Chapter 261: Pocket Money for Mom's Medical Treatment

Jiang Siyu was not comforted at all; she thought, if Mom had a minor illness like a cold, how could she be hospitalized?

She once had a classmate whose mother died of cancer, and before she passed away, she had stayed in the hospital for a long time.

She was very, very afraid that Mom would not come back.

Midnight.

As soon as Jiang Sinian looked up, he saw a female ghost with long hair and white clothes standing by his bed, and he was nearly scared to death!

Looking again, he realized it was his little sister.

"Why are you in my room?"

Jiang Sinian thought of Mom and Dad not being home and softened his tone, "Are you scared?"

Although he was worried inside too, he still said, "Don't be afraid, Mom will definitely come back just fine."

"I want to go see Mom."

Jiang Siyu rubbed her eyes, "Brother, let's sneak to the hospital, don't let the family know, just take a look at Mom from afar, okay?"

"Now?"

Jiang Sinian spread his hands, "Unless Nainai and Xiao Yu are both deaf and blind!"

"Tomorrow!" To see Mom, Jiang Siyu's little head was spinning rapidly, "We'll skip class!"

Jiang Sinian:...

This was the first time he had heard his straight-A student sister wanting to skip class.

However, he also really wanted to see Mom, but he was a bit hesitant, "Mom is already sick; if she finds out we both skipped class to see her, will she be even angrier?"

"I've already decided, we'll just take a look at Mom from afar; as long as Mom is okay, we'll go straight back to school for class."

After finishing, Jiang Siyu thought of something and added, "By the way, Brother, let's bring all our pocket money! I heard Nainai on the phone saying that Mom and Dad seem to have spent a lot of money this time."

Jiang Sinian jumped off the bed and took out his piggy bank; it was a fat pig ceramic jar, and he and his sister each had one.

Jiang Siyu immediately brought over the piggy bank from her room as well.

The siblings used a small hammer to break open the piggy banks and organized all the money inside.

There was over six thousand yuan in Jiang Siyu's piggy bank, which was not only the pocket money she had saved over the years but also her annual lucky money and birthday red envelopes.

Jiang Sinian only had four thousand yuan; he looked at his little sister and felt a bit ashamed, laughing sheepishly twice, "How come you have more than me?"

"Maybe because I don't have those messy expenses of yours like going to internet cafes!"

Jiang Sinian:...

Inside the hospital's single-patient room.

Si Rong had slept very well, but she was concerned about the two children at home.

"When school lets out, you should still bring them over! Siyu is sensitive, she definitely won't rest well if she can't see me."

Besides, if there really were an emergency with her illness, spending more time with the children would count as having fewer regrets.

"Alright," Jiang Cheng agreed.

He washed a warm towel to wipe Si Rong's face and hands, attending to every detail.

He even combed Si Rong's hair into a gentle low ponytail.

"Drink some millet porridge!" Jiang Cheng brought over the bowl from the table and gently blew on it with his mouth, "Hai Yisheng and a few other doctors will be coming over in a moment."

"Okay."

Si Rong had just taken two sips of the millet porridge when a commotion suddenly erupted outside the door.

But they were quickly stopped, "We are reporters, we want to interview Teacher Si Rong with a few questions."

"Please rest assured, we just want to visit Teacher Si Rong, we won't disturb her recovery and rest."

Seeing Jiang Cheng put down the millet porridge with his eyes full of displeasure, Si Rong thought for a moment, "Let them in."

Otherwise, it would just continue endlessly like this.

Jiang Cheng met her gaze and then compromised, but he did not let all the messy people outside come in.

Instead, he selectively chose two female reporters who looked relatively well-mannered.

Afterward, he showed his military officer ID and said coldly, "There is only ten minutes; my wife is not feeling well, no endless questioning allowed."

"Okay, okay, we understand."

The two female reporters naturally agreed to everything.

Under the gaze of Jiang Cheng's sharp eyes, they only asked a few carefully selected questions about the news of the Chuan Shi earthquake.

Then, the second female reporter focused her questions on Si Rong.

"May I ask Teacher Si Rong, is your illness this time related to you being too exhausted in Chuan Shi?"

"Have you ever suspected that it is related to a natural disaster like the earthquake?"

"In view of Teacher Si Rong's courageous act of righteousness, our agency is willing to launch a nationwide donation drive for Teacher Si Rong's act of righteousness to be used for your surgical treatment."

"No need," Si Rong politely declined; although she could not compare to her former wealth, she could still afford the money for one surgery.

Moreover, she could not bear the weight of such a nationwide fundraising campaign.

"Alright, time is up, you all go out first!"

Jiang Cheng looked at the time on his watch and began to usher them out.

Since she was hospitalized, both brothers and sisters-in-law had come, and the second brother had even directly paid twenty thousand for Si Rong's surgery fee in advance.

He even said if it wasn't enough, she should just ask at any time.

Ming Zi made a domineering transfer.

Jiang Yu brought one hundred thousand in cash; everyone had witnessed how the eldest sister-in-law had treated the family over the years.

As soon as the two little heads poked outside the patient room, they were caught red-handed.

"Why are you here now?" Si Rong was a bit surprised, but then she was happy.

In her limited life now, she only wants to spend more time with the people she cares about.

"I'm sorry, Mom, we skipped class," Jiang Sinian admitted his mistake first, "but it's because my sister missed you too much."

He said proudly, implying it wasn't him who missed her.

"Only this once, okay!"

Si Rong looked at her two children, feeling that no matter how much she looked, it was never enough.

"Mom," Jiang Siyu took money out of her schoolbag, "this is the money my brother and I saved up, for Mom's medical treatment."

Tears instantly fell from Si Rong's eyes.

She held her two children tightly in her arms, sobbing uncontrollably.

Perhaps, this is the meaning of having children.

There are many things that are different when they are not your own flesh and blood.

For example, Shen Yuan and Shen Chi have never been grateful for the careful care she gave them all those years.

Even today, when they meet, there is nothing but complaints.

"Mom has money for medical treatment; Mom will help you put this back into your piggy bank later." Her daughter had a frugal nature and would restrain herself whenever there was something she wanted to buy, yet now she was willing to take out all her money for her.

"No! I don't want the money, I want Mom to get better and be discharged from the hospital soon," Jiang Siyu hugged her, not daring to cry out loud.

The footage of Si Rong being interviewed in the hospital was on television.

Everyone praised her highly.

Li Xuan saw the television in a small shop; the woman there was kind-hearted and couldn't bear to see her freezing outside.

Si Rong is sick?

Li Xuan's eyes lit up instantly; hahaha, if she's hospitalized and needs to raise funds, it must be a serious illness.

That's great.

Serves her right!

Let her show off! Look at her! Even went to Chuan Shi for disaster relief.

Li Xuan didn't believe Si Rong was any kind of hero; who could a pampered young lady like her save? It would be good enough if she didn't cause trouble.

It would be good if she died.

What's the use of living better than her? Isn't she still going to die before her?

In the end, among the three of them, it was she, Li Xuan, who outlasted the others.