The Northern Stories of Chef Lao Tan

Chapter 109
After a doctor's diagnosis, Lao Tan was overworked and ill. He didn't have a good rest for a long time, and he got bronchiectasis due to drinking and smoking.If you don't pay attention, it will become cancer.

This is the diagnosis after going to three hospitals.

The first one said it was tuberculosis, but the second one didn't diagnose it and said it needed to be sliced, which might be cancer.

The third is the University of Medical Sciences, which gave an accurate explanation—severe bronchiectasis requires rest and treatment.

Yes, Lao Tan is too tired and needs to rest.

Since the end of the new year, I have not rested. I am busy with new store decoration, training, opening, and then receiving inspection groups. It is a lie to say that I am not in a hurry to get angry. Whoever gets angry will know.

As a result, I got sick, and it was quite serious.

After knowing his illness, he first handed over the work of the kitchen to Wang Gang, then held a management meeting to arrange all the work, and then began to rest and recuperate.

When the time comes, the body will be the capital of the revolution, and what will happen without a good body.

He doesn't need to be hospitalized for his illness, he can just get a bottle at home or the clinic in front of him.It's just looking scary, spitting blood out of the mouth, those who don't know think they are terminally ill.

After Lao Tan began to recuperate, Mr. Xu didn't say anything, and he didn't show much concern. He had his own ideas.

Old Tan is ill, and it takes at least two months to recover from this illness.Now the hotel is on the right track, and it can be said that everything is stable.During Lao Tan's recuperation period, let's see how Wang Gang's management is. If the management is good and his life won't decline, then Lao Tan will——
How should I put it, he really has the intention of not using Lao Tan.

Lao Tan has also considered this point, he is sick and needs to rest, no matter which boss is not happy to leave work for two months.So when he left, he told Mr. Xu that if there is a suitable chef, he can find another chef, and it’s okay not to let Wang Gang take care of it.

What should I do, Lao Tan did nothing wrong with this matter.

Compared to Mr. Xu's lukewarmness, Yanhua and Yanzi's behavior is completely opposite.

When Lao Tan was about to use the bottle, the two found a clinic in advance and paid a deposit of 5000 yuan at once. They told the doctor that the medicine must be used well.

In the first week, Lao Tan had to play the bottle for four hours a day, and Liu Ge was with him.Brother Liu was anxious when he heard that Lao Tan was ill, so he stopped going to the mahjong club and came to accompany Lao Tan every day.

Yanhua and Yanzi come to the clinic every day to see Lao Tan and say some reassuring words.

Lao Tan was seriously ill, and he vomited blood all the time in the first week, especially in the first few days, he was still vomiting while holding a bottle, which was quite scary.Of course it’s not always vomiting, it’s just one or two mouthfuls at a time, if it’s always vomiting, it’s over, how can there be all that blood?

On the afternoon of the third day, Zhang Li went to the fruit shop to buy fruit after get off work and came to the clinic.

At this time, Lao Tan was the only one in the clinic who was giving the bottle.

Lao Tan was lying on the bed, and Brother Liu was sitting in the chair next to him, chatting with the nurse on duty.

Zhang Li walked in.

When she saw Lao Tan lying on the bed drinking a bottle, an indescribable feeling came to her heart.There are caring, missing, distressed, and caring.

Brother Liu saw Zhang Li first, smiled and said, "The manager is here."

Zhang Li smiled and nodded, and came to the bedside.

Old Tan heard Brother Liu talking, opened his sleepy eyes, saw Zhang Li standing in front of the bed, and wanted to sit up.

"No, just lie down." Zhang Li hurriedly said, "I'm off work, come and see you."

Then he looked at Brother Liu, and asked strangely: "Brother Liu will accompany you to play the bottle, where is your wife?"

Lao Tan said: "I didn't tell her about my illness, so I didn't worry about it and went to work."

"You are really good at not telling your wife about your illness like this. I even wonder if you two are a couple." Zhang Li complained.

Old Tan squeezed out a smile on his slightly pale face.He did not tell Lin Yan about his illness, but Lin Yan saw him vomit blood before going to work this morning, and his son saw it too.

The son was very worried and asked his father what was wrong. Lao Tan lied and said that drinking had ruined his stomach, and it was blood that spit out, and it was all right.Because there was a case of hemoptysis the next morning after drinking too much, my son didn't ask any more questions, and went out to school with Lin Yan.

When Lin Yan opened the door, she looked at Lao Tan suspiciously, said something to drink less, then closed the door and left.

He didn't want Lin Yan and his son to know that he was sick, and it was quite serious.Then they will be worried, and they will get angry, and they will not make mistakes.In this way, I come to play the bottle every day, and raise it slowly, and it will be fine for two months.

After I get better, I will continue to work and have to support my family.

I am the head of the family and cannot fall down.The carriage of life still depends on him standing on the shaft, tensing up all his strength, yelling and shouting to drive forward.

Lao Tan smiled at Zhang Li and said nothing.

Zhang Li looked up at the bottle hanging on the hook, and asked, "How many bottles a day?"

"Four bottles." Old Tan replied.

"Are they all anti-inflammatory drugs?"

"Well, ceftriaxone."

"Do you still vomit blood?"

"Pit, but not so much."

"You, I'm scared to death --- I haven't slept well for the past two days, I just think you're sick, scary, vomiting blood -- you, what are you doing so desperately?" Zhang Li said, her face was full of blood. Worry and warm blame.

"I think I can do it, it's okay—"

"It's okay, you're overdrawn, and you're risking your life," Zhang Li said.

"Hehe, you don't know what I'm like. If you don't stop doing it, you can do it well. Besides, I don't feel tired. Who would have thought that this is serious——I thought I was dying when I went to the hospital." Old Tan said.

"You have to pay attention in the future. Hematemesis is not a good thing. It's a danger signal. You discovered it early. If it's too late, it will spread to the lungs, and if it forms a tumor—this time, it should be treated properly, and the roots must be completely removed."

"Well, listen to you."

"You don't listen to me. Listen to me." Zhang Libai gave Lao Tan a look, and then said: "Getting sick is like falling down on a wall, and getting rid of it is like spinning silk. Let's take care of it slowly. You are afraid of getting angry and anxious when you are sick. Get angry, take care of it with peace of mind, don't think about the restaurant, do you know?"

"Yeah. I know."

"Stop smoking, quit if you can't."

"Well, quit."

"If you recover from illness, quit drinking. Don't drink anymore. If you drink again, you will die."

"Well, quit."

Seeing Lao Tan's obedient behavior, Zhang Li smiled and said, "Since when did you become so obedient, it will be fine if you are not obedient sooner."

Old Tan also laughed.

Zhang Li picked up the orange, broke off a piece and handed it to Lao Tan.She originally wanted to hand it directly to Old Tan's mouth, but halfway through the hand, she remembered that Brother Liu was still beside her, so she couldn't help blushing, and changed the direction, from handing it to her mouth to handing it.

Lao Tan also noticed it, and seeing Zhang Li blushing, he took the orange and said, "It would be nice to just hand it to my mouth, it's troublesome."

"Look how beautiful you are, hey, you've got it."

Old Tan couldn't help laughing, this time the laugh was a bit louder, he coughed, his throat became hot, he quickly covered his mouth with a piece of paper, and a cloud of bright red appeared on the paper.

Zhang Li panicked, and hurriedly said, "Oh, why are you bleeding again? Nurse! Nurse!"

The nurse at the side came over and saw that Lao Tan was only bleeding, and said, "It's okay, as long as you don't get excited." After speaking, he glanced at Zhang Li and said, "Give the patient water and rinse his mouth."

Zhang Li hurriedly took the mineral water bottle on the bedside table in her hand, unscrewed the cap, and handed it to Lao Tan.

Old Tan rinsed his mouth, and his face turned pale again.

Zhang Li asked with concern: "Are you okay?"

"It's okay." Old Tan said.

"It's been three days, why are you vomiting blood?" Zhang Li asked.

The nurse who had turned around said, "His illness is more serious, his blood pressure is high, and the capillaries are always ruptured. Now he is given hemostatic drugs and anti-inflammatory drugs, and he has to take oral antihypertensive drugs. If the blood pressure does not come down, the blood will not stop. Good stop."

"Oh." Zhang Li nodded thoughtfully, and said to Lao Tan, "You are too serious, you can't be hospitalized."

"No, hospitalization is also the treatment method. Besides, hospitalization is too expensive. It costs [-] a day to manage the bed. The medical university has no beds yet." Old Tan said.

Zhang Li accompanied Lao Tan to finish a bottle of hanging bottle, and left around four o'clock.

After she left, Yanhua came to pick up Brother Liu's shift, and when all the bottles were finished, Yanhua drove Lao Tan home.

While helping Lao Tan to go upstairs, Yanhua explained that Yaru would come to see him tomorrow, and Li Shuang and Hua Qing would also come over, and they missed Lao Tan very much.Old Tan said don't ask them to come, it's stressful, and it feels like I'm really sick.

"You, aren't you sick now?" Yanhua said.

"Small illness, it's nothing to worry about. If someone comes to see, the promise is to recuperate well, don't have a psychological burden, take care of it slowly, it's nothing to do, don't worry, don't get angry--they don't say it's nothing to worry about, When you talk about getting angry, you feel anxious and confused, and you can't get well." Lao Tan said.

"Isn't he thinking about you? It's out of good intentions, and it's out of intention." Yanhua laughed.

"Tell them to come back after I recover, and now I must rest quietly." Old Tan said seriously.

"Okay, don't ask them to come over." Yanhua agreed, and then said: "Lie down for a while when you enter the room, and I will bring you the food later. When I come out, I want to ask them to do it. I don't know when you will finish it. Afraid of getting cold."

"There's no need to bring food, I can just make a bite myself," Lao Tan said.

"What do you do yourself? There are ready-made ones."

Yanhua helped Lao Tan into the house, then went back to get food.

(End of this chapter)