Then she remembered what the doctor had just explained. Shang Siling pulled her aside and whispered, "Doctor Li asked me to inform you that we need to go to the blood center tomorrow to donate blood. Your cousin's surgery requires blood, and the hospital's blood bank is insufficient. We need family and friends to help out by donating blood."
The blood bank in a mega-city, especially in the Capital, is often not enough. The main reason is that patients from surrounding and other regions flock to the Capital to see renowned doctors. It's not feasible to transfer blood from other places to the Capital due to high costs. The local blood donation in the Capital alone is hardly sufficient to meet the demands of patients with complex and severe conditions from across the country seeking treatment in the Capital.
