Huo Qing, standing nearby, felt his heart leap into his throat at the sight of Su Wantang. He wanted to ask, but fearing he might disturb her, he could only pinch his thigh hard to remind himself to shut up.
Su Wantang took out a silver needle and inserted it into an acupoint.
This time, before anyone could even look up and ask, Huo's strategic voice, tinged with emotion, came from above.
"It hurts a little."
Like a drop of living water dripping into a stagnant pool, it was at this moment that Su Wantang felt the presence of a living person on this person.
Su Wantang put away the needles and inserted two more acupuncture points, but this time, Huo Zhan did not speak again.
It was worse than she had imagined.
Seeing her stop, Huo Qing didn't wait a second and asked, "How is my wife from Huai'an?"
Huo Zhan's eyes shifted slightly, a movement so subtle that no one noticed. To outsiders, he remained the same as before, a wooden sculpture.
"Not good."
"I'm not very confident that I can restore him to his original state."
Having heard so many death sentences announced, neither of them noticed the suffix "restored to its original state" following Su Wantang's sentence.
Clang.
Huo Qing fell off the stool, and Huo Zhan's eyes dimmed completely in an instant.
"Uncle, let's go back."
Huo Qing was still unwilling to give up: "Huai'an daughter-in-law, how confident are you?"
Su Wantang conservatively stated, "Seventy percent of normal standing and walking ability—"
"What? What did you say?" Huo Qing's voice cut off Su Wantang's half-finished sentence. "Didn't you say you weren't confident?"
A flicker of emotion flashed in Huo Zhan's eyes as he stared intently at Su Wantang.
"I'm confident I can recover and fight like before."
What Su Wantang didn't say was that if it had been two years later, even if a miracle worker came, Huo Zhan's leg would never have healed.
It has taken far too long.
"It's alright, it's alright, it's good that you can stand up." Huo Qing was helped up by Lu Zhentian.
"Grandpa Huo, I advise you not to be too happy yet. His leg is not so easy to cure."
Huo Qing's mood was like a rollercoaster, sometimes plummeting to the bottom and sometimes soaring to the top.
"Huai'an daughter-in-law, what do you mean by this?"
"His leg has been neglected for eight years, and the muscles in his calf have basically necrotized and atrophied. He needs to undergo medicated baths and massages to recover until he can be operated on again. Those medicinal herbs are not ordinary herbs; they are very expensive."
"Besides that, his health is too poor. After the surgery, he will need to rest for two or three months before he can slowly walk again."
"Conservatively speaking, it will be at least six months before he can stand up again."
"During this period, Mr. Huo will need to arrange the purchase of medicinal herbs himself. The consultation and surgery fees will total three thousand. Mr. Huo, if there are no problems, please pay half of the deposit first, and I will take over this patient."
Huo Qing did the math in his head and was shocked by what he found.
Three thousand!
This doesn't even include the cost of the medicinal herbs!
According to what this girl said before, the fee would be ten times higher, which means that if the surgery fee is three hundred yuan, he will have to pay three thousand!
The anger he had deliberately suppressed upon entering suddenly erupted at this moment.
He lectured her in the tone of an elder: "Huai'an daughter-in-law, your grandfather and I were sworn brothers on the battlefield. How dare you ask for such an exorbitant amount? Isn't that going too far?"
These words were practically accusing Su Wantang of being obsessed with money.
Su Wantang was stunned for a moment.
She had already made the rules. Today, Huo Qing waited for her for several hours, and out of respect for her grandfather, she finally decided to help.
No, did he really think this man's leg was easy to treat?
If it weren't for the spiritual spring in the space, let alone having a 70% chance of standing up and being no different from an ordinary person, even if he were lucky enough to stand up, he would still be walking with crutches.
Her face suddenly turned cold, and she was about to say something when Lu Zhentian spoke first.
"Old Huo! What nonsense are you talking about? Wasn't this agreed upon before? What are you making a fuss about now?"
Lu Zhentian knew that the three Huo brothers had suffered a lot in their early years, which had also made him frugal, but that was not an excuse for him to go back on his word.
Despite their long-standing friendship, Huo Qing was surprised that Lu Zhentian wasn't on his side either. His anger flared up like molten lava, scalding his skin.
"Old Lu, is your wife from Huai'an confused, or are you confused too? She asked me for 3,000 yuan for a consultation that should have been 300 yuan, and you still think she's right and keep defending her?"
“Before, you insisted on marrying this capitalist’s granddaughter-in-law. Old Qin and I tried to persuade you, but you wouldn’t listen. Now, I think you’ve been infected by her and picked up the stench of capitalists’ greed and corruption!”
"You—" Lu Zhentian was shocked to hear these words from his friend. He was incredulous, but also felt angry and heartbroken.
A sharp, needle-like pain shot through my head.
"Grandpa, calm down, take a deep breath." Su Wantang pressed her hand on Lu Zhentian's temple and began to massage it.
The sharp, needle-like pain in my brain slowly subsided.
Seeing that things were not going well, Huo Qing shut his mouth and looked at Lu Zhentian with worried eyes.
Five minutes later, Su Wantang stopped.
"Old Lu, what happened to you just now?" Huo Qing asked with concern as soon as Su Wantang stopped.
"No need for Commander Huo to worry about my grandfather."
Her eyes were like ice, cold and intimidating: "Chief Huo, I have made my rules very clear to you before. Since you insist on taking advantage of your age, then don't blame me for not considering the friendship between you and Grandpa."
Seeing a glimmer of hope, Huo Zhan couldn't help but speak up: "Dr. Su, I'm sorry, but my uncle is always very frugal—"
Su Wantang raised her hand to interrupt him: "You don't need to say anything."
"Chief Huo, don't you think I'm heartless? Then let me tell you clearly now, I'm refusing to accept your nephew as a patient."
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