After retiring, Mrs. Chen was rehired and often went back to work at the tax office. She bought Xiaopang a car, but she didn't drive, couldn't drive, and often rode an electric scooter when going out since the places she needed to go weren't far.
In the suburbs of Qi Yuan City, many people ride electric scooters, including many older folks, which is considered a local feature.
That day, Mrs. Chen took some time at noon to go to the farmers' market, but she accidentally rode her electric scooter into a roadside drainage ditch, crashing hard and getting a bloody head wound, looking quite frightening. She was dazed and couldn't get up for quite a while.
She was taken to a nearby hospital by ambulance. He Kao was on duty in Jiangbei that day and rushed over immediately. Xiaopang, upon hearing the news at work, was almost scared to tears and drove straight to Jiangbei without having time to ask for leave.
