When the Doctor Uses A Hack

Chapter 378: Chapter 378: Life Cannot Lose That Simple Touch of Emotion

The man awoke once again to find himself lying in the observation room bed.

There was no longer any need for him to spend money in the ICU.

After all, an expense of several thousand a day was unaffordable for the average family.

Because of this fishbone, it was estimated that the man would need to spend tens of thousands on medical costs, right?

Even with medical insurance, it would probably cost several thousand yuan!

The wife, seeing her husband awake, was overjoyed!

“Husband, you’re awake!”

The man, groggy, opened his eyes, “Is the surgery over?”

The wife nodded, “Mhm, it’s done, and everything went smoothly. Don’t move around, your wound hasn’t healed yet!”

To be honest, having lain down, fallen asleep, and undergone surgery, the man had no recollection of the process at all.

But his wife, sitting by the bed, had thought about a lot.

A fishbone, what kind of impact had it brought to this family!

For this newly established family, tens of thousands of yuan was a rather heavy blow.

The observation room was quite large, but each bed could be curtained off.

This gave emergency patients a bit of security amidst their frantic worry.

The curtain was like a fig leaf, a wall of privacy, behind which people talked about their families’ matters with loved ones.

“The surgery… must have cost a lot, right?”

“Mhm…”

“How much?”

“Don’t worry about it! Just focus on getting better, I’m here!”

“We’ll have to buy a house later, then,” the man sighed. “The seller of the house can’t afford to buy a house…”

The wife smiled slightly, “We can rent a house! I think renting is quite good, economical!”

“I’m telling you, I study economics. When the house price exceeds 300 times the monthly rent, it might be a bubble! In that case, it’s definitely more appropriate to rent…”

“Also, I heard that next year, the housing prices in Anyang city might drop. Maybe we’ll turn a misfortune into a blessing!”

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Listening to his wife’s comforting words, the man suddenly felt his nose sting. With a wife like this, what more could a husband ask for?

Seeing the strength in his wife’s smile, the man couldn’t help but squeeze her hand tightly.

He made a firm resolution, I won’t let you down in this lifetime, my wife!

Outside, at the nurse’s station of the observation room, listening to the conversation between the man and his wife, the senior emergency internal medicine doctor, Dr. Hu, suddenly sighed, “House sellers can’t afford to buy houses, we doctors can’t afford to be sick either!”

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The same scene played out in the cardiac surgery department.

Wu Yushu’s surgery was very successful, and as he lay in bed, his wife, Cheng Aimei, in her fifties, placed a pot of freshly cooked porridge on the bedside, steaming warm.

This was Wu Yushu’s favorite longan and lotus seed porridge.

Usually too reluctant to drink it but always wanting to buy some every now and then to taste, Cheng Aimei was busy, not always cooking it for him every day.

“Wife, how much did this surgery cost?” Wu Yushu was somewhat worried.

Cheng Aimei smiled and reassured, “We’ll worry about money later, you just focus on recovering!”

Wu Yushu lay in bed and couldn’t help but let out a sigh of relief, “Oh, it’s been so long since I’ve had a good sleep like this! Really comfortable!”

Cheng Aimei looked at her husband, the man who had once been full of vigor, now with a “chuan” character wrinkle formed between his brows, and felt a pang of heartache, “Another day I’ll ask the anesthetist to give you another shot, and then you can have another good sleep.”

Wu Yushu burst into laughter as soon as he heard her, “Let’s forget it, that one injection costs so much money, I’m so distressed I can’t even sleep.”

Cheng Aimei looked at Old Wu, her heart aching. This surgery had truly terrified her.

It wasn’t just because Old Wu was the breadwinner, but because he was the pillar of the family, the backbone of her existence, the father of their children—without him, there would be no home!

This was something money couldn’t measure.

The fragility of life really couldn’t withstand too much turmoil.

This incident gave Cheng Aimei a lot to think about.

She was still a teacher!

She had taught so many life lessons to others, but when it came to herself, they all didn’t seem to matter.

Thinking of this, Cheng Aimei couldn’t help but say, “Husband, don’t work too hard! Really, if you get sick, this whole house will collapse. As for the house money, the children and grandchildren will have their own blessings… What capabilities do we have, after all!”

Wu Yushu sighed, “Isn’t this because I don’t want the kids to work so hard! Such a huge pressure, he just started working and he’s already saddled with millions in mortgage loans, it’s not good for his development.”

Wu Yushu was an educated man, a section chief in a state-owned enterprise; he had some power, some insight.

“The child is just getting started. If the pressure is too great, it’s easy for their personality and temperament to become irritable… That’s not good!”

“I’m thinking, I’m of such an old age now; I don’t care about these things. If I can earn a bit more, then earn a bit more, so that the kids can have a little less pressure.”

“The wedding is coming up soon, the bride price, decoration, house— all of these need money.”

Having said this, Wu Yushu couldn’t help but sigh again.

On seeing this, Cheng Aimei hurriedly said, “If we can’t afford a car, we’ll buy it later. For the renovation costs, we’ll take it step by step, what’s the use of worrying!”

Wu Yushu looked at his wife and couldn’t help saying, “Wife, I’ve thought a lot after this surgery, and I feel that I’ve let you down. You haven’t enjoyed much happiness since marrying me. I haven’t taken good care of you… Sigh, once I retire, I’ll cook for you every day; you go dance in the square, and I’ll be the househusband.”

Cheng Aimei smiled as she looked at Old Wu, feeling warm inside.

Meanwhile, outside the door, Wu Qiong had long since been in tears.

Hearing her father’s words, Wu Qiong felt as uncomfortable as if she were pricked by needles.

Thinking about how her father usually kept a stern face and didn’t like to talk, even with a bad temper, Wu Qiong wasn’t usually happy either.

Wu Yushu didn’t like to express his emotions; he held things in his heart, and shouldered responsibilities on his back.

He bore the heavy burdens of a family alone. How could he not be tired?

At this thought, Wu Qiong felt extremely distressed!

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Every family has its own hard-to-recite scripture.

Having seen many such situations, I originally thought I would become heart-hardened, impervious, but in the end, I discovered that one can’t lose this touch of emotion in life.

It was Meng Xi’s night off, so she let Chen Cang off from going to Dongda First Hospital.

Chen Cang was also happy to have a break, and he walked over to Qin Yue with a chuckle, “What do you want to eat tonight? It’s my treat!”

Qin Yue’s eyes darted around, “A fish hotpot restaurant opened nearby, maybe… we could check it out?”

Chen Cang’s expression changed, “Can we not eat fish?”

Qin Yue looked at Chen Cang curiously, “Why? The fish is really tasty!”

Chen Cang thought for a long time, remembering the surgery he did today, and what if he choked on it…

Finally, Chen Cang said, “Can’t afford it!”

Qin Yue rolled her eyes, “Oh please, so stingy! Your sister here is treating, you just need to show up.”

However, Chen Cang asked another question, “Does the fish hotpot have bones?”

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