After dinner, Song Chaoyang allowed Li Rui to get off work early so that he could visit Lu Ming's family. Li Rui went back to the secretary's office to look for his teacher, Yuan Xiaodi. The two of them found a car and drove to Lu Ming's house. On the way, they bought a fruit basket from the supermarket. After all, it didn't look good visiting empty-handed. The two of them discussed and decided to donate 300 yuan each as consolation money. Although it wasn't a lot, it was still a token of their sincerity. Moreover, the two of them still had to donate at the donation event tomorrow. If they donated another 300 to 500 yuan, it would be quite a lot.
Speaking of which, as Lu Ming's superiors, it was already very good of them to think so much, do so much, and give so much for Lu Ming. Many superiors only treated their subordinates as tools to get promoted. They only cared about climbing up the ranks and didn't care about their subordinates' lives at all. They didn't even care if the subordinates themselves were sick, let alone their family members being sick. However, there were many such superiors. Compared to such superiors, Li Rui and Yuan Xiaodi could be said to be great.
When they arrived at Lu Ming's house, Li Rui and Yuan Xiaodi were warmly welcomed by Lu Ming's family of five. Lu Ming's parents were still alive. They were both old people with white hair. Lu Ming, his wife, and their only daughter made up a family of five.
Lu Ming first brought Li Rui and Yuan Xiaodi to his daughter's bedroom to visit the sick little girl. The little girl still didn't know that she had leukemia. She also didn't know that this disease could take her life at any time. She only thought that it was an ordinary chronic cold. Therefore, she didn't take it to heart at all. At that moment, she was lying on her stomach on the bed, drawing.
Li Rui and Yuan Xiaodi chatted with her for a while before leaving the bedroom and returning to the living room to talk business.
"Isn't our daughter suffering from an acute illness? Why is she still at home at this time? Isn't she receiving treatment at the hospital? "
As soon as they sat down, Li Rui couldn't wait to ask the question in his heart.
Hearing his words, Lu Ming's wife's eyes reddened again. Tears rolled down from her red and swollen eyes.
Lu Ming raised his hand to pick up the tissue box from the coffee table and handed it to her. He sighed and said, "At this time, he should be in the hospital, but the doctor from the First Provincial Hospital asked us to go to the Hematology Department of Beijing People's Hospital (now renamed Peking University People's Hospital). He said that it's the best hospital in the country for treating leukemia. We haven't had the chance to go yet, so we plan to take the train there tomorrow morning. We'll first treat the child there and settle the hospitalization procedures. Our family will continue to raise money, but we still haven't gathered enough money. We're still lacking quite a bit …" As he spoke, his expression became more and more miserable.
Li Rui said, "Our office has already organized a donation for you. It should be able to solve part of the problem. In addition, the First Bureau will also lend you a portion of our treasury. Adding these two items together, it was estimated to be around 100,000. How much money do you still need? " Lu Ming didn't hide it from the two of them. He calculated in front of them and said, "My family can come up with 100,000, and I can borrow 100,000 from my relatives and friends. Adding the 100,000 that you just mentioned, we can come up with 400,000. It's enough to pay the deposit for the bone marrow transplant. We still need 200,000."
Li Rui originally thought that he was short of 300,000 to 400,000. When he heard that he was short of 200,000, he had an idea. Since he was short of so much, he might as well lend him the money. If the amount was too much, it would be inconvenient to lend him the money. If the amount was too little, then there was nothing to say. Anyway, he had no problem coming up with 200,000. 200,000 could save a life that was like a flower. It was much better than leaving it in the bank. He thought of this and said, "If you're short of 200,000, how about this? I'll help you borrow 200,000 from a friend. He's very rich. He won't feel any pressure to come up with 200,000. You can just write him an IOU. "
Li Rui wasn't stupid. He wouldn't let Lu Ming know that he was the one who lent him the 200,000. Otherwise, he might think that Li Rui was just a Section Chief with a monthly salary of more than 2,000 yuan. He had only been working for a few years. How could he have saved up 200,000 yuan? Did you take in a good person? Therefore, in order to prevent any complications, Li Rui decided to use a "third party" to help him.
Lu Ming was overjoyed. He said excitedly, "Really? Chief, you can lend me 200,000 yuan?"
Li Rui smiled and said, "When have I ever lied to you? How about this? You write me an IOU tonight. I will go and borrow the money from that person later. You can also give me your bank account number. I will ask him to transfer the money to your account. "
Lu Ming was so excited that he was about to cry. His face and neck were red. He looked at Li Rui as if he was looking at Li Rui.
Two minutes later, Li Rui received the IOU and bank account number written by Lu Ming. The creditor's name on the IOU was Yang Peng. Li Rui had chosen him to be the fictitious "third party". Li Rui had to write a real name on the IOU to prevent Lu Ming from reneging on the debt. Even though Lu Ming was not that kind of person now, people change. Li Rui had to be careful.
After settling the problem of money for the treatment, Li Rui said to Lu Ming earnestly, "From now on, you should focus on treating the child. Don't think about anything else. If you need help, feel free to contact us. The First Division will be your family's strongest support. No matter what, treat the child's illness first."
After he finished speaking, he gave Yuan Xiaodi a look. The two of them took out the money and handed it to Lu Ming one after another.
Yuan Xiaodi said, "Chief and I came to visit the child. We didn't buy anything. We just left some money to buy whatever the child needs. It's not a lot, but it's a token of our appreciation. Please accept it. "
Lu Ming looked at the money that the two of them handed over. He was grateful, but he refused. Li Rui and Yuan Xiaodi had to spend a lot of effort to persuade him to accept the money.
Li Rui then stood up. This meant that he wanted to leave.
Yuan Xiaodi was slightly puzzled when she saw that he didn't mention anything about Lu Ming applying for leave or even not applying for leave. However, she didn't ask any questions and stood up as well. After saying a few words of comfort and courtesy, the two of them walked towards the door. Lu Ming sent the two of them downstairs.
After driving out of the neighborhood, Yuan Xiaodi asked, "Before we came, didn't you say that you wanted Lu Ming to take less time off? Why didn't you mention it to him just now?" Li Rui smiled bitterly and said, "You know about his family's situation just now. Both of his parents have white hair. We can't count on them. His wife has to work at home to earn more money to pay off the debt. Only he can take time off to accompany his daughter to the hospital. If we don't let him take time off, isn't that the same as forcing the little girl into a dead end? " Yuan Xiaodi sighed and said, "Yes, that's what I'm thinking too. It seems that we can only carry out the backup plan and borrow people from other places to help." Li Rui said, "Do you need any old friends? If you do, let me know. I'll mention it to the Secretary General and ask him to help us borrow some people … "
The two of them spoke a few words in the car. They had already decided on the solution to the lack of manpower caused by Lu Ming taking time off. Lu Ming's incident could be considered to have been solved ideally. It would not affect the First Secretary's work too much.
Yuan Xiaodi wanted to send Li Rui home. Li Rui saw that it was still early. He wanted to see Ding Yijing, so he asked her to drop him off at a nearby intersection. He then took a taxi to Ding Yijing's neighborhood.
On the way, he sent Ding Yijing a text message, but she did not reply. When he arrived at the entrance of the neighborhood, he did not dare to enter the neighborhood directly. He was afraid that he would bump into Ding Yijing's mother. He purposely hid in a dark spot on the sidewalk not far away. There, he sneakily called Ding Yijing.
The phone rang twice. She did not pick up. Instead, she hung up. Li Rui thought to himself. Could it be that Ding Yijing was talking to her mother and could not pick up his call? Was there a need for him to wait any longer? He thought about going home, but at the same time, he really wanted to see this eternal goddess in his heart. After thinking about it, he finally decided to wait a little longer. If Ding Yijing still did not call him, then it would be inconvenient for her tonight, and he would go home early.
Just as he made this decision, Ding Yijing called. He was overjoyed. He hurriedly picked up the call and affectionately said, "Honey, I'm at the entrance of your neighborhood." Ding Yijing was slightly surprised. "Didn't you say that you didn't have time to see me tonight?" Li Rui said, "I got off work early tonight, so I still have time after work. So I came to find you. I missed you so much and wanted to see you." Ding Yijing said, "Okay, then wait for me. I'll go downstairs." Li Rui hurriedly asked, "Your mother won't secretly follow you downstairs like before, right?" Ding Yijing sighed. "She's not in the mood to care about me now." Li Rui understood that there was a hidden meaning in her words. "What's wrong? It sounds like something happened. "Ding Yijing said," Let's talk about it when we meet. "Then she hung up.
A few minutes later, a red two-compartment Volvo drove out of the neighborhood entrance. Li Rui saw clearly that it was Ding Yijing's car. He hurriedly stood under the streetlight and waved at the car. After the car drove out of the neighborhood, it stopped for a while. When it saw him waving, it started again and drove to the side of the road where he was and finally stopped beside him.
Li Rui opened the door of the front passenger seat and got in. When he saw that the person driving was the goddess that he had been thinking about day and night, he was very excited. He leaned over to kiss her, but suddenly he saw that she was depressed. His heart skipped a beat. He remembered the content of the phone call just now and frowned. "What happened?" Ding Yijing looked at him and said, "There are people in the neighborhood park. You have a special identity, so you can't show your face in public. So I drove out. Let's find a place where no one is around to talk. Something did happen at home." Li Rui said, "Okay, then let's go to the West Third Loop!" After he finished, he said, "Honey, don't worry. No matter what happens, I'll be there."
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