Because a new doctor and a new treatment plan were introduced, and the medications used were also the best available.
After about ten days of treatment, Song Dashan was transferred to a VIP ward.
However, the treatment costs were also high. Many of the medications were not covered by insurance. Having connections didn’t mean everything would be free.
Song Yunfei directly deposited the remaining hundred thousand-plus into the account and left her phone number, saying that if it wasn’t enough, they should call her directly.
Chu Jinhan said, “You should deposit more. I see the daily treatment cost is quite high.”
Song Yunfei hesitated a bit. “Isn’t that card yours?”
Chu Jinhan frowned, his expression turning somewhat displeased. “You still want to separate things so clearly from me? I transferred it to you—it’s yours.”
Seeing this, Song Yunfei didn’t dare to continue speaking, afraid that he might get upset.
So she added another 150,000.
With over 300,000 in total, it should be enough to cover the stay until discharge.
They had spent five days harvesting grain in the countryside, then another five days here, plus the days before that—it had already been about half a month. It was time to head back.
Song’s mother sent the two of them off outside the hospital, giving them many reminders along the way.
Now she had become more understanding and no longer grew impatient after just a couple of words. Instead, she kept talking, as if she had endless things to say.
Normally, Song Yunfei was busy with work and often didn’t answer calls, so this was one of the rare chances they had to talk more.
“This New Year, Xiaohan, if you have time, come back and celebrate with us. Your father and I were even discussing installing internet so that you can use your phones when you come back.”
Song Yunfei didn’t know whether she should agree.
If she didn’t come back, wouldn’t that make them wait in vain? But if she didn’t agree, it would make Song’s mother sad right now.
Chu Jinhan, standing beside her, answered for her, “Alright, we’ll definitely come back.”
“….”
It’s fine to say yes, but why add “definitely”!
Song Yunfei could only force a smile and nod along.
Forget it—she would deal with it later. There were still a few months left anyway.
While they were talking, a taxi arrived.
Chu Jinhan put her luggage into the trunk, and the two of them got into the car.
Song Yunfei looked at the rearview mirror. Song’s mother was still standing by the roadside, watching their taxi.
As the car drove farther away, her figure grew smaller and thinner.
In the end, she became a tiny dot and disappeared from sight.
Although she had only stayed for a few days and didn’t feel that deeply attached, Song Yunfei still inexplicably felt a sense of melancholy from the parting.
A warmth came over her hand. Looking down, she saw that Chu Jinhan had taken her hand.
“We’ll come back during the New Year.”
Song Yunfei only felt even more melancholic.
Soon, the two of them arrived at the airport and boarded the flight back to Qingcheng.
As soon as they got off the plane, Song Yunfei rubbed her arms.
“Why does it feel colder here than at home?”
Chu Jinhan took out his phone and checked. Qingcheng was around 13°C at the moment, while their hometown was over 20°C.
“Different geographical locations.”
Song Yunfei slumped her shoulders. “Let’s hurry home. I’m exhausted.”
“You can sit on this, and I’ll push you.” Chu Jinhan pointed at the suitcase.
Song Yunfei glanced around. There were so many people—it felt a bit embarrassing. “Is that really okay?”
Chu Jinhan said, “Don’t worry about what others think.”
Song Yunfei felt a bit tempted. She had seen others do it before, but had never tried it herself.
So she gritted her teeth and sat astride the suitcase.
Chu Jinhan hung her laptop on his left shoulder and pushed the suitcase with his right hand as they walked toward the airport exit.
Song Yunfei still felt a bit embarrassed. She hugged the handle, faced Chu Jinhan, and buried her head against his chest.
She couldn’t see others, which meant others couldn’t really see her either.
Walking along the road, they still attracted quite a few glances.
Even if she hadn’t been sitting on the luggage, a tall and handsome man like Chu Jinhan would naturally draw attention from others.
After leaving the airport, they heard Wu Wei’s voice calling from a distance.
“Brother Chu!! Sister Song!”
Song Yunfei turned her head and saw him waving at Exit 4, quickly running toward them.
She hurriedly got down from the suitcase. “Did you ask him to come?”
“No.”
Song Yunfei found it strange. “Then how did he know we were coming back today?”
“I called him before boarding the plane.”
Song Yunfei remembered that he had indeed answered a phone call earlier.
Chu Jinhan had said they were about to board, so Wu Wei knew they were returning. This guy was quite thoughtful—he even came to pick them up on his own.
“I’ve finally been waiting for you guys. Let’s go, I’ll drive you back!”
Wu Wei arrived in front of them in just a few steps, took Chu Jinhan’s luggage proactively, and dragged it toward the opposite direction.
Song Yunfei smiled. “Thanks. You even made a special trip to pick us up.”
“No need to be polite, Sister Song. I didn’t have anything to do anyway, so I just came to pick you guys up.”
Song Yunfei suddenly thought of something. “Did you drive here?”
“Yeah.”
She thought to herself that this guy must have made quite a bit of money—he had already bought a car so quickly.
However, when she saw Wu Wei’s vehicle, she realized she had been overthinking.
After following him for seven or eight minutes, they saw a familiar three-wheeled vehicle. Wu Wei skillfully placed the luggage into the cargo compartment.
Song Yunfei’s expression immediately changed. “This is the car you drove here?”
Wu Wei nodded. “Yeah. Pretty low-key, right?”
Song Yunfei let out a couple of dry laughs. “You’re really clever.”
He had clearly remembered what Song Yunfei had said before—that Chu Jinhan was here to experience life and preferred to keep a low profile. This “low profile” was so extreme that Song Yunfei didn’t even have the courage to get on.
Wu Wei chuckled and patted the three-wheeler. “Get on.”
Song Yunfei looked at Chu Jinhan. “Are we getting on?”
Chu Jinhan also stared at the three-wheeler in silence.
This was truly the first time Song Yunfei had ever seen someone come to pick people up from the airport with a tricycle.
Chu Jinhan asked her, “Are you getting on?”
Song Yunfei glanced at Wu Wei’s enthusiastic face. Thinking that he meant well, she gritted her teeth and said, “Let’s get on!”
The two of them climbed onto the tricycle, and for a moment, neither of them spoke.
A bleak wind blew past, messing up both their hair and their expressions.
Song Yunfei took a mask out of her bag and handed one to Chu Jinhan.
She had bought these for drying grain. Breathing in grain dust was too uncomfortable, so she had specially gone to the town to buy them.
The two of them silently put on their masks, lowered their heads as if playing on their phones, and let the tricycle weave through traffic.
Song Yunfei looked at the man across from her, also pretending to be focused on his phone.
She had always thought Chu Jinhan had a thick skin, but she didn’t expect that he would have a day when he was embarrassed.
Up front, Wu Wei chatted nonstop, talking about what had happened over the past half month.
He said that Liu Maocai’s wife had run away and taken his money with her, and his own money was tied up in the stock market—these past few days had been quite miserable.
Liu Maocai had always been following Wu Wei’s fourth uncle to buy stocks, and his fourth uncle had been following Wu Wei.
Because Wu Wei had been out of contact these past few days, Liu Maocai’s stocks had been falling every day.
In the last couple of days, they had been desperately trying to find Wu Wei, hoping he could save their stocks.
Wu Wei said excitedly, “Brother Chu, his house and car are still there—shouldn’t we let him recover a bit first?”
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