Tao Susu forced a smile. "That's just how Uncle Jiang is. He's a good person, but his words aren't always pleasant to hear. Don't be upset if you hear them."
Zhou Mingli lowered his head and admitted his mistake, "It was my fault. Dr. Jiang, what treatment do you suggest?"
"There's no cure, just let them recover." Dr. Jiang withdrew her hand. "Bring the other two children over so I can take a look."
Zhou Mingli: "Now?"
Dr. Jiang: "Otherwise what? You don't want to treat your two children?"
Zhou Mingli said, "No, those two children are at home now. We are from Shanding Brigade. We didn't bring the children with us today, and we can only bring them tomorrow at the latest. How should I take care of my wife? You tell me, we will buy all the medicine we need and supplements we need."
Dr. Jiang nodded reluctantly upon hearing this.
He wrote a prescription on a piece of paper and gave it to Jiang Ci. Jiang Ci looked at it for a long time, and then Dr. Jiang took the prescription back. "Have you finished looking at it?"
Jiang Ci: "I've finished watching it."
This prescription is mainly for treating physical deficiencies. Jiang Ci doesn't understand medicine or the prescription, but she knows about brown sugar and donkey-hide gelatin in the name of the medicine.
It's for replenishing qi and blood.
Dr. Jiang curled her lip, "Even if I showed you, you wouldn't understand!"
Jiang Ci: "..."
She thought to herself: So what are you going to show me?
Dr. Jiang said, "It costs seven yuan. I'll prepare the medicine at home and get it ready. This afternoon at three o'clock, I'll ask Susu for ten days' worth of herbal decoction. I need to drink it three times a day!"
"Go back and eat more meat, chicken, pork, eggs are all fine, make sure you eat your fill at every meal."
Zhou Mingli nodded as he took out the money and handed it to Dr. Jiang.
Fortunately, he and Jiang Ci always carried some money with them whenever they came to town, in case they needed to buy something. This time they didn't have much money, only twelve yuan at most.
Seven dollars were gone in one go. Luckily I brought enough, otherwise I wouldn't even have enough money to ask for more.
Dr. Jiang's expression softened when she saw that Zhou Mingli was quite prompt in taking out the money.
Jiang Ci and Zhou Mingli thanked them several times as they left.
Tao Susu saw them off and, as she left, instructed her, "Take a large cloth bag; there's a lot of medicine for these ten days. Come directly to my office this afternoon, and we'll put the things in the cloth bag."
Jiang Ci said gratefully, "Thank you so much, Dr. Tao."
Suppressing her eagerness, Tao Susu smiled and said, "No need. I felt an instant connection with you. You're different from the others."
Jiang Ci knew perfectly well why Zhou Mingli was so close to her, so she didn't ask any more questions and walked out of the hospital with Zhou Mingli.
They hadn't gone far when a righteous-looking man rushed in, brushed past them, saw Tao Susu in her white coat, and strode inside. "Doctor, my wife is in the hospital! Do you know where she is?!"
Tao Susu glanced at him. "Comrade, what's your wife's name?"
“Her surname is Wang, Wang Zhaodi! My daughter is here too, keeping my husband company at bedside. My daughter’s name is Zhou Huai.”
Wang Zhaodi is the name of the widow Wang.
Tao Susu knew, but Jiang Ci and Zhou Mingli didn't. However, Jiang Ci and Zhou Mingli knew about Zhou Huai!
Daughter, Zhou Huai.
Jiang Ci and Zhou Mingli stopped abruptly.
The two women looked at each other in disbelief and turned to look at each other.
Zhou Gou's brows and eyes were full of anxiety; you could almost guess how worried he was about his lover.
Ah...this...
"Is this Zhou Ergou?" Jiang Ci tugged at Zhou Mingli several times.
Zhou Mingli frowned. "It seems...so."
Zhou Ergou joined the army very early, and Zhou Mingli didn't have many memories of him, but he did a lot of good deeds.
Tao Susu realized who this person was and exclaimed in surprise, "Widow Wang's husband? Didn't you die in the line of duty?"
"There's no time to explain this, please take me to see her, doctor." Zhou Gou was extremely anxious, his forehead was covered in sweat, and his dark green shirt was soaked.
Tao Susu nodded and led Zhou Gou upstairs.
Jiang Ci and Zhou Mingli looked at each other in bewilderment.
"Are you going?"
"Since I have nothing to do right now, I might as well... go and take a look."
The couple, Dududu, silently followed.
Zhou Gou was in a hurry, worried about both his daughter and his wife, and rushed into the ward.
At this moment, Widow Wang was still crying while hugging Zhou Huai. The police hadn't left yet, and they were afraid that Chunhua and Widow Wang would start fighting again, so they left one of the policemen here to keep an eye on things.
When Zhou Gou arrived at the ward, he saw his daughter and wife hugging each other and crying.
Zhou Gou was heartbroken and filled with rage. He shouted, "Xiao Huai! Zhao Di! I'm back!"
Widow Wang, who was crying while holding Zhou Huai, froze.
That's strange.
She was hallucinating; how could she hear her dead husband's voice?
Zhou Huai turned his head blankly and met Zhou Gou's bloodshot eyes, completely stunned.
he……
He looks like her father.
But it doesn't quite look like it.
Wasn't her father deceased? How come she saw him in broad daylight?
Could it be that she's hallucinating because she's been missing her father so much these past few days?
Zhou Huai stared blankly at Zhou Gou, his gaze both unfamiliar and distant.
Zhou Gou couldn't believe this was his daughter.
His fair and soft daughter, the little girl who would giggle and call him "Daddy" in a sweet, childish voice when he picked her up, and who would cry and cling to him, not wanting him to leave.
Now what... what...
His little locust tree is so thin and dark-skinned.
Zhou Gou felt as if he had been struck by a sharp blade. The near-death experience he had suffered in his chest was nothing compared to the agony he felt upon seeing his daughter's appearance.
Zhou Gou felt as if something was stuck in his throat, and he couldn't make a sound.
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