Buying medicine for my mother-in-law

Once you start, there is no end.

Ever since I took on the responsibility of buying the antihypertensive drug "Amlodipine Besylate Tablets", also known as "Norvax", for my mother-in-law, I have never stopped.

My mother-in-law does not have a pension, so my sister-in-law spends a lot of money on medicines. That time I heard my mother-in-law say that the antihypertensive drug "Norvasc" she took was not readily sold in pharmacies. Well, I promised her to go back and buy some for her.

I started to buy medicines at community pharmacies. Community pharmacies offered discounts for medicines, but they were limited. They only allowed two boxes at a time. Later, they only allowed one box at a time. Later, they were out of stock, so I went there. Many times came up short.

I really had no choice, so I went to other pharmacies to take a look. Oh, they are all quite expensive. Ordinary pharmacies sell them for 38 yuan a box, but Zhengda Pharmacy sells them cheaper at 31.5 yuan.

No matter how rich or poor you are, you have to buy it. My mother-in-law can’t stop taking one pill of “Lohosixi” every day. Then buy it at Zhengda Pharmacy. The same medicine is somewhat cheaper at Zhengda Pharmacy, buying four boxes at a time costs 126 yuan.

If I buy it again in the future, four boxes will cost 124 yuan. After doing the math, I have saved 0.5 yuan per box.

I have been to community pharmacies many times, but there is no "Norvasc". Every time before going home, I go to Zhengda Pharmacy to buy it.

When I was buying medicine for my mother-in-law last month, eh? The price of "Lohusix" has been reduced. Four boxes are 96 yuan. After calculation, one box is 24 yuan, which saves another 7 yuan per box. I was very happy and told my mother-in-law when I went back. Of course she was happy. Even though she didn't have to spend money, she didn't want her daughter-in-law to spend more money to buy medicine for her.

I am going back to my mother-in-law’s house today and Sunday. I bought my mother-in-law’s antihypertensive medicine yesterday.

I went to work yesterday morning and stopped by Zhengda Pharmacy. Because it was early, there were few people buying medicine. As soon as I entered the door, the pharmacist stared at me and asked: "What medicine do I need?"

"Loxi, four boxes." I answered.

"There are not that many, there are only three boxes of Luohuoxi left." The pharmacist was particularly sure.

Oops, how could this happen? What can I do? Three boxes, just three boxes, you have to buy three boxes. No invoice was issued, so the pharmacist asked me to pay directly at the cashier at the door.

Holding these three boxes of medicine, I kept thinking as I walked, I used to buy four boxes at a time, why did I buy three boxes this time? Will my mother-in-law think that I don’t want to buy it for her and intentionally buy one less box? After all, she's not my mother. If she were my mother, I wouldn't be so paranoid.

I felt very uneasy and only bought three boxes of medicine for me. Although it was not my fault, I attributed this matter to myself and imagined what others would think of me.

I really don’t like myself to be like this, but I can’t help myself not to be like this. I don't want others to know that I'm so petty, but I don't want to be a vain person.

I was very conflicted in my heart. After much deliberation, in the end, the honesty in my bones defeated the vanity in my heart. No, I exposed my weakness, my tendency to think about everything, nakedly. Whoever likes jokes, laugh at them! It feels much better to say it than to keep it in your heart.

To tell the truth, I am not afraid of people’s jokes, I just ask for God’s mercy!

When I walked to the door of the unit, I didn’t go in. Instead, I went to the pharmacy next to the unit to take a look.

"Is there any LOHOSHI?" I asked as soon as I walked in. Hey, I really hate the iron, and I forgot to say "hello" first.

"Yes." "How much per box?" What I care about is the price.

The pharmacist hesitated for a moment and said in a low voice, "Thirty-two?" She seemed to be asking, but also answering, and then she immediately changed her words and said, "Twenty-four yuan." The price was the same as that of Zhengda Pharmacy, so I bought two more boxes.

My heart feels at ease and I can finally go to work with peace of mind.