Stepmother Reborn: Dad, my mom hasn't hit me for three days

At night, after sending Liu Shujun to bed, Zhang Xiuhua asked Li Jianguo, "Your mother is in such a bad condition, why did you take her to such a far place?"

Li Jianguo then told her the truth, "My mother has cardiovascular disease and needs a heart bypass surgery. Our county hospital can't cure her. I plan to take her to the capital for a checkup. But you know you can't tell her, lest she worry too much."

Zhang Xiuhua held his hand and told him not to scare her. "Maybe a big hospital can cure it."

Before her rebirth, this type of surgery was already very mature, but now it is the 1980s and the surgery is definitely not comparable to that of the millennium.

Li Jianguo smiled bitterly, "She has a small appetite now. The doctor said her condition will get worse. Please register for her first and wait for the appointment."

At this time, there are very few hospitals that can perform this type of surgery, and they have to schedule an appointment. He is worried that he will not get a turn. It is better to let Xiuhua help him make an appointment in advance.

Zhang Xiuhua agreed, "I'll register when I get to the capital."

She was a little worried. "Since you are already so seriously ill, why don't you go get checked earlier?"

Li Jianguo asked her to take her medical records to schedule an appointment. "If you go to the hospital now, at most you can take another X-ray. It's impossible to perform surgery right now. Take it with you to schedule an appointment first."

In a blink of an eye, Zhang Xiuhua went to the capital.

It was difficult to see a doctor at that time, especially since many diseases were incurable. There were also very few hospitals that could perform heart bypass surgery.

Zhang Xiuhua asked several hospitals, but each one required an appointment. The doctors looked at the film and shook their heads. Finally, she went to the Beijing Union Medical College Hospital, which said it could be cured, but she had to make an appointment in advance.

On May Day, Li Jianguo took Liu Shujun to the capital by train, and Youcai was responsible for meeting them.

They went straight to the hospital, were admitted, and the hospital ordered some tests.

This hospital can do CT scans, but don't underestimate this, many hospitals can't do this.

In just half a month, the condition became more serious.

Li Jianguo asked the doctor, "When will it be our turn?"

"There are not many doctors who can perform this operation. Please wait another half a month." The doctor asked them to wait patiently and told them that they would need to prepare at least 50,000 yuan for this operation.

This is not a small amount of money. Li Jianguo knew that the surgery would be expensive, but he didn't expect it to be so expensive.

Zhang Xiuhua was in a dilemma. They had just invested in a brewery, bought the equipment, and built the factory. But now they needed so much money. Where could they get so much money in such a short time? !

Li Jianguo was not in a hurry about the money. "It's okay. We can go home and collect the money. My mother is old. How long can she live after this operation?"

"It's hard to say. Most patients can survive 8-30 years. It depends on individual circumstances." The doctor also reminded him, "Hurry up and get the money together, or else when the time comes and it's your turn, you'll have to wait in line again! By then, the disease may be delayed."

Youcai secretly smacked his lips in amazement. He was young, but he couldn't help but ask, "Why is this surgery so expensive?"

"The stents used are imported from abroad. We don't have them in China yet." The doctor patiently explained, "And there are very few doctors who can do this operation. Only Section Chief Chen, who returned from studying abroad, can do it."

Zhang Xiuhua and Li Jianguo remained silent and thanked the doctor.

Because they had to wait for an appointment and the hospital wards were also tight, they discharged Liu Shujun that day and placed her in a rental house.

Li Jianguo wanted to go home to raise money and stop his mother from running back and forth, so he asked Youcai to help hire a nanny to take care of her.

Youcai said no problem.

Li Jianguo told Liu Shujun that he was going home.

But she asked, "Am I sick? You don't have to hide it from me!"

Li Jianguo met her cloudy eyes and briefly explained her condition in a hoarse voice.

Liu Shujun seemed to have aged ten years in an instant. "Fifty thousand? That's a lot of money."

Li Jianguo knew what she was worried about. He sat down next to her and massaged her legs. "Mom, don't worry. I'll talk to my eldest brother and I'm sure we can get enough money."

Liu Shujun patted the back of his hand and said, "I know you're a good kid. But this is too much money. Let's forget it. I've lived to this age and it's enough."

He is not even seventy years old, but he actually said that he had lived enough. Zhang Xiuhua, an outsider, felt uncomfortable after hearing this.

"No matter how much, it's not as important as you." Li Jianguo forced a smile, "Mom, you don't know that I make a lot of money raising foxes and orchards. I can make more than 10,000 a year. I earned it back in a few years. And your grandson is talented and promising. He works as a chef in a big hotel and earns more than 300 a month. And Xiuhua, she earns a lot too. You don't have to worry."

Liu Shujun didn't relax her brows when she heard him say that. "But your elder brother..."

"He made a lot of money from growing oyster mushrooms. We two brothers can definitely cure you." Li Jianguo told her not to worry.

No one wants to die. Liu Shujun also wants to live. Hearing her son's words, she nodded slightly.

Zhang Xiuhua was going back to work, and before she left, she gave Li Jianguo 20,000 yuan. This money was the money she earned from reselling. Because it was hers, she followed the previous principle and gave half to the government and the other half as her pocket money. The same was true for the money Li Jianguo earned.

Li Jianguo now had 40,000 yuan in hand, and he was a little embarrassed to say, "If big brother didn't have that much money, I might have advanced some money from the canteen."

"Okay!" Zhang Xiuhua agreed.

"I'll lend you this money. I'll pay you back when the fox is sold." Li Jianguo knew that she valued their agreement, and he didn't want to break it. But his mother was sick, and the family had no money. Even if he sold the courtyard house, there wouldn't be much left to pay off the mortgage.

Zhang Xiuhua nodded, "Okay! Go home and get some money. Mom won't be able to stay away for long."

Li Jianguo was in an extremely heavy mood.

In a blink of an eye, Youcai took out three thousand yuan and said, "Mom, this is the money I earned these days, and Zhenzhen also contributed a little. The money is not much, but it is a token of my appreciation."

He was the only one among the six children in the family who had a formal job. Although Baolin worked in the sports team and had a salary, she was not her grandmother's granddaughter after all, so it was not easy for her to pay.

Li Jianguo patted him on the back, picked up his luggage and went back to his hometown.

As soon as he got home, he went to discuss the matter with his eldest brother.

Unfortunately, Li Jiandang was not at home today because he was delivering goods, so he went back to the orchard first. When Aunt Wang saw him coming back, she thought her mission was over.

But she didn't expect Li Jianguo to tell her that he would have to trouble her for a while longer, "My mother is sick and needs a heart bypass surgery."

Aunt Wang didn't understand what the disease was, but it was related to the heart, so it was very serious. "Can it be cured? Does it cost a lot of money?"

Li Jianguo explained the situation, and Aunt Wang gasped. Fifty thousand? It's so expensive?!

When she heard that Li Jianguo was trying to raise money for his mother's surgery, Aunt Wang was amazed and said, "You are a filial child."

If she got this disease, she would definitely be waiting for death. You know, Xinghua and Tiegang couldn't raise so much money even if they sold everything they had.

Li Jianguo gave a few instructions and went home to wait for his elder brother.

It was almost dark when Li Jianguo heard the sound of a tractor entering the village. When he walked out of the house, he heard his eldest brother's signature loud voice chatting with the villagers.

"Big brother?"

Li Jiandang was slightly surprised when he heard his voice, "You went to the capital, and you came back so soon?"

Li Jianguo motioned him to come down first, "I have something to tell you!"

Li Jiandang immediately stopped the tractor and followed him into the house.

Seeing his heavy expression, Li Jiandang was a little confused. "What's wrong? Why are you frowning so tightly?"

"My mother has cardiovascular disease, and the doctor said she needs a heart bypass surgery. We need to prepare 50,000 yuan." Li Jianguo went straight to the point without any nonsense.

Li Jiandang was stunned for a long time. After making sure that his second brother was not joking with him, he put his hand on his lips and fell into deep thought, "At her age, can our mother bear such a major operation?"

"The doctor said that the surgery varies from person to person, and most patients can survive 8-30 years." Li Jianguo looked a little solemn, "I came back to raise money."

Li Jiandang subconsciously reached into his pocket, but the money was from the delivery of vegetables and did not belong to him.

He put the money back in his pocket, "You... I... only have one thousand left."

He scratched his hair irritably, "Does your Ergou's brewery have any money to share?"

Li Jianguo shook his head, "No. The factory has just been built, and it's only May. How can we get our investment back so quickly?!"

Li Jiandang was completely panicked. "But I can't get 25,000. This is too much."

Even if he took out all the money in his passbook and sold his share in the vegetable wholesale company, he still couldn't get that much money. Twenty-five thousand, that's not a small amount.

Seeing his elder brother in a dilemma, Li Jianguo sighed and said, "Take as much as you can first, and you can owe the rest first. I have already borrowed money from someone, so I will do the surgery first."

Li Jiandang thought he was going to borrow money from Ergou, so he said "thank you" casually, "Then I'll go find the old village chief and see if I can get an advance from him!"

Li Jianguo was waiting for him at home. Li Jiandang hurried out the door and headed straight to the old village chief's house.