Shen Xiuzhu's older sister, Shen Jimei, remained silent with a cold expression, and opened her lunchbox to eat.
Shen Mingzhi stood to the side and silently took out two apples from her bag and placed them on the bedside table.
“You don’t need to pretend to stay here anymore. If you really cared, why didn’t you come to see me during the New Year? You’ve made enough money, and now that you have no one to rely on, you only think of my brother?” Shen Jimei said sarcastically, looking at the apple she had put down.
Shen Mingzhi wasn't angry; she simply said calmly, "If you really can't negotiate the transfer, I'll help you with that."
"I told you, you don't need to pretend here! You helped him, didn't you have conditions? From the beginning, you were just using him to make money for you!" Shen Jimei's face, which bore a striking resemblance to Shen Xiuzhu, was full of disgust. "He's a rich kid from Beijing, studying abroad, and you expect him to help you procure medicine?! Originally, it would have been fine if Li An had just earned enough to make ends meet, and the three of us could have lived a peaceful life, but it's all your fault for getting involved!"
"He's only thinking about making money now, he doesn't even know his own brother is in trouble!"
Shen Jimei's every sentence is a rebuke.
Actually, these words were meant for Shen Mingzhi's ears.
She was worried about her younger brother, and Shen Mingzhi understood this in her heart. Although her words were unpleasant to hear and she didn't like them, she still didn't say anything.
The elderly woman in the ward, along with other patients' family members who were accompanying them, heard the whole story.
They were definitely helping Shen Mingzhi.
Making money is so hard these days... If she weren't capable, would an international student be able to help her sell medicine?
Shen Mingzhi did not stay in the ward for long.
She stopped in front of a public phone booth in the hospital corridor and called Jiang Shaochen's construction site.
The call was answered shortly afterward.
Jiang Shao Chen's deep voice came through the phone, "Hello."
“Shao Chen, it’s me,” Shen Mingzhi said.
"You've already arrived over there, haven't you even rested?" Jiang Shaozhen's tone was surprised, but also concerned.
"I rested on the train. I wanted to ask you for a favor. The hospital where Shen Xiuzhu is staying is too bad. We need to transfer him to a hospital in Beijing, but the Shen family can't get a flight. Do you have any ideas?" Shen Mingzhi thought that since he had done a lot of rescue work, he should have a good solution.
"I'll ask my former unit to see if we can mobilize local rescue aircraft," Jiang Shaozhen said.
Hearing his words, Shen Mingzhi felt relieved. "Tell them that Shen Xiuzhu is currently in a coma. There are no better medical facilities here, and no way to conduct further examinations or treatments. I think it's not good to delay any longer."
“Okay, I will explain the situation to them,” Jiang Shaozhen said in a deep voice.
"Then I'll wait for your good news. I'll come here every day to wait for your call." Shen Mingzhi's voice was tinged with a hint of relief.
"Okay, be careful over there. If anything happens, make sure someone calls me. But in this situation, I will still report it to the military." Jiang Shaozhen reassured her.
"Okay, then I'll trouble you." Shen Mingzhi paused, then continued, "Niannian and Zhouzhou, did they cause any trouble while I was away?"
"You're just kidding. You cried when you weren't home last night, but I can comfort you. Just go about your business and don't worry about home," Jiang Shaozhen said with a smile.
Shen Mingzhi was a single mother in her previous life, but she never expected to meet such an understanding husband as Jiang Shaochen in this life.
"Okay, then thank you for your hard work." Shen Mingzhi felt extremely at ease.
After hanging up the phone, Shen Mingzhi breathed a sigh of relief. Instead of returning to her ward, she went to a nearby guesthouse to arrange her accommodation. Only after settling in did she leave the guesthouse.
It was almost dinnertime, so Shen Mingzhi went to the hospital and bought a bowl of hot porridge and steamed buns from a stall outside the hospital before entering.
When Shen Jimei saw her return, she frowned and asked, "Why haven't you left yet?"
"I brought you dinner, eat it first, and then go to the guesthouse to get a good rest tonight. I'll keep watch over you tonight." Shen Mingzhi handed over the food.
Shen Jimei looked extremely tired, and her hair looked very oily, probably due to lack of rest and insufficient metabolism.
“I will buy it myself!” Shen Jimei pushed her hand away.
The food in the bag almost fell to the ground.
An older woman in the ward couldn't stand it anymore and chimed in, "Hey comrade, you're too stubborn. This young man came all this way to help, why are you acting like this?"
Shen Jimei sneered: "Help? If my brother hadn't been helping her with her business, would he be lying here?"
Shen Mingzhi placed the porridge and steamed buns on the bedside table and said calmly, "I didn't force them to do business with me, nor did I deceive them. I only recently found out about his accident, and I came here immediately as soon as I found out. Also, I've already asked my husband for help with Xiuzhu's transfer to another hospital."
Shen Jimei saw that there were many people in the ward, so she couldn't give her a hard time, since so many people were watching.
Moreover, with the Chiang family involved, the transfer to another hospital should be completed quickly.
Shen Jimei finished her porridge and steamed buns, but didn't leave.
"I think you should go back. You've been here for almost half a month. You should listen to her, get some rest, and take care of your health," the old woman continued to advise Shen Jimei.
Shen Jimei simply didn't want to feel indebted to Shen Mingzhi.
So that my younger brother won't wake up and run after her again!
But she was really tired and wanted to take a hot shower and get a good night's rest.
“Then you need to be extra careful at night. You can’t just focus on sleeping. His condition is relatively dangerous at night.” Shen Jimei stood up.
After giving his instructions, he picked up his bag and left.
After taking care of Shen Xiuzhu in the hospital for three days, Shen Mingzhi finally received a call from Jiang Shaochen.
“A rescue plane will be passing through here the day after tomorrow and will take him along. My dad has coordinated with the military hospital to admit him and reserved a bed for him. Please have them prepare the transfer procedures. The transfer procedures are complicated, so please try your best to help coordinate them.”
Shen Mingzhi didn't expect it to go so smoothly. "Okay! I'll tell her sister first, and she'll be back when I get back."
“Okay.” Jiang Shao Chen was pleased to be able to help her, and his tone became much more relaxed.
Upon arriving at the hospital, she told Shen Jimei, "A rescue plane will be passing through here the day after tomorrow, and we need to prepare the transfer procedures immediately."
"Okay." Shen Jimei didn't know what a rescue plane was, but she knew that it could transfer patients to other hospitals, which was enough for her.
While she was taking care of Shen Xiuzhu in the ward, Shen Jimei was away for the whole morning and didn't return until almost noon.
But when he returned, his face was full of anger.
Shen Mingzhi poured her a cup of hot water. "Have some water."
Shen Jimei drank half a glass before telling her, "They said they absolutely need approval from the higher-level health department, otherwise they won't fill out the transfer certificate! My mouth is dry from talking so much, and they also want my brother's company seal and a letter of introduction. I told them he's unemployed and that the rescue plane came to take him away... They just won't give me any of that!"
Her eyes were already red as she finished speaking. "You said we only have two days, and they won't let us drive. How are we supposed to get there?!"
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