Chapter 251

251 Corneal Change

The next morning, the two of them began to get busy. Xiao Sheng went to the hospital for the consultation, while Yu Bing went to the machinery factory to check out the production line.

There were three machinery factories in S City. After Yu Bing spent a day checking all of them, she gained a certain understanding of the equipment to be imported.

Yu Bing still planned to wash the washing part manually for the time being, but cutting vegetables, stirring, cooking, and packaging had to be mechanized.

The machine for cutting vegetables could shred, cut into pieces, slice, or mince the vegetables. As long as the mechanic parts at the incision were changed, the desired effect could be produced. In one minute, the machine could finish the workload of ten workers. Yu Bing planned to put this machine in the second production room.

Yu Bing planned to add two mixing machines, one in each workshop.

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Both the large oven and the fully automatic packaging production line would be placed in Production Room 1.

There were a total of five machines. The three shops offered different prices. The cheapest price was 5,270 yuan, followed by 5,720 yuan. The most expensive one was from the number one machinery factory in S City. It cost 6,500 yuan.

Yu Bing had her sights on the one that cost 6,500 yuan. After all, you get what you pay for. Compared to the other ones, the use and maintenance of the machines from the number one machinery factory were simpler and more efficient.

After thinking for a long time, Yu Bing decided to focus on quality. Machines were fixed assets that could be used for a long time, so she couldn’t be stingy and had to consider the effects and practicality. Yu Bing planned to bargain tomorrow. After all, the budget given by the factory was only 6,000 yuan.

After making the plan, Yu Bing looked at her watch. It was almost eight o’clock, so she went out to look for Xiao Sheng.

After Yu Bing knocked on the door, she that Xiao Sheng didn’t look happy. She guessed that the hospital consultation probably wasn’t very optimistic. “Have you eaten yet?”

Xiao Sheng shook his head.

Seeing this, Yu Bing raised her eyebrows and said, “I haven’t eaten either. I heard that S City’s pan-fried buns and BBQ duck are very famous. Let’s go and try them together.”

With that, she turned around and left without giving Xiao Sheng a chance to refuse. Xiao Sheng hurriedly followed.

There was a state-owned restaurant not far from the guest house. Yu Bing was in no hurry to ask Xiao Sheng about the situation. She waited for the dishes to be served before asking, “Which hospital did you guys go to today?”

Xiao Sheng swallowed the bun in his mouth before saying, “I asked previously. The two hospitals with the best ophthalmology department are the Medical University and the Military Affiliated Hospital. I went to both today. The explanations given by both sides are similar.”

“The cornea of Xiao Li’s eyes were perforated due to a high fever. The inside and outside of her eyeballs are already infected. The blindness was caused by tear infections. Moreover, the hospital said that treatment of Xiao Li’s eyes have been delayed for too long, so they asked me to bring her for a checkup quickly and wait for the results. She might have to undergo a cornea transplant.”

Although Yu Bing didn’t understand those professional terms, she knew that anything that involved organ transplantation was quite serious. “Did the doctor say how much the surgery costs?”

Xiao Sheng paused for a moment before replying, “The total expense costs about 20,000 yuan.”

Yu Bing asked, “How much are you lacking?”

Xiao Sheng didn’t answer directly. He only said, “I can save enough money, but the doctor said that there’s a queue for the cornea. However, the earlier Xiao Li’s surgery is done, the better. If there’s any change in her condition, even if the cornea surgery is successful, the chances of her regaining her vision will decrease.”

When Yu Bing heard this, she fell silent. If there wasn’t enough money, she could think of a way. If there was no cornea, there was really nothing she could do. They could only try their luck.

Looking at the dejected Xiao Sheng, Yu Bing comforted him. “Bring Xiao Li back for a checkup immediately after you go back. If you’re sure you want her to undergo a cornea transplant, get the doctor to help you guys get a spot first. There aren’t many people who can afford this amount of money, so it might be Xiao Li’s turn soon.”

Xiao Sheng smiled. “Alright, don’t worry about us. We can only do our best and leave the rest to fate.”

The two of them didn’t speak much after that. After eating, they returned to the guest house.

The next day, Yu Bing went to S City’s number one machinery factory to discuss the price, while Xiao Sheng went to S City’s black market to see its development.

Xiao Sheng didn’t tell Yu Bing that to pay for the surgery, he was still short of more than 5,000 yuan, so he still had to ask around and see if there were other ways to earn money.

Zeng Li brought a few bottles of chili sauce home that day.

As Lin Xue looked at her brother-in-law, who had disappeared for almost half a month, she said angrily, “You finally came back?”

Zeng Li smiled and took out the chili sauce jars from the bag. “Sister-in-law, I went to buy things for our soldiers! In order to get the factory to fulfill my order first, I went to keep an eye on them every day. Otherwise, how could they be so efficient?”