Reborn in the 70s: Pampered by Regiment Commander-Chapter 1301 - 855: Taking Advantage (2)

The dean and vice dean had already gone home after work. The head of the inpatient department was still around, but it was useless for him to try to mediate. The family’s stance was very clear: they wanted all the charges waived and an additional one thousand yuan as compensation.

That was really asking for too much. In those days, a regular worker’s salary was just a few dozen yuan; a thousand yuan was equivalent to a hundred thousand yuan in later years. The mistake was clearly the patient’s own, yet they demanded such compensation from the hospital...

This stalemate wasn’t helping anyone. The head of the inpatient department had no choice but to compromise, he coaxed and cajoled them into a small meeting room, then turned back to persuade Old Doctor Qi: "I understand you’re feeling wronged, but the patient’s family is so agitated. If you don’t say a few words, they won’t let it go. For the sake of the hospital’s normal operations, could you endure this just once more?"

"You want me to apologize to them?" Elder Qi looked coldly at the head of the department, "You want me to bow to such tyranny?"

"Yes, yes, I know they are in the wrong, but there’s nothing we can do about it, is there? Don’t worry; I’ll apply to the hospital for the compensation money, so you won’t have to bear it, but..."

"There’s no ’but.’ If it comes to this, I’m quitting." Elder Qi said while starting to pack up his things on the desk, "Call Doctor Jiao; let him come and take the night shift with me tonight. I’ll take care of my patients, and he’ll attend to the new ones."

Doctor Jiao was the one who replaced Elder Qi to perform surgeries during the day.

"Elder Qi, please don’t be upset..." The head of the department smiled obsequiously, "You haven’t made a single mistake; I’m certain of that, but these are special circumstances."

Actually, I’ve discreetly sent someone to investigate just now. This family currently doesn’t have any formal employment, and they’re indeed in financial difficulty; otherwise, they wouldn’t be so unreasonable.

If they had formal jobs, we wouldn’t have to worry. We’d just need to ask their workplaces for help, and they’d definitely comply.

But with people like this? They have no sense of face or shame and don’t care about anything; otherwise, how could the old couple’s son’s wife have divorced him? It’s because she couldn’t stand the unreasonableness of this family.

I even called the neighborhood committee, but they said truthfully there’s nothing they can do about this family either. We can’t let them starve, right? Let’s just consider spending the money to fend off trouble, shall we?"

"By that logic, should we forgive this family even if they commit murder and arson? Just because they’re having a rough time, does it mean they can be unreasonable?" Elder Qi sneered, "In any case, this reasoning doesn’t sit well with me. Either you get them to pay up quietly, or I’m leaving!"

"Elder Qi, you..." The head of the department looked at the old man with a pained expression, not knowing what to say. If there was even a little solution, he wouldn’t want to resort to this. Who knows if the leaders would approve the thousand yuan?

He had consulted the leaders, but both were out, so to quell the trouble, he had to put on a brave face, and the stress was already overwhelming. Now the old man was getting temperamental, making it even harder for him to manage.

He couldn’t afford to offend either side now. If the family made a fuss, he’d be responsible. If Old Qi left, he’d also be responsible. He was truly stuck between a rock and a hard place!

Chuxia and Wang Zhongliang sat quietly on one side, looking at the head of the department with some sympathy. It was apparent he was a decent person; his hair was practically being pulled out...

But, Chuxia had no way with such people. If she weren’t pregnant, she might have dared to step forward to persuade them, but in her current physical condition, she couldn’t avoid such people fast enough, let alone approach them.

After all, the baby comes first.

However, seeing Elder Qi in such a difficult situation was also rather distressing for her.

It would be great if Zhou Mikang were here. The Division Commander Tongzi is incredibly capable, and with his authoritative presence, he’d certainly be able to intimidate that unreasonable family...

"Go back; there’s no need to drag this out..." Glancing at Chuxia, Elder Qi issued a polite but firm dismissal, "Now I’m about to lose my job, so you don’t need to concern yourself further."

Chuxia’s eyes lit up: "How about you take a position at the school?"

Elder Qi didn’t respond.

Chuxia knew he was considering it and continued: "You’re highly skilled, but I hope you won’t mind me saying this—your temperament really gets you riled up when dealing with unreasonable people.

If you go to a school for a position, it would be completely different. Students idolize teachers, and it’s not just the students, Elder Yuan also holds you in high esteem, saying you’re a true pillar of the medical community."

Elder Yuan also said that if you could take a position at a school, it would definitely be a blessing for the students and a great benefit to our country’s medical field. Also..." she offered a sheepish smile, "I wouldn’t have to run around causing a ruckus every day either."

"Comrade Xiao Lin..." Before Elder Qi could speak, the head of the inpatient department interjected with a sigh, "You can’t suggest something like that. Elder Qi is the treasure of our hospital; if he leaves just like that, it would be a huge loss for the hospital."

"The hospital’s treasure getting bullied like this?" Chuxia smirked. Truth be told, given Elder Qi’s situation, the right time for him would be only when traditional Chinese medicine is recognized again in a few years.

Nowadays, many people don’t believe in traditional Chinese medicine and see it as superstitious nonsense...Thinking about it, Chuxia realized that her previous encouragement for the old man to break the rules might not have been such a good thing. Otherwise, the old man wouldn’t have had to face all of this today...(to be continued. If you like this work, we welcome you to recommend it on Qidian (qidian.com), your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian.com to read.)