Chapter 24 Bleeding
Ye Xingguo was called to the main entrance and saw Er Niu. Before he could ask, Er Niu’s words, like firecrackers, made his face turn red and his neck thick.
Er Niu had learned well from Grandma Sun. Her mouth was so nimble when she spoke, and her voice was so loud that it stopped people passing by in the factory area.
Like Ye Xingguo’s wife, Ye Xingguo loved to save face. This time, being so brazenly told by Er Niu that his daughter had been starved into the hospital, he could imagine what it would be like to be spread throughout the entire factory.
Ye Xingguo couldn’t bother to save face anymore and could only pretend to be in a hurry and rush to the hospital. At the same time, he secretly resented his mother for causing trouble. She had always told him not to treat that girl too harshly. Now, their Ye family was going to become notorious.
Ye Shengge was also eating the sweet brown sugar eggs lovingly prepared by Ye’s wife, praising the deliciousness of the eggs as she ate.
Just as Ye Xingguo reached the hospital room door, he was blocked by the doctor and neighbors, who scolded him volubly. They didn't give him a chance to retort, but he had to protect his reputation, as he was still hoping for a promotion.
“Mom, I give grain and money every month. Although Xiúmei doesn't like Shengge and won't let her be raised in front of her, I provide all the expenses for raising a child. You can't starve the child until she faints, can you?”
Good heavens, with these words, Ye Xingguo pushed all the responsibility onto the two women. He blamed his wife for not raising the child with him, and his mother for the child fainting from hunger. It had nothing to do with him.
What Ye Xingguo said was indeed unassailable. After all, in those days, it was already quite good to provide money and grain to raise a girl.
The doctor didn't care about these matters; he only cared about the patient's health.
“Comrade Ye is indeed a good father. Then, you must be willing to give the patient good, special medicine. As long as she has the special medicine and is taken care of well, the chances of her falling ill in the future will be greatly reduced.”
Ye Xingguo naturally agreed and even acted expectant.
“Buy it, we must buy it. As long as Shengge can get better, no amount of money is too much.”
“Alright, let’s prescribe a year’s worth of medicine first. I’ll go and get the prescription right away.”
When the doctor handed the prescription to Ye Xingguo with the utmost speed, he suspected that the medicine was something the hospital couldn't sell.
Ye Xingguo immediately went to pay for the medicine. When the cashier stated the amount, Ye Xingguo felt like cursing. One hundred and seventy-four. He couldn't even save that much in a year.
“Shengge, how are you feeling?”
“Dad, you’re here. I ate four fried eggs and feel much better.”
“That’s good. From now on, I’ll have your grandma cook eggs for you every day.”
At this moment, the hospital room was filled with paternal love and filial piety, a picture of warmth.
Having completed her task for the day, Ye Shengge no longer wanted to stay in the hospital. She was waiting to find evidence of Ye Xingguo’s crimes with him tonight.
When a group of people reached the hospital entrance, Ye Shengge stopped.
“Dad, yesterday my classmate treated me to a meal of shredded pork with noodles. Grandma gave me two mao, but I feel it's not enough, as I didn’t give her any grain or meat coupons. Can you give me some money and coupons so I can return it to them?”
Ye Xingguo naturally agreed. It was just a bowl of noodles. Today’s medicine cost more than hundreds of bowls.
“Also, I haven’t been to class for a few days. My classmate wants to tutor me at night. Can I stay at my classmate’s house for the next few nights? Please give me some more living expenses.”
Ye Xingguo’s mouth twitched. Today was turning out to be an exceptionally expensive day. He took out five yuan and some grain and meat coupons from his pocket and handed them to Ye Shengge.
“Take this to spend. If you need money in the future, just ask Dad.”