"We … we've paid all the money we brought." The patient's daughter looked worried when she came back with the payment slip.
Zuo Cidian took the payment slip and glanced at it. He saw the number "23580" in the column of savings.
With the current depreciation of banknotes, this was considered a round number.
And according to the hospital's standards, saving more than twenty thousand RMB before the surgery could only be considered as the standard for an appendectomy.
"That's it for now. You can pay when you have the money later. "Zuo Cidian knew that half of the money was borrowed by the patient's family. After all, it had only been a few days since they paid the surgeries, and the patient and his daughter's family obviously could not earn tens of thousands of RMB in such a short period of time.
The patient's daughter asked worriedly, "The surgery can still be done, right?"
"You're a special case. You'll have surgery first." Zuo Cidian did not comfort her too much.
Cardiac surgeries were very different from other types of surgery. The effect of cardiac surgeries was decisive. If other types of surgeries could be covered up by vague descriptions and modified medical records, cardiac surgeries usually cost lives.
Therefore, no matter how good Zuo Cidian's words were, once the surgery failed, the patient's family would probably change their expressions.
Even the patient's daughter would not thank Zuo Cidian at all. Her father was already dead, and she still wanted people to thank her. Even her mother would cry if she heard about it.
Correspondingly, if the surgery went smoothly, Zuo Cidian did not need to say so many words of comfort.
If the surgery went smoothly, everyone would be happy. Zuo Cidian was very familiar and happy with this kind of atmosphere.
As for the matter of money, he had already thought about it and made a decision, so he would not think about it anymore.
Wu Lei, who stood quietly behind him, looked at the payment slip in surprise and asked, "Can surgery be done even if the patient doesn't have enough money in the deposit account?"
Zuo Cidian said, "Yes … it can be done."
"What if the patient doesn't pay later?"
"Urge them to pay?"
"What if they don't?"
Zuo Cidian shrugged. "The department and doctors will make up for it."
"Are you the doctor in charge of this patient?" Wu Lei was a little doubtful, but she could not help but ask.
Zuo Cidian nodded slowly.
"There's something wrong with you." Wu Lei furrowed her eyebrows tightly and sized Zuo Cidian up carefully. She then looked at the patient's daughter, and a look of realization appeared on her face. She then looked at Zuo Cidian with even more disdain and said, "You're really not picky. She has a husband, and her child is already in junior high school!"
Zuo Cidian turned around and looked at Wu Lei. He finally showed a disgusted expression. "Don't you have anything to do?"
"Don't change the subject …" No matter what, Wu Lei had fought with many boyfriends. Once the investigation started, it was hard to lose her momentum.
In a daze, Zuo Cidian felt as if he had returned to the town hospital. He was dressed in a large white coat, held a bottle of lidocaine, and was scolded by his ex-wife in front of his colleagues.
Zuo Cidian waved his hand as if he had a stress reaction and walked out.
Wu Lei was stunned and thought, 'I didn't expect Doctor Zuo to be the escapist type. This kind of boyfriend is a little less interesting, but it's pretty good. Relatively speaking, he should be able to save a lot of time. It shouldn't be a loss to exchange one interesting boyfriend for two escapist ones.'
The patient's family members in the waiting room obviously did not care about the interaction between Zuo Cidian and Wu Lei.
They did not even bother to look at an old baldy in his forties or fifties and an ordinary young nurse.
Wu Lei was also not in the mood to communicate with the patient's family members. She looked at Doctor Zuo, who was running away, and sent a message to the WeChat account with the name "Day Shift (Idle) in the Hospital". She just sat there and waited for the other party to ask about her well-being.
Two hours later.
Zuo Cidian, who had regained his mood, returned to the waiting room with a Rolex Air Tyrant that he bought.
He bought the Air Tyrant for forty thousand RMB, and it was enough to fill the gap after the old driver's medical insurance was reimbursed, provided that the other party did not pay the subsequent medical fees.
While Zuo Cidian walked, he touched his left wrist and saw that Wu Lei was still hiding in a corner and chatting on her phone.
'Young people nowadays.' Zuo Cidian sighed with emotion.
When he first started working, the young people were very hardworking. Even in the town hospital, the young people would come to the unit early, sweep the floor, bring hot water, take the newspaper, and take the initiative to tidy up the office. Then, they would sit in their respective seats, quietly write letters, copy lyrics, and knit sweaters until it was time to get off work …
"Doctor Zuo, how's my father?" The patient's daughter seemed to have cried for a while. When she saw Zuo Cidian, she quickly ran over.
"Everything is going well so far." Zuo Cidian actually watched the live broadcast from Yunli Medical Company in the office. He knew that the surgery was basically done, and it was done very smoothly. However, he did not dare to explain it to the patient's family members. He only smiled and comforted them.
The patient's daughter had a lot of things to say in her heart. At this time, she could not help but say, "I don't know any doctors in my family, but when my father was still able to drive a cart, he saved people a few times. Once, he even dragged someone out of a burning car. That person even gave him a silk banner … Later on, my father also saved people from disasters. He gave them tents and instant noodles, and he only took gas money …"
Zuo Cidian listened to the other party's narration and did not ask any questions, so he just listened quietly.
When the patient's daughter said to stop, Zuo Cidian said, "It will be smooth."
"My father used to say the same thing every time he went out." The patient's daughter's tears immediately flowed down.
Zuo Cidian felt a little guilty for a moment. In the next moment, Ling Ran's image appeared in his mind.
For some reason, Zuo Cidian puffed out his chest.
"Surgery …" Just as Zuo Cidian was about to speak, the double doors in front of him suddenly opened.
Ling Ran appeared in front of the double doors.
"Doctor Ling, you're out." Zuo Cidian looked at Ling Ran's expression, and his tone immediately became positive.
"Doctor Ling."
The patient's daughter and other family members all rushed forward. Everyone's face showed genuine concern.
"The surgery was smooth." Ling Ran did not wait for them to ask. He first gave a simple answer.
For a surgeon, this was also the easiest answer, and it saved him a lot of nagging.
Zuo Cidian felt a little envious for some reason. If he were the one who performed the surgery, the postoperative summary would usually not be as simple as this.
"It's good that it was smooth."
"Ah, the surgery was successful."
"That's great, that's great."
The patient's family members around them sighed with emotion.
The patient's daughter waited for them to finish talking before she asked, "Then, has the heart valve surgery also been performed?"
"Cardiac valvuloplasty was successfully completed." Ling Ran nodded. Similarly, there was no need for any more embellishments.
"Then, then …" The patient's daughter had a lot of things she wanted to say, but she did not know where to start.
"Don't be anxious. After the patient is out of the operating theater, I will tell you in detail." Zuo Cidian took the initiative to step forward and waved Dai Kong Ba's arm. He looked very strong.
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