Three more days passed in a flash. Lin Tao sat in the office and calculated it in his spare time. This was the third week he had come to Yangcheng. The people he had contacted and what had happened in the past three weeks made him feel that he had experienced more than in the past few years in the army.

Dongdongdongdongdong...

The office door was knocked from outside, interrupting Lin Tao's thoughts.

"Come in!"

Lin Tao sat upright and shouted to the door.

The door was pushed open, and the burly Fan Xiaojun walked in from inside, squeezed out a smile at Lin Tao, and said, "Brother Tao, I'm here to report."

Lin Tao stood up from the boss's chair with a smile, pointed to the sofa and said, "Sit down quickly, I heard from the security guard Lao Chen that you went back to your hometown to see your father? How about it, your father's illness is fine, right?"

Fan Xiaojun didn't sit down, just stood there, and smiled unnaturally, "No... it's okay, Brother Tao, don't worry."

Lin Tao knew that he was lying when he saw Fan Xiaojun's expression, so he asked tentatively: "What disease does your father have?"

"Lung cancer!" When Fan Xiaojun said the word "lung cancer", his whole body trembled a little, obviously suppressing his emotions.

Lin Tao was slightly shocked. If it was lung cancer, even if he was a master of traditional Chinese medicine, he would be helpless. He sighed softly and continued to ask: "Early or late?"

Fan Xiaojun sighed heavily and said weakly: "The late stage was already mid-stage when the examination was found. In addition, the family had no money to treat the disease, so it was delayed until the late stage."

Although Lin Tao has no father or mother since childhood, he can feel Fan Xiaojun's mood at this time. He walked to him, patted his shoulder gently to show comfort, and then said seriously: "You go back first. Now your father needs your care. I am not busy yet. Taking care of your father is your top priority."

Fan Xiaojun scratched his head and said embarrassedly: "Brother Tao, let me tell you that I took my father to Yangcheng Hospital for treatment. The medical level of the hospital in the county is limited, so they suggested that I take my father to Yangcheng for treatment."

Lin Tao pointed helplessly at Fan Xiaojun and said, "You boy, if I don't ask you, are you planning to keep it from me?"

Fan Xiaojun said awkwardly: "Brother Tao, don't blame me, I'm afraid of causing trouble for you, so..."

"Stop talking nonsense, come with me!"

"Where to go?" Fan Xiaojun asked in confusion.

Lin Tao said angrily: "Where did you say you were going? Your dad is coming to Yangcheng, so I should go over and take a look."

"Don't, Brother Tao, there's no need to bother. I'm just afraid that I'll trouble you, so I don't want to tell you, you'd better not go, my dad..."

"Stop talking nonsense, hurry up and leave. Come out and close the door for me." Lin Tao said without doubt.

Fan Xiaojun had no choice but to nod and followed Lin Tao out of the office.

While in the lobby, Lin Tao and Fan Xiaojun met the lobby manager Zhang Mei, who is Fan Xiaojun's girlfriend.

Lin Tao smiled and called Zhang Mei, saying, "Zhang Mei, I'm going to see Xiaojun's father. Do you want to go with us?"

Zhang Mei smiled unnaturally and called out to Mr. Lin, then looked at Fan Xiaojun intentionally or unintentionally, and said embarrassedly: "Mr. Lin, I won't go. The hotel is busy now, and there are many guests in the room, so I can't leave."

Seeing that Fan Xiaojun was holding his head down and did not speak, Lin Tao was a little heavy, and was surprised and said to himself, "Did the two quarrel?"

Zhang Mei was unwilling to go, and Lin Tao didn't force herself. She smiled and nodded, saying, "That's it, you go and do it first, and then talk about it later."

Zhang Mei agreed, and did not look at Fan Xiaojun again, and ran away with her head down.

When he walked to the parking spot outside the hotel, Lin Tao asked Fan Xiaojun, "Can you drive?"

Fan Xiaojun seemed in a bad mood and nodded, saying, "No problem."

"As long, then you can drive." Lin Tao threw the car keys to Fan Xiaojun.

Fan Xiaojun smiled after taking it, and the two got into the car together.

The car was driving on the road. Seeing Fan Xiaojun with a bitter face, Lin Tao asked, "Did you have a quarrel with Zhang Mei?"

Fan Xiaojun sighed and said, "Brother Tao, Zhang Mei may be breaking up with me."

Lin Tao said in surprise: "Why? Didn't you do well a few days ago?"

Fan Xiaojun said bitterly: "I didn't tell Zhang Mei about my father having lung cancer before. This time I went back to her hometown, I confessed to her, and then..."

Lin Tao frowned and said, "She knew your father had lung cancer, so she wanted to break up with you?"

Fan Xiaojun nodded and squeezed out to smile and said, "I can understand her. They are all from poor families. She may be afraid of being poor. In this situation, I really can't give her the life she wants."

"Don't belittle yourself, you will get better in the future. I'll take the time to persuade Zhang Mei."

Fan Xiaojun looked at Lin Tao apologetically and said, "Brother Tao, I really can't stand it. I haven't helped you any more, but I have caused so much trouble to you."

Lin Tao waved his hand and said, "We are all brothers from now on, and we will be too outspoken when we speak." As he said that, he glanced outside and ordered, "Stop at the corner in front."

Fan Xiaojun parked the car at the corner of the road as instructed.

Lin Tao opened the car door and said, "You wait a moment, I'll do something."

After getting off the bus, Lin Tao withdrew 10,000 yuan from the ATM not far from the intersection, bought a fruit basket from the fruit store, and then returned to the car.

More than ten minutes later, the car stopped steadily at the First People's Hospital of Yangcheng City.

The two got off the car one after another, and Fan Xiaojun had a strong eye and hurriedly picked up the fruit basket in Lin Tao's hand.

Under the leadership of Fan Xiaojun, the two arrived at Fan Xiaojun's father's ward.

Because the money in hand is limited, Fan Xiaojun can only let his father stay in the ordinary ward. One ward has five or six beds, which is dirty and noisy, making it very unsuitable for seriously ill patients.

As soon as he arrived at the door of the ward, Lin Tao couldn't help frowning and said blamingly: "Why did you arrange your dad in such a ward?"

Fan Xiaojun blushed and said awkwardly: "The hospitalization fee in the provincial capital is too high..."

Lin Tao said: "Transfer your dad to the senior ward immediately. You don't have to worry about money."

"Brother Tao, I..." Fan Xiaojun's eyes turned red and his voice was choked. He didn't know what to do.

Lin Tao smiled and said, "You don't have to thank me. I sincerely give it to you brother. If you really want to thank me, then you can remember a little, and never betray me!"

Fan Xiaojun did not rush to make a promise, but just nodded heavily. Even after a few years, he still remembered what Lin Tao said to him today.

"Let's go and see your dad." Lin Tao said with a smile.

Fan Xiaojun agreed and went to the ward first. At this time, a young woman carrying a tea bottle was about to fetch water and met Fan Xiaojun and said with a smile: "Xiaojun, have you been reporting to your boss? Why are you back so soon?"

Fan Xiaojun said embarrassedly: "Sister, our boss knows that my dad has come to the provincial hospital, so he has to come here to see it." Then he pointed to Lin Tao and introduced: "Sister, this is our Mr. Lin."

Then he introduced to Lin Tao and said, "Brother Tao, this is my cousin, Cao Lan."

When Fan Xiaojun was talking to Cao Lan just now, Lin Tao noticed Cao Lan. He didn't expect that Fan Xiaojun knew such a beautiful woman. Although Cao Lan was not too tall, only about 1.6 meters tall, she looked slim and pretty in high heels. She had a shoulder-length short burgundy hair that set off a delicate and slightly charming face. She was wearing a green floral short skirt with knees on her skirt, revealing her slender calves with flesh-slim legs. At first glance, she looked very beautiful. When she was wondering what this woman had to do with Fan Xiaojun, she heard Fan Xiaojun introduce it to him that he was his cousin.

After Fan Xiaojun's introduction, Cao Lan noticed the young man behind Fan Xiaojun. Her beautiful eyes widened slightly, with a look of surprise, but her expression immediately returned to normal. She greeted Lin Tao with a smile on her face, "Hello, leader, I didn't expect Xiaojun's leader to be so young."

Lin Tao said with a smile: "Hello cousin, I am not a leader. Xiaojun and I are brothers."

Cao Lan said with a smile: "Two days ago, Xiaojun was telling me how good their leaders were to him, and he gave him 20,000 yuan at once. I thought their leaders would be a middle-aged and elderly bald, big belly poop, but I didn't expect that they were a young handsome guy!"

As he said that, Cao Lan covered her mouth and giggled, revealing a charming temperament between her eyebrows.

"Cousin, how do you talk?" Fan Xiaojun glared at Cao Lan with some displeasure.

Cao Lan stuck out her tongue in disappointment and said in a sweet voice: "Just kidding, leader, don't be angry!"

"It's okay." Lin Tao likes Cao Lan's lively and cheerful personality very much, and he says whatever he wants in his heart.

"Xiaojun, please call your leader first, I'll go and get some hot water for use at night." After that, she secretly blinked at Lin Tao when she passed by Lin Tao.

Lin Tao felt a little nervous when he saw it, and he thought to himself: "This woman is a little interesting!"

"Brother Tao, don't mind, my cousin is that kind of personality." After Cao Lan went out, Fan Xiaojun said with a wry smile.

Lin Tao smiled and said, "What do I have to mind? I think your cousin is quite fun, but how could she come to the provincial capital with you?"

Fan Xiaojun sighed, "I'm not quarreling with her husband at home. I'm too lazy to stay at home, so I said I'd go to the provincial capital with me to take care of my father, in fact, just to avoid her husband."

Lin Tao said in surprise: "Your cousin has such a good personality, why does your cousin's husband still quarrel with her?"

When talking about this, Fan Xiaojun became angry and said angrily: "My cousin-law is really not a guy. My cousin is already obedient enough. He always suspects that my cousin is outside. He often quarrels with my cousin by drinking when he is drunk. He often gambles with me. When he loses money, he vents his anger on my cousin. In the past few years since my cousin married him, he has not enjoyed his blessings, and has also paid off a lot of gambling debts for him! Alas, let's not talk about it, I'll be angry when I mention that bastard!"

After hearing Fan Xiaojun's words, Lin Tao didn't know what to say except sighing and regretting.

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Chapter completed!