Rebirth of the Millennial: Getting Rich After Parents Get Laid Off

Chapter 168 Physical Examination (Two Chapters Combined)

Shen Qingqing didn't pay much attention to the physical examinations of herself and her younger siblings. Besides, they were still so young, and if there were any problems, it wouldn't be now.

She cares more about her father and mother, especially her mother.

The incubation period for cancer varies. When her mother was diagnosed with a tumor in her previous life, it had already reached six centimeters in size, so it's conceivable that her mother's incubation period wouldn't have been short.

But she didn't know exactly how long it would take, so she could only take advantage of the fact that her family's situation was good now, and her parents were no longer as frugal as they were two years ago when they first became wealthy, and quickly persuade them to start getting a full body check-up once a year.

In her previous life, Li Xunli experienced various symptoms during the mask-wearing period. At the end of that year, it was said that all restrictions were lifted, and around Christmas, all five members of her family contracted the virus.

After that, the winter vacation ended, and the three children rushed back to Guangcheng to go to school. After Li Xunli returned to work, she developed blisters all over her body, and later she started coughing up blood.

During that period, the hospitals were filled with mask-wearing patients with various symptoms. In addition, Li Xunli was reluctant to give up her job that paid four or five thousand a month, and coughing up blood was only occasional, so she never mentioned it when she called or video-chatted with Shen Qingqing and the others, and she never went to the hospital to see a doctor.

It wasn't until Shen Qingqing graduated and returned home that she heard about Li Xunli's condition and realized something was wrong, that she strongly insisted on going to the hospital for a checkup.

However, the hospital in Chaocheng was too small and the equipment was not very advanced. After one examination, the doctor suggested that it would be best to go to a larger hospital for a check-up, because they were not sure if it was true, but only said that there was a possibility.

On the day they returned with their test results, when Shen Qingqing saw the erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) of 60+ on the report, she checked the data on her phone and found that it was high, indicating a very high probability of cancer. At that moment, she had a vague premonition of something bad.

Later, she had examinations at hospitals in Chaocheng and Shancheng, and both hospitals told her that she needed to go to a large hospital in Guangcheng for another checkup. Shen Qingqing's unease grew even stronger.

Finally, it was diagnosed as lung cancer. It had grown quite large, right next to the trachea, making surgical removal impossible. The only treatment option was medication.

Later, the Shen family sold their house and borrowed money to pay for Li Xunli's treatment. After several years, her condition deteriorated rapidly within a year and became incurable.

Although they have a second chance and their family's economic situation is completely different from the previous life, it doesn't mean that Li Xunli's health problems are gone.

If she manages to get rid of it by butterfly, that would be the best-case scenario.

But if not, the earlier it is discovered, the easier it is to nip it in the bud and avoid repeating the mistakes of the past.

Because she was going for a medical check-up the next day, Shen Qingqing told Chen Man that they would go out together on the 3rd.

As Shen Qingqing grew older, she went to bed later and later, but because of a physical examination, she was able to go to bed early tonight, which was unusual for her. She drifted off to sleep, one pancake on the left and another on the right.

The idea of ​​going to bed early and waking up early is definitely not a lie, at least it's true for Shen Qingqing.

On the morning of the 2nd, she woke up on her own without even needing an alarm clock. She woke up at 7:37 a.m. Her father had scheduled a physical examination with the hospital for 9:30 a.m. yesterday. It only takes an hour to get from Anlu Town to downtown Chaocheng.

But clearly, Shen Qingqing underestimated the severity of holiday traffic jams.

The family left home at 8:00 AM sharp, allowing a full hour and a half, but still barely made it to the hospital on time.

I registered at the medical examination center, took several forms, and started queuing up for the examinations.

Shen Qingqing stayed with Li Xunli, while Shen Rongzhou took the two children to queue for other activities separately, trying to save time as much as possible.

Some common tests, such as height, weight, vision, and hearing, are completed very quickly because they can be done with more than one device.

However, for things like blood tests, CT scans, and urine tests, you have to wait in line one by one.

The whole family gathered around these projects one after another.

Shen Rongzhou booked a comprehensive medical examination package from the medical examination center. From 9:30 to 12:30, it took three hours to finally hand in the medical examination report to the front desk. He was told to come back in seven working days to pick it up, and he would also receive a text message notification at that time.

Because of the fast, Shen Qingqing and the others hadn't eaten anything since dinner last night. After completing the projects that required an empty stomach, even though Shen Rongzhou had bought some bread for them beforehand, their stomachs were already growling with hunger.

Shen Rongzhou left the hospital with his wife and children. Seeing that the two younger ones were starting to get impatient, he said, "Let's find a restaurant to eat first. What would you like to eat?"

Shen Yangyang and Shen Hong both looked dejected. Li Xunli was still looking around on the roadside when Shen Qingqing quickly raised her hand and answered, "Hot pot! It's just around the corner up ahead. Their house is on the second floor!"

Shen Rongzhou didn't agree immediately. Instead, he looked at Li Xunli and the two children and asked, "What about you? Do you want to eat hot pot?"

Li Xunli wasn't too picky about food; she would let the children eat whatever they wanted.

Shen Yangyang and Shen Hong had no objections at all, as they had been used to listening to Shen Qingqing since they were little.

This habit remained unchanged even after they had both started working in their previous lives.

However, Shen Qingqing rarely interfered with their lives after they went to university; she always let them think about it themselves before making a decision.

As for now... hot pot is definitely the most important thing!
Seeing that the two younger children had no objections, Shen Rongzhou waved his hand and said, "Alright, let's go eat hot pot!"

Since the hot pot restaurant wasn't far away, Shen Rongzhou didn't bother to move his car. You see, finding a parking space near a hospital during a holiday like this is quite difficult.

The hot pot restaurant was small, and the view suddenly opened up after the waiter led them up to the second floor.

It was lunchtime, and the tables on the second floor, both large and small, were already quite full.

The waiter led them to a medium-sized table by the window and gave them a menu.

Both Shen Rongzhou and Li Xunli were focused on the child, so they simply gave the menu to Shen Qingqing and asked her what she wanted.

Shen Qingqing took the menu and immediately said, "One whole beef set meal, one plate of rice noodles, one plate of lettuce and one plate of white radish, and a bottle of Sprite!"

After saying that, he handed the menu back to Li Xunli. Li Xunli looked at the contents of the all-beef set meal that Shen Qingqing had mentioned and had no objections. She then handed the menu back to the waiter and said, "That's all, thank you for your help!"

"Okay, please wait a moment!" The waiter smiled and left with the menu.

Ten minutes later, a waiter came over carrying a pot and another pushing a food cart, placing the receipt on the table. The waiters wanted to stand by and help with the cooking, but Li Xunli was used to doing these things herself, so she politely declined.

Boil the water and add the meat, starting with the snowflake pork. The thin layer of fat mixed with the aroma of milk, combined with the rich flavor of satay sauce, makes every bite a thoroughly satisfying experience from mouth to stomach.

After eating two plates of meat, Shen Rongzhou took over the hot pot from Li Xunli, and Li Xunli sat down to eat the meat.

However, the young Shen Rongzhou greatly admired meat that was only slightly scalded. Shen Qingqing saw that the meat in his spoon was still red, so she took it out.

"Scald it again! Scald it again! It's still red!" Shen Qingqing quickly grabbed Shen Rongzhou's hand and pressed the strainer full of meat into the pot.

"No! It's cooked! It's perfect to eat now! This is how tender meat should be! If you blanch it any longer, it will become tough!" Shen Rongzhou tried desperately to lift the strainer in his hand, but he couldn't hurt Shen Qingqing.

Li Xunli laughed as she watched, stood up to check and make sure it was cooked and ready to eat, before speaking up to uphold justice: "It's ready, it's ready, take it out quickly!"

Shen Qingqing loosened her grip, but still placed her hand on her father's hand with some skepticism. Only after seeing that the meat on the plate was pink did she breathe a sigh of relief. "That's right! Meat has to be this color, pink, not red! I could just see the translucent red meat!"

Shen Rongzhou was genuinely amused by her, but he had no choice but to go along with her wishes and cook all the meat in the broth until it turned pink.

"The white radish is cooked too, Qingqing, isn't that your favorite? Hurry up and pick it up, the rice noodles will be added soon." Shen Rongzhou put the big spoonful of beef in his hand into the plate, and then started picking up the rice noodles.

Shen Qingqing quickly changed to a different spoon to scoop out the white radish slices, then ladled out a small half bowl of soup. This was all beef broth. After adding the rice noodles, she would add the rice milk from cooking the rice noodles. Although it would still taste good, the flavor would be a little different.

The shop had air conditioning on, but drinking the steaming hot beef broth still made Shen Qingqing break out in a cold sweat.

But because she drank it too quickly, she burned her tongue, so she hurriedly poured herself a slightly chilled Sprite to cool it down.

After finishing the meat, use the remaining broth to cook rice noodles. Once the rice noodles are cooked, turn off the heat, throw in some bright green lettuce, stir a few times, and they'll be basically cooked.

Fortunately, Shen Qingqing knew that if she ate too much meat, she wouldn't be able to eat much staple food, so she only ordered one serving of kueh teow, which was divided among the five people, with each person receiving about one small bowl's worth.

Once it cools down a bit, a couple of slurps and it's all gone.

After eating and drinking their fill, the three children leaned comfortably against the back of the sofa, while Shen Yangyang and Shen Hong slowly sipped the Sprite they had poured earlier.

Shen Qingqing does indeed prefer Sprite over Coke, and her love for Sprite hasn't diminished even after growing up in her previous life. However, she's too full, to the point that she feels like she'll explode if just a tiny bit more water is added.

So she could only glance regretfully at the half-finished Sprite next to her, waiting for her parents to give the order to go home.

Unexpectedly, after going downstairs, her mother saw a row of brand stores such as Tebu, 300 Degrees and Hongerke across the street from the hot pot restaurant.

"Haven't I bought you clothes and shoes in a while? Let's go take a look!"

After saying that, Li Xunli took the lead and left. Shen Qingqing and the others didn't even have time to say anything and could only hurry to follow.

In her past life, Li Xunli was a loyal fan of these domestic brands. Although she no longer wears clothes and shoes from these brands much due to certain occasions, she still buys them for her children.

When she goes for her morning exercise, she still chooses to wear the old clothes she bought before.

It can only be said that a frugal lifestyle developed over thirty years is not so easy to erase.

Fortunately, Shen Qingqing's three children didn't care about brands; as long as they could wear them, that was fine. Moreover, the quality of these three domestic brands was still quite good at this time, unlike in her previous life and the next, where even buying from flagship stores on some platforms could result in counterfeit goods that didn't match the description.

Each brand's store is very large, the smallest of which is the size of two storefronts. Since Li Xunli has been busy with Xunqing, she hasn't been able to go shopping with her family like this for a long time. Now she has the perfect opportunity, and she's really in the mood.

She bought not only clothes and shoes for Shen Qingqing, Shen Yangyang, and Shen Hong, but also clothes that Shen Rongzhou could wear normally.

When Li Xunli finished eating hot pot, it was a little past 1:40. She had visited five stores and spent two hours shopping, buying eight pairs of shoes, twelve pieces of clothing, and four pairs of pants.

Shen Qingqing received a pair of shoes and a black trench coat, both reflecting her own aesthetic taste.

The remaining shoes are two pairs each for Shen Yangyang and Shen Hong. Their shoes are worn out much more often than Shen Qingqing's, so they always have to buy an extra pair to replace them.

The rest of the clothes and pants belonged to Shen Rongzhou and Li Xunli.

It wasn't that Li Xunli didn't want to buy clothes for the two children, but rather that none of the stores had their sizes.

And they've switched to Playboy clothing for the past two years.

This brand doesn't have any stores here.

Although not everyone managed to buy anything, Li Xunli returned home satisfied with her purchases.

Shen Qingqing was really too lazy to move. She had been out all day, and after returning home, she couldn't wait to take a shower before diving into her room. While doing her test papers, she used QQ on her computer to confirm the time to go out with Chen Man.

[Qing: What time are you leaving tomorrow? Where should I wait for you?]

[Manman: Tomorrow morning at 9:30! Just wait for me at the entrance of your apartment complex, my dad and I will pick you up!]

[Manman: I told my dad I wanted to go to the newly opened Fantawild Water Park in Shantou. Ask your parents if they want to bring your younger siblings along! I heard it's really fun!]

After finishing a problem, Shen Qingqing looked up and saw the message Chen Man had sent. After thinking about it for a while, she also thought that the idea seemed pretty good.

[Qing: Wait a minute, I'll go ask my parents!]

Shen Qingqing stood up and left the room. She saw her parents taking out the videotape of the freshman party again and smiled helplessly. She leaned on the back of the sofa and asked, "Mom and Dad, Manman said she's going to Fantawild Water World in Shancheng tomorrow. It seems to be a newly opened amusement park. Do you want to take Yangyang and Xiaohong with her?"

See you tomorrow night~