Chapter 1109 — Medical Fees
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"Oh? Appendicitis? Surgery? That's serious business!" Seeing that her expression held no falsehood, Er Goudan grew anxious too. "How much do you need to borrow?"
"You... how much do you have?" Yu Xiaoke had not expected him to actually agree, and was taken aback.
Er Goudan was warm-hearted. Old Man Wei had warned him that there were many swindlers out in the world, but Er Goudan did not think this girl was a swindler—she spoke with such sincerity that it could not be a lie. So he truly wanted to help her.
In Xixing Mountain Village, when any family met with an emergency, borrowing money from one another was the most ordinary thing in the world. Er Goudan had often lent money to his fellow villagers, and so he now treated Yu Xiaoke as one of them.
"I've got a little over nineteen hundred yuan here!" Er Goudan had bought a loaf of bread on the train and spent nothing else.
"That should just about do it!" Yu Xiaoke reckoned it would be enough for the surgery.
Without another word, Er Goudan pulled a handkerchief bundle from his breast and handed it straight to her. "Here, count it."
"No need to count. Thank you—I'll pay you back as soon as I can!" Overjoyed, Yu Xiaoke took the bundle, smiled at him, and waved. "I'll be off, then!"
"Mm, go quickly. Saving a life comes first!" Er Goudan nodded.
Only after Yu Xiaoke's figure vanished across the station square did Er Goudan suddenly remember something terribly important.
The address that would lead him to Wei Zhao was still wrapped in that handkerchief—the slip of paper Grandpa Lin had given him had been put in with the money!
"Hey? Wait!" Er Goudan panicked. That slip of paper was the only way to find Leader Wei Zhao; without the address, where was he supposed to look?
But Yu Xiaoke was nowhere to be seen. She had long since gone.
Er Goudan slapped his forehead and, with a helpless sigh, found a bench nearby and sat down.
Now that he had lost his only means of contacting Wei Zhao, all he could do was sit here and wait for Yu Xiaoke to come back and repay the money, so he could get the address back.
Yu Xiaoke knew right from wrong. Though she was a female thief, she repaid kindness with gratitude, and she knew Er Goudan was a good man; she would return the money as soon as she could. But when she reached the hospital, she suddenly realized she had never asked for his contact information—she did not even know his name.
How was she supposed to repay him now? Yu Xiaoke was not the sort who liked to break her word. Since Er Goudan had trusted her and lent her the money, she could not fail his kindness.