Surgery was still very difficult to perform in this era. Firstly, there were too few professional surgeons; secondly, the level of medical care in China was not high, and the availability of medicines was inadequate. Unless a patient had special needs, ordinary people rarely underwent surgery.

Although Li Mingxuan had taught himself a lot about surgery and had performed many simple surgeries, he couldn't do this one.

Perhaps because of the IV drip, Tang Shengkai slowly woke up. Still not fully conscious, he looked around at the white surroundings and the bright white light above his head. He smiled slightly and murmured softly.

"He still couldn't escape death. Well, that's fine, it relieves some pressure on Cuicui."

Li Mingxuan was pondering what to do when he suddenly heard the patient's soft murmur. Although he couldn't quite make out what Tang Shengkai was saying, he still asked with delight.

"You're awake?"

Tang Shengkai slowly turned his head, and when he saw the person in the white coat in front of him clearly, he spoke again with difficulty, his voice hoarse, "Where is this?"

"This is a hospital. You are sick and unconscious, and your family brought you here."

"What? I'm not dead? No, I have to go home."

Tang Shengkai struggled to get up, supporting himself on his arms, but Li Mingxuan quickly stepped forward and held him down. "What are you doing? You have needles in your hands."

Tang Shengkai stared down at the IV tubing in his hand, his eyes practically bulging out of their sockets. How could someone like him deserve such expensive stuff? He'd be better off using it on his little daughter.

Tang Shengkai looked up at Li Mingxuan, "Doctor, can this... can this be used on my little girl? I'm very strong, I don't need it. I want to go home."

Li Mingxuan suddenly felt a pang of sadness; how could he not understand what this man was thinking?

He pressed Tang Shengkai down again, "Do you know that the bullet has fused with the bone in your thigh? Even if I wanted to perform surgery on you now, I can't."

Tang Shengkai was stunned for a moment, then relieved, "Doctor, I can still live?"

Li Mingxuan felt helpless. Why couldn't he understand what he was saying? Was he going to become a cripple?

Tang Shengkai was genuinely happy. So what if he had a limp? It wouldn't affect his work at all; it just meant he'd have to hunt less in the mountains. As long as he could still help Cuicui support the family, he had nothing to complain about.

"Thank you, doctor. Can I go home now?"

Li Mingxuan closed his eyes, walked to the door and opened the operating room door. Lin Cuicui and the four children appeared in front of Tang Shengkai.

Seeing Tang Shengkai sitting peacefully on the hospital bed, Lin Cuicui burst into tears.

The four children rushed over, shouting "Dad!" Tang Shengkai's eyes welled up with joy at surviving the ordeal, and tears streamed down his face.

He held the four children in his arms, and Lin Cuicui also came to Tang Shengkai's side.

Tang Yue was being held tightly in her father's arms, a sense of security she had never felt before. She didn't even know how she had suddenly rushed towards this man just moments before.

Nestled in her father's arms, she suddenly felt a little shy.

She wriggled out of her father's arms, looked up at Li Mingxuan, and asked, "Big brother, is my dad all better?"