Ways to Grow Wealth

"Your name's Zhang Xuezhou?"

"Are you in any condition to be discharged?"

On his way back to the Xuanshi Building, Zhang Xuezhou ran into Wang Li, who was strolling around outside the front entrance on crutches as he waited.

Looking at the bandages still wrapped around Wang Li's thigh and head, he thought the fellow looked a little like he had during the adult examination.

Thinking of the hospital's discharge standards, Zhang Xuezhou couldn't help feeling somewhat surprised.

After formally introducing himself, he asked that extra question.

"People like us have little chance of being cultivated, but if we get beaten up badly enough that we can't take care of ourselves, we can still go back to a medical institution under the Lineage's group for free treatment!"

Wang Li gave a bitter smile.

The Wang Household controlled the Save the World Group, a large medical organization, and held absolute controlling stakes in nearly thirty percent of the Scarlet Alliance State's medical institutions. It might be vague about other things, but it was never vague about medical benefits. Apart from special-effect drugs, which required an application, all the ordinary medical care one needed was provided.

"Likewise, we're fairly free to leave the hospital when we want," Wang Li said with a shrug. "At worst, I can just crawl back in and lie there for a few more days!"

"It must be nice having hospitals in the family," Zhang Xuezhou said enviously.

"I don't suppose anyone would want to keep going in for free treatment," Wang Li said with a chuckle.

"Medical care..."

Just thinking about his own journey through medical care over the past decade or more left Zhang Xuezhou feeling somewhat bitter.

What Wang Li regarded as perfectly normal were medical conditions they had once longed for but could never