Faced with his sister's overflowing compassion, Chen Xia decided to have a good talk with her.
"Currently, Four Seasons Hospital has an outpatient volume of about 8,000 people a day. Even if one-tenth of them are poor, that's still about 800 people. Isn't this a small proportion?
So these 800 people need assistance, averaging 500 yuan per person, so I have to pay at least 400,000 yuan a day, right? Chen Qiu, you are a top student, can you calculate for me how much I should pay every month and every year?
When Chen Qiu heard the dissatisfaction in his elder brother's words, the rebellious spirit in his heart also rose.
"Even if it's 400,000, that's 12 million a month, less than 150 million a year. Can't you afford it?"
Chen Chun frowned after hearing this: "Xiao Qiu..."
Chen Xia sneered and said, "150 million, that's quite an exaggeration. Chen Qiu, you must have forgotten that when my father passed away ten years ago, our family couldn't even come up with 15 yuan. Now, 150 million is a small amount in your eyes?
150 million, of course I can come up with it, but have you ever thought that if I rescue these 800 patients today, there will be 8,000 patients tomorrow. Everyone saw that there was a Chen Xia in Yuezhou who opened a hospital that could provide free treatment.
Believe it or not, the day after tomorrow there may be a patient coming, saying that he has some disease, has no money for treatment, and needs to be treated at Four Seasons Hospital, and all fees will be waived.
Then, Chen Qiu, please calculate for me again. Every day, there are thousands or tens of thousands of patients who need my help. How much property does our Chen family have? How many people can we help?"
Hearing the brother and sister's voices getting louder and louder, Gu Wei and Gu's mother upstairs also came downstairs.
Chen Qiu: "But, there are so many patients in the hospital right now who can't afford treatment. Are you just going to watch them die? You've made so much money, hundreds of millions of dollars at a time. Shouldn't you help others and give back to society?"
Chen Xia: "Chen Qiu, I think you have made a few mistakes. First of all, hospitals are not charities. Going to the hospital to see a doctor costs money, because the hospital needs money to operate, the medicine costs money, and the doctor's salary needs money. Does this money just come from the wind?
Secondly, treating poor patients is not the obligation of any individual, nor is it my responsibility, Chen Xia. It is the government's responsibility and obligation to ensure that every citizen has equal, basic and affordable medical services because they collect taxes.
Do you understand? Just because I, Chen Xia, am rich doesn't mean I should donate this money. I should donate my wealth to help the poor. You are using moral coercion. Whether to donate or how much to donate is based on my ability, and you are not forcing me to donate.
"Xiao Xia, speak softly."
Seeing that his son-in-law was getting more and more angry, Gu Wei hurriedly spoke out to dissuade him.
Chen Qiu was also so angry that his face turned red, and his mind was suddenly confused.
She now has only one thought in her mind: big brother is so rich, why can't he save those poor patients, especially that poor little girl?
Chen Chun was stunned. Why were these two siblings arguing so peacefully? But she didn't know who was right and who was wrong.
Is what the third brother said about treating patients who have no money right? Yes!
But what the second brother said, saving patients all over the world and providing free medical care, is not the obligation and responsibility that he should bear as an entrepreneur, and it seems to be right!
So she was confused. If they were both right, then who was wrong?
Gu Wei looked at Chen Qiu in front of him and also sighed: She is a kind and good girl, but unfortunately she lacks experience.
"Xiao Qiu, Uncle Gu has a few words for you. You just accused your eldest brother, which is inappropriate. I've watched you grow up, step by step to where you are today, so I have some say."
Don't be fooled by your brother's usual cheerful and carefree demeanor. But you have to understand what your family's situation was like after your father's death in 1980. Back then, your father's martyr status wasn't approved, and it was your eldest brother who dropped out of school and took the initiative to take care of you.
"At that time, the three of you were all in school, but your eldest brother was the only one who dropped out to work on the farm. Have you ever thought about the pain and resentment your eldest brother felt? He knew that even if he took the job and joined the hospital, without a solid diploma, he was doomed to have a poor future."
Gu Wei paused, looked at Chen Xia and his sister, and said:
"Your family had no money, and you had three students to feed, so your eldest brother secretly borrowed money to buy rice and eggs in the village, and then he carried hundreds of kilograms of rice to Lin'an to sell.
So, if you think back on your brother's hardship, you should understand him. His money wasn't blown away by the wind; it was all earned through his own hard work. I think Chen Qiu, you should be grateful."
At this time, Chen Qiu also remembered that 10 years ago, his elder brother fell into the water and almost died, and he looked miserable after being rescued to the shore.
He also thought of how he secretly carried rice to sell for money, and after making the money, he took the younger ones to Lin'an to visit his eldest sister, and bought clothes and meat for everyone.
Then tears began to well up in his eyes, and Chen Chun had already turned his back and was wiping his tears.
"Later, your eldest brother entered the hospital and his life gradually improved. He became the head of the general affairs department and traveled all over the world to seek benefits for the hospital. He also wanted to make more money for himself. He went to Ruili and was kidnapped by the Burmese. He barely escaped death and returned home.
Do you remember that he returned to Yuezhou with great difficulty and slept alone in the hospital lobby. His clothes were smelly and dirty, and his beard was so long. We thought he had met a beggar when we were at work. Just think about how much suffering he endured?
Later, he went to the Laoshan battlefield with me. He didn't have to go to the front line, but for the sake of this country and this nation, he resolutely joined the death squad.
I saw all this with my own eyes. At that time, I thought your elder brother must have died. You don’t know that your uncle Ren and I were holding a homemade soul-guiding sail and were calling his soul back to his hometown on the mountain.
Later, your elder brother was really lucky. He didn't die, but won a first-class merit and was promoted to vice president of Yuezhou Hospital.
As Gu Wei was speaking, not to mention Chen Qiu and Chen Chun, even Gu's mother started to wipe away her tears.
Gu Lin hid behind the door, recalling the hardships she had experienced with Chen Xia, and cried like a fool.
Chen Xia was also embarrassed like a fool, because he suddenly felt that his father-in-law was talking about someone else. How could he be so great?
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