Chapter 348 Thanks to Mao Mao
With a loud bang, the door was kicked open from the outside, and Lou Dashuai and Lou Fengju squeezed in from one side and the other side.
The two looked panicked: "Where's Mao Mao? Is Mao Mao alright?!"
Surrounded by people, Mao Mao was enjoying her meat pie when she heard the voice and immediately shouted, "Mao Mao is here!"
The father and son quickly pushed through the crowd and squeezed in. When they saw the little girl sitting on the hospital bed in a hospital gown, they almost fainted.
Commander Lou grabbed his youngest daughter's shoulder, scrutinizing her from head to toe, anxiously checking her over: "What happened? Where are you hurt? Did you get burned?!"
Mao Mao shook her head: "Dad, Mao Mao is fine."
"Nothing wrong?" Lou Dashuai's eyes were red-rimmed. "If nothing was wrong, why were you in the hospital, dressed like this..."
The little girl was wrapped in a loose hospital gown; she looked so pitiful, so forlorn, and so heartbreaking.
Why would someone be hospitalized if they weren't sick or injured? Mao Mao just escaped death from a fire; maybe...
"Mao Mao is fine," the First Madam reassured him. "We were just worried, so we had Mao Mao stay in the hospital for a day for observation."
Lou Dashuai suddenly turned his head: "Nothing?!"
First wife: "Yes, look how much Mao Mao is eating."
Lou Dashuai turned back again.
Mao Mao was still holding a half-eaten meat pie in her hand. The second aunt next to her was holding a glass of juice and handed the straw to her mouth. She tilted her head and gulped it down.
Looking at the other people around the hospital bed, each of them was holding different foods and were fussing over Mao Mao, trying to coax her to eat more.
Although she was wearing a hospital gown, the little girl on the hospital bed had a rosy complexion, was full of energy, and swung her little feet, looking incredibly content.
Mao Mao held up the food in her hand and offered it to him, asking obediently, "Daddy, do you want some?"
Lou Dashuai finally breathed a sigh of relief and patted her little head: "Mao Mao eats, but Daddy doesn't eat."
Lou Fengju's heart, which had been pounding in mid-air, finally settled back into his chest.
"My dad and I were shocked when we heard about the fire at Haicheng Kindergarten. We reported that no one had died, but then we heard that you brought Mao Mao to the hospital." Lou Fengju took off his military cap, his temples slightly damp, and said with lingering fear, "We thought something had happened to Mao Mao."
The first wife nodded: "We were worried that Mao Mao might have some aftereffects, so we brought her to the hospital for a check-up."
"What are the test results?"
"They haven't come out yet."
The father and son were on edge again.
There are no external injuries, but what if there are internal injuries or long-term effects?
Lou Dashuai stroked his daughter's head with his large hand. The fear that surged up after hearing the news still lingered in his heart, like needles pricking him.
He only has one precious daughter. If anything happens to Mao Mao, it would hurt him more than if someone were to cut his heart out with a knife.
It wasn't just him.
None of the Lou family members in this ward could accept this outcome.
"God help us," Lou Dashuai muttered to himself. "We must keep Mao Mao safe and sound, and make sure nothing happens to her."
Old Madam Lou gripped her cane tightly: "How did Haicheng Kindergarten catch fire? Has the matter been investigated?"
Lou Fengju nodded and said in a deep voice, "According to the current investigation, the fire started in an office. It was too cold, and a teacher lit a brazier to keep warm. The curtains were burned particularly badly, so it is speculated that the curtains caught fire first. According to the person involved, he was taking a nap at the time and did not know the specific situation. When he woke up, the fire had already started."
After lighting the brazier, you should open the windows for ventilation. It's windy today, so maybe the wind is blowing the curtains, or maybe the wind is blowing sparks onto the curtains.
The autumn and winter seasons are dry, and most of the furniture is made of wood. Haicheng Kindergarten also has many plants and trees, all of which are conducive to combustion. As a result, after the fire broke out, the situation was difficult to control and affected the entire campus.
"That was close! The fire was so big, Mao Mao almost got into trouble!"
Third Aunt patted her chest, feeling her heart still pounding: "Mao Mao was sick yesterday, and I told her that she should rest at home for a few more days when she was sick. If Mao Mao hadn't gone to kindergarten today, this wouldn't have happened."
"That's not quite right," Lou Fengju said. "It was precisely because Mao Mao went to kindergarten today that so many people were saved."
The first wife asked, puzzled, "Fengju, what do you mean by this?"
Lou Fengju said, "It was Mao Mao's teacher who said it. The people who went to investigate came back and said that it was during the kindergarten's nap time, and all the children were asleep. Mao Mao was making a fuss and refused to sleep, which woke everyone up, allowing everyone to run out in time."
The group looked at each other in bewilderment.
They knew that a fire had broken out at Haicheng Kindergarten, and that all the teachers and students inside had escaped in time. Even the teacher who was in the burning office was rescued in time and was not in danger, but they did not know these other details.
Others might think it's a coincidence, but they know better than anyone that their family has a little lucky star who can turn bad luck into good.
Mao Mao refused to sleep at that time, perhaps because she sensed danger.
Lou Fengju looked at his younger sister, who was enjoying her meat pie, and said thoughtfully, "Maybe Mao Mao had a premonition that something might happen at the kindergarten, which is why she wanted to go to kindergarten so much, and thus prevented this disaster."
"hold head high?"
Mao Mao tilted her little head up in confusion, her big, dark eyes wide open, looking at him innocently: "Brother?"
“Mao Mao isn’t that smart.” Xia Xiaoxiang looked at her daughter helplessly: “She just likes to play with other children.”
“Our Mao Mao is fortunate to have turned danger into safety.” The First Madam also said, “But it would be best if such dangerous things never happened again.”
Lou Hongjian nodded vigorously in agreement: "That's right, today's fire was so dangerous, Mao Mao almost got hurt! She's my only sister!"
Madam Lou said, "I'll go burn incense for the Bodhisattva another day and ask her to bless our Mao Mao."
The second concubine looked distressed: "Look at our Mao Mao, she must have been terrified today."
The first wife sighed, "That's right, the test results haven't come back yet, and we don't know if there will be any aftereffects..."
"Pah, pah, pah!" The third concubine immediately interrupted her: "You jinx, don't say that."
The first wife quickly shut her mouth, indicating that she should swallow her words.
Just then, the ward door was pushed open again.
Lou Heming walked in, holding a stack of examination reports.
He nodded to his father and elder brother who had just arrived in the ward: "Dad, elder brother."
"Heming, how's Mao Mao?" Commander Lou asked anxiously, "Have the test results come back yet?"
"These are Mao Mao's test results," Lou Heming said after reviewing all the reports. "All of Mao Mao's test results are normal; there's nothing wrong with her at all. She's healthier than anyone else in this hospital. Just in case, I also had her undergo a psychological evaluation, which was also normal. So, my suggestion is..."
Everyone: "What?"
Lou Heming adjusted his glasses: "We can process Mao Mao's discharge today. Let's not waste hospital resources."
Everyone: "..."
Lou Hongjian breathed a sigh of relief, but was also very dissatisfied: "Second brother, your words are too cold-hearted. Mao Mao was just so frightened, how could you kick her out of the hospital?"
Lou Heming walked to his side and gently punched his shoulder: "I haven't even said anything to you yet. You said something about Mao Mao escaping death, describing it so horribly that I thought something really happened to Mao Mao."
"This isn't serious?!" Lou Hongjian's eyes widened. "You haven't seen what the kindergarten looks like now. The whole building is almost burned down. It's terrifying!"
Lou Heming said helplessly, "I didn't say it wasn't scary, it's just that it's really unnecessary."
"I think we should observe her in the hospital for a few more days."
"I am a doctor……"
Lou Dashuai made the decision: "Since Heming said he's fine, then we'll process Mao Mao's discharge procedures immediately."
"dad?!"
Lou Dashuai glared at him: "What's so good about staying in the hospital? It's more comfortable at home! There are so many patients and so many germs in the hospital. What if you get infected by Mao Mao?"
Damn it.
Seeing Mao Mao in a hospital gown gave him the creeps. If he looked at her for too long, even someone who wasn't sick would have a heart attack from fright.
Upon hearing this, Lou Hongjian was speechless.
Indeed, there's no place like home when you're in a hospital.
go home!
Lou Hongjian, beaming with pride, eagerly reached out to his younger sister, "Mao Mao, let your brother hug you..."
"Go! Go! Go."
Commander Lou pushed his son aside, who was in the way of him, and said, "Get out of the way."
He rubbed his hands together, grinned, and opened his arms to his daughter warmly: "Mao Mao, Daddy's hugging you!"
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