start with a pet store

Chapter 1044: Yitong will no longer suffer

He really didn't expect that he would have a younger brother who was a genius in mathematics. Although he had good grades when he was young, he was never very interested in mathematics. This is why he never thought about guiding his younger brother.

He carefully checked the test paper again. The content was not difficult for him as an undergraduate student, but his younger brother was only in the third grade of elementary school, so this was a lot more than he should have.

Moreover, judging from the half of the test paper he had done, he actually only got one question wrong. Not only did he get it right, but his handwriting was also very neat.

He was somewhat impressed by his younger brother. Was this considered a talent?
It should be counted, right?
But he still controlled himself a little for the sake of his appearance, so as not to let the little guy become proud and complacent.

In this case, he must take it seriously and go find a teacher himself.

This teacher is really so amazing. As long as he is willing to accept his younger brother, Lu Jingxing feels that he will not lose out no matter what the conditions are.

He himself has attended cram school. It’s not that the teachers in cram schools are bad, but there is still some gap compared to the senior teachers in regular schools.

For example, many cram school teachers are graduates from ordinary universities, but if school teachers want to take the civil service exam, they must have at least a bachelor's degree or above, which is something training schools cannot match.

Not to mention, Lu Chen’s current teacher is a top student who graduated from a prestigious university.

Lu Jingxing felt even more that he must go and meet this teacher. Regardless of success or failure, he had to do so. This was what he should do as Lu Chen's brother.

Lu Chen continued to chatter away, completely unaware of how shocked his brother was after reading the test paper he had done. He was already in a state of confusion.

Lu Jingxing couldn't help it and scratched his brother's head again: "Come on, I'll find the teacher when the time comes..."

He felt relieved and no longer worried about it.

After reading his brother's test paper, he looked at Lu Xi's homework.

I have to say that the two little guys are really good at learning.

Almost all of his homework was A+. Although he was only in the third grade, his essays were written very well. Compared to them, Lu Jingxing even felt a little ashamed of himself, as he had caused his parents a lot of worry when he was a child.

I wonder if my parents in heaven would feel comforted too.

After dinner, Lu Jingxing transferred five thousand yuan to his aunt.

My aunt, who was washing dishes, saw the transfer and ran out after dropping the dishes: "Xiao Jing, did you make a mistake? Why did you transfer money to me again?"

He gave the two little ones living expenses just last week.

"It's nothing. I just think you have given too much, so Xiaochen and Xiaoxi are so well behaved. Let's consider this as a bonus for you." Lu Jingxing said with a smile. This was indeed what he really thought.

He knew that Xiaochen and Xiaoxi were so obedient and sensible now, which was inseparable from the teaching and care of their aunt. Although his aunt never said it, how could he not know it? After all, he had lived with the two little guys for several years, and he knew exactly what they were like before and what they are like now.

"You kid..." Lu Jingxing transferred the money directly to his aunt's card. His aunt couldn't return it, but she still felt very happy in her heart. Although her two nephews were obedient, she did make some sacrifices over the past year. Although she never thought about asking for any reward, she felt that it was all worth it because Lu Jingxing understood her efforts.

She knew her nephew's temper. He would never take back what he gave her, so she didn't bother about whether to return it or not. She just repeatedly told him to come back when he had time and not to buy any more things.

Lu Jingxing waited until Lu Chen and Lu Xi fell asleep before he went home.

The next day he contacted his class teacher first, because the class teacher had not changed in the past three years and he had a good relationship with the class teacher. For matters like this, he would better listen to the class teacher's opinions first.

The head teacher was a female teacher who was about the same age as him. When she heard Lu Jingxing asking about the math teacher, she seemed to know his purpose.

I smiled and said to him, "Just go find Teacher Wu. He wants to talk to you too... The question you want to know shouldn't be too big. Although Teacher Wu is young, he is really amazing. He also likes your Lu Chen very much. Just go find him. It shouldn't be a problem."

Normally, Lu Jingxing would ask his younger brothers and sisters about their school situation from time to time, so he contacted the class teacher more often. Since they were of similar age and the class teacher also had pets at home, they had a good relationship.

"Okay, thank you. I'll go find him directly." Lu Jingxing smiled and expressed his gratitude: "Is your GunGun doing well these days?"

"Well, it's gained a lot of weight after being neutered. Now it's as round as a ball, haha..." The head teacher couldn't help laughing when talking about her pet cat.

"Haha, right? Generally, male babies will be fatter after being sterilized. If you have time, bring him here for a physical examination..." Lu Jingxing also said with a smile.

"Okay, I'll send you a message then..." The head teacher was also very straightforward.

"No problem..." Lu Jingxing responded with a smile. Because of their relationship as pets, they seemed to be more casual when getting along with each other.

He had just finished talking to his homeroom teacher and was about to add his math teacher on WeChat when Xi Wenxin called.

They have a work report after get off work every day, which includes what medical records they have received that day, the difficulty of the surgeries, customer conditions, etc. Except for special circumstances, they generally will not contact us by phone during working hours, but as long as they call, it means they have encountered a problem.

So, Lu Jingxing answered the phone without hesitation.

"Lu, there's a grandma here with a Samoyed. Can you take a look at the video? Can we answer it?" Xi Wenxin's somewhat melancholy voice came from the other end of the phone.

Lu Jingxing quickly turned on the surveillance video.

Xi Wenxin and Fang Guo were both in the operating room, along with an old lady with gray hair but in good spirits. She was holding the Samoyed that was lying on the treatment table.

Lu Jingxing and Xi Wenxin did not hang up the phone: "What's going on?" "According to grandma, this Samoyed is called Yitong. Grandma has taken good care of it for almost fifteen years. Because it suddenly became thin and lost a lot of hair, my family took it to another hospital for a check-up, and they found a tumor in its stomach. Because of its old age, other hospitals were unwilling to perform surgery on it. Grandma's granddaughter even found a funeral home for Yitong, but grandma didn't want to see Yitong die like this, so she brought it here today and asked us if we can perform surgery on it." Xi Wenxin explained to Lu Jingxing.

Xi Wenxin probably turned on the loudspeaker, and his grandmother heard it. She said anxiously, "Doctor, please save it. I don't want it to be in pain. As long as there is a little chance, I don't want to give up."

"Grandma, don't worry, let's take a look at its condition first..." Lu Jingxing said loudly.

"Okay, please take a look. This is the examination data we gave it... I brought them all with me." Grandma took out a pile of medical records from her bag and placed them on the table.

It can be seen that they have indeed traveled to many places and have been looking for quite a long time.

The medical records showed the names of several pet shops, some newer and some older.

"Grandma, how many places have you been to..." Xi Wenxin looked at the photos one by one and sent the most recent and useful ones to Lu Jingxing.

"We've run halfway across Hong Kong. Did grandma tell you? I really found a funeral home for it. It's not that I don't want to save it, but all the doctors said that it can't be operated on. Moreover, they said that Yitong is in a lot of pain now, and we don't want it to suffer this pain."

When Xi Wenxin was sorting out the documents, her grandmother's granddaughter ran in and said, "It's too inconvenient for you to park here. I parked far away."

"Parking is a bit inconvenient, but you can also park at the prevention and control station in front. We have already greeted them." Xi Wenxin raised his head.

"Oh, then I can park inside next time I come..." The girl put her hands on her grandmother's shoulders: "What did the doctor say? Can I have the surgery?"

Grandma shook her head: "Not yet."

"We need to look at the information you checked first. I've sent it to our headquarters now. Please wait a moment. If the headquarters says it can't be done, then there's really nothing we can do." Xi Wenxin said to the girl after he finished taking all the photos.

"Doctor, many people say that a tumor should be very painful, but when we look at it, it doesn't feel particularly painful at ordinary times. It never gets angry. It just lies on our sofa or in its little house when it feels uncomfortable. But we can also feel that it is indeed uncomfortable. Is this tumor very painful?" asked the girl.

The main reason was that doctors in other hospitals advised her to euthanize the baby because it was in a lot of pain. She was reluctant to do so, but she also didn't want the little guy to suffer.

"Let me tell you this, for a dog, even a tumor the size of an egg can cause it to feel extremely uncomfortable..." Fang Guo said after reading all the information.

"Then why doesn't it express its feeling?" the girl asked puzzledly as she touched the little guy's head.

"Because it is more willing to endure it. Generally, the older the baby is, the more it wants to stay with its owner, even if it has to endure pain every day after getting sick..." Xi Wenxin added.

"Yitong is too strong. I... don't want it to be so strong..." The girl choked up after hearing this.

At this time, Lu Jingxing also finished reading the results of the examination. He thought for a while and called Xi Wenxin back: "The operation is relatively risky, but it is not impossible. It's just that it is really that old. Even if the operation is performed, its life span may only be about one to two years. It won't be too long. You explain it to the owner and see what they think..."

He spoke more objectively. He said he could perform the operation. However, the child was fifteen years old after all. Fifteen years old was equivalent to about a hundred years old for humans. The operation would definitely require anesthesia. The tumor was in the abdomen, so an abdominal opening was required. The owner would have to be the one to make the final decision on whether or not to have the operation.

The cost of surgery is one aspect, and whether or not to take the risk of having the surgery is another.

However, no matter how conservative Lu Jingxing was, Xi Wenxin knew that since he called and said it could be done, it at least meant that there was no need to worry about the little guy being unable to get off the operating table.

After all, other hospitals are worried that the little one might not be able to get off the operating table.

The fact that Lu Jingxing didn't mention this issue means that as long as he comes, this problem should not occur.

Xi Wenxin relayed Lu Jingxing's words to Yitong's owner: "Yitong's mom, grandma, we asked our dean to look at the information you brought. We can accept this operation, but our dean also asked us to tell you that Yitong is fifteen years old after all, so there are definitely risks. And because of his age, we can't guarantee how long he can live after the operation. Maybe one year, maybe two years, or of course, maybe longer, we can't say for sure. So, please consider whether to do this operation."

"What's the success rate?" the girl asked.

Xi Wenxin and Fang Guo looked at each other and smiled at the same time: "Well, let me tell you this, basically as long as our dean says it can be done, the success rate is generally 90%, if not 100%. Yours has at least 80%. But the cost won't be very low..."

The girl nodded: "Just give us a rough estimate of the cost, it's basically all right."

An 80% success rate is much higher than other hospitals. She squatted down and said, "Grandma, their hospital can do this surgery for Yitong, and the success rate is also over 80%. Do you think we should do it?"

"We must do it, do it now. The doctor before us said that if we don't have the surgery, we might die at any time..." Grandma said excitedly.

"Then do it. Grandma raised Yitong since he was a child. Grandma only hopes that he can stay with her a little longer..." The girl stood up and said firmly.

While the girl was discussing with her grandmother, Xi Wenxin also calculated the approximate cost. Because the operation had to be performed by Lu Jingxing himself, there was an additional expert fee. However, they had discussed at the beginning that this fee was only Lu Jingxing's round-trip fare and did not even include the cost of his operation. Therefore, relative to this special situation, most customers who would come to their store could accept this price.

They have performed similar surgeries many times and know that the cost is indeed understood by customers.

After all, compared to asking the owner to take his pet across mountains and rivers to Long'an, the cost for Lu Jingxing to come to Gangcheng alone is relatively much lower.

Xi Wenxin walked over and touched the little guy's head, "Okay, we will contact our dean immediately and ask him to come and do the operation..." No matter what the result is, Yitong will not be in pain anymore.

In order to ease everyone's anxiety, Xi Wenxin asked with a smile: "Can the funeral service you just mentioned be refunded?"

Everyone laughed after asking this question.

(End of this chapter)