Transmigration: Flirted with My Childhood Sweetheart
Chapter 218 - 217: The Little Gadget, Hearing Aid

Chapter 218: Chapter 217: The Little Gadget, Hearing Aid

"You clearly have money, why didn’t you tell me? Why did you still take my money?"

"I just thought, Dr. Zhou has a high level of political consciousness; she definitely wants to alleviate the patients’ worries."

"You..."

Zhou Fenyang realized that arguing with Lin Nianhe was the biggest mistake she made today.

She clenched her teeth, stamped her foot fiercely, and turned to leave.

It’s not that she cared about the money; she originally planned to donate it to Xiao Cailan anyway.

She is just annoyed by Lin Nianhe!

From top to bottom, annoying at every turn!

By the time Zhou Fenyang returned to her office and saw the steamed bun that had softened in hot water to the point that it couldn’t even be picked up with chopsticks, she could no longer hold back, and stabbed the mushy bun fiercely with her chopsticks, gritting her teeth and squeezing out three words through her teeth: "Lin! Nian! He!"

Lin Nianhe sneezed twice, rubbed his nose, and said to Shen Cailan, "I’ve prepaid your hospitalization and medication fees. Let’s not mention your aunt’s ears for now; at least we need to treat the wound on your head."

Shen Cailan had already been comforted by Wen Lan; looking at Lin Nianhe, she whispered, "Thank you, Teacher Lin, but..."

"Don’t be scared," Lin Nianhe smoothed her hair, saying, "It won’t cost much, the medicine your mother uses is cheap, if you don’t believe me you can ask Dr. Zhou when she arrives."

Shen Cailan seemed to half understand and looked at Lin Nianhe, wanting to say something but not knowing what to say.

The little girl thought for a moment, suddenly slid off the stool, and knelt down towards Lin Nianhe, bending over to kowtow.

Lin Nianhe was taken aback, immediately jumped to one side, and dragged the little girl up by her arms.

He sat on the stool, took hold of Shen Cailan’s arms, looked into her eyes, and said, "Cailan, don’t kneel, don’t cry, keep your back straight, you can get through anything."

Shen Cailan’s eyelashes were wet with tears, but obediently, she did not let them fall.

Wen Lan peeled an egg and handed it to Shen Cailan, coaxing her, "That’s right, your Teacher Lin is correct."

Wen Lan wasn’t good at reasoning, her limited experience with children came from her younger sister and brother—if they disobeyed, she’d spank them, if that didn’t work, it meant she hadn’t spanked hard enough.

But she couldn’t hit Shen Cailan, the little girl had done nothing wrong, and was already so miserable.

So, all she could do was hold the child and cry with her.

Shen Cailan held the egg, didn’t eat it, and whispered, "Can I... keep it for my mother to eat?"

"There’s more." Wen Lan showed her the lunchbox.

Apart from the eggs cooked by Lin Nianhe, the lunchbox that Wang Shumei brought also contained six boiled eggs, and a small packet of brown sugar.

"Be obedient, eat the egg, you still need to take care of your mom, what will she do if you fall ill, too?" Lin Nianhe gently rubbed her head, earnestly explaining.

Tears welled up in Shen Cailan’s eyes as she looked at the egg in her hand, then at her mother on the sickbed, and finally stuffed the egg into her mouth, then picked up a steamed bun and started stuffing it into her mouth in big bites.

The egg and plain steamed bun were usually treats she rarely had.

But they lacked the sweet flavor from her memories; all she could taste was bitterness, the taste of tears flowing into her heart.

Lin Nianhe watched her eat, his heart in turmoil.

According to Zhou Fenyang, the chances for Cailan’s mother’s recovery were very slim. Moreover, he guessed that even if treatment was possible, Cailan’s mother would not want to spend more money on herself.

Without treatment, her only hope to hear again would be a hearing aid.

Lin Nianhe had a hearing aid.

In his previous life, when he was stockpiling supplies and buying medicine due to difficulties in directly purchasing many prescription medications, he approached a pharmaceutical company pretending to open a pharmacy, and naturally bought a sufficient amount of medication. Beyond medicines, the pharmaceutical company also sold him a range of medical devices.

The then Miss Lin wasn’t short on money; out of the need to protect her space and the secret of her rebirth, she accepted everything offered and only requested the best of each category to use for resources swapping in the later stages of doomsday.

This included hearing aids.

The top hearing aids of the future do not require hearing tests and fitting, they can automatically adjust to the patient’s condition when worn, providing the clearest sound to the user.

But,

Can she bring it out?

How should she bring it out?

How can she explain the origin of an item that far exceeds the current level of technology?

Lin Nianhe frowned lightly, internally conflicted.

Bringing it out would expose her to great danger;

not bringing it out, a stranger would almost never again hear the sounds of this world.

Stranger.

Yes, to her, Cailan’s mother was just a stranger; they hadn’t even exchanged a single word.

Reason told Lin Nianhe that she had already done enough, she shouldn’t play the saint, nor should she sacrifice everything she had.

She closed her eyes, not wanting to see this world.

"Mom, Mom, are you awake?"

"Cailan... when can we leave the hospital?"

"Mom, we can’t leave. The doctor said your injuries are serious and need proper treatment."

"Cailan, don’t cry. It’s just that I can’t hear, but Mom doesn’t need to hear; not hearing doesn’t hinder me from working, it’s nothing."

"Mom, don’t get up, you can’t leave the hospital..."

"Cailan, teach mom how to read then. In the future, whatever you want to say, just write it down for Mom, then Mom will understand."

"Mom!"

"Haha, Mom is just slow, you have to teach me slowly and can’t get annoyed at me being slow, otherwise I’ll spank you."

Their conversation didn’t connect at all; each word, like spider silk, crawled into Lin Nianhe’s ears, slowly entangling her heart.

She suddenly opened her eyes, the corners tinged with a hint of red.

Without turning to look at Shen Cailan, she just spoke: "Cailan, stop crying, I heard there are hearing aids, if you wear them, you can hear."

That’s it, let’s just say they were bought in Beijing, and come up with a reason so Cailan’s family won’t talk about it outside, it should be able to fool them.

Shen Cailan was stunned, she dully turned back her head, looking at Lin Nianhe, the first question she asked was:

"Teacher Lin, are these expensive?"

The young girl’s hoarse, timid voice was like a knife, prying open the softest corner of Lin Nianhe’s heart.

She opened her mouth, saying: "Not expensive, I’ll buy it for you."

"But... I’m worried I won’t be able to repay..." Shen Cailan murmured, tugging at the hem of her clothes.

She wanted her mother to be able to hear, but she was also afraid of owing too much money that she couldn’t repay.

"Don’t worry, Cailan, when you grow up, then repay me the money, just like the money you owe Teacher Wen, alright?"

"Is... is this really okay?"

"It is."

On the side, Cailan’s mother, not being able to hear what they were saying, could only blankly watch them.

Feeling excluded by the world, she was somewhat panicked, yet didn’t dare show it, fearing her daughter would become even more frightened.

She wanted to speak but was afraid her sudden voice would interrupt their conversation, so she watched them carefully and nervously.

When Zhou Fenyang entered, what she saw was this scene.

She heard them mention hearing aids, hesitated for a moment, then still swallowed her words, going to Cailan’s mother’s hospital bed, showing her some sketches on several pieces of paper one by one.

The drawings on the paper were simple, mainly telling Cailan’s mother she couldn’t leave the hospital, leaving would be deadly, and that they had enough money.

After much effort, Zhou Fenyang temporarily persuaded Cailan’s mother to abandon the idea of leaving the hospital, then said to Lin Nianhe: "Lin Nianhe, come out with me for a moment."

"Alright."

Lin Nianhe left the ward with her, and when they had walked a good distance, Zhou Fenyang finally turned back and asked her: "Can you really buy a hearing aid?"

Lin Nianhe: "...?"

Have hearing aids been invented yet? Are they even being sold?

Zhou Fenyang continued, "The hearing aids from Jin City Hearing Aid Factory are very rare, our hospital doesn’t even have them, can you really buy one?"

Lin Nianhe: "..."

She was ready to sacrifice herself for others, and now not only are there hearing aids, but there’s also a factory in the country?

Lin Nianhe decided that after she returned, she definitely had to thoroughly search when all sorts of assorted things were invented.

She would never want to go through this emotional rollercoaster again!

"Lin Nianhe, speak up, can you really buy it?"

"Yes! Definitely!"