Chapter 121

Yan Lei's father and Yan Zhu dared not say a word now.

It was expected that it was difficult to see a doctor in a big hospital and that they were looked down upon as country people in the provincial capital.

But the fact that the director of the big hospital in the provincial capital came to pick them up in person was completely beyond their expectations.

What did the branch secretary say before they came? He said that the director of the provincial hospital was higher in rank than the county party secretary.

The director of the provincial hospital shook Yan Lei's father's hand and said cordially: "Old comrade, don't worry, let the best experts perform the operation on you. How old are you this year?"

Upon asking, Yan Lei's father was two years younger than the director.

"Ah, haha, haha." The director could only laugh dryly, "Farmer brothers, you have worked hard. The country's food security depends on you."

Yan Lei's father and Yan Zhu didn't understand what he was saying, so they just followed him.

I was given a single room with a bed for a companion. I had various tests today and the surgery will be arranged tomorrow.

The director personally gave me instructions on all matters.

After instructing them not to eat or drink before the operation, Qiao Wei added: "Not being able to eat or drink means that you can't eat or drink anything. It doesn't mean that if you can't eat rice, you can eat cakes, or if you can't drink water, you can drink porridge. Not being able to eat or drink means that you can't put anything in your mouth, and you can't have anything in your stomach. Because if there is something in the stomach, it may flow back into the esophagus and trachea. It's what we call choking. If you choke when you are awake, you can beat your chest and pick your throat to vomit and you will survive. When you are anesthetized, it's like being drunk, and it flows back into the esophagus and trachea, and you will die on the operating table."

After her explanation, Yan Lei's father and Yan Zhu suddenly realized: "That who, Director Li's nephew, drank and vomited that year, and choked himself!"

"Yes, that's what it means. So you can't eat or drink anything." Qiao Wei was relieved.

Yan Lei's father and Yan Zhu both nodded: "Don't worry."

Dean Zhang finally showed some sincere appreciation: "Comrade Qiao's supplementary explanation is very accurate."

Qiao Wei said: "I also hope that the medical staff of the hospital can consider the degree of understanding of the patient and the patient's family on this matter, and explain it in detail. Otherwise, you think the patient understands, but in fact everyone is talking at cross purposes."

The dean was really a little curious: "Comrade Qiao is the patient's...?"

"This is my father-in-law." Qiao Wei said.

The dean suddenly realized. He said that Comrade Qiao and this family are completely incompatible. So this is the relationship.

He said, "Comrade Qiao's lover must be an excellent comrade."

"He has been to the battlefield." Qiao Wei said, "He is a regimental-level cadre."

The director nodded, "As expected."

The hospital had made all the arrangements. Yan Zhu would stay with him, and there would be doctors and nurses to do whatever was necessary. The hospitalization procedures were also completed, and the food coupons and money were paid. The hospital would take care of Yan Lei's father's meals. He would have his last meal today, and he would not be able to eat anything after 10 o'clock in the evening.

Qiao Wei took Yan Lei's mother, Yan Zhu and Yan Xiang out of the hospital and went back to the guesthouse for dinner.

Yan Lei's mother grabbed her sleeve and said, "Or let's buy two pancakes." They

had all their meals in the guesthouse today, and every meal required money and food coupons. She felt distressed.

Qiao Wei said, "You must eat well and sleep well when you are out doing business, otherwise you will collapse first and you won't be able to do your work well."

She also said, "Don't worry about money. Yan Lei earns wages, and I earn wages too. You come with me, and I can't treat you badly."

Yan Lei's mother hurriedly

said, "No, no." Yan Zhu said, "Mom, listen to Qiao Wei."

After dinner, Qiao Wei went to buy a bath ticket and took everyone to take a bath.

Yan Lei's mother was uncomfortable: "No, let's not go."

It seemed that everyone in the bathhouse was naked.

Qiao Wei said, "Mom, people in the city take baths frequently. If we don't take a bath for several days in the hot summer, we will smell and people will dislike us."

Yan Lei's mother lowered her head and said nothing more.

Yan Zhu had never been to a bathhouse in the city. In the countryside, people wash in a basin of heated water.

Qiao Wei told him how to find the cabinet according to the number plate and how to store clothes. She also broke off a piece of soap flakes she brought and gave it to him.

Yan Xiang said, "Uncle, if you don't know something, just ask me. I know everything."

Everyone laughed.

Yan Lei's mother praised, "Children in the city know so much."

Most of the guests in the guesthouse are men, and there are almost no people in the women's bathhouse.

But even so, Yan Lei's mother still felt embarrassed.

Qiao Wei also broke off a piece of soap flakes for her. She imitated Qiao Wei and rubbed the towel to make foam all over her body. After rinsing, her body was indeed very refreshed.

After taking a bath, Yan Zhu went back to the hospital.

Qiao Wei was about to wash her dirty clothes, but Yan Lei's mother rushed over and said, "Don't worry about it, I'll wash them for you."

During the tug of war, Qiao Wei smelled the odor of the dirty pants she had just changed.

It was not a good smell, but it was the same smell that she had smelled last night when she took off her clothes to sleep.

Qiao Wei waited for Yan Lei's mother to wash the clothes, and when she was about to go to bed at night, she decided to talk to her.

"Mom, I want to ask you something, don't be angry." She said, "I see that your hair and body are clean, you are a neat person. But I always smell something on you. I want to ask you, are your trousers always dirty, and do you always secrete something from your lower body, like snot?"

Yan Lei's mother's face suddenly turned red, and she lowered her head and dared not see anyone, whispering: "I, I wash very frequently... I really..."

"Mom, don't be embarrassed." Qiao Wei held her hand, "I have written articles on promoting medical science popularization before, and I have read a lot of information. I will tell you about some gynecological diseases that women may get."

"Gynecological diseases are called gynecological diseases because they are diseases that only women get. Similarly, diseases that men get are called andrological diseases. This is because our body organs are different and our genders are different. You must understand that gynecological diseases are not dirty diseases, but only diseases that women get."

Qiao Wei gave her some gynecological knowledge.

She said, "Tomorrow, I will make an appointment for you and let the doctor treat you."

Yan Lei's mother was very embarrassed: "How can I let others know about this?"

Qiao Wei said, "Not only do you have to let the doctor know, you also have to let the doctor see you."

Yan Lei's mother couldn't accept it.

Qiao Wei said, "I'll find a female doctor for you. Mom, if you don't get treatment, do you want people to dislike you for the rest of your life because you smell?"

Yan Lei's mother shed tears.

She had been disliked for a long time, and the wives also talked about her behind her back.

She asked, "Can it really be cured?"

Qiao Wei said, "Of course."

Yan Lei's mother gritted her teeth and said, "Then cure it."

The next day, Yan Lei's father was pushed into the operating room.

Qiao Wei asked Yan Zhu and Yan Xiang to wait outside: "Brother, it's rare to come to the provincial hospital. I'll take mom to have a physical examination."

Yan Zhu now followed Qiao Wei's words and nodded like a chicken pecking at rice: "You go, you go."

Qiao Wei made an appointment for Yan Lei's mother to see a gynecologist, and the doctor was indeed a woman.

Yan Lei's mother was so embarrassed when she took off her pants. Qiao Wei reached out from outside the curtain and held her hand: "Mom, don't be afraid, the doctor is a professional."

The female doctor was very nice and said: "Don't be afraid, old lady, I've seen a lot of cases. This is common."

Neither of them looked down on her or disdained her. Yan Lei's mother didn't know why but tears came out.

The barefoot doctors in the village were all men, and women were too embarrassed to see a doctor for this kind of problem.

In fact, Yan Lei's mother was not the only one in this situation. Many elderly women have body odor and are often disdained by the younger generation.

In fact, it is just a common gynecological disease that has not been treated for many years and is more serious.

"Come to my place to rinse every day for five consecutive days, which is one course of treatment. I'll give you the medicine later, and you have to clean yourself regularly at home. You have to take oral medicine on time. Auntie, don't worry, the smell will go away after a few rinses."

The doctor rinsed her for the first time. It turned out that treatment was such a simple thing.

Yan Lei's mother's tears fell again.

After the treatment with the medicine, she felt clean and refreshed. Qiao Wei took her back to the operating room, but the operation was not over yet.

Qiao Wei took out peach cakes from her bag for everyone to eat.

Yan Zhu said, "You also went to buy peach cakes."

Yan Lei's mother was a little surprised when Qiao Wei went to buy snacks.

Only Yan Xiang knew that the peach cakes were brought from home to her hometown in that luggage bag. But his mother told him not to say anything. Yan Xiang never interrupted his mother and just ate silently.

The operation was arranged by the director, so it went smoothly.

Yan Lei's father was pushed out with a drainage tube and a urinary catheter inserted, and returned to the ward for monitoring.

At the same time, medication was used to treat inflammation and complications.

With his own son taking care of him, Qiao Wei didn't have to worry.

When Yan Lei's father woke up and stabilized, Qiao Wei took Yan Lei's mother back.

Yan Lei's mother wanted to stay, but Qiao Wei said, "Too many people will affect other patients. People who live in single rooms are very particular."

Yan Lei's mother went back obediently.

Back at the guesthouse, Yan Lei's mother made a decision.

She pulled out a small cloth bag tied with a rope from the deepest part of the luggage: "Qiao Wei, take this."

Qiao Wei looked at the thing and vaguely guessed what it was.

She took it and opened it, and sure enough, it was money.

Qiao Wei was a little surprised.

Because in fact, everyone, including Yan Lei and Qiao Wei herself, including everyone in the Yan family, tacitly assumed that all expenses were borne by Yan Lei and Qiao Wei.

Because this is the era.

When a man becomes successful, he not only has to take care of his parents, brothers, sisters, nephews, and nieces, but also his own relatives, his clan, his village, his maternal relatives, his aunts, and his sisters' relatives and villagers...

The relationships between people at this time are completely different from the young people in later generations who cut off all kinship and live alone.

At this time, a person can get help from another person, and the relationship may be "I am from the same village as your aunt (husband's family)".

This is incredible in later generations.

But Qiao Wei has adapted to this world and knows the rules of this era.

So she was still a little surprised that Yan Lei's mother took out the money.

"Mom, what is this for?" She pushed the money back.

Yan Lei's mother pushed and pulled with her: "It must cost a lot of money to be hospitalized and have surgery. This time, my old man and I brought all the money out. It's all here. You can take it!"

Qiao Wei stopped pushing. She was a little curious. She counted it and found a total of 183 yuan. A few cents would do.

"Mom, I won't take this money. Yan Lei will pay for the medical expenses. You don't have to worry about it." Qiao Wei still returned the money to her mother-in-law, "But I want to know, how is the 25 yuan Yan Lei sends home every month distributed?"

25 yuan per month, that's 300 yuan a year. Rural people are really frugal, but Yan Lei's mother said that this is all the money in the family.

Qiao Wei knew that the money would be distributed within the family after it was sent back. She was just a little curious now.

How is it allocated?