Chapter 18 (2/2)

”So um… You reckon they take meal plan points at the fruit shop?” Yi Xin was very embarrassed

Papa Jiao, Zheng Tan: ” ”

”Maybe some other day She wouldn't be able to eat it today anyways She's not awake yet” Papa Jiao said

Papa Jiao explained the situation

Mah, but soh school She intended to transfer there in the future She had lots of acquaintances at both schools, and she was capable enough to handle high school material

Her only concern was that the two children at ho When she didn't have class at her junior high, she went over to the high school to help out It was like interning as a high school teacher

The high school affiliated to Chuhua university was one of the best in the province, but was close to the third ring road, far away from don Chuhua University had a daily shuttle that went fro at the junior high in the middle

However, today, the shuttle had turned a corner after leaving the junior high, when it was hit by a lorry transporting glass doors The lorry driver was hungover and severely hurt He was still in the operations room and in critical condition

Many people on the school shuttle were hurt, out of which, six were seriously injured Two of the passengers were still being rescued

Maht to the hospital covered in blood That hat Papa Jiao sahen he got here She had been stabbed by broken glass in several places Three of the cuts were very deep The wound on her leg was showing bones But none of her bones or organs were actually hurt She just looked like she was in very bad shape In truth, compared to those six ere seriously injured, Mama Jiao could be considered lucky

The broken glass was taken out in surgery No fractures were found, but she needed to stay for further observation

When Papa Jiao received Zheng Tan's call, Maery He had not yet recovered fro her covered in blood, which was the reason why he sounded like that Now, he was back to his usual calm self

He had asked Auntie Ling to fetch the children, in case the situation greorse, to give Mama Jiao a chance to see them one last time

Relatively speaking, Maery, she was sent directly to the general ward The ICU was full

In truth, this so-called ”general ward” was, strictly speaking, not very ”general” The hospital gave school faculty and family additional benefits that included special rooms on a separate floor of the hospital

Compared to other wards, the difference here was that the as divided by walls, instead of curtains, into four s loudly was still not an option But it was better than being crowded together The ward next door wasn't divided It was up to the patients, but ery like Mama Jiao would choose the divided wards

Each compartment was very small, with less than ten square meters of room It felt crohen more than a few people were inside

Ma that she was out of danger now, everyone in the Jiao family felt better

Jiao Yuan and Gu Youzi were sitting on a bench in the corridor Gu Youzi's eyes were red and swollen fro Jiao Yuan was not better off by much

Yi Xin did not stay for long He still had work of his own, so Papa Jiao sent him away

”Not enough people available!” Papa Jiao sighed while watching the boy walk away

”I should take a few rad students next year”

Zheng Tan wondered what Yi Xin would think if he heard that

Zheng Tan ate his bento in Ma seen by others A nurse came by to check on the patient He hid from her inside Jiao Yuan's backpack The books were all taken out and put into a plastic bag

Mama Jiao's accident was kept a secret fro any back and forth from their hometoas too much of a hassle

Zheng Tan and the two children stayed here, while Papa Jiao took a trip back hoot the small wooden table with the Chinese chess patterns It could used as a bedside table, a desk for when the kids needed to write ho table

Papa Jiao was planning to stay here for a couple of days There was a folding chair in the co faured it was only for a few days

That day, the Jiao children did not back to class, but stayed here with Papa Jiao Mama Jiao woke in the afternoon, said a feords, then fell back asleep Although her face was still pale, but her waking up put the minds of three people and a cat at rest

Around five in the afternoon, Papa Jiao went to buy dinner He sent the kids home after the meal so they wouldn't have to take the bus in the dark

Originally, Papa Jiao had planned for the two children to go to Auntie Ling's or soht The children firh to look after themselves and that they couldn't sleep well in other people's homes

Eventually, Papa Jiao backed down He looked Zheng Tan, whose head was poking out from Jiao Yuan's backpack and said: ”Charcoal, look out for them Help out at home a little bit”

”Aow-” Zheng Tan agreed He didn't need to be told to take care of the kids He already thought of himself as their older brother

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