Han Chunli escorted him to the staircase door: "I’ll manage things on the hospital side, but the cost of this surgery is definitely not going to be low; go visit my Second Brother and explain the situation to him."
Ji Linfeng frowned: "Chunli, we haven’t repaid your Second Brother the money we borrowed before; I can’t bring myself to ask for more."
Han Chunli’s face darkened: "My Second Brother isn’t burdened with anything else, and if we don’t use his money, it will go to someone else. Besides, think about the timing; hurry up, my Second Brother isn’t stingy. He knows it’s about Xiaowen’s life; he’ll definitely help."
Ji Linfeng really finds it hard to endure his wife’s sense of entitlement, but at present, he indeed doesn’t have enough money on hand. Thinking about his daughter’s surgery, he sighed and turned to leave the hospital.
Over the years, their Second Bro-in-law has helped them a lot. Xiaowen has been unhealthy since childhood, and Chunli has frequented the Second Brother-in-law’s place often for help. Every time he brought it up, Chunli would retort: He’s my Second Brother; isn’t it right for him to help us?
After seeing Ji Linfeng off, Han Chunli returned to the ward: "Xiaowen, what would you like for lunch?"
Ji Xiaowen looked up upon hearing her mother’s voice: "Mom, I’m not hungry."
Han Chunli walked over with a few steps: "That won’t do; if you don’t eat, how can your body take it? Don’t worry, the surgeon helping you this time was invited from Shanghai. The surgery will definitely be fine, there’s no need to worry."
Ji Xiaowen leaned into Han Chunli’s arms after hearing this: "Mom, I’m a bit scared. What if the surgery doesn’t succeed, will I never see you again?"
Han Chunli stroked her daughter’s hair: "Silly child, what are you saying? Mom has arranged everything; there will absolutely be no problem."
Thinking about the suffering her daughter endured from childhood, Han Chunli’s heart ached terribly. Ji Xiaowen was born with renal dysplasia, weak since young, and easily ended up in the hospital, making her constantly worried.
A few years ago, she went on a business trip to Shanghai and heard that someone there had a successful kidney transplant and recovered very well, as normal as others; she started to pay attention to these matters.
Unfortunately, neither she nor her husband was suitable for donating a kidney, and she couldn’t bear to consider her only son, who is still young.
Those cousins and relatives were unwilling to donate a kidney. Finally, she thought of one person, but upon contacting them, she found that their family had already moved away.
It took a lot of effort, but she finally managed to find them, and after some maneuvering in recent days, she finally achieved the result she desired.
Now her daughter’s kidney failure is more severe, threatening the metabolism of water and salt. If a kidney transplant surgery is not performed in time, the consequences would be unthinkable, so the kidney transplant surgery is imperative.
After calming her daughter down, she headed toward her eldest sister’s house not far from the hospital.
Sun Zhenhai, about to head out to buy soy sauce, noticed his aunt approaching his home, quickly turned around, and headed back indoors: "Mom, my aunt is here; she’s about to come into the yard."
Han Chunxue slightly frowned, directly poured the freshly stewed ribs into a big pot and locked them in the cabinet. It wasn’t that she was stingy; it was really this younger sister sometimes acted recklessly.
Her second son Sun Zhenjun had not returned from being a rural youth for years and was bringing his girlfriend back now. Her daughter Sun Zhenling had already gone to the station to pick them up, and they should be home soon. She couldn’t let her younger sister disrupt the occasion.
After she locked everything up, Han Chunli’s voice came from outside: "Elder Sister, what delicious food are you making? Smelled it from afar."
Han Chunxue wiped her hands on her apron and walked out of the kitchen: "Well, Zhenjun is bringing his partner back; they’ll be here soon, and I’m busy cooking."
Upon hearing that her nephew is coming back, Han Chunli didn’t worry about the people; instead, she laughed and said: "Then Xiaowen and I are lucky today."
On the side, Sun Zhenhai disliked this aunt the most, really couldn’t understand how this person could be so thick-skinned: "Aunt, Sister Xiaowen can’t eat such greasy food. How can you call yourself a real mom?"
Han Chunli’s face felt a bit hot: "What are you saying? Surely there are some light dishes. Later, I’ll cook some porridge for her to accompany the food."
At this moment, Sun Baowei came out of the room and wasn’t polite: "Chunli, today is a special day. Zhenjun and the others will be home soon. Your elder sister hasn’t finished the dishes and doesn’t have time to make food separately for Xiaowen. You better let Lin Feng bring food."
Han Chunli didn’t expect her brother-in-law to be so blunt: "Brother-in-law, my home is far from the hospital; meals would get cold by the time they arrive. It’s best if my sister could cook; I’ll take it over, and let Xiaowen have a hot meal."
Sun Zhenhai was wise beyond his years: "Aunt, the hospital cafeteria is closer, with food suitable for patients. Our family really doesn’t have time to make a special meal for Sister Xiaowen today; please go easy on my mom."