Chapter 399: Paying for Life
November 30th, Monday, was another extremely busy day for Yu Zhiming.
Before 7:30 in the morning, he rushed to the central building and first checked on his fellow villager Li Yantian.
After two or three days of recovery, the inflammation of the bronchi and lungs had significantly subsided.
Most importantly, my personal complexion has improved significantly.
It was no longer like the first one or two days after coming to the hospital, when he looked like he was about to die.
Li Yantian also told Yu Zhiming that he has been able to sleep soundly for five or six hours every night these days.
My appetite is much better than before. I no longer have a taste for food and I have a desire to eat.
Yu Zhiming warned that the patient should still not take medicine, and should focus on dietary supplements and supportive treatment.
Next, Yu Zhiming and Dr. Xie Jianmin conducted detailed examinations on several patients with large artery vasculitis.
After 8:30 in the morning, Yu Zhiming took Qiao Lei and hurried to the emergency department to start his day's consultation.
Perhaps because of the experience last Monday, none of the 50 patients who registered for outpatient treatment today used false names, and all of them successfully passed the identity verification of the young nurse Wang Li.
Around 6:20 in the evening, Yu Zhiming, who had completed the stomach and liver cancer screening of 50 volunteers, hurried to Xiangwan Canteen with Zhou Mo and Qiao Lei.
Next to the entrance of the canteen, there is a roll-up banner more than one meter tall promoting the canteen’s recharge activity.
Yu Zhiming saw a full-body image of himself wearing a white coat printed on the color page, with a prominent line of words printed next to it.
“Small Canteen + Yu Zhiming = Delicious + Healthy”
This promotional slogan made Yu Zhiming curl his lips.
Whose brain came up with this?
It has no literary grace and is not catchy.
Yu Zhiming looked at the text on the roll-up banner again.
It says there’s a big discount on recharges in December, and you’ll get a 10% discount coupon when you recharge.
Recharge 10,000 yuan and receive a free physical examination with Dr. Yu Zhiming.
Yu Zhiming walked into the small cafeteria.
This is the peak dining time.
The small cafeteria was packed with people, and diners were queuing up to choose their dishes and pay the bill.
"Lao Wu, Zhou Mo, Qiao Lei, you are here."
Following the voice, Yu Zhiming saw his fourth sister coming towards him in a maroon work suit and a red headscarf.
"How is it? Business is pretty good, right?" Yu Xiangwan looked proud and ostentatious.
Yu Zhiming hummed casually, and then urged: "Sister, we haven't had dinner yet, and we have to hurry back as soon as possible. We can't stay here for long."
Yu Xiangwan led Yu Zhiming and the other two to choose dinner, and then brought them into the small office to eat.
Yu Zhiming used his desk as a dining table and asked questions while eating.
"Sister, who came up with the slogan on the roll-up banner?"
"Of course it's me."
Yu Xiangwan said proudly, "Zhang Bai said that simple, easy-to-understand and down-to-earth language is good, without any fancy words."
Yu Zhiming resisted the urge to roll his eyes and asked, "How about this top-up activity?"
"We launched it today for the first time, so we've had quite a few inquiries. We've also had over a dozen people top up their accounts, and most of them topped up between 500 and 1,000 yuan."
Yu Xiangwan introduced it and then added, "The minimum recharge amount we set is 500!"
"Many people have inquired about the free medical checkups offered for depositing 10,000 yuan, and they all want something like a medical checkup card that can be redeemed at any time."
Yu Xiangwan took out a recharge card and showed it to Yu Zhiming, Zhou Mo and Qiao Lei.
"I made it clear that this medical examination opportunity cannot be redeemed at any time and needs to be arranged uniformly and centrally in our small cafeteria."
"Also, if you request a medical checkup, you won't get the 10-point bonus. Once you use up the medical checkup, the remaining balance on the recharge card cannot be refunded."
Yu Xiangwan added with a smile, "Refunding the remaining balance will cost a 20% handling fee."
Yu Zhiming looked at the red recharge card in his hand.
The front simply has the artistic words "Xiangwan Canteen" printed on it, as well as a row of card numbers.
The back is a bit more complicated, with a reduced full-body image of Yu Zhiming, instructions for using the card, and a signature area.
"Sister, does this card have a password?"
Yu Xiangwan explained: "You can set a password. If you don't change the initial password, you can just swipe the card directly."
"I changed the initial password. I have to enter it every time I use it."
At this time, Zhou Mo said, "Sister Xiang Wan, mobile payment and online membership registration and recharging are popular now."
Yu Xiangwan explained: "We are also considering creating an online membership mini program."
"However, a considerable number of customers who come to the store to make purchases are elderly people from the neighborhood, and they are still accustomed to using cash."
"First, we'll use this traditional recharge card. Once the canteen develops, we'll build an online membership system..."
Although they were chatting while eating, they ate quite fast.
Yu Zhiming took seven or eight minutes to resolve the battle.
Afterwards, he was the first one to finish his meal and was arranged by his fourth sister to stand next to the checkout counter in the dining hall, next to the large flyer promoting the recharge activity on the wall.
In Yu Xiangwan's words, Yu Zhiming only needed to stand aside, say nothing, act as a nude model for ten minutes, and then he could go back to the hospital.
Although Yu Zhiming felt that this was a bit silly, since Yu Xiangwan was his elder sister, he could only obey and do as he was told.
Two minutes later, Qiao Lei came to Yu Zhiming.
"Doctor Yu, I finally came to my senses yesterday. It was Li Fen who arranged this for me."
Qiao Lei smiled bitterly and said, "Otherwise, how could I have such a coincidence to sit next to that family and listen to them talk about so many things."
He paused for a moment and said slowly: "However, I did notice one thing..."
"That man wants to live!"
Yu Zhiming said in a deep voice: "No one wants to die."
"The problem is that it's a skull base tumor. You're a medical student, so you should know that there's at least a 60-70% chance of death on the operating table."
"Even if the surgery is successful, there is a high possibility that the patient will not be able to take care of himself or only be partially independent."
Qiao Lei interjected, "Doctor Yu, I know you and Doctor You collaborated on a skull base tumor surgery."
"They say injecting radioactive particles through a puncture to inhibit tumor growth can extend life by three to five years?"
Yu Zhiming glanced at the guy.
"Did you come up with this treatment plan yourself? Or was it Li Fen who proposed it?"
Qiao Lei explained softly, "Doctor Yu, it was Li Fen who brought it up, but she also heard about it in the neurosurgery department."
"There's a legend about you and Dr. You in the neurosurgery department."
legend?
This surprised Yu Zhiming a little.
He hadn't worked with Dr. You for some time, and he didn't expect that he would become so famous in the field of neurosurgery.
Qiao Lei's voice rang in Yu Zhiming's ears again.
"They say you two are a perfect duo. Working together, there's no problem you can't solve."
"Also, the difficult surgeries you and Dr. You collaborated on before are often mentioned."
Yu Zhiming interrupted and asked, "What is the relationship between Li Fen and that family?"
Qiao Lei quickly introduced: "It's not a close relationship. He is said to be a colleague of her cousin."
"They originally wanted to ask Li Fen to introduce a neurosurgeon."
"But once the expert took a look at the patient's tumor information, he said he was powerless and recommended that only Dr. Yu and Dr. You work together to try and have a chance of success."
Yu Zhiming uttered a sigh and said, "The fact that they keep on pushing things back and forth like this shows that their own energy and finances are limited."
"You probably know something about that operation, right? They borrowed the Public Security Bureau's underground air defense facility and set up a makeshift brain surgery operating room inside."
"Not to mention the connections required, the money spent alone should be no less than a million."
"Does that family have such strength?"
Qiao Lei was silent for a moment, then said quietly, "They say a serious illness is like buying life with money. I've truly experienced this."
He then asked, "Doctor Yu, can your dedicated workspace be as quiet as that underground air defense facility?"
Yu Zhiming said slowly: "I'm not sure about this. It depends on the level of sound insulation."
"However, even if it can meet my satisfaction, it will take three or four months."
"Can that person wait that long?"
Before Yu Zhiming could wait for Qiao Lei's response, he saw his fourth sister and a skinny man in his thirties walking out of the office and walking towards him.
Yu Xiangwan came closer and said with a smile, "Old Five, let me introduce you to Mr. Jin, a member of our canteen who has topped up 10,000 yuan."
The skinny man said with a bold expression and a hoarse voice, "The food in the cafeteria, especially the big buns for breakfast, is so delicious that I can't stop craving for more."
"Doctor Yu's medical skills are unparalleled."
"For just 10,000 yuan, you can have the best of both worlds. It's a perfect deal."
Yu Zhiming said politely: "Thank you, Boss Jin, for your support..."
After exchanging a few more pleasantries, when Mr. Jin turned around and walked a few steps away, Yu Zhiming frowned and said to his fourth sister.
"This guy is a hospital scalper. I remember him."
To be precise, Yu Zhiming remembered his hoarse voice.
Just last Monday, it was this voice that said he had made an appointment for his uncle and was sending him for diagnosis.
After being stopped by the young nurse Wang Li, the hoarse voice argued for a few words in dissatisfaction.
"Ah, it's actually a scalper?"
Yu Xiangwan said anxiously, "Old Five, he's been coming over to eat often lately, especially breakfast, every day."
"He even came up to me and praised the delicious food."
“I didn’t expect it to be a scalper.”
Yu Xiangwan said with an embarrassed look on his face, "Lao Wu, what should we do? Should we return the money to him?"
Yu Zhiming pondered and said, "There's no need to refund. They made a legitimate top-up, so there's no reason for us to refund."
"Besides, if he just asks a random passerby to top up his account, there's nothing we can do."
"Now that we are here, let's make the best of it."
Yu Xiangwan uttered a soft "oh" and then hurriedly said, "He specifically asked about the time of the physical examination, and I said it hasn't been specifically decided yet."
"I also said that it would be roughly before or after the Spring Festival, and that we would definitely need to notify them a few days in advance."
Yu Zhiming nodded and said, "Sister, if you want to top up, especially if you want to top up 10,000, just go ahead and top up."
"Don't worry too much..."
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