After hearing Zhang Muqiu's intention, Mrs. Liu couldn't help but fall into silence.
She originally thought that the worst outcome would be that they would have to spend money for treatment themselves, but now Liu Chuan's condition seemed to be improving. Even if she went out to borrow loan sharks, she would have to continue to treat her son.
But the news Zhang Muqiu brought was something she never expected.
On one side is the medical record left by Dr. Jiang, and on the other side is Lady Tong’s judgment.
How to choose and what impact it will have on my son...
Mrs. Liu, who had just vowed that she could make the decision, was a little panicked.
Zhang Muqiu wanted to say a few words for Shen Tianshu, but thinking of her instructions, he finally held back.
She stood up and said: "It's not a matter of urgency. After all, it's not a trivial matter. You and your family should discuss it and tell me when you decide."
"Okay, please, Doctor Zhang." Mrs. Liu quickly stood up and sent Zhang Muqiu out, "We will give you an answer as soon as possible."
After dark, Old Man Liu finished work and went home. When he walked to the door of his house, he was startled by the billowing smoke coming out of the house.
He dropped the tools he was carrying on his shoulders, strode into the house, and shouted in a panic: "Ms. Chuan'er, Chuan'er, where are you? What's going on? Is there a fire?"
Mrs. Liu came out of the house in disgrace and said unspeakably: "I was distracted while cooking and burnt the pot. It's okay. I'm afraid I won't be able to eat dinner for a while.
"No, I'm just about to cook some noodles for Chuan'er in a small pot. He'll have to take medicine soon, so he can't have an empty stomach."
Old Man Liu turned around and saw that the large iron pot on the stove was almost half filled with water. There were also a lot of burnt and black scum floating on the water. You didn't need to look at it to know that it must be very sloppy underneath and it would definitely be impossible to clean it up in a while. Out.
He was a little unhappy, but he didn't show it too obviously. He just said, "Okay, you and your son can eat noodles at home. I'll go out for a bite and come back."
Unexpectedly, Mrs. Liu grabbed him and said, "Wait a moment, I have something important to tell you."
When she was cooking, she burned a pot of rice just because she kept thinking about what Zhang Muqiu said.
Mrs. Liu was a person who couldn't hide things in her heart. When she saw Old Man Liu come back, she would not let him go out.
Old man Liu's temper suddenly rose.
"I've been tired from working all day, and I'm so hungry that I can always have hot food to eat when I go home. Today, when I came back, I couldn't eat, and I was scared to death. I couldn't even go out to eat. ?”
Mrs. Liu was startled by his sudden increase in volume. She quickly slapped him and scolded him: "Why are you shouting so loudly all of a sudden? My son should be worried again."
Old Man Liu knew that his voice was really loud, so he just kept silent and just kept his head down and walked out.
"You've always had this stubborn temper ever since I got married. Even if I've tolerated you for so many years, someone else wouldn't have to fight you every day." Mrs. Liu complained, grabbing his sleeves and lowering her voice. He said, "I really have something important to tell you. If I hadn't been thinking about it, would I have burned the pot?"
Old Man Liu finally stopped this time, thinking that everything at home has been normal recently. Let me see if you can tell me something important.
After listening to Madam Liu repeating what Zhang Muqiu said, Old Man Liu finally stopped caring about eating.
He took out the cigarette bag stuck in his waist, stood in the yard and started smoking, feeling as if a walnut was about to come out of his eyebrows.
"Have you told Chuan'er?" After smoking a bag of cigarettes, Old Man Liu finally spoke.
"No!" Mrs. Liu said, "I think we can discuss it first. If we don't plan to change the prescription and continue to treat it as before, we might as well not tell Chuan'er, lest he get upset if he finds out."
"Then what do you think?" Old Man Liu asked again.
This time, Mrs. Liu couldn't even speak smoothly.
"I, I don't know either. No matter which one I choose, I feel uneasy... Hey, you are the head of the family, so don't ask me. You can make the decision on such a big thing!"
Old Man Liu fell into silence again until his stomach rumbled.
"Hey, go out and find a place to eat quickly. I'm going to cook noodles for Chuan'er."
Mrs. Liu threw the problem to her man and suddenly felt a little more relaxed. She turned around and went back to her room to cook noodles.
Old man Liu went out to find a tavern. He first ordered two side dishes and a meal. After filling his stomach, he ordered a pot of wine and started to drink by himself.
This meal lasted for two hours, until the owner came over with an apologetic look: "Brother, are you satisfied with your meal today? It's getting late. If you don't go back home, I should worry about you!" "
Only then did Old Man Liu wake up from his deep thoughts. Looking around, he realized that he was the only customer left in the store, which was obviously due to the delay in closing the store.
"That's right, it's time to go back." Old man Liu paid the bill and went out. Feeling the night breeze outside, he finally made up his mind and quickened his pace.
At this time, the moon was high in the sky, and the house was pitch dark, with no light at all.
Old man Liu thought that his wife had also fallen asleep, so he quietly pushed the door open and entered the house, but the hall suddenly lit up.
"Back." Mrs. Liu lit a wax tip.
Normally, she would have been unhappy about going home so late, but today she knew how difficult it was to make this decision, so she didn't say much.
After her son went to bed, she had been waiting in the main room for her husband to come back. She did not light the lights in order to save money.
Old man Liu walked forward and sat down opposite her. He thought about it for a while and then said: "I have been thinking about this for a long time. It goes without saying that Dr. Jiang has superb medical skills. Even the likes of us have never seen this before." The common people around her have heard of his name.
"So when Mrs. Tong took out the medical records of Dr. Jiang and said that he had seen the same patient as Chuan'er, I felt that the Bodhisattva must have heard our prayers day and night, so the spirit appeared... …”
"Then what you mean is that we should continue to follow the medical plan of Dr. Jiang?"
"Why are you so anxious? I, haven't I finished speaking yet!" Old Man Liu cleared his throat and continued, "But, I just thought about it for a long time, and I think Mrs. Tong is not only a good person, but also a good doctor.
"Although Dr. Jiang is famous and capable, after all, it is Mrs. Tong who is treating Chuan'er now. Since she has come up with a new idea, it must not be nonsense, but after careful consideration..."
Old Man Liu spoke very tactfully, and at the same time he was always paying attention to Mrs. Liu's expression, for fear that she would not be able to accept his opinion and it would be bad if she shouted in the middle of the night.
