Chapter 69: 0068 Grandpa, are your legs numb?

0068 Grandpa, are your legs numb?

"Do you want to crowdfund?" Zheng Ren asked.

The department is being built up, Director Pan requested a policy in the hospital; in some situations, fees for patients can be waived. Chang Yue's expression was wooden; she had no intention of currying favor with Zheng Ren, her direct superior, and she said: "Go to the General Surgery Department, doing Shou Bing requires a patch. One patch costs 1000-2000, which is his family's annual income."

Zheng Ren understood this situation.

If we have to go to the General Surgery Department, I estimate that girl will immediately get married, exchange a bride price, either 3000 or 5000, to treat the patient. As for whom she marries, whether an idiot or...

"Stop!" Zheng Ren hurriedly stopped Chang Yue's words.

He knew Chang Yue hoped he would do the standard procedure, because since he came to the Hospital, hernia repair surgeries have always used patches, completely different from decades or a dozen years ago.

Hernia patches can reduce postoperative complications as much as possible, and the price…… seems not expensive either.

Now, the doctors in the General Surgery Department estimate that no one would do a pure hernia repair. Including Zheng Ren……of course, that was the former Zheng Ren.

Here, the 'pass' means the Shou Bing must score at least 80.

"I'll go consult Director Pan." Zheng Ren said, then hurried straight to Director Pan's office.

A few minutes later, Zheng Ren came out, laughing, and said: "Alright, let's admit him to the hospital."

"How much do you estimate it will cost?" Chang Yue asked expressionlessly.

"Only necessary lab tests will be done; optional ones are excluded, ECG, Shou Bing fee waived, estimated 300-500 is enough." Zheng Ren said.

Chang Yue nodded, said nothing more to Zheng Ren, turned and returned to the family's side. As soon as she faced the patient, Chang Yue's entire demeanor instantly changed—positive, sunny, open, full of an amiable feeling that inspires trust.

Zheng Ren shook his head. This girl, this temper—no wonder she solved a huge problem in the Obstetrics Department back then, but in the end she still took the blame.

However, Zheng Ren actually quite likes this kind of person.

【General task: Medical Workers' Parent Heart.

Task content: According to the patient's actual condition, adopt appropriate method, complete inguinal hernia repair surgery.

Task reward: 50 skill points, 1000 experience points.

Task time: 2 days.】

"Medical Workers' Parent Heart?" Zheng Ren pondered the task's name for half a day.

But it's good; the task time is actually a breakthrough of 2 days. Excluding fasting time, the Shou Bing is also simple; if he goes to the System Operating Room for training about a hundred times, he can definitely achieve a completion rate above 90.

But Medical Workers' Parent Heart is somewhat interesting; I didn't expect the system to also manage this.

……

All trivial matters were handed to Chang Yue to manage; Zheng Ren returned to the Jizhenbingfang.

Upon entering the office, he smelled the aroma of food.

Zheng Ren almost forgot to eat; if not for a few girls packing him a meal, he would have skipped this meal again.

He took a simple bite, threw the leftover scraps into the black plastic bag trash bin beside the restroom, and Zheng Ren returned to the office to read.

Chang Yue was busy, doing pre-Shou Bing preparation, writing medical records, communicating, giving pre-Shou Bing instructions. However, seeing her enjoy it, Zheng Ren also didn't bother to lift a hand.

"The patient hasn't eaten or drunk anything since this morning; there are ten minutes left to finish preparations, and we can proceed with the Shou Bing." Chang Yue 'notified' Zheng Ren.

"Um, notify them in the group, prepare for the Shou Bing." Zheng Ren closed his book, unwilling to communicate further with Chang Yue, who was giving him a stern face and not speaking to him, and went straight to the Operating Room.

Still the smoking room in the changing area, still lighting a Zi Yun cigarette, still taking a puff and then arriving in the System Space.

Zheng Ren still had 49,400 Experience Points; he kept 25,000 Experience Points, exchanged the rest for Shou Bing time, and began training hernia repair surgery.

At his current Master Intermediate level, even without training, completing this Shou Bing would pose no problem. But Zheng Ren didn't want to take risks, since since he came to the Hospital, he had never done, nor even seen anyone do, a pure hernia repair surgery.

To be cautious, Zheng Ren still exchanged 407 Minutes for Shou Bing training.

The System Operating Room rose, an experimental subject appeared, and Zheng Ren began the Shou Bing.

Every three to five Minutes, one Shou Bing; Zheng Ren trained a full 121 hernia repair surgeries. Afterward, he felt that his understanding of gastrointestinal Shou Bing had made some Progress.

Even just a hernia Shou Bing still helps increase Skill Points.

Glancing at the Skill Tree, the General Surgery Department Skill had already reached 2044 points; Zheng Ren then left the System Space, changed into a sterile Isolation Gown, and prepared for the Shou Bing.

Arriving at the Operating Room, I heard one of the Chu Family Sisters asking the patient: "Grandpa, are your legs numb?"

"......" The patient remained silent.

Strange, could an anesthesia accident have occurred? At this point, shouldn't the patient be answering?

In an instant, Zheng Ren felt the hairs on his back stand up.

He could only guarantee the Shou Bing's success; if an anesthesia accident occurred, even just an epidural anesthesia…… the patient's both lower limbs paralyzed…… that would be a major incident, a medical accident!

Striding in, Zheng Ren saw a certain Chu Family Sister at the patient's feet, tapping the thigh with a blunt instrument, asking: "Grandpa, are your legs numb?"

"......" Still silent.

Zheng Ren quickly checked the System Panel, which displayed the words 'continuous epidural anesthesia successful', with no indication of anesthesia failure, and then he felt relieved.

But the anesthesia was successful; why isn't the patient speaking?

Another Chu Family Sister stood near the patient's head, speaking gently, not impatient despite the patient's silence, asking: "Grandpa, I'm asking you, are your legs numb?"

The middle-aged man lying on the bed flashed a hint of…… shame?

Why would this emotion arise? Zheng Ren froze.

"Mom."

"......"

"......"

"......"

In the Operating Room, it was so quiet you could hear a pin drop.

"Bang......" Xie Yiren accidentally knocked over the opened saline, spilling it all over the floor.

Zheng Ren came to the other side of the middle-aged man's head, smiling and saying: "Don't be tense; they're asking you if your leg is numb, if you can't feel pain. They're not asking you to call Mom."

Originally, the Chu Family Sisters didn't understand why the patient wanted to call himself Mom; when they heard Zheng Ren's explanation, they suddenly realized.

The Operating Room became lively.

Great motherland, ah, how great and vast you are, with how many dialects!

"Silence, now making puns will deduct wages." Zheng Renye felt helpless, forcibly cutting off the laughter in the Operating Room, preparing to start Shou Bing.

The anesthesia was perfect; the Chu Family Sisters' level was at least intermediate or above. Otherwise, the Anesthesiology Department Teacher who brings residents would not appear, hiding in the innermost room reading novels, waiting to get through the final contract period to go work in the south.

Zheng Ren scrubbed in, began laying out the drapes.

The Shou Bing officially began; this should be the simplest surgery Zheng Ren has performed since acquiring the system.