CHAPTER 528: CHAPTER 512: DECISION

"Trust me, and it’s possible for Hu Zi to have a wonderful tomorrow! A happy future. If you don’t believe, then that’s Hu Zi’s fate; I won’t persuade you to choose to believe. But you must decide for yourself."

Jiang Xiaoxiao doesn’t want to change others’ will; those who believe me will live, those who don’t, it’s fate.

Jiang Xiaoxiao doesn’t insist.

She cannot save the entire world.

She is not a savior.

She can only save those who choose to believe in her.

Actually, cleft lip surgery has become very common in later times, and the results are excellent.

Many children with cleft lips receive very good treatment.

They live happily.

But now, medical technology hasn’t reached that level yet.

Many children face a dilemma like this.

Going bankrupt may still lead to the same outcome for the child.

Parents helplessly giving up is also inevitable.

But she is Jiang Xiaoxiao.

"Xiao Xiao, perform the surgery, I choose to go ahead with the operation. I studied medicine myself just to cure my son, even if there’s only a glimmer of hope, I want to treat him. I’ll do it! But I don’t have the surgery funds."

Feng Na had inquired about the surgery costs before, such an operation cannot be done just once.

It requires multiple surgeries to repair, and the costs are enormous.

She cannot afford these expenses, but was spirited when she made her choice.

But when it comes to money, she immediately shrivels up.

"You don’t need to worry about money, our hospital has a program to aid children with cleft lips. Your Hu Zi will be the first little patient to receive aid."

Jiang Xiaoxiao has seen many parents returning home with their children because of a single surgery cost.

Her goal is to organize a charity foundation specifically for children with cleft lips.

Anyway, she knows quite a few people she can leverage.

Not all rich people like doing charity, although people’s awareness of charity isn’t strong now.

But if she cures many people, letting them contribute a bit should not be difficult.

It’s much more reasonable than directly asking for payment.

Feng Na breathed a sigh of relief, yet simultaneously felt grateful without knowing what to say.

Jiang Xiaoxiao helped her; if Jiang Xiaoxiao hadn’t brought her to this hospital earlier, she might have been considering going down along with the child.

Looking back now, it doesn’t matter if she dies, but the child is still so young, life just beginning, and she as a mother was even thinking about going down with the child.

Doing a surgery isn’t as simple as going at it alone, especially reconstructive plastic surgery like this.

The necessary staff to coordinate must consist of a complete work team.

An anesthetist, surgeon, assistant, circulating nurse, at least four or five people combined.

Jiang Xiaoxiao doesn’t simply want to use her Taotao.

Taotao can heal.

But she has done experiments with Taotao’s effects.

If a limb defect is congenital, then Taotao does not possess the ability to regenerate limbs and organs; in other words, injuries can easily heal post-trauma.

But if the wound is congenital, Taotao doesn’t have this function.

And her Taotao in the Spiritual Spring doesn’t yet have peaches with regeneration functions specifically for physiological defects.

So far, surgery must be done; of course, the good news is that others need several reconstructive surgeries to repair defects like cleft lips, whereas she might only need to do it once, reducing a lot of pain for patients.

Avoiding additional injuries from multiple surgeries makes recovery easier, as long as she repairs the lip defect area, after stitching, the rest of the recovery period plus Taotao’s function should help the child’s recovery be quite smooth.

Therefore, surgery must be done, otherwise why did she open a hospital?

Taotao is not omnipotent, although the peaches in her space seem amazing.

But one can’t always rely on these peaches to save people; after all, the quantity of peaches is limited.

There are so many people and patients worldwide; can her peaches possibly save everyone?

If she can’t save others, what should she do?

It means that her peaches are indeed precious and can be used to save those with life-threatening conditions, which is no problem, the value is justified, but the remaining simpler patients still need to undergo proper surgery, as advancements in medical skills are truly the backing.

This is also her original intention for curing and saving lives, and opening a hospital.

Now she needs a team.

Jiang Xiaoxiao and Feng Na return.

Upon returning home, they see Hu Zi curling up in the corner of the room like a frightened little tiger, tears streaking his face, while Bai Yiyi stands blocking the door, scratches on her arm.

She also wears an angry expression.

Aunt Jiang stands helplessly beside them.

Seeing Feng Na and Jiang Xiaoxiao, Hu Zi immediately rushes over and clutches Feng Na.

"Mom... Sister, I thought you didn’t want me anymore."

The child’s eyes glisten with joy, no longer resembling the despairing little tiger from moments ago.

It seems the child woke up thinking Feng Na had left him again, causing a significant trauma when Feng Na left before, leading him to react with feelings of abandonment in unfamiliar environments.

Feng Na silently hugs Hu Zi, "Hu Zi, from now on, you can call me Mom, don’t call me Sister, I am your mom. Mom went earlier with Aunt Jiang to find a doctor, planning to help cure your condition. Once you’re treated, you won’t need to wear a scarf anymore and can go out to play with other kids."

No one will laugh at or bully you because of the problem with your mouth anymore."

Hu Zi looked up at Feng Na in surprise, "Really? Mom, I can call you Mom, and my mouth can be fixed?"

Feng Na nodded, gently patting the child’s head.

"Yes! All of it! Are you happy?"

Hu Zi nodded, then hesitantly looked at Bai Yiyi, stammering.

"Mom, but I scratched this big sister."

Jiang Xiaoxiao was tending to Bai Yiyi’s wounds.

Bai Yiyi was furious, "Little sister, you don’t know, Hu Zi really is like a little tiger. I had good intentions, staying by his side, and when he woke, I wanted to make him something to eat. But who knew when he woke up and saw me, he roared."

And then tried to dash out the door. Auntie and I didn’t dare let him out, what if he ran out and couldn’t be found, how would I explain to you? I blocked the door, only to have this guy rush up and scratch and bite me."

Look, like a wildling, scratching me into this state, not listening to any explanation."

Bai Yiyi looked at her arm with grievance, where several bloody scratches and two rows of conspicuous bite marks were visible, breaking the skin and bleeding, demonstrating how forceful the bite was at the time.

Feng Na led Hu Zi over.

Hu Zi timidly looked at Bai Yiyi.

"Sister, I’m sorry, I thought Mom was leaving me again earlier, so I wanted to find her. You were blocking me from leaving. I’m sorry, I shouldn’t have bitten you."

Bai Yiyi had no more anger; although she was mad, seeing this little boy sincerely apologizing, and thinking of his fearsome mouth defect, she felt sympathetic toward him.

She essentially wasn’t much older than Hu Zi, but she felt more like an elder sister.

She should take care of this little brother; sisters take care of brothers, and if bitten, so be it. After all, don’t siblings everywhere fight when they’re little?

She had seen neighbors’ siblings fight like enemies, leaving bloody injuries, yet when harmonious, they behaved like one person.

If anyone dared bully them, they would face both siblings together.

"Alright, I know you were scared in an unfamiliar place, it’s alright. But in the future, talk things over properly, don’t use your mouth to solve problems; see how you bit me, learn to persuade people with reason."

Hu Zi saw Bai Yiyi smile and quickly trotted over, "Sister! You’re not mad at me anymore?"

He had no playmates, and suddenly having such a kind-hearted big sister naturally made him want to stay by Bai Yiyi’s side.