In officialdom: After she left, I rose rapidly through the ranks!

Seeing Chen Dachuan's humble and grateful expression, Li Zhixing was at a loss for words.

If anyone should be expressing gratitude, it should be him.

After all, without Chen Jingcheng, Li Zhixing and the entire Li family would not only have no smooth sailing ahead, but they might not even have their freedom.

Chen Jingcheng was adopted by Li Zhixing and his wife. Without them, Chen Jingcheng would not even know where he would be. In all things considered, it is Li Zhixing who should be thanking them.

"Old Chen, let's not stand on ceremony. Besides, if anyone should be thanking you, it's me thanking you."

After saying that, Li Zhixing looked at Chen Jingcheng and smiled, "Jingcheng, didn't you say you had good news to tell Old Chen? Tell him, let him be happy too."

Chen Jingcheng did have something to say, not only about Chen Min'en, but also about Li Sumei's transfer to another hospital for treatment.

The provincial hospital did say that Li Sumei's condition has stabilized for the time being, but she will need to have surgery again to fully recover. However, although the success rate of the surgery is high, there is still a chance of failure, and it will take a long time.

However, the top experts that Chen Min'en found glanced at the medical records and said they could solve the problem. As for the specific solution and plan, although Chen Jingcheng had not yet received them, since they had said so, it must be true. After all, these experts knew that Chen Min'en had personally arranged it, and they would not, and dared not, say anything they were not sure about.

The reason he didn't say it immediately was because Chen Jingcheng didn't know how to bring it up yet.

Although he had spoken with Chen Dachuan and his wife when he was in Linchuan County, saying that he might have found his biological parents, Chen Jingcheng never expected that his biological father would be Chen Min'en, such a high-ranking leader.

Judging from Chen Dachuan's panicked expression when he heard that Li Zhixing was the municipal party secretary, one can imagine how shocked he would be if he knew that Chen Min'en was the second-ranked official in Linjiang Province. Not to mention, Chen Min'en is also the flagship of the Chen family, and his future prospects are definitely not limited to being the second-ranked official in Linjiang Province.

However, what needs to be said still needs to be said.

Chen Jingcheng looked at Chen Dachuan and said softly, "Dad, there's something I need to tell you."

"My mother's condition has been examined by experts in Yanjing Hospital, who said it is treatable and the treatment plan is much better than the one offered by the provincial hospital, and the chances of success are much higher."

"It was examined by a top expert in this field at Yanjing University, and also a top expert nationwide, so you can rest assured that my mother will recover quickly."

Hearing this, Chen Dachuan's eyes lit up, but then his gaze dimmed for a moment. He gritted his teeth and said, "Jingcheng, treat him, you must treat him!"

"I'll sell everything I own to get your mother treated. The hospitals and top specialists in Beijing must be very expensive."

"Could you wait a few days? I... I'll go back right away to sell the house and borrow money!"

At this point, Chen Dachuan looked at Li Zhixing, a look of reluctance on his face.

"Secretary Li, I know that you covered all our expenses at the Provincial Hospital. Without you, my husband might not be in any good shape."

"You and your daughter have taken such good care of us. Logically speaking, if I were even slightly sensible, I should have paid you back the money immediately. That's what I was thinking too. But now, my wife has the opportunity to stand up again and recover. Could you please postpone paying the money I owe you for now so I can pay for my wife's treatment first? But don't worry, I'll give you an IOU. I swear I will definitely pay you back."

What is a hospital?

People who haven't been to larger hospitals, especially those in the province, won't understand how important money is once they get there. They'll see people making phone calls everywhere, asking for money to pay for treatment. They also won't understand that the most common sound in hospitals is prayer.

Chen Dachuan was an honest man. Even when he was happy, his first thought was still about the money he owed others. But for his wife's sake, he was willing to beg and plead to pay back the money later. For someone like him, the most tormenting thing was when he owed someone, was determined to pay it back, but couldn't pay it back for the time being.

There are many honest and kind people like this in the world. It is precisely these kinds of people who are most likely to suffer losses and be bullied. Yet, they are the kind people who deserve to be treated kindly the most.

At this moment, Li Zhixing also sighed, and gently shook his head while pulling Chen Dachuan along.

"Old Chen, you don't need to worry about the money on my end, and you don't need to pay it back. Listen to me, you don't need to pay back a single penny."

"Jing Cheng has helped our family a lot. Let alone this little thing, it's nothing at all. Even if I didn't help, he has always worked by Fei Tu's side and helped Fei Tu a lot. Even as a token of our gratitude, this little bit of money is not enough to express our thanks."

Upon hearing this, Chen Dachuan quickly shook his head.

Just as he was about to say something more, Chen Jingcheng spoke up.

"Dad, you don't need to worry about the money or buying a house. Just focus on getting medical treatment in Beijing with Mom. Don't worry about anything else."

Indeed, there's really nothing to consider. Whether it's arranged by Li Zhixing or Chen Min'en, they don't need to spend a single penny. Even if they did, no one would want it.

At this point, Chen Jingcheng didn't want to act like a big shot and insisted that he had to pay it back.

He can't afford it, and neither can Chen Dachuan. Does he really have to sell the house and beg for money everywhere?

Previously, when Chen Jingcheng was getting married, Chen Dachuan and his wife had to swallow their pride and borrow money, but how much did they manage to borrow?

He knew how difficult it was to borrow money.

Since that's the case, instead of owing it to others, why not let Chen Min'en handle this matter? After all, he is his biological father, so he should take care of it and repay Chen Dachuan and his wife, as it is something that Chen Min'en and his wife owe Chen Dachuan and his wife.

What they owed wasn't money, but Chen Jingcheng's life!

It is thanks to the meticulous care and attention they have given me over the past twenty-three years!

These debts are impossible to repay, no amount of money can ever cover them.

Chen Dachuan was unaware of this at the moment and thought that Chen Jingcheng intended to take responsibility himself.

"Jingcheng, do you want to pay it off yourself? No, you've only been working for a short time, your salary isn't much, and you'll be getting married and having a wife in the future. We can't let you take on so much debt at such a young age."

"Although Secretary Li said we don't need to worry about it, and County Chief Feitu will prevent us from bearing these costs once he finds out, we still can't owe this money."

Chen Jingcheng held Chen Dachuan's arm, gently shook his head, and showed a complicated expression on his face.

"Dad, Uncle Li won't pay for this."

"Finding top experts in Beijing, transferring to another hospital, and all the expenses for my mother's treatment—everything will be taken care of."

"Dad, everything has been arranged by my biological father."

"I've already met him, so don't worry. Don't feel any pressure. This is something he owes you and Mom. After all, without you, I might not be alive today."

"What's more, there was also twenty-three years of meticulous care and attention."

"These debts cannot be repaid with money."