Chapter 348: Amigo Veterinary Hospital
The patient roused from total anesthesia and was wheeled out of the operating room.
Zheng Ren changed and headed for the wards. He wanted to check on the patient and give some instructions to the on-call doctor.
Once Little Yiren cleared up the operating room, they could go home. Zheng Ren smiled at that thought.
Suddenly, he remembered they had not eaten dinner.
He reached the patient. She had woken from the anesthesia and was in a stable condition. The numbers on the vital sign monitor proved that Zheng Ren was dependable even when operating blind.
A text came from Xie Yiren. Zheng Ren happily went down to the bas.e.m.e.nt parking lot.
He got into the red Volvo. Before his mind could come up with a conversation topic, his ringtone blared.
The ringing phone suggested a possible emergency surgery. Zheng Ren’s heart rate picked up.
He flipped over his phone and checked the caller ID. It was Su Yun.
Zheng Ren’s chest tightened. Had something happen to Yang Lili? It was the only reason Su Yun would be calling him at this hour.
In a flash, Zheng Ren’s mind went through every step he made in yesterday’s emergency surgery.
He could not find any mistake.
The scene replayed in his mind as he picked up the call.
“Boss, what are you doing?” Su Yun’s lazy voice sounded through the phone. He sounded more disgruntled than usual.
“Just wrapped up a surgery. We removed an accessory spleen,” Zheng Ren replied.
“Oh! That’s rare.” A pause. “Are you in Xie Yiren’s car?”
Zheng Ren’s face flushed.
“Lot 14 on Weier Road. Come quickly,” Su Yun said.
“Eh? Did you dial the wrong number?” Zheng Ren asked.
What was this? Su Yun expected him to just go to the address?
“It’s Amigo. I’m hanging up. Wait, who a.s.sisted in the surgery?”
Zheng Ren was speechless.
Amigo; it sounded like a community veterinary hospital.
Was Su Yun going to operate on animals?
“Chu Yanzhi,” Zheng Ren answered.
“Bring Yiren over. If Yiren’s not there, get a cab here. Okay, I’m hanging up, I need to speak with Yanzhi.”
Su Yun hung up the call before Zheng Ren could ask any more questions.
“What’s wrong?” Xie Yiren asked inquisitively.
“Su Yun called to tell me to go to a veterinary hospital called Amigo?” Zheng Ren said, annoyed. It was late and he was not interested in visiting a veterinary hospital.
“The one on Weier Road?” Xie Yiren drove over a b.u.mp at full speed. If it were not for the safety belt, Zheng Ren would have hit the car’s roof. Xie Yiren continued speaking, “Great, let’s go.”
Zheng Ren was troubled.
“I’ve always wanted a dog. A husky, to be exact. However, I don’t have the time to take it for walks and can’t hire a nanny for the dog every day, so I gave up on the idea,” Xie Yiren said as she drove. “I’m glad we get to visit a veterinary hospital.”
“It should be for a surgery.” Zheng Ren recalled Su Yun’s insistent tone on the phone. He wanted the whole emergency department to head down to the veterinary hospital at this hour.
Soon, the car rolled onto Weier Road.
The place was behind the city’s busiest commercial street, a highly sought-after real estate area.
Zheng Ren glanced at the central business districts a distance away. He figured some of those might be Xie Yiren’s.
Getting a rich girlfriend was quite troublesome.
He did not know if Xie Yiren’s parents were nice people to talk to.
He did not know what expectations they had for the daughter’s partner.
He did not know…
Zheng Ren’s attention drifted.
The car came to a halt. Su Yun stood beside the car and gestured dramatically to welcome them.
The veterinary hospital had a trite name, but the building was beyond Zheng Ren’s expectations. The hospital was huge and looked new. Zheng Ren believed a dog shower here would cost no less than 50 yuan.
It actually cost 300 yuan for a long coat dog.
“Boss, name your price,” Su Yun said.
Zheng Ren frowned at Su Yun’s teasing.
“If you have no request, let’s get started. I got called over during my nap. I still have to go to the ICU tomorrow, so a good night’s sleep is essential,” Su Yun ranted as they walked into the veterinary hospital.
“Brother Yun, this is…” a young woman asked with a warm, sincere smile.
“This is my boss, Zheng Ren. That’s his girlfriend and also his scrub nurse, Xie Yiren,” Su Yun said.
Xie Yiren’s footsteps faltered. Her face turned red.
However, she did not deny or reject the statements made. She lowered her head and trailed behind Zheng Ren.
The introduction also took Zheng Ren by surprise but before he could say anything, the young woman offered her hand and said, “Boss Zheng, nice to meet you. I’m the boss of this veterinary hospital, Shen Xiaoou. You guys can just call me Little Shen.”
Zheng Ren took her hand and shook it. Su Yun smirked and said, “Hurry up, the anesthesia has set in. We’re just waiting for you.”
They reached the third floor. There was a middle-aged man standing outside the operating room. Their arrival elicited no response. The man’s eyes were filled with tears.
“Mr. Qin, this is the doctor we’ve invited. Rest a.s.sured, we will do our very best,” Shen Xiaoou said.
The middle-aged man bowed multiple times. His sincerity was many times deeper than the families Zheng Ren had met in the hospital.
Zheng Ren could sense the difference. It was staggering.
“Boss, hurry. Once it’s done, we can go home,” Su Yun urged.
Zheng Ren walked into the operating room in silence. Su Yun said to him, “You can feel the difference, right?”
“Yes,” Zheng Ren admitted.
“When I was in Imperial Capital, I did some work in a veterinary hospital. For the six years I was there, I’ve never witnessed a single medical dispute. You don’t even need to write the patient’s history. A surgery costs… Little Ou, how much is the fee?” Su Yun said.
“10.5 thousand,” Shen Xiaoou whispered. “This golden retriever has been with the owner for ten years. Grew up with his daughter. The dog is old now but the owner is still willing to pay for the best surgeon.”
Zheng Ren was speechless…
The emergency surgery that he had just completed had probably only cost 400-500 yuan. The same procedure in a southern private hospital would not even cost more than 10000 yuan.
The huge difference in surgical fees was another blow to Zheng Ren.
“Ah, you poor thing.” Xie Yiren ran to the operating table which held a golden retriever who had long since pa.s.sed its golden years. Its fur was no longer golden and shiny. It panted heavily as its eyes zoned out of focus. Tears rolled down from its eyes.
“Chu Yanzhi? Why isn’t she here? Usually she’s the fastest to respond,” Su Yun grumbled.
“Didn’t you say the anesthesia has already been done?”
“It was a lie to get you moving,” Su Yun retorted.
“What’s wrong with the poor dog?” Xie Yiren asked as she stroked the dog’s head.
“It ate a sock. If the dog was a few years younger, I would have done it myself. At this age, I’d prefer Boss to handle it for better results.”