A great director who grew up happily

Chapter 316: Old Qiao breaks his bone, Fang Yuan visits him

In the emergency department of the hospital, Qiao Yingzi pushed Qiao Weidong into the diagnosis room in a wheelchair. Chen Jinnian, wearing a mask, followed closely behind and handed over the X-ray film he had just received.

The doctor took the film with a tired look, inserted it into the reading light box, and sighed.

This small action scared Qiao Weidong to death. "Doctor, don't scare me. What's going on? Is my leg gone?"

"Oh, that's not the case. I'm just a little tired." After the doctor finished speaking, he raised his hand and shook it gently, tearing off the X-ray film. "It's nothing serious, just a fracture of the fifth metatarsal. But, did you run a marathon? It doesn't look like it."

The doctor looked at Qiao Weidong suspiciously. Judging from his body shape and condition, he didn't look like someone who liked sports. How could he have fractured his metatarsal?

"Humph, I kicked the door."

Qiao Yingzi said in a cold tone that on the way to send Qiao Weidong here, she and Chen Jinnian had already figured out what was going on. She actually thought that they were doing that kind of thing, which made her feel ashamed and angry at the time. If she hadn't been sitting in the passenger seat and couldn't reach Qiao Weidong in the back seat, she would have wanted to kick him out of the car.

It would be strange if the attitude was good.

"Kicking the door?" The doctor was immediately amused when he heard this. As expected, there were all sorts of reasons for admission to the hospital. There was nothing impossible, only unexpected things. "Then for the next two months, not only will you not be able to kick the door, but even walking will be difficult."

No matter how thick-skinned Qiao Weiding was, there were physical limits. Facing the doctor and his daughter's teasing, he blushed and said, "Doctor, please treat me quickly. Use any good medicine you have. I'm not afraid of spending money. As long as I get better quickly, I'll accept it. Can we discuss shortening the recovery time? Two months is too much time. How about a week?"

The doctor glanced at him with lowered brows.

"What's the point of you discussing this with me? Lower your head and discuss it with your foot. Can it heal in a week? Don't you have any idea? I can't even guarantee that a sprained ankle will heal within a week, and you're still thinking about a broken bone. Given your age and physical condition, it would be a miracle if you could heal in a month."

"Thank goodness your fracture isn't displaced. You're not short of money, so put on a plaster cast and stay home for a month and a half before coming back for a checkup."

"Hey, doctor, can I be hospitalized?" Qiao Weidong said hurriedly. He lives alone now, and there is no one to take care of him at home. It is better to stay in the hospital where there are nurses and caregivers.

"Why stay in the hospital?! If you're hospitalized for such a minor injury, it would be a complete waste of medical insurance funds and beds. There are so many seriously ill patients waiting for treatment. Don't even mention that I disagree. The inpatient department won't admit you. You should either get a cast quickly or go to a private hospital. This is a people's hospital. We don't just give you a prescription."

Seeing the doctor getting angry, Chen Jinnian instantly thought of the incident that caused a sensation last year. The country's top artist, a certain artist named Han, made a big fuss. The cause was very similar to the current one.

He quickly said, "I'm sorry, doctor, my uncle's brain is not well. Please don't argue with him. We will treat him, and we will treat him now."

"Hey, how dare you talk like that, you little brat, I..."

"Shut up!"

Just as Qiao Weidong was about to retort, he was interrupted by his daughter's scolding. Sitting in a wheelchair, he wanted to speak but didn't dare to. He could only endure the pain and crossed his arms in anger over his chest.

The doctor ignored Qiao Weidong, swiping his medical card and editing a diagnosis report on his computer. "If the patient can do as I say, I can relax a little today. Okay, take your card to pay the bill. I'll have the plaster cast applied and fixed as soon as possible to prevent the fracture from shifting."

"Okay, thank you doctor."

Chen Jinnian and Qiao Yingzi pushed Qiao Weidong out. While queuing to pay, they saw Fang Yuandong walking in looking around. He soon noticed Qiao Weidong sitting in a wheelchair.

"Old Joe, I heard you were injured. How are you? Is everything serious?"

Fang Yuan came over and asked with a smile, with a gloating expression on his face.

"Okay, stop laughing at me. I'm miserable enough now." Qiao Weidong was ashamed and felt very melancholy in his heart. He didn't know how he would get through the next two months.

"Uncle Fang, how did you know we were here?" Chen Jinnian asked puzzledly. No one outside knew what was happening in this hospital.

"I'm here with your Aunt Tong for a prenatal checkup. She just received a call from Song Qian complaining that Old Qiao was injured. I figured Shuxiang Yayuan was the closest hospital to this one, so I came over to take a look, and sure enough, I found you guys."

After Fang Yuan finished explaining, he still cared about his old friend's condition and asked, "Have you finished the examination?"

"I've checked it out. It's a metatarsal fracture."

"Wow, that's how hard you kicked the door, you could break your own bones."

"Uncle Qiao didn't use too much force, he just kicked a door in pieces. Ji Yangyang is still helping to install the door at Yingzi's house." Chen Jinnian shook his head.

He now felt that today was full of disasters. If Fang Yifan had not acted stupidly, Qiao Yingzi would not be angry. If Qiao Yingzi had not been angry, there would be no Zhang Xiaofan. If Zhang Xiaofan had not been bathed, Qiao Weidong would not have kicked the door. If Qiao Wendong had not broken in, he would not have suffered a fracture.

So to put it simply, Fang Yifan kicked Qiao Weidong and broke his bone.

While Qiao Yingzi was accompanying Qiao Weiding to the treatment room with a look of disgust on her face, Fang Yuan and Chen Jinnian were chatting about things, and he was asking about work for Tong Wenjie.

He is the only one earning money in the family now. Although Lin Lei'er has a high scholarship and does not need him to worry about it for the time being, the other three depend on him for support, especially the little money-eating beast who is about to be born. The money he earns now is not enough to cover his expenses, and he is just living off the savings he had when he moved to a new house.

"Okay, Aunt Tong can come to work whenever she wants. Our company will be very short of staff next year. But, will she be willing to abandon the baby?" Chen Jinnian asked back. Coming to work in the company was not a problem. He still trusted Tong Wenjie to manage the finances.

"There's nothing we can do about it. We plan to take care of him for two months and then leave him with Fang Yifan's grandparents." Fang Yuan replied.

Most dual-income families in big cities are like this. It is impossible for them to give up work for their children. If they do not work for a long time, there will be obvious gaps in their career resumes, and it will be difficult to find a job in the future.

"Well, Uncle Fang, tell Aunt Tong that if she wants to come back, her salary and benefits will be the same as before."

"Okay." Fang Yuan breathed a sigh of relief, feeling that the burden on his shoulders was lighter. Tong Wenjie had always earned more than him, and so many things had happened in the past year that made him feel a little breathless.

His family is really rich, but the value of the money is reflected in the house. At the same time, the household registration and educational resources are all tied to the house. If it cannot be sold, having money is equivalent to having no money.

He now feels like he is being cut like a leek, but he doesn't know who cut him.

After finishing the important things, he remembered something else, "By the way, Jinnian, are you still in touch with Xiaomeng? I just saw her in the obstetrics department. She was wearing no makeup and I didn't recognize her at first sight."

"Ah, Aunt Xiaomeng, obstetrics?" Chen Jinnian was so shocked that he was speechless.