Zhao Yaozu, who was in another hospital bed, was not actually grazed by the bicycle. He only fell to the ground and his knee scraped against the rough cement floor a few times.
The wound hadn't even formed a scab yet; it was more like a broken skin.
Lin Yao deliberately examined the child slowly, clearly because she disliked Zhou Qiqi and was intentionally delaying the treatment.
How could Zhou Qiqi let her do as she pleased?
He rushed over in two strides and grabbed Lin Yao's white coat sleeve.
"Lin Yao, listen to me carefully!"
Her voice wasn't loud, but it was incredibly penetrating, instantly silencing the entire clinic, even Zhao Yaozu, who was humming and hawing, shut up.
She glared at Lin Yao fiercely, her Adam's apple bobbing up and down.
"Zhu Yingying's husband is a regimental commander, and she is a legitimate military dependent! As a doctor at the military dependents' health clinic, how dare you slack off and discriminate against her here! Do you know what the consequences will be?"
She suddenly pulled Lin Yao to Zhu Yingying's bedside.
Zhu Yingying curled up, the blood on her knees had congealed into dark red scabs, a heartbreaking sight.
"You must treat Comrade Zhu Yingying's wound immediately, right now, with all your might! If it's not treated properly, it could leave lasting damage, or your delay could cause the infection to worsen..."
Zhou Qiqi narrowed her eyes, her gaze like a knife.
"I'm going to the military hospital, the military sub-district health clinic, and the political department of the military unit right now to file a formal complaint against you! You're using your position for personal revenge and harming the health of military families. Let's see if you can still hold onto your position as a doctor!"
Her fingernails dug into Lin Yao's arm, causing the other woman to wince in pain.
"No, that's not what she meant!"
Before Lin Yao could even speak, Xu Shu's face turned pale instantly. He hurriedly tugged at Lin Yao's sleeve, his voice trembling.
"Yaoyao, hurry up and treat the patient! Don't act impulsively and lose your job."
Lin Yao felt uneasy under Zhou Qiqi's glare, and then she noticed Deng Cuixiang leaning against the door frame with her arms crossed, her eyes so fierce they could devour someone, and she could barely speak.
"I didn't say I wouldn't treat her. I just want to check the child first, and then I'll treat it, I'll treat it..."
She frantically rummaged through the medicine box, the metal instruments clanging and clattering.
First, the wound was rinsed with saline solution. The water flowed onto Zhu Yingying's bloodied and mangled knee, causing her to gasp in pain and her fingertips to tremble.
Lin Yao then used tweezers to hold a cotton ball and cleaned the wound crookedly, almost poking into the flesh several times.
The skin test was a complete mess.
Lin Yao's hands trembled like a sieve, the needle went in and out repeatedly, sometimes too deep, sometimes too shallow.
Several small bumps quickly appeared on Zhu Yingying's arm, as red as if she had been stung by a wasp.
She bit her lip, tears welling up in her eyes, and could only hold Zhou Qiqi's hand tightly, her nails digging into her palm.
From the start of treatment to the final prescription of painkillers, it took more than an hour, and it was almost dark by then.
Just as I finished dealing with it, a series of hurried footsteps came from outside the door, accompanied by sharp shouts.
"Which bastard on a bike bumped into my Yaozu?! Don't they have eyes?!"
"Oh dear, this is the only son of our Zhao family, he can't be allowed to die!"
Zhao Yaozu, who had been asleep in his hospital bed, was startled by the loud voice and burst into tears again.
The mother and son huddled together, Qiu Chunfang patting her son's back, her face streaked with tears and snot, "My son, you've suffered so much..."
The commotion was so loud that anyone unaware of the situation would think the child had suffered some serious injury.
Lin Yao was already annoyed, and now she had lost all patience and said irritably.
"He's fine, he just fell and didn't even break the skin. It's already been treated, it only cost two cents."
She turned around, grabbed a box of painkillers, and slammed it down in front of Zhou Qiqi.
"Yours, including the needle and medicine, costs two yuan and thirty cents."
After saying that, he rolled his eyes.
"We've taken care of everything that needed to be taken care of. You can pay up and leave now."
No sooner had she finished speaking than Qiu Chunfang objected.
"Why should we pay? Our child was hit and knocked down, how can we pay for it ourselves! It should all be their responsibility!"
Zhou Qiqi was so angry that her chest heaved.
"Qiu Chunfang, how dare you talk like that? Yingying was riding her bike just fine when your Zhao Yaozu suddenly rushed out. She fell and got injured while trying to avoid the child. We haven't even asked you for money yet, and you're already trying to shift the blame!"
Qiu Chunfang curled her lip, her face full of disdain.
"You can ride bikes on the military region's public parade ground, so why can't my child run around? If there's anything wrong, it must be the adults' fault. What does a little kid like him know? He's already frightened! And you still have the nerve to ask us for money!"
Deng Cuixiang had long disliked Qiu Chunfang's unreasonable behavior, so she took a step forward, put her hands on her hips, and cursed.
"He deserved to be scared! Couldn't he see the car? Didn't he know to move away? He endangered himself and others!"
Zhao Yaozu had been spoiled by Qiu Chunfang since childhood and was timid. When Deng Cuixiang yelled at him like that, his shoulders trembled like a leaf, and he sobbed softly in Qiu Chunfang's arms.
Seeing the child crying pitifully, Zhu Yingying's heart softened. She tugged at Zhou Qiqi's sleeve, her voice weak.
"Qiqi, Sister Cuixiang, forget it, I have the money."
As he spoke, he struggled to take the money out of his pocket.
Zhou Qiqi pressed down on her hand, feeling its icy coldness, and frowned with heartache. "I can do it."
Then, after exchanging a glance with Deng Cuixiang, he turned to Qiu Chunfang and said...
"Okay, you don't have to pay the medical expenses, but you have to make Zhao Yaozu apologize to Yingying, say sorry, and thank you."
In any case, Yingying's injury shouldn't have been in vain.
They offered her a way out, but Qiu Chunfang not only refused but also spoke arrogantly.
"Impossible! My Yaozu did nothing wrong, and besides, you're the ones who should pay him those two cents!"
Zhou Qiqi sneered, a cold glint flashing in her eyes.
"Fine, Qiu Chunfang, you're asking for it? I'll give you one more chance, are you going to apologize or not?"
Seeing that the other person was still stubbornly refusing to speak, she slowly said.
"You're not going to apologize, are you? Then I'll have to go to Sister Wang's house later and talk to her about the spider plant costing one yuan a pot..."
Qiu Chunfang's face changed instantly, and she stammered, "You...how did you know? Did you follow us while we were selling flowers?"
"I don't have that kind of free time."
Hearing Zhou Qiqi say this, Qiu Chunfang quickly asked again, "You didn't tell Sister-in-law Wang, did you?"
Zhou Qiqi shrugged. "Not yet, but that might change later..."
Qiu Chunfang felt relieved and forced a smile through gritted teeth.
"What? I'll make Yaozu apologize, okay?!"
She then nudged Yaozu's shoulder, "Yaozu, quick! Say sorry to your Aunt Yingying..."
"right..."
"It's too late. An apology alone isn't enough now."
Zhao Yaozu had barely uttered a word when Zhou Qiqi interrupted him, taking half a step back with an icy gaze.
"Besides apologizing, you also have to pay Yingying's medical expenses, or this matter won't be over!"
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