My daily work as a doctor: My treatment value is increasing.

He could never compare to his older brother, who was the eldest son the family had been hoping for, and whose parents gave him all their love and attention.

My older brother has always had excellent grades, good looks, and is eloquent. He can easily charm our parents, which is completely different from him.

He was tongue-tied and didn't know how to speak well, and there always seemed to be a distance between him and his parents.

When he was born, his family was fined a large sum of money for violating the one-child policy.

When he was a month old, his father fell off scaffolding and was hospitalized for a long time.

When he was three months old, his mother boiled water for him but forgot, which caused the entire kitchen to burn down.

Because it was a rented apartment, he had to pay the landlord a large sum of money, and from then on, the word "jinx" became associated with him.

When his parents bought his older brother a new toy, he wanted one too, so he excitedly told his parents.

The only response I got was: "Want, want, want! All you ever do is ask for things. Don't you know what kind of situation we're in? You want to play with toys. If it weren't for you, you jinx, would we be in so much debt now?"

At first, Ye Fan would argue back: "Then why can my brother have it, but I can't?"

Her mother would slap her across the face: "You're so young, yet you're comparing yourself to your brother. How can you have such a strong competitive spirit? We've already done more than enough by providing you with food and drink..."

It was indeed "the best they could do," providing a bowl of rice, a piece of clothing, and a corner to rest.

Even his father didn't know that he had never eaten snacks because he didn't have any pocket money. His older brother was the one who actually had money to buy snacks.

But it was no use speaking out; the two of them would never admit they were wrong, they would only scold him: "So what if your brother ate it? Look at you, acting all high and mighty, as if we've wronged you."

……

With his family's indifference, his personality became increasingly eccentric, and the more eccentric he became, the less his parents liked him.

He kept thinking about persevering, that once he reached adulthood, he would leave far away and find a place to live a peaceful life.

But fate played a trick on him, haha, he actually fell ill.

Ye Fan felt only despair, but within that despair lay a hint of relief: "Perhaps, dying like this wouldn't be so bad."

……

Lu Renxin keenly sensed that something was wrong with Ye Fan. He felt that if the child was "depressed" just now, he was now on the verge of collapse.

"Don't be too anxious," he softened his tone. "No matter what the situation is, we'll investigate step by step. There are many medical methods available now. As long as the diagnosis is confirmed and the child receives standardized treatment and nutritional support, most children can return to a normal life and studies."

"The most urgent thing is for parents to face this together with their children and not back down at the last minute, because it is a matter of life and death."

Ye Fan's father realized that Lu Renxin was referring to him, but he didn't care and just said that he would go back and discuss it with his family.

Lu Renxin had no way to force the two to stay, and in the end, he could only watch them leave.

A thousand thoughts raced through my mind, but in the end, they could only condense into a long sigh: "Alas—"

……

The food stalls outside the hospital were already open early in the morning.

The smell of cooking oil mixed with the aroma of meat from several small stalls filled the air.

Lu Renxin pulled out a low plastic stool, took a seat next to the folding table, and shouted loudly:

"Auntie, give me two steamed buns, one with spicy tofu and one with pork, plus a braised egg and a bag of soy milk."

Surrounded by the crowd, the auntie, who wished she had eight arms, managed to reply, "Okay, almost done."

Lu Renxin took out his phone and watched videos while waiting for his breakfast, completely absorbed in the moment, unaware of the roar of the engine beside him.

The food stalls were right by the roadside, and with cars coming and going on the street, it was perfectly normal for vehicles to pass by.

But the gleaming black sedan slowly slowed down and stopped beside Lu Renxin. The window rolled down, sunlight streamed into the car, and he felt the shadows. He looked up and saw what was inside the car.

Uncle Li Aijun sat in the passenger seat, while his cousin Li Xiaofeng, whom he hadn't seen in a long time, sat in the driver's seat.

In the back seat sat my aunt Wang Lili and a woman I had never seen before.

What bad luck! To run into this family of four so early in the morning! Lu Renxin thought to himself that he was doomed and regretted not checking the almanac before leaving home today.

"Young man, your steamed buns and soy milk are ready." He got up and took his breakfast, ignoring his uncle's family of four beside him.

The uncle in the passenger seat glanced casually at the food on Lu Renxin's table, a meaningful smile playing on his lips.

My aunt, sitting in the back seat, leaned out, covered her nose, and waved her hand dramatically, as if the surrounding smell was so unpleasant that it made her uncomfortable. She then called out in a sarcastic tone:

"Hey, isn't this Xinxin? Eating this so early in the morning? Poor thing, your brother and sister-in-law won't even cook you a meal in the morning."

Lu Renxin scoffed, "What I eat for breakfast is none of your business."

Uncle Li Aijun chuckled and slowly replied, his tone carrying the lecturing tone of an elder: "Xinxin, how can you be so impolite? Your aunt is doing this for your own good, out of concern for your health."

"Don't blame your uncle for being harsh, but young people still need to be ambitious. Look at you, all disheveled and exhausted. What are you going to do in the future?"

The family saw Lu Renxin from afar. Li Aijun remembered Lu Renxin's reprimand at the hospital last time. He thought that Lu Renxin had stopped here specifically to mock them.

Aunt Wang Lili, hearing her husband say this, quickly chimed in, pouting and saying bluntly, "Alright, everyone has their own fate. What's the use of studying so hard for so long and getting a master's degree?"

"In the end, he still couldn't stay in Guanghai and return to our small county town."

She said sarcastically, "You've been back for a while now, why haven't I heard your mother mention anything about your job? You're still stuck at home sponging off your parents, aren't you?"

Wang Lili's words had no effect on Lu Renxin. He found the two of them ridiculous. They were still too afraid to get out of the car. Weren't they just thinking of spouting nonsense and then driving away?

The two of them took turns verbally provoking him, just to see him break down but unable to catch up.

He treated the two of them as if they were talking nonsense, adding a bit of clown flair to his breakfast.

So he took a sip of soy milk with relish and slowly cracked open the braised egg: "Hehe, sorry, I have work to do."

"Look," Lu Renxin gestured with his chin toward the two of them, "I'm the doctor here."

"What?" Wang Lili's expression froze. She hadn't expected Lu Renxin to work here, since Anyuan County Central Hospital was one of the top public hospitals in the area.