socalfunplaces 043 One large order
043 One large order
Yu Wenhao felt a pang of sadness, hugged Qianqian tightly, and said to her:
"If your younger siblings are a match, you won't need such a large needle to extract bone marrow; their umbilical cord blood will suffice, you know?"
She nodded slightly.
Yu Wenhao felt uneasy when she said this.
When Qianqian was born, he and Cao Fang considered saving her umbilical cord blood. However, because Qianqian's umbilical cord blood volume was only 46ml, which did not meet the 50ml requirement of the cord blood bank, and a complete blood count (CBC) test revealed that Qianqian's CBC count was below 3.0×108⁸, they had to abandon the plan to save it.
If Qianqian had had enough umbilical cord blood at that time and it had been preserved, she could now use her own cord blood to save herself. Her leukemia, after testing at Zhejiang University First Affiliated Hospital, was found to be not congenital. If it were congenital, the cord blood would contain the same genes, rendering treatment ineffective. In that case, Professor Zheng wouldn't have approved of Yu Wenhao and her husband having a second child.
Long-term bed rest and the torment of illness have made Qianqian very sensitive and much more mature than her peers. This means that Yu Wenhao and Cao Fang have to be extra careful when dealing with her. She might remember everything you say, and they can't let her find out one day that her father was lying to her.
Yu Wenhao thought for a moment, then continued, "It just means they need to use such a big needle to prick you, it hurts a lot. Qianqian, Daddy asks you, if your younger brother or sister were sick and needed your help, and you had to endure this kind of pain, would you be willing to endure it?"
Without hesitation, Qianqian immediately nodded.
Yu Wen chuckled and said to her, "It's the same. If your younger siblings knew they could help their older sister, they would endure the same pain. As long as you love and cherish them, that's enough. We're family, and family members are willing to pay the price for each other, understand?"
After thinking for a moment, she nodded and said, "However, I still don't want them to feel pain."
"They might not feel pain. If there's enough umbilical cord blood, they won't feel pain and won't need bone marrow extraction," Yu Wenhao said.
Qianqian then smiled.
After finishing lunch at home, Yu Wenhao became anxious and rushed out to solicit customers. He felt like he hadn't done much business last night and wanted to make up for the losses from last night.
Yu Wenhao walked to the door, just about to leave, when the video doorbell rang. Yu Wenhao looked up and saw it was Meng Zhen. Yu Wenhao was surprised and blurted out:
"Why are you here?"
"I can't come! Open the door!" Mengzhen said. Qianqian, hearing the voice behind her, called out, "Aunt Mengzhen!"
Yu Wenhao quickly opened the downstairs door, then opened the bedroom door, stood at the doorway, and waited.
After a while, the elevator doors opened, and Meng Zhen came out carrying two vest bags, which Yu Wenhao quickly took from her.
Qianqian rushed over from the living room and hugged Mengzhen tightly. Mengzhen opened her arms and cried out, "You didn't wash your hands, you didn't wash your hands, Qianqian, Auntie will hug you in a bit."
She chuckled softly, holding Mengzhen tightly and refusing to let go.
Yu Wen looked at the vest bag in his hand. One bag contained fruit; Meng Zhen had bought grapes and apples. The other bag contained beef, shrimp, and ribs.
Yu asked, "Didn't we just receive beef? Why are you sending more? Do you have too much money?"
Meng Zhen rolled her eyes at him: "That's for you to eat, this is for my sister and Qianqian. You want to stay home and not drive around?"
Cao Fang, holding slippers, bent down and placed them beside Meng Zhen's feet. She straightened up and burst into laughter, saying:
"He brought them all back to improve my meals, and I just finished eating them today."
"Great, you're so loving," Mengzhen said. "Where else can I find a husband like that in the lottery?"
Everyone laughed. Mengzhen said to Qianqian, "Qianqian, let's study English first today, and then go out to play, okay?"
She nodded slightly and murmured "Mmm," then let go of Mengzhen and went back to her room. The three adults looked at each other, knowing that she was going to change into her school uniform, and smiled knowingly.
The weather is great today, sunny and bright. Meng Zhen came here specifically to take Qianqian out to play with Cao Fang. With two adults around to protect Qianqian, you can rest assured that she won't get hurt.
Second graders don't have English yet; they won't start until third grade. Mengzhen is very good at English; she says it requires rote memorization, so she wants Qianqian to start learning early. Every time Mengzhen comes here, she gives Qianqian an English lesson.
Yu Wenhao said goodbye to Meng Zhen, left home, arrived at the underground parking lot, got into the car, and the first thing he did was open the driver's app. Immediately, an order came in, and Yu Wenhao was delighted to see that the customer was from the neighboring community.
Yu Wenhao drove out of the residential area gate and turned right, then drove to the entrance of the neighboring residential area. He saw a man in his forties standing there, carrying a bag in his left hand and a cigarette between his right. There was no one else around, so Yu Wenhao concluded that he was the passenger who had called for a ride.
At the same time that Yu Wenhao saw him, he also saw Yu Wenhao's car. He raised his right hand, which was holding a cigarette, and greeted Yu Wenhao.
Yu Wenhao parked the car in front of him. The man looked at the cigarette butt in his hand, then looked around, seemingly looking for a trash can, but couldn't find one. He considered throwing it on the ground, but hesitated, as if he felt it wasn't a good idea.
Yu Wenhao rolled down the car window, just about to tell him that he could throw away the ashtray in the car, when he saw him flick his finger, and the cigarette butt drew an arc in the air and landed in the flower bed not far away.
Then he opened the car door and got into the passenger seat.
The passenger boarded the bus, and after greeting him and announcing the start of the trip, he was startled and exclaimed, "You're going to Wuhu?"
"Yeah, aren't you leaving?" the other person asked.
"Let's go, of course we'll go. I think I'm incredibly lucky. I just set off and I've already landed such a big long-distance order, across provinces," Yu Wenhao said with a laugh.
The other person laughed too: "Just got out of the car? You just came out?"
"Yes, yes, I live in the next neighborhood," Yu Wenhao said.
"That's great! Come on, let's add each other on WeChat. I'll need to use your car often in the future, since you're my neighbor. I'll just contact you when I need to."
"Okay, that's it. Just scan it. My surname is Yu. What's your surname, brother?"
"King, the Three Horizontal King," the man said.
Yu nodded in greeting: "So it's President Wang."
"Boss Pi, you can just call me Brother Wang." The other person chuckled.
The journey from Hangzhou to Wuhu in Anhui is over 280 kilometers. Including rest stops, refueling, and toilet breaks, it takes about three and a half hours.
This round trip has probably filled up Yu Wenhao's entire day, so he doesn't need to worry about orders anymore. This one order can really make up for what he missed last night.