Reaching the age of thirty, my income randomly doubled-Chapter 517 - 316: Emergency Situation

Chapter 517: Chapter 316: Emergency Situation

May 21st.

Chen Pingsheng was at home taking care of the child when he suddenly received a call from his cousin back home.

Her voice was tearful, as if something major had happened.

Chen Pingsheng covered the phone and asked his wife, “How come I didn’t know Grandma was hospitalized?”

“I didn’t tell you, I just heard Chen Fan’s wife mention it before, she said it was a bit of a cough and then the third aunt took her to the big hospital in Sha City.”

Song Yanxi touched her own belly.

Chen Pingsheng nodded and asked again on the phone, “Make yourself clear, wasn’t Grandma just suffering a slight cold, how could it turn into a life-threatening situation?”

“Cousin, you must come to Sha City to see, Grandma is really not going to make it,” she implored.

Chen Pingsheng was shocked; his cousin had been married for a while, usually stayed at home with her children, and had no bad habits.

If even she said so, then it must be true.

He called a few other relatives at home, and only then did he confirm that his grandmother was indeed dying.

Moreover, there was a huge secret.

Even his grandfather had made several scenes in the hospital, resulting in him being detained for 24 hours.

His grandfather was a veteran who had come through wars; he certainly wouldn’t make a scene without a reason.

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Chen Pingsheng felt the situation was not simple.

He called his sister, Chen Qi, and notified her to return to Sha City with him.

The two of them had been raised by their grandmother since childhood and often went to her house for meals.

Now that the elderly lady was in critical condition, they had to go back to see her no matter what.

The two young ones at home were not suitable to visit the hospital, and his pregnant wife was clearly even less suitable.

Chen Pingsheng took his sister, Chen Qi, and because the incident was so sudden, he couldn’t even apply for a flight route for his private plane in time; they had to take the fastest high-speed train to Sha City.

Fortunately, the domestic infrastructure was highly developed at this time.

The high-speed train was fast, reaching South Station in just a few hours.

Their arrival was too hasty, without even some basic travel arrangements made.

Chen Pingsheng took a taxi to the renowned private hospital in Sha City.

“Brother, Grandma won’t really be in trouble, will she?”

“We’ll know when we get to the hospital.”

“The third aunt said Grandma just had a slight cold, and she was fine at home, so why would there be trouble at the private big hospital!”

The driver turned to look, hesitated, and Chen Pingsheng glanced at him, “Driver, do you know something?”

“Even if I knew, I wouldn’t dare to say,” he replied.

Taxi drivers often heard the most gossip; Chen Pingsheng asked Chen Qi to take out some money, and she hurriedly rummaged through her bag.

They had left their hometown too long; the situation in Sha City was far clearer to these local, minor figures.

“Driver, just tell us what you know!”

The driver looked at the money, his eyes lit up. That must be several thousand at least.

Such wealthy people.

“Boss, if I tell you, you must never say it was me who told you. The doctors at that hospital you’re going to are simply not human; they treat minor illnesses as serious ones.

“I’ll tell you about two cases I know of. One was a rural worker who had occasional stomach discomfort at home, and his daughter took him to that big hospital.

“Guess what happened; after a series of chemotherapy sessions, the doctors told him it was a tumor. His entire savings were depleted, and he didn’t survive.

“Another case was even more outrageous. Someone else had been declared hopeless by other hospitals, but there they said he could be saved. After draining all his savings and putting him in debt, he died earlier than expected. How ridiculous is that!”

Chen Qi couldn’t believe it, “Is it really that ridiculous?”

“Reality is often stranger than fiction.”

The driver said, “If you really encounter that doctor, you can only suffer in silence, because his connections are much bigger than you might imagine.”

Full of helplessness, perhaps this was the painful reality that most people had to face.

Chen Pingsheng said nothing; he phoned his secretary, Zhang Wanyi, and instructed her to come to Sha City immediately.

Moreover, he asked her to bring the head of the corporate legal department and his own private medical expert.

From South Station to the hospital, if there was no traffic, they could definitely make it within half an hour; if there was traffic, it was a different story entirely.

The grandfather had completely turned into an unreasonable old farmer at the hospital. He didn’t understand those medical terms.

But he definitely understood one thing—how a minor cold could be diagnosed as breast cancer and then liver cancer, costing over a million and still leading to death.

A life partner he had supported all his life, to meet such an end at the verge of death.

The grandfather, with a voice as loud as a bell, went to protest and explain his boundless rage and grievances.

He could agree to spend over a million, solely to cure his wife, but now the whole hospital was telling him,

It was because his wife was too old, the disease too severe, even gods couldn’t save her.

Not to mention, they were just earthly doctors.

A single “helpless” supposed to explain everything.

No one needed to take responsibility for it, nor did anyone need to come out and explain anything.

Since they were only staying in a regular ward.

The taxi arrived at the hospital, and the driver kept reminding him not to try and stir trouble as it might backfire and pull him into a bigger mess.

How could the owner of such a big hospital be an ordinary person?

To be able to treat illnesses without getting into trouble speaks for itself.

Chen Pingsheng didn’t say anything.

In the hospital lobby, Grandpa stood like a helpless and angry old child, constantly cursing.

Who would have thought that this man, over eighty years old, had once survived near-death experiences on the battlefield?

All the third aunts were there, but they were tightly surrounded by a group of security guards.

“Pingsheng…”

“Cousin…”

Everyone called out his name the moment they saw him, as if he was the only one who could resolve the situation.

“Where’s Grandma?”

“She’s still in the ICU, they’ve issued a critical condition notice. Cousin, you should go see her quickly.”

Chen Pingsheng hadn’t had time to ask anything, but when he saw his kindly and benevolent grandmother who had raised him since childhood, he was almost in tears.

Her face was incredibly pale, and she had a breathing tube inserted, unable to utter a word.

“Brother, how could Grandma end up like this!” Chen Qi was also about to cry.

“Who treated her?” Chen Pingsheng asked coldly.

“It was a doctor named Liu, who looks decent but is nothing more than a beast,” said the third aunt.

“You really shouldn’t talk like that.”

A middle-aged man in a white coat appeared, hands in pockets, “Although our duty as doctors is to save lives and help the injured, we can only do our best when it comes to critically ill elderly patients, and no one dares guarantee a cure.”

If they manage to cure, it’s because of their exceptional medical skills; if not, then it’s the patient’s own fault.

If that were really the case, no one would have objected.

But the key issue is that Grandma had only a minor cold when she was admitted.

Even in Wang Village Health Clinic, it would only cost a hundred yuan to cure such an illness.

Yet here, they had spent a million yuan, and she was about to die.

No wonder Grandpa was so furiously upset.

“You are the attending doctor. You may be indifferent now, but if you keep this attitude later, I will make sure your whole family eats for free,” Pingsheng threatened.

“Are you threatening me?” Liu Xiangfeng frowned slightly. He had reviewed the family’s medical records, and they were all in the general ward.

Instinctively, he felt like this was another big cash cow walking in.

Having worked at this private hospital for over a decade, he had risen from an ordinary intern to a chief physician.

His honors and certificates of merit were numerous.

These weren’t achieved through sheer luck, but were all thanks to his unbeatable performance.

Without exaggeration, wherever he went, revenues surged exponentially.

What defines performance, after all, is the consultation fees paid by patients.

If he didn’t find ways to prescribe numerous surgeries for patients, how could he possibly sustain his performance growth?

How else could he have gone from a rural college graduate to a chief physician, and even married the dean’s daughter, a rich beauty?

It simply shows that when lifesaving becomes commercialized, most people will face… disasters.

Because you are likely dealing with a group of people eager to generate revenue from you.

When their goal is to generate revenue,

nobody can tell whether your medication needs are real or fabricated.

And no one knows how much of the expensive medication is unnecessary.

Mr. Tony persuades you to get a card right at the door; you can still refuse.

But once at the hospital, can you refuse a prescription?

The answer is no.

Chen Pingsheng just said a not-so-serious phrase, but immediately, security guards swarmed around him.

He seriously wondered if he said a bit more, would they accuse him of a nonexistent crime,

and lock him away for a couple of days?

For ordinary people, maintaining basic living conditions here doesn’t seem so easy.

Chen Pingsheng took out his phone and made a call to Secretary Yang.

This person was the dedicated secretary of the top official in the Southern Province, with influence that was hard to imagine.

He was eager to see which boss was stepping on ordinary people’s blood to satisfy their endless greed.

Such people, he was quite keen to tackle.

As for this chief physician, he was merely a pawn.

Also a petty devil that must be trampled upon.