Chapter 568: Sent to the Orphanage
The doctor lowered his head and carefully applied ointment on the child's body, his eyes full of distress. "I don't know if there are other bugs in this blanket. It's best to change it..."
Halfway through his speech, the doctor looked at Dai Qing apologetically. This child was adopted by her and would definitely be sent to an orphanage in the future. It was already kind enough for her to send the child to the hospital for treatment.
Dai Qing didn't care. "You check it first. I'll go to the baby store outside to buy some things."
It's best to change your clothes as well.
There were several baby stores on the street next to the hospital. Dai Qing asked the clerk and bought a set of clothes and a pure cotton blanket. Thinking of the child's dry mouth, she also bought her a bottle and a bag of milk powder.
The doctor looked at the things Dai Qing brought back with astonishment in his eyes, "It's a blessing for this child to meet you."
“We just happened to meet.”
Dai Qing smiled indifferently. She didn't take it seriously at all. She just felt that the child was too pitiful.
"When you hand the child over to the community or the police station, remember to tell the person who takes over not to let the child get infected."
The doctor changed the child's clothes and handed two tubes of ointment to Dai Qing.
"Apply it twice a day and keep it clean. Oh, and give her some water when you get home."
Dai Qing took over. The way she held the child was a little awkward. It was obvious that she had no experience. The doctor couldn't help but chuckle, "Head resting on the arm, one hand supporting the buttocks. The child's body is soft."
After receiving some instructions from the doctor, Dai Qing held the syringe for a while, paid the fee, and then left the hospital.
Looking at the child's soft face and big round eyes, Dai Qing held her in her arms and legs. Her hands and feet were stiff and her whole body was sore after a while.
It would be easier for her to carry a hundred kilograms of rice than to hold such a soft child.
After parking the car and returning home, Dai Qing put the child on the bed, looked at her sleeping little face, took a breath, and quickly exercised in the yard.
An hour later, the child woke up. Dai Qing made some milk powder for her, and the little guy opened his mouth and started drinking. Looking at her anxious look, it was unclear how long she had been hungry. She looked so pitiful.
After eating and drinking, Dai Qing put her on the sofa and sighed softly, "I sent you to the community, and the people in the community sent you to the welfare home, which is the best arrangement."
To be honest, the child looks good, chubby, and has big, adorable eyes.
But after all, she had no experience in raising children, and she didn't think she would be able to raise the child well if she kept him with her.
Even if you want to adopt a pet, you still have to go through the adoption procedures.
Strangely enough, the child hasn't cried since she picked him up. Maybe the child sensed his fate and didn't dare to cause trouble for her.
Dai Qing held her child in her arms, carried the things she had bought, and went directly to the neighborhood committee.
The neighborhood committee usually only pays attention to the trivial matters of life in the community. Suddenly someone picked up a child, which directly alarmed the director of the neighborhood committee.
When Wang Ju rushed over, she was surprised to see Dai Qing.
"Where did you pick up this child?"
"The construction site next to the moat."
Hearing this, Wang Ju was a little confused, "Why did you go there suddenly?"
"I went there to relax when I heard a child crying. I went to check and found that the child was covered with ants. I took her to the hospital for a checkup before bringing her back."
After hearing Dai Qing's explanation, Wang Ju looked at the new clothes the child was wearing from head to toe. She checked with her colleagues and found that there were indeed red spots on the child's body where he had been bitten by insects. She could also smell the ointment.
"The child is fine and has no disability."
"What a wicked parent! How could they be willing to throw away such a good child?"
"It should be that they favor boys over girls. Seeing that they didn't want to raise a girl, they cruelly abandoned her. Let the police station investigate and find out who is the black-hearted person who did this immoral thing. Abandoning a child is a crime."
Listening to the chatter of several older sisters, Dai Qing took out the letter left by the child's mother and handed it to Wang Ju.
"This was found on the child. Following this clue, should we be able to find it?"
Wang Ju took the letter and read it, then passed it to other colleagues. "From the meaning of this letter, it seems that the person threw it away intentionally. It would be difficult to find it with just one letter."
"Indeed, there is no address or anything, how can I find it?"
Looking at Director Wang's frown, Dai Qing twirled her fingers.
"People often go for walks and exercise over there. If we investigate carefully, we should be able to find clues."
If a person wants to abandon a child, she will definitely look panicked. Anyone who has met her will have some impression of her, and it will not be difficult to find her if we follow this line of thought.
"Since she abandoned the child, she must have made up her mind. Even if we find her and send the child back, she might be abandoned again in the future."
"That's right. If she can be so cruel as to do it once, she will do it again. Someone like her is not worthy of being a mother."
"The police station should investigate this matter thoroughly. They should arrest her and put her in jail for a few days to let her reflect on her mistakes. As for the child, it is better to send her to an orphanage and let a caring family adopt her instead of keeping her with her biological mother."
Director Wang Ju sat in her chair and remained silent for a moment while listening to everyone's analysis.
"We'll hand it over to the police station first. As for how to deal with it, we'll just have to wait for notification."
Having said that, he turned and looked at Dai Qing.
"You picked up the child. Later, the police may ask you about the situation and we need your active cooperation."
"Of course, I've been at home all the time."
Cooperating with the public security comrades in the investigation is the obligation of every citizen, and she will definitely not shirk this.
Leaving the child at the neighborhood committee, Dai Qing went straight home. Within just half a day, the whole alley knew that she had picked up a child.
Several enthusiastic mothers even came to ask her,
"Xiao Qing, I heard that you picked up a child and sent him to the neighborhood committee?"
"Yes," Dai Qing felt helpless as she looked at those gossipy eyes.
"Oh my god, it's not like we can't afford food these days, who would be so cruel as to abandon a child?"
"There are so many strange things in the world. When I first heard about this, it felt like a dream."
Hearing their indignant tone, Dai Qing couldn't help but twitch the corners of her mouth.
"The child is now at the neighborhood committee. You can go and take a look. And help identify him. Maybe you can even help find the child's mother."
"That's right. Let's go and have a look. If it's a child from our area, maybe he has seen it before."
When the aunts heard this, they immediately became excited and rushed to the neighborhood committee together.
Dai Qing stayed at home for two days, and as expected, police officers came to question her. They asked her to describe how she picked up the child again and recorded it in a book. After that, they praised her a few words and left.
Dai Qing sent him to the gate, but couldn't help asking,
"Will the child be sent to an orphanage?"