Early August 1973, Imperial Capital.
A month later, Gu Jianqiang's body had almost recovered under Zheng Ling's follow-up, and he was basically able to undergo surgery normally.
Early in the morning, Gu Ranzhou got up from the bed in a daze, and was suddenly pulled into his arms by a hand. Gu Ranzhou struggled for a while, but found that he could not get free, so he simply lay down in his arms.
After a while, Lu Zhenchuan opened his eyes, looked at the person lying in his arms, and slowly asked, "Zhou Zhou, you've been very sleepy this month. Are you feeling unwell?"
Gu Ranzhou lay in Lu Zhenchuan's arms and said dazedly, "No, I'm just feeling lazy. Is today the day for my surgery?"
Lu Zhenchuan checked the time and said, "Well, let's pack up, have breakfast, and then go to the hospital!"
Gu Ranzhou asked confusedly, "Have you sent An An and the others to school?"
Lu Zhenchuan held his wife's face in his hands and said with a smile, "Zhou Zhou, you were so sleepy that you forgot they have a day off today. And didn't we send them to Mom yesterday because we were worried we wouldn't have time to take care of them today?"
When Gu Ranzhou heard what her husband said, she was stunned for a moment before she remembered, "That's right!"
This month, Gu Ranzhou rarely went out except to go to the hospital to see Gu Jianqiang.
Lu Zhenchuan said, "Get up, didn't you already make an appointment?"
Gu Ranzhou shook his head, not wanting to move, and said to Lu Zhenchuan, "Help me! I really don't want to move."
"good."
Lu Zhenchuan picked the person up, dressed him, and washed him. Then he put him on the rocking chair in the yard and went to cook. Soon, two bowls of preserved egg and lean meat porridge were brought to the small table next to the rocking chair.
Lu Zhenchuan said, "Let's have some porridge today. After breakfast, we'll go to the hospital."
"good!"
Gu Ranzhou picked up the century egg and lean meat porridge and poured it all into his mouth. He burped after drinking it.
"Drink slowly, be careful not to choke!" Lu Zhenchuan sighed helplessly when he saw him drinking so much, and wiped the stains from the corners of his mouth with a tissue.
Gu Ranzhou scooped out a cup of spiritual spring water from the space, drank it, and ate half an egg before patting his stomach in satisfaction and saying, "I'm full. Are you full? If you are, let's go to the hospital."
"Yeah, okay." After Lu Zhenchuan finished the last mouthful of porridge, he put away the bowl and chopsticks and walked out holding Gu Ranzhou.
Lu Zhenchuan was driving the car, and Gu Ranzhou was leaning back in the chair leisurely, looking out the window in front of him. He was just starting to feel energetic now, not as lazy as someone who had just woken up, and didn't want to move at all.
"Zhou Zhou will be doing the surgery soon. Why don't you get some sleep? I heard that surgeons need to concentrate a lot, and being on the operating table takes a lot of energy."
Gu Ranzhou shook his head, not really wanting to sleep: "I just woke up, and I'm full of energy now!"
Lu Zhenchuan had some experience with this before and said, "Go to sleep, get some sleep."
Gu Ranzhou had no choice but to nod, then warned: "Okay then, remember to call me when we get there, and don't carry me up outside, understand?"
Lu Zhenchuan smiled, looked at his wife, nodded, and agreed, "I understand."
Gu Ranzhou nodded, closed his eyes obediently, and fell asleep unknowingly.
“Zhou Zhou…Zhou Zhou, we’re here!”
"Hmm..." Gu Ranzhou opened his eyes in a daze and saw Lu Zhenchuan stopped the car and looked at him.
"Zhou Zhou, get out of the car! Or should I carry you?"
"Oh!" Gu Ranzhou was startled awake after hearing Lu Zhenchuan's last words. "No, you're not allowed to hug me. Don't I have any dignity in public?"
Lu Zhenchuan smiled helplessly and said, "Okay, come down!"
After Gu Ranzhou got out of the car, Lu Zhenchuan closed the door, and the two of them walked to the ward where Gu Jianqiang was. When they arrived, Zheng Lianjun and Zheng Ling, the grandfather and grandson, were already in the ward. Not only that, Yu Jinhua and her daughter did not go back yesterday, but took turns to stay in the hospital. After all, they were going to have surgery today, and they felt a little uneasy if they were not here to stay.
Zheng Lianjun looked at Gu Ranzhou happily and said, "Zhouzhou, you're here."
Gu Ranzhou nodded in response. He didn't expect Uncle Zheng to be here as well. He asked, "Well, Uncle Zheng, what are you doing?"
Zheng Lianjun smiled and asked somewhat embarrassedly, "Why? I've also seen Gu Jianqiang's medical records. You know this kind of case is very rare. I was wondering if I could bring a few doctors to observe outside the ward. Is that okay with you?"
Gu Ranzhou was stunned after hearing this, but still agreed: "Okay, as long as we don't go into the operating room, you can look at it however you want."
Gu Ranzhou walked over to the bed and asked Gu Jianqiang, who was lying on the bed: "Fourth brother, how are you feeling now?"
Gu Jianqiang smiled and said, "I'm fine. Doctor Zheng has been taking care of me during this period."
"Okay, let's go do the surgery."
"Um."
The place for the operation was arranged by Zheng Lianjun himself. The best operating room in the hospital was fully equipped. The equipment in this operating room was all imported at high prices, and any one piece cost tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands.
Gu Jianqiang was pushed into the operating room by everyone. His wife and daughter followed behind and saw Gu Jianqiang being pushed into the operating room. They were asked to wait outside. They had no choice but to sit on the bench outside and wait anxiously. Gu Ranzhou and Zheng Ling changed their clothes and entered the operating room. Zheng Lianjun asked someone to notify the doctors in the hospital who specialized in this area to come and observe if they were free.
Gu Jianqiang spent the entire day on the operating table, while Gu Ranzhou and his colleagues performed intensive surgery. Doctors outside who knew about this watched the two surgeries and had in-depth discussions, their eyes filled with excitement.
Although Zheng Lianjun is a traditional Chinese medicine practitioner, he also knows some Western medicine, but not much. When he saw Gu Ranzhou performing surgery, he couldn't help but sigh, "Xiao Zhou is quite capable. He even knows Western medicine?"
Lu Zhenchuan, who was standing next to him, seemed to understand the underlying meaning of this sentence. He didn't know what to say, so he just helped his wife to evade his brother's words, "Zhou Zhou said before that he had learned some new skills and could support his family even when he was away from home."
Zheng Lianjun was a cunning old man who had come through a lot of hardships, so he naturally understood the hidden meaning in Lu Zhenchuan's words, but he didn't feel surprised, or perhaps he wasn't surprised by anything about Gu Ranzhou.
Ever since he learned about the document Gu Ranzhou had voluntarily handed over, none of these old men had any doubts. After all, that document was extremely important, and Gu Ranzhou's willingness to donate it for free had already achieved a certain significance. Even if Gu Ranzhou didn't say it, it would only be because of his own reasons. He just nodded and smiled and said, "I have indeed learned a few more skills."
In the minds of those old revolutionaries, as long as it does not harm the country and is beneficial to the country, they will not delve into it too deeply, because they understand that it is better to know less about some things, and knowing too much is not a good thing.
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