Rebirth in a Book: The Road to Breakthrough

"But I don't know how to ride." Yu Congcong was tempted, but she had never ridden one and didn't know how to ride.

"It's okay. I'm holding it. It's walking slowly and not running. Besides, this mule listens to you so well. It won't let you fall." Zhang Yun advised.

Yu Congcong thought that there was still half an hour to go and her feet were burning with pain, so she finally agreed.

Yu Congcong patted the mule's body, signaling it to stop. The mule turned its head and saw that it was Yu Congcong, and stopped obediently, bending its front legs and lowering its body to let Yu Congcong get on.

Yu Congcong rode on the mule, touched its head, and combed its hair. The mule snorted in comfort.

Yu Congcong was already very conspicuous because she was the only girl in the caravan, and now she was even more conspicuous because she was riding on a mule.

Yuan Zhe and his three companions rushed to the county hospital and went to the emergency room without stopping. The doctor gave Su Ting a checkup list and asked him to pay the fee before starting the checkup. Yuan Zhe was extremely anxious and hurriedly took out the only 300 yuan he had and gave it to Hou Bao, asking him to help pay the fee. Feng De and Yuan Zhe waited quietly outside, not daring to make a noise.

Time passed slowly like the sand in an hourglass, second by second. When Hou Bao came back after paying the fee, Su Ting's examination was not yet completed. Hou Bao returned the bill and the remaining money to Yuan Zhe: "The examination fee cost 60 yuan, and another 30 yuan was paid for follow-up expenses. The excess will be refunded and the shortfall will be supplemented. There are 210 yuan left, keep it. There is also a payment slip, keep it well too." Hou Bao explained the required expenses clearly.

"Thank you!" Yuan Zhe said gratefully.

Hou Bao patted Yuan Zhe's arm gently to comfort him.

The three of them waited quietly outside the examination room. Nurses pushed medical carts in and out, but Su Ting was never pushed out. The three of them became more and more anxious. The longer the time went on, the more anxious they became.

On the other side, when Yu Congcong and his team arrived at the grain management office, there were already several communes queuing up in front of them, so they had no choice but to wait in line.

As soon as Yu Congcong arrived, he was discovered by Zhang Mai's lackeys, who quickly reported it to Zhang Mai.

Zhang Mai led his two lackeys and walked towards Yu Congcong in a swagger. The villagers didn't pay much attention and kept a close eye on the grain cart to prevent pickpockets from stealing the grain.

"You are Yu Congcong, and your father is the director of the armed forces department, Yu Dazhuang?" Zhang Mai asked arrogantly while standing in front of Yu Congcong.

Yu Congcong looked up at the person who came. The person was not tall compared to Tiezhu and Zhang Yun, but he was still a head taller than Yu Congcong. Yu Congcong was very unhappy and thought that she had to look up to talk to anyone, which was really depressing.

In the village, the family members were very considerate of Yu Congcong's height, and most of them lowered their heads when talking to her, so it was rare to encounter such a situation. Yu Congcong had long been accustomed to it, and felt that this person's head-raising speech made her feel uncomfortable. She didn't know him, so she asked in a very aggressive tone: "Who are you?"

"My name is Zhang Mai, and I'm the son of Director Zhang of the Revolutionary Committee." Zhang Mai looked at Yu Congcong's face, and his tone unconsciously became much gentler.

Zhang Mai's two lackeys didn't understand why Brother Zhang changed his attitude all of a sudden.

"Oh, what do you want to do?" Yu Congcong asked in a bad tone.

"Haha, hello Comrade Yu! I didn't do anything, just got to know you and make friends." Zhang Mai shook his hair and said in a self-proclaimed charming way.

What's wrong with this person? Why is he so slick? Didn't he threaten to catch her by the hair before? Is he trying to overcome her with softness now?

Humph, just ignore him. Yu Congcong made up her mind.

"Oh, you know me, is there anything else? Let's talk about it another day! I have to pay my taxes today and I can't make any mistakes." Yu Congcong refused decisively.

"Okay, I'll visit you at your workplace some other day." Zhang Mai replied kindly.

Then, he left with his two lackeys.

Unexpectedly, Yu Dazhuang, who was born with such a big body, gave birth to such a beautiful girl. He thought that today was indeed not a good time, so he would do it this way for now, so as not to scare the beauty.

Yu Congcong watched Zhang Mai walk away like that, and asked Zhang Yun curiously: "Brother Zhang Yun, what do you think he wants to do?"

"I don't know. Don't worry about him. Be careful not to face him alone." Zhang Yun knew that this was another person who was fascinated by the lush face. The charm of the lush face was too great.

In the county hospital, Su Ting was finally pushed out, but he was still not awake.

"Family members of Su Ting's patient?" the doctor called out, holding Su Ting's examination report.

Yuan Zhe walked up to the doctor.

"Who are you to the patient?" The doctor frowned, looking very serious.

"I'm her boyfriend." Yuan Zhe looked at the doctor nervously and replied.

"Oh, can you make the decision? What about her immediate family members?" The doctor's expression became more serious.

"Doctor, we are educated youth and we cannot find direct relatives for the time being. We have a letter of introduction from the brigade." Yuan Zhe was afraid that the doctor would not believe him, so he hurriedly took out the letter of introduction that the brigade leader had stuffed into his hand before he left.

The doctor took it and read it, then wrote the contents of the letter of introduction in the medical record. He looked up at Yuan Zhe seriously and said, "The patient's condition is very serious. She is in shock. Her bile vessels are bleeding, her gallbladder is ruptured, and her liver is slightly ruptured. Fortunately, you sent her to the hospital in time. The bleeding blood vessels have stopped, but the bile that has flowed out needs to be cleaned up surgically, the ruptured area needs to be sutured, and if it is necrotic, it needs to be removed."

The doctor tried his best to explain to Yuan Zhe the seriousness of the patient's condition in simple and understandable terms.

"Doctor, will the operation fail?" Yuan Zhe asked fearfully.

"Yes, the doctor cannot guarantee that the operation will be 100% successful." The doctor answered truthfully.

Yuan Zhe's hands were shaking slightly. Hou Bao stepped forward, held his hand, and said, "Yuan Zhe, do you want to notify her family?"

Hou Bao felt that this matter was too big and Yuan Zhe could not bear it alone.

Yuan Zhe was a little confused. How could he notify them? He didn't know where Grandpa Su and Su Heng were being held.

Yuan Zhe adjusted his mood and said, "Doctor, can I get better without surgery?"

"This, this depends on the patient's own repair ability, but it is not impossible." The doctor did not say anything definite.

"What's the success rate of the operation?" Yuan Zhe knew that the self-repair function the doctor talked about was nonsense.

"Our hospital has not had any failures in this type of surgery so far. The success rate is 98 percent." The doctor gave a conservative percentage.

"Let's have the surgery!" Yuan Zhe said.

The doctor took a bunch of documents and asked Yuan Zhe to sign, and then went to pay the fee.

Su Ting was sent to the operating room. Yuan Zhe and the other two did not eat lunch and could not eat. Yuan Zhe sat silently outside the operating room while Hou Bao helped to run errands and pay the fees. Feng De stayed with Yuan Zhe. Yuan Zhe was too depressed. Feng De did not dare to make any noise. He could only pray silently in his heart, asking for the blessing of the gods and Buddhas.