Gu Yan vigorously wiped the tables and chairs, as if treating them all like Tang Yuxiu, wishing she could scrape off a layer of skin.
Damn Tang Yu, you can’t expect anything good from a dog’s mouth, and he even thought of her as that kind of woman.
Wanting to finish today’s cleaning as soon as possible, Gu Yan wanted to leave early. Seeing Tang Yuxiu sitting there made her feel uncomfortable all over.
While packing up her tools, Gu Yan suddenly heard an urgent ringtone from the living room.
Tang Yuxiu glanced briefly at her bag but didn’t react.
Gu Yan hurriedly ran out, rummaging for her phone and seeing a name flashing on the screen, she frowned slightly with some confusion.
Wasn’t the money sent back? Why is Mrs. Gu calling again?
She quickly answered; if Mrs. Gu wasn’t calling about money, something urgent must have happened.
"Gu Yan!" The moment the call connected, Mrs. Gu anxiously yelled from the other end, not giving her a chance to speak, saying a barrage of words: "You need to come back quickly! Your dad’s right leg is fractured and he’s been sent to the town hospital. The doctor also said there’s a cardiac relapse, and they can’t treat it there. You must come back immediately to help your dad with the transfer paperwork to the hospital in the city where you work!"
Gu’s father has a fractured right leg and cardiac issues, already hospitalized!
Gu Yan heard nothing else but this sentence.
"Okay, I’m coming back right now."
Gu Yan quickly hung up the phone, packed her backpack, and didn’t forget to ask Tang Yuxiu for leave.
"Boss, there’s some trouble at home. You can mark me absent and dock my pay, but I need to take a few days off, sorry."
While speaking, Gu Yan changed her shoes and, once done, dashed out the door.
Tang Yuxiu frowned slightly.
Gu Yan didn’t even have time to go home; she immediately took a taxi to the long-distance bus station, bought the earliest ticket, and rushed back to her hometown.
The hometown was only four hours away from Jiang City; she arrived there by around 8 PM.
Gu Yan went straight to the town hospital.
In the ward, Mrs. Gu and her younger uncle’s family were present. Seeing her arrival, Mrs. Gu hurriedly pushed through the crowd to reach her, tightly gripping her arms.
"Gu Yan, quickly handle your dad’s transfer to the hospital in Jiang City!"
"Mom, calm down first. I’ll go find the doctor now. If they agree to the transfer, we’ll go immediately."
"Okay, okay, you go fast!" Mrs. Gu said, pushing her out.
Gu Yan turned to glance at her father on the bed but didn’t have time.
Although Mrs. Gu often mocked and disliked her, she was genuinely raised by Gu’s father.
Gu’s father was honest and never refuted Mrs. Gu, silently bearing everything, yet was the only pillar of the family.
When Gu Yan was little and was beaten, scolded, and mistreated without food by Mrs. Gu, it was Gu’s father who secretly fed her.
During school days, when her living expenses were insufficient or when she needed something, it was Gu’s father who took out his private savings for her use.
Mrs. Gu never knew about these things.
Over the years, Gu Yan has supported the Gu Family unconditionally, largely for her father’s sake, so he could have an easier life and suffer less.
She was very grateful to her father and truly considered him as family.
Gu Yan quickly went to find the doctor to ask about her father’s condition.
The doctor said: "The patient’s condition is not good. Years of hard work have left many health issues. Now, the right leg is severely fractured, requiring surgery, and it has triggered cardiac problems. We can’t treat it here; transferring to the city hospital as soon as possible is best."