“Third Auntie.” Lin Haicai lay on Lin Guofeng’s back, his little face pale and his voice weak.

He was awake but feeling unwell, lacking energy.

Ning Shu couldn’t help but feel sorry when she saw him. “Hai Cai, don’t be afraid. When we get to the hospital and the doctor treats you, you’ll be able to play with Yi Bao and Er Bao.”

“Okay.” Hai Cai nodded.

Thinking of Yi Bao and Er Bao, a smile appeared on his face.

Then he looked around at Ning Shu and asked, “Third Auntie, haven’t Yi Bao and Er Bao come?”

Ning Shu replied, “They have to go to school. I’ll pick them up at noon and bring them to see you. Is that okay?”

Hai Cai was initially disappointed when he heard they hadn’t come, but when he heard they would come at noon, he smiled again. “Okay.”

Ning Shu then turned to Lin Guofeng and said, “Big Brother, I’ll unload the basket and let Big Sister-in-law carry it. I’ll take you to the hospital first. Otherwise, it’ll take us an hour to walk there.”

This is a big city, and the hospital is quite far from the train station.

The train station is a bit out of the way compared to the hospital, which is in the center of the city.

It would take about an hour to walk there.

“Alright.” Lin Guofeng naturally agreed.

Qian Aifen also hurriedly said, “Let me carry it, let me carry it.”

Ning Shu unloaded the basket and handed it to Qian Aifen. “Big Sister-in-law, there are brown sugar steamed buns inside for breakfast. If you’re hungry, eat first.

Ask someone for directions slowly on the way to the hospital.

We won’t have enough time to get there and find a doctor in just an hour.

Wait for us at the hospital entrance when you arrive.”

Qian Aifen nodded. “Okay, I got it.”

Ning Shu then said to Lin Guofeng, “Big Brother, bring Hai Cai’s medical records.”

Qian Aifen quickly hung a cloth bag around Lin Guofeng’s neck. “The medical records are all in here.”

Ning Shu didn’t say anything else.

She got on her bicycle with Lin Guofeng and left.

Ning Shu had familiarized herself with the route from the hospital to the train station early in the morning, so they arrived at the hospital in just 20 minutes.

When they arrived at the hospital, she asked the nurse about the doctor Zhang had recommended.

When the nurse heard that they were looking for Dr. Chen Jianwei, and they were from the military side, she took them there herself.

Dr. Chen’s office was in Room 208, and there were people inside when they arrived.

“Dr. Chen, there are family members from the military side looking for you.” The nurse knocked on the door and spoke.

Dr. Chen addressed his current patient, “Please wait a moment.” Then he said to the nurse, “Bring them in.”

Ning Shu and Lin Guofeng heard Dr. Chen’s words from inside, so they walked in.

As soon as they entered, Ning Shu took out the introduction letter given by Dr. Zhang. “Hello, Dr. Chen. My name is Ning Shu, and this is the introduction letter I brought.”

“Hello, comrade.” Dr. Chen took the letter and glanced at it.

After reading it, he asked, “Which one is the patient? Did you bring the previous medical records?”

“Yes, we did. This child is the patient,” Lin Guofeng hurriedly replied.

Dr. Chen saw Lin Guofeng carrying the child, whose complexion didn’t look good.

He said to the patient, “You’re recovering quite well.

Continue taking the current medication as prescribed. Come back for a follow-up in a week. If you feel any discomfort during this period, come back immediately.”

“Alright, thank you, Dr. Chen.” The patient glanced at Hai Cai on Lin Guofeng’s back before leaving.

Dr. Chen then pointed to the hospital bed in the office and said, “Put the child on this bed, and give me the medical records.”

“Okay.” Lin Guofeng laid Hai Cai down on the bed, then took off the cloth bag from his body and handed everything inside to Dr. Chen.

He didn’t know exactly what Dr. Chen needed.

Dr. Chen was used to patients’ family members like Lin Guofeng.

He took all the documents and quickly went through them.

In just a few minutes, he had reviewed everything. “According to the medical records, the patient currently has two conditions: pulmonary effusion and bacterial infection in the lungs.

The amount of effusion in the lungs is minimal and not severe; it can be expelled naturally.

The main concern is the lung infection.”

“His issues can be resolved through surgery or medication.

However, considering the patient’s young age and current physical condition, I recommend medication.”

“I suggest starting with antibiotics and other medications for a while and then come back for a reevaluation in three days.

During these three days, the child’s nutrition should be maintained, and his body should be strengthened.

Enhancing his immune system is also crucial.”

To be honest, as a parent, Lin Guofeng also supported medication for his child.

Surgery was a significant concern for ordinary people.

However, Lin Guofeng didn’t dare to make the decision himself.

He looked at Ning Shu. “Third Sister, what do you think?”

Ning Shu was speechless.

What could she say? Of course, she would listen to the doctor. “Then let’s follow the doctor’s advice. Does the child need to be hospitalized for observation now?”

“Where do you live? If you reside in the military family housing, hospitalization for observation isn’t necessary. I’ll prescribe the medication here and provide three days’ worth of glucose.

You can take them back to the family housing, and the glucose can be administered daily at the military clinic.

If you live elsewhere, you can come here for glucose administration every day, or you can choose to be hospitalized for three days. It’s up to you.”

Lin Guofeng looked at Ning Shu again.

He was undecided, partly because staying in the hospital was expensive, but also because he felt embarrassed to suggest staying with the military.

Ning Shu didn’t care about his thoughts.

She directly said, “Let’s stay with the military. Please trouble Dr. Chen to prescribe medicine and glucose.”

Her idea was that Hai Cai wouldn’t eat well in the hospital, and Lin Guofeng and his wife probably couldn’t afford good food for Hai Cai either.

Besides, it would be inconvenient for her to come back and forth to see Hai Cai.

Upon hearing Ning Shu’s words, Lin Guofeng breathed a sigh of relief.

Dr. Chen wrote a prescription while saying, “You go register first. I’ll examine the child again to confirm the consistency with the previous medical records.

After that, I’ll write the prescription. You can go register, then come back to pick up the prescription, pay, and get the medicine.”

Ning Shu suddenly remembered that they hadn’t registered yet.

So she asked Lin Guofeng to wait here with Hai Cai while she went to register.

Things moved quickly after that.

When Ning Shu came back after registering, Dr. Chen had already finished examining Hai Cai’s body.

The medical records from the county hospital and the provincial hospital matched, and after Dr. Chen wrote the prescription, Ning Shu asked, ‘Dr. Chen, we adopted two military dogs at home. Will they affect the child’s illness?’

Dr. Chen thought this family member was quite careful. ‘It won’t have any impact.’

With that assurance, Ning Shu took Lin Guofeng and Hai Cai to pay and get the medicine.

After everything was settled, an hour had passed.

Ning Shu looked at the time and saw it was already half-past ten.

When they walked out of the hospital, they saw Qian Aifen at the hospital entrance.

Seeing them coming out, Qian Aifen anxiously asked, “How is it? What did the doctor say?”

Lin Guofeng replied, “The doctor said to take medicine for three days, intravenous glucose for three days, and then come back for a check-up.

The glucose for these three days can be administered at the military clinic.

He also said that the child’s condition can be resolved with medication.

Since the child’s body is weak and has poor resistance, it’s not suitable for surgery right now.”

Upon hearing this, Qian Aifen also breathed a sigh of relief.

She was genuinely afraid of her child undergoing surgery.

“Let’s go back first. How about Sister-in-law carrying Hai Cai, and I’ll take Sister-in-law back to the military camp?

When we arrive, Hai Cai still needs to get today’s glucose. Big brother can ask around and then come over?” Ning Shu suggested.

Lin Guofeng and Qian Aifen naturally had no objections.

Qian Aifen handed the basket Ning Shu brought to Lin Guofeng.

Then, feeling a bit embarrassed, she said, “I’ve eaten three of the red sugar steamed buns brought by the Third daughter-in-law. There are still some inside. If you’re hungry, you can eat first.”

After a moment’s thought, she took out one and asked Hai Cai, “Hai Cai, are you hungry? Do you want to eat?”

Lin Hai Cai shook his head. ‘Not hungry.’

Lin Guofeng and Qian Aifen

“On the train, Qian Aifen didn’t eat the steamed buns herself but kept them for her son who was sick.

When she saw he wasn’t hungry, she put the steamed buns into the basket.

When Ning Shu arrived at the military camp with Qian Aifen and Hai Cai, it was already half past eleven.

After completing the inspection and registration at the guard post, Ning Shu took them to the medical clinic to receive the glucose drip.

“Sister-in-law, you stay here with Hai Cai for the glucose drip. I’ll go back and make lunch,” Ning Shu said.

Qian Aifen looked at her son lying in her arms, with his small hand connected to the glucose drip, feeling heartbroken.

She nodded, “Thank you so much, Third Sister-in-law, for your trouble this time.”

“Don’t mention it, Sister-in-law.” Even if today’s patient was Hai Cai and her own nephew or niece from the second household, even if she didn’t like Zhang Qinfang, she still couldn’t ignore it.

After all, one shouldn’t let personal feelings interfere with one’s duty.

But if it weren’t for Hai Cai, if it were someone else, she wouldn’t let them stay in the family quarters.

At most, she would give them some money and let them solve their food outside.

Ning Shu returned home and saw the three children playing at the yard gate.

It was already lunchtime, and the three children came home from school to eat lunch.

“Mom…”

“Mom, you’re back.”

“Mom, where’s Hai Cai?”

Seeing Ning Shu back, the three children approached expectantly.

Ning Shu said, “Hai Cai is receiving a glucose drip at the medical clinic, with your First Aunt accompanying him. You can go and see him, but you must not play around in the medical clinic.”

“Mom, we won’t play around.”

As soon as they heard that Hai Cai was at the medical clinic, Yibao and Erbao couldn’t wait to go.

When the three children arrived at the medical clinic and didn’t know where Hai Cai was, Yibao cleverly asked the nurse, “Sister Nurse, our cousin is sick and is here for treatment. Can you tell us where our cousin is?”

The twins were well-known in the entire family quarters.

When the nurse saw Yibao and Erbao looking alike, she guessed they were the famous twins from the family quarters.

Nurses usually worked in the medical clinic and hadn’t seen the twins before.

Now that they saw them, they did indeed look the same.

The nurse was happy to see them and said, “What’s your cousin’s name? When did he come? Let me find out for you.”

There weren’t many patients in the medical clinic, so it was easy to find out.