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At 5 o'clock in the morning, I was woken up by the ringing of my mobile phone. When I saw that the caller ID was my wife, my heart tightened. "What's wrong baby, calling so early?"
On the other end of the phone, my wife choked up and said, "Yongkang, my dad was critically ill last night and is now in the hospital." So saying, she began to cry aloud.
My heart sank, my husband has been in good health recently, how could he suddenly be critically ill? I hurriedly got dressed and said to my wife, "Don't cry, I'll go to the hospital, you wait for me at home." "
When I came to the hospital, my wife's eyes were red and swollen, and she told me with a frightened face: "The doctor said that my father is very seriously ill and needs surgery, and he will have to be hospitalized for a long time, which will cost at least 50,000 yuan." "
50,000 yuan? That's more than a year's salary! Where did I get so much money? I was very uncertain, but I still comforted my wife and said, "Don't worry, we will definitely try to raise money." "
When I got home, my wife cried and said to me, "Yongkang, you can borrow 50,000 yuan for my father's treatment, I really can't do anything about him." "
"Baby, I really can't borrow that much money. I said helplessly, "All the savings of our family add up to only 30,000 yuan, where did we get 50,000 yuan?"
"Then are you going to let my dad die for nothing?" The wife shouted angrily, "Didn't you say that you would be filial to my parents? Now you are willing to watch my father die?"
"Yongkang, please, borrow money to save my dad!" My wife burst into tears and knelt in front of me begging.
"Yongkang, are you so hard-hearted, don't you even want to save your father-in-law?" My wife's eyes were red from crying, accusing me of being ruthless.
I was deeply stung by her words, how could I not want to save my husband? It's just that our financial situation is too poor to afford such a large expense.
"Do you think I want to see him die? But our family's entire savings are only 30,000 yuan, where did we get 50,000 yuan?" I explained, almost in despair.
"Then you have to find a way to borrow money! Even if we sell the house, we have to save my dad!" My wife's cries grew louder and louder, as if she was driving me crazy.
I know she's sad right now, but her vexatious behavior also makes me angry. How can we have any house to sell? Even if we do, it will be far less than 50,000 yuan!
The next day, I took a half-day off and was alone at home to reflect. I know my wife's feelings, how much she wants to save her father. However, borrowing $50,000 is a burden that we can't bear.
Just when I was deeply troubled, my friend Xiao Zhang came. Seeing my anxious look, he hurriedly asked the reason. I told him everything about the cause and effect.
"Yongkang, you can't do this. Xiao Zhang persuaded, "My father-in-law's life is in danger, you have to find a way to save his life, right? "
"But 50,000 yuan is too much, where did I get so much money?" I said almost in despair.
"You can borrow from relatives and friends, everyone can borrow separately, and you can always get together 50,000 yuan. Xiao Zhang said, "What's more, this is money to save people's lives, and everyone will help you." "
After listening to Xiao Zhang's words, I was thoughtful. Yes, you can't just stare at the figure of 50,000 yuan and ignore how precious your father-in-law's life is. I have to find a way, even if I borrow money, I must save my father-in-law!
After Xiao Zhang left, I sat quietly in the living room alone, reminiscing about the bits and pieces with my father-in-law.
My husband is a very nice person and considerate to our family. He and his wife are more than a decade older than me, and from the time we got married, they put all their energy into taking care of us.
They used their pension to fund us to buy this tiny house. Every New Year's Day, they will give us a lot of New Year's money. One time I was unemployed and my life was in trouble, but my husband selflessly took out all his savings to support us through those difficult years.
When I think of this, my heart is filled with infinite gratitude. Yes, if it weren't for the help of my father-in-law, how could our family have lived such a well-off life now? And now, when they are old, I am so small and narrow-minded when they need me the most, and I am stingy with borrowing money to save his life, which is really too great!
I slapped myself hard, and secretly vowed in my heart: I must find a way to raise money, even if it is a debt, to save this benefactor!
That's how I started calling friends and family and raising money everywhere. Everyone was very supportive and offered to lend me some money. Some borrowed 20,000 yuan, some borrowed 10,000 yuan, and some borrowed 5,000 yuan. Although the amount of money that everyone lent was more or less, all of them had a kind heart and hoped to help us in need.
In this way, with the help of my family and friends, I finally scraped together enough to pay 50,000 yuan for the operation. The moment I got the money, I cried tears of joy, feeling that the money was not easy to come by, and I was determined to be careful and frugal in my life, and I must pay it back.
With 50,000 yuan in cash, I immediately rushed to the hospital. As soon as I entered the ward, I saw my wife's eyes crying bitterly, and tears were streaming down my eyes. When she saw me, she cried like a child.
"Baby, don't cry. I hurriedly hugged my wife and comforted her, "I have raised the money, and I will be able to have surgery for your dad soon." "
As I spoke, I took out the bill and handed it to my wife with both hands. When she saw the bills, she cried even more sadly. "Yongkang, I'm sorry, I once doubted you, and I also said that you were an unfilial son. She cried bitterly and said, "I am so selfish that I only see my own pain and ignore the hardships you have put in for this money." "
Seeing my wife's sincere remorse, I hurriedly hugged her and comforted: "Silly boy, you are anxious for your father, I understand your feelings." Now that we have the money, let's hurry up and arrange the surgery. "
But at this moment, the door of the ward was suddenly slammed open, and a nurse rushed in. "Quick, save someone! The patient has gone into cardiac arrest!"
My wife and I were taken aback and rushed to check. I saw that the old man's ECG monitor was already in a straight line, and his heartbeat seemed to have really stopped!
"Quick, call the doctor!" I shouted. The nurse rushed to call the ambulance crew. Soon, a team of doctors and nurses rushed into the ward and rescued the old man with all hands and feet.
Just when I was on the verge of despair, a nurse suddenly shouted, "He's got a heartbeat!
My wife and I burst into tears. It's great that my husband didn't leave us!
Soon, the doctor declared the patient out of danger, but needed immediate surgery. Without saying a word, we immediately handed over the 50,000 yuan we had just raised, and the doctors began to prepare for the operation.
The operation lasted almost 10 hours, and my wife and I were restless, fearing that anything would go wrong. When the attending doctor finally came out and told us with a smile that the surgery was a great success, the two of us were simply happy and burst into tears.
In this way, the old man picked up a life, and we finally let go of the heavy stone in our hearts. Watching my father-in-law gradually recover, I realized the preciousness of life even more. Yes, money is important, but it is insignificant compared to life. My initial hesitation was too short-sighted and selfish.
Although my father-in-law saved his life, our family's financial situation was in trouble. In order to raise $50,000 for the operation, I have used up all my family's savings and borrowed a lot of money from friends and relatives.
I started working overtime to earn money, hoping to pay off this debt as soon as possible. But at this time, a sudden accident completely disrupted my plan.
After work that day, I was getting ready to ride home. Just as I was driving out of the factory gate, a speeding truck suddenly lost control and slammed into my body!
I was knocked out and hit the ground so hard that my eyes were blackened. When I came to my senses, I found that both of my legs were broken and blood was flowing. Pedestrians had called the police, an ambulance arrived quickly, and I was rushed to the hospital.
At the hospital, the doctor told me that I had a severe fracture in both legs, which required surgery, and that I would need to stay in bed for a long time. I broke out in a cold sweat because it meant that I wouldn't be able to work for a long time, and I wouldn't even be able to pay off my debts!
After learning the bad news, his wife hurried to the hospital and burst into tears as soon as she entered the ward. "Yongkang, how could you have encountered such a thing!"
I looked at my wife's painful appearance, and I felt guilty in my heart. Yes, if it weren't for the sake of making money to pay off my debts, how could I have suffered such a catastrophe? Now not only have my father's debts been repaid, but our family has fallen into a bottomless abyss.
"Baby, I'm sorry, I was so selfish. I endured the pain and said to my wife with a wry smile, "If I had borrowed money with my head, your father would not have been in such danger, and we would not be in the predicament we are in today." "
The wife cried and shook her head: "No, it's all my fault. It was I who forced you to borrow so much money and made you mentally anxious, so that this will happen. "
The two of us went back and forth like this, telling each other about guilt and self-blame. At this time, the news of the operation reached the old man in the hospital. When the old man learned that I had suffered a misfortune, he wept bitterly and blamed himself.
Looking at the appearance of my family members, my heart felt as if it had been cut by countless sharp blades, and it was painful. I am the pillar of the family, but I have put the whole family in such a predicament, what a sin!
During these few days in the hospital, I often reflected alone. Looking back on this journey, how much I struggled and hesitated in my heart.
However, my father-in-law died like this, and I really couldn't help it. What a wonderful man he was, so good to us for so many years, and now I was so stingy to borrow this money to save his life when he needed me most.
So, with the help of my family and friends, I finally scraped together enough 50,000 yuan for the operation. However, in the process of raising money, the old man's condition has been deteriorating, and finally even his life is in danger. I was so helpless and self-reproachful at that time, I really wish I could do it all over again, and I will never hesitate again.
And while we were raising money, a sudden car accident put us in a situation from which we could never recover. Now, not only am I unable to continue working to earn money to pay off my debts, but my family is in a state of great hardship.
I was so selfish that I only cared about the difficulties of borrowing money, but neglected the life and happiness of my family. Money is important, but it is insignificant compared to family affection. I am the breadwinner of my family, and I am supposed to shoulder the burden on both shoulders of my family, rather than standing by when my family is in trouble.
Just as I was blaming myself on the hospital bed, my friend Xiao Zhang came to visit me again. Seeing my gloomy appearance, he hurriedly explained: "Yongkang, don't be so depressed. You've done your best, and it's meant that this kind of accident happened, and you're not wrong. "
"However, if I hadn't hesitated at the beginning, maybe I wouldn't have delayed my father-in-law's illness, and all this would not have happened. I said weakly, "What a sin I am to be so selfish to stand by and watch my family when they are in trouble." "
Xiao Zhang's words inspired me a lot. yes, life goes on and I can't just give up. Although we have encountered all kinds of misfortunes now, as long as our family is of one heart and one mind, we will definitely be able to fight for a new world.
So, in my hospital bed, I secretly resolved that I must regain my strength and lead my family through this difficult time.
One day, when my wife came to visit me, I said to her, "Baby, don't worry about paying off your debts. When my leg injury is a little better, I will go to some odd jobs to earn my living expenses first. When I am fully recovered, I will find a stable job and I will be able to start paying off my debts. "
My wife looked at my determination, and a flame of hope reignited in her eyes. She nodded vigorously and said firmly, "Okay, then do it." As long as you are there, I am convinced that I have the ability to lead our family out of the gloom. "
In this way, with the encouragement of my wife and father-in-law, I began a long and arduous road to rehabilitation. At first, I couldn't walk on my legs, so I had to move in small steps with the help of my wife. However, looking at the haggard but still hopeful faces of my wife and father-in-law, I have never been more full of fighting spirit.
I started to exercise on the recovery trail in the hospital every day, and after a long time, the strength of my legs finally recovered. After about three months, I was finally able to walk on my own!
Immediately after I was discharged from the hospital, I started doing odd jobs everywhere. During the day, I work on the construction site to wash dishes in a restaurant, as long as it is a job that can make money, I do it all.
Although these odd jobs were hard and paid a small amount, I never gave up. Because I know that only if I do my best to make money, our family can solve the current predicament as soon as possible.
Sometimes, I would lie in bed in the dead of night, looking at the sleeping faces of my wife and father-in-law, filled with infinite love and gratitude for them. Yes, it is because of their support and encouragement that I was able to fight again in the most difficult times, so that our family would not fall into a situation from which we would never recover.
After about a year, my legs finally fully recovered. During this year, I barely managed to make ends meet with my family's meager income from odd jobs, but it was far from enough to pay off the high debts I owed.
As soon as I had the mobility to do so, I started looking for a stable and well-paying job everywhere. After months of hard work, I finally got my wish and got a position as an engineer in a large company with a monthly salary of 20,000 yuan.
The moment I got the job letter, I burst into tears of joy. With this high-paying job, I can finally start paying off my debts little by little, and I can finally get our family out of the current situation completely.
"Yongkang, you have finally found a way out for our family. My wife hugged me excitedly and cried with joy, "With this job, we can slowly pay off our debts and put our lives back on track." "
"Yes, it's all thanks to your support and encouragement. I hugged my wife back, looked at the old man lying on the bed, and said with infinite gratitude, "If it weren't for your encouragement and support in the most difficult times, it would be difficult for me to get back up no matter what." Thank you for always being there for me!"
Since then, I've been hungry for new jobs. As a result of my diligence and eagerness, I was quickly appreciated by the company and my salary went up.
Subsequently, we moved into a slightly larger apartment and the housing conditions improved a lot. I also had an expensive check-up for my husband and found that he was in good health except for his age, and we were all very happy about it.
In this way, in a difficult period of more than a year, our family shared weal and woe, supported each other, and finally struggled to create a new world. Whenever I look at my wife and father-in-law's carefree appearance now, my heart is filled with infinite relief and happiness.
Yes, money is important, but as long as we are a family with one heart and one mind, there is no difficulty that cannot be solved. With the love and support of our loved ones, we will be able to overcome any difficulties and obstacles, start anew, and start a new life!