly because he was worried that Qin Huairu’s mother-in-law would embarrass Qin Huairu because of them. Facing Qin Huairu’s persuasion, the second son of the Qin family showed a tangled expression on his face and asked Qin Huairu: “Huairu! If so many of us go to your house, your mother-in-law may be unhappy. Your third uncle and I should go back overnight!”

After hearing what the second oldest brother of the Qin family said, Jia Dongming finally understood why the two brothers of the Qin family planned to go back overnight. He immediately said to the second oldest brother of the Qin family, “Huai Ru’s second uncle! I am the boss of our family now. With me here, my mother will not dare to say anything. You can stay at my place for one night and go back tomorrow morning after breakfast.”

The second son of the Qin family had learned from Yan Bugui that Jia Dongming was the security chief of the steel mill. Seeing Jia Dongming say so, the second son of the Qin family nodded and said to Jia Dongming, “Uncle Banggeng, we are sorry to bother you.”

When Qin Huairu saw that her second and third uncles had decided to stay overnight, she immediately told her mother, “Mom! You go to my house with my second uncle and the others to rest, and I will be responsible for taking care of my dad.”

Knowing that Qin Huairu was going to stay and accompany him, Qin’s mother immediately said to Qin Huairu: “Huairu! Your dad is here with me. You still have to go to work tomorrow, so go back and rest with your uncle and the others.”

Jia Dongming heard the conversation between Qin Huairu and her daughter, and thought about preparing breakfast tomorrow morning and delivering food to Qin’s father and mother, so he immediately persuaded Qin Huairu: “Huairu! Tomorrow morning, you still have to get up early to cook for your uncle and others. I think you should go back and rest first. There are doctors and nurses in the hospital, and your aunt is here to watch over you, so there shouldn’t be any problems.”

Qin Huairu heard Jia Dongming’s arrangement and thought about the problem of delivering food tomorrow morning. She felt that Jia Dongming’s arrangement was not unreasonable, so she nodded and replied: “Mom! Then I will take my second uncle, third uncle and eldest brother back first. If there is anything with my dad, remember to call a doctor.”

(End of this chapter)