The longed-for village system

Chapter 156

"Yes! It seems we're not destined to die yet."

If Zhu Xun had previously held onto a sliver of hope, seeing Li Yong's transformation filled her with nothing but hope.

The fact that she can still live, and at least another twenty or thirty years, is like a blessing to her. With these twenty or thirty years, she can fulfill most of the regrets in her life.

"Yes! It is said that there are many hidden talents among the people of China, and this is indeed true. Cancer, which is considered an incurable disease worldwide, can be cured by Mr. Chen Qing. It is a pity that we met him too late."

Ha Wen still felt a little regretful. If they had met Chen Qing earlier, her husband would definitely have made a full recovery and might even have been able to return to the stage to continue shining.

Dong Qing and Zhu Xun understood what Ha Wen meant. Indeed, if it could be cured, who would want to be dragged down by this disease indefinitely? They knew that the countdown to recovery was on.

Li Yong patted his wife's hand and comforted her, saying, "Contentment brings happiness."

Li Yong is already very content with his current situation. He was going to die anyway, but now he's lived another twenty or thirty years, what more could he ask for? One should never be too greedy.

Dong Qing, who was in good health, was difficult to comfort, but Zhu Xun, who had the same problem, spoke up at the right time: "Brother Yong is right. We should be satisfied if we can live for another twenty or thirty years. Besides, medical development will definitely be different in twenty or thirty years. Maybe there will be drugs to treat it by then."

"Yes! I should know how to be content; things are fine as they are."

Ha Wen nodded in agreement with what her husband and Zhu Xun said, feeling that she had been too greedy.

After a brief meeting with Li Yong, the two put their luggage away and went directly to Chen Qing's old house. They were only at ease after Chen Qing confirmed that everything was alright.

Is Xiao Chen home?

Chen Qing, who was making instant noodles in the kitchen, came out with her bowl and chopsticks when she heard the noise. She greeted Dong Qing with a smile when she saw her at the door, "Oh, it's Sister Dong Qing! Have you had lunch yet?"

After greeting Dong Qing, Chen Qing turned his gaze to the woman beside her. Chen Qing also recognized this woman; she was a frequent host of the Spring Festival Gala in his previous life.

"Hello Mr. Chen Qing, my name is Zhu Xun. I am the patient that Dong Qing asked you to see last time." Zhu Xun introduced herself as soon as she saw Chen Qing looking at her.

"Hello, have you eaten?"

Since you've come from afar, it's good to acknowledge your presence by offering a meal, and of course, it would be best if you had eaten first.

"Not yet! We were just thinking of asking you, Xiao Chen, to treat us to a meal."

Zhu Xun was relatively reserved because it was her first time meeting Chen Qing and she didn't know Chen Qing's personality in private. However, Dong Qing knew Chen Qing's character, so she didn't stand on ceremony with Chen Qing. Besides, they really hadn't eaten and wouldn't go hungry just to save face.

"No problem, I just made some instant noodles, I'll make you a bowl too! I'm not bragging, I'm really good at making instant noodles."

Dong Qing and Zhu Xun really wanted to say to Chen Qing, "That's it?" Even if they didn't have a banquet to welcome them, they should at least have three dishes and a soup! A bowl of instant noodles for each of them was all they got?

What's so special about it? It's just boiling water and pouring it directly into the container. I didn't see any other ingredients added! It's just a regular bowl of instant noodles.

"Xiao Chen, is this what you meant by 'having a special skill'?" Dong Qing finally couldn't help but expose him after getting the instant noodles.

Chen Qing was unusually embarrassed by Dong Qing's question. She touched her nose and explained, "I can't cook! I'll treat you to a good meal tonight! We'll just have something simple for lunch." Seeing Chen Qing's response, Dong Qing didn't continue teasing her. Their main purpose in coming here was to see a doctor, not to eat. If they could get better, they wouldn't mind going hungry, let alone eating instant noodles.

After they had eaten and drunk their fill, Chen Qing began to examine Zhu Xun. Of course, his examination was very quick, taking only two or three minutes.

"Mr. Chen Qing, how are you? Can you cure my illness?" Zhu Xun asked Chen Qing with a hopeful expression.

"It's alright. It's just the beginning of the mid-to-late stage of the disease. With some effort and time, it can still be cured," Chen Qing nodded and answered truthfully.

Fortunately, it was brought to the hospital early. If it had been in the late stage, the treatment would have been much more difficult and the chance of a cure would have been greatly reduced.

"Cure?" Zhu Xun's face lit up with surprise upon hearing Chen Qing's answer. He excitedly asked to confirm, "Mr. Chen Qing, can I really still be cured? I'm sorry, I'm so excited. You know, I never thought I would ever recover."

Chen Qing could understand Zhu Xun's excited reaction. A person who thought he was going to die would definitely be excited if he suddenly found that he could recover, unless that person had no will to live.

"Of course, I won't lie to you about this, but I'll need your cooperation in the treatment next."

"Of course, of course. You say so, and I will definitely do as you instruct."

"First, you need to stop your work and stay here for a while, at least half a month, at most a month. During this time, I will give you acupuncture once a day. Second, you need to prepare about four million to purchase medicinal materials. Later, I will prepare medicinal baths for you."

After saying that, Chen Qing went back to the house and got paper and pen to write two prescriptions for Zhu Xun. The first prescription was for the oral medication for the first week, and the second prescription was for the medicinal baths needed later. The real bulk of the cost was for the later treatment.

Zhu Xun carefully put away Chen Qing's prescription, as if afraid it would be blown away by the wind. Later, she went to the side to call her husband and explain the situation.

This time, due to the last-minute arrangement, her husband couldn't make time for her treatment. However, since she would be receiving treatment here for a while, her husband would definitely need to take leave. It was impossible for Dong Qing to stay here with her the whole time.

Of course, she also had to leave the matter of purchasing the medicine to her husband. From today onwards, she would stay in Manyuan Village and not go anywhere else.

Meanwhile, Dong Qing was still asking Chen Qing further questions. There were some things that Zhu Xun himself couldn't ask and that he had to ask her, the middleman, such as the matter of medical expenses.

"Xiao Chen, how much will your medical expenses be? Xiao Xun has spent a lot of money on this illness over the years. Can you give me a friendly price?"

Given their status, the government will generally reimburse the medical expenses incurred when they fall ill. However, there are standards for the amount that can be reimbursed. The TV station will only reimburse around 3.5 million yuan for the 4 million yuan case. If the medical expenses are also several million yuan, then Zhu Xun's case will cost at least 1 million yuan this time.

Chen Qing thought for a moment, then made a V-sign with his hand, indicating to Dong Qing and the others that this amount was the most reasonable and wisest number he could think of.

"Two million? I'll talk to Xiao Xun about it later, it should be fine."

Chen Qing smiled and shook his head.

"Ah! It costs twenty million! Can you give me a discount, Xiao Chen?"

This price for curing cancer is really not expensive at all. Even if it were 200 million, Dong Qing knows that some rich people would be happy to pay it. But they are just ordinary middle-class families and simply cannot afford that much money, even if the country covers the vast majority of it.

"Sister Dong Qing, you've misunderstood. I only need 200,000. I only charged Mr. Li Yong 100,000 for the first time, and I'll charge Sister Zhu Xun 200,000 for the second time!"

(End of this chapter)