His predecessor failed

Chapter 13 Decision to Surgery

After coming out of the alley, Su Zhuzhu looked around and headed for the department store. She first went to the department store to buy some snacks suitable for the elderly, and then secretly took a bag of good tea from the space. She then bought two cheongsams according to He's mother's size. After packing, she returned to the door of the department store and waited for Lin Wu to pick her up.

It was exactly five o'clock when they returned to the He family. Su Zhuzhu gave the snacks and tea leaves she bought to Grandpa He, and then handed the cheongsam to He's mother, making Grandpa and He's mother smile happily.

She helped serve the dishes, and then praised Aunt Yang again. It wasn't all compliments, at least Su Zhuzhu's mouth was watering. There was Aunt Yang's specialty, sweet and sour pork, a braised carp, a plate of steamed Chinese sausage, chicken stewed with mushrooms, which was perfect for eating now, and also Chinese cabbage with vinegar, eggplant and beans, and a pork rib and radish soup, all of which were worthy of Chinese New Year's Eve meals.

The whole family sat down with laughter. He Qiaojin looked at Su Zhuzhu, who was only reserved and timid in front of him. Haha, it was hard to imagine that she was completely different in front of other people. She was quite popular. It should be easy to deal with her these days. If she cried all the time, he was afraid that he would not be able to control his anger.

Su Zhuzhu was very busy today. She had digested the lunch she had long ago and was now concentrating on eating. She did not notice He Qiaojin's meaningful look.

After dinner, she helped to clean up the dishes. Seeing that it was still early, Su Zhuzhu followed He's mother and Aunt Yang to the small vegetable garden. Now she didn't dare to grow flowers and grass at home, fearing that she would be labeled as a capitalist, so He's mother turned her enthusiasm to growing vegetables and opened a small vegetable garden in the vacant land next to the small building.

The temperature will drop soon, and the beans will basically be gone after this crop, so we can turn the soil and plant radishes to survive the winter. We picked two full baskets of beans, and the three women washed them and hung them up to dry. After a few more days in the sun, they will become dried beans. When there is no vegetable in winter, they can be used to stew pork belly. It is so delicious.

"Zhuzhu, did you buy the book today? Why didn't you bring it back? If it's hard to buy, ask He Qiaojin to look for it. He knows a lot of people and will definitely be able to find it."

He's mother was very happy to receive the gift from her future daughter-in-law. She planned to find a chance to wear it out for a walk while it was not too cold. But she was so envious of those women. She always heard them showing off, and now it was finally her turn. Her daughter-in-law had good taste, but it was too expensive. This cheongsam cost nearly 100 yuan, and she bought two.

Su Zhuzhu almost didn't think about buying books.

"Well, I haven't found it yet. There aren't many medical books now, and what I'm looking for is relatively unpopular. I'll go check it out tomorrow. I've asked the bookstore to keep an eye out for it today, so there's no need to bother He Qiaojin for now."

After picking the beans, everyone went back to their rooms to wash up and rest.

After the return visit today, Su Zhuzhu locked the door to avoid the embarrassment of the morning. Although the handsome man is very attractive, the timing and location are not right, so it is better to give up the idea as soon as possible and go to the next one.

After a good night's sleep, He Qiaojin drove Su Zhuzhu out as instructed by his mother after breakfast.

"Just drop me off at the entrance of the department store and we'll meet here at four in the afternoon." They were silent all the way. When they were almost at the city center, Su Zhuzhu spoke and sorted out a bag she had brought with her. In the bag, she brought two packets of milk powder for Aunt Liu, a packet of White Rabbit milk candy, a toy car and a simple doll. Children also need to be coaxed. When Su Zhuzhu was a child, she always looked forward to receiving gifts, which would make her happy all day long.

He Qiaojin turned his head and glanced at Su Zhuzhu, who couldn't hide her good humor even though she was dressed modestly, and finally spoke: "Don't you need me to accompany you? I promised you that I would pay for everything according to your ideas these days."

"No, you can make your own arrangements. I'm not short of money. I have something to do today. Since no one of us has plans to get married, let's not get involved. We can just go back together in the afternoon."

Su Zhuzhu got off the car at the department store carrying her things. He Qiaojin didn't pay attention to where Su Zhuzhu was going, and just turned around and left.

Arriving at Aunt Liu's courtyard, he found that the door was closed today. He reached out and knocked, and the door opened quickly. The person who opened the door was a middle-aged man in his forties, who looked exactly like Liu Shuting, with a strong scholarly air. He must be Aunt Liu's eldest son.

"Hello, comrade. I'm Su Zhuzhu. I was here yesterday and today I'm here to visit Aunt Liu."

"Hello, Comrade Su, please come in!"

"Comrade Su, I am Liu Shuting's father, Liu Qingshan. Thank you so much for yesterday. If you hadn't helped me in time, our family might have lost two lives."

Liu Qingshan bowed deeply to Su Zhuzhu excitedly, which scared Su Zhuzhu.

"Brother Liu, you, don't be like this! Anyone who saw the situation yesterday would help. It's not a big deal. Let's go see Aunt Liu first. Aunt Liu still needs to change the medicine!"

Liu Qingshan stood up straight abruptly: "Yes, yes, yes, I have to trouble Comrade Su again. Please come in. Everyone in the family is in the backyard, waiting for you."

As soon as she entered the backyard, Tiantian ran happily to Su Zhuzhu, hugged Su Zhuzhu's thighs and kept calling her "Fairy Sister", which made Su Zhuzhu very happy. She pinched Tiantian's chubby face, took out a White Rabbit milk candy from her bag and gave it to Tiantian, called her "sister-in-law" by the way, and then handed over all the other things she brought.

The woman with a gentle temperament in front of him was obviously Liu Shuting's mother. The whole family had the same scholarly air.

Chen Jingya didn't hesitate, she put the things aside, and took Su Zhuzhu to the living room to sit down, her gratitude to Su Zhuzhu was beyond words. She and her husband only had Liu Shuting as their child, and Su Zhuzhu saved Liu Shuting yesterday, which was to save their lives.

After drinking tea, Su Zhuzhu first carefully checked Aunt Liu's wound recovery, then changed the bandages and reminded her not to touch water for the next few days, to rest more and eat good supplements, because she was old and just needed to rest for a while.

Liu Shuting's situation was a little more complicated. Su Zhuzhu thought about it and decided to speak directly:

"Brother Liu, Sister Liu, Xiao Ting has been to the hospital for a checkup before. Is it confirmed that she has a congenital heart disease? This is the case. I have learned medicine from my elders since I was a child. If you trust me, can you let me see the medical records and examination materials?"

"Of course, Xiaoting has had this problem since childhood. We have sought medical treatment everywhere, but unfortunately no hospital is confident in performing surgery and can only do conservative treatment." Mrs. Liu immediately went into the house to get the information.

Su Zhuzhu read the medical report carefully and decided to tell the Liu family the truth. If they did not trust her, she would still feel at ease. After all, this matter was quite risky. It was not a surgical risk, as this operation would be just an ordinary operation in later generations. The reason why it could not be done in this era was not because the technology had not been introduced from abroad, but also because she did not have the qualifications to practice medicine, and her medical skills could not withstand in-depth scrutiny and would be easily exposed.

"I can do this surgery."

Su Zhuzhu's words were like a drop of water falling into a hot oil pan and exploding.

Aunt Liu and Liu Qingshan and his wife looked at Su Zhuzhu in shock.

"I am confident that this operation will have a success rate of over 90%. After the operation, Xiao Ting will no longer be troubled by this disease and can live like a normal person. Of course, she still needs to avoid strenuous exercise. But I also need to explain my situation first. I do not have a medical qualification. If I perform this operation, I need you to prepare the operating room and conduct it secretly. If you believe me, you can arrange it as soon as possible. I believe that medical skills have already said that Xiao Ting will only live for a few years at most if she does not undergo the operation. Now is the best time to have the operation."

The three members of the Liu family looked at each other. Sister Liu was the most excited. She dreamed of curing Xiaoting. The reason why they didn't have children was because they were afraid that Xiaoting would be sad, and they wanted to give all their love to this child.

Mrs. Liu looked at Liu Shuting who was lying on the recliner in the yard. The child was lying quietly with a smile on his face. He tilted his head to watch his sister playing, and the two of them would whisper to each other from time to time. The warm sunlight sprinkled on the two children like a layer of golden light, exuding the beauty of the world.

"Zhuzhu, can you give us some time? This is too sudden. Let's discuss it and also ask Xiaoting's opinion."

Unable to believe for a moment that Xiaoting's illness had taken a turn for the better, Liu Qingshan looked at Su Zhuzhu eagerly.

"Of course, no problem. I have all the time here today. We should discuss such a big thing. Then I'll go play with Tiantian and the others for a while."

Seeing Su Zhuzhu walk into the yard, Mrs. Liu excitedly grabbed her husband's arm.

"Qingshan, let's do it. Let's do this surgery. I really can't wait any longer. For so many years, I haven't seen any hope. I can only watch Xiaoting getting worse and worse day by day. My heart aches. I believe in Zhuzhu. As long as there is a glimmer of hope, we must fight for it. Xiaoting can't wait any longer, wu..."

Liu Qingshan patted his wife on the back, signaling to Sister Liu not to get too excited, and turned to ask Aunt Liu for her opinion.

Aunt Liu was also a lady from a wealthy family. She was not a woman without her own opinion. She said to her son and daughter-in-law in a decisive manner, "Do it! Whether it succeeds or not, Xiaoting really can't wait any longer, but I believe in Zhuzhu more. I can see that Zhuzhu is not the kind of person who talks without thinking. I'm sure she won't speak. Zhuzhu saved Xiaoting's and my life. I believe in her! But I have to say this in advance. There are always unexpected events. If anything unexpected happens, you can't blame Zhuzhu."

Liu Qingshan and his wife both nodded solemnly. Zhuzhu was their family's great benefactor, and the Liu family was not unreasonable. They would not vent their anger on others and would not be ungrateful.

During lunch, Sister Liu also told Xiaoting about the surgery. Xiaoting is eight years old and has the right to know about his physical condition.

Unexpectedly, when Xiaoting heard that Su Zhuzhu would perform the surgery on her personally, she agreed without any doubt and did not ask any additional questions.

After deciding to have the operation, Su Zhuzhu made a list of items needed for the operation, including space for medicines, but these were secondary. The main thing was to find a suitable operating room. Su Zhuzhu didn't want to expose her space so soon.

Liu's father has passed away. Liu Qingshan is the eldest of the five brothers in the Liu family. The couple used to teach at Peking University. In recent years, they were hit hard by the movement. In order to protect themselves, they took the initiative to resign from Peking University two years ago. Now they are just doing odd jobs outside, so the couple were not at home yesterday.

The third child, Liu Dachuan, who is Tiantian’s father, is a driver for a transportation company. In order to earn more money, he has been driving long distances. Tiantian’s mother is worried and has been following Liu Dachuan everywhere. Tiantian is too young, so she has always asked her mother-in-law to take care of her.

The fourth child, Liu Dahai, works in the Qingfeng County Government of H Province and has been promoted to the position of County Party Secretary.

The second brother Liu Dajiang and the fifth brother Liu Dahe disappeared a few years ago and there has been no news of them since.

The Liu family had no access to the medical system in Beijing, so they could only call the fourth brother, Liu Dahai. When Liu Dahai heard that Xiaoting's disease could be cured, he immediately contacted people. Liu Dahai called back an hour later. He had a good relationship with the director of Qingfeng County Hospital. He guaranteed that the operation could be performed secretly in Qingfeng County Hospital, but he was powerless in Beijing. His strength was still too weak.

Su Zhuzhu hesitated for a while.

"H Province is far away, and I can't go there without a reasonable reason. But now there is an opportunity. I am facing going to the countryside. If I can be arranged to go to Qingfeng County, everything will be fine. I can find someone to arrange for me to go to Qingfeng County, but when I get to Qingfeng County, Secretary Liu will have to make the arrangements."

The Liu family, who were originally worried, were overjoyed and immediately wrote back to Liu Dahai, who was also relieved.

Su Zhuzhu also had her own considerations. She was definitely going to the countryside, so she might as well take this opportunity to go to Qingfeng County. Liu Dahai would be her support in Qingfeng County in the future, and her safety would be guaranteed. For the sake of the county party secretary, she would not have to live too hard. She just needed to prepare well for the college entrance examination for two years.

I called the police yesterday at Liu Qingshan, but this kind of thing is not uncommon nowadays, and I don’t know if they can catch the person. Now we just have to wait for the results from the Public Security Bureau, and Aunt Liu will take good care of herself for a few days, and then the Liu family can pack their bags and head straight to Qingfeng County.

Su Zhuzhu also informed the Liu family that she would return to Su City in a few days, and then sign up to go to the countryside and find someone to arrange the location to be in Qingfeng County. Su Zhuzhu believed that both the Su family and the He family could do this.