3:08 PM.
Luo Shanchuan arrived at Room 3209 of Renkang Hospital, panting for breath.
Following Mo Han’s suggestion, he first took cash to the credit cooperative and deposited all 450,000 yuan back into his account before heading to Renkang Hospital.
As for the passbook, he carefully placed it in his pocket, waiting for an opportunity to put it back when he returned ho later.
Creak...
As the door to the room opened, Luo Shanchuan stepped in with a dry laugh, "i Feng, how could you suddenly fall ill like this?"
"Luo Shanchuan!"
"Dad!"
Two exclamations ca from the room, from his wife Yang ifeng and daughter Luo Ning.
"Uh..." Caught under their gazes, Luo Shanchuan felt a bit awkward. His mouth twitching, he stepped inside and first spoke to his daughter, "Ning’er, you too. Why didn’t you take good care of your mom at ho, making her suffer in the hospital like this?"
"What a great place this hospital is, not only does it cost money, but it also makes people suffer."
Luo Ning said with so grievance, "Dad, how can you bla ? Mom started having headaches, fevers, and even smashing things at ho once she got up."
"Right, why did you only co now? Didn’t you say you’d be here right away? Why did it take several hours..."
Yang ifeng also squinted her eyes at her husband, "Luo Shanchuan, Ning’er told you left early in the morning. Tell , where did you really go?"
"And! Behind Ning’er’s back when she called you, where were you? Why didn’t you rush here imdiately?"
On the way over, Luo Shanchuan had already thought up an excuse. He suddenly raised his head, his eyes filled with anger as he retorted, "All you do is bla . Did you not see the injuries on my face?"
"Hm?"
Yang ifeng and Luo Ning then focused on Luo Shanchuan’s cheeks, closely inspecting them.
Both of Luo Shanchuan’s cheeks were red, his nose also seed a bit crooked, and there were so purple bruises under his eyes, looking as if he had been in a fight.
"Dad, what happened to you?"
Luo Ning hurriedly ca closer, asking anxiously, "Why are there so many injuries on your face? Did you get into a fight?"
Seeing her husband looking so miserable, Yang ifeng frowned slightly, her tone softened a bit, but her eyes were still fixed on Luo Shanchuan’s, waiting for his answer.
"Sigh!"
Luo Shanchuan let out a long sigh, using the excuse he’d prepared, "I didn’t want to say this, but since you’re all asking, I might as well tell the truth."
"Actually, I’ve been desperately selling tea outside these past few days, all for you!"
He paused, then suddenly looked up at Yang ifeng, "i Feng, do you know what day is in five days?"
At his words, Yang ifeng was taken aback, "What day?"
"It’s your forty-eighth birthday!"
Luo Shanchuan pretended to be sentintal, "I’m not capable of making much money, and over the years, I’ve never given you any decent presents."
"I intended to sell so tea leaves outside these days, earn so money, and buy you a jade bracelet for your birthday."
"These injuries on my face are from when I was selling tea in the antique street and got beaten by the city managent. It hurt to death..."
Yang ifeng was sowhat skeptical as she listened, "Really?"
Luo Shanchuan nodded, "Absolutely true!"
As he spoke, he fished out his mobile phone from his pocket and opened a picture, "Look, this is the bracelet I was looking at in the jewelry shop at Wanda Plaza a few days ago."
"I’ve been selling tea leaves outside these past few days just to earn so money to buy you this as a birthday present."
This photo was actually taken by Luo Shanchuan casually while he and Xiao Li were shopping at Wanda Plaza so ti ago; he never thought it would co in handy now.
With a hint of skepticism, Yang ifeng took over the phone. It was indeed a photograph, not sothing found online. The style and color were indeed what she liked, and most importantly, the price tag was quite high, over 150,000 yuan.
Moved by what she was seeing, Luo Ning said, "I understand now. You’ve been selling tea leaves outside these past few days all to buy a birthday gift for mom!"
"Dad, if you wanted to buy a gift for mom, you could have talked to or Mo Han. There really was no need to secretly sell tea leaves to make money..."
"A man, and an elder at that, how could I shalessly ask you for money?" Luo Shanchuan said righteously. "Besides, it’s a gift for my wife. Of course, I wanted to buy it with my own abilities. If I had to ask for money from you to buy i Feng a gift, what would be the point?"
Luo Ning gave a wry smile, "But you’re no longer young, selling tea leaves door to door, and even getting into trouble with the city managent..."
These past few days, while playing with her daughter on the slide in the residential area, she overheard neighbors gossiping about her father selling tea leaves. Even worse, because of selling tea in the public park, her father had been blacklisted from entering it for a month.
Luo Shanchuan, with a determined face, said, "Am I old? I’m just fifty, still able to move my hands and feet!"
"Besides, what’s wrong with selling tea leaves? Is it shaful? I’m earning money in an honest way!"
This righteous speech made even Yang ifeng start to question her own judgnt.
In her mind, Luo Shanchuan was surely fooling around outside, but the photo he showed and his recent statent didn’t seem fake. Could it be that Luo Shanchuan had a change of heart, truly wanting to prepare a birthday gift for her?
Wait a minute! Tea leaves?
Why would Luo Shanchuan think of making money by selling tea leaves?
Moreover, he hardly had any money on hand, so how did he get the goods?
With these thoughts, Yang ifeng coughed heavily and then asked, "Luo Shanchuan, why did you think of selling tea leaves to buy a gift?"
"Where did you get this tea supply from? Do you even have money?"
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