Chen Ning was stunned.
She never expected that the case she found would be encountered by Zhang Zhiyuan.
It turns out that Zhang Zhiyuan's daughter is a patient with severe liver disease.
Zhang Zhiyuan appears to be a respectable deputy mayor in public, but few people know the actual situation of his family.
Since his daughter was diagnosed with liver disease a few years ago, the pressure he has been under has been unimaginable.
He had never mentioned it to anyone before, but at this moment, in front of Chen Ning, this little girl, he finally couldn't hold back anymore, covering his face and choking up: "My daughter is ten years old this year. She was diagnosed with liver cancer two years ago and started chemotherapy. She used to be a chubby little girl, but now she's as thin as a stick!"
Zhang Zhiyuan cried as he took out his wallet and pulled out a photo.
The little girl looked about seven or eight years old. She had a sweet face, but her dark circles under her eyes made her look like she was seriously ill.
Chen Ning pursed her lips, unsure how to comfort Zhang Zhiyuan.
“Vice Mayor Zhang, don’t worry. Your daughter is still young; there’s definitely still a chance. You’ll see her grow up healthy!” Chen Ning couldn’t help but reassure her. But she also knew that this disease was very difficult to cure; after all, it was a terminal illness. It was a global challenge.
Zhang Zhiyuan wiped away his tears, sighed, and said with some relief, "I'm fine. Actually, my daughter is quite strong. Every time she has chemotherapy, she comforts me: 'Dad, I'm not in pain. I'm your little cotton-padded jacket. When I grow up, I'll be your big cotton-padded jacket. Yingying will definitely be strong!'"
At this point, Zhang Zhiyuan laughed, a laugh tinged with tears. Since becoming a father, his greatest achievement hasn't been in his career. In fact, it was his daughter who encouraged him to get to where he is today, teaching him responsibility and making him stronger.
His wife is also very supportive. Knowing that he is busy with work, she specially quit her job to take on all the household chores and care for their daughter.
Chen Ning nodded and continued, "Vice Mayor Zhang, you are a responsible and good leader. I believe that God will surely bless your family, and your daughter will definitely get better!"
Zhang Zhiyuan nodded and said, "We've already received a liver transplant, and my daughter is about to have surgery. I believe she can recover!"
At this point, he took another careful look at Chen Ning's materials, nodded, and said, "Comrade Chen, the information you've collected is excellent. These are the details of our work, and it is precisely these details that concern the safety of the people! If you hadn't come to me today, this matter would have been over, and that would have been a dereliction of duty on our part!"
“However, Tianhai is an important project for Xidu, and we must treat it with caution! I will take another look at your materials tonight, and we will have a meeting with everyone tomorrow to discuss them. As for the final result, we will have to listen to the mayor’s opinion!” Zhang Zhiyuan said.
Chen Ning was stunned. "Vice Mayor Zhang, isn't this health sector under your jurisdiction? You're the one who makes the decisions, so why do we need to go through the mayor?"
Zhang Zhiyuan shook his head. "It's not as simple as you think. Tianhai is our top priority project this year. All the procedures for Tianhai must eventually be reported to the mayor. Although I am in charge, I only sign off on them. If you want to overturn this standard, you must get the mayor's approval!"
"So that's how it is!" Chen Ning suddenly realized, not expecting this matter to be of such a high level.
"Then, I'll leave it to you, Vice Mayor Zhang!"
"Okay, I'll do my best! You can go back now!"
Chen Ning nodded. Since Vice Mayor Zhang had said so, she couldn't say anything more, so she got up and left.
Zhang Zhiyuan let out a long sigh.
He knew in his heart that this matter was not as simple as Chen Ning thought.
He knew perfectly well who Chen Tao was working for, and if he insisted on making a fuss about this matter, he would be going against the mayor!
Now that the Mayor is about to step down, Liu Zhengxiang has absolute say in the position of acting Mayor, and his vote carries a lot of weight.
Chen Ning's decision to have him do this was tantamount to gamble with his own political fate.
Can he afford to gamble?
Zhang Zhiyuan shook his head, feeling somewhat agitated.
Seeing that it was getting late, he packed up and left the office.
Half an hour later, he took a taxi home.
He found the house empty and quickly picked up the phone to call his wife.
"Hey, Lao Zhang, Yingying's condition has worsened. She was just sent to the ICU. I know you have important things to do today, so I didn't want to bother you!"
The voice on the phone was that of his wife, anxious and bewildered.
Zhang Zhiyuan's heart jumped. "Yingying's condition is so serious, why didn't you tell me? No matter how busy you are with work, nothing is more important than my daughter! Wait for me, I'm coming right now!"
Zhang Zhiyuan rushed to the hospital.
The hospital where Yingying was hospitalized was the First Affiliated Hospital.
Arriving at the ICU, looking at his daughter's pale and haggard face in the ward, Zhang Zhiyuan felt as if his heart was about to break.
His wife, Wang Juan, said, "The doctor said it was fortunate that she was brought in early and received timely treatment, otherwise Yingying might have..."
At this point, Wang Juan couldn't help but sob, her face filled with lingering fear.
Zhang Zhiyuan quickly put his arm around her shoulder to comfort her, "Don't worry, Yingying will be alright!"
"Vice Mayor Zhang, you've arrived!"
Just then, Liu Hua, the director of the Department of Gastroenterology, hurriedly came over.
Zhang Zhiyuan asked anxiously, "Director Liu, is my daughter alright? The surgery is the day after tomorrow..."
Liu Hua sighed, "I was just about to tell you about this. We had already arranged a liver donor, but during the recent tests, we discovered that Yingying's liver has a large area of infection. Under these circumstances, she is no longer suitable for a liver transplant!"
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