Wang Gaihua had sprained her waist from the moment Su Lei pushed her.
Su Ding, on the other hand, suffered a fractured rib from being kicked by Su Lang.
He had been fine during the day yesterday, but by nightfall, Su Ding gradually felt the severity of his injury.
The kicked area hurt to the touch. It pained him to raise his arms or bend over, and eventually, even coughing and taking deep breaths brought him agony.
Fan Biyun didn't dare to delay. Cursing Su Lang the entire way, she hurriedly brought him to the hospital.
As a result, she happened to run into Wang Gaihua, who had also been sent to the hospital.
The moment Fan Biyun's eldest brother saw her arrive, he immediately dumped their old mother on her and went back home himself.
Fan Biyun had spent the whole night exhausted, taking the two patients up and down for examinations and paying bills. Now, she had gone out again to buy breakfast.
When Su Lang found the ward, he heard Su Ding complaining from his bed, Auntie Yu, open the window a bit. It's so stuffy in this ward I could die.
Before Auntie Yu could respond, Wang Gaihua spoke up, Little Yu, go fetch me a thermos of hot water.
Alright, I'll go in just a moment, Auntie Yu agreed.
Su Lang pushed the door open, bringing in a gust of cold wind.
Su Ding was just about to complain when he caught sight of his face and instantly choked his words back.
Auntie Yu.
Auntie Yu looked up. Little Lang is here. Your older brother...
Su Lang smiled and asked, Is Xiaofeng doing any better?
Auntie Yu glanced at Su Ding and Wang Gaihua. She still didn't know what had happened yesterday and assumed Su Lang was here to see his older brother, but the tone of his words suggested otherwise.
The doctor said the surgery is this afternoon.
Su Ding's injury was caused by Su Lang's kick.
Seeing that Su Lang was ignoring him, Su Ding deliberately said, Auntie Yu, didn't I tell you to open the window?
Well...
Auntie Yu hadn't responded earlier precisely because she didn't want to open the window.
Liu Feng was sleeping in the bed near the window. The temperature outside was low, and opening the window would mean all the cold air would rush straight at her son.
Su Lang said in a deep voice, Auntie Yu is not your slave. Show some respect when you speak!
She's here to take care of people anyway...
Are you even human? Auntie Yu was assigned by the organization to take care of Mom and Dad. This is her job, and she is an equal comrade to us. What right do you have to boss her around?
Afraid the brothers would start fighting, Auntie Yu quickly tried to smooth things over. It's fine, it's fine, stop arguing. Comrade Su Ding, how about we open the window at noon when the sun comes out?
Su Lang furrowed his brows, his gaze toward his older brother turning icy. How about I help you switch to the bed by the window? You can have all the ventilation you want.
Afraid he might actually do it, Su Ding tried to roll over and ignore him, but his ribs gave a sharp twinge, causing him to hiss in pain.
He fell silent.
Wang Gaihua hadn't uttered a single word since the moment Su Lang walked in.
She was old and certainly couldn't withstand a kick from Su Lang.
Outside the door, Lin Zhilan had long since been pulled into the director's office.
Qian Changling had returned to the capital for the New Year holidays.
He hadn't been idle in the capital, either. He went around contacting his former colleagues and friends, his main goal being to promote the medicines from the Island Pharmaceutical Factory.
As coincidence would have it, he ran into Lin Zhilan visiting a patient in the orthopedics department.
After greeting Su Lang, he pulled Lin Zhilan into the office.
Director Feng, this is the technician from our factory, who is also a doctor in the traditional Chinese medicine department of our military region hospital.
Director Feng reached out to shake Lin Zhilan's hand. Dr. Lin, I've heard so much about you.
Director Feng.
Lin Zhilan greeted him graciously.
Director Feng chuckled. Lao Qian, you keep saying our factory and our military hospital. Anyone who didn't know better would think you were an island native.
The pharmaceutical factory had partnerships with major hospitals.
Director Feng and Qian Changling were old acquaintances.
When Qian Changling had previously failed in his bid to become the factory director, Director Feng never expected him to suddenly pivot and transfer to the island.
He had originally thought this amounted to exile.
Yet, his luck was just that good. He encountered local policy support, backing from the military region, and an herbalist who casually produced five medicinal formulas—all five of which turned out to have incredible efficacy.
Their reputation had even reached the capital.
Now, the hospital was holding meetings to discuss whether to purchase medicines from their pharmaceutical factory.
They had already undergone clinical trials with obvious results, proving to be far superior to the conventional drugs on the market.
Director Feng felt the deal was practically sealed.
Even if a few leaders objected, if other hospitals made the purchase and they didn't, they would inevitably fall far behind.
Especially since the neighboring 301 Hospital—the healthcare base for central leaders—had already procured them.
That was the ultimate endorsement.
Thinking of this, Director Feng felt he should build an even better relationship with Qian Changling.
Lao Qian, rest assured. I'll definitely put in a good word for you with the higher-ups about this matter.
Qian Changling nodded and smiled. With your word, I can put my mind at ease.
The Island Pharmaceutical Factory was now on the right track.
But Qian Changling's ambitions didn't stop there.
Moreover, as the factory director, he also shouldered a considerable amount of pressure.
This was because a portion of the pharmaceutical factory's output had to be provided to the military region free of charge.
This was an agreement signed with the military region back when the factory was first established.
The current revenue could certainly cover this portion, but the island was still poor.
Qian Changling no longer limited his sights to just a small pharmaceutical factory.
He wanted to use this factory to drive the economy of the entire island.
That was why he wouldn't let slip a single opportunity, even during the New Year holidays.
Qian Changling suddenly remembered and asked, Dr. Lin, why are you at the hospital? Is someone in your family sick?
A friend's son broke a bone. I heard he needs surgery, so I came to check on him, Lin Zhilan said without making a big fuss.
Who knew that upon hearing her words, Qian Changling would immediately say, With you here, he'll definitely be fine. Didn't you previously treat a young soldier with a displaced tibiofibular fracture and damaged tendons and nerves?
Qian Changling was passionate about praising Lin Zhilan to the whole world.
As a result, almost his entire circle of friends knew that the island's military hospital and pharmaceutical factory had a celebrity like Dr. Lin.
Hearing Qian Changling's words, Director Feng cast a surprised glance at Lin Zhilan.
He had thought she was merely a doctor skilled in traditional Chinese medicine.
By what means did Dr. Lin repair the damaged tendons and nerves?
Director Feng was a surgeon. Western medicine could suture tendons and nerves through surgery, but it required high technical skill, and recovery varied from person to person. More often than not, it would leave the patient with numbness, weakness, and stiffness.
Lin Zhilan replied calmly, Acupuncture.
Feeling her answer was too brief, Qian Changling hurriedly added, It wasn't as simple as you make it sound. Dr. Lin performed acupuncture on the soldier during his post-surgery rehabilitation phase. The soldier was originally going to be medically discharged, but the moment Dr. Lin stepped in, he was back to being alive and kicking. He's still serving in the military right now.
Factory Director Qian, why are you constantly flattering me today? Lin Zhilan said, feeling somewhat helpless.
Qian Changling said frankly, I'm just telling the truth, I'm not lying to anyone. Don't be so modest.
Qian Changling was currently also serving concurrently as the director of the sales department.
In the sales industry, one absolutely must not be modest.
