Make a Fortune and Become Well-off [90] - Chapter 101

There was no need to run; there was still time. As the saying goes, one layer of autumn rain and another layer of coolness. It had just rained two days ago, and the ground was still wet. Jiang Ning was afraid that Grandpa Jiang would run and fall, so she held onto his arm tightly.

Grandpa Jiang kept trying to shake off her hand that was holding him, “You don’t need to hold me, and I’m not old and can’t move. I can walk on this mountain road with my eyes closed.” He shook her hand several times, but didn’t throw it off. He pretended to be mad, but the smile on his face couldn’t stop.

He wanted to show off his eldest granddaughter to others again.

The temperature on the mountain was lower than that at the bottom, especially in the morning and evening. It had rained and the steam was heavy. Grandpa Jiang had already put on a cotton-padded jacket.

Knowing that he was going to Shanghai, Grandpa Jiang carefully took out the wolf-skin hat he kept on the bedside table and put it on his head, just like a general putting on his war robe. He put his hands behind his back and “walked” with high spirits.

This wolf-skin Lei Feng hat was Grandpa Jiang’s treasure. Every winter he wore the wolf-skin hat and walked around the village, showing off his hat. So when he went to Shanghai, he had to wear it.

It was different from the last time they went to Wucheng and didn’t have a cab. Because they had to come back early, they still took a cab when they got to Shuibu Town. They took a bus from Wucheng to Shanghai.

Bus tickets were more than twice as expensive as train tickets, which made Grandpa Jiang feel distressed. He kept saying, “Next time, we better go to the neighboring city and take the train. Taking the train is cheaper.”

Jiang Ning quickly comforted him, “If I tell them, I can get reimbursed.”

“You can’t spend the government’s money like this even if you can reimburse travel expenses,” Grandpa Jiang was still distressed.

Buses were much faster than trains.

They departed early and arrived in Shanghai in the afternoon. Jiang Ning asked how long it would take to get from Shanghai to Guangxi by bus. The result was, it took more than 20 hours.

It took two days to go back and forth. Forget it, forget it, she couldn’t afford to go.

She directly took a taxi to take Grandpa Jiang to the hospital. Because she arrived too late, she couldn’t get an appointment. Therefore, Jiang Ning added fifty yuan for it.

Grandpa Jiang was brought to the hospital by Jiang Ning and his face was full of confusion, “Why are we coming to the hospital again and not going to the competition?”

Jiang Ning took Grandpa Jiang to the waiting area and took the report form of the last physical examination. “Now that the physical examination is over, shouldn’t I show it to the doctor and then let him prescribe some nutritional supplements?”

“The Shanghai government has money, and these are public hospitals, where medical treatment and medication are cheap. They are top experts in the country, and the medication is reimbursed by the state.”

Grandpa Jiang was dubious, but thinking that he could be treated by top experts in the country for free, he felt that he would have something to brag about when he went back.

He had been seen by top experts in a large hospital in Shanghai, but he said, “I am in good health, so I don’t need supplements.”

“Look at the blood pressure, blood sugar, and so on.” She pointed to the issues on the physical examination report to Grandpa Jiang, but he couldn’t understand it and thought he really had many diseases.

Although he said that his health was good, only he knew whether it was good or not. In order not to cause trouble to his children, he endured any pain by himself. If he couldn’t bear it anymore, he went to the doctor to prescribe some pain relief medicine.

People like him never went to see a doctor when they were sick. They just endured it until they died.

Jiang Ning held Grandpa Jiang’s hand tightly. “As the saying goes, if you don’t mend a small hole, it will turn into a big hole. It’s just a small problem for you now. You can solve it with a little money. If you wait until the problem becomes bigger, you won’t have enough money by then. That won’t be reimbursed. What would I do then?”

Thinking of the death of her grandfather in her previous life and not even seeing him for the last time, her eyes suddenly became wet.

She held Grandpa Jiang’s rough and old hand tightly and choked with sobs, “Grandpa.”

“Why are you crying? I’m fine, aren’t I?” Grandpa Jiang’s heart ached as Jiang Ning cried, “Okay, okay, look and see, I’m good. Don’t cry.”

He sighed.

Because they had a last-minute appointment, they were last in line. It was their turn after everyone.

As written on the physical examination report, Grandpa Jiang did not have any serious fatal illnesses. He suffered from elderly diseases and chronic diseases.

There were many diseases that required treatment. The doctor recommended that Grandpa Jiang be hospitalized for treatment.

Grandpa Jiang was afraid of spending money and did not want to be hospitalized. However, he was shocked when he heard what Jiang Ning said about the hospital expenses.

He didn’t expect that in such a large hospital in a big city, the hospitalization fee was cheaper than staying in a guest house.

But he was still unsure and asked Jiang Ning, “Can it really be reimbursed?”

“It will be. I don’t have money.”

Grandpa Jiang thought about it and realized that this was the truth. All the money his eldest granddaughter earned during the summer vacation had been spent on tuition. She couldn’t get out of school at ordinary times. When they were out, they needed to take a taxi, eat, and a place to stay. If it wasn’t reimbursed, how could she have paid for it? She had no money to take him for a physical examination and treatment.

He felt relieved and sighed to Jiang Ning, “Well, the new society is better. The government will reimburse you for medical treatment. This big hospital’s hospitalization fee at night is not even as high as that in our town.” He said, “So it’s better to come to the city.”

He looked at Jiang Ning and continued to say, “Ning Ning, you have to study hard, get into college, and live in the city.”

Grandpa Jiang decided to tell his old friends and the little kids who were herding cattle about this. He was born in New China and grew up in the new society. Well, the people’s lives were getting better and better.

The city was so nice.

Jiang Ning settled Grandpa Jiang there, gave him his meal, and took a taxi to Manager Qian. Manager Qian knew that she was coming, so he had already typed up all the information and prepared it. “Take these to the Housing and Urban-Rural Development Bureau tomorrow. After paying the taxes, you can get the certificate. The real estate certificate usually takes ten days. If you don’t have time, you can also ask the Housing and Urban-Rural Development Bureau to mail it to you, but it’s best if you don’t do this. It’s safer to get such important things yourself.”

Manager Qian didn’t need to say that, as Jiang Ning already knew.