758: Chapter 751: Sepsis 758: Chapter 751: Sepsis Gui squeezed next to Shangguan and smiled flatteringly at Sisi, “Sis, I’m really familiar with the county town.
With me guiding you, I promise you won’t lose out.
You don’t know, the people in the county love to take advantage of strangers.”
Sisi looked at Gui with a half-smile, thinking this kid is quite sharp.
Did he sense something?
Under Sisi’s gaze, Gui’s smile gradually faded, and he said sheepishly, “I know you all have great talents, I just want to follow you guys out to explore the Jianghu, to open my eyes.
I don’t want to be stuck here in this rundown town as a shop assistant for my whole life, I want to succeed and make a fortune too!”
“Kid, you’ve got quite the ambition, wanting to make a fortune.
How much money do you want to make?” Zhang Jie teased him.
“Ten thousand bucks should be quite a lot, right?
With ten thousand, I can go back and marry Ah Ling.
Her mom’s got a black heart, insisting on a ten-thousand buck dowry before she’ll marry Ah Ling off to me,” Gui said resentfully.
Sisi and Zhang Jie burst into laughter.
They thought this kid had grand ambitions, turns out he’s stuck in a love dilemma!
A real romantic fool!
Zhang Jie playfully patted Gui on the head, “Kid, and you’re satisfied with just ten thousand bucks?
That little bit of ambition and you call it making a name for yourself?”
Gui glared discontentedly at Zhang Jie.
How is ten thousand not a lot?
His mom runs a restaurant and only makes a few thousand all year, inviting so much envy!
If his dad weren’t good at fighting, his mom’s restaurant would have been taken over by others long ago!
Gui is sharp and quick-witted, though a bit mischievous, he’s still a good-natured kid.
With proper guidance, he could be molded into something great.
It’s just, at his age, shouldn’t he be in school?
“Aren’t you supposed to be in school?” Sisi asked.
The mention of school gave Gui a headache, furrowing his brow he said, “I stopped in the second year of middle school, what’s the use of studying?
Even if you graduate, you still end up with the same dead salary, not even as much as my mom makes running a restaurant!”
Sisi smiled but neither agreed nor disagreed, leaving Gui’s heart hanging, feeling terribly uneasy.
He wanted to ask more, afraid of being annoying, and was so anxious it was funny to watch.
The ticket seller came over to sell tickets, and Sisi took out two ten-yuan bills, softly saying, “Five tickets to the county town.”
Hearing five tickets, Gui’s heart settled, and he was so delighted he couldn’t contain himself.
After all, he was just a boy, unable to hide even a bit of joy.
Sisi pursed her lips into a smile, letting the kid stay happy for a while.
Having Gui does indeed make things more convenient.
He’s quite familiar with the county town, and he got them a tuk-tuk, haggling the price from ten yuan down to four, reaching the county hospital in just over ten minutes.
Sisi gave the tuk-tuk driver five yuan and told him to keep the change, delighting him into repeatedly thanking them.
Gui curled his lip, thinking it was hard to get the price down earlier.
The county hospital’s standards weren’t too high either.
After examining Yan Jin for a while, they said he didn’t have any major illness, just anemia causing his weakness, leading to his prolonged cold.
The doctor chattered on for some time, finishing with a scribbled note on a page of the medical record in plex handwriting, telling them to go pay for medication.
Yan Jin sighed in relief, “I told you it wasn’t serious, just a small cold.
I’ll get the medicine and go back to school, you guys head back to the Capital City.”
But Sisi felt something wasn’t right.
She couldn’t shake the feeling that Yan Jin’s illness wasn’t so simple, more than mere anemia and weakness.
Unfortunately, she wasn’t a doctor and couldn’t pinpoint anything specific.
“How about we go to the provincial city hospital for another check-up?
I just feel this place isn’t reliable!” Sisi suggested.
Zhang Jie nodded in agreement, “Yeah, I also think it’s not too reliable, seeing someone at the provincial city would give more peace of mind.”
Yan Jin, however, was unwilling to go, stubborn like in the morning on the mountain.
Shangguan took a step forward, raising a hand threateningly.
Frightened, Yan Jin retreated several steps, glaring cautiously at Shangguan.
Faced with her threat, he reluctantly agreed.
They didn’t bother picking up the hospital’s medication, feeling the doctor wasn’t reliable, so neither would the medicine be worth it.
The provincial city was two or three hours by car from the county town.
When they reached the city, it was almost dark, so they booked a hotel for the night, planning to visit the hospital the next day.
Entering the provincial city, Gui’s eyes darted around non-stop, looking around with fascination, exclaiming in awe like Granny Liu entering the Grand View Garden.
Early the next morning, they took a cab to the provincial city hospital.
It truly was the best in Province Y, with doctors and equipment that surpassed the county hospital.
They were received by an elderly doctor, with white hair and beard.
Seeing the badge on his chest, turned out he was the chief physician.
They felt lucky to have him as their doctor.
The old doctor was very amiable, initially asking Yan Jin about his usual symptoms, checking his eyelids, tongue, as well as joints on the arms and knees, and then listening intently for a while.
Regardless of skill, his attitude alone created a sense of reassurance.
However, the doctor’s expression grew increasingly concerning, slightly furrowing his brows.
While not overtly noticeable, Sisi could still sense that the doctor wasn’t in a terrific mood.
“Doctor, what’s my friend diagnosed with?” she asked, worried.
“It’s too soon for a conclusion, let’s have a plete blood count done first.” The old doctor swiftly wrote out a lab request.
Sisi’s heart sank; this wasn’t the hospitals she remembered from her past life where even a cold required a plete blood count.
If the doctor ordered one now, it suggested the illness was troublesome.
She didn’t say much, pulled Yan Jin to register and get blood drawn.
The blood test was quick, just a needle prick on the finger to squeeze out a small blood drop.
They’d have to wait an hour for the results, and they sat waiting in the hospital corridor with a somewhat tense atmosphere.
Yan Jin joked, “It shouldn’t be anything serious, just anemia.”
“Don’t worry, with modern medicine, even cancer can be treated.
Do you remember Tang Qiubai?
He was diagnosed with cancer last year but had surgery in the U.S.
and recovered.
Now he’s bouncing around like nothing happened,” Sisi smiled.
Yan Jin seemed not to recall Tang Qiubai, pondering for a while without recognition, but he softly remarked on Tang Qiubai’s good fortune.
The results came back.
Shangguan Tui brought the report, filled with medical symbols and numbers, dizzying to look at.
While Sisi couldn’t understand most of it, the upward arrow under the white blood cell count made her heart sink.
She knew fever could raise white blood cells, yet Yan Jin didn’t have a fever now, so what did this elevation mean?
Back at the old doctor’s office, he studied the report for a long while before saying, “Hospitalize for treatment.”
“What?”
Sisi and Zhang Jie were both startled, why was hospitalization necessary?
“Doctor, what illness does he have?
Is it serious?”
“Preliminary diagnosis is septicemia; for confirmation, a blood culture is required, which takes a week for results.
However, I remend hospitalization now, as the patient is very weak and, without timely treatment, there could be a risk to life.”
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