I'm back in 1990

Chapter 658: Ugly

The annual summer vacation was just around the corner. After the first grade final exams, the school notified parents to attend a parent-teacher meeting. Huang Xiaochuan didn't want to go, but since his two children were not in the same class and Yu Xiang couldn't be in two places at once, he had no choice but to go.

Yu Xiang went to attend her son Huang Zeji's parent-teacher conference, so naturally, Huang Xiaochuan took over her daughter Huang Ruiying's parent-teacher conference.

Huang Xiaochuan looked at his daughter and saw her holding a comic book, laughing so hard she was bent over.

The more Huang Xiaochuan looked at her, the more uneasy he felt. Final exams were approaching, and this girl was still reading comic books. How could she be so carefree?

To be honest, Huang Xiaochuan is usually very busy. He is either attending important academic conferences or entangled in many trivial matters of his company. So if Yu Xiang is in charge of the children's studies, he will only ask about them occasionally. His son's studies are very stable, just like his personality. But his daughter is different. Like her personality, her grades fluctuate more.

Yu Xiang had complained to Huang Xiaochuan countless times behind his back, and Huang Xiaochuan was also very troubled.

After looking at her for a while, Huang Xiaochuan couldn't help but ask, "Xiaoduo, how have you been doing at school lately?"

The little devil continued reading her comics, completely absorbed, and pretended not to hear her father's question.

Huang Xiaochuan got up, walked over to the little devil, and took away her comic book.

"What are you doing! Ugh!" The little devil got angry.

Huang Xiaochuan decided he wouldn't indulge her this time, adopting a stern father's demeanor: "Why don't you answer me when I'm talking to you?"

When the little devil saw that her father was serious about this, her attitude immediately changed.

"I did a great job, you can ask our teacher Miao if you don't believe me."

Seeing the little devil's confident expression, Huang Xiaochuan was somewhat skeptical. However, he couldn't easily doubt his daughter now. Accusing a child without knowing the facts would cause her psychological trauma.

Huang Xiaochuan shook his head as he thought about this. Back when he was a child, his parents, Lao Huang and Zeng Lijuan, didn't have so many rules. They were just straightforward and brutal, using a feather duster to discipline the kids. But these kids nowadays can't be treated like that.

The little devil was very good at reading people. Seeing that her father's expression had relaxed a bit, she immediately snatched the comic book back from his hands. Before Huang Xiaochuan could react, the little devil had already run upstairs.

The pug we'd just gotten four months ago also happily followed us upstairs.

This pug was a gift from Ding Xiaojia to the Little Devil. When Huang Xiaochuan saw the dog, he really wanted to kick it away. This dog was really ugly!

However, the little devil liked it and held it in her arms like a treasure, so Huang Xiaochuan just pinched her nose and let her be.

This is practically a case of the daughter paying for her father's debt! Back then, Huang Xiaochuan played a prank and gave Ding Yi a husky that was notorious for destroying things. Now, Ding Yi's son has given his daughter an incredibly ugly pug. That's what you call karma.

Another reason Huang Xiaochuan disliked this dog was that although it wasn't very big, its farts were absolutely stinky!

During the time before dinner, Huang Xiaochuan habitually took out today's newspaper from under the coffee table and started reading. He had just finished reading two pages when his phone rang. He picked it up and saw that it was Zhang Gaolei calling.

After the call connected, Zhang Gaolei's voice came from the other end: "Xiao Chuan, have you heard?"

Huang Xiaochuan was completely bewildered: "What did I hear?"

"Huh? You didn't know?"

"What is it? Just tell me!" Huang Xiaochuan was annoyed by Zhang Gaolei's habit of keeping things a secret.

"Zhai Xi's son has aplastic anemia. Now she and her husband have brought their child to Shanghai for treatment. I also heard that the couple is going to go bankrupt trying to pay for their child's treatment."

Huang Xiaochuan asked in confusion, "How did you know?"

This time, Zhang Gaolei didn't keep them in suspense any longer and revealed the whole story: "It was Wang Silan, Zhai Xi's roommate, who told me. I've always kept in touch with her and we often chat online."

This was the first time Huang Xiaochuan had ever heard of this disease, but it didn't sound like it was easy to cure.

Out of friendship, Huang Xiaochuan asked, "Do you know which hospital it is?"

"I checked, it's in the inpatient department of the hematology department at Ruijin Hospital."

Huang Xiaochuan pondered for a moment, then said, "How about this? Let's go take a look together this afternoon. We're classmates, so let's help each other out if we can!"

Zhang Gaolei replied, "That's what I was thinking too. I'll call Ding Yi again later, and the three of us will go take a look together."

Just after I hung up the phone, I saw Yu Xiang return.

Huang Xiaochuan then asked her, "Do you know what aplastic anemia is?"

Yu Xiang paused for a moment, then asked, "Who has this disease?"

"Oh! He's the son of Zhai Xi, my class monitor in college. You know him; she even attended our wedding," Huang Xiaochuan explained to Yu Xiang.

"Oh! He's the son of Zhai Xi, my class monitor in college. You know him; she even attended our wedding," Huang Xiaochuan explained to Yu Xiang.

Yu Xiang didn't have much of an impression of Zhai Xi. After all, so many people came that day that she couldn't remember them all. But she did know something about this disease.

"This disease is quite troublesome. Simply put, it means that the bone marrow's hematopoietic function is impaired, resulting in very low platelet and neutrophil counts in the blood, a high risk of bleeding, and the person basically has no immunity. However, I have heard that this disease can be cured. The cure rate of hematopoietic stem cell transplantation is very high in foreign countries."

Although he didn't understand medical terminology very well, Huang Xiaochuan at least knew that the disease was serious, but there was still a chance of recovery.

He then asked a second question: "Is treating this disease very expensive?"

Yu Xiang sat down on the sofa opposite Huang Xiaochuan and said, "It is indeed a heavy burden for ordinary families, almost like a bottomless pit. The cost of transplantation is even higher, and many families cannot afford it."

"Can Kangci Hospital cure this disease?" Huang Xiaochuan wondered. If Kangci Hospital could cure this disease, then he should just send his child there for treatment. They were all classmates he had a good relationship with, so it was only right to help them out.

Yu Xiang shook her head: "Kang Ci won't do; blood diseases aren't Kang Ci's forte."

Hearing Yu Xiang say this, Huang Xiaochuan thought he would have to think of another way.

Unexpectedly, Yu Xiang offered a suggestion: "Kangci has business collaborations with the Mayo Clinic and the Cleveland Clinic in the United States. As far as I know, these two hospitals are the most authoritative in the field of hematological transplantation and treatment, and their cure rate is also very high. I can help your classmate contact these two hospitals."

Huang Xiaochuan nodded: "Okay, I understand. I'll go to the hospital with Lao Ding and Lao Zhang this afternoon, and I'll also tell Zhai Xi about your suggestion."

After finishing this, Yu Xiang reminded him, "Don't forget the parent-teacher meeting tomorrow afternoon. You'll forget again when you get busy."

Huang Xiaochuan confidently replied, "How could I forget something so important? Gao Song will remind me later, don't worry!"