Taxi at night

Chapter 2, The Overboard Girl

"Tang Xue, a local, a third-year student at the Teachers College, aged 21, born in the Year of the Monkey..."

These scattered information came to Lu Ren's ears through various channels. Even if he didn't deliberately inquire, he knew almost everything about the girl who fell into the water.

Lying on the hospital bed, Lu Ren's once frozen mind became active.

It is said that if you survive a catastrophe, you will have blessings later.

Looking at the age of 27, according to the calculation of the false age in my hometown, it is 28. Except for the father who lives alone in the country, a few acres of poor land, and so far, he has not even had a daughter-in-law. Alas... life is a failure!

Maybe this time is a turning point. Once TV and newspapers advertised, I inadvertently gained some fame, which would always bring some unexpected benefits...

Everyone has ideals, Lu Ren's ideal is to have his own taxi, and then marry a beautiful and virtuous wife.

The price of a second-hand taxi in the city is between 4 and 7. Lu Ren currently only has 2 in his hand, which is a huge difference. For the time being, he can only rent a car to make money.

No car, no house, and no support from a wealthy family, the daughter-in-law is out of the question.

After all, you must save money to buy a car first, this is the key!

Lu Ren took a deep breath and lifted his spirits. His career has not been successful yet, comrades still need to work hard!
... Central Hospital, at six o'clock in the afternoon that day.

"Squeak..." With a sound, the door of the ward was pushed open, a big head came in first, a pair of black and white clear fish-bubble eyes looked around the ward, and after colliding with Lu Ren's slightly surprised eyes, the light in his eyes flashed, Nodding his head, he walked in calmly.

The ward was not big, just filled with three beds. Lu Ren lay on the innermost side, next to the window, and outside was a small balcony for drying clothes.

The fishy-eyed man immediately attracted the attention of the patients. With a burly figure of 1.8 meters, a white shirt, white trousers, and shiny hair, he looked full of vigor.

It was none other than Lu Ren's car owner and boss.

This person is surnamed Guo, and is a native of Sanhe County. He bought a new Xiali taxi at the price of 10 yuan last spring, and it has been less than two years since then.

"Boss, aren't you in the sports car?"

"Passing by the hospital, let's just take a look at you. How are you, when will you be discharged?" Guo Yi sat on the edge of the bed and smoothed his hair with his hands, leaving people with the feeling of paying attention to appearance.

Guo Yi is one year younger than him. He was last married, probably due to his overactive male hormones. He is dating two or three girls at the same time. He enjoys his current comfortable life and doesn't plan to get married anytime soon.

"Tomorrow, I can go to work the day after tomorrow." Lu Ren has to pay 90 yuan a day for renting a car, which is paid in advance a year in advance. Roughly speaking, this time the rescue brought him nearly [-] yuan in direct losses, so this hospital is not good. I can't live long!

"Don't worry, it's important to recover your body." Guo Yi persuaded him sincerely, without mentioning the car fee reduction or exemption at all, and Lu Ren was also speechless.

People, in the face of interests, one size fits all, you can't blame others for being ungrateful, because you think too much.

The female nurse on duty came to change the medicine, and Lu Ren asked her casually, "Nurse, how is the girl who fell into the water?"

"She...was discharged from the hospital."

"So fast..." After the two listened, they looked surprised and a little unbelievable.

"Someone from home came to pick them up, saying they were going back to recuperate. There are too many people talking here...it is not good for the patient's recovery." The female nurse guessed that the two were confused, and talked a lot.

"Oh, that's right..."

The two suddenly realized that it was reasonable.

"Just left without saying hello?" Guo Yi asked in a deep voice.

"You don't want to repay your kindness, what do you want these vain gifts for?" Although Lu Ren spoke openly, he felt a little uncomfortable in his heart.

"I guess I forgot, I left in a hurry." The female nurse glanced at Lu Ren, shook her head and left.

"Dude, you were saved in vain, and you didn't even say a word of thanks. Who is this!?" Guo Yi was a little annoyed on Lu Ren's behalf. He should thank you no matter how much he saved his life.

It's nothing to leave without making a sound.Guo Yi didn't care if there was anyone in the ward, he opened his mouth to chatter.

"It's probably because I'm afraid of paying the money. Such a great kindness has less embarrassment and more heartache for me. I simply pretended not to know the details and walked away."

The patient lying in the middle bed shared his guess, which unexpectedly resonated with many people.

"Young man, some things come naturally. When you saved someone last night, you didn't go there for the reward, didn't you just want to save someone's life?... Tell me, right?"

The one closest to the door of the ward is an old man in his 60s. He was riding a three-wheeled car half a month ago and unfortunately crashed into a four-wheeled car at the corner of the street.

It is a pity that I am honored to lie here after breaking a leg because I lacked a wheel and my strength is too weak to be able to do it.

Needless to say, if the big guys have the opportunity to get together, it's also a fate, isn't it?

"Yes." Can Lu Ren say no?

For half a month, there was continuous heavy rain, the ditch was full and the river was swollen. At the place where Lu Ren dived to save lives, the water depth was at least ten meters, and the water temperature hovered several degrees above zero at night.

He is not a fan of winter swimming, but likes to challenge the limit and swim at night in low temperature. At that time, he dared to dive to save lives.

Besides, Lu Ren's water skills are not good, only a little bit better than landlubbers who can't swim at all.

The corner of Lu Ren's mouth twitched subconsciously, he couldn't explain why he dared to take the risk to save someone, could it be that he was hysterical at the time, he couldn't do without jumping...

There are some things that can't be savored carefully. After thinking about it, I really thought I was a little crazy.

"I just feel sorry for her, and I don't want to see a fresh and beautiful life wither prematurely."

Lu Ren found an excuse for himself, and found an explanation for the behavior that he felt scared when he thought about it.

In fact, the same is true. If the passers-by on the bank hadn't reached out to rescue him in time, Lu Ren would have grabbed the treetops and held on at the last moment. Exhausted, Lu Ren would be lying quietly in another place now... thinking about the next reincarnation. Class technical activities.

It's good to be alive, isn't it!

Lu Ren fell into deep thought, but the others started talking.

"Isn't there still a commendation? As soon as the newspaper comes out tomorrow, you will become a celebrity, Xiao Lu, congratulations!"

"That's right, I heard that there are bonuses to be received... Before leaving, a reporter told me about it."

"Really? How much... how much can there be?"

"The reporter didn't say it, so how would I know?"

……

Everyone chattered a lot, some said a thousand, some said ten thousand, gradually attracted everyone's attention, but forgot about the entanglement of the girl who fell into the water and left without saying goodbye.

"It would be great if I could have 1 yuan, at least one step closer to buying a car..." Lu Ren is the most sensitive about money now, dreaming ten times, bringing money eight times... his ears are pricked up.

Seven or eight meters away from the ward, a young woman anxiously asked the nurse on duty, "Nurse, which ward does Lu Ren live in?"

"Room 302." The nurse replied without thinking, showing the direction warmly and politely.

The rescue hero is still admirable.

It was a whole day full of interviews by reporters and recording by the radio station. It was hard not to hear the name Lu Ren.

Even she took a sneak peek at herself. She was a very ordinary young man, not far from being handsome, not ugly, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, a little fat, almost honest, other things can't be seen for the time being...

Wearing half-inch red leather shoes, the young woman approached Room 302 with a thud, and entered in a hurry.

She stabilized her mind, straightened her clothes, and whispered that she was done, then quietly pushed the door open, but the bustling inside made her a little confused, and suspected that she had come to the wrong place.

The ward needs to be quiet, doesn't it?
(End of this chapter)