When Lu Jiuchuan heard the head nurse's words, anger rose in his heart.
But thinking that she was going to stop Luo Qianyu's medication, it was not worth arguing with her and delaying the medication and treatment, so he finally chose to bow his head:
"Comrade nurse, please use the necessary medicine. I will go and borrow some money."
The head nurse rolled her eyes at him and sneered:
"That's easy to say, but who can guarantee that you can borrow the money? What if the medicine is used and you haven't paid for it? Do you want me to cover the cost for you?"
"Humph! When you pay the money, you can use the medicine."
After saying that, she turned around and walked away, twisting her fat buttocks.
After Qiu Zheng finished instructing his subordinates, he came back and heard these words. He was immediately furious:
"Wait! The slogan on your wall looks nice?"
He pointed to the words "Everything for the health of the people" on the wall and continued to question:
"You are in such an important position, but you don't serve the people and look down on the working class and peasant class. Do you deserve to wear this white coat?"
The head nurse turned her head and saw that it was him. She immediately changed her expression and turned back with a smile:
"Director Qiu, that's really too much. I'm just following the hospital's rules. I can't accept your accusation."
"He hasn't paid for his previous surgery and medicine yet, and he still has to pay for hospitalization and medicine. If everyone is like him, the hospital won't be able to carry out its work."
Her attitude and tone are really irritating.
But in this matter, Lu Jiuchuan really couldn't say that the head nurse was wrong.
Too many people cannot afford the medical bills, so they have to endure minor illnesses and wait to die from serious illnesses. There are too many hospitals every day and they really cannot afford it.
Qiu Zheng glanced at Lu Jiuchuan who was silent, and snatched the list from his hand.
"I'll go and hand it in."
Lu Jiuchuan nodded and returned to his expressionless look.
After he paid the fee and came back, Lu Jiuchuan whispered to him:
"Thanks! When my lover wakes up, I'll ask her to pay you back."
He looked unhappy:
"Captain Lu, Comrade Lu, Brother Jiu, do you really have to draw such a clear line between us? Are you going to return the dozen dollars to me, too?"
"Then you saved my life! How can I repay you?"
He questioned in a deep voice, his eyes turning red.
Lu Jiuchuan was still staring at the red cross, but he felt mixed emotions.
After a long while, he said in an inaudible voice:
"Let's not talk about the past."
At this moment, Qiu Zheng suddenly understood why Lu Jiuchuan distanced himself from them.
Their captain is feeling very miserable. It would be even more miserable if he would think of people and events from the past every time he saw them.
Neither of them spoke again.
Until two police officers came over, one of them brought two oil paper bags:
"Director, the canteen and the state-owned enterprise are out of vegetables, so I simply went home and packed the meat buns my mother made."
Qiu Zheng stuffed some money into the policeman's pocket and threatened him with his eyes to take it:
"Go to my house again and tell my mom to make some soup for surgery patients. I'll go back and get it later."
"No need." Lu Jiuchuan refused without thinking, "I can't delay your work."
Qiu Zheng said unhappily:
"We express our condolences to the people's heroes, which is also within the scope of our work."
Then he gave the police officer a look, took the bag and handed it to Henian:
"Niannian, take it and eat it. If you like, give some to your father."
He Nian glanced at Lu Jiuchuan, and only took the bag after getting his consent, and handed one to Lu Jiuchuan first:
"Dad, there are a lot of them here. Leave two for Mom and we can share the rest."
Lu Jiuchuan touched his head:
"Dad is not hungry, he eats every year."
The two adults stopped talking, and in the narrow corridor outside the operating room, the only sound was the sound of Henian eating buns.
Fortunately, Luo Qianyu was finally pushed out by medical staff.
"The injured should wake up soon, go to the ward first."
Lu Jiuchuan stared at Luo Qianyu's pale face, hurriedly grabbed Henian's hand holding the buns, and followed beside him.
Qiu Zheng called the police who stayed behind and followed them.
Fortunately, he had helped with the hospitalization and booked a single room, which was big enough for five or six people to stand in.
"Ayu."
As soon as Luo Qianyu woke up from a coma, she met the worried eyes of two men in her family, one big and one small.
"Ayu, don't move. Your wound has just been treated."
She wanted to speak, but the tip of her tongue, which had been bitten hard before, felt a pain, and her throat felt hot.
Lu Jiuchuan carefully poured her a glass of water and handed it to her lips.
After drinking a few sips of water, she felt better:
"I'm fine. Where's the trafficker?"
When he opened his mouth to speak, even she didn't recognize the sound as her own, it was so soft and unclear, as if it was a mosquito's.
Lu Jiuchuan put down the cup and lowered his voice:
"Don't say anything yet. The traffickers have been taken away by the police. The police have also arranged to go and notify your family. Don't worry."
Luo Qianyu nodded.
Qiu Zheng coughed twice beside him:
"Comrade, if you can speak now, please tell us about the case."
Lu Jiuchuan glanced at him with dissatisfaction, and he explained to Luo Qianyu awkwardly:
"I'm sorry, I just want to get the case cleared up as soon as possible, haha, I'll come back later."
After saying that, he stuffed the money into Lu Jiuchuan's pocket and ran away quickly.
Another policeman chased after him, not knowing why.
Luo Qianyu blinked to show her curiosity.
Lu Jiuchuan understood immediately:
"He is also my comrade-in-arms, and now he is the director of the county public security bureau. You have a good rest, I will take Nian Nian to buy some things."
Luo Qianyu also felt very tired, so he nodded and closed his eyes.
She didn't know how long it had been, but in a daze, she felt a warm sensation coming from the soles of her feet.
When she opened her eyes, she saw Henian sitting in the chair next to her, sleeping next to her hand.
Looking down, I could only see the top of Lu Jiuchuan's head.
The soles of my feet could feel the warmth of the towel, and were wiped gently over and over again.
That feeling, a bit numb, spread from the soles of my feet to my heart and rushed straight to my forehead.
It's quite embarrassing.
But Lu Jiuchuan himself did not show any charm at all, only full of heartache.
These feet were covered with numerous wounds, and it was not difficult to guess how difficult it was for Luo Qianyu to chase.
"Oh, it's not enough that my wife controls my money, but I also have to wash my wife's feet?"
"Tsk tsk... This is the first time I've seen a man like you."
The head nurse placed the disinfectant heavily on the cabinet and turned away.
Lu Jiuchuan ignored her. Luo Qianyu wanted to retort, but her tongue hurt.
The couple's eyes met.
Lu Jiuchuan looked away apologetically, put the towel in the basin, walked over to get the disinfectant, then returned to her feet and squatted down.
Luo Qianyu felt a slight chill on his feet again, and then he felt him blowing air on the small wound on the sole of his foot.
In the gap, Lu Jiuchuan's voice was heard:
"Ayu, I'm sorry! I'm an incompetent husband. I promised to protect you well, but I always fail to do so."
She curled her toes and said slowly:
"How can you be blamed for this? No one would have thought that there would be human traffickers in the team."
Lu Jiuchuan's hand suddenly paused, and his voice became low:
"Those two are not just human traffickers. The woman's name is Yan Xiuqin, she is Nian Nian's biological mother; the man's name is Niu Dazhuang, he is their stepfather."
"What?" Luo Qianyu almost sat up when he heard it, and then gasped in pain.
Lu Jiuchuan rushed to her side in fear:
"Did you tear the wound? I'll go call a doctor."