The person who pushed the door open was Lu Qing's second brother, Lu Hai.

He hesitated and hesitated to speak, which made Shen Qiqi's heart skip a beat.

"Brother, what's wrong? What happened?"

Lu Hai rubbed his hands and handed a folded note to Shen Qiqi: "Qiqi, this is... this is the hospital's fee list."

Shen Qiqi took the note and unfolded it slowly.

The dense numbers crawled in front of her eyes like little bugs, making her scalp tingle.

"So many?!" She gasped, and her originally relaxed mood instantly plummeted.

Hospitalization fees, medicine fees, examination fees...

Each item is expensive.

Although the patient's condition has improved, subsequent rehabilitation treatment is still a considerable expense.

"Alas," Lu Hai sighed, his tone heavy, "The doctor said that I'll need some rehabilitation treatment later on, and the cost... well, it's not very optimistic."

The air in the room seemed to freeze. The laughter and joy just now disappeared without a trace, replaced by a suffocating silence.

The smile on Mother Lu's face gradually froze, and the wrinkles at the corners of her eyes seemed to deepen a little.

Father Lu's eyes, which had originally been full of anticipation for the future, also dimmed. He leaned weakly against the head of the bed and sighed.

Shen Qiqi clutched the expense list tightly, her knuckles turning white.

She felt like a butterfly trapped in a spider's web, struggling desperately but with no way to escape.

She tried to stay calm, her mind racing as she thought about how to raise this huge sum of money.

Just then, Lu Qing came in excitedly carrying a few lunch boxes.

"I'm back! I bought your favorite food..." He saw the solemn atmosphere in the room and his smile froze on his face.

"What's wrong? What happened?"

Shen Qiqi handed the expense list to Lu Qing, "Look..."

Lu Qing took the list, the smile on his face gradually disappeared, and his brows furrowed.

He pursed his lips, read it silently, and then sighed deeply.

He has been running around these days to raise money and is already exhausted.

Now, faced with this huge expense, he feels deeply powerless.

"I'll think of a solution." Lu Qing put down his lunch box and said in a low voice.

"What else can we do?" Mother Lu's voice trembled. "We're...we're out of money..."

Lu Qing paused, turned around, and looked at Shen Qiqi with a determined look, "I will find a way, there will definitely be a way!"

He turned and left, leaving Shen Qiqi and her family in the ward. The atmosphere was so oppressive that it was suffocating.

At this time, Mrs. Lu came over tremblingly, "I... I have an idea..."

Old Mrs. Lu's weather-beaten face was covered in wrinkles. She leaned forward mysteriously, her voice low, as if she was discussing some secret recipe: "I heard someone say this disease can only be cured with folk remedies! Those doctors in the city know nothing and can only rip you off! I think we should use that folk remedy I heard about before; it's guaranteed to work!"

When Shen Qiqi heard this, her temples throbbed.

Folk remedy?

What era is this? Why are you still doing this?

Isn’t this a joke with human life?

She took a deep breath and tried to calm herself down. "Grandma, what era is this? Those folk remedies are useless! The doctor said we have to follow the standard treatment. Otherwise, if the disease is delayed, who will be responsible?"

When Mrs. Lu heard this, she immediately became unhappy. Her cloudy eyes widened. "How dare you talk like that, child! I'm doing this for your own good. Not only do you not appreciate it, but you even dare to talk back at me? I've experienced more than you've walked. What do you know?"

"Grandma, this is a different time! Things are different now than before. You have to believe in science!" Shen Qiqi's tone also became tougher. She didn't want the old lady to give blind orders and delay the patient's treatment.

"You're going to piss me off to death! I've told you so many times that folk remedies work!" Old Mrs. Lu's voice rose eight octaves, and her deeply wrinkled face was full of displeasure.

The two of them argued back and forth, and the whole ward was filled with the sound of the quarrel.

Mr. and Mrs. Lu looked at each other, wanting to persuade them but not daring to, and could only worry.

Lu Hai huddled aside, looking like he was watching a show.

Shen Qiqi felt a headache. This old lady was simply possessed by a "bargaining spirit" and her explanation simply didn't make sense!

She held her forehead, feeling like she was about to explode with anger.

She took a deep breath and decided not to bother with the old lady anymore.

She took out her notebook and began to make a detailed recovery plan based on the doctor's advice.

She recorded clearly how to arrange diet, adjust daily routine, and conduct rehabilitation training.

After a while, she took the plan to the attending doctor. After the doctor read it carefully, he nodded repeatedly with an appreciative smile on his face: "Very good, very thoughtful, let's execute it according to this plan." The doctor's affirmation made Shen Qiqi feel relieved, as if a big stone had fallen to the ground.

She felt more confident and had every confidence in the patient's recovery.

She returned to the ward, ignored Mrs. Lu who was still chattering, and discussed the specific details of the recovery directly with Lu's mother.

Old Mrs. Lu was so angry that she blew her beard and glared, but there was nothing she could do.

In the evening, the afterglow of the setting sun shone into the ward, giving everything a golden hue.

Shen Qiqi had been busy all day and felt a little tired.

Just as she was about to sit down and rest for a while, she heard a clear voice coming from the door of the ward: "Qiqi, I have something to tell you..."

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