It was nearly seven o'clock in the evening when Qi Yue returned home from get off work. He calmed himself down before opening the door and going in.
The next moment, Qi Yue saw his pregnant wife, his second son Qi Zhen, and his wife Liu Mei coming to greet him.
Qi Yue received a call from his wife on his way home from get off work informing him of Qi Zhen and his daughter-in-law's visit.
This made him feel irritated for no reason.
The greater the hope, the greater the disappointment. Qi Yue has completely lost hope in Qi Zhen, whom he once had high hopes for.
But his daughter-in-law also came, and Qi Yue didn't want to embarrass her. Although this daughter-in-law was a love-brained person, a little stupid, fat, short and ugly, she was still a good person after all, and at least she respected him as her father-in-law.
"Now that you're here, let me wash up and then we'll have dinner." Qi Yue greeted them briefly and went to the master bedroom.
A few minutes later, Qi Yue came out of the master bedroom, having changed into home clothes, and asked everyone to sit in the dining room.
The dishes were prepared by the housekeeping lady and were quite sumptuous, with six dishes and one soup, and the ingredients used were relatively expensive.
Because his wife was pregnant, Qi Yue hired a domestic helper to come to his house every day to prepare lunch and dinner.
Qi Yue no longer had any expectations for Qi Zhen, so he chatted with Qi Zhen and his daughter-in-law about some daily topics while eating, hoping to get through it in a relatively happy family atmosphere.
When dinner was halfway through, Qi Zhen said, "Dad, Liu Mei has been receiving treatment and recuperating for the past few months."
"I'd like to ask Yu Zhiming to examine Liu Mei again to see how she's recovering."
After a pause, Qi Zhen said a little embarrassedly: "Um, can I get pregnant?"
Qi Yue looked towards Liu Mei, meeting her expectant gaze, and couldn't help but sigh inwardly.
Liu Mei's Turner syndrome is mainly caused by congenital ovarian hypoplasia due to a partial deletion of an X chromosome, and it was Yu Zhiming who diagnosed it.
Fortunately, Liu Mei's condition was relatively mild.
She still has fertility, but it is more difficult and requires some assisted pregnancy technology to achieve.
Qi Yue pondered and said, "How long did it take Liu Mei's body to adjust? Only two or three months, too short a time."
"And Liu Mei, you're only in your early twenties. There's no rush to have a child. Let's wait a year or two."
Liu Mei met Qi Yue's gaze and said, "Dad, I know my disease is caused by a genetic defect. It can't be cured, it can only be controlled and improved."
"I think it's better to have children sooner rather than later. As I get older, my health condition will probably get worse, right?"
Qi Yue persuaded her, "It won't get worse. Active interventional treatment will only make your physical condition better, and you'll be able to give birth to a healthier child."
He went on to say, "As for having Zhiming undergo a physical examination, there is no need for that at the moment."
"You should take care of your body for another six months before we talk."
Qi Zhen interjected, "Let Yu Zhiming check. He'll know how well Liu Mei is recovering and whether the current treatment plan needs to be adjusted!"
Qi Yue said in a deep voice: "Zhi Ming is best at identifying problems, not solving them, especially for rare and complex diseases."
Qi Yue didn't even look at Qi Zhen and explained to Liu Mei, "Dr. Liu Yun, who is currently treating you, is a well-known and experienced gynecologist."
"There will be no problems with her treatment plan."
Qi Zhen continued, "It only takes a few minutes for Doctor Yu to check. It's not a big deal at all, and we'll have a clear idea of what's going on."
Qi Yue chuckled and said, "That's not necessary. Doctor Liu can tell you about your physical condition."
He specifically explained to Liu Mei, "Before Zhiming went on vacation, he was busy all day long. After returning from vacation, he will have to deal with the backlog of work, which will make him even busier."
"Some trivial matters, no need to trouble him."
Liu Mei forced a smile and said, "I'll listen to you, Dad."
Qi Yue's repeated obstruction made Qi Zhen's eyes flash with gloom, but he did not insist on this matter.
More than half an hour later, after dinner, they moved to the living room to drink tea and chat...
Qi Zhen took the initiative to refill his father's tea and said slowly, "Dad, Yu Zhiming is quite famous nowadays. Did you know that some patients have offered a five million yuan bribe just to have Yu Zhiming personally diagnose and treat them?"
"This is just the matchmaking fee. It does not include the various expenses required for Yu Zhiming's diagnosis and treatment."
Qi Yue saw that this guy was calculating and thought he was unbearable. He sneered and said, "How could I not know? Some people even offered 10 million yuan to use my connections."
"It's so high?" Liu Mei was really stunned.
Qi Yue sighed softly, "Money is something you can't bring with you when you're born, and you can't take with you when you die. Some cancer patients are willing to spend all their money, or even go into huge debt, just to survive."
"The problem is that Zhiming has limited time and energy, and can only treat a limited number of people."
"Even if someone offered a high reward, no one would take the initiative to act as a matchmaker. Zhiming simply doesn't have the time."
Qi Zhen did not give up and continued to persuade: "How can you not make time? It doesn't matter who I save."
"He's already making a lot of money. If he's a little more flexible, he can help those around him become rich too."
Qi Yue's face showed annoyance, and he said coldly: "Towards prosperity? Zhiming doesn't owe anyone anything."
He was too lazy to talk nonsense with Qi Zhen and ordered them to leave: "It's getting late, and it will take you a long time on the road. Go back."
It’s not even 8:20 in the evening, and it’s already late?
Qi Zhen was furious.
But he knew that he had lost his father's favor because of the series of events that had happened before, and that he would still need his father in many places in the future, so he could only suppress his unhappiness and say goodbye with his wife.
After seeing Qi Zhen and Liu Mei off and sending Fat Qi back to his room to study, Shi Xinyan, who had been silent the entire night, said to Qi Zhen, "Old Qi, I heard Qi Zhen's livestreaming has been losing money and gaining publicity? He even found another livestreaming company?"
Qi Yue snorted and said, "You only think about making a lot of money, never keeping your feet on the ground, and never looking at yourself in the mirror. Do you have the ability to do that?"
"This son is useless."
Qi Yue suddenly sighed and said, "It's also my fault. I was busy with work and didn't discipline them much."
"After the divorce, I ignored them even more."
"This is karma."
Shi Xinyan consoled him, "There are many examples of good bamboo shoots growing out of bad bamboos. This shows that the character of a child when he grows up is not entirely determined by his parents' education and personal example."
Qi Yue was not comforted and said with concern: "Logically speaking, this guy should not want to have a child so early. He was forced to get married, and his wife has such a look and figure."
"Something must be wrong when things are out of the ordinary. I can't figure out what he's up to."
Shi Xinyan speculated, "By sacrificing himself and having a child as a bond, he gained the trust of his wife and father-in-law?"
Qi Yue's face was gloomy. He said, "In the final analysis, it's probably all about money. I feel like he's losing his mind more and more."
"If this continues, I'm really worried that one day he'll do something unforgivable."
Shi Xinyan was silent for a moment and said, "Repeated failures will make people desperate and take risks."
"How about you talk to his father-in-law and find him a profitable business?"
Qi Yue said in distress: "Do you think I don't want to? He is no longer willing to work hard to make money step by step."
"Unless he's allowed to take over a business worth millions or tens of millions. The question is, who would pay him so much money to waste it?"
After struggling for a while, Qi Yue gave up and said, "It's raining and my mother is getting married. Let it be whatever it wants. I don't care what happens to him."
"Just pretend you don't have this son..."
At this time, a military sanatorium resort in the distance was still shrouded in rain.
After dinner, Yu Zhiming had been practicing the erhu for more than an hour.
Outside, no one was playing any musical instrument.
Mainly due to the interference of the rain, the erhu music played by Yu Zhiming did not spread too far.
After a while, he noticed that an acquaintance had come to visit him in the rain, and he ended his erhu practice.
The visitor was Luo Yu, a cardiac surgeon from the PLA General Hospital.
"Is the technical summary of cardiac surgery completed?"
Luo Yu sighed lightly, "How can it be so fast? I haven't thought through some things yet."
He paused for two seconds and then said, "I came here this time to act as a middleman and pass on a message..."
Luo Yu said slowly: "Doctor Chen Fan is willing to work at Ning'an Hospital, but he needs to agree to one condition..."
Yu Zhiming interrupted, "It was Ning'an Hospital that invited him. If he has any conditions, he can just talk to Gu Qingran directly."
Luo Yu explained, "His condition is related to you, Doctor Yu. He wants the son of a friend to join your medical team."
Yu Zhiming snorted and said, "The reason why my cooperation with him broke down in the beginning was because of his many problems and arrogant attitude."
"He's putting forward conditions again. His old habit has come back."
Yu Zhiming said with displeasure, "Forget it then. Ning An doesn't need him. Plastic surgery experts are not that scarce."
Luo Yu didn't expect Yu Zhiming to refuse directly, so he quickly argued, "Doctor Chen's plastic surgery skills are recognized as excellent."
Yu Zhiming waved his hand and said, "A doctor who is too busy will affect the working atmosphere of the team. Besides, I will not agree to his conditions. I have no intention of expanding the medical team anytime soon."
Seeing that Yu Zhiming was getting impatient, Luo Yu couldn't persuade him any further and could only sigh that Chen Fan had lost his chance again.
He took out his cell phone, retrieved two clips of four-dimensional color ultrasound images and handed them to Yu Zhiming.
Yu Zhiming was watching the four-dimensional color ultrasound while listening to Luo Yu's introduction. "This is the patient who came last evening. They are a pair of identical twins, less than a month old, and both have severe heart defects."
"If left untreated, he won't last more than six months. Even surgery doesn't have a high success rate..."
(End of this chapter)
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