After the surgery, Geng Yongzhe accompanied the patient back to the ward.
"Xiao Zhe."
Called by this stepmother, Geng Yongzhe rembered his mission as a doctor and returned to the bedside to ask the patient if there was anything they needed.
"Are you in debt?" Wang Cui asked him.
Geng Yongzhe waited to see what the other party ant by this question.
"Being in debt is not good. You’re going to be a doctor. Tell how much you owe, and I’ll cover it for you." Wang Cui said.
Is this stepmother really kind enough to help him pay off his debt?
Wang Cui considered that she would need to continue relying on doctors from the Capital for her treatnt, and would rely on the eldest son of the Geng family to continue helping. Furthermore, seeing how other senior doctors admired Geng Yongzhe today, previously in her hotown, she wasn’t sure how he was doing after coming to the Capital. Now understanding the situation, Wang Cui would definitely think pleasing him would benefit her.
This stepmother was skilled at calculating and was a good strategist. Geng Yongzhe recalled Student Xie saying one must be cunning, and responded, "I’m a student, if you help , I won’t be able to repay you." The implication being that if she decided to help him financially, she shouldn’t expect that money back.
"It’s okay, you don’t need to repay this money," Wang Cui, determined to win favor, was ready to spend the money, "Your father and I are your elders, it’s only right to help you repay the debt. Later I’ll have your father fetch the money for you. If you need money for other expenses, co to . Stay well in the Capital, your father and I are rooting for you."
Would his father object? His father was notoriously stingy towards family.
No worries, the money was in Wang Cui’s hands, not Father Geng’s.
This couple calculated against each other to the extre.
Thus, Father Geng, lingering at the ward door, wouldn’t consider coming in to stop Wang Cui from giving money to his son.
The son’s money was also his money. Wang Cui’s attitude of wanting to please the eldest son clearly indicated the son might indeed have so ability. Father Geng wasn’t stupid; Wang Cui spending money to improve their father-son relationship would benefit him too.
After being criticized and educated by teachers and classmates, Geng Yongzhe’s mind beca clearer, no longer just acting on anger. If these two wanted to give him money freely, he’d accept it. If they wanted to please him, let them; after all, punishing these people for their wrongs was not feasible unless it reached the degree of imprisonnt, but letting them bleed money seed best.
"I owe sixty thousand." Geng Yongzhe reported a figure. This number included what these two owed his younger brother and mother.
"That much." Wang Cui paused.
"Yes. Living in the Capital is expensive." Geng Yongzhe finished speaking and waited to see how they planned to please him.
Father Geng ca in, wanting to say sothing.
Wang Cui stopped Father Geng, saying to Geng Yongzhe, "It’s okay. We have this money. Is sixty thousand enough? If not, we’ll add more."
Student Xie’s words that day were right, his stepmother cared more than his father, willing to spend whatever it took to save her own life.
"Add as much as you think is necessary." Geng Yongzhe would never refuse their generosity, saying this before turning away, leaving them to their potential argunt over actually providing the money, which was none of his concern.
Xie Wanying walked past the ward, took a glance, and saw Student Geng was now handling the bad guys with ease, feeling relieved.
Back in the teacher’s office, she happened to hear Teacher Du receiving a report call from Guo Zhi Hospital.
Aunt Min had regained consciousness.
There had been news earlier saying the patient was gradually regaining consciousness, and today she was fully awake and able to answer others’ questions.
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