"Dear, Mom?"
To be honest, I saw Jiang Ping bringing Xiao An for a check-up just a few days ago. She was a stepmother who was very considerate and gentle with the child. But today, she turned out to be the biological mother who abused her own child to the point of hospitalization.
This stark contrast was something even the well-informed Doctor Qin couldn't comprehend, especially after hearing a brief account of what had just happened; he was utterly dumbfounded.
"Is this really my biological mother? Or is she a sworn enemy?"
Dr. Qin felt a pang of sympathy, so he simply got up and left the office with Jian Dan.
"The child's body is too weak right now, it's not enough to support an operation. We can only reduce the inflammation first, and then slowly recuperate. Let me take you to see him first."
But is their mother really so heartless, showing absolutely no concern for her two children?
He simply shrugged helplessly.
"Yes, I came with them. I signed and fingerprinted the divorce agreement and the certificate of severance of relationship. They went to the office to get a letter of introduction, saying that they are going to the county civil affairs bureau tomorrow."
"Sever ties? That's a bit much, isn't it?"
"It was Li Erqiang's request. Given the greedy nature of the woman's family, once the three of them have a good life, it's hard to guarantee they won't regret it and try to get back together with her. After all, she's the child's biological mother, and then the child will be at a disadvantage."
Qin Yinzhu had spent half her life in the military, so she naturally understood this kind of principle very well.
"That's true. With a mother like that, it's hard to guarantee that the child won't be affected in the future."
Oh, it's just so pitiful for the two children. The younger one is only five or six years old. He didn't cry the whole way, just kept a straight face. When we arrived, he was so scared that he knelt down and begged me to save his sister. He was so afraid that his sister really couldn't be saved. He stared at me anxiously as I examined her. When I said that she was still alive, the child breathed a sigh of relief and immediately fainted.
"Tell me, how can a child so young be so strong? It's heartbreaking to see."
"What can they do? With a mother like this and a father who loves the child but is careless, if they themselves are not strong, then they really have no way out."
I'm only now realizing that the parents' committee actually has quite a lot of responsibility. Although it's said that it's not good to interfere in other people's family affairs, it doesn't seem like there's nothing they can't do.
I used to think they were all trivial matters, family squabbles, and that the most common issues were things like favoring sons over daughters and conflicts between mothers-in-law and daughters-in-law. But there weren't many of those, or rather, I didn't know much about them. I thought the atmosphere in our residential compound was pretty good.
And then this happened, sigh!
Do you know why there are fewer conflicts now?
Why?
"I haven't really thought about this carefully," Qin Yinzhu smiled. Although she had been in the military for many years, she understood interpersonal relationships much better than Jian Dan.
"Then why did you give them this basket-weaving job? It's obvious that even if it's strawberries, there's no need to rush. They haven't even blossomed yet, and you're already thinking about fruiting. What's your reason?"
"I just wanted to give them something to do, so they wouldn't have nothing better to do all day, gossiping about other people's business endlessly."
"Look, isn't this a real problem?"
"When you're busy and know you can make money, who has the energy to fuss over trivial matters? Wouldn't it be better to spend that time weaving a few more baskets and earning more money?"
Simple, a little confused.
"You mean, even if their conflicts decrease, it still concerns me?"
The ward was just ahead, and Qin Yinzhu didn't say much.
Isn't this exactly what you wanted to achieve?
Without waiting for a simple reaction, he pushed open the ward door.
"How is the situation? Has the patient woken up?"
The little girl on the hospital bed was pale and breathing very weakly. Her head was wrapped in gauze. The boy beside the bed was like a statue. The little boy sat on a big chair, leaning forward with his arm on the bed. His little hand was holding his sister's. He didn't move at all. Even with the commotion of them coming in, he didn't turn around once.
The nurse is removing the needle.
"Dr. Qin, the person is still not awake, but the fever has subsided, and the wound on the head has stopped bleeding for the time being. We'll see if the fever will return tonight."
"Okay, please tell me when you hand over your shifts that you should pay extra attention to this child. I will also hand over the duties to the night shift doctor."
OK
"But Dr. Qin, look at this child. He's been guarding the place and won't leave. His complexion seems off, but he won't let me touch him."
Qin Yinzhu waved her hand, walked around the hospital bed, and without saying a word, placed her hand on her neck and reached for her forehead with her other hand.
"Don't move, or you'll wake your sister up."
The child, who was about to struggle, froze for a moment and didn't dare to move again, though his body was somewhat stiff.
Jian Dan approached and looked at the little girl on the hospital bed. Qin Yinzhu quickly frowned.
"What's wrong?"
Qin Yinzhu first turned around and spoke a few words to the nurse before turning back to answer her.
"She also has a fever,"
After a brief pause, she felt an urge to rush out, drag Lu Zhaodi out, and beat her up again. But after thinking about it, she restrained herself. Whether she could vent her anger or not was not important, but if Li Erqiang found out, he might really kill her.
In conclusion, it can be summed up in one sentence.
"What a terrible thing!"
"Isn't that a terrible thing?"
Dr. Qin tugged at the boy's arm, but the boy held on tightly. Looking back, Dr. Qin simply pulled the adjacent hospital bed over, placing it side-by-side with the boy.
"Come here, lie down on this bed next to your sister. Can you let go now?"
The boy turned his head to look blankly, thought for a moment, and then climbed down from the chair. He watched as Doctor Qin took the chair away and put the bed together. He then quickly climbed back up, obediently lay down in the position indicated by Doctor Qin, and held his sister's hand before feeling relieved.
"Look at this! It's a terrible sight!"
Looking at the two children in front of her, and then thinking about her own little one, Jian Dan wanted to sigh.
"Fortunately, the father is able to see things clearly, so he's not beyond help. Otherwise, this child would truly be at his wit's end."
Having first seen the condition of the two children, Dr. Qin had absolutely no liking for the parents who hadn't yet shown up, and upon hearing this, he snorted.
"He's such a grown man, is he blind? They live together every day, if he had just paid a little attention, even if he asked every few days, he wouldn't have gone so long without noticing anything."
He also bears responsibility for the child's suffering, especially since the child is his own flesh and blood. Calling him careless is an understatement; he simply doesn't care and doesn't care about the child at all.
"Hmph, even biological parents aren't as devoted as the regimental commander's stepmother. Regardless of whether it's genuine or feigned affection, the child benefits from that; she truly cares for the child. What kind of people are these?"
Doctor Qin didn't lower his voice when he scolded, and the boy could hear him, but he didn't utter a sound. If you looked closely, you could see that his little fists clenched several times.
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