Chapter 4 Section 4

Once a lady says a word, four horses are hard to follow.When Ding Yi said "I like excitement", he really likes excitement. First of all, the three daughters of that family. Although they were dressed in shabby clothes and their hands and faces were a bit dirty, they were quite cute when you looked closely.The oldest may be six or seven years old, the youngest may be three or four years old, and the middle one may be five or six years old. Probably because they were taught by Dr. Man, the parents of that family now pay more attention to controlling their children. If the children are noisy, the parents always scold them louder.It is very likely that the reason for restraint is to use her as a villain, saying cruel words such as "don't quarrel with that aunt", "if you quarrel with auntie to rest, Doctor Man will drive you out", so those little girls Always peeking at her timidly.

Ding Yi wanted to have a good relationship with some little girls, so he gave them biscuits and fruit to eat. At first they didn't dare to accept it, but after seeing their parents agreed, the children dared to take it and eat it. She saw those things that she was tired of eating, being eaten so sweetly by a few children as if they were treasures, and she felt a lump in her throat. She really hoped that there would be no poor people in this world. Later, she always asked her parents to bring more food for the little girls.It's a pity that she doesn't understand what the family said, and it's not convenient to communicate.

Her mother chatted with the hostess of that house several times, and she could barely understand that the woman also had an operation for appendicitis on the same day as her. They lived on the other side of the city, and because they knew Dr. Man, they came to this hospital to see a doctor. , but it was very troublesome for the family members to run back and forth, so they stayed in the hospital all the time. Probably the family reported her charitable behavior to Dr. Man. After his rounds, he specially thanked Ding Yi on behalf of the family: "The children ate a lot of your food, and they asked me to thank you."

Ding Yi said modestly: "They were all given to me when they came to see me, and I can't finish eating them here." He didn't comment on this, just wrote the book on the bedside, and left the ward. At night, he came to the ward and took away the whole family except the woman on the bed. The ward was quiet that night and she slept well. During the rounds the next day, he asked her, "You didn't make any noise yesterday, did you?" "Not noisy. Where did you take them?" "My bedroom." "Then where do you sleep?" "Duty room."

"Thank you!" He raised his eyebrows, as if he was asking, "What are you thanking me for?" She felt that she was a little self-indulgent, maybe he didn't take the family away for her to rest well, but just took care of the sleep of the fellow villagers.To cover up, she pretended to ask casually, "Aren't they from City A?" He didn't answer. She was afraid that he didn't want to talk about it, so she couldn't ask any more, but he took the initiative to explain: "He's from the countryside, he passed away, and he's hiding."

"Do they have jobs in City A?" She felt stupid after asking, isn't this obvious?How can those who hide in the countryside have jobs?If there is a job, is it still called "hiding out"? Fortunately, he didn't blame her for being stupid, and explained: "Women shine shoes for others." She felt sad: "Then they are hospitalized with public medical care?" After asking, she felt stupid again. Isn't this obvious? Fortunately, he still didn't blame her for being stupid, and explained: "No. It's very troublesome." He didn't specify what the trouble was, she guessed it was the hospitalization fee, and it was probably up to him to figure out a way, either pay for it himself, or use his authority to waive the woman's hospitalization fee, Or pack a part, free a part.

"They are so lucky to know you," she said from the bottom of her heart. He didn't answer. She found that he didn't seem to like talking very much. If it was a question he was willing to answer, he would answer it briefly.If it was a question he didn't want to answer, he didn't even have a courtesy to deal with it, so he just kept silent. The woman was discharged before her, probably because of money problems.She sympathized with the family and gave them all the fruit and snacks she had.The family had been gone for quite a while, and she was still in a low mood. Her mother comforted her: "There are too many poor people in the world, it's useless for you to suffer."

"Why do they have to give birth? They are homeless and wandering outside. How pitiful are the children!" "It's not all about having a son." "Is the son that important? You and Dad don't have a son, don't you have a good life?" "Some people have feudal ideas, and think that when a daughter is married, she belongs to someone else's family. If the child is not named after her family name, the incense will be cut off." "Then let the child follow his own family name, isn't that all right?" "How can things be so simple? Do you want your child to have your last name, does your husband agree or not?"

She said proudly: "If you don't agree, then let him go!" "That's it. How can you be so straightforward when you really encounter such a thing? If you love him very much, you will fall out with him because of the child's last name?" She still couldn't figure it out: "He puts so much emphasis on the child's surname, how can I love him?" "It's possible that you fell in love with him first, only to find out later that he cares so much about the child's last name?" "Then I'll ask clearly from the beginning."

Mom laughed: "How do you ask? You asked him 'whose name will our children have in the future'?" She, too, found that awkward. My mother said: "It's useless for you to talk hard about these things. When you encounter them, you will know that things are not that simple. But I hope you will never encounter such things in your life. You should find someone who does not have patriarchal thoughts." People, live in peace and stability for a lifetime." "When you gave birth to me, did you expect me to be a son?" "I think so. With your sister, I have another child. Of course I want to have a son. I have both children. But I am still very happy when I am not a son."

"What about when you gave birth to your sister? Did you expect her to be a son?" "No. The first one, it's fine to have a boy or a girl." "Then why did you name your sister 'Ding Yi'? Isn't that a boy's name?" "Why is 'Ding Yi' a boy's name? It means 'the first child'. Your father likes to be unconventional, and people name their daughters like Hua Duo. There were many different names. It happened that the Party Central Committee was always holding meetings at that time, and the names of the members of the Politburo were reported on the radio. Just arrange them according to the strokes of the name. Your father joked that he named your sister 'One', so that she can be ranked first when she enters the Politburo." She said coquettishly: "You guys are biased. You gave my sister the first one, and I gave me the first, second, third, and second. Doesn't my 'B' mean 'second'?" "I named you 'B' only because of the lack of strokes. Your father said that in Chinese characters, there are only two characters in one stroke. You and your sister have one character. There is no meaning of 'B' in 'A, B, C, Ding' at all." "Of course, otherwise, why am I always behind my sister?" Mom comforted and said, "Why can't you catch up? Didn't you all go to college? Your sister just went abroad, but isn't it a matter of time? You will go abroad sooner or later." "Not only did she go abroad, she also found a boyfriend so smoothly." "You will also have a boyfriend." Mom whispered, "I asked about Doctor Man, but he is not married yet." She couldn't hold back her face: "What are you doing? Are you selling me to others?" "Where is it to sell you to others? How can my mother be so stupid? My daughter is so outstanding, and I still need to sell you? I just asked him about his situation casually." "Is he so old and doesn't have a girlfriend?" "How old is he? I heard he's less than thirty." "Not yet thirty? I thought he was in his forties." "Does he look that old?" "He always wears a mask, so he can't see clearly." "Really, I've never seen him without a mask. Could it be that he has a disability on his face?" When my mother said this, she wanted to see the part covered by Dr. Man's mask even more.But unfortunately, until she was discharged from the hospital, she had never seen Dr. Man's true face in Lushan. When he came to the ward, he was always fully clothed, wearing a mask, a white hat, and a white coat, which made her nervous. Suspicious, is it true that Dr. Man is bald and has a crooked mouth as my mother guessed?Otherwise, why do you always wear hats and masks? Unfortunately, before she had time to see Dr. Man's true face in Lushan, she was ready to be discharged from the hospital. She dawdled, reluctant to leave, but several taxis came up to meet her, as if they all knew she was discharged from the hospital that day, and they were all waiting there. Mom stopped one, negotiated the price, and helped her into the car. She looked back at the hospital reluctantly, then covered her right lower abdomen, and got into the taxi. After returning home, she rested for two days before going back to school, but she couldn't let go of the hospital and Dr. Man in her heart. There were a few times when she really wanted to call him or go to him, so she just said she wanted to thank him.But she knew it was a poor excuse, and even if it was really just to thank him, it didn't look like it. But she was really unwilling to just disappear into his mind like this. She wanted to do something to make him remember her and think of her, but she really couldn't think of anything to do.Later, she comforted herself and said that if there was fate, he would come to her. Since he didn't come to her, it meant that she was nothing in his heart, so why should she take him seriously? But he always hangs there like an unfinished business, making her unable to make a boyfriend with peace of mind.She felt that it was mainly because she didn't see his face and didn't know his life experience, so she left a suspense that made her uneasy.If she saw his face and found that he really had a crooked mouth, maybe she would let him go completely.Or, if he has a girlfriend, or even married, then she can let him go. The problem was that she didn't know anything about him, which annoyed her more. And the most annoying thing is that she didn't leave him any suspense. He saw her inside and out, and knew that she didn't have a boyfriend, so he still didn't take the initiative to contact her, so he definitely didn't care about her at all. Just like the thousands of patients he has treated, he completely let go.