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A carriage was moving slowly on the bumpy road. Su Yun leaned against the side of the carriage. As the road was bumpy, her body shook from time to time. Although Fu Changan had thoughtfully prepared a soft cushion for her, her buttocks could still clearly feel every real impact.
Su Yunwei lifted the curtain of the carriage out of boredom and looked around. A row of dense forests covered the sky and enveloped their small carriage. There was no end in sight in front of the carriage.
She couldn't help but think of her newly bought car and the novels she had read. Why did they always have this or that golden finger, while she had nothing?
Apart from his own medicine box, he had nothing else.
I originally thought that if I traveled through time, then so be it. At least I wouldn't have to go to work, I could sleep until I woke up naturally in the morning, and I wouldn't have to worry about the hospital suddenly calling me for help if I stayed at home.
No need to attend meetings, no need to please leaders, just do whatever you want, free.
But the reality is cruel after all. After traveling to this hellhole, I haven't had a good rest for a few days. I run around all day long, which is no different from working in a hospital.
Alas! Su Yunwei sighed helplessly.
The woman looked listless and dejected. Fu Changan saw this and felt a slight pang in his heart. He leaned over and said in a voice only the two of them could hear, "Once this is over, I'll take some time off and go out with you, okay?"
Something in Su Yunwei's heart was touched, and her eyes lit up instantly. She said, "Really? Are you kidding me?"
Fu Changan: "...Really, I'm not lying to you." Those eyes as bright as stars went straight into Fu Changan's heart, shining brightly.
"Father, how is mother?" Fu Mingyue stood next to Fu Li. Her mother had already fallen out with her parents' family. Would everything go smoothly when she returned this time?
Fu Li shook his head and sighed tiredly, "When Yinyin saw her father's appearance, she was so frightened that she lost her mind and kept hugging me and crying."
Before he finished speaking, he seemed to remember something and frowned as he said, "It feels weird."
"What's weird?" Fu Mingyue asked in confusion.
Fu Li didn't directly answer Fu Mingyue's question. He turned his gaze to the weary Su Yunwei and asked with confusion, "Doctor Su?"
"What?" Su Yunwei's tone was somewhat resentful. She really couldn't bear to hear Fu Li calling her, and she felt very anxious.
"Doctor Su has been practicing medicine for many years. Has he ever seen this? An elder in the family is in a coma, but everyone in the house remains silent and calm."
"Yes." Su Yunwei almost saw a ghost in the hospital. Sometimes, people are much scarier than ghosts.
"Then why would such a family do this?" Fu Li asked with a frown. If it happened to him, he really couldn't think of any reason for them to abandon the mother who gave birth to him and raised him.
It's simply inhumane.
"It's for money, right?" Su Yunwei's tone was surprisingly calm, as if this was just a trivial matter.
She suddenly recalled that afternoon. Warm, soft sunlight enveloped the white gauze curtains, gently blowing against the window. The scent of disinfectant lingered throughout the white room. Su Yunwei, dressed in her pristine white lab coat, sat by the bed, her hand held by the white-haired patient. She said, "The sun smells so good, and the flowers the bed next door received today are so beautiful."
At that time, the military parade in the capital was being broadcast on TV. She said: She must go to Beijing after she gets better. She wants to see the prosperity of the capital with her own eyes.
The last time Su Yunwei saw her was when she was standing at the door of the old lady's ward. Her family refused her follow-up treatment and came to pack her luggage for her hospitalization and take her home. The old lady was hunched over with a look of loss and despair on her face.
The golden spots of sunlight shining through the leaves swayed on the ground. She stepped on the light without hesitation, then turned around and looked back. A smile uglier than crying bloomed on her face. The child she had almost given her life to give birth to and raise, now regarded her life as a piece of rubbish.
"Money? How much money can that be?" Fu Mingyue looked at Su Yunwei in confusion. How much money could it cost to save just one person?
Su Yunwei snorted lightly. For a noble family like them, the concept of money was nothing compared to that of ordinary people. Besides, modern medical methods were much more advanced than those of their time. There were countless machines and potions that cost money like water, and they were simply too numerous to count.
"Of course, there's no comparison with your family. The money you think a piece of jewelry costs might be someone's annual income, so measuring it with money isn't accurate."
"Comparing the lives of others to their own interests, most people are definitely selfish. Human nature?" Su Yun sneered. "In the face of money, it's just a decoration at best."
Fu Li fell silent upon hearing this, his brow furrowing even tighter. Fu Mingyue seemed to understand, but a look of disgust also appeared on her face.
Fu Changan's eyes remained fixed on Su Yunwei. Hearing her words, a complex light flashed in his eyes, a mixture of heartache for her past experiences and admiration for her calm and insightful nature. In the military camp, those who risked their lives for money often happened. He whispered, "Human greed is like a snake swallowing an elephant. Family affection is as insignificant as dust in the face of huge interests."
For a moment, the atmosphere in the carriage became a little solemn.
After walking for a while, they finally arrived at the Du family when it was getting dark.
There are few houses in the suburbs, and the Du family is the only one living there. Looking around, there are only a few lights in the distance.
As soon as they got off the carriage, they felt a strange atmosphere. Du Yinyin came out crying with red eyes. Seeing Fu Li, she felt like she had found her backbone. She immediately threw herself into his arms, her voice choking with sobs: "Husband, you're back..."
Fu Li hugged the woman in his arms tightly, feeling uncomfortable.
Du Yinyin cried for a while, then raised her head from his embrace and turned her gaze to Su Yunwei, her eyes flashing with hope. She let go of Fu Li, straightened her body, and saluted Su Yunwei.
Seeing this, Fu Mingyue hurried forward and took Du Yinyin's arm to comfort her.
At this time, a middle-aged woman in silk clothes, with a pointed lip and thin face, came out, surrounded by several young people, among whom was the man who opened the door for Fu Li that day.
The middle-aged woman was Du Yinyin's aunt, Ms. Jiang. The two boys and one girl were her children, Du Yinyin's cousins.
Jiang said with a forced smile, "Oh, the son-in-law is back? Why did he bring so many guests with him? Yinyin is the same. My father is sick, how can we let outsiders disturb his peace?"
Fu Li said in a deep voice, "Aunt, this is Doctor Su, whom I invited to treat my father-in-law."
"Oh, sir, you are probably as old as me. I dare not agree if you call me aunt." Jiang had already found a family for Du Yinyin to be a concubine. If Fu Li had not stopped her, the betrothal money she got from that family would have been enough for her family to live comfortably for many years.
Jiang glanced at Du Yinyin again and thought: Don't think you are great just because you found an official from the imperial court. This is the Du family, not your Fu Mansion.
When Fu Li heard this, the anger in his eyes was like a tide that suddenly surged up the mountain. Jiang's sarcastic voice lingered in his heart, wrapping around his breath in his chest, making him unable to suppress it.
"You old hag are so arrogant! I called you aunt because you are Yinyin's elder, and I gave you some respect, but you are so arrogant and ungrateful."
"Oh my!" Jiang Shi didn't show any displeasure at Fu Li's fury. Instead, she patted her thigh and said with a sinister smile, "Master Fu, please open your eyes and take a look. This is the Du family, not your Fu family. Besides, a daughter who is married off is like spilled water. What's more, a daughter who has severed ties with her family has no nerve to come back and flatter her? I'm afraid she's here to extort money from you."
"You..." Du Yinyin's face flushed red, she pointed at Jiang and trembled, unable to speak.
Fu Mingyue was a little agitated and hurried forward: "You dirty old hag, be careful with your words, or you might get your tongue stuck."
"Hmph," Jiang didn't take Fu Mingyue seriously. She glanced past Fu Mingyue and looked up and down at Su Yunwei beside her. A trace of contempt flashed in her eyes. "What kind of medical skills can such a young girl have? Did you find a charlatan? We've already consulted the best doctors in the city. They all said to leave it to fate. Why bother an old man again?"
A tall cousin behind Jiang, named Gu Youying, chimed in, "That's right, my aunt is already sad enough, so don't make things more complicated. We, the closest relatives, will take care of the family affairs." He spoke as if they were the masters of the family.
Su Yunwei stared blankly at everything happening in front of him, rolling his eyes in his heart. The classic plot in the TV series was about to be staged again. It was true that art came from life.
She didn't say anything, but just looked at Fu Li and Fu Changan with her bright eyes.
Fu Changan stepped forward, his aura of a seasoned warrior radiating blood. Seeing this, the chattering family members were too frightened to speak. Fu Changan said calmly, "Even if he is the best doctor, I believe the diagnosis and prescriptions are all here. Doctor Su is an expert in medicine, especially for difficult and complicated cases. Why don't you let us take a look at his previous diagnosis? Perhaps he has a different opinion. This concerns the life of an elder, so it never hurts to have another person take a look. Or...what are you all worried about?"
Gu Youying's Adam's apple rolled. He glanced at his mother and said calmly, "This is our Du family's business. It's none of your business..."
Jiang interrupted her son and said in a pretentious tone, "Of course, if Doctor Su wants to see me, it's fine. But you've been traveling so long, it won't be too late to see me tomorrow."
"Why tomorrow? Are you planning to do something?" Fu Mingyue was simple-minded, but there was no such thing as taking a rest for a night before seeing a doctor. Other people would want to see a doctor right away when they saw one, but this old hag was acting so strangely, she must be trying to make things difficult.
She frowned at the hypocritical Jiang family and thought to herself: Her mother's family is really a group of shameless people. It's disgusting.
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