Not only did Xiaoxi go out with her third brother, but she also brought along her third brother's new assistant, Dong Hao.
Time was tight and the task was heavy, so Xiaoxi and the others were only given one night to prepare.
The next morning, they boarded a special plane to Beijing with Dean Xu Haihuang.
The journey from Shanghai to Beijing takes only an hour and a half.
A special person picked them up from the airport. Xu Hai returned to the city, while Dean Huang took Xiao Xi and the others to Huaiyuan County, Beijing Province.
That is the hometown of agricultural scientist Zhang Lao.
The mountain road was winding and steep, but fortunately the scenery was pleasant and the air was fresh.
Xiaoxi fell asleep twice in the car, and when she woke up again, they had already arrived at their destination.
Nestled in the mountain valley is a beautiful villa. According to Dean Huang, it was built by Zhang Lao's son specifically for his father to recuperate.
Xiaoxi then remembered that this agricultural scientist had a powerful son.
Zhang Peiyan, the son of Mr. Zhang, had already received the news that another senior doctor would be coming to see his father today.
The doctor was brought in from Shanghai. He knew that the doctor was specially appointed by Secretary Yan, so he had to come back to welcome him.
Zhang Peiyan was probably in his forties and was quite enthusiastic towards Xiaoxi and the others.
He was acquainted with Dean Huang; it's likely that Old Zhang had been dealing with Dean Huang from the time he was hospitalized until he returned to his hometown for treatment.
Xiaoxi noticed that Zhang Peiyan looked at the three of them with some disappointment.
Ye Zhilin and Dong Hao are both very young, not even thirty years old, and they are accompanied by Xiao Xi, a young girl.
It's impossible to associate him with the image of a senior expert.
Zhang Peiyan still treated them warmly, and sent people to arrange rooms for Xiaoxi and the other two. Although it was in the mountains, the comfort level was no less than that of a five-star hotel in the city.
Dinner was also very sumptuous. During dinner, Ye Zhilin, Xiao Xi and the others got to know each other and met with the doctors and nurses who stayed at the resort.
Ye Zhilin and Dong Hao are both not good at socializing, and they are not familiar with each other. Xiao Xi is also quiet.
Overall, the hospitality arrangements were quite good.
But Xiaoxi felt that the doctors and nurses were only superficially enthusiastic and obsequious.
Everyone understood that it was Secretary Yan who personally assigned them to look after their powerful backers.
Zhang Peiyan and Ye Zhilin agreed to meet at nine o'clock tomorrow morning to see his father.
The villa was beautiful and peaceful at night, and nothing happened that night.
The next morning, Xiaoxi met the agricultural scientist, Zhang Senling.
A thin, old man, with a sallow complexion and tubes inserted into his body, lay lifeless on the hospital bed, barely clinging to life.
He had liver cancer and hadn't woken up for two years; it's normal that he was kept alive by intravenous nutrition.
Ye Zhilin began treating Zhang Lao.
He already had experience in treating cancer, and had basically enabled Mr. Zhang's liver cells to regenerate.
Three days have passed, but the elder still shows no signs of waking up.
Xiaoxi thought: If all else fails, I'll just charm all the doctors and nurses. Don't I have the black orchid?
She fed Old Zhang a pill as a trial balloon.
For the first time ever, Xiaoxi's pills were ineffective.
Xiaoxi suddenly realized that Old Zhang's current state was just like her mother's back then; he had suffered from dissociative identity disorder.
Now, Old Zhang's body is like an empty shell; even the best elixirs can only repair his physical form.
But his current condition is far worse than his mother's before; it has dragged on for far too long, a full two years.
On the fifth night of Ye Zhilin's treatment, Zhang Peiyan finally lost all hope.
His smile looked forced.
The doctors and nurses sneered: So what if he's a top international medical doctor? He still couldn't wake up Old Zhang.
Xiaoxi felt very uncomfortable with the facial expressions of Zhang Peiyan and the doctors.
It seems that treating the elder's illness is not something that can be resolved in a short time.
Zhang Peiyan maintained a facade, pretending even though he clearly disapproved of the siblings in his heart.
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