After the surgery, Geng Yongzhe accompanied the patient back to the ward.
"Xiao Zhe."
Called by this stepmother, Geng Yongzhe remembered 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 meant by this question.
"Being in debt is not good. Youāre going to be a doctor. Tell me how much you owe, and Iāll 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 treatment, 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 hometown, she wasnāt 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, "Iām a student, if you help me, I wonāt be able to repay you." The implication being that if she decided to help him financially, she shouldnāt expect that money back.
"Itās okay, you donāt need to repay this money," Wang Cui, determined to win favor, was ready to spend the money, "Your father and I are your elders, itās only right to help you repay the debt. Later Iāll have your father fetch the money for you. If you need money for other expenses, come to me. 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 Cuiās hands, not Father Gengās.
This couple calculated against each other to the extreme.
Thus, Father Geng, lingering at the ward door, wouldnāt consider coming in to stop Wang Cui from giving money to his son.
The sonās money was also his money. Wang Cuiās attitude of wanting to please the eldest son clearly indicated the son might indeed have some ability. Father Geng wasnāt 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 Yongzheās mind became clearer, no longer just acting on anger. If these two wanted to give him money freely, heād 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 imprisonment, but letting them bleed money seemed 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 came in, wanting to say something.
Wang Cui stopped Father Geng, saying to Geng Yongzhe, "Itās okay. We have this money. Is sixty thousand enough? If not, weāll add more."
Student Xieās 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 argument 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 teacherās 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 othersā questions.