Qin Jiang first gave the couple a brief overview of the surgical procedure, then had the smart computer generate the most suitable surgical plan based on Meng Yu’s physical condition.
Once the couple had a clear understanding of what the surgery actually entailed, Qin Jiang pointed to the QR code on the table.
“The surgery, plus the previous medical expenses, comes to a total of 73,000 yuan.”
Hearing the price, both of them felt a pang of reluctance.
Meng Yu opened his mouth, almost telling Yang Yan that maybe they should just forget about the treatment.
But Yang Yan seemed to know exactly what he was about to say. She gently reassured him, “Money can always be earned back, but if your health collapses, then there’s nothing left at all.”
“You’re still young—nowhere near retirement age. Once we get this illness taken care of, we’ll just keep pushing forward, that’s all.”
She pulled out her phone, scanned the code, and made the payment.
Ding.
【Detected that the host spoke frankly to the patient, revealing his hidden ailment and greatly assisting him. Mission complete.】
【Congratulations, host! You have been rewarded with: Fuzi Fuyang Decoction.】
Seeing that Yang Yan not only paid immediately but also comforted Meng Yu, the viewers in the live stream were deeply moved.
“This guy is really lucky. Having a wife like that already puts him ahead of so many people.”
“Exactly. If I had a wife like that, I wouldn’t even mind getting sick.”
“Well, sure, but obviously it’s better not to get sick at all. Still, she’s truly remarkable—because right now, the one who must feel the most helpless is probably Meng Yu himself.”
“Husband and wife are like birds in the same forest; when disaster strikes, they each fly their own way.”
When people are young, they are the most fearless about love—believing that together, they can overcome any obstacle.
After all, the young have good health, plenty of energy, and everything still feels full of hope.
But middle age is a different story.
With elderly parents to care for and children to raise, the pressure of life is immense. It’s almost like you’re trading your life for money, just to keep the family afloat.
If anyone in the family falls ill at this stage, the entire household could easily fall apart.
That’s why Qin Jiang, knowing how hard the couple worked, had already reduced the medical fees appropriately.
But even so, it still came to over 70,000 yuan.
And that didn’t even include Meng Yu’s post-surgery nutritional expenses—likely adding up to nearly 100,000 yuan in total.
One illness had wiped out almost an entire year’s worth of savings for the couple.
That’s exactly why the netizens were so moved when they saw Yang Yan comforting Meng Yu at a moment like this.
Watching a year’s savings vanish into thin air—few people can withstand that kind of pressure and still have the strength to comfort someone else.
Yang Yan’s inner strength was truly remarkable.
Qin Jiang asked Yang Yan to wait outside for a while, then led Meng Yu into the operating room.
With everything prepared, and assisted by the smart computer, Qin Jiang made an incision with the scalpel on the skin of Meng Yu’s neck and began removing the proliferative tumor.
Watching the surgical feed on the screen, Yang Yan’s heart was in her throat.
Even though she knew the risks of this procedure were low, seeing her husband’s neck cut open with her own eyes still made her intensely nervous.
Zou Moli was also watching the surgery footage, but in her mind, she was thinking about how much she’d love to be in there, operating alongside Qin Jiang.
She had watched Qin Jiang perform surgeries on patients back at the hospital before.
At first, she thought the visuals were some kind of special effect—because she’d never heard of any company’s robotic arm being able to assist in surgery with such flexibility and intelligence.
She really wanted to step in and take the lead herself, just to experience how the robotic arm would coordinate with her.
“Dr. Zou, is there really no risk at all with this surgery?” Liu Yan asked curiously from beside her.
Zou Moli snapped back to attention and explained, “Every surgery carries some risk—it’s just a matter of probability.”
“It’s like getting a tooth pulled—there’s a chance it could cause facial paralysis.”
“If a blood vessel in the danger triangle happens to get nicked, there could even be a risk to your life.”
“But the surgery Qin Jiang is performing right now does carry relatively low risk. The real challenge lies in how thoroughly the tumor is removed.”
Liu Yan was completely lost.
“What do you mean by ‘how thoroughly the tumor is removed’?”
Zou Moli glanced at her.
“Do you know how to cook?”
Liu Yan nodded.
“Tumors in the human body—whether malignant or benign—first undergo pathological changes, then proliferate.”
“Think of it like this: first, a portion of normal cells turns into cancer cells, and then those cancer cells multiply and grow into a raised tumor.”
“When we perform surgery, our goal is to excise as much of the cancerous tissue as possible—to remove it cleanly.”
“But in reality, that’s extremely difficult to achieve. It’s like buying a piece of meat and being told to remove every single bit of sinew and fascia from it.”
With that analogy from Zou Moli, the netizens immediately understood.
The difficulty of this surgery lay in preserving as much healthy tissue as possible—otherwise, it could have a greater or lesser impact on the organ’s normal function.
At the same time, the cancerous portions had to be removed as thoroughly as possible to minimize the chance of recurrence.
Liu Yan couldn’t help but ask, “Since it requires such high precision, why can’t we let machines do the cutting instead?”
Zou Moli shook her head.
“Because the target of the machine isn’t a pig, dog, cow, or sheep—it’s a living, breathing human being.”
“Out of respect for life, in medical surgery, even the most advanced mechanical equipment can only serve as an auxiliary tool. The one holding the scalpel must always be a human being.”
“Only a human can take responsibility for a life.”
Just as Zou Moli said this, Qin Jiang began the actual excision of Meng Yu’s tumor.
It was Qin Jiang’s first time performing this kind of surgery as well.
He wasn’t afraid of the surgery failing, but he was worried that doing it for the first time might affect the quality of the procedure.
However, just as he made the first incision, he suddenly felt a dramatic shift in what he was seeing!
It was as if he had a built-in, adjustable magnifying microscope—he could clearly see the boundary between normal tissue and abnormal tissue!
Qin Jiang was stunned.
So this is what they call microscopic vision!
This is incredibly convenient!
Originally, he had been concerned about not cutting cleanly enough. But now, with this visual aid, it felt like he was playing with a cheat code—he knew exactly where to cut and what to remove.
An hour later, Qin Jiang had completely excised the tumor from Meng Yu’s neck and began suturing the wound.
Once everything was done, he walked out of the operating room.
After changing his clothes, he said to Yang Yan, “The surgery was a success. The anesthesia should wear off in a little while.”
“I’ll still arrange for another hospital to take over his care—since he’s had surgery, he’ll need some time to recover properly.”
