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Just as Cheng Su had anticipated, the Zhang family caused a commotion about leaving the hospital immediately after hearing the cost of hospitalization. The hospital staff explained that the child was born premature, only eight months along, and there's an old saying "seven months survives, eight months does not." If they insisted on leaving the hospital, the hospital would not be responsible for any consequences.
With just these words, the Zhang family matriarch, who had been making a racket, changed her tune instantly and said the child should stay, but the mother could be discharged.
Naturally, the hospital did their part in persuading them, mentioning how difficult childbirth was on the body, especially given it was a C-section, and how complications could easily arise. Discharge was out of the question.
