Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
Hai City Central Hospital.
“Hey, hey, hey, Doctor Qin, Doctor Qin, were you on duty at the hospital last night? It’s so early in the morning, but Doctor Wang and the rest haven’t arrived yet. We’re almost late. Doctor Qin, can you help us?” A female doctor saw Qin Siting, who was about to leave, and rushed forward to speak.
Qin Siting glanced at her and recognized that she was a female doctor from the Physical Examination Department. He asked mildly, “What?”
“Hasn’t there been a new type of influenza outbreak abroad? The country is very concerned about it. The provincial government has also issued a warning. All the major hospitals send people to various kindergartens and primary and secondary schools to check if there are any virus infections. The doctors in our department are usually quite punctual. In the end, we were assigned to several kindergartens. They feel that it’s not good to mix with those children who are too young, so they don’t want to go, but children are the most important. We definitely can’t be too perfunctory. Besides, it’s already so late. The children will be waiting. It’s not good to be late as a doctor. It’s really a bad example….”
As the female doctor spoke, she looked at him in embarrassment. “I can’t go there alone. Everyone in the hospital is quite busy. I don’t know who can accompany me. Doctor Qin… are you preparing to leave work… Can you… accompany me for a while? My task this morning is to go to two kindergartens to do a physical examination. It will end quickly.”
Qin Siting glanced at the time and then glanced at the office. There was indeed no one else.
He usually did not interact much with the Physical Examination Department. The people in this department usually kept a low profile and did not cause any trouble.
After a moment of silence, he said, “I can help, but I haven’t had much contact with children, nor have I stayed in pediatrics.”
“It’s okay. It’s okay. As long as you wear this white coat and stand in front of those children, even if you look like a fairy, they will still think you are a demon. Although you are almost like a fairy…,” The female doctor softly sighed with emotion.
Qin Siting: “…”
Qin Siting sighed and smiled. “Children are so afraid of doctors.”
“That’s right. Aside from pediatrics, our department has the most contact with children. Whenever they see someone in a white coat, they’ll feel like they’re about to be given an injection. They’ll sit on the ground and start wailing. So when we arrive at the kindergarten, if those children start crying when they see you, you don’t have to suspect that you’ve frightened them. It’s normal for children to be afraid of doctors.”
Qin Siting nodded. “All right, then let’s go.”
The female doctor was instantly overjoyed. Although she was already married, how could a woman resist a good-looking man? Even if she didn’t have any other thoughts, she was still very happy to have the opportunity to work together. She quickly began to pack all sorts of things she needed for her physical examination and asked someone to move them into the car.
…
Hai City, Bright Pearl Kindergarten.
“Shi Kele, are you afraid of injections?” A fair and clean little boy stood in the long queue. When he saw a little boy run out crying while holding his arm after receiving an injection, he turned back to ask Lele who was behind him.
Lele saw that many children were crying. Not only were the children who had already undergone a physical examination crying, but even the children who did not were crying. Even if they were not crying, they had frightened expressions.
She poked her head forward curiously and said, “Isn’t it just a little pain? What’s the use of crying? Doesn’t it hurt just as much?”
The fair and clean little boy looked at her in surprise. “You’re not afraid?”
Lele did not pay him any more attention. She stuck her head out and looked at the female doctor who was drawing the children’s blood. Then she looked at the male doctor who was holding a stethoscope and examining the children’s mouths.
She could see the female doctor’s face, but she could only see the male doctor’s side of his face. Even from where he sat, she could tell that he seemed to be very, very tall. As the sunlight landed on the male doctor’s back, Lele felt that he was like a tall, handsome superhero who appeared in a cartoon and was glowing with golden light.
“Hey, Shi Kele, what are you looking at?” the boy asked her again.
Seeing that she kept looking forward, the little boy followed her gaze. After looking for a while, he said mockingly, “My mother said that only little girls would be infatuated when they see a handsome man….”
The teacher by the side heard their childish and innocent words and reached out to gently pat them. “Line up properly. Don’t move back and forth.”
Lele was forced to retract her gaze. She lowered her head and rolled up her sleeves, revealing her cute little arms. She then looked at the other children who had covered their arms and ran out crying. She looked at their hands and then at her own arms.
Wow, will she bleed after the injection?
Mommy said that an injection would not cause blood, but why did she see some blood on the cotton swab in some children’s hands?
The line was very long. The children came out one by one according to their classes. There were twenty-six children in their class. At first, Lele was at the back, but not long after, she went ahead.
When it was finally her turn, the female doctor was amused to see her standing in front of the table with her arms raised. She looked down at the name list and asked, “Little kid, what’s your name?”
“My name is Shi Kele.” Lele opened her eyes wide and looked at the female doctor as she answered crisply.
Qin Siting had just helped the little boy in front check his oral cavity. He threw the tongs in his hand into the cleaning bucket by the side and turned to see the little girl with two braids and round eyes speaking bravely to the doctor.
The female doctor nodded with a smile. She matched her name on the list and called her over for a blood test.
In fact, there was still a little bit of fear in Shi Kele’s heart. However, after taking a deep breath, she bravely walked forward and reached out her arm.
When the doctor drew blood, it really hurt, but when she and Mommy were in America, Mommy also asked Granny Xiang to take her for a checkup. She remembered that she didn’t bleed at that time…
As she was thinking, the blood was already drawn. The female doctor patted her little head. “Little Shi Kele, you’re very brave. You’re great. Go to the handsome doctor next to you. Come, come, the next child.”
Shi Kele rushed to the handsome doctor and took the initiative to approach him. “Hello, Uncle Doctor! Uncle Doctor, you’re really good-looking!”
Qin Siting: “…”
