Transmigration: Flirted with My Childhood Sweetheart
Chapter 277 - 276: A World Where Only Zhao Zhuangshi Is Injured

Chapter 277: Chapter 276: A World Where Only Zhao Zhuangshi Is Injured

Wen Qingqing held the telegram and ran over excitedly.

Lin Nianhe’s eyes brightened instantly, and she immediately went to meet her, steadying the panting Wen Qingqing and asked, "How did it go? Is it possible?"

She looked at Wen Qingqing and nervously licked her lips.

Wen Qingqing, still catching her breath, revealed a smile to Lin Nianhe and went straight to the point: "He said we can buy it! He asked how many we need!"

"That’s great!"

Lin Nianhe couldn’t help but jump for joy.

Wen Qingqing was also very happy, spreading her arms to hug Lin Nianhe, and their laughter alerted both Principal Wu and Niuwa.

Wen Qingqing hugged Lin Nianhe and laughed for a while, then said, "But it’s really expensive, two hundred yuan each."

Lin Nianhe frowned slightly.

"Nianhe, how many do you need? I need to reply to my uncle by marriage."

"Wait for me, I’ll go ask the Nine-miles Team," Lin Nianhe patted her shoulder, "You go back to work, and I’ll go to the town at noon to send the telegram for you."

"Okay, then I’ll head back now."

"Mhm!"

Lin Nianhe replied and turned to run towards the Educated Youth Corps.

Principal Wu, having overheard their conversation, already guessed who it was for and simply smiled without stopping her.

As he saw Lin Nianhe run off, he turned his gaze away and caught sight of Zhao Zhuangshi by the door.

"Zhuangshi, why are you crying?" Principal Wu looked at Zhao Zhuangshi perplexed, full of confusion.

Zhao Zhuangshi: "I...I’m just so damn happy..."

...

Lin Nianhe took a bicycle and strived to rush to the Nine-miles Team, she had to make it back before classes started.

Not knowing where Yang Daniu’s house was, she went directly to the He family.

He Aimin no longer needed crutches but still walked somewhat slowly.

"Uncle He, good morning."

Lin Nianhe dismounted from the bicycle and greeted He Aimin, who was practicing walking in the courtyard.

He Aimin wiped the sweat from his forehead and asked her, "What brings you here so early?"

"Comrade Yang Daniu came to me before asking about hearing aids, and there’s been a response, so I came to tell him," Lin Nianhe said, "but I just don’t know where the Yang Family lives, so I came to ask you."

"Daniu and his wife are both working right now," He Aimin said, "you wait, I will call him back using the loudspeaker."

"Alright."

Lin Nianhe followed He Aimin to the team headquarters. After He Aimin made the announcement over the loudspeaker, she waited in the courtyard.

Soon, Yang Daniu and Sister-in-law Yang hurried over.

Upon seeing Lin Nianhe, their steps momentarily paused, then they quickly hastened their pace running towards her.

"Teacher Lin," Yang Daniu said nervously clenching his fists, "is there news about my son?"

Lin Nianhe looked at the two and nodded.

Both of them were wearing coarse cloth clothes for working in the fields, many parts patched up, washed to the point where the original color was indiscernible.

However, they immediately smiled after hearing Lin Nianhe’s words, with tears falling down.

"Alright, alright!" Yang Daniu clenched his fists, so excited that the veins on his forehead bulged.

He wiped his eyes, smearing mud all over his face.

He said, "Wife, go home and get the money! Our son will be able to hear!"

Sister-in-law Yang’s tears streamed down as she shakily wiped away the tears and nodded firmly: "Yes! Alright!"

She was about to leave, but Lin Nianhe stopped her first: "Sister-in-law, please wait a moment."

Sister-in-law Yang’s smile froze. She looked timidly into Lin Nianhe’s eyes and ventured, "What’s the matter, Teacher Lin? Is there any particular requirement?"

"It’s not that, it’s just that the price is a bit high." Lin Nianhe found it somewhat hard to say.

Two hundred yuan.

For Wen Lan, making four woolen coats would suffice;

For Wang Shumei, taking a few thousand pounds of apples to the black market would do the job;

For Lin Nianhe, a single trip to the vegetable cellar during a post-dinner stroll, depositing some surplus supplies, would be enough.

But for the couple in front of her, this money... might be more than their entire family would make in two or three years.

Seeing Lin Nianhe’s hesitation in speaking, Yang Daniu generously waved his hand: "No worries, Teacher Lin, I’ll even sell the iron from my broken pots if that’s what it takes to get a hearing aid for my son! Just tell me how much, I’ll surely come up with it!"

He spoke very decisively, without showing any pain for the money.

After all, it was about his son’s ears, of course, he wouldn’t feel the pain.

Lin Nianhe looked at him and stretched out two fingers.

Yang Daniu was stunned, and involuntarily inhaled sharply: "Twenty yuan! That’s expensive!"

Twenty yuan, probably the highest price he could think of.

Sister-in-law Yang wiped away her tears and said to him, "We have enough money at home, but then... there would be nothing left."

Because of Yang Yumin’s ears, they had been working hard to save money these last two years.

Yang Daniu said, "It’s fine, there’s nothing else at home worth worrying about; let’s first buy the hearing aid for our son, so he can hear... as for the money, we’ll just earn it again!"

"Alright!" Sister-in-law Yang smiled again and took a step forward.

Lin Nianhe closed her eyes, truly unable to bear telling them the truth.

Two hundred yuan.

They probably could have never even imagined such a price.

"Teacher Lin?" Sister-in-law Yang sensed something was amiss, and tentatively asked, "Did we guess wrong? It’s not twenty yuan?"

She asked cautiously, her palms sweating with tension.

Twenty yuan already required them to drain their savings, if it were more expensive, they would face starvation.

Lin Nianhe observed Sister-in-law Yang and, after a silent moment, relaxed her hand.

She gently curved her lips upwards, trying to speak in as calm a voice as possible, "No, it is twenty yuan. I’m just worried that if you take out all your money, if something happens in the future, you won’t have enough to cope."

Sister-in-law Yang let out a sigh of relief as if deflated, patting her chest, her steps even faltered.

She forced a smile and said, "It’s nothing, nothing is more important than Yumin being able to hear... Besides, isn’t the autumn harvest close? After the harvest, we’ll get our grain, it’s nothing, we can get through this."

She didn’t know whether she was saying this for Lin Nianhe’s benefit or to reassure herself.

Anyway, having said this, she felt a lot better.

"Fine, it’s good that you’ve made a decision." Lin Nianhe nodded, "Then I’ll wait for you."

"Okay!" Sister-in-law Yang nodded vigorously, "Teacher Lin, wait a moment for me, I will go get the money now!"

Lin Nianhe watched her hurry away, that look of urgency as if worried about missing this opportunity.

Lin Nianhe helplessly smiled wryly, muttering to herself, "She’s like this... isn’t she afraid I might be a swindler?"

Yang Daniu heard Lin Nianhe speaking but didn’t catch what she said.

With an ingratiating smile on his face, he asked Lin Nianhe, "Teacher Lin, what did you say?"

Coming back to reality, Lin Nianhe looked at him and said, "I was saying, we should go to Uncle He and get a proof of agreement. Aren’t you afraid I am a swindler, taking your money without buying you the hearing aid?"

Yang Daniu was taken aback, cold sweat pouring down suddenly, soaking his clothes.

That was the money to save his son’s life!

If he really had been swindled...

Yang Daniu no longer cared about appearances, quickly saying, "Then okay, let’s sign a proof, and have the leader of Nine-miles Team witness it!"

Lin Nianhe gently nodded, "Let’s go."