After transmigrating into the body of the female supporting character's biological mother, she

"Director Feng, could we speak in private for a moment?"

Director Feng nodded and followed her outside the ward. Su Lang and Qian Changling also came out.

Aunt Yu hesitated for a moment, then walked to the door and listened intently.

Wang Gaihua nudged her daughter, "Go over and listen to what they're saying outside, then tell me."

Fan Biyun pretended to be impatient and took a few big strides to Yu Sao's side.

Aunt Yu was in a state of confusion and had no time to pay attention to her.

Outside the ward, Lin Zhilan stopped and looked at Director Feng. "Director Feng, when can Liu Feng have surgery for his fracture?"

Director Feng thought for a moment, "We originally planned to perform the surgery today, but his affected area is now significantly swollen, so it may have to be a few more days."

Legs with muscle atrophy and poor circulation are more prone to swelling and harder to reduce than normal legs.

Lin Zhilan said, "How about this, could you arrange for Liu Feng's attending physician to come over? I'll assist him with some acupuncture to try and reduce his swelling as soon as possible so we can have surgery sooner."

The Lunar New Year is just around the corner, and Lin Zhilan and Su Lang don't have many days left on their holiday, so they can't afford to waste any more time.

Director Feng immediately ordered someone to summon Liu Feng's attending physician.

Liu Feng's attending physician is Xie Xin, who is tall and thin, looks to be in his thirties, and has very dark circles under his eyes.

"director."

"Dr. Xie, let me introduce you. This is Dr. Lin from the island military hospital. Please have Dr. Lin assist with acupuncture for your patient, Liu Feng, so that the swelling can be reduced and surgery can be performed as soon as possible."

Xie Xin sized up Lin Zhilan and simply uttered two words: "Okay."

That wasn't all. Director Feng then asked, "Dr. Lin, after the surgery, do you think there's any chance his leg will regain normal function?"

"There is a chance."

Xie Xin frowned, his lips moved but he didn't make a sound.

Director Feng nodded. "How about I ask the Traditional Chinese Medicine department to borrow a set of acupuncture needles for you?"

Lin Zhilan turned around and took a cloth bag out of Su Lang's pocket. "No need, I brought some. Just bring some disinfectant alcohol."

Director Feng was taken aback. "Okay, okay, I'll have someone send it over right away."

Lin Zhilan turned to enter the ward, only to bump into Aunt Yu.

With red eyes, Aunt Yu stammered, "Zhilan, I...I don't know what to say."

Lin Zhilan grasped her hand, glanced coldly at Fan Biyun behind her, and said, "Sister Yu, I'm just trying; I can't guarantee anything."

"I know, I know," Aunt Yu said repeatedly, "As long as we can try, that's fine."

Aunt Yu lost her husband early in life, and her husband's family kicked her and her son out because their grandson was "disabled".

Some people advised her to remarry, and Aunt Yu had considered it.

But with a child like this by her side, those with slightly better conditions would hesitate to approach her, and as for the remaining hooligans and thugs, Aunt Yu might as well live alone.

She has worked for the Su family over the years and has saved up a lot of money.

She took Liu Feng to various hospitals, but the doctors all shook their heads and advised her not to waste money.

Although Aunt Yu often comforted her son, saying that maybe one day medical advancements would make surgery possible, she herself didn't really have much hope left.

Although Lin Zhilan said it was just a try, for Aunt Yu, it was a seed of hope.

If it's good, great; if it's not, how bad can it be?

Fan Biyun scoffed, "Sister Yu, don't listen to people's bragging. I've never heard of a cure for a leg crippled by polio."

"You..." Lin Zhilan was about to speak when Aunt Yu stopped her.

Aunt Yu shook her head, stroking Lin Zhilan's hand, indicating that she shouldn't take it to heart.

Lin Zhilan sighed and said to Su Lang, "If there's anything I can do, I'll do it. If Dad's busy, please pay attention and don't delay your elder brother and sister-in-law's business."

Su Lang parted his thin lips slightly, "Don't worry, I'll go find someone later."

Fan Biyun couldn't understand what she was saying. "What do you mean? What are you doing to us?"

Lin Zhilan smiled but remained silent.

The nurses also pushed the medical cart over. Lin Zhilan gave Su Lang a wink and pulled the curtain next to Liu Feng's bed closed.

Fan Biyun wanted to chase after him to ask more questions, but Su Lang stopped her.

"Pah, what's so great about it?" Fan Biyun spat. "You should be grateful you still have a good leg. Don't let some quack doctor make you paralyzed. That would be a real spectacle."

Aunt Yu had a good temper, but hearing her curse her son like that made her angry. "Comrade Fan, watch your mouth. You have two sons yourself."

"Can your son compare to my son?" Fan Biyun's smile was sinister, and she already bore a resemblance to her mother, Wang Gaihua.

"Brother, is it you who gives your sister-in-law such confidence, speaking so arrogantly?"

Su Lang casually patted Su Ding's blanket, causing Su Ding to break out in a cold sweat from the pain.

"Fan Biyun, get your ass over here right now!"

Fan Biyun's smile froze, and she immediately ran to his side, "What's wrong? Where does it hurt again?"

"Sit here, don't move, and don't say a word!"

Fan Biyun twitched her nostrils slightly and sat down obediently.

In fact, her relationship with Su Ding has always been very good.

Su Ding is easily swayed, and Fan Biyun is adept at manipulating him. Usually, if she shows weakness and cries a few times, Su Ding will soften and listen to her arrangements.

But this time it's very different.

First, Su Ding found out that she had been secretly giving money to her family, and that this money was definitely lost and could not be recovered.

Adding to the anger over the house issue, Su Ding was furious and even took it out on her.

He said that if Fan Biyun hadn't repeatedly angered his mother, his parents wouldn't have been so heartless.

Fan Biyun is currently thinking about how to coax her husband back, and dares not disobey him at all.

Su Lang sat with her legs apart on the wooden stool next to Su Ding, her fingers lightly tapping on the bedside table, making a clicking sound.

Su Ding was covered in sweat.

Pretending to be asleep with eyes closed.

On the other side, Lin Zhilan finished acupuncture and removed the needles, then looked at Liu Feng's complexion.

He stared blankly at the ceiling, his expression unreadable.

"Does it hurt?" Lin Zhilan suddenly asked.

Liu Feng paused for a moment, then looked back at Lin Zhilan before answering, "It doesn't hurt."

It actually hurts a little.

When he was a child, apart from being unable to move his legs, he still had most of his senses, and was even very sensitive.

I can feel pain, and I can also feel hot and cold.

Gradually, in the last two years, I have started to experience a slight decline in my senses.

But he often falls down, and his mother forbids him from moving and wants him to use a wheelchair.

Liu Feng didn't want to, so he comforted his mother by saying that he couldn't feel his leg and wouldn't feel pain if he fell.

Upon hearing his reply, Lin Zhilan looked up at him, as if she could see right through him.

"You lied to the doctor?"

Liu Feng opened his mouth in surprise; he was very good at enduring pain, so no one could tell.

Lin Zhilan laughed and said, "Polio damages the motor nerves, not the sensory nerves. If you lose all sensation, then I don't need to treat you."

The lack of sensation means that the virus has invaded a particularly wide area, and may have even damaged the sensory pathways.

This makes treatment even more difficult.