Everyone started talking at once about the good deeds He Yuzhu had done in the past, how he had argued with someone one day and gotten into a fight the next.
Li Chu knew nothing about many things, but listened with great interest.
Now Yi Zhonghai could no longer bring up the matter of asking everyone to introduce someone to He Yuzhu.
Of the hundred or so people in the courtyard, apart from the old man and the old lady in the backyard, probably no one had a good word to say about He Yuzhu. Even his own sister ignored him, which gives you an idea of his character.
They chatted for a while longer, then, seeing that it was getting late, they all went home.
When she got home, Ding Qiunan had just boiled water in the kitchen and was about to take a shower.
She didn't know how she got it, but she smeared the black ash on her face without even realizing it. Plus, she was sweating a little, and tsk tsk, her face looked like a cat covered in grime. Li Chule was in a real mess, and the girl gave her a good beating, which made her behave.
"Hmph, I'll punish you by making you wash me tonight," the girl said, pinching his waist one last time.
This made Li Chu extremely happy. Was this a punishment? This was a perk!
Without saying a word, he stripped the girl completely naked, then, holding her in one arm and carrying the kettle in the other, he slipped into the bathroom.
Finally, the bathroom door opened, and the girl nestled in Li Chu's arms as he carried her up to the second floor.
Upstairs, the electric fan was blowing gently. Li Chu was half-lying on the bed, and the girl was quietly nestled in his arms. She looked up at him and said, "Li Chu, I feel like the skin on my face has gotten much whiter lately."
"Of course, otherwise why would I prescribe that medicine for you? You think it's a joke to put it on your face every day?"
“Sister Liu from our office asked me the other day, saying that I looked much fairer than when I first started working at the factory, and asked me how I did it, but I didn’t tell her.”
"Well, it's not right to say that. This medicine is hard to prepare, and it would be too troublesome if everyone came to ask for it."
The girl nodded, turned her face to the side and rested it on his chest, quietly listening to his heartbeat.
Li Chu picked up the book from the bedside table and started reading.
He didn't know how much time had passed when he felt the girl move slightly, but he didn't pay any attention to it.
Reading books? What's the point of reading books? A wife is much more fun than books.
——I am a dividing line——
In the morning, as usual, Li Chu took Xiao Hei out for a run. After they came back, Li Chu cracked four eggs and steamed two bowls of steamed egg custard.
Upon arriving at the hospital, Li Chu first went to the cafeteria to greet the purchasing staff and the head chef. He gave each of them a pack of cigarettes before heading to his office.
There weren't many patients, so Li Chu just kept writing. Around noon, Director Liang and Vice President Zhang came over.
"Xiao Li, go out with Dean Zhang for a bit, and bring your needles with you." Director Liang made the arrangements for Li Chu as soon as he came in.
It must be a house call. Li Chu didn't ask any questions after hearing this, and simply packed his things and followed Vice President Zhang.
The jeep was ready. Vice Dean Zhang sat in the passenger seat, and Li Chu followed suit and sat in the back.
After the car drove out of the hospital, Vice President Zhang turned to Li Chu and said, "When we get there, don't ask or say anything. Just listen. Treat it as a learning trip."
"Understood, Dean Zhang." It seems this isn't a house call, but an off-site consultation, and not for a regular patient, otherwise the leader wouldn't have given such instructions.
There were very few cars on the road at this time, and they drove very fast. After passing Chang'an Avenue, they arrived at their destination in less than twenty minutes, which was also a hospital. Li Chu looked outside and raised his eyebrows. The military general hospital. Why would they come here for a consultation? No wonder the leader gave such instructions earlier.
The car drove straight to an archway in the backyard before stopping.
After getting out of the car, Li Chu followed Vice Dean Zhang through the archway to a three-story building. There were sentries standing guard downstairs with guns at their feet, and a soldier in a white coat walked over when he saw them. He saluted Vice Dean Zhang from a distance, and the two shook hands as they got closer. "Dean Zhang, we've been waiting for you. Please come in." He then nodded to Li Chu.
When they got downstairs, two soldiers came out of the apartment at the bottom of the stairs. One of them, wearing a white coat, turned to Vice President Zhang and said, "President Zhang, I'm sorry, we need to conduct a routine inspection."
Vice Dean Zhang nodded in understanding.
Two soldiers approached and searched Li Chu and Vice President Zhang. When they went upstairs, their bags were left behind.
Led by the doctors in white coats, they arrived at a conference room on the second floor.
There were already more than a dozen people seated around the table in the conference room. Upon seeing them enter, an elderly man in military uniform at the head of the table waved for them to sit down. Vice President Zhang sat down at the table, and Li Chu sat on the stool behind him. As he sat down, Li Chu glanced up at the elderly soldier.
Vice President Zhang turned to Li Chu and whispered in his ear that he was Liu, the president of the military hospital.
After everyone was seated, Dean Liu, who was at the head of the table, said, "Alright, now that everyone is here, let's begin. Since time is of the essence, we won't waste any more time on small talk. Xiao Yang, could you give us a brief introduction?"
Then Li Chu saw the white-coated doctor who had greeted them downstairs stand up and begin to explain the patient's condition.
Li Chu listened attentively to Dr. Yang's explanation. The condition was actually quite simple: angina. After emergency treatment, the condition had temporarily stabilized. Now, the focus was on determining the appropriate treatment methods, as problems were bound to arise sooner or later.
Thirty years from now, it will be heart bypass surgery or stent placement, but such surgery does not exist yet.
After listening to Dr. Yang's introduction, the two veteran traditional Chinese medicine doctors on site suggested going to the ward to see the patient.
Dean Liu agreed and had Dr. Yang take them there. Vice Dean Zhang gestured for Li Chu to come along as well.
Dr. Yang glanced at Li Chu but said nothing, and simply walked ahead.
There were also two armed guards standing guard at the entrance to the third-floor stairwell. Dr. Yang went up to them and explained the situation before leading the three people over.
Upon entering the ward, a nurse was standing beside the bed, constantly observing the monitoring equipment.
Li Chu was stunned when he saw the patient lying in the hospital bed. He had seen this patient before, in the newspaper, and at Uncle Wang's house.
After the two experienced traditional Chinese medicine doctors finished taking his pulse, Li Chu also went up to have his pulse taken for a while. When they came out, the two doctors were having a heated discussion, but neither of them paid any attention to him.
The group in the conference room were discussing treatment methods, and two experienced traditional Chinese medicine doctors joined in.
Li Chu sat behind Vice Dean Zhang without saying a word, keeping his head down in silence.
Seeing that it was almost time, Dean Liu invited everyone to go to the cafeteria for lunch first, and then come back to continue the meeting after lunch.
On the way to the cafeteria, Li Chu hesitated for a long time before walking up to Vice Dean Zhang and saying, "Dean Zhang, I'd like to give it a try."
Upon hearing his words, Vice Dean Zhang stopped and stared at Li Chu with wide eyes: "Little Li, are you kidding me? Is this something you can try?"
Li Chu no longer hesitated and looked directly into Vice Dean Zhang's eyes, saying, "Dean Zhang, what I mean is that I am confident I can cure the patient, or at least stabilize his condition."
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