I can find treasures in my dreams.

five minutes later.

Yan Minxia brought her mother to the stone extraction center.

She believed it was an operation, and since ordinary people carry too many germs, they cannot enter the operating room, so she habitually stood at the door to wait.

The triage assistant suggested, "Ms. Yan, you can accompany the elderly person into the operating room. This will effectively alleviate their anxiety."

Yan Minxia was stunned for a moment, then immediately realized: "Isn't this a sterile operating room?"

The triage assistant replied, "The stone removal procedure uses a zero-invasive technique, requiring only basic disinfection. It does not need to be performed in a sterile operating room, which can reduce the patient's medical expenses."

Yan Minxia was even more surprised.

Such a large kidney stone would require surgery at the Eighth Hospital, yet Tianxing Hospital can perform it with zero trauma?

She followed the triage assistant into the operating room and saw her mother lying on the operating table, with a doctor and a nurse standing next to her.

Judging from the scale of the operation, it does indeed resemble a minor surgery.

Yan Minxia looked left and right, and suddenly realized something very important: "By the way, doctor, isn't there an anesthesiologist here?"

Even a minimally invasive surgery is still surgery, and the target is a large kidney stone. You don't even have an anesthesiologist? Are you kidding me?
The doctor, wearing a mask and busy operating a machine with both hands, didn't even look up: "Guide assistant, can you explain this?"

The triage assistant immediately replied, "Ms. Yan, traditional anesthesia methods carry certain risks."

"For example, heart disease patients may experience arrhythmia, myocardial infarction, etc., while asthma or COPD patients may experience airway spasm and hypoxemia."

"For example, children's organs are not fully developed, and the elderly have a decreased metabolic capacity, making them less tolerant of anesthetic drugs and thus posing a relatively higher risk."

"To give you an example, an accident during anesthesia could lead to brain hypoxia, which could result in a tragedy like brain death."

"Tianxing Hospital has completely abandoned traditional anesthesia methods and switched to the more advanced and safer 'plant-based anesthesia method'."

Yan Minxia asked curiously, "What is the spiritual plant anesthesia method?"

The doctor interjected, "Ms. Yan, we'll begin the anesthesia procedure now. You'll see what happens after you watch."

The words just finished.

The nurse opened the refrigerator next to her, took out a sealed plastic box, and directly broke the seal to open the box.

Yan Minxia took two steps forward, glanced at the box, and saw that it contained two small round balls.

One is red and about the size of an adult's little fingertip.

One is green and slightly smaller in size.

The doctor picked up a pair of tweezers, grasped the green sphere, and explained, "This is an anesthetic seed cultivated by Tianxing Agriculture."

"It can grow anesthetic filaments that are ten times thinner than a human hair. We then manipulate these anesthetic filaments to penetrate certain areas of the human body, where they secrete anesthetic agents."

"This anesthetic is very mild and has negligible side effects, so the risk is greatly reduced compared to traditional chemical anesthetics."

He paused for a moment, then gave an example: "To date, Tianxing Hospitals worldwide have performed more than 500,000 malignant tumor removal surgeries, all using the same type of anesthetic, and not a single case has had a problem."

This example convinced Yan Minxia.

She nodded: "Okay."

However, she still had a question: "Doctor, how do you control the anesthetic fibers to penetrate the area where surgery is needed, so that they don't wander around aimlessly?"

The doctor pointed to a screen next to him and said succinctly, "Spiritual beings have sentience and can understand."

He pulled over a string, the end of which had a delicate metal clip that gently clamped the spirit seed.

The other end of the wire was connected to an instrument, and the doctor reached out and operated the instrument a few times.

Something magic happened.

"Om~"

The spirit seed trembled and quickly sprouted two tender green leaves.

Yan Minxia stared wide-eyed.

The nurse next to her deftly applied a light blue liquid to the old lady's abdominal surgical area: "Okay, disinfection complete."

The doctor used tweezers to hold the seed and gently placed it on the surgical site.

The instant it touches the skin.

"Snapped!"

The outer shell of the spirit seed cracked.

A large amount of white, willow-catkin-like stuff emerged and clung tightly to the skin's surface.

The fine fibers are invisible to the naked eye, but because there are so many of them, they form willow catkins.

Yan Minxia grasped her mother's hand and asked, "Mom, how are you feeling right now?"

The old lady said, "It feels a little itchy."

The nurse interjected, "Itching is normal; it will stop once the anesthetic takes effect."

A few seconds passed.

The old lady added, "It doesn't itch anymore."

Yan Minxia touched her mother's abdomen and asked, "Mom, I just touched you, did you feel anything?"

The old lady shook her head: "I don't feel anything."

Yan Minxia suddenly sighed.

A tiny seed can actually anesthetize the human body; times have certainly changed.

In the mind of this middle-aged woman, the traditional surgical methods used by the Eighth Hospital instantly became outdated technology.

The doctor glanced at Yan Minxia and said, "This kind of anesthetic spirit seed is a spiritual plant that Tianxing Agriculture has cultivated over two years. Mr. Yang Fan personally participated in its cultivation."

“If this were abroad, a single spirit seed would cost at least 5000 or even 10000 yuan. Tianxing Hospital is a public welfare hospital that does not consider profit, so it only charges 300 yuan.”

Yan Minxia nodded repeatedly: "Mr. Yang Fan is a true philanthropist with a conscience."

She thought for a moment and added, "Some time ago, some people on the internet criticized Tianxing Agriculture for developing too many high-priced products and for making too much money."

"I think these people are the ones who are maliciously smearing Mr. Yang Fan. These products are not necessities, and no one is forcing them to buy them. Besides, doesn't research and development cost money?"

"It's typical of people who have no money or ability but complain that other people's good products are too expensive. There are similar products on the market, but they are much less effective. These people who are picky and incompetent look down on them."

The doctor smiled and said, "Tianxing Agriculture is so successful that there will always be people who are envious."

Yan Minxia chimed in, "There are indeed too many cases of conjunctivitis."

soon.

The doctor took a handheld device and scanned the old lady's abdomen.

"drop!"

Just hear a soft sound.

The doctor nodded and said, "The anesthetic concentration is up to standard; we can proceed with the surgery."

He then picked up the tweezers, took another larger spirit seed, and placed it next to the anesthetized spirit seed.

There was another "pop" sound.

The spirit seed split open, and numerous roots sprouted and burrowed into the old woman's body. However, this time the roots were dark red, and their diameter seemed to be thicker than that of the roots from the anesthetized spirit seed.

The doctor added, "This spiritual seed is called 'Stone Breaker,' and it's a simplified version of the 'Dawn' spiritual seed used to treat cancer."

"The cultivation difficulty of the Stone Breaking Spirit Seed has been greatly reduced, so the price is very low. The bulk purchase price of Tianxing Hospital is 550 yuan, and the price sold to patients is only 580 yuan, with almost no markup."

The doctor lowered his voice again: "Unlike many hospitals, the purchase price of many drugs and medical devices and the sales price to patients are often several times different."

Yan Minxia abhorred this situation: "Some people are too unscrupulous. I've heard of people who can make tens of millions just from a single piece of equipment."

The doctor smiled and said, "The reason Mr. Yang Fan founded Tianxing Hospital is to completely eliminate the chaos in the medical industry and fundamentally solve the problem of expensive medical care."

"In the future, Tianxing Medical will add at least 5 hospitals in Linjiang City and establish 5000 to 8000 hospitals nationwide."

Yan Minxia showed her support with her actions: "From now on, our whole family will only go to Tianxing Hospital for medical treatment."

The doctor declined, saying, "If it's just a minor ailment, it's better to get it diagnosed by Bian Que (a famous Chinese physician), which would save money."

Yan Minxia disagreed: "But some tests still need to be done at the hospital."

The nurse interjected, "Tianxing Medical will soon launch some multi-functional testing instruments, which are not expensive and can be used for testing at home."

"If all else fails, you can also book a home visit from Tianxing Hospital through the app. A drone carrying a small medical robot will come to your door to do the test."

Yan Minxia exclaimed, "Ah! Is that even possible?"

The nurse smiled and said, "The whole process is automated by smart equipment, requiring no human intervention, so the testing price is very low, much cheaper than going to the Eighth Hospital. And the elderly don't have to run around."

The doctor then chimed in: "Tianxing Medical is committed to driving change across the entire industry, maximizing medical efficiency, and reducing healthcare expenditures for society as a whole."

“Other hospitals have no incentive to do this, but Tianxing Hospital is willing to do its best to promote new medical technologies and truly achieve universal healthcare for all.”

Yan Minxia couldn't help but say, "You have a great ideal."

at this time.

A slight sound came from the old woman's abdomen.

"Crack!"

It sounds like something broke.

Yan Minxia's gaze immediately shifted to that direction.

The doctor immediately explained, "This is the Stone-Shattering Spirit Seed breaking down kidney stones. The spirit plant will use its roots to wrap the stones and then crush them into very small pieces, so your mother can pass them smoothly when she urinates."

Yan Minxia asked a question: "I heard that gallstones are very hard. The roots of the spirit seed are so thin, how come they are able to crush gallstones?"

The doctor replied, "The power of plant growth is much stronger than ordinary people imagine. They can even overturn stones. The power of spiritual plants is greater than that of ordinary plants."

"In addition, there are many gaps inside the stone, and the roots of the spiritual plant can penetrate into the gaps to grow and crack the stone from the inside. Therefore, the process of the spiritual plant crushing the stone is very gentle."

"Unlike traditional ultrasonic lithotripsy, even if it is controlled very precisely, it will cause some damage to normal cells."

Yan Minxia nodded in agreement: "What you said makes a lot of sense."

The surgery was faster than she had expected.

Only five minutes had passed.

The doctor glanced at the instrument and said, "The stones are almost completely broken up."

The nurse then picked up a pair of scissors, cut off the roots of the two spirit seeds, and threw them into the trash can.

At this point, the spirit seed had already shriveled up by half, clearly having exhausted its power.

Yan Minxia held her mother's hand and asked, "Mom, do you feel unwell anywhere?"

The old lady shook her head: "No."

Yan Minxia was finally relieved.

The doctor standing beside him said, "The spiritual plant roots left in the old man's body will liquefy within 12 hours and then be absorbed by the body, so no treatment is needed."

Yan Minxia said "Oh".

The nurse applied some disinfectant to the old lady's surgical site, covered it with gauze, and instructed, "Do not take a bath for 24 hours to avoid potential infection. Remove the gauze after 24 hours."

Yan Minxia nodded repeatedly: "Okay."

After half an hour.

The old lady urinated once.

Yan Minxia observed carefully and saw that there were a large number of very small fragments in the urine.

This is sufficient proof that the plant lithotripsy procedure was very successful.

The triage assistant also informed the patient: "The observation period is over, and you can now be discharged."

Yan Minxia genuinely felt that what the doctor at the Eighth Hospital said about "such a large stone being a bit troublesome" was just a minor surgery at Tianxing Hospital.

She helped her mother out of the hospital gate when she suddenly heard her phone ring.

"Ding bell~"

Yan Minxia took out her phone and pressed the answer button, immediately hearing a voice.

"Ms. Yan, hello, I am a staff member from the Assistance Center of the Eighth Hospital of Linjiang City. Regarding your mother's kidney stone surgery, considering the high cost of the surgery, we can help you apply for a fee reduction..."

Yan Minxia didn't want to listen anymore and interrupted, "No need, my mother has already had the surgery at Tianxing Hospital, and the kidney stones are gone now."

She thought for a moment and deliberately added, "After reimbursement, the out-of-pocket expenses are only 515 yuan."

The other side immediately fell silent.

Yan Minxia didn't say anything and hung up the phone immediately.

*
After arriving home.

Yan Minxia finally had time to read the "Health Diagnosis Report" issued by the doctor using the super intelligent health model "Bian Que".

The diagnosis report used a combination of pictures and text to provide a very clear and concise explanation of her mother's chronic illness.

Bian Que seemed to know her educational level; his diagnosis had very few technical terms, making it very easy to understand.

For example, coronary heart disease.

Yan Minxia had often heard of this disease before, but she had no idea why it was caused.

Now she finally understands what coronary heart disease is all about and how "atherosclerotic plaques" on the walls of the coronary arteries are formed.

The diagnosis also provided a series of recommendations, from diet and sleep to daily medication and exercise, and explained the relevant mechanisms in detail.

Once Yan Minxia fully understood the above content, she naturally realized that the advice given in the diagnosis was absolutely correct.

The doctors at Tianxing Hospital are absolutely right. There's no need to go to the hospital for coronary heart disease; it can be treated at home.

The diagnosis even estimated the total cost for the entire cycle—less than 5000 yuan.

With just this much money, the symptoms of coronary heart disease can be significantly reduced, and there is even a good chance of a complete cure.

If you go to the Eighth Hospital for treatment, 5000 yuan might only cover the cost of one treatment.

The biggest problem is that even if you spend tens of thousands of yuan, it only treats the symptoms, not the root cause.

Yan Minxia muttered under her breath, "The doctors at the Eighth Hospital are a bunch of money-grubbing bastards. I hope you'll be eliminated by the times soon." (End of Chapter)