Shen Xingzhi touched Yu Wenhao's dark circles.
She said with concern, "Wenhao, it's not on your way to the hospital. Starting tomorrow, you're not allowed to bring breakfast here anymore. The breakfast at the hospital is quite nutritious."
“It’s not about breakfast. He wouldn’t let me stay with him at night, and I’m worried if he doesn’t come to see you first thing in the morning. The important thing is that I feel at ease when I see you,” Yu Wenhao explained.
"You can call or video chat. You can see me on video too. Listen to me, don't come over so early in the morning anymore, or I'll get angry." Shen Xingzhi puffed out her cheeks. "There's no need to know, it's a waste of time. Just come after get off work. I'll be discharged in a few days. Look at me, how well I'm recovering. And the caregiver is so nice to me, what's there to worry about?"
"Okay, call me anytime if you need anything. I'm in the office, and my phone is always with me," Yu Wenhao replied, not daring to contradict his girlfriend.
After watching Shen Xingzhi finish breakfast, Yu Wenhao went to work with peace of mind.
Songshan Clinic.
Not long after Rong Yan arrived at the office, she received a call from a friend.
"Rongyan, I found out. Xiaoruo lives with her grandmother in Tongfeng Village, Chuangang County, Jinshi. Her father went out to work, and the grandmother and granddaughter depend on each other for survival. It will probably be difficult for the grandmother to hand the child over to the mother." The friend told Rongyan what she had found out.
“Bringing the child out directly is also illegal.” Rong Yan pinched her nose. “Let me think about it, Chen Nuan, thank you.”
"No need to thank me. When are we getting together? It's been years since we last met," Chen Nuan asked casually.
"It should be soon, Nuannuan. I'll call Xingzhi and we'll create a group chat to share information faster."
"Okay." Chen Nuan hung up the phone.
Rong Yan explained the situation to Shen Xingzhi, and then added, "Xingzhi, I'm quite busy today and have to work overtime tonight. I'll come to the hospital to see you after work, and then we can discuss how to proceed. If it's convenient for you, talk to Chen Nuan first and set up the group chat."
The caregiver was right next to Shen Xingzhi. Upon hearing the news about her daughter, she nervously rubbed her fingers together.
It wasn't until Shen Xingzhi hung up the phone that she said, "Big sister, Xiaoruo lives with her grandma. Although the living conditions aren't very good, at least she won't be beaten. Her father went out to work after the New Year and I heard he hasn't come home yet. Grandma loves the child very much."
The caregiver breathed a sigh of relief: "That person went out to work, I can bring the child back now."
“No, if Grandma doesn’t agree, it’s illegal for you to secretly take the child away. Big sister, what was your relationship with Grandma like before?” Shen Xingzhi had an idea.
“My mother-in-law lives alone in an old house. The house is very dilapidated and located in the mountains. It’s damp and has a lot of mosquitoes. She’s nostalgic and doesn’t want to live with me. There’s no running water in the mountains. Now that several years have passed, the house is definitely even more dilapidated than before. It’s normal for it to leak wind and rain. I’m in Tiancheng. Although the dormitory isn’t big, at least I don’t have to worry about being exposed to the wind or rain.” The caregiver became sad again.
She couldn't even stay in her mother-in-law's house with its poor conditions, let alone her daughter. You can imagine how bad her daughter's living conditions were.
“I’m worried the roof will collapse.” The caregiver quickly pulled out his phone. “Look, this is what it looked like a few years ago.”
Shen Xingzhi glanced at it, her mouth agape. The exterior walls of the house in the photo were cracked, and two thick tree trunks supported the eaves. The house had a mud floor, and light shone through several small holes in the roof. A string hung from the rafters, with a light bulb suspended from it…
This is almost no different from the houses I've seen in impoverished areas before.
"It's really dangerous. How can anyone live here?" Shen Xingzhi looked at it with trepidation. It seemed like the house could be blown down by a strong wind.
“Rongyan will come over tonight, and we’ll think about what to do together. Big sister, if you talk to Grandma about taking Xiaoruo away, will she agree? It’s true that Xiaoruo would be better off with you.” Shen Xingzhi wasn’t very clear about the situation between the caregiver and the elderly woman.
“I don’t know. Xiao Ru used to go to her grandma’s house once a week, but she rarely stayed overnight. However, her grandma really loves her. If she takes care of Xiao Ru after I leave, their bond will deepen, and she might not agree to it.” The caregiver was a little worried.
"We'll give it a try then." Shen Xingzhi thought for a moment. "Big sister, do you have Grandma's contact information? Maybe we can sound her out first."
"I have Grandma's number, but I don't know if it's changed." The caregiver dialed the number she hadn't called in a long time, just to try her luck.
The call went through, but no one answered for a long time.
"That means the number is still in use, but the phone isn't with them. Let's see if they call back later," Shen Xingzhi analyzed.
Upon receiving news of her daughter and learning that her ex-husband was away working, the caregiver longed to return home immediately to see her child.
In the afternoon, the caregiver called again.
This time someone answered, speaking in Jinshi dialect.
The caregiver faintly heard a little girl's voice next to her, and tears instantly welled up in her eyes. Her voice choked in her throat. The person on the other end called "hello" a few more times, but when no one answered, they hung up the phone.
The caregiver returned to the ward with her phone in her hand and her eyes red.
"Still no one's answering? Don't worry, sister. Didn't you say the old man might be able to get out of bed during the day?" Shen Xingzhi comforted her.
"The call went through, and I heard the child's voice, but I didn't dare say anything before hanging up," the caregiver said, calming herself down.
"Sister, it's good that someone is picking you up. Don't be sad. I believe you will see Xiaoruo soon," Shen Xingzhi comforted the caregiver.
Rong Yan finished seeing all her patients at eight o'clock, and Fu Jingsheng waited at the clinic for an hour.
Knowing her husband was in the break room after work, the woman went to find Fu Jingsheng immediately, without even changing her clothes.
"I'm off work." Fu Jingsheng stood up happily when he saw the door open.
"You've been waiting for me for a long time, haven't you, honey?" Rong Yan hugged her husband.
"It's only an hour. Should we go straight to the hospital?" Fu Jingsheng asked.
"Yes, I had dinner at the clinic cafeteria. Have you eaten?" Fu Jingsheng glanced at his wife first after arriving at the clinic. Rong Yan was about to diagnose the next patient and didn't have time to say much.
"I ate. I asked the front desk and they said you had already eaten. While waiting for you, I also ate a bowl of noodles, thinking that it wouldn't take up too much time since you were off work."
Rong Yan took her husband's hand: "What kind of husband is so thoughtful, knowing that I have to go to the hospital as soon as I get off work? He deserves a reward."
She kissed the man on the cheek after she finished speaking: "An appetizer. There'll be a big reward when we get home tonight. Let's go."
Upon hearing about the big reward, Fu Jingsheng beamed: "Is it what I was thinking? You got a taste last night? Want to try it again today?"
"Look at you, so easily impressed. What kind of reward is this? You'll find out when we get back." Rong Yan deliberately kept everyone in suspense. "You're looking forward to it, but don't ask any more questions, or it'll be gone."
"Okay, I won't ask." Fu Jingsheng didn't ask any more questions, but he imagined a lot of things. Did Rong Yan also buy something to use on him?
Ha! I've got it!
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