Dr. Chung’s 90s

Chapter 58 Second Stage Surgery
Zhong Yu took the time to take a look at the store in the morning. She had to go to work and didn't have enough time to stay in the store to help.

It wasn't until I got off the night shift that I had time to buy some food and pick them up.

When Zhong Yu arrived at the store, Zhou Qin was packing up the clothes that customers had tried on, and Song Congchun was still lying on the sofa unable to get up.

Zhong Yu put the things on the cashier and asked with a smile:
"Boss Zhou, how's your sales today? I think I'm missing a lot of clothes."

Zhong Yu came to help with the ironing of clothes before, and even matched several sets to hang on display cabinets, so she knew exactly which clothes were missing.

Without waiting for Zhou Qin to answer, Song Congchun slowly climbed up and sat up. He sighed and said:
"My mother's business is booming today and she is making a lot of money. I think the coffers are full. I'm even worried that someone will rob her on the road."

Zhou Qin rolled her eyes at her son, her face almost stiffened after laughing all day. In order to make her throat more comfortable, she deliberately lowered her voice and said:
"Don't listen to your brother's nonsense. The little money I make is not enough for others to risk going to jail."

It's not true, but her mother's voice really tortures the ears. Zhong Yu said in a dumbfounded voice:
"Mom, let's go home and rest first. We have to continue business tomorrow. When will the mall open?"

Zhou Qin said while arranging her clothes:
"It won't open until 09:30. I'll pack up the store and leave. I'll finish my work at home tomorrow and then come over to check out the store in a leisurely manner."

Zhou Qin is used to being caught at home and abroad, but she doesn't find it hard.

Song Congchun looked very tired. As someone who loves food so much, he was looking at the late-night snacks placed on the cashier counter with little interest.

The two of them were so exhausted just after opening the business, which was somewhat beyond Zhong Yu's expectation.

She helped her mother tidy up the store. It was a bit late, so the three of them simply took a taxi back.

Nowadays, the nightlife is not that rich, and there are not many people on the street at night. The car drives fast, and they arrive home soon.

As soon as she entered the house, Zhou Qin couldn't wait to say:
"You two go take a shower and rest first, and I'll calculate how much I earned today."

It's not like in the textile factory now, where she can only get a small salary if she does more or less.

By opening her own shop, she would earn whatever was left after excluding costs. She wanted to know how much money the shop could earn in a day.

Song Congchun squinted in the car for a while, and finally regained his breath. He ran towards the supper with a clear goal, and Zhong Yu couldn't stop laughing.

"Okay~ You need to settle the scores and eat, and I'll take a shower first."

Song Congchun was eating fried noodles without raising his head, while Zhou Qin was already immersed in the joy of counting money and couldn't extricate himself.

When Zhong Yu came out of the shower calmly, she saw her mother smiling as if she had found a gold ingot.

"Ayu~ How much do you think mom earned today?"

Zhong Yu wiped his hair with a dry towel as he walked, and said casually: "How could you have guessed that you earned three hundred?"

Zhou Qin smiled proudly, "Three hundred is too little. The net profit after excluding costs is more than 500. Isn't it scary?"

After all, the average monthly salary now is only three to five hundred. She earns a month's salary in one day. It's strange that Zhou Qin is not excited.

Zhong Yu smiled, put down the towel and said:
"The new store has just opened, and the customers are fresh. It's normal to earn more. I guess it will slowly stabilize later and there won't be so many."

Zhou Qin’s mentality was surprisingly good. She analyzed rationally:
"There are still many acquaintances taking care of the business today. It's not surprising that I can earn more. But in the future, I will be happy even if I earn more than a hundred yuan a day. It's better than earning a dead salary."

Zhong Yu pursed his lips and smiled, sat next to her and joked:
"Aren't you worried that you won't be able to make money if you quit your job? Let me just say, there is gold everywhere. As long as you are willing to endure hardships and work hard, you will definitely earn a lot of money."

Zhou Qin was also filled with emotion.

"I didn't know that doing business could be so profitable. In the past, I was proud of the food supply and having an iron rice bowl to eat and drink. No one was willing to quit their jobs and work hard. Now times are different, and the old thinking has to change."

Zhong Yu can also understand that every era has its own products, even this parallel space is no exception.

Her abilities are limited, her influence is not that great, and she has no habit of interfering in other people's lives at will.

If she hadn't been forced by life, she wouldn't have persuaded her mother to resign and work in the sea. After all, if she couldn't survive, she would have to bear the consequences.

Zhou Qin thought about the old people in the factory who were receiving dead wages that were worse than the previous year, shook his head and sighed:
"I finally understand. The brave will starve to death and the timid will starve. Nowadays, you have to start your own business to make a fortune. Okay, you can go and have a rest."

Song Congchun just put the last piece of fried noodles into his mouth. He held up his oily mouth and said:
"Mom, I have a suggestion."

Zhou Qin was a little curious, wondering what her silly son was going to mention, "You can tell me."

Song Congchun said with a distressed look:
"I'm going to start school in a few days. Your store will definitely be too busy for one person. How about we hire another clerk? Otherwise, you won't be able to leave even to use the bathroom."

This is true. There is no surveillance in the mall at the moment. If no one is in the store, you don't know how many pieces of clothing have been taken.

But Zhou Qin was reluctant, "My small store is a small business. It costs so much to hire employees back. I can just keep the store by myself."

Zhong Yu yawned, and she said disapprovingly:
"It's okay to start a small business, but it makes money. I think it's still necessary to hire someone to help. It's best to have a young and beautiful girl with a sweet mouth and a good talk. She can be used as a model and as a store clerk. How great is it that you can still put on the airs of the boss~"

Zhou Qin shook her head and laughed, nodded her forehead lovingly, and said helplessly:
"In your mind, does your mother love to put on airs so much? You go to school when you should go to school, and go to work when you should go to work. Don't worry about things in the store. I'll go and help for a few days in the spring. When the store calms down, I'll be busy alone. But please invite someone when you come here. If you really need to leave temporarily for something, I’ll just ask the boss next door to help you and take care of it. Don’t worry about it.”

Zhong Yu nodded and didn't force it. She had known that she couldn't be persuaded, so let her handle the matters in the store by herself. Even if they are mother and daughter, they need to respect each other.

Since the clothing store opened, Zhou Qin has put all his efforts into it. Zhong Yu even took him to register for Song Congchun to start school.

She no longer cares about going home to cook every day. The siblings often eat out to fill their stomachs.

Zhou Qin is also helpless. She has to make money and can't take care of her family. Sometimes she can't help but feel guilty about her children.

When she has time, she will make more dumplings and keep them in the refrigerator, and occasionally make soup to replenish the children's health.

Because he was worried that Cong Chun would not be able to eat well at school, he would be given more food money every week and asked him to eat extra meals outside.

She was naturally generous if she could make money. During this period, Song Bingkun even went to the store to look for her.

At that time, because Song Congchun needed a household registration book to register, Zhou Qin had to take the initiative to contact Song Bingkun.

She wanted to move Song Congchun's household registration, but Song Bingkun refused to agree.

He openly and secretly accused Zhou Qin of being irresponsible, saying that she could not support her son without a job and would not be able to provide him with a good living and educational environment in the future.

There was even a faint hint in his words that he wanted to take away Song Congchun's custody rights.

Zhou Qin didn't agree to give him his son when he had nothing before, let alone now.Besides, she has been in business for a long time, and dealing with all kinds of people is no longer what she used to be.

Zhou Qin simply asked Song Bingkun to come to the store to let him know that she had enough ability to support her son.

When the store was open, Zhou Qin wore new clothes. In addition, she was influenced by fashion magazines during this period. She dressed herself up like a fashionable modern girl, not only good-looking but also young.

At least now she and Song Bingkun stand together, looking like two generations.

When Song Bingkun arrived, Zhou Qin was recommending new autumn clothes to customers.

She was young and energetic when she was working, a completely different person from when she was working in the textile factory.

After the clothes-buying customer left with satisfaction, Zhou Qin collected the money before talking to Song Bingkun.

She said in a very impatient tone: "You are holding on to your son's household registration, which is delaying his future. A'yu tried every means to get him into the sixth middle school, just hoping that he would enter a prestigious university in the future. It's better for you, you don't want him to be depressed. Chen Mo is not as good as the two before you, and I don’t know why your heart is so biased.”

Song Bingkun felt that he was out of tune with the environment here, and his hands fumbled with the corners of his clothes.

Looking at the strange yet familiar Zhou Qin, he had to face the reality. The two were already in different worlds, and he was afraid that there would never be a chance to get back together.

Zhou Qin didn't care what he thought, she took out the account book from the drawer and threw it to Song Bingkun.

"Don't you doubt my financial ability? Look at my diary. I'm not afraid of you talking nonsense. The money I make now is more than enough to support your son."

Song Bingkun stiffly lowered his head and looked through the account book. Looking at every record in it, he felt like a turbulent wave in his heart.

After a long time, he said in a dry voice:
"I didn't mean to embarrass you. I feel relieved knowing that you two are doing well. I brought the household registration book here. If you need my cooperation, I will sign it. You can call me after you finish it."

After that, he didn't even say another word of nonsense, stood up and left.

Zhou Qin didn't understand him, but she didn't have time to think about it. Seeing the customers entering the store, she had to greet them.

Anyway, once she gets her household registration book, it's enough that she achieves her goal, and everything else is just a cloud.

Days passed by. After Song Congchun moved his registered residence, Song Bingkun never appeared again, and the two families finally no longer interacted with each other.

At this time, more than three months had passed since Ruirui's ear reconstruction surgery, and he finally underwent the second stage of surgery.

This time, Mr. Tan and Mrs. Tan accompanied him to the hospital. Tan Shijie would not be back until the end of the year, so he could not be around to take care of him.

Song Meiting was in school, and even if she wanted to be a good stepmother, she didn't have time.

Seeing Zhong Yu again, the Tan family and the old couple were still as cordial as ever.

It seemed that there was no such thing as her mother's divorce from Song Bingkun.

Zhong Yu cooperated and pretended to be stupid. She had high professionalism. How to achieve the best surgical effect for patients was what she should consider.

In the follow-up, you will need to summarize the relevant materials, so you don’t need to worry about the rest.

Ruirui's physical condition is better than during the first stage of surgery. The little guy is very sensible. Knowing that this operation is successful, his ears will be like everyone else's.

So even if he entered the operating room alone, he was not afraid, but was full of expectations.

The second-stage surgery was still divided into two groups, with Director Zhong Yu and Director Tang each responsible for one group.

Zhong Yu designed a C-shaped incision 5mm away from the posterior edge of the auricle of Ruirui's affected ear along the direction of the helix. She cut the skin according to the incision design, and then lifted the reconstructed ear stent toward the concha cavity.

A subcutaneous tissue fascial flap of the same size with the pedicle in front is separated from the cranial side of the same incision to fully stop bleeding.

The surgeons on Director Tang's team designed a fusiform incision at the original chest incision that included about 5*3cm of skin from the original incision scar, cut out the skin and subcutaneous tissue, and exposed and removed the first phase of the buried tissue under this wound. The costal cartilage is placed, and then the muscles and fascia on both sides are separated into muscle flaps and fascia flaps, and the incision is sutured layer by layer by advancing the alignment.

Zhong Yu trimmed the removed skin into full thickness for later use.The C-shaped cartilage block is embedded and fixed between the postauricular fascia flap and the reconstructed ear bracket. The upper and lower ends of the bone block support the lower helix crus and earlobe respectively.

In doing so, she not only increased the stability of the stent, but also deepened the depth of the concha cavity.

At this time, the prepared postauricular fascia is turned over to cover the back of the ear support and sutured to the subcutaneous tissue of the ear edge.

Then, the trimmed full-thickness skin graft was planted on the surface of the postauricular fascia and the cranial wound surface. The wound surface was washed with normal saline, and the skin graft was placed on the wound surface. Intermittent sutures were made around the periphery and long thread tails were left.

After the skin grafting, two drainage tubes were placed and connected to a syringe negative pressure device, and gentamicin saline was extracted with a syringe to remove subcutaneous blood clots, followed by regular pressure bandaging.

The second-stage surgery was simpler than the first-stage surgery, and neither group felt tired after the operation.

The medical staff pushed Ruirui out of the operating room. Mr. Tan was the first to greet him. He asked excitedly:
"How about surgery?"

Zhong Yu took off his mask, smiled and comforted:
"Don't worry, old man. Ruirui's operation was very successful. The drainage tube needs to be removed in 3 to 5 days. The pressure pack can only be opened ten days after the operation. The family members just need to take good care of her."

Mr. Tan nodded excitedly, and Mrs. Tan rarely looked happy.

Although they dislike Ruirui's mother in every possible way, they really love their grandson.

Just as Mrs. Tan was about to speak to Zhong Yu, she heard a rush of footsteps.

When they got closer, they realized that it was Song Meiting running over with a worried look on her face. She didn't even take a breath, so she asked hurriedly:
"Is the operation over? How is Ruirui? I'm so sorry, uncle and aunt. I have an assessment class today and I can't leave. I rushed over as soon as the class was over. I'm so sorry!"

As soon as Mrs. Tan saw her, her originally kind face turned cold and stern unconsciously. She said critically:
"The time for Ruirui's surgery is not scheduled today. If you don't want to come, then don't come. Why make such a poor excuse? Shijie isn't at home anyway, so you don't have to pretend here."

Song Meiting was about to cry. She looked at Mr. Tan with a wronged expression and said pitifully:
"Uncle, I really didn't mean to be late. Today's professional title evaluation class is arranged by the Education and Sports Bureau. I am not qualified to ask them to reschedule."

Song Meiting really wasn't lying. She had a hard time preparing all the materials for the intermediate professional title evaluation. She also spent a lot of time preparing for the evaluation class. Compared with Ruirui, her own future was naturally more important.

With an intermediate professional title, her salary will increase a lot, and Tan Shijie also said that after getting married, he will help her transfer her work relationship to the station.

She didn't know what the situation was at the station, but there was a limit on the number of people who could be evaluated for professional titles.

There are few people in their school. If they are evaluated and then transferred this time, it will save a lot of trouble in the future.

Zhong Yu didn't have the time to watch their bickering. Song Meiting was an insignificant person to her and was not interested in her affairs at all, so she turned around and left.

(End of this chapter)