Chapter 45 Money is the money to buy life
Su Wanwan couldn't quite describe her feelings. She put away her phone and followed the group back to the office.
The department still has a lot of work to arrange.
After making the arrangements, Chen Yanlai immediately went to handle other tasks.
Everyone in the office was slumped over.
Dr. Chen also let out a sigh of relief and stretched, "That was really tiring."
Su Wanwan was also tired. She shook her head to wake herself up and then said, "I just ordered a blood-nourishing and qi-boosting set meal from Huide Grand Restaurant for everyone."
The medicinal cuisine there is quite good and is very popular among the people.
Aside from being a bit pricey, it has no other drawbacks.
“Okay, Dr. Su,” Dr. Li said, “I always say that Dr. Su is the kindest person in the world.”
Nan Sisi: "Dr. Su, you are my second mother."
“…” Su Jiwan: “I don’t have a daughter as old as you.”
As the saying goes, "He who eats another's food is bound to him, and he who takes another's money is bound to him," so the seasoned veterans in the department sometimes bullied the newcomers, but Su Wan didn't suffer any major grievances.
Before the meal arrived, Su Wanwan was responsible for going out to explain the situation to the patient's family.
The two elderly people are probably in their fifties or sixties. The person lying in the ICU is their youngest child, who is only eighteen years old.
Students from a nearby vocational school, where the school doesn't enforce regulations strictly, work part-time delivering food at night.
The two elderly people had just arrived from their hometown and hadn't slept all night. Coupled with the psychological pressure, their mental state was very poor.
Upon seeing Su Wanwan, he asked tremblingly, "Doctor, is my son alright?"
"The surgery was a success."
The two elders breathed a sigh of relief.
Last night was an emergency surgery, and we went through the green channel. Su Wanwan still had to go through a bunch of informed consent forms with them.
Fortunately, the elderly couple were reasonable. With trembling hands, they signed the papers, wiping away tears as they asked, "Doctor, when can I see him?"
Su Wanwan: "The nurses will tell you later."
Back in the office, the takeout I ordered had arrived.
Su Wanwan had ordered a little too much. Seeing that there were still two boxes left, she said to the nurse who had just come in, "Take these to those two elderly people and just say that we ordered too much."
Dr. Chen: "Dr. Su, this isn't a good idea."
Doctors should not have too much contact with patients' families, and showing too much sympathy to patients is also a big no-no.
Su Wanwan smiled and said, "Let's do our part to be humane. They came all this way in the middle of the night and probably don't even know where the cafeteria entrance is."
Just then, Director Chen walked in and sighed, "The surgery fee can be reduced or waived, but the subsequent medical expenses will be astronomical."
If you can't afford the fees and don't receive proper medical care, it will be difficult to recover.
And he is still very young.
Everyone else fell silent.
Dr. Li has been in the department for many years and is used to it. "It still comes down to this: money is money to save lives."
They are not philanthropists; they'll just consider the surgery done that night a waste of time, as they have no way to cover the subsequent medical expenses.
The cost of spending a day in the ICU is nearly ten thousand yuan.
They could save one, but not many.
After lunch, Su Wan went to the ward.
I saw two elderly people asking relatives for money in a corner.
She spoke humbly and bitterly, "Second sister, there's really no other way. We'll definitely return it to you once Xiao Jie recovers."
"We're just 50,000 short." Pang Jing burst into tears. "We've already sold the house, we're really just 50,000 short. Second sister, I beg you, please save Xiao Jie."
"Second sister, second sister—" Pang Jing called out, but there was only a busy signal on the other end.
It's a bottomless pit, as you can imagine; not everyone can borrow from it.
I don't have money, so the pharmacy can't prescribe the medicine.
In the ICU, Liao Jiajie was breathing weakly.
Actually, he almost received a critical condition notice during the surgery, but in the end, he escaped unharmed, showing a strong will to live.
Su Wanwan returned to her ward, feeling uneasy.
Chen Yanlai is communicating with the medical department to see if there is any sponsorship available, but judging from her expression, it seems unlikely.
There are too many pitiful people in the world, and the social assistance that the medical department sometimes manages to obtain is simply a drop in the ocean.
“They should be short by only a few tens of thousands, and they’ve already sold their house,” Su Wanwan said.
“Not only that, his grandmother is in the hepatobiliary surgery department,” Chen Yanlai said.
The entire family, including an elderly person and a child, is lying in hospital beds.
Chen Yanlai paused for a moment, then walked out.
Su Wanwan followed, "Director Chen, you're not thinking of paying out of your own pocket again, are you?"
Last time, she saw Chen Yanlai secretly pay for the patient's medical expenses.
“Anyway, I do charity every year. Rather than not seeing it, I might as well help those in front of me.” Chen Yanlai is quite open-minded. She is single, comes from a good family, and doesn’t care much about money.
"Director Chen, count me in," Su Wanwan said.
"You just started working—"
“My mom gives me a lot of pocket money,” Su Wanwan sighed. “She’s still so young. If she really falls apart, her whole family will fall apart.”
We can't abandon either the old or the young. If the young child's follow-up treatment isn't successful, they might need someone to take care of them for the rest of their life, which would be a devastating blow to the family.
Su Wanwan and Chen Yanlai each paid half of the remaining 50,000 yuan, and in the end, they told the patient's family that they had managed to get a reduction in the surgery fees for them.
After entering the medical records, Su Wanwan glanced at her phone, but there were still no messages.
After much deliberation, I decided to pay Xie Yanning back for yesterday's meal. I had just typed out the word "you" when the call bell for bed number 5 rang again. The nurse came over and called out, "Dr. Su, the patient has suddenly developed respiratory distress for unknown reasons."
My hand trembled, and the word "you" was sent out.
Su Wanwan hesitated for a second before putting down her phone and rushing to the ward to handle the situation.
Working the day and night shifts is like fighting a war.
After working around the clock for 24 hours straight, Su Wanwan was so exhausted that her brain couldn't function properly anymore.
When I got home from get off work, I found that all the lights in Xie Yanning's house were off.
I don't know if they didn't come back or if they were asleep.
Looking at her phone again, the chat window was still showing the word "you" she had sent.
Su Wanwan thought she should find an opportunity to apologize.
For several days in a row, the lights were off.
"Did he go on a business trip?" Su Wanwan asked Yuanxiao, looking down at her. "Have you seen anyone come back downstairs?"
Yuanxiao nestled firmly in Su Wanwan's arms, ignoring her.
Su Wanwan didn't expect anything from this daughter.
After thinking for a moment, she took out her phone and sent a WeChat message.
[Su Wanwan: I'm returning the favor since you treated me to dinner last time.]
Su Wanwan waited until she went to bed, but there was still no reply.
Does this mean she should pay it back and get lost?
There's no need to get so angry, is there?
At a certain base, Xie Yanning was still dealing with an emergency with the staff.
Seeing that his eyes were bloodshot, the instructor said, "Professor Xie, you've really worked hard. Why don't I go back and rest for a bit?"
Xie Yanning glanced at the clock. "Okay."
He was really tired after working for several days.
This place is located deep in the mountains and forests. Cell phones are confiscated, making it truly isolated from the world.
Xie Yanning went back to the lounge.
Despite his drowsy mind, he kept thinking about Su Wanwan's blatant rejection a few days ago.
The only reason Su Wanwan could cause her parents' attitude to change so suddenly is because of something she said.
It's nothing more than her dislike for him and her wish that her parents wouldn't arrange a marriage between them.
In the darkness, Xie Yanning held his arm across his eyes, feeling utterly ridiculous.
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