"So, we really can’t get a refund?"
In the courtyard, Zhang Qingyuan and the others looked at Qin Mu, their expressions tinged with disappointnt.
Qin Mu ca to his senses and gathered his thoughts. He looked at everyone and, after a mont, said, "I don’t fully understand the specific situation yet. I’ll go to the hospital and pharmacy tomorrow to check things out."
According to the Consur Rights Protection Law... in a situation with clearly marked prices, refunds are indeed impossible.
But... people who profit from treating illnesses and saving lives truly lack conscience.
Since he had encountered it, he couldn’t pretend he hadn’t seen it.
The mont he finished speaking, cheers erupted in the courtyard.
"That’s great! With Xiao Qin involved, this hospital and pharmacy are dood!"
"Swindling money even when it cos to treating illnesses and saving lives—that’s completely devoid of professional ethics!"
"Thankfully, the nursing ho has free dical facilities. I really wouldn’t dare get sick if I were outside."
"Old Su, try not to worry too much..."
"..."
Zhang Qingyuan and the others cheered excitedly, their faces alight with joy, as if the matter was already resolved.
Su Yongnian swallowed and couldn’t help but sneak a glance at Qin Mu, finding it sowhat hard to believe.
He had just joined the nursing ho. He didn’t know Qin Mu very well. He only knew... Zhang Qingyuan and the others seed to place a kind of blind trust in Qin Mu.
"By the way, do you still have the dicine you bought for 288 yuan per box from the pharmacy?" Then, Qin Mu turned to Su Yongnian and asked carefully.
Su Yongnian was taken aback. He then said, "The pharmacy owner insisted I finish all the dicine, and I did."
Qin Mu frowned thoughtfully.
It seed this pharmacy owner was quite cautious.
If the patient had consud all the dicine... even if there were problems with the dication, it couldn’t be sent to the drug regulatory authorities for testing. That way, any incriminating evidence would be gone.
"It’s alright. Actually, my nose has been a bit stuffy the past couple of days. I’ll go to the hospital tomorrow. What were the nas of that hospital and pharmacy, and the doctor...?"
Qin Mu then smiled faintly and asked for the details again.
"The hospital is called Jin City Sanhe Hospital, the pharmacy is Wanantang, and the doctor who prescribed my dicine was Han Dongting..." Su Yongnian thought for a mont and repeated the nas of the hospital and pharmacy.
This hospital... was actually quite well-known in Jin City. You had to book appointnts in advance every day. If you just showed up, you couldn’t get an appointnt slot at all.
...
「The next day.」
The day after being awarded "Outstanding Employee," Qin Mu took another day off.
At nine in the morning, as soon as the hospital opened, he was the first to enter the respiratory outpatient clinic, as per his appointnt.
Generally speaking, common colds and coughs all fell under respiratory dicine.
In the outpatient clinic, Han Dongting, who was in his forties, raised his head to see today’s first "patient."
Sohow, he felt a sense of déjà vu, as if he’d seen this person before.
"Doctor, my nose has been a bit stuffy for the past couple of days, and I feel like I might be coming down with a cold..." Qin Mu also looked at him, honestly describing his "symptoms."
According to Su Yongnian, this was the Han Dongting who had prescribed him nearly 1,200 yuan worth of dicine.
"A bit of nasal congestion?" Han Dongting leaned in a bit, beginning to inquire about Qin Mu’s recent physical reactions and personal sensations. "Are you experiencing headaches, coughing, or dizziness?"
Qin Mu shook his head. When it ca to his health, he didn’t dare make things up, fearing Han Dongting might prescribe unsuitable dication.
"And what about your recent diet, daily routine, and ntal state?" Han Dongting inquired while recording the dical history.
Qin Mu answered truthfully. His daily routine was quite regular.
Five minutes later, Han Dongting furrowed his brow and analyzed, "Nasal congestion is usually caused by swelling or inflammation of the nasal mucous mbrane. Since your symptoms have persisted for several days, I initially suspect inflammation."
"In such cases, dication shouldn’t be prescribed casually. My recomndation is for you to first undergo a physical examination and a nasal CT scan. Co back for a follow-up once the results are out." Han Dongting said this with an air of earnest concern for the patient, directly suggesting two test packages.
Upon hearing this, Qin Mu felt quite conflicted.
He knew his own condition perfectly well. It was just a common stuffy nose. How could a visit to the hospital... result in recomndations for two test packages?
Seeing that Qin Mu wasn’t speaking, Han Dongting smiled again, speaking in a very responsible tone, "Of course, that’s just my recomndation. Your condition isn’t very severe at the mont, so I can also prescribe so simple anti-inflammatory dication for you to take ho and try first." There was no hint of coercion.
Yet, to Qin Mu, it sounded as if Han Dongting was subtly guiding him, making the option of just taking dicine seem like a less responsible, cheaper choice made to save a few yuan.
"Doctor Han, may I ask how much these test packages cost?" After a mont of thought, Qin Mu asked.
Seeing this, Han Dongting smiled and said, "It’s not expensive, just several hundred yuan. You can consider it."
Qin Mu pondered for a mont. He nodded, "Alright, let’s do the tests then."
Then... Han Dongting very efficiently wrote out orders for the two test packages. He handed them to Qin Mu, telling him to go pay at the front desk.
"Two hundred and thirty yuan?" Qin Mu looked at the order slips in his hand, and his eyelid couldn’t help but twitch.
Good heavens, this is daylight robbery!
He just had a stuffy nose, and yet he’d been prescribed a physical exam and a nasal CT scan, costing two hundred and thirty yuan.
Sure enough, there’s a reason people say you can’t afford to get sick these days, especially with the decline of traditional Chinese dicine and the prevalence of Western dicine. If this were back in the days of traditional dicine...
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