Fertility
Haicheng Hospital, operating room.
Everything was cold, the bed was cold, the instruments were cold, and the scalpel was cold.
The light from above was so white that it was blinding, and Zhao Rou felt a little pain. She didn't know if it was the pain in her eyes or her body.
There was a lot of cotton-like conversation around her, but it was a bit chaotic and she couldn't hear clearly.
She strained her ears, trying to catch what the doctors were saying, deciphering the sticky characters and trying to piece together the situation.
Her labor didn't seem to be going well.
Someone pushed the door open and Zhao Rou heard what the other person said: "Doctor Xu, the family members don't agree to sign."
Then, a pen was stuffed into Zhao Rou's hand.
Someone whispered in her ear, "Ms. Zhao, your condition is critical. We need to remove your uterus to save you and your child. Do you have the strength to sign here?"
The handwriting on the paper was crooked, light and thin, like bubbles that would burst at the touch.
Zhao Rou closed her eyes.
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The light on the operating room door finally turned green.
The doctors came out of the ward.
The child's father and grandfather rushed over and asked anxiously, "Doctor, how is the child? Is it a boy?"
The young nurse beside her frowned.
Doctor Xu patiently replied, "Mother and daughter are safe."
My father's face fell, and my grandfather said angrily: "Why is it a girl?"
There was a whisper around.
"What happened to this family?"
"Nervous?"
"Are you crazy?"
…
My father was embarrassed, so he pulled my grandfather's sleeve and advised: "Forget it, you can still have children in the future..."
The nurse said: "To protect Ms. Zhao's life safety, her uterus was removed during the operation."
The father was stunned. His face flushed red and he asked in disbelief: "Gone? Can't have children?"
He seemed to be biased, like a bull seeing red silk cloth: "Why are you cutting it? You didn't get my consent, why are you cutting it?"
The nurse said coldly: "Ms. Zhao agreed."
The father still refused to give up: "What does her consent mean?! What kind of hospital is this?! It's a rubbish hospital! Pay me! Pay me!"
The two men became aggressive and even wanted to fight, but were taken away by the security guards who arrived.
Before leaving, my father was still indignant and shouted: "Just wait, I will make you pay the price!"
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Zhao Rou was sitting in the room holding the child.
She was in poor health and had insufficient milk, so the child was always crying from hunger.
Her father and grandfather were always sighing in the yard. The two men looked at her as if she were a piece of scrap that was difficult to throw away.
"It would have been great if she had died on the operating table. We could have asked the hospital for money."
"If you can't have children and you're still occupying the toilet without doing anything, you might as well just die."
"Divorce isn't worth it. I spent so much money back then, and it's hard to find a woman now."
It is best for a woman to give birth to more boys. After giving birth to boys, raising them to adulthood, and then dying, she can make way for a younger and more beautiful wife, which is wonderful.
The most despicable thing is that after giving birth to a daughter, the husband stops having children and still wants to forcibly occupy the wife's position. This is the most abominable thing.
The two bulls stared at Zhao Rou angrily, thinking about words that no one could understand, as if the person sitting in the room was their enemy who had killed their son.
"We have to make a fuss, we can't just let it go like this!" said the little bull.
"Yes, we must make a fuss! Let the hospital pay us compensation!" said the old man Niu.
Zhao Rou sat in the room. The child had stopped crying, but tears still hung on her eyelashes. She tucked in the child's quilt and found the "mooing" sounds in the yard a bit annoying.
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While Shen Anyan was browsing his phone during break, he accidentally saw a news headline.
"Dr. Xu Zhao of Haicheng Hospital is completely unscrupulous and maliciously removed a pregnant woman's uterus during surgery."
She was stunned for a moment.
When Shen Anyan first met Dr. Xu, she felt that he was somewhat familiar. She thought at the time that perhaps she had met him before, or that he was a doctor after all, and she might have read a report about him somewhere.
But that must have been a long time ago. After all, Shen Anyan only felt familiar, but couldn't remember what exactly happened.
And when I saw this news, those distant, chaotic memories suddenly came flooding back.
It was a workstation with torn red paint, a private car with the words "Go to hell" painted on it, and the life of an excellent doctor who could have enjoyed his retirement but lost it in the attempt to prove his innocence.
When Shen Anyan was twelve years old, a rumor broke out on the Internet, and Dr. Xu was forced to commit suicide by public opinion.
The last operation she performed was to save the life of a pregnant woman by removing her uterus to keep both mother and daughter safe.
However, the media stigmatized the incident and slandered it with all kinds of unfounded suspicions, which eventually led to the doctor being unable to bear the infamy and committing suicide to prove his innocence.
Shen Anyan blinked, and before he even had time to think about it, he stood up from his seat and ran to the office.
"Teacher, teacher!"
Teacher Jiang was sitting at his workstation correcting homework when he saw his students running towards him in a hurry, looking a little puzzled.
"Hey, slow down, what's wrong?" asked Teacher Jiang.
Shen Anyan showed the news to Teacher Jiang: "Look at this!"
Teacher Jiang looked at the screen, her expression becoming increasingly gloomy, and she even took the phone in her hand to look at it.
Shen Anyan stood aside, feeling nervous and worried.
After reading it, Teacher Jiang took a deep breath, stood up from his workstation, and comforted Shen Anyan while taking his coat: "Don't worry, I will find a way."
She turned to Wang Meixin and said, "Teacher Wang, please ask for leave for me. I have something urgent to do."
Wang Meixin nodded, and seeing that the other party looked serious, she didn't waste time asking what was going on.
Shen Anyan said: "Teacher, I'm with you!"
After she finished speaking, she quickly added, "It's inconvenient for you to be alone, and you can't contact Sister Jiang Nuan or Sister Lin Lu immediately. I can lend a hand and even run errands for you! It won't affect your studies. You know I'm very good at self-study! Besides, I can't concentrate on my studies if something like this happens..."
Teacher Jiang raised his hand to stop the other person from speaking, and then said to Wang Meixin: "Teacher Wang, please ask for another leave for Shengyan."
Wang Meixin: "Ah? Oh, okay."
Shen Anyan followed behind Teacher Jiang. She first called a car to go to the hospital, then edited the current situation into text messages and sent them to Jiang Nuan and Lin Lu respectively, and then called the two of them to let them check the messages.
When they reached the school gate, the car they had called also arrived. After the two of them got in the car, Shen Anyan went to check the news again. The bottom was full of disgusting insults. Her anger suddenly rose up, and she cursed all those who spread the rumors. As a result, she received a notice that her account was blocked for one month due to unfriendly communication.
Shen Anyan: ...
She wanted to switch to a secondary account to continue cursing, but a hand reached out and took her phone away.
It’s Teacher Jiang.
She turned off the screen and returned it to the other person.
"Don't pay attention to those remarks. Public opinion is always blind, and individual power is difficult to compete with it. The most effective way is to change the direction of public opinion," said Teacher Jiang.
Shen Anyan took a deep breath and nodded in response, "Okay."
The hospital arrived soon, and on the way to the fertility department, Shen Anyan saw a car.
It was covered with red words, all of which were extremely vicious insults. There were many people watching and taking pictures around, mixed with some gloating discussions, most of whom were men.
Someone asked, “Whose car is this?”
"It looks like Dr. Xu's car from the fertility department."
"What happened?"
"I heard that she delivered a pregnant woman and made her unable to get pregnant."
"What a black-hearted doctor..."
Shen Anyan felt a little blocked in her heart. Teacher Jiang held her shoulders and turned to the group of people and said loudly: "Everyone, you are talking nonsense without any evidence. Aren't you afraid of being sued for spreading rumors?"
Teacher Jiang's voice was steady and powerful. Although it wasn't loud, it still intimidated the group.
One man, perhaps feeling humiliated, retorted, "What's wrong with saying a few words? Why are you being so hypocritical? Just sue me. What's the point of putting me in jail?"
An aunt nearby couldn't stand it anymore and slapped the man hard.
"God damned thing. I don't want to hit a man, but a bitch like you is not a man. I've put up with you bastards for so long!"
She shook her hands and shouted, "Dr. Xu delivered my child. I'm going to say this today. Dr. Xu is absolutely a good doctor. These people who spread rumors are rubbish. If this is false, I'll rip my head off and kick it like a ball!"
The slap that the aunt had just given the man was quite powerful. Half of his face immediately became red and swollen. He glared at the aunt anxiously and angrily, but was intimidated by her aura and dared not say anything. He could only run away in shame.
Shen Anyan raised his phone at the right moment: "I recorded everything you said when you cursed Dr. Xu. If you still don't learn your lesson and keep gossiping, you'll be summoned by the court!"
After this, the crowd that had gathered to watch the excitement dispersed. The aunt gave the two of them a thumbs-up and said, "Hey, girl, sister, you did a great job. I thank you on behalf of Dr. Xu!"
Teacher Jiang nodded and smiled at the other person.
Shen Anyan said: "We also want to thank you for being willing to speak for Dr. Xu."
Auntie waved her hand: "Well, it's just a few words of truth, it's nothing."
After the aunt left, Teacher Jiang took a look at the car, took out his phone and clicked a few times, then said to Shen Anyan: "I'm going to the fertility department to see Dr. Xu. Can you take care of the car?"
Shen Anyan immediately agreed: "No problem, don't worry."
After Teacher Jiang left, Shen Anyan opened his phone and prepared to call professionals to tow and clean the car, when he saw a new message pop up on the top.
It was a message from Teacher Jiang, and the other party transferred 5,000 yuan to her.
Chen Anyan:? Car washing shouldn’t be that expensive, right?
But now is not the time to worry about these things, so Shen Anyan accepted it straightforwardly.
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"Hey, Teacher Jiang, why are you here suddenly?" Doctor Xu was working at his desk. He heard a noise at the door, looked up, and unexpectedly saw an old acquaintance.
Jiang Nuanlin Lu had completed the discharge procedures and returned home a few days ago, so Jiang He naturally had no reason to come to the hospital again. Therefore, when Dr. Xu saw him for the first time, he was really surprised.
Jiang He said: "It's the changing seasons recently, and I have a bit of a cough. I came to get some medicine. I thought you should be fine, so I stopped by to see you."
She noticed Dr. Xu's expression and asked, "How are you doing lately?"
Dr. Xu smiled and said, "Same old as always, but I've been pretty free lately. I'm planning on going hiking this weekend."
Jiang He nodded and said with a smile: "That's great, let's go together."
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