Chapter 117 The Children in the Department
North City, Workers' Hospital.
Neonatal Department Office.
"Director Chen, we have informed the parents of patient number 23 that they will be discharged this afternoon."
"The jaundice level of bed 12 has dropped to normal today. He can drink up to 80 milliliters of milk each time. The little guy is a troublemaker. His crying is louder than the phone ringing in our department."
"The grandmother in bed 12 was worried about the baby, so she slept on a makeshift bed in the corridor outside our ward to watch over him. Now we can finally relax!"
"People in this world are so strange. Some people are so worried that they can't sleep, while others give birth to a perfectly healthy baby and then just abandon it!"
The lively atmosphere in the office suddenly froze, and everyone turned to look at the glass window.
In the corner, there was a small hospital bed, and under the slightly raised blanket, a chubby baby was sleeping soundly.
Chen Yun also stopped recording and looked up at the small bed.
"The obstetrics department still hasn't been able to contact the baby's parents?"
This child has recently become the biggest concern for all the medical staff in the obstetrics and neonatology departments. Their daily work ends and begins with him.
“The registration information is all fake. The police station couldn’t find this person at all. I think…” Zuo Lingling rubbed her fingers, which were stiff from working the night shift, “They had already decided not to have the child before they came to give birth.”
Two months ago, in the middle of the night, a critically ill woman whose water had broken suddenly rushed into the second obstetrics department. She looked to be only a teenager, and her family members who came with her looked to be about the same age.
The reason why everyone was saying that the two were students was because a nurse discovered that the woman was wearing a school uniform under her cotton-padded coat.
However, the situation was urgent, and the hospital, adhering to the principle of saving lives first, pushed the pregnant woman into the operating room.
The delivery went smoothly; she gave birth to a healthy boy weighing 5 pounds 8 ounces in just half an hour, and both mother and child are safe and sound.
At that time, the back of the ID card was still registered by hand, and there was no such thing as a nationwide network.
The mother and child were taken to the ward. The family told the nurse that they did not have any money with them because it was too late that day, and they would go home early the next morning to get the money to pay the fees.
Then... that night, the child's mother and the male student disappeared.
In the middle of the night, the family members in the same ward heard the child crying for a long time without anyone paying attention. When they turned on the light, they found that the child's mother was nowhere to be seen in bed.
Therefore, the child had to be sent to the neonatal ward for two months.
All the babies in the ward were in incubators due to various problems, but this child was healthy and slept in a bed borrowed from the pediatric ward.
"Didn't you find any clues through the school uniforms?" Chen Yun asked.
“We have the same school uniform all over the city, where are we going to find someone to help us?” Ren Qin curled her lip in annoyance, her tone full of disdain for the child’s parents: “Besides, the school would never dare to admit that any female student in the school is pregnant, otherwise the school’s reputation would be ruined!”
Of all the staff in the department, she and Chen Yun spent the most time with the child. Seeing the tiny baby grow up to be chubby and healthy, she felt even more resentful towards the child's parents.
"What are the hospital's plans for this?" a colleague asked Chen Yun.
"The orphanage has decided to find a temporary foster family for the child first. If the police station really can't find the parents, they will either send the child to an orphanage or find an adoptive family."
A hospital is a hospital after all. Putting aside the fact that it can't raise a child in the long term, it's not safe to keep a healthy child in the hospital all the time.
A single bacterial infection can be fatal to a child.
The hospital decided to find a foster family for the child and will make further arrangements after the police station closes the case.
"I..." Ren Qin opened her mouth, her fingers tightening and then slowly releasing the tiger's mouth between her thumb and forefinger, but she still couldn't say the words "I will raise it".
Hu Siyuan, her husband, was laid off three years ago and now stays at home doing housework and taking care of their daughter. The lack of income makes it difficult for her to adopt a child without any hesitation, just like she did on the train back to Beicheng ten years ago.
Chen Yun glanced in that direction out of the corner of his eye and quickly looked away.
"Should I take the baby back and let my sister-in-law breastfeed him for a few days?"
"I can take it back and let my mom take care of it for a couple of days."
"If all else fails, we can chip in and hire a nanny. We can take care of the child during the day at the hospital, and the nanny can look after him at night."
Most of the people in the department were unmarried women, and everyone was offering their suggestions, making the office noisy and chaotic.
Chen Yun tapped the table lightly with her index finger, taking the initiative to say, "I'll take the child home today. There will only be two people on duty in our department tomorrow, so we definitely won't be able to handle it..."
The hospital is experiencing a baby boom this year, and the neonatal department is at full capacity every day.
Moreover, the department has recently been working on many specific regulations for the compilation of neonatal resuscitation guidelines, and the entire department is in a tense and busy state.
Chen Yun didn't want to ruin everyone's hard-earned day off.
"..."
Chen Yun said she wanted to take the child home, and no one would object... Who in the entire department is better at taking care of children than Chen Yun?
"Now that today's work has been arranged, let's wrap it up."
Seeing that no one had anything to report, Chen Yun simply made an announcement.
Zuo Lingling closed her notebook and saw Chen Yun still looking down at tomorrow's work schedule, so she couldn't help but laugh.
"Weren't you moving today? What are you still here for?!"
"Gao Ming will pick me up in a bit, I'll wait for his call." Chen Yun smiled, then stood up and put a hand on Zuo Lingling's shoulder: "Tonight, your future son-in-law is treating you, his mother-in-law, to dinner. Aren't you going to hurry up and leave?"
"What's the rush! Let him wait."
"He's already acting arrogant even though he's not even her mother-in-law yet!"
"I'm not as arrogant as you." Zuo Lingling glanced around the office to make sure no one was there before raising an eyebrow: "You moved into a big villa before our dean! You have every right to be arrogant!"
"I'm just benefiting from this. With my meager salary, I could barely afford a toilet," Chen Yun said honestly.
"If your salary can only buy a toilet, then our salary is probably only enough to buy two bricks!"
"Alright!" Chen Yun tucked the notebook under her arm and opened the office door. "I think your future son-in-law is quite capable. Just wait and see how good things are going to be."
"No son-in-law can compare to a wife; if you ask me, you're the one who's truly capable..."
When Chen Yun and Gao Ming got married, her former mother-in-law laughed and said that she had married a "chauffeur," meaning she would have endless rides and bumpy roads to travel in the future.
Gao Ming resigned from her factory job and went to work elsewhere. By then, the two families had become neighbors. Her ex-husband was glad that he didn't have to spend money to buy a house like Chen Yun did to stay, as the house he lived in was allocated by the factory.
As a result, their situation changed drastically within a few years.
After her ex-husband lost his job and failed in several business ventures, he set his sights on Zuo Lingling's money, leading to irreconcilable conflicts and their eventual divorce.
After she finally got into Beicheng Hospital and reunited with Chen Yun, she realized what it meant for everyone to have their own destiny.
Although Chen Yun herself is very capable, what Zuo Lingling admires most is her keen eye for people... it's incredibly sharp.
Just as he was thinking this, he then saw Gao Ming leading his two children down the ward corridor.
No matter how his identity changes, Gao Ming always sees only one person!
The outline, reshaped by time, still faintly shows traces of twenty years ago, and the sharp light emanating from the pupils has become more composed.
Those dark eyes seemed to hold only one person, and the moment they saw Chen Yun, they burst forth with a light that made Zuo Lingling envious.
"Chen Yun".
"mom."
The two children quickened their pace as they walked toward the person they cared about.
What is happiness...? Zuo Lingling thinks this is what happiness is!
"Why did you come up here?" Chen Yun reached out her hand, and Gao Nianping eagerly handed over the certificate she had just received: "Dad said it's cold outside, so we came to bring you some clothes."
First prize in the citywide essay competition!
“Our second son is the best in the family when it comes to literature,” Gao Ming laughed.
"The trophy was in the car and we couldn't get it down. It's too big to hold in one hand." Gao Nianping puffed out her chest proudly and glanced at her sister provocatively out of the corner of her eye. "There's also a two hundred yuan prize money."
"As if anyone else doesn't have one." Gao Nian'an pouted and slowly pulled a medal out of her collar: "I have one too."
The medal gleamed with a silvery light, and had been warmed by Gao Nian'an's touch.
Chen Yun chuckled, cleared her throat, and quickly praised, "This is a national competition. Our Nian'an is really amazing. Our family has two outstanding talents, one in literature and one in martial arts."
Chen Yun dared to mention the second place name, otherwise the medal wouldn't have been hidden in her cotton-padded coat but would have been displayed from the other end of the corridor.
"Second place." Gao Nianping deliberately emphasized the word "second," a clear act of provocation.
“I’m national,” Gao Nian’an retorted defiantly, “unlike some people who get first place in the city and then wag their tails to the sky.”
The couple exchanged a helpless glance.
"Are you off work yet?" Ignoring the siblings who were about to start arguing again, Gao Ming asked Chen Yun directly, then turned to greet Zuo Lingling: "Dr. Zuo, are you off work yet?"
"I'm leaving right away." Zuo Lingling had no intention of staying to watch the family's lively gathering. She waved her hand and turned to leave briskly.
She was happy, but even though she was used to peace and quiet, she still found it noisy.
"Today, our family will have a new little brother for the time being..." Chen Yun covered Gao Nian'an's mouth, which was about to spit out saliva, and explained the situation of the child.
The siblings were immediately distracted and insisted on seeing what the child looked like.
Chen Yun packed the child's things, changed her clothes, and came out holding the swaddled baby.
The baby in the swaddling clothes opened his eyes at the chirping noise. His big, dark eyes looked around, but the familiar scent of Chen Yun quickly put him back into a deep sleep.
"I'll bring the child back to the hospital when I go to work the day after tomorrow." Chen Yun gently stroked the child's delicate eyebrows: "It'll just be a bit tough tonight."
However, getting up at night to feed the babies is not a difficult task for Chen Yun. When she is on night shift, the room full of babies being fed at night is as chaotic as a battle.
Feeding a baby should be as easy as a tap!
"Are you really planning to send the child to an orphanage?" Gao Ming asked.
"If no one adopts it... it can only be sent to an orphanage."
bite--
The moment the elevator doors opened, Gao Ming suddenly stopped.
"I have a suitable candidate."
"You mean Jiang Heping and his wife, right?" Chen Yun pulled Gao Ming into the elevator.
Jiang Heping, the second son of Lao Jiangtou, and his wife Zeng Suyun.
When Chen Yun first arrived in Beicheng, the couple were still young and didn't want to have children. Later, when they wanted to have children but couldn't, they found out that Zeng Suyun had a congenital uterine malformation and could not get pregnant.
Ten years have passed in the blink of an eye, and the couple has become somewhat hesitant. They heard that Aunt Luo should inquire around to adopt a child.
It wasn't just Gao Ming who thought of the couple; Chen Yun had actually had the same idea for a long time.
Rather than sending them to an orphanage, it's better to let them raise them, people we know well.
Of course... this is on the premise that the other party is willing to do so.
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