The old woman put her hands on her hips and cursed angrily, "It's all because of you, this money-loser. You gave birth to a bunch of little money-loser children. Our family married you and it's really unlucky for eight lifetimes. Go back now, what's the point of seeing a doctor?"
Song Lingshu heard it clearly in the ward and said, "Bring those two children to me."
Chi Lanlan walked towards the woman: "My grandma can treat illnesses. If you are afraid of spending money, let my grandma take a look at you."
When the old woman heard this, she let go and said to the woman, "Take out all the money you have."
The woman pleaded: "Mom, I only have two cents on me."
"Give me at least two cents," the old lady said, forcibly reaching out and taking the money out of the woman's pocket.
The woman grabbed the old lady's hand tightly and said, "Mom, save these two cents to buy something for Daya and Erya."
"Eat, eat! Are you the reincarnation of a starving ghost? Why do you only think about food?"
Chi Lanlan just felt sorry for the child. Judging from her appearance as a woman, she was often bullied.
The old lady snatched the two dimes as well, not searching the woman's pockets: "Let me see where else you have hidden money?"
Finally, he emptied the woman's pockets and found nothing, not even a hair. Then he left.
He doesn't care about the life or death of the mother and daughter.
Seeing the woman's helpless look, Chi Lanlan could only say, "My grandmother knows medicine. Do you want her to help you?"
The woman thanked him profusely and went in with her two children.
When she put the baby girl down, Chi Lanlan discovered that the woman was still pregnant!
Why do they keep having children in such a family?
Song Lingshu looked at the thin girl and said, "Give me your hand."
The girl timidly extended her hand to Song Lingshu.
After taking her pulse, Song Lingshu said, "She's too weak and lacks any nutrition. You need to feed her more. She's getting sick from starvation. She's running a high fever now. Hurry and bring her fever down. If it continues, her brain will go haywire."
After hearing what Song Lingshu said, the woman almost cried. She had no money at all, so how could she get the medicine?
Chi Lanlan saw the woman's difficulties and said, "Grandma, what medicine does she need? Why don't you write her a prescription and I'll get the medicine for her."
Song Lingshu nodded.
Zhou Zhiyan obediently took out his exercise book and pencil: "Grandma, use this to write."
Song Lingshu nodded and quickly wrote a prescription.
The woman looked at her eldest daughter, then glanced at her third daughter and said, "Grandma, my third daughter's condition is not good either."
Song Lingshu took a look and said, "Your daughter has had a bad trachea since she was born. Is she sick three or four times every three days?"
The woman nodded, her eyes already red.
Song Lingshu sighed and said, "If I don't take good care of it, I might not be able to survive this winter."
The woman became nervous upon hearing this, and looked at Song Lingshu with a pale face: "Grandma, what should we do now? Do you have any way to save my child?"
Song Lingshu looked at the woman, who was pale and thin, and pregnant.
He gestured: "Put your hand here, I'll take your pulse."
The woman extended her hand. Song Lingshu's face was very serious as she asked, "How many babies are you having?"
The woman said awkwardly, "The fifth child."
"So you have four daughters?"
"Three, and the fourth was killed by her grandmother..." When she said this, the woman choked up and couldn't speak.
Song Lingshu sighed: "Even if that's the case, why do you still want to give birth to a child? Are you going to give birth to the child and let them suffer?" The woman was silent and unable to speak.
Song Lingshu added, "One more thing. With your current body, any child you give birth to will be unhealthy. Regardless of whether it's a boy or a girl, it could cause lifelong trouble for the child. Just like your third daughter, she already has problems. You can't provide her with nutrition, and if you keep giving birth, it will only cause her pain."
The woman looked embarrassed and painful, and didn't know what to do.
He could only look at Song Lingshu helplessly.
Family planning has not been implemented yet, but it will be implemented soon. Without birth control, many people with old-fashioned ideas only want to have boys, and if they can't have one, they will keep having children.
This woman is probably in that situation.
"My grandma said these words to you just to remind you that the decision is still up to you."
The woman nodded and said, "I know."
Chi Lanlan: "Go get the medicine now."
She pulled five dollars from her pocket and said, "Use this to get medicine for your child. Don't let them know."
The woman saw the five dollars and was afraid to take it. She said, "You don't need so much."
"Take the money and save it for yourself first. Buy something for the children. Look at how pale and skinny they are."
The woman hesitated for a moment, but finally took the money and said, "I will definitely pay you back when I have money."
In this state of a woman, how can she possibly have money if she doesn't leave that family?
Chi Lanlan gave her the five dollars, but didn't expect her to pay it back.
"Put Daya and Sanya here. Could you please help me take a look at them?"
Zhou Zhiyan acted like a little brother. He patted his chest and said, "Auntie, go get the medicine. I'll help you look after your sister."
After the woman took a step, she turned back and said to Chi Lanlan, "My last name is Lin, and my name is Lin Huixiang."
Chi Lanlan nodded.
After Lin Huixiang gave her two daughters instructions, she went out. She quickly went to get the medicine and came back to see her two daughters eating dumplings.
Chi Lanlan gave each of them a vegetable dumpling. The two children were very hungry, but they were reluctant to eat it in one bite, and kept licking it in their hands.
Looking at her two daughters, Lin Huixiang felt mixed emotions.
Chi Lanlan suddenly asked: "What about your husband's attitude towards the child?"
When Lin Weixiang heard this, she fell silent and her face looked a little ugly.
Finally, she managed to utter, "My man listens to his mother very much."
Otherwise, how can they say that marriage is a woman's second life? If she marries the wrong person, she will sacrifice her entire life and not only have to give up her children.
"Then you have to think about yourself. Do you want to keep the baby in your belly? The two older ones are already having such a hard time, can you still support the little one?"
Lin Weixiang thought of something and suddenly looked at Song Lingshu with burning eyes. She knew from feeling the third child's pulse that she was born in poor health. So could she tell now whether she was pregnant with a son or a daughter?
"Grandma, can you tell if I'm pregnant with a boy or a girl?"
Song Lingshu frowned and asked, "Let me ask you, do you want a healthy child or is the gender of the child the deciding factor in whether to have a child?"
Lin Huixiang couldn't answer this question and looked confused.
It is not her decision what to have.
Moreover, it is not her decision whether to raise the child or not.
Song Lingshu saw through the woman's condition and said directly, "I can't tell clearly whether the baby in your belly is a boy or a girl, but I can see that your baby is extremely underdeveloped. You should be pregnant for several months now, but look at how big your belly is."
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