Southern Hospital Emergency Department.
"Director Jiang, how is it? Have you found the patient's cause of illness?"
Wan Yunting, Jin Xiuwen, and Zhou Xiaomin watched Jiang Tongxin emerge from the ward. She retained her usual cool and indifferent demeanor, holding a medical report. "Preliminary diagnosis is lung cancer!"
"What, lung cancer..."
Upon hearing that her mother's illness was lung cancer, Zhou Xiaomin's eyes widened, her mind went blank, and she was stunned on the spot.
Jin Xiuwen was also taken aback. Wan Yunting, however, remained calm. "Director Jiang, could I see the examination report?"
Jiang Tongxin glanced at him and handed him the report. As Wan Yunting reviewed it, Zhou Xiaomin, having snapped back to reality, turned pale and slumped onto a nearby chair, tears streaming down her face.
It was known that lung cancer was essentially incurable once contracted.
"Director Jiang, the patient should be in the early stage of lung cancer, right?"
After reading the report, Wan Yunting returned it to Jiang Tongxin. She nodded. "Yes, it's early stage. Fortunately, you found it in time. Had the patient deteriorated further for a period, entering the mid-stage of lung cancer, treatment would have been several times more difficult!"
These words prompted Zhou Xiaomin, her face streaked with tears, to look up and exclaim excitedly, "Then my mom still has a chance to be saved?"
Wan Yunting turned to her and said with a comforting smile, "Of course. Early-stage lung cancer can be cured with treatment. However, once it reaches the mid or late stages, treatment becomes extremely difficult. So, it's fortunate that your mother is in the early stage; there's a high probability of recovery."
Jiang Tongxin, standing nearby, also nodded. "He's right. Your mother needs to stay in the hospital for observation and treatment. You should go and complete the admission procedures first."
Upon hearing that her mother could be cured, Zhou Xiaomin stood up happily, wiped away her tears, and said excitedly, "Okay, I'll go now..."
"I'll accompany you."
Jin Xiuwen went with Zhou Xiaomin to handle her mother's hospital admission and payment...
At this moment, Fang Yanxi called. Wan Yunting smiled at Jiang Tongxin and answered the woman's call. Knowing she was calling about Zhou Xiaomin's mother, Wan Yunting told her everything was fine...
Jiang Tongxin ignored him and turned back to her work.
"Okay, I'll be back later. That's all for now."
After ending the call with Fang Yanxi, Wan Yunting, seeing that Jin Xiuwen and Zhou Xiaomin had not yet returned, went into the ward to check on her mother. Huang Guilan was already asleep, and her condition was temporarily stable.
Wan Yunting exited the ward and sat on a chair by the door, waiting for Jin Xiuwen and Zhou Xiaomin to return...
"Yunting?"
Just then, a woman in a white professional suit, with a voluptuous figure, walked by pulling a small child. Han Shumei saw Wan Yunting and exclaimed in surprise, "Why are you still in the emergency department?"
"Yes, Sister Han?"
Wan Yunting saw it was Han Shumei and noticed she was holding a child with a fever patch on her forehead. He stood up. "I'm here in the emergency department to see a patient. Sister Han, are you bringing the child for a check-up?"
"Yes."
Han Shumei pulled the little girl along and smiled. "This little girl has had a high fever for the past two days and hasn't gotten better with medication, so I brought her here for an IV drip."
"Let me see."
Wan Yunting smiled and nodded, then gently held the little girl from the orphanage. The girl had seen Wan Yunting at the orphanage before, so she wasn't afraid of him, only a little shy and timid.
"You need to rest more when you get back, okay?" Wan Yunting gently stroked the little girl's head and smiled.
Han Shumei smiled warmly. Just then, Jin Xiuwen returned with Zhou Xiaomin. Wan Yunting then handed the little girl back to Han Shumei and asked, "How is it? Have you finished the admission procedures?"
"Finished."
Jin Xiuwen nodded with a smile. However, Zhou Xiaomin, following behind, clutched the medical forms with both hands, her head bowed, her emotions clearly amiss. Wan Yunting asked, "What's wrong?"
Jin Xiuwen glanced at Zhou Xiaomin before pulling Wan Yunting aside and whispering, "This girl's family is in financial difficulty and can't afford to pay for her mother's treatment. I paid for the hospitalization and treatment fees."
"Oh."
Wan Yunting looked at Zhou Xiaomin, who stood there with her head down. Jin Xiuwen sighed. "She just graduated and started working. I heard before that her father was paralyzed in a car accident years ago and has been bedridden since. So for many years, the burden of the family has fallen on her mother."
"Now that she has finally graduated and can work, her mother has contracted lung cancer. This girl is feeling sad and stressed."
"I see."
Hearing about Zhou Xiaomin's family situation touched Wan Yunting.
After all, her mother's lung disease, although early-stage, required a significant amount of money for treatment. Zhou Xiaomin was under immense pressure. The hospitalization and medical fees she had just paid amounted to thirty thousand yuan, but she couldn't even come up with a thousand yuan. Therefore, Zhou Xiaomin was very upset, feeling useless.
Although she was reluctant to accept her boss's kindness, she had no other choice. Because Zhou Xiaomin didn't want anything to happen to her mother, she accepted Jin Xiuwen's help and paid the thirty thousand yuan for hospitalization and medical fees.
"Yunting, what's wrong?"
Han Shumei, who was standing with the little girl, also noticed their unusual demeanor and asked kindly.
Wan Yunting pointed at Zhou Xiaomin, who was sitting there silently weeping, and sighed. "Her mother was just diagnosed with lung cancer, but her family has financial difficulties and can't afford the treatment."
"Ah, this matter."
Han Shumei glanced at Zhou Xiaomin and said, "If the situation is serious, I can apply to the charity fund to see if we can provide some assistance."
"Charity fund?"
Wan Yunting and Jin Xiuwen were taken aback. Han Shumei nodded. "Yes, our orphanage established a charity fund a long time ago specifically to help those in need."
"For example, those with serious illnesses and families facing difficulties, we can apply for help from society. Of course, our fund also provides assistance. Although the amount isn't much, it's a responsibility."
Han Shumei smiled. "Fortunately, thanks to your significant help with the matter last time, Yunting, our orphanage's charity fund has some money."
She was referring to the relocation issue of the orphanage last time, when Shi Dalong gave the orphanage ten thousand yuan in resettlement fees, which resolved Han Shumei's urgent need. Now, their orphanage's charity fund had some money, and upon hearing about Zhou Xiaomin's family situation, she naturally wanted to extend a helping hand.
In essence, this process is similar to current methods like "Water Drop Fundraising." A portion comes from societal help. If the funds are insufficient, the remaining amount is covered by Han Shumei's charity fund. However, Zhou Xiaomin's family situation must be verified to receive public donations.
So, Wan Yunting asked Han Shumei to speak with Zhou Xiaomin. Upon hearing that she could receive public donations, Zhou Xiaomin was naturally delighted. As long as it could save her mother, she was willing to do anything.
Han Shumei then got a preliminary understanding of Zhou Xiaomin's situation, confirming her family's poor economic conditions and her father's disability. After understanding the situation, Han Shumei prepared to leave and, through the charity fund's channels, create a pathway for Zhou Xiaomin, hoping that the public could donate to them...
"Don't worry, we will help you solve the financial problem. You just focus on taking good care of your mother," Wan Yunting said with a smile.
Zhou Xiaomin was extremely moved and repeatedly bowed to Wan Yunting, Han Shumei, and Jin Xiuwen. "Thank you, Mr. Wan. Thank you all..."
Jin Xiuwen smiled. "I'll give you paid leave for this period so you can take good care of your mother."
"Thank you, Mr. Jin..."
These words brought Zhou Xiaomin to tears. She felt fortunate to have met such good employers and to have saved her mother's life. She was so choked up that she didn't know what to say.
Wan Yunting, Jin Xiuwen, and Han Shumei exchanged smiles. They told Zhou Xiaomin to take good care of her mother, and then the three of them, along with the little girl from the orphanage, left the emergency department. Wan Yunting asked with a smile, "Sister Han, did you drive here again?"
"No, we took a taxi," Han Shumei replied, pulling the little girl along with a smile.
"Then I'll drive you back first," Wan Yunting said with a smile. "And I can chat with you about the charity fund matters along the way."
"Okay."
Han Shumei smiled and nodded, not refusing.
So, Wan Yunting took them into his car, parted ways with Jin Xiuwen, and headed back to Huadu Children's Welfare Institute...