CHAPTER 185: CHAPTER 185: PARENTS’ WORRIES

Doctor Chen’s gaze was complicated, and he sighed, "No, it won’t..."

There are too many incidents of patient-doctor conflict in this world, with many nurses and doctors injured, and some doctors even losing their lives because of it.

When such incidents occur, most people choose to protect themselves and merely watch from afar, with very few stepping in to help.

Some even think that perhaps the doctor or hospital did something wrong, which is why these troubles arise.

Doctor Chen felt a sense of sadness in his heart, but these things were all too common.

After looking into Lin Mu’s eyes, Doctor Chen left to prescribe medicine for her, which would be used this afternoon.

As soon as the head nurse and Doctor Chen left, Lin Fu returned with their meal.

Lin Xiaoyan went over to the nurses’ station to ask if her mother could have lunch.

The nurse glanced at the medical orders and informed her that all the tests scheduled for today were completed. There was some infusion to be done in the afternoon, along with eye drops and oral medication, but it wouldn’t be a problem.

After lunch, Lin Xiaoyan went home first to prepare and retrieve her parents’ daily essentials.

At home, she saw her sister-in-law coming out of the guest room.

"Yanyan, where are Mom and Dad? What did the doctor say?"

Lin Xiaoyan responded, "Mom and Dad are at the hospital. Mom needs to be admitted, but the doctor said it’s nothing serious. I’m back to get some things."

Fan Lalan breathed a sigh of relief, "That’s good. Shall we go to the hospital together later?"

"No need, sister-in-law, you’re pregnant. Better not to run around too much, especially after flying today. Just rest at home."

"Once Mom is stable, I’ll go shopping with you," Lin Xiaoyan said with a smile.

Fan Lalan thought about it and decided that since her husband would definitely go to the hospital in the evening, she’d go with him then.

"Alright, I won’t go to the hospital now. I’ll wait for your brother to get off work and go with him."

Lin Xiaoyan quickly packed up, said goodbye to her sister-in-law, and rushed to the hospital.

Upon reaching the hospital, she bought some simple kitchenware nearby. Her hands full, she headed upstairs and found her mother was already hooked up to an IV.

"Mom, what do you want to eat tonight? I’ll go downstairs to buy ingredients. We’ll have dinner here," Lin Xiaoyan said, placing the items in the tiny kitchen.

Seeing her daughter had actually bought kitchenware, Lin Mu’s heart ached, "Why did you buy these things? Oh dear, I’m only staying for a week. We don’t need to cook; just buying food from the hospital is fine. Why waste this money?"

Having just dozed off, Lin Fu quickly opened his eyes upon hearing his wife’s voice and checked the IV bottle.

"What’s going on?" Lin Fu asked.

Lin Xiaoyan stepped out, "Buying food is expensive, and it’s not even clean!"

Lin Fu walked to the kitchen, took a look at what his daughter had bought, and asked about the price before saying, "That’s alright, these things are about the same price as back home, not expensive."

Then he turned to his wife, "Do you know how much lunch cost?"

Lin Mu: "How much?"

"Twenty for one meal, and the portion was so small I wasn’t even full.

Back home, sixty yuan would be enough for a meal with ribs!" Lin Fu lamented.

"So expensive!" Lin Mu exclaimed, shocked at how high the prices were in the city.

Lin Xiaoyan chuckled, "It’s mainly because it’s near the hospital, the food here is pricier, other places are more reasonable."

Lin Fu nodded, "Yeah, I’ll check downstairs for places selling groceries later. We’ll cook ourselves, otherwise, just eating could cost a hundred a day."

Hearing her father mention money, Lin Xiaoyan immediately took out her phone to transfer money to him.

"Dad, where’s your phone? The hospital said yesterday that the reimbursement would be credited back to the original account. Let me check if the money is in," Lin Xiaoyan reached out, asking for the phone.

Lin Fu took out his phone, "There seemed to be a message around ten o’clock. I glanced at it while your mom was getting checked. I didn’t look closely, but it should be in."

Lin Xiaoyan took the phone and transferred fifty thousand yuan, using her father’s phone directly.

"Yeah, it’s in. Here," Lin Xiaoyan calmly handed the phone back to her father.

Lin Fu took back the phone and asked, "How much was reimbursed? Your mom hasn’t stayed a week yet, so I’m not sure if we’ve hit the reimbursement threshold."

Saying this, Lin Fu’s expression changed, "Why did you transfer so much money to me!"

When Lin Mu heard this, she looked over, frowning, "We have money. Why transfer money? Old Lin, transfer it back to Yanyan..."

Their daughter had just bought a house; how much money could she have left?

Lin Fu quickly tried to send the money back.

Lin Xiaoyan refused to accept it.

"Dad, Mom, I have money, really!

Not to mention the current good business in the store, I also completed a task before and received a bonus, plus my monthly salary..."

Lin Xiaoyan smiled, "Just keep it. Now that you’re here, stay a little longer, enjoy Sea City properly. Last time was too rushed, and we didn’t have a good time."

Hearing Lin Xiaoyan say this, Lin Fu and Lin Mu had no choice but to accept.

"Last time I went to Beijing for a task, they gave me an apartment and a car. Once Mom is discharged, let’s go live there, though the house is a bit big and hard to manage."

Lin Xiaoyan didn’t mention who gave her these things, worried that if she did, her parents would question why someone would give her such expensive items.

Hearing this, Lin Fu and Lin Mu’s first reaction was worry. If someone could reward her with a house and car, the task must have been dangerous.

"Were you hurt?" Lin Mu watched her daughter closely.

Seeing her parents’ concerned gazes, Lin Xiaoyan felt warmth spreading in her heart.

"Of course not! My teammates on the task protected me, and I wasn’t hurt at all."

Even after triple-checking their daughter was unharmed, Lin Fu and Lin Mu’s mood didn’t brighten. Instead, they grew more worried.

They knew their daughter now had a superpower. Being incorporated by the state meant she’d have to follow orders in the future.

For certain tasks, it’s not always a matter of refusing just because you don’t want to do it.

Enjoying various state benefits means you have to step up when duty calls...

Sometimes they selfishly wished their daughter’s superpower would disappear. They just wanted her to be happy and carefree.

"Dad, Mom, you have no idea how big that house is. Over two hundred square meters, a duplex!" Lin Xiaoyan, sensing her parents’ emotions, pulled out her phone, showing them pictures she had taken.

Soon, their attention shifted to the photos on the phone.

"So... big!!!" Lin Mu exclaimed at the sight of the house in the pictures.

Lin Fu was equally shocked, "This house must be worth millions!!!"

Lin Xiaoyan nodded, "Yes, mainly because it’s so spacious, over two hundred square meters. Now you have a place to stay in Sea City, visit anytime you want, stay as long as you like."

Lin Mu shook her head, "Visiting is fine, but staying long-term here won’t work. It’s unfamiliar territory, no one I know to talk to, I can’t stand it."

Lin Fu agreed, "At least back home I can enjoy a drink with friends, but I don’t know anyone in Sea City..."

Hearing this, Lin Xiaoyan didn’t insist further.

She had considered inviting her parents to Sea City before, but then she remembered Grandma.