As soon as Zhou Jiao stepped into the living room, she hurriedly held her son close to the phone, listening anxiously to the voice coming from the receiver.
"It’s nothing serious. It’s just that Yu ate something this morning, and in the afternoon, he started vomiting and having diarrhea. Now he’s had an injection and it’s stopped. He’s asleep now, so you don’t need to come over. Remember not to tell the elders."
Zhou Jiao frowned deeply as she listened. How could it be that everything was fine at home for two or three days, but as soon as they returned, there’s a problem. If they had left yesterday instead of the day before, she’d be worrying about whether he ate something at home that caused it.
Zhang Guoqing quickly asked, "Is it the General Hospital?"
"No. Oh, you child, why don’t you listen? Don’t come over, the hospital is chaotic. You guys should quickly pack and go back to your hometown."
Zhang Guoqing looked at the phone as it was hung up, shaking his head with a laugh.
"She’s definitely at a hospital near their home."
Zhang Guoqing glanced at the clock, "There’s still time. I’m fast on the bike, you and the son stay home and wait for me. I’ll be back soon."
"Daddy, can Yu not come with us? He must be really sad."
Zhang Guoqing took the opportunity to teach the child, "You see, it’s because he wasn’t careful with his diet that he got sick. In the future, don’t ask for ice cream all the time, got it?"
Ping’an nodded, "Dad, can I go see him?"
Zhang Guoqing turned towards Zhou Jiao at the words, seeing her nod, he could only say, "Then make it quick. If we really can’t leave today, I’ll have to change the tickets."
Zhou Jiao didn’t have time to say much, she ran back to the room to prepare and packed a large bag of things, thinking she couldn’t rest easy without packing a box of foreign penicillin. This had already made an appearance in front of colleagues, so she wasn’t worried about exposing anything. Her only concern was what to do if someone needed to find her for it later.
Ever since she incidentally learned two years ago that imported medicine was running so scarce that ordinary people couldn’t access it, she tried every means to get a lot during her trip abroad this time. But she hadn’t planned on flaunting it in front of others.
Sigh... forget it, better to give Cheng Ruzhu a few extra instructions.
Zhang Guoqing rode his bike cautiously, bringing along his wife and son, heading towards the People’s Hospital. This stretch of road truly exhausted him, and upon arriving at the hospital, he felt as if he’d just crawled out of the water.
He grabbed his handkerchief to wipe himself, carelessly tossed it into the bike basket. He couldn’t stand having it stuffed into his pocket anymore. Meanwhile, Ping’an, being carried by Zhou Jiao, turned his head to look, hoping no one would steal it. It was, after all, a bottle of soda!
Zhang Guoqing ran ahead to the service desk to inquire, then headed to pediatrics to ask around, finally succeeding in locating which ward Yu was in.
Turning around, he quickly walked back, not paying attention to anything else, thus missing a certain figure. If he did notice, he’d surely be curious as to why the old codger known for causing trouble was idly wandering around in a white coat, with no one daring to say a word. At this moment, he waved towards Zhou Jiao and their son inside the registration hall.
The old codger’s eyes sparkled as he swiftly followed, but was intercepted by a middle-aged man, "Uncle Master, where are you off to again? Hurry, there’s a patient waiting to be saved!"
The old codger angrily cursed, "You brat! You got me here just to work me to the bone? I’m done! I’m tired of this daily trivial nonsense..."
The middle-aged man knew his uncle master’s temper all too well, genuinely worried he might leave without notice again. This wasn’t the first time the old man had caused a scene. He hurriedly clasped his hands in supplication, pleading, "Uncle Master, have mercy! This patient is very important. Once we finish, I’ll immediately take you back, please?"
The old codger hurriedly gestured to wave him off, pushing him aside, "I have urgent matters, don’t block my way!"
Seeing this, the middle-aged man immediately reached out and tightly hugged his waist, whispering, "Uncle Master, the residence permit! The yard!"
The old codger paused, feigned indifference, "A shabby yard, who cares!" After speaking, he craned his neck and peeked outside, realizing in that short time, Zhang Guoqing had long slipped away.
"Fine... stop embarrassing me! I’ll come with you now, alright?"
"Alright, alright, Uncle Master, you’re truly virtuous."


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