My happy life in a courtyard house with triplets.

Chapter 383: Yu Qiuhua is Injured

A few days later, Zhang Lei passed by He Wenhui's house and was just about to check on the situation when he saw He Wenhui running out of the house in a panic.

"Help! Someone's bleeding!"

Zhang Lei rushed over in one stride: "What happened?"

He Wenhui was almost in tears: "My mom... my mom cut her hand while chopping vegetables, she got a really big gash!"

Zhang Lei rushed into the house and saw He's mother, Yu Qiuhua, lying on the ground, her hand bleeding profusely. He quickly found something to bandage the old lady and stop the bleeding, saying in a deep voice, "Auntie, let me help you. Get in my car, I'll take you to the hospital."

He helped the old lady onto the bicycle and said to He Wenhui, "You hold her from behind, we're going to the hospital."

He Wenhui nodded repeatedly.

At the hospital, the doctor managed to stop the bleeding after some treatment. He said with lingering fear, "You children were so careless! The old lady's eyesight isn't good; if she had been just a little off course, she would have severed a major artery!"

He Wenhui turned pale with fright, but Zhang Lei comforted her, "Don't worry, it's alright now."

He Wenhui then remembered the medical expenses and said in a panic, "I...I don't have any money."

Zhang Lei immediately took out five yuan from his pocket: "Here, take this money and use it first."

He Wenhui said gratefully, "Thank you."

After settling the bill, He Wenhui returned to the clinic and saw Zhang Lei taking care of her mother, which filled her with gratitude.

Yu Qiuhua held Zhang Lei's hand and said, "Zhang Lei, thank you. If it weren't for you, I wouldn't know what to do."

Zhang Lei smiled and said, "Auntie, even without me, there are other neighbors. Everything will be fine."

The three returned to the He family home together. Seeing that the matter was resolved, Zhang Lei prepared to leave.

He Wenhui saw him to the door, and Zhang Lei said softly, "He Wenhui, it's not enough for you to support your family alone. There needs to be a man in the family. Do you have a boyfriend or someone you like? You can ask them to help you. After all, you are a woman."

He Wenhui's mind flashed with the image of Li Jianbin, but when she thought of her own situation, she shook her head sadly: "No, I don't have a boyfriend."

Zhang Lei sighed, "It must have been so hard for you, a woman supporting a family all by yourself. By the way, your mother's eyesight wasn't always like that, was it? If not, there might be a chance to cure it. If it could be cured, your family would be much easier."

He Wenhui immediately became excited: "Are you serious?"

Zhang Lei nodded: "I'm just suggesting that you take your aunt to a hospital that specializes in eye care for a checkup."

As he spoke, he took out another ten yuan: "Take this money, consider it payment for your eye exam. I know your family's situation. This isn't much, but it can help in your immediate crisis."

He Wenhui quickly declined, but Zhang Lei insisted, saying, "This is for your aunt's medical treatment, please accept it."

He Wenhui accepted the money with tears in her eyes: "Zhang Lei, don't worry, I will definitely pay you back when I have the money."

Zhang Lei smiled and said, "I believe you."

After saying that, he rode away on his bicycle. He Wenhui stood there, a feeling she couldn't quite put her finger on.

Back home, Yu Qiuhua asked, "Wenhui, Zhang Lei is gone? We really owe him a lot today. What were you two talking about outside?"

He Wenhui hesitated for a moment before asking, "Mom, is there any possibility that your eyes can be cured?"

Yu Qiuhua was taken aback: "Who told you that?"

"Mom, tell me first, how did you go blind? I want to take you to the hospital to get it checked out; maybe there's still hope."

Yu Qiuhua shook her head: "Don't overthink it. I've been blind for so many years, I'm used to it. Besides, even if it could be cured, where would our family get the money?"

He Wenhui felt a pang of sadness and understood her mother's concerns. But she still firmly said, "Mom, regardless of whether it can be cured or not, let's go get checked out first and find out the results. We'll treat it when we have the money later."

After leaving the He family, Zhang Lei intended to visit Liu Hongchang, but he ran into Liu Hongchang himself halfway there.

Zhang Lei greeted Hong Chang with a smile, "Hong Chang, we meet again."

Liu Hongchang laughed too: "Zhang Lei, what a coincidence, where are you going?"

"I was just wandering around. Hongchang, why are you alone? Where's Yang Maixiang? Isn't she with you?"

Liu Hongchang said nonchalantly, "Yang Maixiang doesn't know. Besides, how could I possibly care about where she goes every moment?"

Zhang Lei was somewhat surprised: "Liu Hongchang, are you really unaware, or are you pretending not to know, that Yang Maixiang likes you that much?"

Liu Hongchang quickly explained, "Zhang Lei, don't talk nonsense. Yang Maixiang and I are just ordinary friends. I like someone else."

Zhang Lei was somewhat surprised. He had given Yang Maixiang a lot of advice before, but he didn't expect that Liu Hongchang would only treat her as a friend so far.

He found out Yang Maixiang's address and rode his bike directly there.

When they knocked on the door, only Yang Maixiang was inside.

Zhang Lei peered inside curiously: "Yang Maixiang, are you alone at home? Where are your parents?"

Yang Maixiang said, "My parents don't live here; I live alone."

Zhang Lei nodded: "You're really bold to live here all by yourself."

Yang Maixiang invited him into the house: "Zhang Lei, how did you find my house?"

"I happened to run into Liu Hongchang and asked him for his address."

Upon hearing Liu Hongchang's name, Yang Maixiang immediately became furious: "What did he say to you?"

Zhang Lei changed the subject: "What's going on? You and Liu Hongchang are still just ordinary friends?"

Yang Maixiang said impatiently, "Stop giving me nonsense advice. That blockhead Liu Hongchang doesn't like me at all."

Zhang Lei laughed and said, "Then I'll treat you to dinner as an apology."

Yang Maixiang also felt hungry: "Don't go out, I'll cook you some dishes, let's eat at home."

"Never mind, I'll go out and buy some groceries and bring them back."

A short while later, Zhang Lei returned with four dishes and a soup, a balanced meal of meat and vegetables.

Yang Maixiang clicked her tongue in amazement: "You're being too extravagant."

Zhang Lei laughed and said, "This is to make amends, so eat well. Just treat them like Liu Hongchang and chew them thoroughly."

Yang Maixiang laughed, amused: "Do you drink?"

"I can drink some."

Yang Maixiang immediately took out two bottles of wine from the cabinet: "Okay, since you can drink, have a drink with me."

Zhang Lei quickly waved his hands, "No, no, no, it's only a few o'clock. Drinking in broad daylight, aren't you afraid of causing a drunken scene?"

Yang Maixiang raised an eyebrow: "What, you're a grown man, are you afraid of a little woman like me?"

Zhang Lei laughed and said, "I'm not afraid, but if something happens after we drink, I can't say for sure."

Yang Maixiang spat, "Pah! You want something to happen? I don't want that!"

Zhang Lei immediately perked up: "Alright, alright, if you're not afraid, why should I be? Drink!"

The two ate and chatted, finding themselves getting along very well.