Old Lady stayed with her through the night, making do with a sleep on the adjacent bed. In the early morning the next day, after having eaten the al the Old Lady had prepared for her, she asked her to go back ho.
"Mom, my fever has broken and I’m fine now. You’ve been tired all night, hurry ho and rest, and please tell Xiao Xiao that I’m okay."
Thinking about her granddaughter needing to go to school and having to take her, the Old Lady didn’t insist and took her lunchbox to go back ho.
Gong Mingxia’s health had always been good, except this fever was a bit recurrent. Thankfully, with the antibiotics, it hadn’t turned into pneumonia.
Unexpectedly, at Noon, several strangers visited her hospital room, led by two won dressed in very modern fashion. Upon seeing her, they inquired,
"Comrade, were you the one who jumped into the river yesterday to save an old gentleman?"
Gong Mingxia was taken aback, then nodded, "Who are you?"
"It really was you! Oh, that’s marvelous. We’ve been asking around just to find this place. That’s our father. Thank you so much. If it weren’t for you, my dad might have..."
It turned out they were the daughters of the old comrade. She quickly confird the old gentleman’s condition.
"My dad had a stroke, but it was mild. If it wasn’t for you yesterday... really, the situation could have been much more serious. We were all so busy yesterday that we didn’t have ti to find you to express our gratitude properly. So today, we went to the place where it happened and asked around till we found your residential area. With their guidance, we finally made it here. It’s serendipitous, my dad is also in this hospital. Once he’s a bit better, he will definitely co to thank you personally."
"I’m really sorry, and you even ended up being hospitalized. These are so nutritional supplents we’ve brought for you, and so compensation for your lost work. Thank you for your kindness," they said.
Gong Mingxia wanted to refuse, but they forcefully stuffed the money into her hand, a thick stack of it, likely not a small sum. She suddenly felt imnse pressure, but the two won seed afraid she would try to give it back, and left on the pretext of ’not disturbing your rest.’
They actually gave her one thousand yuan—oh my goodness, wasn’t that too generous?
There were also milk powder, fruit, canned goods, dessert, and other nutritional items—a huge amount. The family seed to be well-off. But still, wasn’t one thousand just too much?
Gong Mingxia felt undeserving and thought about returning the money at the first opportunity, but when her godmother ca in the afternoon and heard about the event, she said,
"Silly child, didn’t you see that them giving you money ans they don’t want to owe you any favor? In this society, favors are harder to repay. If it can be settled with money, it’s no big deal. I’ve noticed that they ca in a car to our neighborhood. So, they’re not short of money. You saved a life and they compensated you for your lost wages and hospital expenses. Thoroughly consider it: one thousand yuan isn’t much, is it? Think about how much you could have missed out on in a day, and getting sick even sapped your spirit, right?"
"Mom, I’m better now, completely fever-free and without any relapses. I think I should go ho and rest, shouldn’t I?"
Initially, the Old Lady wanted her to stay another day, but Gong Mingxia insisted, and, with no other choice, she agreed.
Leaving the hospital with the gifts they had sent, she took a taxi ho. Just when she thought about buying so fruit to thank the neighbors, the Old Lady said,
"You just rest well at ho. I’ve already bought eggs and fruit and thanked those three households."
Gong Mingxia felt even more guilty, walked forward, and hugged the Old Lady with tears in her eyes, "Mom, you move even more than my own mother. Thank you!"
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