Under Su Tao's strong request, Little Xue brought her father over to the Three Flavour Hall.
After getting Xiao Jingjing to pour two cups of water for the father and daughter, Su Tao smiled and asked, "Big Brother Hu, didn't I tell you to come over when you're free? Why didn't you come over?"
The name of Little Xue's father was Hu Guangbin, who awkwardly smiled. "My hand is already crippled, so is there a need for treatment? I'll only cause trouble to you if I come over."
Hu Guangbin was worried about the medical fees, which he might not be able to afford that. Although Su Tao has seen through that, he did not expose him. On the contrary, he felt compa.s.sion for the handicapped man.
Thus, Su Tao explained, "Although three of your fingers are broken, I've examined your hand. Aside from your middle finger, which is mostly crushed, the other fingers are only slightly affected. So if you receive treatment in time, there's a 90% chance of you recovering your hand's function. That also means that you won't be different from an ordinary person. If you wear a glove, you will look the same as any person out there."
Hearing his words, Hu Guangbin sank into silence before shaking his head with great difficulty.
Hearing that her father's hand could be treated, Little Xue immediately kneeled on the ground and wept, "Physician Su, please treat my father's hand. Regardless of how much it costs, I'll owe you first and pay you back with interest when I find a job."
Looking at his daughter kneeling on the ground for his sake, Hu Guangbin felt his nose turning sour and he was touched.
Looking at how sensible Little Xue was, Su Tao immediately felt compa.s.sionate. He helped her up. "You guys only have to pay me the consultation fees, and it won't cost much. A consultation fee here costs ¥2,000, and since you're Yan Sha's friend, I'll give you a 50% discount. I won't take a single cent from your father if I can't treat him, but if I manage to treat him, I'll only take ¥1,000, how about it?"
The reason why Su Tao chose to accept money was due to the rules in the Three Flavour Hall. Secondly, it was out of respect for the father and daughter to retain their dignity. They might be poor, but they had both dignity and integrity. Hence, he had to be cautious with his approach.
"Then, I'll give it a try." Hu Guangbin did not find the price costly since their street food stall racked in about ¥5,000-6,000 a month in profit. If his hand could be treated, then he'd be able to work.
He was a technician in the past, and if it wasn't for the incident, he definitely wouldn't be living so cowardly and rely on his wife to bring the bread home.
Nodding his head with a smile, Su Tao got Little Xue to wait outside while he retrieved his medical box and conducted treatment for Hu Guangbin.
The human body has the ability to heal by itself. For example, even if the wound wasn't tended to, it would heal by itself and form scabs, which would fall off roughly one to two weeks later. However, everyone's self-healing ability wasn't the same, and it varied from person to person. Furthermore, some people might have scars on their wounds after the healing process, but some people wouldn't have any.
The reason why Su Tao was optimistic about Hu Guangbin's recovery was due to his self-healing ability. So as long as the treatment approach was appropriate, he might be able to treat the latter's hand.
Seeing how nervous Little Xue was, Yan Sha comforted, "My Senior Brother's medical skills are extremely formidable, and since he has initiated treatment to your father's hand, then he must surely have the confidence to back it up."
Biting on her lips, Little Xue bitterly smiled. "I know, but I can't help feeling nervous."
Moving over, Yan Sha whispered, "Oh, right. I have something to ask of you."
"What is it?" Little Xue nervously rubbed her hands.
"If my Senior Brother manages to treat your father's hand, you won't fall for him, right?" Yan Sha asked.
Knitting her brows together, Little Xue anxiously said, "Shasha, what are you talking about? Why would I fall for him?"
Hearing her words, Yan Sha instantly felt relieved as she smiled. "I nearly forgot, you're the top student in the year and focus completely on your studies. But I'm still worried. Just look at how outstanding my Senior Brother is; there will surely be a lot of people falling for him. You see that lady by the counter?" Yan Sha pointed at Xiao Jingjing and unhappily said, "There's something unusual with her gaze when she looks at Senior Brother!"