CHAPTER 117: CHAPTER 117: TEMPORARY FOSTER CARE

Chen Wenjun regained his composure and said uncertainly, "I just feel that this pair of socks looks familiar, very much like the ones my son wore back then, but it might just be a coincidence."

During the New Year, after Lin Qin learned of Li Lan’s situation, she packed Ping’an’s childhood items and gave them to Li Lan, hoping they could have a son. Wenjun couldn’t possibly mistake his own son’s belongings, but was just not comfortable speaking it out.

Shen Wenfeng looked unusually serious, gave Chen Wenjun a deep glance, and said, "Brother, we may have to trouble you to come to the hospital with us. I know you’re busy, don’t worry, it won’t take long."

Chen Wenjun nodded. At times like this, he couldn’t refuse.

The group arrived at the city’s hospital maternity ward.

The head nurse personally came over, and upon meeting, bitterly recounted the detailed course of events.

"The couple came to the hospital around seven in the morning. At that time, there were only doctors and nurses on duty. When they were sent over, it was already close to delivery. We immediately sent the pregnant woman to the delivery room, letting the family go pay and handle the hospitalization, only later finding out the family didn’t even handle the hospitalization."

The child was born past eleven, and both the mother and child were sent to the ward past twelve. The doctors and nurses went to lunch, leaving only the duty doctor.

Back then, the nurse Xiaojun went to the ward to urge the family to pay and handle hospitalization. The man kept saying okay and said he would immediately handle it. After going downstairs with a bag, he never appeared again.

At the time, everyone went to rest, and no one paid attention to this matter. In the afternoon, almost two o’clock, Xiaojun said she saw the hurriedly departing back of a woman with braids, because the ward was fairly quiet, she didn’t think much.

Past two o’clock when the doctors and nurses went on duty, they found the person had disappeared, leaving only a newborn baby girl behind, what a sin!"

The head nurse, having been in maternity for many years, found such occurrences common, but merely expressed her views, and her expression was relatively calm.

Shen Wenfeng pondered for a moment, "Please ask the head nurse to describe the appearance of the couple, I’ll let this suspected informer confirm it with you."

The head nurse glanced at Chen Wenjun twice and said directly, "It’s not him; that person doesn’t look like him either!"

Chen Wenjun was shocked, "It definitely isn’t me! I’m just here to confirm."

The head nurse led the group to see the little baby girl.

As the head nurse narrated, the appearance characteristics of the couple basically matched Zhu Fugen and Li Lan, Chen Wenjun’s face was ashen, suppressing a large amount of anger.

Shen Wenfeng saw him like this and felt assured, but didn’t speak much in front of the head nurse, only murmured to Chen Wenjun, "What relationship does that couple have with you?"

Chen Wenjun hesitated for a moment, gritting his teeth, explained Zhu Fugen and Li Lan’s situation, "I think even if you go looking for them now, they won’t admit anything. After all, they even kept the pregnancy from villagers, additionally, I guess they likely have left the village, you’re most likely not going to find them!"

Shen Wenfeng let out a heavy breath of relief, "Regardless of whether we find them, we have to go, brother, how about keeping the child at your house for now? We’ll arrange for the child after our investigation results come out.

Rest assured, the police station certainly won’t let you take an unfair burden."

Logically, the child should stay at the city hospital, but the city hospital may not be willing to always take care of her, they will continually urge to resolve the case quickly, to send the child to the welfare institute.

The city’s children’s welfare institutes mostly had children with disabilities, and caregivers didn’t have that much compassion, if she really went there, who knows what would happen.

Shen Wenfeng suggested this with a touch of compassion.

Chen Wenjun sighed secretly and agreed.

Holding the child was inconvenient, so Shen Wenfeng had someone drive him back to Nanxi.

Once in Nanyu, Lin Qin and others were stunned to see him return with a newborn baby girl.

"Wenjun, what’s the situation with this child?" Lin Yi frowned.

Chen Wenjun handed the child over to Huang Yuezhen to take care of and angrily cursed Zhu Fugen and Li Lan, "Those two are so heartless, tossing the child at the hospital and running without looking back, didn’t even pay the medical bills."

Lin Yi’s face constantly changed, he said dryly, "Could it be a mistake, maybe it’s not them!"

Chen Wenjun shouted angrily, "The baby items Ah Qin gave them all belonged to Ping’an, I might mistake other things, but those things definitely can’t be wrong! Plus the timing, it fits perfectly!"

Lin Yi fell silent, grief appeared on his face, he sighed and shook his head continuously.

Lin Qin was extremely worried, "What to do now? Is the police station asking us to care for the child?"

Chen Wenjun shook his head, "No, they just said to let us take care of her for a few days, until they find Fugen’s couple, and confirm the child’s circumstances, but I guess they’re determined to have a son, ten to one won’t return to the village before giving birth to a son. Searching is futile."

Lin Yi slapped his thigh hard, "Such a sin! What a good child! If it wasn’t for the policy not allowing births, Fugen’s couple wouldn’t have acted so unyieldingly!"

Lin Qin’s face was grim, she said nothing, anyone could see her anger.

Just at that moment, the child woke up, hungry and wailed loudly.

Huang Yuezhen held the child and soothed her, hurriedly trying to feed her water.

Lin Yi quickly went to cook porridge, planning to feed the child rice soup.

Xu Dahai went to the kitchen to help.

Chen Wenjun had to go to South Port, unable to stay to help.

Everyone was busy with their tasks, only Lin Qin was idle, stewing in anger.

The rice soup would take a while, the little baby couldn’t be satisfied just drinking water, she was coaxed into sleep.

The rice soup was cooked and cooled, Lin Yi and Huang Yuezhen worked together to wake the uneasy baby girl and fed her half a bowl of somewhat viscous rice soup, finally, the child filled her belly and later went into a deep sleep.

Huang Yuezhen saw the child was sound asleep, quickly took her back to her room.

After putting the child down, she carefully walked out and said in a low voice to everyone, "She’s sleeping soundly, not troublesome, as Ah Qin’s belly grows, it’s inconvenient to care for a child, she’ll sleep with me for now, I’ll take care of her."

Lin Qin’s tightly furrowed brow slightly loosened, she worriedly said, "Cousin still needs to work, how can you have the energy to care for the child at night? My dad and the others leave early and return late, they don’t have time..."

Xu Dahai looked at the others, timorously volunteered, "I can take care of her! I helped with Ah Jian and Ah Kang when they were little, I just happen to be free, I’ll do it!"

Lin Qin looked surprised, "Brother-in-law you helped with the kids?"

Xu Dahai laughed awkwardly scratching his head, guiltily glanced at Lin Yi, and hesitantly said, "The kids stayed with Ah Ying and me at night, Ah Ying worked during the day and didn’t have the energy to care for the kids at night, so we’d take turns."