Xiao Shugang knew this aunt was cunning, so he first cut off her financial route.
The nurse came to inform that Shim Youhuan had returned. Xie Wanying hurriedly went out to ask Senior Brother Shim if there were any special precautions needed for the patient.
"Yingying." Shim Youhuan saw her and, as always, greeted her warmly and openly, "How do you think the patient is recovering after you checked on him?"
This question should have been answered by Senior Brother Shim, the attending physician, but somehow it had become her responsibility to answer.
"I trust your judgment." Shim Youhuan laughed heartily, the eyes of the junior sister were already recognized by their Guo Zhi Hospital as having the sharpness of a computer.
"Itâs okay, my cousin needs to come back for regular check-ups after going home, right?" Xie Wanying asked again to confirm her senior brotherâs opinion.
"Your cousin is going to be a principal in the future, probably wonât have the time to come here all the time. It can only be like this: for minor issues, weâll find him a reliable local doctor to help. For major issues, heâll have to fly back to the Capital. But he doesnât need to worry, with you as his cousin, big problems can become small problems."
Senior Brother Shimâs eloquent talk left Xie Wanying at a loss for words, she could only express her helplessness in her heart.
"Yingying, do you think our Guo Zhi is good?" Shim Youhuan was testing to see where the junior sisterâs interests lay.
"Itâs quite good." Xie Wanying replied, all her classmates knew Guo Zhi was good. Feng Yicong and his peers aspired to come to Guo Zhi.
"Good is all that matters." Shim Youhuan wasnât forcing her to make a decision now, knowing sheâd come to Guo Zhi in the future anyway.
"Thanks, Senior Brother Shim." Xie Wanying sincerely expressed her gratitude, knowing Senior Brother Shim had done his utmost to help her cousin.
"Donât thank me, thank my superior." Shim Youhuan advised her, without Boss Zhangâs approval, things wouldnât have gone so smoothly.
At least a thank-you call to Boss Zhang was needed. Xie Wanying, holding her phone, felt her heart pounding. Anyone would feel nervous facing a big boss.
In the evening, she called the big boss. It so happened that the big boss was in the kitchen making soup for his elderly mother. Taking the opportunity, Teacher Lu took her sonâs phone and answered the call, saying to her, "No need to thank him. Thatâs his duty as a doctor."
"Teacher, howâs your health been lately?"
"Iâm doing well, you all focus on your work and studies, no need to worry about me. I have a bunch of doctors looking after me all day, how could I not be alright." Teacher Luâs candid words carried a hint of complaint, as her doctor son and doctor students were too strict with her as a patient.
Hearing the teacher was in good spirits, Xie Wanying unknowingly smiled.
Teacher Lu remarked to her, "You know, in the future, if thereâs anything you canât discuss with others, you can come directly to me. Understand?"
"Mm, I understand, Teacher." This was the time to listen to the teacher and not let the ailing teacher worry.
"If thereâs any difficulty in your family, you can talk to us, donât bear it alone." Teacher Lu, like others, felt for her having donated too much blood.
Mm, mm, Xie Wanying agreed all the way.
Finally, the big boss took the phone back from his mother and asked her, "How much nutritional powder have you taken?"
"Alright, stop giving her a hard time." Teacher Lu patted her sharp-tongued sonâs arm, prompting him to hang up the phone.
The night was dark, but tonight, the neon lights of the Capital revealed a hint of warmth.
The next day, through Senior Brother Shimâs arrangements, Xiao Shugang was transferred to Guoxieâs Orthopedics Unit 1. What Xie Wanying didnât know was that her cousin and his wife, following a prior promise to her, had privately approached her advisor nearby to inquire about her situation.