They arrived at the hospital quickly, and after some examination, the child was found to be fine. The doctor prescribed some anti-inflammatory medication and told them to take the child home for observation.
As Gao Jing walked out of the hospital, she finally breathed a sigh of relief: "It was a close call, thankfully the child is alright, I can finally relax."
"Are you going home now?" Qiao Xiaoni wanted to go back with him, but she didn't know how to ask.
"I need to take the kids back to rest. Why don't you two come home with me? I'll cook for you." Gao Jing said politely, but she figured they probably wouldn't come with her.
“Okay! Then we won’t stand on ceremony,” Qiao Xiaoni replied.
Gao Jing was taken aback, completely not expecting them to come along. Anyway, her home wasn't far from the hospital. She decided to take them back and treat them well, as a way of repaying a favor.
Su Chenhao stood silently to the side, pondering that the woman in front of him must have some special relationship with Qiao Xiaoni. Otherwise, she wouldn't have followed her again and again.
Gao Jing pointed ahead: "My home is just over there, only two streets away, so I don't need to take a taxi."
Qiao Xiaoni: "Can you hold the child? Or let my boyfriend hold him for you, and we can walk and talk."
"This... then I'll have to trouble you." Gao Jing had been frightened and was indeed quite weak. She handed the child over and told the child to behave and not make a fuss.
Qiao Xiaoni saw the child nod, but didn't seem inclined to speak. The child hadn't spoken either during the doctor's examination, only nodding or shaking his head.
"Big sister, is he not talkative?"
Gao Jing: "It's not that I don't like to talk, but there's something growing in my throat. Whenever I open my mouth to speak, it hurts terribly."
I took him to the hospital, but the doctor couldn't figure out what was wrong, so it just kept getting delayed.
"How could it have turned out like this?" Qiao Xiaoni looked at the child, who was perfectly fine but now unable to speak. If it were congenital, no one could be blamed, but this was acquired later in life—how much suffering must he have endured?
"It suddenly turned into this state about a year ago. I'm not exaggerating when I say I've been to every major hospital. The doctors said there was nothing they could do and told me to wait until the country's medical standards improved, and maybe then there would be a solution."
"I work day and night to save money for his medical treatment." Gao Jing's face was etched with the marks of time. She was not yet 30 years old, but the weariness on her face made her look like she was in her forties.
Qiao Xiaoni thought about how she came to live with her grandmother after leaving the orphanage, but she didn't see any relatives with her.
Now it seems something must have happened.
After a long and winding journey, we finally arrived at our destination, a small building that looked at least 30 years old, with a messy and chaotic exterior.
I followed her upstairs, walking nonstop until we reached the top floor.
Su Chenhao carried the child all the way up without panting, and only now did he put the child down to let him stand on the ground for a while to catch his breath.
Gao Jing took out her key and opened the door: "The house is simple, please don't mind!" After saying that, she stepped inside.
Qiao Xiaoni let the child go in first, and then she went in herself. She saw that the scene inside was really shabby, with some clutter piled up in the living room.
There wasn't a single piece of valuable furniture; you can imagine what the other rooms were like. After the child entered the room, he took off his shoes and put on slippers, looking incredibly well-behaved.
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