On the weekend, little Danielle arrived as promised, not only did she come, but also brought a little friend from the early education class, Akon Mendez.

Akin was slightly older than little Danielle and was carried by his mother.

Little Danielle and Akon play in the clinic's children's play area, playing here and there, and occasionally beating the cowhide red war drum.

It's just that little Akon doesn't seem to have strong physical strength, and he can't compare to little Danielle, and he is out of breath after running for a while and needs to rest.

Akon's mother sat in the lounge area with Cathy and chatted.

They were all guests, and Kim Hee really made them coffee and took a small snack.

Zhou Qiao said that everyone who comes here should feel at home.

Aken's mother is an advanced maternal age, a little old, and she was almost 40 years old when she gave birth to Acan. Middle-aged women, on the contrary, can talk to Cathy.

Of course, their common topic is mainly children.

Because little Danielle was adopted, Cathy didn't have much parenting experience, so she asked Akon's mother for advice.

Akon's mother is a mother of three children, and the eldest one says that she is already in high school.

On the side of the United States, if there are some conditions, there will be several.

After a while, little Danielle got thirsty and came to Cathy. Akon is a little heel, so naturally he came along.

"Cathy, I'm thirsty." Little Danielle blushed and shouted with joy.

Cathy touched her head lovingly and handed her water, but little Danielle shook her head and exclaimed, "No, I want orange juice." ”

Cathy had no choice but to play a trick and take out two cans of orange juice from her bag, one to Akon's mother, and one to open and give to little Danielle.

"Thank you. Recently, though, he has only been able to drink water. Akon's mother politely refused, and gave the orange juice back to Cathy.

Cathy was stunned for a moment, thinking that Akon's mother disliked it, so she said: "This is organic orange juice, I have seen the ingredient list, and there are almost no additives." It's healthy and safe to drink. ”

Although water is the best drink, it is not necessary to drink a lot of orange juice every day, and drink a little once in a while to supplement vitamins.

Akon's mother shrugged her shoulders and said, "Cathy, you misunderstood, Akon's mouth ulcers have been a bit serious these days. Orange juice was too stimulating for him. ”

"Oh, that's right, but this is a clinic, why don't you check out the doctor here?"

Just now, Zhou Qiao came out of Stephanie's clinic and was about to go to Chiba Nanako's clinic, passing by outside, Cathy's eyes lit up and she waved her hand and shouted, "Doctor Zhou, can you come over and help?" ”

"We'd love to help." Zhou Qiao walked over with a smile.

Although his clinic is clearly marked with prices and charges according to the consultation time, the neighbors occasionally come to consult, and the nature of small talk is not more than ten minutes, and Zhou Qiao will not be particularly serious.

In the past, when I was poor, I might have to talk for ten minutes to meet the charging standard, but now I am not rich? Even if it's a gift to the neighborhood.

No matter where you are, it's important to have a good relationship with your neighbors.

Cathy smiled kindly, pointed at Akon and said, "This child is said to have mouth ulcers, Dr. Zhou, can you help check it out?" ”

Zhou Qiao made an "OK" gesture: "No problem!" ”

Cathy introduced to Akon's mother: "This is the famous Dr. Zhou in San Francisco, young and promising, who knows everything. ”

Akon's mother was a little surprised, and her heart said that she was so young?

Irises Clinic, she had heard of it, but Zhou Qiao herself, she really hadn't paid much attention to it.

Her family lives a little far from here, and she usually lives in another clinic, Blue Sun Clinic, where she has a regular check-up and medical treatment, where her family doctor, Rachel Dion.

However, since there was a doctor to help him take a look for free, Aken's mother was also willing, and immediately shook hands with Zhou Qiao with a smile: "Doctor Zhou, it's a pleasure to meet you." ”

"Nice to meet you."

After saying hello, Zhou Qiao squatted down and said to Akon, "Little friend, can you let me see your mouth?" Come, open your mouth, ah~"

Akon opened his mouth cooperatively, and Zhou Qiao pinched the little guy's chin, turned the angle, and carefully examined it.

Looking at it, Zhou Qiao's brows furrowed.

"How's it going, Dr. Zhou?" Cathy asked.

Zhou Qiao stood up, his face was heavy, he pondered for a moment, and then said to Cathy and Akon's mother: "The little guy's condition is a little serious, it may not be an ordinary mouth ulcer, if you want, you can do further examination with me, and you can also go to the University of California Medical Center." ”

"Huh?"

"Huh?"

Cathy and Akon's mother were stunned at the same time.

Cathy's heart sank, and she looked at little Akon full of sympathy, because she knew Dr. Zhou.

Dr. Zhou spoke so seriously, which means that it is really not an ordinary minor illness. Oh, my poor little darling, just a little bigger. Little Danielle just found a good playmate, and that's ...... That's ......

Her old tears fell, and she felt like Akon was going to smack. But I immediately remembered that it was too rude, so I took a deep breath, don't look over, and secretly wiped my tears.

However, Aken's mother doesn't think so. How sick is my heart, and I still have to go to the University of California Medical Center?

Akon's mother and Zhou Qiao have never dealt with each other, I heard that I have heard of it, but I don't have much of a concept, but I think that Zhou Qiao is young and doesn't know if he graduated from college, no matter how high the level is, it is estimated that it is average. Such a big fame, there is a high probability that it is hyped and blown out.

"Well, Akanta has been using aerosol sprays for mouth sores these days, and it should be fine in a few days."

Akon's mother said in her heart, isn't it just a little mouth ulcer, who hasn't had it yet, you are really unscrupulous in order to make money, are you cursing my son?

Aken's mother: "We have a familiar family doctor at home, and tomorrow, I'll take Acan for a consultation." ”

Zhou Qiao: "......"

Cathy stopped talking, and threw an apologetic look at Zhou Qiao.

"Oh well. You can always come to me if you need to. Zhou Qiao smiled and nodded, people have familiar family doctors, and it is normal to want to see them on the side of acquaintances.

Seeing a doctor is such a thing, and you can't force it. He doesn't lack this business.

Due to a little "unpleasantness", it didn't take long for Akon's mother to go home with her son.

Originally, she bought the medicine from the pharmacy by herself and sprayed it on her son, because she didn't think it was a big deal, but after Zhou Qiao said this, she muttered a little in her heart.

Although he didn't like Zhou Qiao's words, he still called her family doctor, Rachel Dion, made an appointment, and then took her son to the Blue Sun Clinic the next morning.

Akon's mother took Akon's hand and when she came to Dr. Rachel's office, Dr. Rachel was on the phone, and the nurse motioned for Akon's mother to wait.

Akon's mother waited in the rest area with her son in her arms.

Although the environment here is also good, it is much smaller than the iris clinic, and the decoration is not so luxurious.

But it's better than warmth.

The Iris Clinic, which Zhou Qiao spent a lot of money after he was developed, combined with the aesthetics of Elena and Ava, so in terms of layout, it is not comparable to other clinics.

After all, in the whole of San Francisco, there is probably no second clinic that is richer than the Iris Clinic.

It is worth mentioning that Zhou Qiao's fame has risen now, so the price of the clinic has also risen accordingly. Regular customers can also accept it. Because at the Iris Clinic, you can now enjoy the services of famous doctors.

This is also the proper meaning, he opened the door to do business, not to open a charity church in the United States.

In the United States, healthcare is not a service industry.

Dr. Rachel's office.

Rachel Dion, a middle-aged female doctor of thirty-seven or eighteen, was talking to Mrs. O'Connor on the phone.

Previously, the O'Connor family was her regular client, but they haven't been here for a long time.

Clients are churning, so Dr. Rachel wants to call and ask why.

"Mrs. O'Connor, you and Mr. O'Connor's health check-ups can be arranged." Dr. Rachel reminded politely.

"Oh, Dr. Rachel, I'm sorry, we've made an appointment at the Iris Clinic." On the other end of the line, Mrs. O'Connor's apologetic voice was heard.

After the last incident, the O'Connor family naturally succeeded in becoming loyal customers of the Iris Clinic.

Dr. Rachel was confused, thought for a moment, and hurriedly asked, "Dear Mrs. O'Connor, I am very sad and sorry for this, can you tell me why?" ”

"Well, that's right...... Mrs. O'Connor thought she was not embarrassed, and immediately recounted what had happened.

Dr. Rachel: "......"

Very embarrassing.

Because, in the first place, she suggested that Mrs. O'Connor take the child to other places for medical treatment, saying that the disease was very serious, lupus erythematosus.

And the doctor who recommended it, who said it might be Behcet's disease, arranged many, many tests.

Then Mrs. O'Connor was in a hurry, and did not want to do those complicated and expensive tests immediately, and when she talked to her friend, she suggested that she go to the iris clinic to see Dr. Zhou.

Everyone knows what happened next.

……

"That's a shame." Dr. Rachel saw that it was irreparable, so she had to hang up the phone.

She sat down, dejected, feeling that she was just unlucky, or that she was making a big fuss.

If I knew about it, I would have treated it directly as an ordinary rash, but I was misunderstood by the patient's family, resulting in the loss of customers.

The gains outweigh the losses.

"Well, don't guess in the future, think about what to do so much, just treat the symptoms directly." Dr. Rachel secretly made up her mind.

When the nurse saw that she had finished calling, she came in and told her about the visit of Akon's mother and son.

"Quick, bring in." Dr. Rachel was in good spirits, and if she lost any more clients, it felt like her clinic was not far from closing.

In the past, there were more than 2,000 patients, but now it's good, most of them don't come much. It's infuriating.

So, Akon's mother came in with her son.

After some pleasantries, Akon's mother introduced the child's condition and the recent medication.

Dr. Rachel examined it and smiled, "Don't worry, Mrs. Mondz, little Akon is fine, it's a minor problem." ”

Suddenly, Akon's mother was relieved. The heart said, that Dr. Zhou of the Iris Clinic was really bluffing, probably to deceive me into spending money in the past.

Hmph, am I that easy to deceive? When I'm a little girl, or an old lady like Cathy?

The family had been with Dr. Rachel for many years, so they naturally believed that Dr. Rachel was more.

"Don't worry too much, Mrs. Mondez. Actually, not long ago, I also had a child patient here, more than four years old, well, the little prince of the O'Connor family, I don't know if you recognize it. ”

"Acquaintance, acquaintance, and my community." Akon's mother said.

Dr. Rachel said, "The little guy in the O'Connor family also had mouth sores before, and then he had a rash, which looked scary, but in fact it was not a big deal, and now he has recovered." ”

"Uh-oh." Hearing Dr. Rachel say this, Akon's mother couldn't help but feel more relieved.

Dr. Rachel then recommended a medication, prescribed it, and told Akon's mother to go to the pharmacy to buy it on her own.

Akon's mother bought the medicine and went home happily with the child.

When I was walking in the evening, I happened to meet Mr. and Mrs. O'Connor also taking their children for a walk, so I asked a few questions.

Mrs. O'Connor said, "Yes, yes, my child had mouth sores and then rashes. But it's all good now. Well, canker sores don't worry too much, they shouldn't be a big problem. However, I don't recommend seeing the Blue Sun Clinic, or the level and reputation of the Iris Clinic is higher. We were later cured by going to the Iris Clinic. ”

Since everyone's friendship is average, Mrs. O'Connor did not say specific details, after all, because of a little illness before, she was so anxious to talk to the ants on the hot pot that she had insomnia and cried all night, and it was quite embarrassing to say it.

Akon's mother said in her heart, I don't think so, that Dr. Zhou, a minor illness should be treated as a major illness, and he wants to cheat us out of money.

What worries Akon's mother is that in the next few days, although she is taking medication every day, little Akon's mouth ulcers are getting worse and worse.

Because of this problem, little Aken, who usually eats a lot of food, doesn't eat much anymore.

Can't eat it at all.

Eat a little, and scream.

That night, in the middle of the night, little Akon suddenly woke up from his sleep and cried.

Akon's mother came from the next room and hugged her son to comfort her.

"Mom, I have a stomachache."

"Come, mom will help you rub it." Akon's mother hugged her son to comfort her, and after a moment of coaxing, Akon fell asleep again.

Akon's mother didn't care, kissed her son on the cheek, and went back to the room.

Unexpectedly, when she got up in the morning, she came to see her son, who was still asleep, wiping his forehead, hot as fire.

At this time, Acan's mother was anxious, and hurriedly woke up her husband, and then together with her husband, she went to find Rachel, a family doctor.

Dr. Rachel prescribed some medicine for the symptoms, and Akon's mother went to the pharmacy to buy the medicine and went back with the baby.

However, drugs don't work very well.

Little Akon had a fever from time to time, and his mouth sores were getting worse and worse.

Akon's mother suddenly remembered the words of Dr. Zhou at the Iris Clinic before, and couldn't help but be shocked: "Could it be that my son is really seriously ill?" ”

(End of chapter)