I'm back in 1990

Chapter 622: Memories of the past surfaced before my eyes

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After more than a year of preparation, the Hong Kong Economic Research Institute (Xier), which has no official background, was officially established in Hong Kong on August 8, 2002. As the venue required by the institute was still under construction, it temporarily borrowed a floor of the headquarters of the Dadao Group to facilitate the researchers to start their work.

Since the establishment of the research institute, Huang Xiaochuan has spent most of his time here. He has returned to his old profession and his main research topic is whether e-commerce promotes or destroys traditional commerce.

That day, Huang Xiaochuan was discussing his theoretical model of "creative destruction" with some researchers when Gao Song suddenly came to Huang Xiaochuan's side with a phone in his hand and whispered in his ear: "Mr. Huang, your aunt suffered a sudden coronary heart disease, but she has been rescued and is currently receiving treatment in the intensive care unit of the hospital."

"What?" Huang Xiaochuan suddenly stood up, looking incredulous. His action startled everyone else.

Huang Xiaochuan suddenly felt a pang of fear, the kind of fear that comes from being terrified of losing a loved one.

In his previous life, his aunt was always in good health, and she was still quite robust when he was reborn. On the contrary, his uncle, Zeng Jiahua, passed away earlier.

For some reason, Huang Xiaochuan suddenly remembered a lot of past events.

The young aunt teased three- or four-year-old Huang Xiaochuan, "Little monkey, what did you call me?"

Little Huang Xiaochuan, clinging to his aunt's lap, called out, "Mommy!"

The young aunt laughed heartily, hugged Huang Xiaochuan, kissed him, and happily replied, "Yes!"

A moment later, she added, "Little monkey, I'm your aunt, you have to call me aunt, okay?"

Soon the memory shifted to another scene: Xiao Huang and Xiao Chuan had a high fever, and their young aunt held them in her arms as they stayed with them at the town's health center for an IV drip.

Xiao Huang and Xiao Chuan's faces were burning red, and they looked very uncomfortable. They kept stroking their aunt's face with their little hands, crying out, "Mommy!"

"Oh! Mom's here!" Auntie cried anxiously, tears welling up in her eyes.

The scene then shifts to Huang Xiaochuan's university days, where his aunt and uncle visit him in Shanghai. His aunt pulls Huang Xiaochuan aside and asks him, "Have you ever had a girlfriend?"

While they were talking, she slipped a wad of cash to Huang Xiaochuan, saying it was for his girlfriend-hunting expenses and that he should hurry up and not be a fool. Huang Xiaochuan refused to accept it, and his aunt pretended to be unhappy.

The scene then shifts back to when Huang Xiaochuan was burdened with debt in his previous life. When his aunt found out, she immediately had his eldest sister, Zeng Hong, bring him money. Zeng Hong looked apologetic because that was all the money she could bring at the moment.

Memories flashed through Huang Xiaochuan's mind like scenes from a movie, and tears streamed down his face uncontrollably. This startled everyone around him, and no one dared to breathe.

At this moment, Gao Song said, "Mr. Huang, I have already instructed the plane to be prepared, and it is expected to take off in an hour."

Huang Xiaochuan wiped away his tears and said resolutely, "To the airport!"

Then Gao Song asked, "Where are your wife and children?"

Huang Xiaochuan thought for a moment: "Arrange another plane for them. I'll be going now!"

Gao Song nodded in response, "Yes, Mr. Huang!"

After the plane landed at Hongqiao Airport, Huang Xiaochuan hurriedly boarded the van that had come to pick him up and headed directly to the hospital where his aunt was receiving treatment, urging the driver to go as fast as possible along the way.

When they arrived at the entrance of the intensive care unit, the whole family was there, except for the great-grandmother. Huang Xiaochuan first greeted his father and uncle.

However, when Huang Xiaochuan didn't see his elderly mother Zeng Lijuan, he asked around and learned that Zeng Lijuan was at home with her grandmother.

Upon seeing Huang Xiaochuan, Zeng Xia, the second sister, felt as if she had found her pillar of support. She immediately threw herself into Huang Xiaochuan's arms and cried, "Little brother!"

Huang Xiaochuan suppressed his anxiety, gently patted his second sister's back to comfort her, and didn't forget to ask, "How is Aunt? Have you found the best doctor?"

The eldest sister, Zeng Hong, wiped away her tears and said, "We arranged for the best doctor to perform the stent surgery, and they are currently under observation."

In the early 2000s, coronary stent surgery was still considered a high-end cardiac procedure in China, and only some well-known hospitals in big cities had the technical capability to perform it. Huang Xiaochuan felt slightly relieved after hearing that he had undergone stent surgery.

However, he still dared not let his guard down, and asked, "Who is the attending physician? Take me to see him!"

Tang Jianhua, Huang Xiaochuan's brother-in-law, took Huang Xiaochuan to the office of the head of the cardiology department.

"Hello Director Song, I am a family member of patient Qian Jiazhen. I would like to know more about the patient's specific situation."

Director Song looked to be in his early forties and had a very refined appearance. When Huang Xiaochuan asked about the patient's condition, he placed a contrast film on the viewing light and pointed to the crisscrossing blood vessels on the film, explaining the condition to Huang Xiaochuan.

"Overall, there are no major problems at the moment. The patient's physical condition is still very good. However, she has congenital coronary artery stenosis. Although it did not have a big impact at first, over the years, as more and more deposits have accumulated in the blood, the diameter of the blood vessels has been narrowing. Therefore, even a small blood clot can block the blood vessels."

Then Director Song placed another film on the viewing light, pointed to a certain spot and said, "Fortunately, it was brought in in time. The myocardium was not necrotic. After our comprehensive assessment and with the family's consent, we performed an emergency coronary stent surgery on the patient. Currently, the coronary arteries have returned to normal, and the prognosis is quite good. The patient can be discharged after a period of observation in the hospital."

Upon hearing this, Huang Xiaochuan immediately breathed a sigh of relief!

He quickly expressed his gratitude to the attending physician: "Thank you! Thank you!"

Director Song waved his hand: "No need to be so polite, it's our job!"

After Huang Xiaochuan left, Director Song pushed up his glasses and thought that he seemed to have seen that person somewhere before, but he couldn't remember where. He thought for a long time but still couldn't remember, so he stopped trying.

With a sigh of relief, Huang Xiaochuan led Tang Jianhua back to the entrance of the intensive care unit. Seeing that everyone looked exhausted, he said, "You can all go back now. I've asked around, and there's nothing else going on. There's no need for you to stay here any longer. Go back and get some rest. I'll stay here with you tonight, and someone can come and relieve me tomorrow."

At this moment, Zeng Hong said, "I'll stay with Mom tonight. You've come all this way and must be tired from the journey. You should go back and rest."

Zeng Xia agreed with Zeng Hong's opinion: "Yes! You don't need to worry about this. My sister and I can switch. You have so many things to do, you're already working hard enough."

Huang Xiaochuan said without room for argument, "Alright, it's settled then. I'll stay with my aunt tonight. I'll call a doctor or nurse if anything happens. You all go home and rest. Come back tomorrow to relieve me!"

Then he said to Lao Huang and his uncle, "Dad! Uncle, you should go back too. Everything's alright now. The doctor said I can be discharged after a few days of observation. Don't worry, Dad! Go home and tell my grandma and mom that I'll be back for breakfast tomorrow morning."

As he spoke, he winked at Tang Jianhua and Huo Miao, who understood and quickly came over to persuade Lao Huang and Zeng Jiahua to go home and rest.

Huang Xiaochuan then pushed his eldest sister Zeng Hong and second sister Zeng Xia out, saying, "Alright! You two go too. Xuanxuan and Liujin are still at home. You should go back quickly. I can handle things here."