The payment counter for the special ward was at the end of the corridor. A window was located about waist-high. The nurse inside glanced at the forms they handed in, quickly added them up on an abacus, and called out to the two of them,
Forty-six!
I knew it wouldn't be cheap, but I didn't expect it to be this expensive.
When Lu Cuihua was taking out money to pay the registration fee, Xiao Yujie noticed that the family didn't seem to have much money with them. Otherwise, she wouldn't have offered to give them money to eat.
However, since she had arranged the ward herself, Xiao Yujie looked at Li Shaojie with concern.
"Comrade, why is it so expensive? I only stayed inside for a short while." Li Shaojie tilted his head and looked inside through the railing.
"No matter how long you stay, it's calculated in one day. If you don't leave after you're better, you'll have to stay inside. What about the other patients? Do you have any proof? A certificate from your workplace, proving that you've received any honors or been a model worker. Hospitals can offer reductions or exemptions for those who have made contributions to the country."
After being choked, Li Shaojie's face darkened even more. He forced a smile and gave Xiao Yujie a reassuring one. Don't worry, he still had money.
He opened the black briefcase in his hand.
It wasn't until Li Shaojie emptied all the red envelopes inside and turned the bag inside out that he confirmed there wasn't a single penny in it.
Li Shaojie's face darkened, and in a fit of rage, he slammed his briefcase to the ground.
Xiao Yujie was startled by the hostility in Li Shaojie's eyes. In front of so many people, she didn't want Li Shaojie to show his displeasure so obviously, otherwise others would only laugh at them more.
Xiao Yujie tugged at Li Shaojie's sleeve, indicating that there were other people nearby, and asked softly, "Shaojie, what's wrong?"
"Du Wenting took all the money for the medical treatment. Did you bring any money?" Li Shaojie was no longer concerned about what others thought of him. He was panting heavily and his tone was somewhat aggressive.
Forty-six yuan, and her monthly salary was only twenty-seven yuan and eighty cents. Where would she get so much money? Xiao Yujie emptied all the money in her pocket, which amounted to just over ten yuan.
What to do? Xiao Yujie couldn't think of anything else right now. She and Li Shaojie looked at each other anxiously, unable to come up with a solution.
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