However, Zhang Jizhou's hard work is commendable—it's very positive and his attitude is quite proper.
The atmosphere was slightly awkward, so Fang Yan didn't go out. Instead, she turned around and planned to dig up the little fish and let it urinate.
Upon closer inspection, it became clear that the little one had a fever!
Since there was no thermometer at home, Fang Yan could only rely on her hand to feel the temperature and compare it with her own, estimating that Xiao Yuzai's temperature should be above 38 degrees Celsius.
This is a high fever.
There wasn't even a barefoot doctor in the village. Fang Yan was worried that the fever would damage the child, so she took a bottle of strong liquor from the kitchen and wiped it on his chest, vest, palms, and soles.
"What's wrong?" Zhang Jizhou finished hanging up the clothes and came in. Seeing Fang Yan busy, he quickly came over.
"He has a fever. I'll use some liquor to bring it down. Could you please bring me some water?"
Zhang Jizhou turned around and went out again, bringing back some water in a basin.
Fang Yan wanted to get some ice from the kitchen, but Zhang Jizhou was standing right in front of her, making it impossible for her to get in and out of the kitchen.
"Didn't you say you were going out to find that boy and also look for evidence?" Fang Yan urged him.
Zhang Jizhou looked down at the child in her arms. "Is there anything I can help you with? Should we take him to the hospital?"
He had never experienced his child being sick before, and now he had no idea what he should do.
"He probably just got a fever from being frightened during the day. Let's stay home and try to lower his temperature with physical methods to see if his immune system can handle it."
Since the fever wasn't caused by an infection, Fang Yan didn't want to take him to the hospital for a fever-reducing injection.
She thought that by using physical cooling methods, combined with spring water, the little fish should be able to survive.
“I’ll stay and help you,” Zhang Jizhou said hesitantly.
Fang Yan said, "If you didn't have anything to do right now, I would have asked you to stay and help even if you didn't say anything. But finding evidence is a race against time."
"Go find the evidence tonight, otherwise you'll have to go back tomorrow, and then you won't have time to deal with this matter."
Of course, you can't directly reject a man's kindness.
Otherwise, he'll always think you're a superhero who can handle everything on your own and doesn't need his help.
Zhang Jizhou thought about it and agreed, "Then I'll try to go and come back as quickly as possible."
"Don't rush. I hope you can find evidence to keep Fang Baishuang in there for a few more years, so that she won't come back to cause trouble for us when she gets out."
Fang Yan thought to herself, "You don't need to be so hasty."
Otherwise, I won't know how to explain to you where the ice came from.
Zhang Jizhou finally said again, "I'll be right back," and hurriedly left.
As soon as he left, Fang Yan quickly went into the kitchen, took some ice, wrapped it in a towel, and placed it on Xiaoyuzai's forehead.
Take some more ice cubes, put them in a basin of water, soak a towel in the ice water, wring it out until it's half dry, and use it to wipe the little fish's limbs.
Then, in a cooperative manner, she fed him most of a cup of spring water.
After two hours of busy work, Fang Yan noticed that Xiao Yuzai's face wasn't as hot anymore.
The little guy is just too clingy.
Ever since Fang Yan picked her up, she refuses to sleep on her own anymore.
Whenever Fang Yan tried to put him on the bed, he would whine and insist that his mother hold him.
Zhang Jizhou didn't return until almost 2:30 in the morning.
As soon as I entered, I saw Fang Yan holding Xiaoyuzai, leaning against the bed with her eyes half-closed.
"Is he still burning up? Why don't you put him on the bed?" Zhang Jizhou asked in a low voice.
Fang Yan recognized his footsteps as soon as he entered the room.
She slowly opened her eyes and saw that Zhang Jizhou was holding a large dog on a leash. She was so surprised that she forgot to answer him and asked, "Where did this dog come from?"
How did you know I wanted a dog?
"Judging from its appearance, it seems to be a Golden Retriever?" Fang Yan had never owned a pet dog before, but she was quite familiar with Golden Retrievers when it came to dog breeds.
Because her neighbor has a golden retriever, which is big and beautiful, but when it sheds, the dog hair flies everywhere like snowflakes.
Zhang Jizhou nodded. "I got this from a comrade-in-arms. He was shot in the stomach and was not suitable to continue high-intensity missions after he recovered. He was just retired this August. His name is Qibei."
After retiring, Chibe was adopted by a veteran.
It was just yesterday that it was brought from the border frontline, after several transfers, to this county town.
It just so happened that the soldier who adopted Qibei was at his wife's mother's house and couldn't go to the relevant department to pick him up in time.
Coincidentally, Zhang Jizhou overheard this incident while he was out collecting evidence.
I think Golden Retrievers have a gentle temperament and would be a good fit for Fang Yan.
Ever since he learned that Huang Hongmei had brought people to Fang Yan's house to bully her, Zhang Jizhou had been thinking about getting her a dog to raise.
Retired military dogs that have undergone rigorous training are the perfect choice. They are all quite capable and should have no problem easily dealing with two or three ordinary people.
So he discussed it with his comrade and asked him to give him the Qibei first.
When he returns to his unit, we'll get him an even more imposing one.
The other party hadn't even started raising the baby chibee yet, and hadn't developed any feelings for it, but readily agreed.
"Qibei." Fang Yan fell in love with the golden fur at first sight. She slid off the bed with Xiaoyuzai in her arms and even freed one hand to try and pat Qibei's head.
Qibei was exceptionally well-behaved. He glanced at Fang Yan's little fish, knowing he was asleep, and didn't dare to respond loudly. He just made two soft "woof woof" sounds and affectionately rubbed his head against Fang Yan's palm.
Ah, Fang Yan liked it more and more the more she looked at it.
Seeing that she was holding Xiaoyuzai and it was inconvenient for her, Zhang Jizhou reached out to take Xiaoyuzai from her. "His fever seems to have gone down. Why don't you put him on the bed?"
As a result, just as he was about to use force, he took the little fish away from Fang Yan's arms.
Little Fish started whimpering, its little hands instinctively gripping Fang Yan's clothes, refusing to let go no matter what.
It was probably the scent of his mother on Fang Yan that made him feel safe.
"You just held him like that all night?" Zhang Jizhou asked, pointing at Xiaoyuzai.
Fang Yan hugged Xiaoyuzai back to her. "Children tend to be clingy when they're sick. They'll be fine by tomorrow."
Zhang Jizhou stared silently at the sleeping Xiaoyu for a while, then said, "You spoil him too much; a doting mother often spoils her child."
Fang Yan: ...
She was certain that she and Zhang Jizhou not only had different views on marriage, but also on parenting.
It's said that doting mothers often spoil their children...
"Do you think it's right to be strict and harsh, even to the point of being inhumane, with a child who has a fever?"
Seeing that he wanted to speak again, Fang Yan looked up at him and said, "Comrade Zhang Jizhou, I have a feeling that if we continue to discuss this issue, we will definitely argue. Are you sure you want to continue discussing this with me?"
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