Chapter 358: The things we understand finally come true
(An additional chapter was inserted in the morning, and the story continued in the afternoon.)
After Zheng Yazhi returned to China, she called me on the morning of the fifth day:
"Mr. Wan, I've persuaded Cruz and his family to come and get you treated. To be on the safe side, you should apply for a visa.
First, apply for a one-year visa. Prepare your documents and go to the Philippine Embassy in China to apply for it. We have already communicated with the Embassy in China and there are no problems.
They've already prepaid me $20,000. Based on the exchange rate, I've converted it into RMB and transferred it directly to your card. Please come over during the National Day holiday."
I said, "I don't have a medical license. Have you made that clear to them?"
"His brother, Crook, said that as long as his eldest brother's illness can be cured, everything will be fine. To facilitate communication, our Chamber of Commerce is sending you a letter, inviting you to come here under the name of a cultural visit. Do you have any suitable cultural identity?"
"Yes. I'm a director of the Shangzhou City Psychological Association."
"Fill this in. Then we'll settle it. No regrets."
"OK."
After hanging up the phone, I walked into Mr. Chen's office and told him the whole story.
He was silent for a while before saying, "I don't know the situation in the Philippines, but in the United States, you must have a medical license."
I said, "His family has given a guarantee."
He said: "It would be best if his family members faxed a signed letter of commitment to you, and Mr. Zheng also faxed you a document guaranteeing the authenticity of the letter of commitment.
After receiving these two documents, you can apply for a visa. Of course, I fully support you. The greater the fame of Wanshanhong, the greater the fame of Xuri will be. We will complement each other.
I said, "Mr. Chen has more experience than me. He's really thoughtful."
Mr. Chen said, "That's true. If you cure the disease, everyone is happy. If you don't, people will sue you for practicing medicine without a license. If you lose, you will lose everything. It's okay in China, you can ask for help, but if you go abroad, you are completely in the dark. No one can help you."
"Thank you, Mr. Chen. If the other party has completed these procedures, I will take leave during this period."
"no problem."
Coming out of Mr. Chen's office, I broke out in a cold sweat. Experience is always key. As the CEO of a group company, he's had to sign countless contracts and has experienced far more than I have.
I called Mr. Zheng and made my request.
He said, "Your request is reasonable and I will handle it immediately." Then he asked for my fax number.
By the afternoon, the money had arrived, and the certificate and invitation letter had been faxed in. Mr. Zheng was very conscientious, not only writing the letter of commitment himself but also translating Crook's certificate into Chinese.
Although he translated it, I still did something solid and found a teacher who knew English to translate it again and compared it with Mr. Zheng's translation. I was relieved when I found that the basic meaning was the same.
We had dinner at home. After dinner, I said, "Dad, Mom, and Xiaolin, I have something to discuss with you."
My father and my mother sat down. Xiaolin was holding Yu'er and didn't dare to sit down. He would cry if he sat down. He could only walk around in the living room.
I told him my whole story about my trip to the Philippines.
My father, my mother, and even Xiaolin never mentioned whether I had a medical license. They probably didn't know it was important because I often wrote prescriptions for others.
My mother was most worried about something that would make everyone laugh and cry. She asked, "Can you cure a foreigner?"
I laughed and said, "Chinese and foreigners have the same body shape. As for aliens, I don't know if they can be cured."
My father was worried about my medical skills. He said, "You haven't formally studied medicine, are you sure you can treat him?"
I said, "I wasn't sure before, but after meeting Mr. Dong, I'm confident now. Cruz's situation, to put it simply, is like what people in the countryside call a 'plum blossom palm,' and as long as we find the antidote and slowly expel the poison, we'll be fine."
My father nodded. After all, he had traveled extensively and was well-educated, so he knew everything.
Xiao Lin asked, "Why do you need a one-year visa? A trip back and forth wouldn't take more than half a month, would it?"
"It's one thing to tell me I gave you 50,000 yuan and you only need to spend 2,000 yuan. Give me enough money for activities. Besides, you can make multiple trips within a year."
My mother asked, "You said the patient hasn't died yet, and they've already transferred over 100,000 yuan to you. If you can cure him, how much will you give?"
"a lot of."
“How much is a lot?”
"I don't know either, probably hundreds of thousands."
"So how much does it cost for you to go out?"
"A few tens of thousands of yuan."
My mother said, "Now that you're cured, ask Mr. Zheng to refer more business to you. It's very profitable."
My dad and Xiaolin both laughed out loud.
My mother looked at them and said, "Are I wrong? If a doctor can cure a difficult disease, his business will flourish. Wasn't that what Dr. Liu in town used to do?"
I followed her lead and said, "Yes, Mr. Zheng will introduce business to me in the future."
My mother then stood up proudly and rolled her eyes at my father who was mocking her: "You don't know anything, and yet you laugh at me."
Xiaolin's face flushed, and she secretly stuck out her tongue at me. Because my mother was nominally talking about my father, but in reality she was warning the daughter-in-law.
That night, Xiaolin said to me, "I don't mind you going out to make more money now. But in a few years, that won't be possible."
I felt strange and asked, “Why doesn’t it work after a few years?”
She gestured with her eyes to Yu'er, who was sleeping soundly, and said, "If you're away from home for a long time, it's okay now, but when he's four or five years old and doesn't see his father every day, he won't have the manliness when he grows up. He'll be as timid and fearful as a girl."
I think Xiaolin is right. I originally wanted to emulate Mr. Dong and travel the world. Or perhaps, like Shi Yanfeng, always on the road. It seems that a married man has inherent responsibilities.
I said, "Okay, I'll make more money and then go back home."
"Back home?"
"Yes, I will fetch water for you to water the garden. Yu'er is playing nearby. It is such a touching picture of a man tilling the fields and a woman weaving."
"When I ask you for something, you just say the opposite. Men farm and women weave, but Yu'er plays in the mud every day. She's been eighteen and hasn't eaten at KFC or been to Starbucks yet."
After saying that, he pinched my leg hard.
I said, "Can you pinch me just once, symbolically? You always use this much force."
"You're busy every day, and all you hear is flattery. I'll help you wake up. Go to the Philippines, and remember to come back early."
At this moment, my cell phone rang. I looked and realized what was going on. He asked, "Teacher Wan, are you still awake?"
"No... didn't sleep."
"From the sound of your voice, you should be asleep. But, no, it's only nine o'clock in the evening. I want to tell you some good news. I visited Shi Ting's home tonight. He said he would help me get it done before eleven o'clock."
I sat up, but then felt something was wrong. I was afraid of waking Yu Yu up, so I walked out of the room and asked, "Is it going well?"
"Yeah, I didn't expect that either."
"Then congratulations to you first."
"It's me who should thank you."
After I finished that call, Director Shi called. Before he could say anything, I said, "A thousand words can express everything. Four words: thank you very much."
Shi Ting smiled and said, "Put it on the dawn below Shangzhou first, so that it doesn't have to pass through the hall."
I smiled and said, "Liming County has been integrated into Upstate. It's like being in Upstate. Besides, the county is more practical than upstate, and the income is higher. I'll invite you to get together again in a few days."
I received a call the night before I went to apply for my passport, and it was confirmed that it would be ready before October 1st. This was a good sign.
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