Chapter 268 The reality is pressing
In the era without surveillance, many cases were fraught with difficulties, and even in the provincial capital, it was impossible to solve a case quickly.
Huang Xiaoan's surgery went as scheduled. After five hours, he was pushed out of the operating room by medical staff.
The surgical conditions at this moment are relatively simple, but it is a large hospital in the provincial capital after all, so the bone correction surgery was quite successful. After recovery, Huang Xiaoan's bone deformity will improve, his appearance will look better, and his movements will be more convenient.
Huang Dazhi accompanied his brother throughout the whole process. He only went to the pediatric department to see the baby girl with cleft lip after his brother was out of danger. Since he made the decision to adopt the baby girl, he has paid more attention to the child. He had never raised a child and didn't know what to do, but by asking the pediatric nurse, he finally had some ideas about raising a child. He then went to buy some baby clothes and absorbent cotton cloth to use as diapers for the child.
Old clothes could be used to make diapers, but Huang Dazhi obviously didn't have any old clothes to use at the moment.
Although the child survived the rescue, he is still staying in the hospital due to his weak body. He will be transferred after he recovers.
If the baby's parents are found, they will take the baby home to raise him. If they are not found, the baby will be sent to a children's welfare home.
Three days have passed, but the child's parents still haven't been found.
At noon that day, Gao Mingcheng came to the hospital to find Huang Dazhi.
Recently, Gao Mingcheng has been running to the provincial capital every day to load grain. Due to a decrease in grain production in the county, there is a huge grain gap, and it is estimated that it will take a few more days to load all the grain.
"Dazhi, is your brother's surgery over? Is he doing okay?" Gao Mingcheng did not come empty-handed. He was carrying two things, one was malted milk and the other was an apple.
In the 1970s and 1980s, malted milk was a very popular nutritional supplement and the best choice for gifts. However, it gradually fell out of favor when more and better products became available on the market.
According to later nutrition science, the nutritional value of malted milk is actually average and it contains a lot of sugar.
But nowadays, if you give someone a can of malted milk, it's quite impressive.
Huang Dazhi smiled and said: "The operation was very successful. The doctor said I can be discharged from the hospital tomorrow. But the plaster on my foot can only be removed after two months."
Gao Mingcheng immediately said: "Have you asked the doctor whether it is necessary to come to the provincial capital hospital for removal, or is it okay to remove it in the county hospital?"
Huang Dazhi was stunned. He had never thought it would be possible.
It would naturally be more convenient if the plaster could be removed in a county hospital.
"Okay, I'll go ask the doctor later."
As they talked, the two entered the ward where Huang Xiaoan was.
Huang Xiaoan was awake, but he had difficulty moving and could only lie in bed. His deformity was quite serious, and both of his legs had surgery and were cast. Now it was like he was half paralyzed.
But he was in good spirits. When he saw someone coming to visit him, Huang Xiaoan also smiled.
"Brother Mingcheng, thank you for coming to see me." Huang Xiaoan said sincerely.
Ever since the two brothers had a long talk, Huang Xiaoan knew about the friendship between his brother and Gao Mingcheng. It was also at that time that Huang Xiaoan realized that Gao Mingcheng was his brother's benefactor and also their family's benefactor.
Gao Mingcheng was stunned when he saw him like this.
He noticed the changes in Huang Xiaoan. This child used to be very gloomy, seldom spoke, and had a weak presence, but now, his brows were relaxed and his face looked more energetic.
It's like I'm starting to have hope in life.
"Xiao An is in this condition... can he be discharged from the hospital tomorrow? Or, how about staying in the hospital for two more days?" Gao Mingcheng suggested.
This kind of surgery, in later times, would have required at least ten days or half a month in the hospital. But now he was actually discharged.
Before Huang Dazhi could speak, Huang Xiaoan spoke first: "The doctor said you can be discharged from the hospital, so let's go."
His voice sounded a little anxious, fearing that his brother would change his mind after hearing what Gao Mingcheng said.
These days, he could only lie in bed and couldn't go anywhere, but he also heard some things and knew that his surgery would cost a lot of money, and that staying in the hospital for one more day would cost a lot more money.
Therefore, when the doctor was making rounds, Huang Xiaoan took the initiative to ask the doctor if he could be discharged early.
Doctors have encountered many requests for early discharge like this, because many people are poor nowadays and cannot afford the cost of long-term hospitalization, and hospital beds are limited, so once the condition improves slightly, the hospital will discharge the patient.
Huang Dazhi naturally knew what his brother meant, but he sighed helplessly: "The doctor said that he had to vacate the bed, and said that Xiao An's condition was stable, and he just needed to take medicine from now on."
Huang Dazhi was willing to spend more money, but the hospital and Xiao An wouldn't let him do that.
In this case, Gao Mingcheng won’t say much.
"Okay then, when will you be discharged tomorrow? After I load the goods, I'll come to the hospital to pick you up, okay?"
"Okay." Huang Dazhi said immediately.
After talking about this, Huang Dazhi talked about the incident of picking up the baby girl.
Gao Mingcheng listened and couldn't help but look at Huang Dazhi with a strange look. He remembered that when he first took Huang Dazhi to Zhangshu to attend the medicine fair, Huang Dazhi was like he had a buff and encountered many things along the way.
But saving a life is better than building a seven-story pagoda, and this is always a good thing.
But when Gao Mingcheng heard that Huang Dazhi wanted to adopt a baby girl, he couldn't help but frowned and said, "I personally don't recommend you to adopt."
Huang Dazhi was stunned. In his impression, Gao Mingcheng was not such a cold-blooded person.
Gao Mingcheng knew that Huang Dazhi had misunderstood, so he expressed his own opinion: "Dazhi, you don't have a child yet, so you don't know how difficult it is to raise a child. Just think about it, a baby needs to drink milk seven or eight times a day, change diapers more than ten times, and wash her body. Do you and your family really have the energy to take good care of the child at this time?"
"Your parents are in poor health and are currently taking medication for treatment. Your brother needs your family's care. As for you, you need to work at the police station and spend most of your time there. You won't be able to take care of your child wholeheartedly."
"If you adopt the child, she may get even less care than in an orphanage!"
Huang Dazhi's expression froze, and Huang Xiaoan blinked helplessly.
The two brothers had decided to adopt a child, but neither of them had thought about the details of raising the child.
Although Gao Mingcheng neglected his family and was not a good father in his previous life, he at least had two children and knew some knowledge about raising children.
Huang Dazhi wanted to adopt this baby girl with cleft lip. His intention was good, but Huang Dazhi really did not have the conditions to adopt the child. His family was unable to take care of themselves, and he himself was busy with work, unless he was willing to spend money to hire a nanny to take care of the child.
But this would be very expensive, and would also lead to rumors, which would affect Huang Dazhi's future blind dates.
Huang Dazhi's family conditions are not very good, so he is not popular in the blind date market. If people knew that he had adopted a baby girl with cleft lip, his chances of a successful blind date would be even lower.
Seeing Huang Dazhi's disappointed face, Gao Mingcheng said, "The police haven't found the baby girl's parents yet. Maybe they will find them soon! Even if they are never found, it doesn't matter if she is sent to a children's welfare home. If you really want to adopt her, I suggest you make a decision in half a year."
"In half a year, your parents and your brother's health will improve and they will have enough energy to take care of a child. And when the child is older, it will be easier to take care of him."
Gao Mingcheng also had a very realistic reason that he didn't say, which was that if everything went well, Huang Dazhi would be able to have a successful blind date and get married within the next six months.
If Huang Dazhi got married, his wife could also help take care of the children, and only with everyone working together could they raise the children well.
As for cleft lip, there is no need to worry. Wait until the child is three or five years old. The technology for treating cleft lip and palate in China will have improved, and then you can bring the child to the provincial capital for surgery.
In fact, the best treatment time for cleft lip and palate is three to six months. However, the current technology for treating cleft lip and palate in China is not yet good enough. If the cleft lip and palate is serious, you have to try even if the technology is not available. But Huang Dazhi said that the degree of cleft lip and palate of the baby girl is not too serious.
In this case, if the operation is performed before the child becomes sensible, it will not affect his future studies and making friends.
Huang Dazhi and Huang Xiaoan listened to Gao Mingcheng's suggestions, and both of them had a sudden epiphany.
At first they thought too simply and didn't consider these practical matters at all.
After Gao Mingcheng revealed the truth, Huang Dazhi realized belatedly that he really had no way of adopting a child now.
His younger brother just had surgery, and his parents have to take care of him, but what about himself?
Thinking that he spent twelve hours out of twenty-four in the police station, he fell silent.
After a long time, Huang Dazhi sighed and could only bow to reality.
He looked at Gao Mingcheng with gratitude, feeling that Gao Mingcheng was indeed a mentor and friend in his life, who prevented him from making a hasty decision.
So he said, "I was too superficial. You're right. I will come to the provincial capital again in half a year. If the child has not found her parents and is sent to a children's welfare home, I will find a way to adopt her."
This time Gao Mingcheng nodded and agreed, saying, "That's the right thing to do. The police are still investigating the case. Even if you propose to adopt the child, they won't let you."
Huang Dazhi thought about it and realized that it was true.
But before returning to the county, he still had to go to the police station to inquire about the progress of the investigation and the procedures required to adopt a child.
He thought about these things and said them out loud, but this time Gao Mingcheng had no suggestions because he had never adopted a child!
Oh, I have heard of someone adopting a child, and then, well, it was a mess!
Because the man adopted a baby girl that was unwanted by a neighboring family, and he took good care of her at first. But when the girl grew up, her biological parents actually came to recognize her!
What’s even more disgusting is that, under the instigation of her biological parents, the girl left her adoptive parents and married the man her biological parents found for her.
As for the bride price, haha!
(End of this chapter)
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