Zhang Jingdong and Li Yiran finished paying the money, and the doctor quickly arranged for surgery the next morning.
Afterward, Zhang Jingdong accompanied Li Yiran to the inpatient department.
In the hospital room, Li Yiran’s grandmother, after receiving emergency treatment, was temporarily out of danger and was currently unconscious.
After keeping watch by the bed for a while, Li Yiran suddenly remembered something, then she opened her backpack, took out a pen and a diary.
She wrote quickly for a while, then tore off the page and handed it to Zhang Jingdong with a serious look: "This... this is an IOU, don’t worry, I will definitely pay you back!"
Zhang Jingdong knew that if he didn’t accept it, she would overthink, so he immediately took the note: "Just with your attitude, I absolutely believe you!"
Zhang Jingdong glanced at Li Yiran’s grandmother on the hospital bed, then said, "You haven’t eaten dinner yet, have you? Let me take you out for a meal?"
Seeing Li Yiran’s hesitation, he pointed to Song Yu and said, "Don’t worry, she can take care of things here, and we’ll come back soon."
Li Yiran paused, then nodded: "Okay."
The two then left the hospital room, went downstairs, and arrived at a Hang City soup dumpling restaurant near the hospital.
Zhang Jingdong ordered six baskets of dumplings, a plate of tiger vegetables, a three-ingredient slaw, and a mixed vegetable dish.
Li Yiran was clearly really hungry; although she tried to control herself, she still ate two baskets of dumplings.
Zhang Jingdong nodded satisfactorily, then asked, "How’s your review going recently?"
He intentionally started with a topic she was good at.
As expected, upon hearing this, the sadness in Li Yiran’s eyes lessened a bit, becoming brighter.
"Did you have any exams recently?"
"How many points did you get?"
Although Zhang Jingdong thought she might do even better than before, he didn’t expect she would do this well!
He couldn’t help but admire: "Tsk tsk, sometimes life really isn’t fair, huh? People like us, who study all day at school, at most can aim for a 985 or 211 university, but you, despite hustling and making money, just focus a bit and you can aim directly for Huaqing or Yan University."
"Alright, seems like there really is such a thing as a special talent!"
Upon hearing this, Li Yiran immediately felt back to their usual conversations.
She pouted: "Your ability to make money is the real special talent!"
"And you also got into a key university, you’re only a year older than me, but you manage to earn so much money at the same time, I honestly can’t do what you do."
Zhang Jingdong picked up a dumpling and put it in his mouth: "I’m not specially talented; I’m just naturally a genius!"
Li Yiran was caught off guard and laughed: "You really are modest!"
Seeing her mood finally improving, Zhang Jingdong casually mentioned: "By the way, how about your family? Your grandma is ill now, why are you the only one taking care of her?"
Li Yiran’s expression dimmed slightly, but soon returned to normal.
"When I was in middle school, my mom and dad divorced, then she first moved to Yangcheng City, later followed a man to Singapore... and then never came back."
"I used to hate her, but not anymore..."
With that, Li Yiran sighed deeply: "Actually, thinking back, my mom and dad were never compatible. My mom couldn’t stand ordinariness, my dad liked stability, and he also had a drinking problem; they often fought when I was very young."
"After every argument, my mom would tell me it was all for you!"
"Now I think about it, my mom had already endured for over a decade for me, so I really have no right to hate her."
Zhang Jingdong suddenly understood, then shifted the conversation: "So, what do you plan to do next?"
"I’ve already asked my homeroom teacher for leave; I plan to take care of my grandma and study at the hospital."
Zhang Jingdong thought for a moment, then said, "How about this, tomorrow I’ll hire two professional nurses to take shifts in caring for your grandma..."
Li Yiran waved her hand: "No need, I can handle it myself."
Zhang Jingdong knew she was trying to save money, then added: "Do you know why I can make so much money at such a young age? Because I know how to prioritize."
"Your biggest asset right now is your academic excellence. As long as you perform well in the college entrance exam and get into Huaqing or Yan University, you can radically change your circumstances. So you must ensure you ace this exam."
Seeing that his words were beginning to persuade Li Yiran, Zhang Jingdong continued: "Moreover, you’ve already borrowed 300,000 from me, so borrowing a bit more doesn’t really make much difference."
"You should be thinking about how to make this money back. Do you think 300,000 to 500,000 is a small amount? Although I won’t rush you to repay it, I know you definitely want to pay me back as soon as possible, and you can only do that quickly by getting into Huaqing or Yan University."
"Alright, don’t think too much, let’s decide on this!"
On one hand, Li Yiran knew Zhang Jingdong was looking out for her, and on the other hand, she also thought what he said made sense.
After some consideration, she nodded, "...Okay, I’ll listen to you!"
Seeing she finally agreed, Zhang Jingdong immediately said, "That’s right! Also, don’t worry, besides the nurses, I’ll also have one of my people ensure that nothing goes wrong."
Li Yiran felt a warmth in her heart and said gratefully: "Thank you... really, if it weren’t for you, I wouldn’t know what to do today!"
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