Chapter 1050

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Protagonist:

Li Xiulan

"What? Your dad actually broke his leg? How did that happen?"

Zhang Yueran received a call from Wang Erhai, and she also looked stunned and surprised.

Wang Erhai smiled bitterly:

"I'm not too clear either. Mom said it's pretty serious, told me to hurry back, so I probably can't make it to yours tonight. You go to sleep early!"

But Zhang Yueran said:

"Take him to the County Hospital. I know Director Liao of the Orthopedics Department there; he's the best at setting bones. I'll head to the County Hospital in a bit and give Director Liao a heads-up!"

Zhang Yueran knew Director Liao of the County Hospital because Director Liao's son was a student in the class she taught.

This is the network of connections a teacher in a small county town has.

Although a teacher's salary isn't high, they can get to know capable people in the county.

And most people, more or less, will give her a bit of face.

Not to mention Director Liao's son is a student in her class.

"Okay, okay, then thank you, Yueran!"

Wang Erhai felt grateful.

But Zhang Yueran said:

"We're getting married, so don't stand on ceremony with me!"

Wang Erhai hung up Zhang Yueran's phone and hurriedly drove home.

Returning to his hometown in Shanggou Village, it was already past ten o'clock at night.

Just as he entered the living room, he saw Wang Zhanggen slumped on the large rosewood chair, looking like he was in agony.

"How come you're back so slow? I'm about to die from the pain! Hurry up and take me to the hospital!"

Seeing Wang Erhai return, Wang Zhanggen couldn't help but complain.

He originally had a bad temper, and now experiencing this kind of pain, he was even more irritable.

Seeing this old man open his mouth just to complain, Wang Erhai felt displeased, but still didn't say anything.

He just went over to examine Wang Zhanggen's leg injury, lifted the trouser leg to look, and was immediately startled!

This leg was practically bent at ninety degrees!

"How did this happen!"

Wang Erhai frowned; he really couldn't figure out how his own father, staying fine in the countryside, managed to break his own bone.

And it happened in the middle of the night, too!

Wang Zhanggen naturally didn't want Wang Erhai to know about him going to play Liucun, so he lied:

"Walking the night road, I accidentally stepped into empty space, took a fall, and it became like this. Stop nagging, okay? Hurry up and send me to the hospital!"

Li Xiulan also said:

"Treatment comes first, stop asking so much for now!"

Wang Erhai sighed:

"Fine! Dad, I'll help you up, let's get in the car and go!"

Wang Erhai supported Wang Zhanggen, who stood on his uninjured leg alone, hopping out of the living room.

When he first fell and broke his leg, he didn't feel that much pain, but now it really hurt to death!

So he didn't dare let that broken leg touch the ground even a little bit!

With great difficulty, Wang Erhai got Wang Zhanggen into the car, then had his mother go to the room to bring the ID card and the Cooperative Medical Care card, which would be needed at the hospital!

After gathering everything, Wang Erhai drove, carrying Wang Zhanggen and Li Xiulan, speeding toward the County People's Hospital!

Along the way, Wang Erhai already felt something was fishy!

But seeing Wang Zhanggen's mood wasn't good, he didn't dare ask more.

He could only wait until his leg got a bit better later, then ask about the cause of the matter.

Arriving at the hospital, it was already past ten forty at night.

The other departments at the hospital had long since gone off duty!

They could only go to the Emergency Department!

Zhang Yueran met up with Wang Erhai at the hospital, and she said to Wang Erhai:

"I've already contacted Director Liao, but he doesn't go on shift until tomorrow morning! Is your dad's leg injury serious?"

"It's bent, pretty serious!"

Wang Erhai was extremely depressed:

"Don't know how he did it, asked him and he wouldn't say!"

Right then, the Emergency doctor came over and said to Wang Erhai:

"This patient's leg will likely need surgical treatment. The Emergency Department here can't perform surgery right now. We have to wait until daytime, when the Orthopedics doctors go on shift, before we can transfer him there for surgery! For now, we'll just give the patient some painkillers. If you think that's fine, stay and wait; if not, you can only transfer to another hospital for treatment!"

Wang Erhai sighed:

"Fine, then give some painkillers first, and we'll arrange surgery tomorrow!"

Right now, in the middle of the night, transferring to another hospital would probably also mean waiting until tomorrow to arrange surgery.

After all, a fracture isn't a life-threatening major injury.

So Wang Changgen could only be made to endure the night.

But letting him suffer for a night was also good — let him gain some memory! Otherwise he might go play Liucun again!

"What? Need surgery, and have to wait until tomorrow morning for surgery? Then won't I be in agony tonight?"

After Wang Changgen learned this news, he was quite angry.

"What kind of broken hospital is this! I'm injured like this, how can you not treat me now!"

Then he asked again:

"How is the surgery done? I remember before, treating broken legs and such, none of them needed surgery!"

The Doctor truthfully told Wang Changgen:

"The surgery needs to open the leg, then straighten it, then drive in steel pins to fix it, then seal it with a plaster cast, and that's it. Uncle, you can rest assured, anesthesia will be given then, it won't be very painful!"

Wang Changgen was quite resistant instead:

"Drive in steel pins? Then won't I have to come back to have the pins removed? Another cut?"

The Doctor said:

"No need. Now there are specialized instruments. One end of the steel pin is exposed outside the skin. When the time comes, just pull it out. No need to cut open again."

"What? Hearing you say that, why does it feel even scarier?"

Wang Changgen resisted even more.

He said to Wang Erhai:

"Go go go, let's go find an old Traditional Chinese Medicine doctor who treats falls and injuries, have the old TCM doctor do bone-setting and that's it!"

Li Xiulan also felt that doing surgery was a bit of an overreaction!

Put the bones back in place, clamp them with wooden boards, three months and it'll be fine!

Before, treating broken legs was indeed all like this! No surgery needed!

And it saves money too!

Wang Erhai said:

"Those are for injuries that aren't too severe, only then can they do that. Your leg is broken into what state? Without surgery, even if it's set back, later you'll likely become a cripple! Do you want to become a cripple laughed at by the whole village?"

With Wang Erhai saying this, Wang Changgen only then stopped speaking.

He didn't want to become a cripple!

If he became a cripple, that would absolutely become a huge laughing stock in Shanggou Village!

Especially when others find out his leg was broken from climbing a wall to escape while gambling on Liucun, they'd laugh even louder!

Barely endured through one night.

By the next morning, Director Liao came.

Zhang Yueran went to greet Director Liao, and secretly stuffed him a bulging Red Envelope, then immediately arranged Wang Changgen onto the Operating Table.

After giving Wang Changgen Local Anesthesia on the leg.

Busied a whole morning, finally helped him reattach the leg, and put on a plaster cast to fix it.

Wang Erhai saw Wang Changgen come out of the Operating Room, his mood no longer that bad, and was just preparing to ask him the specific reason.

At this moment his Mobile Phone rang.

It was a strange number, but a local number, so Wang Erhai answered.

"Hello, may I ask who you are?"

A woman's voice came from the other end of the phone:

"Erhai, I'm Liu Aidi from the Neighboring Village, Zhu Zhiguang's wife! Do you remember me?"

"Remember remember, Aunt Aidi, what's the matter?"

"My husband was arrested last night. See if you can help me pull some strings to get him released!"