As soon as Zhou Jiao stepped into the living room, she hurriedly held her son close to the phone, listening anxiously to the voice coming from the receiver.
"It’s nothing serious. It’s just that Yu ate sothing this morning, and in the afternoon, he started vomiting and having diarrhea. Now he’s had an injection and it’s stopped. He’s asleep now, so you don’t need to co over. Rember not to tell the elders."
Zhou Jiao frowned deeply as she listened. How could it be that everything was fine at ho for two or three days, but as soon as they returned, there’s a problem. If they had left yesterday instead of the day before, she’d be worrying about whether he ate sothing at ho that caused it.
Zhang Guoqing quickly asked, "Is it the General Hospital?"
"No. Oh, you child, why don’t you listen? Don’t co over, the hospital is chaotic. You guys should quickly pack and go back to your hotown."
Zhang Guoqing looked at the phone as it was hung up, shaking his head with a laugh.
"She’s definitely at a hospital near their ho."
Zhang Guoqing glanced at the clock, "There’s still ti. I’m fast on the bike, you and the son stay ho and wait for . I’ll be back soon."
"Daddy, can Yu not co with us? He must be really sad."
Zhang Guoqing took the opportunity to teach the child, "You see, it’s because he wasn’t careful with his diet that he got sick. In the future, don’t ask for ice cream all the ti, got it?"
Ping’an nodded, "Dad, can I go see him?"
Zhang Guoqing turned towards Zhou Jiao at the words, seeing her nod, he could only say, "Then make it quick. If we really can’t leave today, I’ll have to change the tickets."
Zhou Jiao didn’t have ti to say much, she ran back to the room to prepare and packed a large bag of things, thinking she couldn’t rest easy without packing a box of foreign penicillin. This had already made an appearance in front of colleagues, so she wasn’t worried about exposing anything. Her only concern was what to do if soone needed to find her for it later.
Ever since she incidentally learned two years ago that imported dicine was running so scarce that ordinary people couldn’t access it, she tried every ans to get a lot during her trip abroad this ti. But she hadn’t planned on flaunting it in front of others.
Sigh... forget it, better to give Cheng Ruzhu a few extra instructions.
Zhang Guoqing rode his bike cautiously, bringing along his wife and son, heading towards the People’s Hospital. This stretch of road truly exhausted him, and upon arriving at the hospital, he felt as if he’d just crawled out of the water.
He grabbed his handkerchief to wipe himself, carelessly tossed it into the bike basket. He couldn’t stand having it stuffed into his pocket anymore. anwhile, Ping’an, being carried by Zhou Jiao, turned his head to look, hoping no one would steal it. It was, after all, a bottle of soda!
Zhang Guoqing ran ahead to the service desk to inquire, then headed to pediatrics to ask around, finally succeeding in locating which ward Yu was in.
Turning around, he quickly walked back, not paying attention to anything else, thus missing a certain figure. If he did notice, he’d surely be curious as to why the old codger known for causing trouble was idly wandering around in a white coat, with no one daring to say a word. At this mont, he waved towards Zhou Jiao and their son inside the registration hall.
The old codger’s eyes sparkled as he swiftly followed, but was intercepted by a middle-aged man, "Uncle Master, where are you off to again? Hurry, there’s a patient waiting to be saved!"
The old codger angrily cursed, "You brat! You got here just to work to the bone? I’m done! I’m tired of this daily trivial nonsense..."
The middle-aged man knew his uncle master’s temper all too well, genuinely worried he might leave without notice again. This wasn’t the first ti the old man had caused a scene. He hurriedly clasped his hands in supplication, pleading, "Uncle Master, have rcy! This patient is very important. Once we finish, I’ll imdiately take you back, please?"
The old codger hurriedly gestured to wave him off, pushing him aside, "I have urgent matters, don’t block my way!"
Seeing this, the middle-aged man imdiately reached out and tightly hugged his waist, whispering, "Uncle Master, the residence permit! The yard!"
The old codger paused, feigned indifference, "A shabby yard, who cares!" After speaking, he craned his neck and peeked outside, realizing in that short ti, Zhang Guoqing had long slipped away.
"Fine... stop embarrassing ! I’ll co with you now, alright?"
"Alright, alright, Uncle Master, you’re truly virtuous."
"Stop talking nonsense! I hate those pretentious things the most."
"Nephew was wrong to say that."
"At least you’re sensible! I’m staying not for any yard. If I wanted a yard, there are countless people in Beijing who’d gladly gift it, and I’d still refuse!"
The middle-aged man looked helplessly at the proud old codger, nodding, "I understand. Uncle Master is Divine Doctor Hu, as soon as your identity is revealed, people flock to you."
The old codger, none other than Doctor Hu whom Gu Ruyi rembered fondly before dying, hearing this, leapt up and smacked his head on his nephew’s head with a loud "thud".
The middle-aged man rubbed his head in grievance, muttering softly, "I am the head of the hospital after all, give so face, okay?"
The old codger, indifferently "hmmphing", and muttering too, "A petty hospital head, look at your pathetic self."
Passing nurses pretended not to see, their lips twitching slightly, and hurried away. This scene had beco routine for them, even if they couldn’t understand where the director found this elder who kept getting smacked but cheerfully kept coming back!
anwhile, Zhang Guoqing and his family finally arrived at the inpatient departnt, locating the ward according to the information they received.
The ward had four beds, now all occupied, and with the family mbers accompanying beside them, they stood at the doorway, sensing the chaos. How could anyone rest well here?
Zhou Jiao frowned, observing the scene until she finally spotted Yu lying on a bed inside and Cheng Ruzhu with her back to the door.
The three of them holding their items just stood at the entrance, and the room fell silent for a mont, allowing Zhou Jiao to squeeze her way in.
Turning her head and seeing them, Cheng Ruzhu remarked in shock, "What are you doing here?"
Zhou Jiao shot her a reproachful glance, "You didn’t say where you were, made us search everywhere."
"Why did you guys co? Hurry back or you’ll miss the train."
Over there, Ping’an had already grasped Yu’s hand, "Uncle, did you secretly eat ice cream? Didn’t I tell you, my mum said it would cause diarrhea?"
Yu, with red eyes, choked up, "Ping’an, I can’t go to the Northeast."
Ping’an reached out trying to pat him, but found the bed too high and couldn’t reach, hurriedly turned and patted his own chest, "Next ti I’ll take you. I’ll bring back so at for you!"
"But I still want to go now!"
Ping’an sighed, "You’re ill!" implying that even if he wanted to go, he couldn’t.
Zhang Guoqing looked around the beds, seeing all kinds of people, "Aunt, do you want to transfer him? Without alarming Aunt Grandma, I can ask Yang Qun."
Cheng Ruzhu shook her head with a smile, "Things will be better by evening, and we’ll discharge tomorrow. Such a hassle."
"Grandpa Wen and the others don’t know, right?"
Cheng Ruzhu smiled, "They’re older, it’s troubleso for them to co and go in this heat. Don’t worry, your uncle will be here soon. You should hurry back now."
"Are beds very tight?"
Cheng Ruzhu nodded.
Zhou Jiao slightly shook her head at Zhang Guoqing. With Cheng Ruzhu’s personality, she wouldn’t care about this bit of money.
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