110. Chapter 110 The birds of the same forest who fly separately when disaster strikes
"Okay, this should be no problem."
Li Mengnan put the wrench back into the tool box, turned on the newly repaired faucet and washed his hands.
Xiao Baoer has been following Li Mengnan like a follower to watch him fix things. When he saw this, he quickly handed over a towel and said with admiration: "Brother, why can you fix everything?"
"Oh? Isn't this normal?"
Li Mengnan was really not being humble this time. The village he lived in was very remote. If he wanted to buy anything, he would usually have to hitch a horse-drawn carriage and walk dozens of miles of mountain roads to go to the county town to attend the market. Usually even those checking family planning would not bother to go to them, let alone
What about the maintenance staff?
So in their village, every man in every household knows some craftsmanship. If something breaks in the house, it can be repaired easily. If the repairman comes to your home for everything, then the days will be gone. So Li Mengnan’s skills are really not considered.
What.
Compared with the "powerful" people in the village, he is still outstanding at carpentry, while the others are only half-assed. They can deal with minor problems, but they are still blind when it comes to big jobs.
"Those boys in our class are so stupid that they can't even change a light bulb."
How could Xiao Baoer know so much? In her opinion, no boy she knew could practice so many things at the same time.
"Actually, I can't call it a complete repair. I can only use it for a while. If possible, it's best to replace it with a new one."
Li Mengnan felt that it was still necessary to remind him. He did not want the tall image he had just established in Xiao Baoer's heart to collapse because of a leaking water pipe.
Xiao Baoer couldn't help but his expression froze, and he said in a low tone: "This... I have to ask my sister. Although my mother made all the money, it is my sister who is in charge."
Li Mengnan was stunned. He actually just said it casually. He didn't expect that such a simple sentence could touch Xiao Baoer's heart. He even thought twice about buying a new faucet. It seems that the Xiao family's financial situation has probably reached a certain level.
to a certain extent.
"Don't worry, everything will be fine."
Li Mengnan reached out and rubbed Xiao Baoer's soft hair. He knew that for the Xiao family, mother and daughter, any verbal comfort was useless. The difficult life had already made them unable to breathe. No matter how beautiful the words were,
It's not more useful to them than a piece of money.
Dinner was the leftovers from lunch. After dinner, while Minnie and Xiao Baoer were washing dishes in the kitchen, Li Mengnan found Xiao Hui in the main room and planned to have a chat with her.
Li Mengnan did not beat around the bush and went straight to the point: "Mom, I want to ask you something. I found that neither Minnie nor Baoer mentioned their father. What happened?"
"I knew you would ask about this matter sooner or later." Xiao Hui put down the clothes she was folding, frowned, and let out a long sigh, "I actually didn't want to tell you about this matter, but after all, it's nothing.
If you are serious about the secret, you can probably find out the secret by asking around the neighbors, so I won’t hide it from you.”
Seeing Xiao Hui's "It's a long story" expression on her face, Li Mengnan simply moved a small pony and sat in front of her, looking up at her like a primary school student listening to a story.
"Minnie is also a miserable child. When she was two years old, her biological mother abandoned her and disappeared. It was rumored that she ran away with a rich boss, but it is unclear whether this rumor can be true.
Know.
I also met Mitong at that time...that is, Minnie's father. He was in pain because his ex-wife left. I think it was not easy for him to raise a child, and Minnie's child is also beautiful and cute. I also
I often helped him as much as I could, and over time, he and I fell in love. With the help of people around me, we got married a year later.
Mitong didn't have much talent, he was just down-to-earth. At that time, he was working in a rubber products factory, and I was working in the Land Bureau, and my life was quite happy.
However, the good times did not last long. When Minnie was ten years old, the rubber products factory closed down and Mitong was laid off. It was not that he had not looked for other jobs, but he was originally just a clerical worker with no skills. Every year, batches of university students
It is difficult for graduates to find jobs, let alone a middle-aged man like him who only has a high school diploma.
Probably because of psychological pressure, Mitong became more and more irritable from then on. First he drank at home all day long, and later he became addicted to gambling. At that time, all his family's savings were lost, and he even
Behind my back, I owed Dabi a foreign debt.
The Liu Feifei you saw today is just one of them, but the other creditors are all good. Seeing how difficult it is for us orphans and widowed mothers, those who owed not much were directly forgiven to us, and those who owed more were not even pressed.
Tell me when you have it and pay it back.
Oh, the topic has gone too far... Originally, this family could barely maintain it, but just half a year ago, Bao'er was diagnosed with uremia, and the only way to cure it was a kidney transplant. The day after the hospital examination report came out,
Mitong disappeared, leaving only a note saying that he was going out to work and would come back when he made money."
"He ran away?" Although Li Mengnan often sees this kind of scumbag who abandons his wife and children in the news, it still feels a bit unbelievable when he encounters him in reality.
Xiao Hui shook her head and smiled bitterly: "Whether he is escaping or really going out to work is not important anymore."
Li Mengnan could see that Xiao Hui didn't want to delve into the matter. He could also understand that they were supposed to be a couple who shared weal and woe, but one of them left his side at the most difficult time. No matter what the reason was, the feeling of betrayal would never be erased from his heart.
It hurts to go.
Xiao Hui was able to hold on all this time only because she couldn't let go of Minnie and the sick Xiao Baoer.
"How much does it cost to transplant a kidney for Bao'er?"
Li Mengnan is similar to Minnie to a certain extent. He is unwilling to dwell too much on the past for what has happened, and is more willing to focus on solving problems.
"According to the doctor, even if the problem of kidney source can be solved, the operation fee and a series of expenses will cost at least six to seven hundred thousand. If you go to a better hospital, one million is possible."
Xiao Hui's tone was a little harsh, and her stubborn expression revealed incomparable despair. Although she didn't want to give up, she had to admit that the hundreds of thousands of surgical fees were simply not enough for her who could only make a living by setting up a stall.
It’s an astronomical number that can never be collected.
"Mom, you...haven't you looked for my dad?"
Of course, Li Mengnan was talking about Li Hongming. Although he didn't know what the Ding family did, with the financial resources the Ding family showed, it would not be more difficult for ordinary people to give out one million yuan than it would be for ordinary people to give out one hundred yuan.