Chapter 145 Whose precious child is out there? It's your precious child! ...
Unlike the bustling outpatient floors, the inpatient floors are sparsely populated, and the stairwells are deserted at night.
An Fusheng sat alone on the steps of the stairwell, lost in thought.
Today's events once again left him feeling powerless. He had said he would take good care of his younger siblings and mothers, but he didn't have the money for his younger siblings' medical treatment, and he was helpless as his mother was suffering from illness.
In my past life, Grandma always said: "Time flies when you're little, life is long, grow up slowly, don't rush." But many things happen without considering whether you've grown up or not.
"Big brother." Wen Yue pushed open the door and sat down next to An Fusheng.
"Why aren't you with Aunt Wen anymore?" An Fusheng asked.
Wen Yue: "With Teacher Shen around, it seems like we're not needed. Are you unhappy?"
An Fusheng did not answer, but asked, "What kind of person is your eldest brother in your memory?"
Wen Yue: "What?"
An Fusheng: "What was your impression of your older brother before? He must have been very smart, had good grades, and could handle all kinds of things. If he had brought Wen's mother to see the doctor today, perhaps she wouldn't have been in pain for so long?"
Wen Yue: "Is this why you're unhappy? But the hospital has its own rules, and there's nothing we can do about it."
An Fusheng: "No, he definitely did a better job than me. I'm just too incompetent."
“Our older brother was indeed very capable before, and it seemed like nothing could stump him. But he never encountered a situation like this before. Maybe even you wouldn’t know what to do in this situation back then.” Wen Yue said sincerely, “Our older brother may think that you are not as good as you were before, but do you know what? We like our older brother even more now.”
An Fusheng was somewhat surprised, "Why?"
Wen Yue: "My older brother used to be very outstanding. Whether it was studying or anything else, we could never compare to him. But he was like a star, shining brightly, and we could only watch from afar. Now, my older brother is more like a lamp. When we are tired, we can come home and sit around the table with our family under the lamp, eating hot food and chatting and laughing. It's very warm."
The eldest brother now has excellent cooking skills and a good temper. He cooks during the day and studies at night. Even though he's already very tired, he still spends a lot of time playing with his younger siblings and warmly cares for everyone. I lived in an orphanage for over twenty years and always felt that it was like a boarding school. Everyone respected and was polite to each other, but it seemed more like a performance for the adults. In reality, everyone's heart was cold and barren, and once they left the orphanage, they wouldn't miss it or feel any attachment.
But when I came back this time, I suddenly found that the orphanage was different. The children in the orphanage were naughty, would make the adults angry, had all kinds of little emotions, would quarrel and also care for each other. Everyone had become a real person with flesh and blood, which was something I never dared to dream of before.
I don't know what a real home is like, but I love my current home so much. Sometimes I think, if the orphanage I went to when I was a child were like this, maybe I wouldn't have been so eager to be adopted.
"But I..."
"Sometimes I wonder if the older brother I have now is the same person as the older brother I had before? Sometimes I wonder if I'm just dreaming. Did I buy a new quilt? Otherwise, why would I have such a warm dream?"
"Actually, I..."
Wen Yue continued, "Later I realized it wasn't a dream. I thought, maybe God also felt that the orphanage was too cold, so He turned my brother into the sun."
"Thank you for comforting me like that."
“I’m not trying to comfort you, I’m just stating the facts. Thank you, brother.”
An Fusheng sighed softly: "When things are peaceful, the simple pleasures of daily life and the smoke from the kitchen may be enough to make us feel content, but what about when something like today happens? If Wen's mother had a more serious illness, if Teacher Shen hadn't helped us, if Wen's mother had suffered irreversible damage to her body due to not receiving timely treatment, would we still be in the mood to enjoy those ordinary, simple joys?"
Wen Yue: "But human abilities are limited, aren't they?"
An Fusheng: "Then why can Teacher Shen do what I can't do? Perhaps many others can do it, but I just can't."
Wen Yue said anxiously, "Big brother, don't get stuck on this."
An Fusheng suddenly smiled: "I'm not being stubborn. I just want to tell myself that a man should have the ability to protect his family. Don't worry, I will work harder."
Wen Yuejian smiled too, "Big brother is the best! It's so good to have big brother!"
An Fusheng said, "An older sister once told me that the flow of water is not about being first, but about being continuous. It doesn't matter if you are not as good as others. As long as you don't give up, there is nothing you can't do in this world. If you haven't achieved it yet, perhaps you just need to persevere a little longer and work harder."
Wen Yue nodded, then asked with interest, "Sister? Which sister?"
An Fusheng's eyes were filled with nostalgia: "She was a very good older sister."
Wen Yue's curiosity was piqued, and she tilted her head, looking at An Fusheng with a gossipy expression: "A very good older sister? How good? Is it possible for her to become a very good sister-in-law?"
An Fusheng reached out and turned her head back. "Don't talk nonsense. Come on, let's go see if Aunt Wen has finished eating."
...
When the two returned to the ward, the small dining table on Wen's mother's bed had been put away, and the bowls and thermos containers for food had been washed clean. Without a doubt, it must have been Teacher Shen who made it, but Teacher Shen had already left.
“Mrs. Wen, the nurse said that only one person is allowed to stay with you in the ward at night. Shall I stay with you?” Wen Yue said.
An Fusheng: "I'll stay with you. There's no bed here, and you won't be comfortable sleeping at night."
Wen Min laughed and said, "I'm not paralyzed or crippled, why do I need you to keep me company? You can all go back and not disturb my sleep. I work 9am-7 every day, year-round without a break. I finally have a few days off, so don't bother me. Go back and get some rest. You don't need to make me breakfast tomorrow morning. I'll order takeout when I wake up. You can bring me lunch. I want to eat spicy and sour beef, with some pickled radish shreds stir-fried together."
An Fusheng: "You still want to skip breakfast? The doctor said that the gallstones are very likely caused by your frequent skipping of breakfast. Also, you are sick now and cannot eat spicy food. Forget about spicy beef. I will bring you three meals a day during your hospital stay. I will ask the doctor what you should eat."
Wen Min: Sigh, the child has grown up and has his own ideas...
However, Wen Min still insisted on sending An Fusheng and Wen Min back.
...
Unable to sleep that night, An Fusheng took out the proposal he had prepared for Wen Min and revised it again before sending it to He Zhi for his opinion.
Around 2 a.m., He Zhi was woken up by the constant ringing of his phone. He picked it up and saw that all the messages were from An Fusheng, with the message "typing is in progress" displayed at the top of the chat box. He Zhi was so angry that he wanted to kill him, so he called him back.
Do you know what time it is?
An Fusheng glanced at the time and apologized, "I'm sorry, I didn't notice."
He not only slammed the phone down, but also threw it far away.
An Fusheng had no choice but to record his thoughts in a memo and send it to He Zhi the next day.
...
The next day, An Fusheng got up early to make breakfast. After breakfast, the family divided the work: Zhaolin and Wenyue went to buy groceries, Lou's mother took Wen Xingrui and Wen Xinglan, Ji Fengnian did housework at home and helped Wen Xinghe learn to walk on the tactile paving with a cane, and An Fusheng took Bai Miaomiao, Wen Xinglin, An Shisi and Wen Xingmou to the hospital to deliver breakfast to Wen Min.
A little after seven in the morning, Wen Min was woken up by the nurse who was giving her an IV drip. Seeing that Wen Min didn't want to wake up, the nurse told her to go back to sleep after finishing the injection.
Wen Min went to bed early last night, and although she woke up early, she had actually had enough sleep. She just lingered in bed.
Hearing her child's voice faintly, Wen Min got out of bed and waited at the door. She asked in a mocking tone, "Whose precious child is outside?"
Wen Xingmou and An Shisi suddenly appeared at the door.
"It's your precious baby!"
Wen Min watched as one child after another popped in through the door. "Wow, so these are my kids! I knew they weren't anyone else's. Nobody else has so many treasures."
"hey-hey!"
An Shisi and Wen Xingmou went straight to Wen Min's bed as soon as they entered the room. They jumped onto the bed, but Bai Miaomiao quickly pulled off their shoes to prevent them from stepping directly on the snow-white sheets.
With Wen Min's help, An Shisi and Wen Xingmou struggled to climb onto the bed. Wen Xinglin, being a little more sensible, only lay most of his body on the bed. A group of children surrounded Wen Min, offering their condolences.
An Shisi: "Wen Mama, are you sick?"
Wen Xinglin: "Mom, are you feeling better?"
Wen Xingmou: "Mom, are you charging?"
Wen Min glanced at the IV drip hanging by the bedside and smiled, "Yes, I'm just charging up, like a phone, once it's fully charged, it'll be fine."
Wen Xingmou asked in surprise, "Then you're not sick? If you're not sick, your butt and arms won't get injections from the doctor, right?"
Wen Min: "Yes, I just need to recharge, I don't need an injection."
Wen Xingmou: "That's great. I was worried the doctor would give you a shot. Shots are incredibly painful. I cried from the pain when I was a child."
Wen Min was both amused and exasperated. "You cried when you were little, but you won't cry now that you're all grown up, will you?"
An Shisi quickly answered, "I didn't cry."
Wen Xinglin: "I didn't cry either."
An Fusheng had just run into a nurse outside and asked her a few questions about Wen Min's condition, so he came in later. When he came in, he saw that An Shisi and Wen Xingmou were lying on top of Wen Min. Afraid that they would press on Wen Min's stomach and cause her pain, he quickly put down the lunchbox and lifted the two children off the bed, one in each hand. "Why are you lying on the bed? It's so wide down there, you can't stand up."
An Shisi and Wen Xingmou were lifted onto chairs and made to put on their shoes, but they still didn't forget to care about Wen Min.
Wen Xingmou: "Mom Wen, how long will it take to fully charge?"
Wen Min: "I don't know either. I'll ask the doctor later. The doctor has the final say at the hospital."
An Shisi: "It's been charging all night and it's still not fully charged? Isn't this cable a fast charger?"
Wen Min smiled and said, "Maybe."
After helping Wen Xingmou put on her shoes, An Fusheng then helped An Shisi put them on, saying, "What fast charging or not? Do you think you're charging a phone?"
Wen Min: "Yes, it's charging. When the battery is completely depleted, it can be recharged and used again."
An Fusheng: "..."
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