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Chapter 267 - 234 Honored VIP Member

Chapter 267: Chapter 234 Honored VIP Member

Even so, the old man still wanted to see what was really going on with his body.

This scan was a must-have.

What if there was a miracle?

The young nurse who had just returned to the duty room was called over again by Dr. Qin Shou.

In a jiffy, they had the old man wheeled into the CT room and got the scan done.

"That was quick? All done?"

The old man hadn’t even fully realized what had happened when the "beep" signaled the end?

"That’s right, our hospital’s equipment is the best in the nation, snap a picture and print it out in seconds!"

Dr. Qin Shou was visibly proud of this fact.

"Good, good, good, hurry, hurry, show me the scan, let me see what’s going on with my body."

"Here you go!"

The young nurse flashed a sweet smile and handed the old man a scan the size of a deck of cards, only smaller.

?

"Hiss... this small? This is not how you flaunt your fancy equipment, right? I have presbyopia, can you magnify it for me?"

"Uh..."

The young nurse gave an apologetic smile, the same trademark grin still plastered on her face.

"You misunderstand, old sir, it’s not that the image is small, it’s just that they didn’t all print out. What you have in your hand is one-eightieth of the entire scan."

The old man:???

Seeing his confusion, the young nurse sweetly continued her explanation.

"Between 18:00 and 24:00 tonight, all you need to do is come to our CT room every day and check in for five minutes, and we will randomly draw 1 to 3 new scans for you."

Hiss?

That feeling seemed all too familiar.

Was this a scam?

Jiang Xiao couldn’t help but interject with a question.

"Let me ask, without any surprises, that 1 to 3 scans thing, does that usually end up just being one?"

Neither the nurse nor the attending doctor said a word.

Their meaningful expressions were practically warning Jiang Xiao to keep his mouth shut if he didn’t have anything smart to say.

Damn it!

The old man was getting anxious; how was he supposed to see his entire scan like this?

"No, no, Doctor, this isn’t right! I can wait, but my body can’t!"

"So? You want to see the complete chest scan ahead of time?"

Damn!

The old man felt he had never been so annoyed in his life.

"Doctor! Isn’t what you’re saying rather obvious? Of course, I want to see it in advance!"

Opportunity knocks~

The doctor gave the nurse a "you know what to do" look.

Reluctantly, but still following protocol, the nurse began to draw up the fee contract with the old man.

"Well, you can sign up for this membership contract, just 300 yuan a month, and after that, you can enjoy our advanced scan viewing service for only 50 yuan per scan."

What?

What kind of capitalists?

"Fifty yuan per scan? That would cost me 4000 yuan to see them all? No, with the membership, it’s 4300! I just want to see a simple CT scan, why don’t you go rob someone?!"

"Oh? Do you think our price is too high, sir?"

"Just spouting nonsense! Isn’t this price beyond outrageous?!"

’Clap clap!’

The young nurse clapped her hands and immediately offered a new service.

"In that case, if you open our annual membership, the total cost is not only 10% cheaper than paying monthly, but you’ll also enjoy a 20% discount on scans, and the yearly price is just 2588 yuan!"

Damn it?

The old man did the math with his fingers and realized that getting an annual membership seemed like an even worse deal!

"I just want to see the scan this one time, I’m not watching every day! What’s the use of an annual fee?!"

"So, sir, do you think the price for the annual fee is too high?"

"That’s right! It’s expensive!"

"That’s still no problem, then you can sign up for our auto-renewal contract, which automatically renews when it expires. For this, the first year’s fee is just 1788!"

"Can I not renew after signing up?"

"Yes, but you’ll need to bring your personal medical insurance card, serious illness fund card, rice subsidy certificate, and your family’s household registration book to one of our top-tier hospitals within the province to get a proof of contract termination, then go back to the town and find the community office..."

"Enough, enough! Shut up, just shut it! I’ll take the one-month option!"

The price for one month was a whopping 300 yuan!

"Can I see it now?"

"Please wait, sir. Although you are our member, viewing the images requires loading. You are currently our basic member, so your download speed has been restricted to below 10k. Please be patient."

The old gentleman: ???

He glanced at the file size of the images; a small one was as high as 2GB.

By the time this whole thing finishes downloading, I reckon the grass on my grave would be two meters tall!

Tsk!

Why do I feel like I won’t make it out of this CT room alive tonight?

"Doctor, can’t you do something to make it download faster? Time is of the essence with my condition!"

"Sorry, I’ve done my best, but..."

The attending physician pushed up his glasses and continued.

"However, you can sign up for our Xunfei VIP membership to enjoy high-speed download services, even online previews. Yes, you heard me right, no need for downloads, just online previews. This service is currently on promotion, just for 998!"

The young nurse immediately blushed and continued the doctor’s pitch.

"998, you won’t lose out, 998, you won’t be tricked, only 998 for everyone! Full chest radiographs, ready to take home immediately!"

Alright then~

The old gentleman resigned himself.

A ruthless hospital, I might as well just keep lying in bed.

At least in bed, no one bombards me with all this nonsense.

"Fine, I’ll sign up for the Xunfei membership. Can I view the images now?"

The sparkle had gone from the old man’s eyes, and he spoke weakly.

"Just a moment, it will be ready soon."

"Okay..."

The old man hadn’t finished the word "okay" when his voice trailed off upward.

"What good is ’okay’! I’ve already signed up for the Xunfei membership, what do you mean ’wait a moment,’ ’will be able to see soon’? Now! I want to see the images right this instant!"

"Ah, sir, I know you’re anxious, but don’t rush. Although you’ve signed up for a membership, we first have to transfer the chest images to the cloud disk and then proceed with the online preview or high-speed download."

"Then get on with the transfer! You’ve been fussing me around for ages! Do you think this is easy for me?"

"No problem, no problem. However, you’ll have to pay an advance preview fee of 50 yuan per image."

Wang Defa!

Why?!

The nurse’s words made the old gentleman blow his top.

"Wasn’t it just 50 yuan per image in the beginning? Have I not paid that money, or what? Isn’t your greed a bit too glaring? I want to complain! I’ll take this complaint to the very end!"

Complain?

That won’t do!

It’s the attending physician’s turn to intervene at this crucial moment.

"Calm down, calm down, please calm down, senior sir, Xiaoqin is new and doesn’t understand the procedures, not good with words. Actually, this is the situation: you’ve already paid our hospital for viewing the images, but if you want to use the Xunfei cloud disk now, that’s a separate charge. This fee is not collected by our hospital, but by the cloud service over there."

"Can I get a refund for the money I previously paid you?"

The old gentleman asked.

"Of course not! Without us, you wouldn’t be able to log into our hospital database to view the images as a personal user, would you?"

"That’s expensive! Which other hospital robs its patients like you do? You’re treating me like a scapegoat to slaughter!"

"Where is it expensive? It’s been this price for years, don’t talk nonsense with your eyes open. Our hospital is struggling, operating at a loss every year, where is it expensive? Sometimes look at your own faults, over the years has your salary increased, have you worked hard, have you done well?"

Goodness gracious...

The old gentleman raised his hand, pointing shakily at the doctor before him, Dr. Qin Shou. He was on the verge of collapsing from anger, breathing out more than he could breathe in.

Is this human speech?

All these years, haven’t I been lying paralyzed right under your watch for over a decade?!

The back-and-forth between Dr. Qin Shou and Nurse Xiaoqin left Jiang Xiao beside them utterly dumbfounded.

What’s this called? Robbery?

My own schemes with little Pinkie seem so low-level now!

Look at how they do business, absolutely raking it in!

"Sss?"

The attending physician noticed the old gentleman seemed unwilling to pay any more and couldn’t help but give the nurse a suggestive eyebrow squeeze.

At this point, they had no choice but to play their final card.

The nurse hesitated...

Deep down, she felt this was a bit wrong.

As she hesitated, the doctor coughed a few times, urging her to hurry up.

Eh~

Might as well just do it.

What else could be done?

After all, she still needed this job the hospital provided.

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