"Granny," Lu Jing began, "I'll give you some painkillers first. We don't have the other medications yet, so I can't prescribe them."
It was unavoidable.
Only a deity descending at this moment could fix the situation.
Otherwise, no medicine was just that.
Lu Jing felt quite heavy-hearted, but the old lady remained surprisingly optimistic:
"No need, no need. The painkillers will do, that's all I've been taking anyway."
For many of the elderly, though life had improved in all respects, they had all come through the toughest of times. Therefore, they were often very frugal, never spending an extra penny if they could help it.
If the pain medication was effective, they wouldn't bother buying anything else.
Why waste the money?
They weren't like the old men and women in the cities with their monthly pensions.
Being fed and clothed was enough to make them quite content.
As a doctor, it was truly heart-wrenching.
Sigh...
He sighed silently in his mind.
