Chapter 69: Live Streaming, Going to the Hospital for Matching!

They had learned a lot about the conditions of patients after bone marrow transplants… One could only say, better safe than sorry.

The couple tacitly agreed not to let Song Xiaoye take the risk. Their consistent public stance was that Xiaoye didn’t meet the matching criteria.

Hearing this, Yan Yueqing’s gaze lingered on Song Xiaoyu for a moment. “From your tone, it seems you’re certain that Xiaoyu won’t be a match?”

[Song Hui and his wife are acting strange. They keep talking about how it’ll take years for Song Xiaoye to match, but they don’t mention their other daughter, Song Xiaoyu!]

[Is someone new to the livestream? Didn’t Tian Xiao’e just explain that Song Xiaoyu couldn’t do the matching because she was sick?]

[This sounds like an excuse. Given their doting on Song Xiaohua, if someone could actually match, they’d probably chase them to the ends of the earth to get the bone marrow! Xiaoyu was sick before, but is she still sick now? With Xiaohua’s life hanging by a thread, why not take Xiaoyu for matching?]

[Exactly, what do they mean by poor family circumstances? Look at the new wooden table in the yard, the new cotton quilts in the house… Tsk tsk, to prepare so much without knowing if the show team would come, I find it suspicious.]

[Maybe Song Hui just saw Ms. Yan’s generous donation earlier and made up these lies!]

Song Hui’s face turned pale: “Actually… it’s because we’re out of money… for the matching—”

“No money? That’s easy to solve,” Yan Yueqing said generously. “I’ll cover it.”

Tian Xiao’e’s lips twitched with excitement: “Really? Ms. Yan, are you willing to let bygones be bygones and pay for my Xiaohua’s treatment?”

“Wait,” Yan Yueqing corrected, “I said I’d cover the matching costs. As for the rest… we’ll discuss after we get the results.”

Song Xiaoyu wasn’t their biological child. If this matter blew up later and the couple adamantly denied it, hiding Xiaoyu away, there might not be much anyone could do about it.

The matching test was just a pretext; Yan Yueqing’s real purpose was to get a blood sample from Xiaoyu!

As long as Xiaoyu had no blood relation to them, the police could be involved in the investigation in the future.

Yan Yueqing stood up decisively: “There’s no time like the present. Let’s go now.”

Song Hui was visibly taken aback: “N-now?”

Yan Yueqing asked, puzzled: “What’s wrong? Hasn’t Xiaohua been given a death sentence by the doctor? We need to hurry, don’t we? Or do we need to pick an auspicious date?”

The couple exchanged odd glances: “I… Xiaohua is a bit tired… Going today… isn’t it a bit rushed?”

Before Yan Yueqing could speak, Jun Yan, who had been watching, couldn’t hold back anymore.

The iceberg crossed his arms, his face full of mockery: “It seems… your daughter’s condition isn’t that serious. Since they aren’t in a hurry, Sister Yueqing, let’s not play the good Samaritan!”

Yan Yueqing replied without hesitation: “Mm, alright.”

Tian Xiao’e panicked immediately: “No, no, no! Ms. Yan, we were confused! We’ll go now! Right now!”

Song Hui disagreed: “Xiao’e—”

Tian Xiao’e was truly afraid that Yan Yueqing, this great benefactor, would leave. She was so anxious she was almost in tears: “Think of Xiaohua!”

Song Hui hesitated…

[So strange, really strange! What kind of reaction is this from the couple?]

[If my daughter were sick and someone offered to help now, I’d be eager to go to the hospital with the benefactor to pay the fees! But they’re hesitating?]

Yan Yueqing had inadvertently persuaded them to do the matching, and this development was heaven-sent. Qin Youran wouldn’t miss such a good opportunity! Seeing Song Hui’s silence, she thought he was worried about Xiaohua’s physical condition and said caringly: “Brother Song, are you concerned that the long journey might be too much for Xiaohua? Don’t worry, our show has a van, we can drive there.”

The service was thoughtful to a fault!

If Song Hui refused again, it would really raise suspicions!

He gritted his teeth, deciding to take this gamble: “Alright! Thank you all for your concern!”

With the matter settled, the group set off to the hospital in grand fashion.

Neijia Town was in H City, where the best hospital was the City People’s Hospital.

Song Hui and his wife had taken Song Xiaohua from the village clinic to the county hospital and then to the city hospital, back and forth for several years. They knew the hospital routes better than anyone.

It must be said, having a car makes a difference!

Usually, a trip to the People’s Hospital would require the couple to take six different buses with their two children, grinding through seven or eight hours just to make the journey.

Today, sitting in the spacious and comfortable van, they arrived at the hospital in just two and a half hours.

«Hematology Department.»

Dr. Mao was surprised to see Song Hui and his wife: “Is Xiaohua feeling unwell somewhere?”

This couple had been coming to his department since they first came to the People’s Hospital. After two or three years of interaction, Dr. Mao was quite familiar with their family situation.

Living in a remote and impoverished coastal area, it was difficult for them to come to the city…

During the wait for a suitable match, apart from renewing prescriptions, the couple rarely came here.

Tian Xiao’e’s eyes were brimming with tears: “Dr. Mao, you said yesterday… that if we can’t find a match for our Xiaohua, she’ll have to wait for death!”

“I said Xiaohua’s condition had severely deteriorated, I didn’t sentence her to death,” Dr. Mao corrected.

Tian Xiao’e felt it was more or less the same: “We were thinking… she has a younger sister, could we try matching her?”

This statement stunned Dr. Mao: “She has a younger sister? Why didn’t you bring her earlier?”

He had watched Xiaohua grow day by day, and also saw the couple have a son to try to save Xiaohua… Although he didn’t know why, since their son was born, they never mentioned matching again. However, every family has its difficulties, and Dr. Mao had seen too much in this profession to deliberately pry into patients’ privacy.

But now… where did this daughter suddenly come from?

Song Hui lowered his head, his face heavy with emotion, his eyes calculating: “Her sister is also in poor health, she’s been raised at her grandmother’s house… If Xiaohua’s condition wasn’t so severe, we wouldn’t want Xiaoyu to try…”

His tone was moving, as if he were a truly loving father!

Dr. Mao, nearing forty and having seen all kinds of patients, could hear the insincerity in the couple’s words.

After pondering for a moment, he decided to prioritize the patient’s condition and wrote out an order: “First, go for a routine blood test, then do an HLA typing test. The two people doing the matching need to receive cell mobilisation injections for 4 consecutive days, so don’t go home yet. The back-and-forth travel would be a burden on the children’s health.”

Tian Xiao’e understood and nodded repeatedly.

Song Hui hesitated, but still asked: “For people with different blood types… what are the chances of a match?”

Dr. Mao explained: “Matching isn’t about blood type; it’s about whether the HLA markers in the white blood cells align. Theoretically, the success rate of matching between blood relatives is quite high! Don’t overthink it, just do your best! The hospital is still in contact with the bone marrow bank. If there’s a suitable match, we’ll notify you immediately.” ^[1]Basically to see if you are a potential bone marrow match, you will be tested to find out what type of human leukocyte antigen (HLA) you have. HLA is a protein found on most cells in your body — … Continue reading