At this moment, she noticed a bucket of crawfish in front of the seat: "Yifeng, what is this?"
Liu Yifeng then remembered the main business: "Look at my memory, I brought these crawfish for you to try. I'll put them in the living room for you." As he spoke, he took the bucket of crawfish down.
Liu Mei quickly stopped him: "Yifeng, these crawfish are not cheap. How could you bring so many? Hurry up and take them back, you can sell them for some money. Auntie doesn't really like crawfish either."
"Since they're already here, there's no reason to take them back. Yifeng, I thank you on behalf of our mother." Li Qiuping, upon hearing that Liu Yifeng had brought free crawfish, quickly walked over and helped carry them down.
Seeing how large the crawfish were, she was immediately surprised: "These crawfish are a good size, Yifeng. Where did you buy them? How much per pound? After we finish eating them, I'll go buy some more."
When it came to food, Li Qiuping was more concerned than she was about her son's illness.
"I raised them," Liu Yifeng said speechlessly, truly speechless about his cousin-in-law.
"What, you raised them? That's great! Such good crawfish can definitely sell for a lot of money!" Li Qiuping was already scheming to get her hands on Liu Yifeng's crawfish.
"Let's not talk about this anymore. We need to get the child to the hospital immediately," Liu Yifeng said, unwilling to waste words with Li Qiuping.
Li Qiuping carried the crawfish to the living room, gave a few instructions to her eldest daughter and niece and nephew, and then got into the car.
After all, it was her own son; it would be false to say she didn't care at all.
Upon arriving at the county hospital, Liu Yifeng immediately went to register.
After various examinations by the doctor, it was found that the child had pneumonia. If he had come two days later, it would have developed into moderate pneumonia.
The doctor arranged for hospitalization on the spot. Liu Yifeng paid three thousand yuan for the hospitalization fees, and all expenses were deducted directly from it.
"Yifeng, Auntie doesn't know how to thank you enough. Fortunately, you came today; otherwise, this child's condition would have worsened." Liu Mei held Liu Yifeng's hand, full of gratitude.
"No, I have to find that barefoot doctor. He couldn't even diagnose my son with pneumonia, yet he gave my son IV drips every day, making his condition worse and worse," Li Qiuping said angrily.
"Cousin-in-law, doctors in the countryside can only treat common colds and fevers. Your child has had a fever for so many days, you should have brought him to the hospital earlier. Otherwise, if it truly developed into moderate pneumonia, the damage to the child would be irreversible," Liu Yifeng said.
"How was I supposed to know? He was getting injections, who knew it would turn into pneumonia?"
"This child needs to stay in the hospital for at least three days. Sister-in-law, you stay to take care of him. Auntie is old and doesn't understand hospital procedures; she would only be a hindrance if she stayed. I'll take Auntie back first," Liu Yifeng said, changing the subject as he didn't want to discuss the matter further.
Li Qiuping became anxious upon hearing this: "How can that be? I don't understand anything either. I don't even know how to pay the fees or register."
In fact, she was afraid of having to pay more money later.
"If you don't understand, then call your cousin. You are the child's parents. Now that the child is sick, you as parents should fulfill your responsibilities. Are you expecting Auntie to take care of him in the hospital while you go have fun?" Liu Yifeng said irritably.
He had truly never seen such an irresponsible mother. Her child was hospitalized, and she didn't even want to stay and take care of him.
"Why don't I stay and take care of him?" Liu Mei was also quite worried about leaving the child to her daughter-in-law. After all, she had been raising this child since he was born. Her daughter-in-law had only fed him milk and never even washed a diaper.
Liu Yifeng sighed. Calling Auntie kind was a polite way of putting it; being blunt, it was foolishness. In reality, when a child is sick, what they need most is maternal love.
"Mom, why don't the two of us stay and take care of him? We can look after each other," Li Qiuping suggested. That way, if the medical expenses ran out, she could ask her mother-in-law for help, and she wouldn't have to spend a penny herself.
Liu Mei agreed without hesitation. Liu Yifeng had nothing to say about this. Honestly, seeing Auntie's attitude towards her daughter-in-law, even if he had money, he wouldn't dare to give it to her. If he did, it would likely be swindled away by his daughter-in-law before he could even feel the warmth of it.
Afterward, he bought lunch at the hospital and delivered it to the ward before leaving.
He had brought the child and paid for his medical expenses, so there was no need for him to stay any longer, as he was not a doctor.
After leaving the hospital, Liu Yifeng deposited the remaining money into his card. Then he went to the mall. He had promised Tongtong that he would buy him a very large Transformer with his first earnings. He believed that Tongtong would be extremely happy when he brought it back.
At the same time, Du Ziheng's vegetable market stall was packed with people. This was because of the new batch of crawfish he had acquired. Many crawfish enthusiasts, upon seeing his crawfish, immediately lost interest in any others. Although the price was more than double that of ordinary crawfish, they had never eaten such large crawfish in their lives and were determined to buy a few pounds to try. Consequently, several hundred pounds of crawfish at one stall were sold out in just one morning.
Du Ziheng had expected the crawfish to be popular, but he hadn't anticipated such a massive demand. Over thirteen hundred pounds of crawfish were sold out in just one morning. He had even wanted to keep a few pounds to let his family try in the evening, but not even a single shrimp shell was left. Many customers who hadn't managed to get any crawfish had pre-ordered several pounds, totaling over a hundred pounds.
This made Du Ziheng extremely happy, and he even regretted selling them at 25 yuan per pound. If Liu Yifeng could continue to supply him with such high-quality crawfish in the future, he planned to increase the price by a few yuan. Moreover, he was confident that those who had tasted the crawfish would not mind the extra few yuan if they wanted to eat them again.
Meanwhile, just as Liu Yifeng parked his car in the open-air parking lot of the mall, he received a call from Du Ziheng.
"Boss Du, is there something you need?" Liu Yifeng asked, enduring the scorching sun. He wasn't worried about anything else, except perhaps if there was a problem with the crawfish.
Du Ziheng's extremely excited voice came through the phone: "Mr. Liu, I have good news for you. All the crawfish are sold out!"
"What, they're all sold?" Liu Yifeng's jaw dropped in surprise. Crawfish at over twenty yuan a pound were not cheap. People these days were truly willing to spend money on food. He had initially thought it would be good if Du Ziheng could sell off all the crawfish within two days. Who knew that in just one morning, thirteen hundred pounds of crawfish would be sold out? The speed was comparable to a rocket!
"Not only are they sold out, but many people have pre-ordered several hundred pounds of crawfish from me. Tomorrow morning, I will drive the truck to your place to load up more crawfish. Mr. Liu, please remember to cast your nets tonight!"
"Okay, I'll get ready when I get back," Liu Yifeng said. With the crawfish selling so quickly, it looked like he needed to restock immediately. After all, the season for eating crawfish only lasted for these two months.
"Why aren't you in the countryside, Mr. Liu?" Du Ziheng asked.
"I just took my nephew to the county hospital. Now I'm going to the mall to buy a toy for my son and will head back later."
"It's past noon. Have lunch before you go back. It's my treat!" Du Ziheng offered.
"How can I let you spend money!" Liu Yifeng said, walking into the mall, where it was indeed much cooler.
"How is this considered spending money? We are partners now. It's only right for me to treat you to a meal!"
"Then I'll contact you after I finish buying the toy."
After hanging up the phone, Liu Yifeng found a toy store.