Standing outside, An Ning forced a smile and bowed to the woman at the door.
"Thank you."
"Oh, hurry and get up." The woman quickly helped An Ning to her feet, then turned and shouted back into the house, "Lin, hurry up!"
"Coming, coming!"
The man called Lin ran out, still pulling on one of his shoes as he finished dressing. He looked at An Ning and said, "Let's go, let's go!"
"Be careful."
The woman at the door called out a warning, and Lin shouted back that he heard her without turning around.
Outside, An Ning had already moved aside. To Lin's somewhat doubtful surprise, she mounted her bicycle and pedaled steadily and swiftly toward the hospital.
Upon arriving at the hospital, An Ning and Doctor Lin wasted no time and quickly found An Guoming.
Doctor Lin consulted with the doctor on duty about the patient's condition, then began his own examination.
"Two ribs are broken in this spot. From the feel of it, they aren't completely fractured."
