e florist's door very quickly, and Fang Xiaoru could clearly see his appearance. He wasn’t handsome but neither was he ugly; his clothes were high-end brands that showed how wealthy he was. Of course,...Chapter 1284: Really Unfair
"Children" Liuyunman was slightly taken aback and then nodded, "Please invite them in."
"Yes, Miss Liu." The girl left.
A few minutes later, the girl led a young couple into the room. Both of them were around thirty years old with decent appearances and proper attire. With Liuyunman's discerning eye, she could tell that although they weren't wearing top-tier brands, their clothes certainly didn't come cheap.
The woman was holding a sleeping child in her arms who seemed to be only two or three years old, his face pale with no hint of rosy cheeks. Both the couple looked extremely haggard, and there were traces of bloodshot eyes in their gaze, indicating that they hadn't slept well for quite some time.
"Hello, Miss Liu, my name is Meng Xiaomei. This is my husband Peng Junchai, and this is our son, Peng Xiao Dong," the young woman introduced herself as soon as she entered the door. "I saw this report and I want to know if what it says is true"
Meng Xiaomei spoke while handing a newspaper over to Liu Yunman.
Liu Yunman took the newspaper and looked at it, realizing that it was an article published yesterday about the Orphanage for Abandoned Children. Liu Yunman knew about this report because she had invited the journalist who wrote it to do a feature on the orphanage. She wanted to publicize the orphanage not out of her own desire for fame but in hopes that more people would know about its existence. She even hoped that, like churches abroad, people who wished to abandon their children would directly send them there. In fact, she had called upon such individuals in the report to bring their children to the Orphanage for Abandoned Children if they wanted to.
"Miss Meng, everything mentioned in this report is true," Liu Yunman nodded, then looked at the child named Peng Xiao Dong that was in Meng Xiaomei’s arms and asked proactively, "Are you planning on leaving your child here Although we do take in any abandoned children, I oppose anyone who abandons their own child. So, if the two of you really plan to leave your child here, I hope you will think it over seriously because once you abandon your child, he or she will forever abandon you."
"Miss Liu, the report says that every sickly abandoned child would receive good treatment here and even some illnesses that ordinary people see as incurable can be cured here. Is this really true There is a miracle doctor named Xia Tian here who does all of this," Meng Xiaomei looked at Liu Yunman with fervent eyes, "I know about this miracle doctor; I’ve been looking for him. Miss Liu, is the legendary Doctor Xia really here"
Liu Yunman was momentarily stunned. She finally began to understand that this couple had actually come looking for Xia Tian.
Now, Liu Yunman realized that she had unwittingly made a mistake. While she remembered promoting the place as an orphanage for abandoned children, she forgot that she also publicized Xia Tian in the process. As a result, someone came straight here to find him for treatment, but she knew that Xia Tian wasn’t very willing to treat people and wouldn’t necessarily respond to everyone's requests either. There were countless patients in this world, and no matter how skilled one person was, they couldn't heal every single person’s illness. This is precisely what many people say: one person cannot change the entire world.
After a moment of deliberation, Liu Yunman said, "Miss Meng, Xia Tian is just a part-time doctor at the orphanage for abandoned children and doesn’t usually stay here, so he isn't currently here."
"But, every child in the orphanage for abandoned children eventually receives treatment from Dr. Xia, right" Meng Xiaomei pressed.
"That's not quite accurate either," Liu Yunman explained. "We have a hospital and other doctors here as well; we treat minor illnesses ourselves, but only when ordinary doctors can't cure the illness do we turn to Xia Tian for help."
"I've heard around here that a child with cerebral palsy was once healed by Doctor Xiah. Miss Liu, do you know about this" Meng Xiaomei asked again.
"This... " Liuyunman slightly furrowed her brows; she didn't answer Meng Xiaomei's question but instead reminded her, "Miss Meng, our organization here is a charity for abandoned children, not a hospital. So if you want to get your child treated, I advise you to go elsewhere."
"Miss Liu, we've already visited many places. Up until now, I only know that Doctor Xiah can truly cure cerebral palsy. Xiao Dong was born prematurely; besides the cerebral palsy, there are other health issues with his body. Doctor Xiah is my last hope. I hope Miss Liu could help me and contact Doctor Xiah for me. No matter how much he asks for, I will find a way to pay. As long as he's willing to treat Xiao Dong." Meng Xiaomei looked at Liuyunman, her tone filled with pleading: "Miss Liu, you are a kind person; otherwise, you wouldn't have established this charity institution. I believe Doctor Xiah is also a good-hearted person. Please help me and save my son! I'll kneel before you!"
Meng Xiaomei really knelt down in front of Liuyunman with a thud; Liuyunman was immediately startled, then quickly bent over to pull Meng Xiaomei up: "Miss Meng, please get up. We can talk this out calmly. You don't need to do this."
"Miss Liu, please, help me contact Doctor Xiah. I really have no idea how to reach him." However, Meng Xiaomei still refused to stand up.
"Miss Meng, please don't make me difficult for myself," Liu Yunman found it a bit troublesome. "To be honest with you, Xia Tian doesn’t treat many people and he can't treat everyone. He has his own things to do as well; I’m not trying to avoid contacting him, but I believe that even if he’s here, he won’t treat your child. The fact that he agreed to treat the abandoned children here is already quite rare. I truly cannot keep asking for more."
"Miss Liu, don't you think this is extremely unfair to us" Peng Junchai, who had been silent until now, finally spoke up and helped Meng Xiaomei get back on her feet. "Xiaomei, stop kneeling like that. We’ve done all we could; there’s no need for such desperate acts."
"But, Xiao Dong..." After getting up, Meng Xiaomei threw herself into Peng Junchai's arms and couldn’t help sobbing.
"Mr. Peng, I’m sorry, but I’ve already said we are a charity organization, not a hospital," Liu Yunman, despite her reluctance, decided to refuse again; she couldn't set this precedent. If everyone started treating the place as a hospital and came here for Xia Tian's treatment, it would truly become one. In that case, she might as well open a proper hospital.
"Miss Liu, in your opinion, what you’re doing is fair," Peng Junchai looked at Liu Yunman with a hint of sorrow: "Those children, since birth, have not only been sick but also abandoned by their parents. Therefore, they should receive better care. You’ve taken great care of them and even invited the Divine Doctor Xia to treat them. But Miss Liu, have you considered how unfair this is for us who are good parents Those irresponsible parents can casually abandon their children while receiving good care for them, but we who would never abandon our sick children no matter what—parents who would do anything to save our kids—are forced to watch them die Why should better parents suffer worse consequences than those who abandon their children Do you expect us to also abandon our children here before you agree to treat them"
"Mr. Peng, in this world, there is no such thing as absolute fairness; we cannot treat everyone equally, but we can try our best to be fair to the children." Liu Yunman sighed gently, "Your child has parents by his side, whereas abandoned children have no one to take care of them, which is why we look after them. I understand your dissatisfaction, but I must say that we approach this issue from different perspectives. My charity organization isn't omnipotent; my capacity is limited and I can’t cater to everyone equally."
"Miss Liu, what you are doing is a great thing, so I won't blame you. In fact, I admire you very much. But as a father, I cannot stand idly by when my child needs help. We will not abandon our child today, but I hope you can seriously consider this situation because if Mr. Xia refuses to treat my child's illness, we would have no choice but to abandon the child here in order to save his life. For this reason, we are willing to bear the blame of abandoning our child."
Peng Juntai spoke with determination.
"I believe that any parent who is in my situation will make the same decision. Therefore, I hope Miss Liu can consider other approaches; otherwise, I am certain that there would be many children abandoned here in the future. It's not that their parents dislike them, but rather that they love them too much and want to save their lives by doing so."
Liu Yunman was stunned. Peng Juntai’s words indeed touched her deeply; she quickly realized that his words were not nonsense but could very well become reality. Even if she didn't intentionally spread the word, people would eventually find out about these matters. In the future, there might be parents who abandon their children here not because they want to abandon them but because they hope for medical treatment.
"Miss Liu, I don’t want to put you in a difficult situation either; I’m not asking Dr. Xia to treat anyone without reason. To cure an incurable disease requires a price, and that I understand. Although I am not very wealthy, we are still quite well-off. If Dr. Xia is willing to treat my son’s illness, I will give you all the money I have or donate it to your charity organization. Meiyan and I also願意成為這裡的誌願者,以後一直幫助棄兒之家做事。”彭俊才顯然經過深思熟慮,一口氣說了好幾種安排。
鑒於需要保留原有的HTML標簽並且僅翻譯標簽內的文字內容的要求,最後一句話的翻譯如下:
"Miss Liu, I don’t want to put you in a difficult situation either; I’m not asking Dr. Xia to treat anyone without reason. To cure an incurable disease requires a price, and that I understand. Although I am not very wealthy, we are still quite well-off. If Dr. Xia is willing to treat my son’s illness, I will give you all the money I have or donate it to your charity organization. Meiyan and I are also willing to be volunteers here and help the Orphanage for Abandoned Children in the long run."s later, Leng Bingbing’s car arrived at Scholarly Residence. Xia Tian then took his manual and got in her car, following her to the municipal government compound.Leng Bingbing still wore casual clothe...