Chapter 53 - Unworthy Purchase of 5000 Yuan Registration Ticket (1/2)

“Primary… Primary cell,” Cui Heming stuttered.

“Yes.” The elderly professor forcefully took down the film and turned off the radiographic film viewer. “She’ll be fine after a tooth extraction.”

“…” Ten thousand alpacas broke into a furious gallop in Cui Heming’s heart.

The same diagnosis as the young doctor in Sea City General Hospital?!

“Are… Are you sure?” asked the absent-minded Cui Heming subconsciously.

“Of course I’m sure.” Despite being questioned, the professor was not angered. “This disease is explained in dental textbooks. The amalgam denture is particularly strong and durable, and basically doesn’t need to be replaced in during one’s lifetime. They were also quite popular a decade ago as they were cheap, but have obvious disadvantages; the replacement crown requires a square-shaped s.p.a.ce and mediocre dentists won’t be able pull it off.”

During his explanation, the elderly professor had opened his locker and changed his clothes.

“The dentist who made your mother’s denture was kind, but also failed to notice that his patient has a golden tooth.” He then added, “This condition has become rare in the past ten years since we essentially use only acrylic resin to make dentures now.”

It was true, then! However, it still felt ridiculous in Cui Heming’s opinion.

All his hard work and effort for days had been in vain? The diagnosis made after paying 5000 yuan to a scalper was the same as the diagnosis of a doctor from the emergency department in Sea City General Hospital?

Was this not nonsensical?

“Yes?” asked the elderly professor, who a.s.sumed that Cui Heming did not believe his explanation as the man was merely standing still, lost in thought.

“No… Nothing…” Cui Heming could deride a doctor in Sea City General Hospital as being lousy, but he simply lacked the courage to do so in Imperial Capital.

“A doctor from the emergency department in Sea City said the same thing too. He also asked my mother to get a tooth extraction,” he blurted out the truth inattentively.

“Yo? The emergency department? The medical standard of the Sea City emergency department is very good.” The professor smiled. “Let’s go. I’m leaving work now. Come here directly tomorrow. I’m not going to consult any further and will just perform a tooth extraction on your mother instead.”

Cui Heming did not dare ask why the professor could not perform it now and had to delay it until tomorrow. He imagined it was because everyone had gotten off work and no nurses could a.s.sist the procedure, not to mention the lack of equipment.

However, since the diagnosis was clear, it could be easily resolved.

The next day, the symptoms Cui Heming’s mother previously experienced disappeared after the tooth extraction.

On the third day, she was energetic and could even start applying light makeup.

Cui Heming’s mother, born of a respectable family, no longer looked sick and was resplendent and elegant after beautifying herself.

Cui Heming was exhilarated after his mother’s full recovery and booked a flight ticket back to Sea City.

His feelings about the doctor in Sea City General Hospital were indescribable. After hesitating for a long time, he finally made a silk banner and prepared to present it to the uncredited doctor after his mother’s constant insistence.

The whole trip between the cities took nearly a week. Since Cui Heming was eager to return to Imperial Capital, he paid the extra cost to obtain a silk banner as soon as he got off the plane and went to Sea City General Hospital with his mother.

They saw a bustling scene upon arrival at the Sea City General Hospital emergency building.

A lot of people were just watching the festivities while holding silk banners outside the building.

This was awkward. Was he supposed to throw the silk banner into the doctor’s office without greeting him and shooting the breeze?

“Brother, what happened? Why are there so many people sending silk banners?” Cui Heming lit up a cigarette and approached a random onlooker to ask about the situation.

“The emergency department in Sea City General Hospital has been upgraded to an emergency center. This is the grand opening ceremony.” The man accepted Cui Heming’s cigarette happily and took a deep drag. “Yo, this is a real Chunghwa[1].”