novelraw Chapter 415 : How Much_ Did You Say How Much_
Chapter 415 : How Much_ Did You Say How Much_
Chapter 415: How Much? Did You Say How Much?
After Chen Fan finished the paperwork for transferring the hospital room, he came out with Su Ruochu.
Just then, Chen Fan's uncle also arrived from the family's supermarket.
When the nurse helped push Fourth Uncle to the VIP ward upstairs, everyone finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Li Jinqiu was concerned that Su Ruochu hadn't eaten, so she urged everyone to go downstairs for a meal.
So they left Second Uncle to watch over the patient, while the others went downstairs together. They found a restaurant near the hospital and requested a private room.
When the waiter brought the menu, Li Jinqiu directly handed it to Su Ruochu, asking her to order.
Su Ruochu felt a bit embarrassed and declined several times, but the whole family smiled and indicated for her to go ahead and order.
Su Ruochu looked to Chen Fan for help.
"I'll do it," Chen Fan said.
Chen Fan didn't stand on ceremony and took the menu, quickly ordering 7 or 8 dishes.
Sitting across from them, Chen Wan saw this and pursed her lips.
She thought to herself that he usually seemed like a taciturn person, but now that he had a girlfriend, he couldn't help but want to show off.
Huh, men.
While waiting for the food to arrive, everyone chatted casually.
The topic naturally revolved around Fourth Uncle who was in a coma.
"Sister-in-law, don't worry too much. The doctor said the surgery went very well, and Old Fourth should wake up soon," Li Jinqiu comforted.
However, Fourth Aunt's expression was still full of worry.
Chen Fan's Second Aunt spoke up at this point: "You're worried about Old Four's upcoming surgery, right?"
"Don't worry, since we're family, we'll all help you gather the money. We'll definitely be able to raise enough for the surgery costs."
Chen Fan glanced at his mom beside him, but she only had eyes for Su Ruochu at the moment, talking to her in a low voice.
Chen Fan could only look to his dad, asking quietly about Fourth Uncle's situation.
"The doctor seemed to say something about needing another surgery on his head to clear out blood clots, and his leg fracture needs steel pins... Anyway, the doctor said a bunch of professional terms we couldn't understand."
"I just remember one thing, he said that without surgery it might affect his ability to walk normally in the future, and the surgery costs plus recovery afterwards would require at least another 40,000 to 50,000 yuan."
Chen Fan understood now why Fourth Aunt was so worried.
This morning's emergency treatment had almost used up all of Fourth Uncle's family savings. Now asking them for another 40,000 to 50,000 yuan was like asking for their lives.
Moreover, Fourth Uncle's family didn't even have that much in total savings, and they still had a son in school.
After explaining quietly to his son, Chen Jianye spoke up to comfort everyone again.
"Sigh, life is just one problem after another. As ordinary people, all we can do is face them and solve them."
Chen Fan's Second Aunt chimed in: "Big Brother covered most of the morning's expenses. The 5,000 yuan I prepared wasn't used, so that can be put in first. I also originally saved 10,000 yuan for Gao Shengbo to rent a shop and open an auto repair business."
"That money can be used first too..."
"No, we can't delay the child's plans..."
Chen Fan's cousin Gao Shengbo smiled and said, "It's fine, I'm not skilled enough yet, so there's no rush to open a shop."
Chen Fan's Third Aunt then spoke up hesitantly, "We could probably come up with 6,000 yuan. It was originally meant for Wan'er to open a hair salon."
Chen Fan looked around and finally said, "Second Aunt, Third Aunt, why don't I cover this money instead?"
"I happened to bring cash with me when I came. Fourth Aunt, I'll give you the money after we finish eating."
Second Aunt was surprised, "You brought money? How much did you bring?"
Chen Fan smiled and explained, "I just asked my dad, and Fourth Uncle's upcoming surgery costs, plus recovery afterwards, will be at least 40,000 to 50,000 yuan."
"So, you don't need to borrow money from all over. I'll give Fourth Aunt 50,000 yuan directly."
Everyone stared at Chen Fan with wide eyes, their faces full of disbelief.
If they didn't know Chen Fan's character and that he wouldn't exaggerate, everyone would have thought this kid was drunk and talking nonsense.
Only Fourth Aunt shook her head with tears in her eyes.
"I can't take any more money from you. We already owe you too much..."
Chen Fan chuckled, "Fourth Aunt, this money isn't from my parents, it's my own."
"Look at it this way, isn't this Ruochu's first time meeting everyone? Just consider it as the two of us lending it to you together."
"Don't feel pressured. There's no rush to pay it back. At worst, we can wait until Chen Xiao, my little cousin, finishes university and starts working to earn money to pay me back."
Saying this, Chen Fan looked across at Chen Xiao, "How's that arrangement, little brother? Do you agree?"
Chen Xiao nodded repeatedly.
"No problem. Thank you, cousin."
"Then it's settled," Chen Fan said decisively.
Normally, if Chen Fan dared to make decisions like this in front of a group of elders, he would certainly be considered disrespectful.
But today, including Second Aunt and Third Uncle's family, everyone looked at Chen Fan with strange expressions, as if they needed to get to know him all over again.
Second Aunt was closest to Chen Fan and always straightforward.
"Xiao Fan, have you really been earning money outside? Aren't you still in school?"
Everyone at the table turned their gazes towards him.
Chen Fan smiled and nodded.
"Yes, I'm in school, but I started a business while studying and earned some money."
Li Jinqiu explained from the side, "This child started a business in his freshman year and earned some money. We thought he was just playing around and might end up losing everything, so we didn't tell anyone."
Gao Shengbo asked excitedly, "What kind of business did you start?"
"I opened a club in Yunhai."
"A club? What kind?"
Gao Shengbo looked confused.
"How much can a club earn in a year? It's not as good as running an auto repair shop."
"The owner of the auto repair shop where I'm learning now earns at least 200,000 to 300,000 yuan a year."
"Stop talking!" Second Aunt interrupted her son and looked at Chen Fan curiously, "Xiao Fan, what exactly does your club do?"
Chen Fan smiled and explained, "It's actually an indoor activity club. For example, you can dance, work out, or play ball, swim, things like that."
Second Aunt looked puzzled.
"Do people need to pay to go to a club for that? You can exercise, run, and swim anywhere."
"The reservoir at the east end of our village, how many people swim there every summer?"
Chen Fan's Third Uncle glared, "Second Sister, what do you know? Chen Fan is talking about those formal clubs, with professional trainers to guide you."
"This kind of exercise is popular in big cities now."
Second Aunt glared back, "Isn't that just paying money to suffer? I really don't understand these city people."
Chen Fan grinned and gave a thumbs up to his Second Aunt.
"Second Aunt, you're right. City people just like to pay money to suffer."
Second Aunt laughed awkwardly, "I'm just a village woman, I don't understand these things. Don't laugh at me."
"But Xiao Fan, is this kind of business easy to do? Can you make money from it?"
Chen Fan smiled and nodded, "The business is doing alright, pretty good."
"How much can you earn in a year?"
"About 10 to 20 million yuan."
Second Aunt nodded, "Oh, 10,000 to 20,000... That's not bad, more than most people earn from regular jobs..."
As she said this, Chen Meiyun's expression suddenly froze, and she quickly looked up.
"How much? What did you just say?"
"10 to 20 million yuan?"