Hearing Doctor Xiao Feng suggest they go to the Commune Hospital, Xiong Lao'er and his wife felt a slight tightening in their chests. To them, visiting the Commune Hospital implied the child’s condition was severe, but their child only had a fever; there was no need for a hospital visit. Not long ago, when the neighbor’s child, Mao Dan, had a fever for three consecutive days, Old Doctor Wang had simply prescribed a few doses of fever-reducing medicine, and within two days, the boy was back to jumping around.
The couple was dismissive of Doctor Xiao Feng’s suggestion, though they did not openly argue. After holding their child and taking the medicine, Feng Qingqing saw them turn to leave and was forced to speak up:
"That will be five 0.5 yuan for the medicine."
Chapter 110