A young doctor entered, wearing black-rimmed glasses and carrying a stack of lab reports. He walked to the bedside and, seeing a crowd gathered around, explained the results, even though he had never seen such a large gathering before.

"The bone marrow aspiration and blood test results have confirmed that it is leukemia. Chemotherapy may be required during this period, and radiotherapy may also be involved. Parents should be prepared."

In addition, we hope the family members will cooperate with the bone marrow matching test.

The diagnosis of leukemia was previously made at the town hospital. After arriving at the city people's hospital, all the tests needed to be repeated as a precaution.

Worried that some people might not understand, the young doctor gave a simple explanation of bone marrow matching. After listening, Zhao Meiyun quickly answered:

"Doctor, I'm the child's grandmother, I should be able to help. If not, there are the child's aunt, uncle, cousins, and other relatives."

Hearing the doctor say there was hope, she excitedly gripped her aunt's hand, murmuring:

"Great! There's hope! There's still hope!"

"Yes, I am the child's great-aunt, and we are related by blood."

The aunt chimed in, saying that with so many people, it was impossible for not a single person to be a match. Her sister and brother-in-law would be so happy to know this in the afterlife.

"Alright, we'll let everyone know once we're ready."

The young doctor then gave some instructions before rushing off to attend to other matters. The ward was more festive than either the New Year or a wedding. Shen Niannian circled Shi Yangyang's bedside, muttering to herself:

"Great! Great! My brother is saved!"

While everyone was inside looking after the child, Jiang Yu quietly left the ward, took the five hundred yuan from her pocket, and went to the payment counter. She knew the expenses would be substantial, but there was still hope.

In the afternoon, Shen Ci and Shi Shumei rushed over. They temporarily hired a trustworthy person to look after the oil shop, since Shi Yangyang's illness at the hospital would cost an unknown amount of money, and closing the shop abruptly would be a significant loss.

After careful consideration, hiring someone is the best option.

Thinking that everyone probably wouldn't have time for lunch, I bought a lot of fragrant meat buns on the way here and brought them along.

"Sister-in-law, Yangyang's test results are in, and he has been diagnosed with the disease. Shen Ying and the others plan to come over early tomorrow morning to do the matching."

I don't have much money on hand right now; I just paid 500. If I need a lot more money later, I'll figure something out when I get back.

At the entrance of the payment counter on the first floor, Jiang Yu saw Shi Shumei from afar and couldn't help but go up to her to explain the situation.

"It's not hard to guess what the doctor meant: the child can be cured."

She wasn't trying to comfort her sister-in-law, but rather, considering the actual situation, she concluded that the problem wasn't serious.

"Thank you, your brother and I will pay you back as soon as possible. By the way, you've been busy all morning, you probably haven't eaten yet, right? We bought some food on the way, and Shen Ci has already taken it to the ward. Let's go up now, and I'll go out and buy more if it's not enough."

Shi Shumei held an equivalent of 500 yuan in her hand, intending to pay it first to avoid having to make repeated trips for later treatment.

Upon seeing Jiang Yu this time, he lost the wariness he had shown in the morning and became warm and friendly in his conversation.

The two walked into the ward, talking to each other. When they pushed open the door, everyone was already eating a hot meal.

Around four o'clock, after Shen Ci signed the consent form, Shi Yangyang started his IV drip. Seeing that he wasn't crying or fussing, the nurse couldn't help but praise him a few more times. While tidying up the treatment tray, she glanced at Shen Ying and Jiang Yu in the crowd and secretly admired how good-looking this family was.

"It's getting late, you should take Mom and Niannian back first. Auntie has had a long day, she should go back and get some rest. Shen Ci and I will stay here with her tonight, that'll be enough."

Shi Shumei felt that this was only the initial stage of treatment, and with so many people here, there was nothing else they needed to do but tough it out. She decided to send them home to rest properly, since they couldn't get proper rest in the hospital, which was full of viruses.

"This is the first time we've met in all these years since my grandson was born. I'm not leaving until I've had my fill of seeing him."

Upon hearing that she was to go home, Zhao Meiyun was the first to object. She wanted to spend more time with Shi Yangyang, and ideally, stay in bed with him tonight.

“Grandma won’t leave, and she won’t leave every year either. Yangyang is so bored here. With me here, he’ll be happy. When he’s in a good mood, the injection won’t hurt.”

Shen Niannian, imitating her grandmother, leaned against the bedside. She crossed her arms and pouted as she looked at everyone.

"You guys should go back and get some rest so you'll have the energy to come back and do the matching tomorrow, right? Otherwise, what if the results are wrong?"

Shi Shumei used a combination of coaxing and scare tactics, talking until her throat was dry, before finally persuading the group to leave. Since Shen Ying was going to pick up Shen Suisui from school later, and Jiang Yu needed to go to the clothing store, the two of them naturally stayed.

During our casual conversation, I inquired about the oil shop. Shen Ying suggested I ask the leaders if there were any connections to cooperate with the military canteen, schools, or factories. He said that this would earn more money and provide more time than working in town.

When Shi Shumei talked about the past of this oil shop, she specifically mentioned that because of her father's secret recipe, the sesame oil was much more fragrant than that of other shops.

As they were talking, Shen Ci's phone rang. He took it out and went outside the ward to answer it. A vintage-looking mobile phone caught Jiang Yu's attention. Seeing this, his sister-in-law quickly explained:

"I asked someone to buy me a second-hand mobile phone so I could contact customers more easily."

Keep in mind that mobile phones had just come out in those days, and a brand new "big brother" mobile phone cost nearly 20,000 yuan, which was not something that ordinary families could afford. They searched for a long time and managed to lower the price considerably before they finally got their hands on one.

Jiang Yu nodded without saying anything else. Seeing that Shi Yangyang had finished the first bag of IV fluid, she quickly called for a nurse.

Meanwhile, Shen Ci had already entered the room. He waited anxiously for the nurse to leave, then sat on the edge of the bed and spoke earnestly:

"I need to go to the shop in a bit."

His face looked terrible; it was obvious something had happened. Shen Ying glanced at the sleeping child and asked in a low voice:

"What happened?"

"They say that many customers who bought the oil in the past two days have had diarrhea after consuming it, and only after going to the hospital for examination did they find out that the problem was with the oil. Right now, there are quite a few family members outside the shop, shouting for an explanation."

As Shen Ci spoke, she recalled the events. Although she hadn't been able to muster any enthusiasm for work these past few days because of her son's illness, she had been very careful with every step, and she couldn't recall doing anything careless.

"That shouldn't be the case. I oversee every step of the process."

Shi Shumei was also puzzled. In all these years, nothing like this had ever happened before. What was going on this time?

"Could someone have poisoned it?"

Jiang Yu's words were insightful and enlightening. But to know the truth, we still need to go to the store and see for ourselves.