Reborn in the 70s: Pampered by Regiment Commander
Chapter 195 - 150: Chance Encounter

Chapter 195: Chapter 150: Chance Encounter

It was now late into the night.

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Zhao Yulan, who initially had not been very nervous, suddenly felt her calves tremble when she saw Lin Baohe "thud" down to the ground and had to steady herself by grabbing Li Aiyuan beside her.

Zhao Yushan helped Lin Baohe to his feet, took a long breath, then another long breath, and turned to head back, "We should go back to the guest house. We don’t want to bring trouble upon the children that’s hard to fix."

Clearly, he was also overwhelmed.

"What trouble could there be?" Li Aiyuan said, though she unconsciously followed Zhao Yushan and almost ran toward the guest house.

Glancing at Lin Baohe, who was trying hard to rub his calves, Zhao Yulan asked uncertainly, "Shall we go back too?"

"Fine," Lin Baohe agreed, but did not move a step for a long time. Suddenly, he felt an agonizing pain in his knee, and it seemed to spread to his thigh...

Having advanced quite a distance, Zhao Yushan and Li Aiyuan felt something was off. They turned around and realized they had left Zhao Yulan and Lin Baohe behind...

"Didn’t they follow us?" Zhao Yushan asked his wife uncertainly, "I clearly heard them following us, how come they are gone?"

Li Aiyuan stammered, "I... I just followed you and didn’t pay attention."

"Sigh!" With a sigh, Zhao Yushan quickly ran back. Li Aiyuan had no choice but to turn around and head back too. What was going on!

From a distance, however, they saw Zhao Yulan and her husband talking with a middle-aged woman, and a young female soldier stood by their side.

"...you really need to take this problem seriously. Even if you don’t get treated here, you need to check it at a hospital in your area soon. If it’s delayed for too long, it will become troublesome..."

As they approached closer, they heard the middle-aged woman seriously advising Lin Baohe and Zhao Yulan.

Zhao Yulan stood there, her face pale and expression wooden.

"Big sister, what... what’s going on?" Zhao Yushan anxiously stepped forward and asked the middle-aged woman.

"Who are you to them?"

"I’m his brother-in-law, her own brother," Zhao Yushan quickly responded.

"Oh, based on his symptoms just now, I suspect it’s avascular necrosis of the femoral head. I suggest you go to a hospital immediately for a checkup and further treatment."

"Is it a serious condition?" Zhao Yulan, who had come to his senses, asked anxiously, "Can it be cured?"

The middle-aged woman reassured with a smile, "He’s probably in the early stages. Once cured, it shouldn’t cause any hindrance. However, you can’t delay. The more you delay, the more troublesome it gets."

"Will it cost a lot?" Zhao Yulan asked again.

"Not much. For the early stages, it can be completely cured by embedding medication, and you can be discharged in about a week."

"How much longer can we delay?"

"You are here to visit relatives, right?" the middle-aged woman asked, looking them over.

Zhao Yushan spoke first, "Yes, we are here to visit relatives. My son and his daughter, both serving in the military."

"If possible, it’s best to stay in the military hospital for treatment. As long as you get a verification letter from your children’s superior, your hospital expenses can be halved, which is relatively cost-effective."

"Good, good, then we will receive treatment in the military hospital. Can you please explain in detail how the procedures are handled?" In his rush, Zhao Yushan reached into his pocket and handed over a cigarette to the other person, "Please."

Before the middle-aged woman could speak, the woman soldier beside her snatched the cigarette away, "Comrade, how can you just hand out cigarettes like that?"

The middle-aged woman gave a wry smile, "Xiao Miao, I know my own body, I wouldn’t do something reckless. Don’t scare our comrades here." She then looked towards Lin Baohe and Zhao Yulan, "You don’t have to be afraid. This is just a minor illness. As long as you are willing to undergo active treatment, you will soon recover."

"Thank you, we are lucky to have met you, otherwise..." Zhao Yulan wiped the corners of her eyes, looking gratefully at the middle-aged woman, not knowing what else to say.

"It’s what I should do. I am a doctor, after all, so naturally, I should fulfill my duty." The middle-aged woman said as she took out a piece of paper and quickly wrote a few lines, handing it to Zhao Yulan, "When you return, find me with this. I’ll arrange everything for you. The pressing matter now is to have your daughter ask her superior for an introductary letter."

"Good, good, thank you."

"I have other matters to attend to, we’ll meet later." After speaking, the middle-aged woman waved her hand at them, turned around with the young soldier, and left.

As soon as the two had left, Zhao Yushan quickly pulled at Zhao Yulan’s arm, "What exactly is going on here? Who was that woman?"

"You had just left when Baohe’s leg was hurting, so I was massaging it. Then those two military comrades came over to ask if I needed help, and I said it was nothing. A little massage would do.

Then, that older military comrade looked over at Baohe, glanced at where I was massaging, then pulled me away and pressed on Baohe’s leg herself for a bit.

After that, she said she suspected Baohe had fallen ill. When I heard that, my mind just exploded, and, well, you know everything that happened after that."

"What about that note? Let’s see what it says."

"The People’s Liberation Army No. 401 Hospital, Xu Xinling," Zhao Yulan unfolded it and read it aloud, then slapped her forehead, "Right, isn’t that the hospital Xiaoqiong is going to?"

"Seems like it," Zhao Yushan rubbed his forehead uncertainly, "Probably is."

Lin Baohe, who had been silent until now, suddenly spoke up, "Whether it is or isn’t, let’s just go back for treatment, so we don’t cause trouble here for the kids."

"My child’s father!" Zhao Yulan called out anxiously, her eyes brimming with tears, "If it were anything else, I would definitely follow your lead, but not with this.

I know, you feel that our daughter-in-law’s family’s status is hundred times higher than ours, and you don’t want to make it harder for Chuxia at her in-law’s place because of this.

But, have you thought about it? If something serious happens to you, can Chuxia peacefully marry into the Zhou family? Moreover, if you can’t move around freely, thinking you can help Chuxia is just wishful thinking, and how will our child feel by then?"

"I didn’t say we aren’t treating it. We’ll go to the county hospital immediately when we return. Just now, Doctor Xu also said that this kind of ailment can be treated in any local hospital, it just costs a bit more.

Compared to our daughter’s reputation, spending a bit more money is nothing. Rest assured, even if it’s for our daughter’s good life, I wouldn’t let myself be crippled."

"You stubborn mule!" Zhao Yulan, frustrated, hit him, and pulled him towards the guest house, "We’re going back now to pack. The day after the engagement is settled, we’ll rush back immediately. This matter can’t be delayed at all."

Knowing his wife had agreed with his thoughts, Lin Baohe chuckled in agreement, "Right, right, it can’t be delayed, for our daughter and our daughter-in-law, I can’t delay."

Zhao Yushan and Li Aiyuan exchanged looks, helplessly shaking their heads as they followed. Both are stubborn mules; what more could they say? More importantly, would they even listen if they spoke up?

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