Reborn in a small village in the 1990s

Chapter 26

Xiangzi was very hospitable. When he heard Zhao Dage say this, he said, "It's alright, leave this to me. I'll drive to the hospital to pick you up tomorrow morning."

Zhao Da'e didn't refuse: "Okay. I'll give you the fifteen yuan fare."

"Don't mention money, don't mention it," Xiangzi said. "We're all from the same village. I was just giving you a ride home. Asking for money would be too formal."

After exchanging a few more words, Zhao Da'e returned to the hospital.

In the afternoon, I completed the procedures for being discharged the next day. I just need to wait for my injection the next morning before I can be discharged.

Afterwards, Zhao Da'e went to the supermarket and bought some daily necessities and small quilts for his younger sister.

But for some reason, Xiao Juanzi suddenly started crying, and her tears were truly heart-wrenching.

Zhao Da'e tried for a long time, coaxing and teasing her, and finally had no choice but to go out and buy a rattle drum for Xiao Juanzi to play with, and only then did she stop crying.

Zhao Da'e sighed: "From now on, let my mom do the child-rearing herself. It's too tiring."

As night deepened and the moon rose, though not a large crescent, the clear sky and moonlight filled Zhao Da'e with mixed emotions. He was finally going home, to the eye of the storm. Knowing his family as he had for decades, Zhao Da'e knew a huge argument was inevitable.

It's already good enough that they didn't fight.

Putting everything else aside, this hospitalization cost nearly 10,000 yuan. Old Zhao's family didn't become a "ten-thousand-yuan household" (a household with a net worth of 10,000 yuan), but instead became a "negative ten-thousand-yuan household." The village covered this cost, and the village's tractor was also mortgaged to the hospital. This amount is too much; who will repay it? How to repay it is a big problem.

Secondly, Zhao Tiesheng, the father, is now basically out of options. He has two daughters; what the villagers think isn't so important. What matters is the attitude of his eldest and third uncles, which will undoubtedly be terrible. Without sons, the worst bullies are often not strangers, but your own brothers. This is a very difficult situation to handle.

As for food, clothing, shelter, and transportation, Zhao Da'e has taken good care of his mother and sister's food and clothing, so that's not a problem for now. The question is, where will they stay after they get home? That's a question that absolutely needs to be figured out. And that's the most pressing issue; otherwise, they might start arguing about it as soon as they get home.

Zhao Da'e couldn't sleep, so he got up to check on Xiao Juanzi, who was sleeping.

Little Juanzi was sleeping soundly, snoring away. Zhao Da'e was very happy and just watched her quietly.

"With your sister by your side, in this life, I will never let you wander aimlessly again, never let you be powerless again, and never let you be without a mother again."

"A child without a mother is like a blade of grass. That's what the lyrics say. In this life, your sister will protect you."

Cheng Jinxiang suddenly woke up and looked at Zhao Da'e groggily: "Da'e, what are you babbling about in the middle of the night?"

Zhao Da'e: "Uh..."

My mom woke up at the worst possible time; it's affecting my postgraduate entrance exam, isn't it? I was just thinking about how to work hard, how to make something of myself in the future, and how to take care of you two.

"Can't sleep, look at my little sister, she's so pretty..."

"Go to sleep, stop talking in your sleep. Your sister is all dark now, how is she pretty?" Cheng Jinxiang mumbled sleepily before falling asleep again.

Little Juanzi opened her eyes from her sleep, pouting as if about to cry. Zhao Da'e quickly comforted her, "Don't cry, little sister, don't cry. I'm just talking nonsense. You're a great beauty, even though you're a bit dark-skinned, I'm fair-skinned. Even though you're a bit ugly, I'm pretty. Even though you're small and thin, I'm healthy now. Even though you can't do anything but eat, I'm strong and powerful..."

Little Juanzi burst into loud sobs.