"Zhang Weiyang!"
Chen Yang shouted excitedly, then hurried over.
The young man he called out to was stunned. He looked at Chen Yang, who was standing in front of him with such excitement, and scratched his head vigorously. He thought hard but couldn't recall anyone he knew who matched Chen Yang. Su Dan Novel Network
"What do you want me for? I'm in a hurry. Can we talk about it later?"
Zhang Weiyang looked bewildered. He didn't even know what was going on, yet this person in front of him had called out his name. He wasn't sure if the person had something important to discuss with him.
"I've been looking for you for a long time. You have to talk with me properly today."
Chen Yang grabbed Zhang Weiyang's hand. He had finally found him and wouldn't let him go so easily.
"Not today. My father had an accident and is in the hospital. We can talk later if you have something."
Zhang Weiyang pushed Chen Yang's hand away and headed straight for the residential area opposite the Hongxing Machinery Plant. The main entrance led into the factory grounds, while the area opposite was the living quarters for the Hongxing Plant workers.
With a hospital, school, dormitory, and canteen, it was almost like a small town. The Hongxing Plant workers' hospital was right across the street.
"Wait for me, I'll go with you."
Upon hearing that Zhang Weiyang's father had an accident, Chen Yang felt it was inappropriate to discuss business. Besides, Zhang Weiyang might not even have had that idea yet. At this moment, he was still a proud worker at the Hongxing Machinery Plant.
Zhang Weiyang glanced at this man who had first sought him out and was now following him persistently. If Chen Yang hadn't looked so eager, he would have already called security.
He didn't even know this person.
However, his father's injury was too urgent, and Zhang Weiyang didn't have time to ponder such things. He sprinted towards the workers' hospital in the residential area.
Chen Yang followed closely behind. They ran for more than ten minutes, and Chen Yang was almost out of breath when they finally saw a small white building.
"Doctor, how is my father?"
Zhang Weiyang asked around and finally found the doctor responsible for his father's treatment.
"The situation is not good. You need to be prepared."
As the doctor spoke, Zhang Weiyang felt a wave of dizziness and almost fell to the ground.
Seeing this, Chen Yang quickly supported Zhang Weiyang. Looking at Chen Yang, who was holding him up, Zhang Weiyang finally cast a grateful glance at him.
Chen Yang had run all the way with him, which showed that he truly had something important to discuss. Otherwise, he wouldn't have followed him to the hospital without a word.
"Doctor, please tell me what's happening. We have to face it. The sooner we understand, the better we can prepare for treatment."
Looking at Zhang Weiyang, who was emotionally unstable, Chen Yang also felt a pang of emotion. In his past life, when he knew Zhang Weiyang, he was already one of the top magnates in the Shenzhen business world.
His composure and demeanor were such that such a loss of control would never have happened.
Looking at Zhang Weiyang, who was still young and vigorous, unable to control his emotions in a major crisis, Chen Yang felt a strange sense of something.
Was he witnessing the growth journey of a great figure from his rookie days?
"Doctor, my friend is right. No matter how bad the situation is, tell us. At least I'll be prepared."
Hearing Zhang Weiyang speak, the doctor adjusted his glasses and said calmly.
"The situation is very serious. We've discovered signs of kidney failure."
"There's a high probability it's uremia. Kidney failure is almost irreversible in medicine. Even with treatment, it can only be managed through dialysis."
"However, the cost is too high, and it's beyond what a small hospital like ours can handle. Moreover, even with dialysis, it can only prolong the patient's survival time and cannot fundamentally stop the progression of kidney failure."
"The general approach now is conservative treatment, using medication to lower blood pressure. This is my recommendation, but it may only buy a few years."
After speaking, the doctor looked at Zhang Weiyang in silence. Facing such a serious illness, many family members of patients struggle to remain calm.
But as a doctor, he had to explain clearly to the family.
As expected, upon hearing his words, Zhang Weiyang felt as if all his strength had been drained. If Chen Yang hadn't been there to support him, he would have collapsed.
"Doctor, are there any other options? I heard that in big cities, some people can undergo kidney transplants. If a matching kidney can be found, they can recover their health."
Looking at the almost collapsing Zhang Weiyang, Chen Yang could only brace himself and speak. Uremia was a very difficult disease to treat, even in his later life.
So Chen Yang had heard about it once or twice in his past life. He knew that kidney transplants were possible, but it was only 1978. He wasn't sure if kidney transplants had been successful in China yet.
However, to give Zhang Weiyang some hope, he could only say it with determination.
Hearing Chen Yang's words, the attending physician's eyes lit up. He looked at Chen Yang, who was beside the patient's family, with newfound respect. In those days, not many people knew about kidney transplant surgery, and even he, as a doctor, had only heard about it from some experts during overseas training.
"Doctor, is he telling the truth? If there's a suitable kidney, can it save my father?"
Zhang Weiyang, upon hearing Chen Yang's words, seemed to grasp at the last straw of hope.
As long as it could save his father, he was willing to do anything!
Even if it meant giving up one of his own kidneys to save his father, he would gladly do it!
"Theoretically, it's possible. I heard before that doctors in the capital had succeeded, and there have been some reports from Shanghai over the years, but it's not something a doctor in a factory hospital like me would know."
"But if you can go to a hospital in a big city, there might be other solutions, at least better than here."
"But the cost might be..."
The doctor didn't finish his sentence, but it was clear that, as a doctor in a factory hospital, he was well aware of the salary of an ordinary worker.
A worker like Zhang Weiyang, who had only been working for a few years, would be considered excellent if he reached the level of a fourth-grade worker. A fourth-grade worker's current salary was about thirty-seven yuan and fifty cents a month.
Let alone a kidney transplant, even one dialysis session would cost more than an ordinary worker's monthly salary.
"No matter how much it costs, I just want to save my father's life."
As soon as the doctor finished speaking, Zhang Weiyang said resolutely. He had lost his mother when he was young, and his father had raised him with great care.
Now that he had grown up and was earning money, able to repay his father, his father had fallen ill.
He couldn't accept it!
"Then prepare to raise money. One dialysis session costs forty-five yuan. Our hospital only has one machine, and given the current situation, it might require dialysis once a week."
"You'll also need medication, so the cost won't be small."
"If you really need a kidney transplant, then..."
The doctor didn't continue, but the atmosphere in the office was terribly heavy. Everyone knew that a kidney transplant surgery would cost an astronomical sum.
Looking at Zhang Weiyang's expression, which shifted from panic to growing determination, Chen Yang suddenly understood.
The reason Zhang Weiyang risked losing his job to go into business in his past life was likely due to his father's accident.
He needed money, a lot of money.
And the money for this surgery, earned solely from his wages, might not be enough even in several lifetimes!
He had to take a risk!