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"Mom, don't worry, I'm in good health and I'll recover quickly."

Hearing Qian Cheng's words, Hou Yufen rolled her eyes at him: "No matter how good it is, you still need to recover. It takes a hundred days to recover from a broken bone. You need to rest properly."

"I know."

Qian Lu sat down on the edge of the bed and looked at Qian Cheng: "Chengzi, I heard about what happened yesterday. You stood up for Dr. Deng, you're a real man, but don't be so reckless in the future. Wang Shoujun and six others ganged up on you, who could beat you? You didn't even know to run away."

"I didn't think that much at the time, and I don't regret it. My master's wife was good to me, and I couldn't stand by and watch her be bullied."

Qian Lu patted him on the shoulder: "You really are my brother, but next time something happens, run back and call me first."

Qian Cheng smiled: "Okay."

The eldest sister-in-law said from the side, "Chengzi, just focus on recovering. Don't worry about things at home. Your brother and I are here."

"Thank you, sister-in-law."

The family chatted, and the atmosphere in the ward became warm.

Hou Yufen brought up the issue of hospitalization fees.

Although Zhang Changtian had already paid the hospital fees, Qian Cheng, his mother Hou Yufen, his elder brother Qian Lu, and his sister-in-law all agreed that the money must be repaid.

Hou Yufen took the initiative to bring it up. She had no intention of defaulting on the money. Although the family didn't have enough money to pay it back right now, they could save up together and pay it back in a year at most. Even if life was tough in the future, they had to pay back the money they owed first. Otherwise, she wouldn't be able to sleep soundly at night: "We have to pay this money back. Master Zhang has it tough too. He saved up some money and helped us out."

Qian Cheng was aware of the matter of repaying the money: "I know. I'll repay it once I'm better and earn more money."

"You don't need to pay it back, I'll pay it back."

"That won't do."

Qian Lu glared at Qian Cheng and interrupted him, "Why not? I'm your brother, I should pay for this."

Qian Cheng looked at his elder brother and felt a surge of warmth in his heart.

This is what family is all about. They may argue or bicker sometimes, but when something really happens, the first ones to stand up and support them are always their family.

"Brother, thank you."

"No need to thank me." Qian Lu waved his hand. "We're brothers."

Hou Yufen looked at her two sons, and tears welled up in her eyes again, but this time they were tears of joy.

The son has grown up and become more sensible; the two brothers now know how to support each other.

This was her greatest comfort.

After staying at the hospital for a while, Hou Yufen and the others were about to go back. They still had chores to do at home, and since they only needed one person to take care of the patient, there was no point in them staying. They might as well go back and do more work.

"Mingxi, thank you for your hard work," Hou Yufen said to Zhang Mingxi. "I'm entrusting Chengzi to you."

"I will take good care of him."

Hou Yufen and the others left.

Only Qian Cheng and Zhang Mingxi remained in the ward.

Qian Cheng leaned against the headboard, looking out the window. The sunlight was bright, streaming through the window and illuminating the ward.

"Mingxi," Qian Cheng suddenly called out to Zhang Mingxi.

"Um?"

"When I get better, let's take the college entrance exam together."

Wherever I go, you go.

Zhang Mingxi blushed and lowered her head: "Mm."

"And there's carpentry. I still need to learn it. Your father taught me dovetail joints, but I haven't mastered them yet."

"You, your injury hasn't even healed yet, and you're already thinking about these things," Zhang Mingxi said reproachfully.

"I need to think about it. Time waits for no one. The college entrance exam is next year, so I have to hurry."

Zhang Mingxi looked at him and suddenly smiled: "You're really different now than before."

"What's different?"

"You never used to read books or learn carpentry properly, but now..." Zhang Mingxi paused, "now you're like an adult."

Qian Cheng smiled and said, "People always have to grow up."

He looked out the window, pondering something.

Once he's discharged from the hospital in a few days, he needs to get back to his studies as soon as possible. The college entrance exam is the most important thing and can't be delayed.

He also needs to continue learning carpentry.

This skill can earn money, and even if I don't get into university, I can still support myself.

Professions like chefs and fishermen also need to be upgraded.

Oh, right, I still need to pay back Zhang Changtian that hundred yuan.

Qian Cheng closed his eyes, already having a plan in mind.

The first step is to recover from the injury.

The second step is learning.

The third step is to make money.

Take it one step at a time.

Five days.

Qian Cheng lay on the hospital bed, watching the world outside the window from dawn to dusk, and from dusk to late at night.

The sunlight grew brighter each day, and he grew stronger each day.

On the first day, I couldn't get out of bed; even turning over was so painful that I broke out in a cold sweat.

The next day, he was able to sit up on his own and catch his breath against the pillow.

On the third day, I stood for a few minutes while holding onto the edge of the bed. My legs were still weak, but at least I was able to put my feet down.

On the fourth day, after walking around the ward twice, the patient in the next bed stared at him in disbelief: "Young man, you're recovering way too fast."

On the morning of the fifth day, the nurse came to change the dressing, removed the gauze, and checked the wound.

The cut on my forehead has scabbed over, and the surrounding redness and swelling have mostly subsided. The bruises on my body have changed from bluish-purple to dark yellow, and they don't hurt as much when pressed anymore.

The cast on my left leg is still on, but the doctor said that the fracture is not serious and it can be removed earlier if the recovery goes well.

The nurse was a young woman in her early twenties surnamed Zhou, and she had been in charge of Qian Cheng these past few days.

She looked at Qian Cheng's wound, then at the surgery date on his medical record, and could hardly believe it.

"You really had surgery five days ago?" she asked, somewhat incredulously.

"Yes." Qian Cheng clicked on the fixed investment option.

Nurse Zhou shook her head and checked again carefully.

The ribs were firmly fixed without displacement, lung sounds were clear with no fluid accumulation, and there was tenderness upon pressing the fractured bone in the leg, but much milder than expected.

"Were you always in exceptionally good health?"

"Not bad, they're good at farm work, so their foundation is decent."

Nurse Zhou didn't ask any more questions, but there was still doubt in her eyes.

She worked at the hospital for three years and saw all kinds of patients. Some people were still in pain three months after a fracture. But she had never seen anyone recover like Qian Cheng, who had three broken ribs and a fractured leg bone, in just five days.

"I'll go get the doctor."

The attending physician, surnamed Chen, was in his forties and a key member of the surgical department at the county hospital. He followed Nurse Zhou in, examined Qian Cheng's wound, had him move his hands and feet, and then looked through the temperature records and examination reports from the past few days.

After thinking for a long time, Dr. Chen could only come up with this reason: "The recovery is indeed fast; young people have a good constitution."

He had Qian Cheng walk a few steps, then pressed on his ribs and legs, asked how he felt, and after confirming that there was nothing seriously wrong, he gave Qian Cheng a discharge certificate.

"You can be discharged today, but you still need to recuperate at home. It will take three months for your ribs to fully heal, and you need to limit your leg activity. You can't do heavy work or strenuous exercise."

"understood."

Dr. Chen gave a few more instructions, prescribed some medication, and then asked Nurse Zhou to complete the discharge procedures.

Zhang Mingxi listened from the side, his face beaming with undisguised joy.

She has been staying by his side almost every day these past few days. She sleeps by his bedside at night, fetches water for him to wash his face in the morning, goes to the cafeteria for lunch, talks to him in the afternoon, and continues to stay by his side in the evening.