"Third-degree radiation sickness. Is it serious?" The receptionist tried to act like a wife who was afraid of losing her husband.
"We will try our best to treat him." The female doctor didn't answer the question directly and only said so.
"Can you tell me how long he can live?" The receptionist did not forget Zhang Heng's instructions and asked the most important question.
"I can't tell you the exact time, ma 'am. Radiation sickness varies from person to person," the female doctor said.
"Please," the receptionist begged. For the sake of the generous pay, her acting skills had also exploded. She cried, "We still have three children. I can't raise them all by myself. I need Dima."
"He will be fine, ma 'am." The female doctor quickly comforted her. "Although I can't give you any guarantee, I will do my best to treat him. Besides, considering his current physical condition, I think it's best for you to keep a certain distance from him, ma 'am."
"What? Do you mean I can't accompany him to the hospital? "The receptionist panicked when she heard that. Zhang Heng's salary was calculated by the day.
"Yes, there are specialized nurses in the hospital. We will take good care of your husband. He has suffered from strong radiation. For the sake of your health, you should be separated from him for a while."
The receptionist was a little hesitant when she heard Zhang Heng's words. In fact, when the two first met, Zhang Heng told her that he was sick and that it would affect her. However, the receptionist knew nothing about radiation, and she did not think it was a problem. Besides, she did not notice any abnormalities in her body during the journey.
This made the receptionist relax a little. It was not until the female doctor mentioned the matter again with a serious look on her face that she had to take the problem seriously.
However, Zhang Heng's pay was too generous. Ten rubles a day meant 300 rubles a month. Her monthly salary was only 100 rubles, and this job's pay was three times her salary. It was a price she could not refuse.
After thinking about it, the receptionist asked the female doctor, "Will I die from the infection?"
"Not necessarily," the female doctor explained patiently. "His illness is not an infectious disease. It's just that because he has been exposed to a radiation source, he has absorbed a relatively large dose of radiation. Unstable radionuclides may be produced in his body, and he may also carry some radioactive aerosols. So, people who stay around him may also absorb radiation."
"What?" The receptionist was at a loss when she heard that.
"Are you pregnant now?" The female doctor changed the way she asked.
"Oh, I, I'm not pregnant." The receptionist blushed when she heard the question. She had never been in a relationship before. This time, she pretended to be Zhang Heng's wife to earn some extra money. She was almost at her limit. Suddenly being asked such a direct question made her feel a little shy.
Fortunately, the female doctor was not a sensitive person. She did not notice Mrs. Dima's abnormality. She nodded after she heard the receptionist's answer. "That 'good. Otherwise, we would have to do another examination for you and the fetus."
"So, if I'm not pregnant, can I stay by his side?" the receptionist asked expectantly.
"No, madam, you didn't understand what I said," the female doctor said. "I don't mean that it doesn't matter if you are not pregnant. I'm just saying that this can rule out the impact on the fetus. But if you stay by his side, it is still possible …"
"I don't understand the professional knowledge you're talking about, doctor," the receptionist interrupted the female doctor. "I'm just a receptionist working in a hotel. Do you want to know if I will die if I stay by my poor husband's side and take care of him?"
"You won't die, but you will also be exposed to radiation."
"I don't know what radiation is, but I know that my husband needs me now. Without me, he can't communicate with the outside world! And he can't cooperate with your treatment. " The receptionist's gaze became firm again, because she saw Zhang Heng raising his finger, indicating that the employment price had increased from 10 rubles a day to 30 rubles a day. In addition, the female doctor had made it clear that she would not die. The biggest weight in her heart was lifted off her shoulders.
All it took was a month! She could earn nearly a thousand rubles a month, a salary that even university professors and scholars couldn't earn. The receptionist didn't know when she would encounter such a good opportunity again if she missed it.
Besides, learning a language wasn't that easy. Conservatively speaking, it would take at least half a year for Zhang Heng to barely be able to carry on a daily conversation with others. In other words, she could earn at least five thousand rubles from Zhang Heng, a huge sum of money.
One had to know that the latest Volga sedan only cost seven thousand rubles, and a hundred rubles could buy an imported mink coat, a hundred bars of SL chocolate, or four bottles of French perfume. After this deal, she could travel for two or three years before coming back to work.
"Please, doctor, please do me a favor and let me stay here with my man," the receptionist pleaded. The receptionist begged, "I don't want to regret it when I think about it in the future. I don't want to let my Dima die alone at the last moment of his life. I've already left my three children with a friend. I have a lot of time to stay here."
"This …" The female doctor's expression also became a little hesitant.
Because of her work, the receptionist had seen countless people. At first glance, she knew that this matter was going to be resolved. So, she secretly wiped away her tears.
"Okay, okay." Although the female doctor had seen many such things, she couldn't help but feel soft-hearted. Sighing, she said, "I'll talk to the inpatient department and ask you to stay with your man. But it's best if you don't come into contact with him anymore. If you really just stay by his side, the problem won't be too serious. Also, remember, during the treatment period, the two of you must not be intimate."
The receptionist's face suddenly turned red when she heard this. She subconsciously wanted to open her mouth to refute, but quickly remembered the role she was playing now. She could only swallow her words in silence.
After that, the female doctor called a nurse over to help them with the hospitalization procedures. She also specifically emphasized that Zhang Heng should be given a separate room. After that, Zhang Heng became a patient of the Kiev People's Hospital and officially began his journey of treatment.
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