Siheyuan: The Era of Struggle

Chapter 351 Chance Encounter
Arriving at the door of the clinic, He Yuanchao peeked inside through the window on the door. The furnishings in the duty room were very simple, with a filing cabinet, a desk, and a simple wooden bed for examination.

A middle-aged man in a white coat was sitting behind a desk against the south wall. Since there were no patients to see, he was reading a book leisurely.

Seeing that the house was not big, He Yuanchao told Sha Zhu and his sister to wait outside, then he raised his hand and knocked on the door twice.

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As the knock on the door sounded, there was a quick response from inside the house.

"Come in."

Hearing the noise, He Yuanchao didn't waste any time. He opened the door and led Zhang Min into the clinic.

The middle-aged doctor looked at the two people's faces and said, "Which of you feels unwell? Come and sit down and let me take a look."

"Doctor, I'm not feeling well."

Hearing this, Zhang Min responded without waiting for He Yuanchao to speak, then walked to the chair the doctor pointed to and sat down.

Seeing this, He Yuanchao hurriedly walked over and stood beside Zhang Min, looking at the doctor with a little nervousness and excitement.

The middle-aged doctor has been working in the hospital for many years and is accustomed to this mentality of patients' families and is not affected by it at all.

Following his habit, the middle-aged doctor carefully looked at Zhang Min's face for a few times before asking in a slow and gentle voice:
"Where do you feel uncomfortable? Can you tell me the details?"

The symptoms of physical discomfort in the past few days are obvious. Zhang Min blurted out without thinking: "I feel weak all over, sleepy, and sometimes nausea and vomiting."

After listening to Zhang Min's description of the symptoms, the middle-aged doctor subconsciously looked up at He Yuanchao and made a rough assessment of the "condition".

"Put your wrist here so I can see."

As the middle-aged doctor spoke, he took a pulse pillow from the wall beside the desk and placed it in front of Zhang Min.

Seeing this scene, He Yuanchao was a little surprised. Isn't Xiehe a Western medicine hospital? I've never heard that there are Chinese medicine doctors treating patients here!
In fact, it cannot be blamed on He Yuanchao's ignorance. The main reason is that the first traditional Chinese medicine office of Union Hospital was established in 1956. He is not engaged in the medical industry, so it is not surprising that he is not aware of these things.

While He Yuanchao was still wondering whether this doctor was a Chinese medicine doctor or a Western medicine doctor, the middle-aged doctor had already started taking Zhang Min's pulse.

Not long after, while asking Zhang Min to change her wrist, the middle-aged doctor suddenly asked a question.

"Comrade, how long has it been since you had your period?"

Being asked such a private question by a strange man, even though the other party was a doctor, Zhang Min still blushed with embarrassment and was unable to speak for a while.

He Yuanchao saw his wife's embarrassment, and thinking about what Zhang Min had said just now at the kitchen door of Sha Zhu's house, he hurriedly told the doctor.

Hearing the approximate time given by He Yuanchao, the middle-aged doctor smiled more clearly. He withdrew his hand from checking Zhang Min's pulse and said in a determined tone:

"If your period is usually on time, then congratulations, you are not sick, but pregnant."

After hearing this answer, He Yuanchao and Zhang Min were both a little confused.

Although they had this thought when they came, they were still very excited after hearing the doctor's definite answer.

While Zhang Min was happy, she also breathed a sigh of relief. Now when she went back to her parents' home, she no longer had to listen to her mother nagging about her children.

He Yuanchao was happy but also a little scared. During this period, whenever Zhang Min was feeling well, he would take care of her at night. If she had a miscarriage by chance, he would regret it to death!

The middle-aged doctor was an experienced person. He knew from the expressions of He Yuanchao and Zhang Min that this should be their first child. He had also experienced the joy of being a parent for the first time, so he understood that feeling. He sat behind his desk and smiled at the two of them without saying a word.

After waiting for a while, seeing that the expressions on their faces gradually calmed down, the middle-aged doctor began to remind them of the precautions to take during the first three months of pregnancy.

He Yuanchao and Zhang Min listened carefully, and then asked the questions again carefully. After all the questions were answered, the couple thanked the middle-aged doctor and left his office.

As soon as he walked out of the house, brother and sister Sha Zhu and He Yushui surrounded him hurriedly.

"Uncle, how is my aunt? What did the doctor say?"

"Yes, Uncle, we are so worried outside. Tell me quickly, is Auntie pregnant?"

Because his wife was pregnant, He Yuanchao was in a particularly good mood and rarely did he scold the impatient Sha Zhu for not being steady.

"You two are asking at the same time, which one should I answer first?"

Looking at He Yuanchao's smiling face, Sha Zhu and his sister had the answer in their hearts, but they didn't get a definite answer, so they felt a little uneasy.

Sha Zhu asked again: "Second Uncle, please tell me what's going on. I'm so anxious."

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Although He Yushui usually seems carefree, she is much smarter than Sha Zhu at this moment. She did not ask He Yuanchao, but chose to ask Zhang Min.

"Aunt, what did the doctor say? Am I going to have a little brother or sister soon?"

Seeing that the three uncles and nephews of the He family were all looking at her, Zhang Min subconsciously raised her hand and touched her belly. She was no longer shy as she had been in the clinic just now, and she generously admitted that she was pregnant.

Although they had such speculation when they came to the hospital, now that they got the confirmed news, Sha Zhu's brother and sister, like He Yuanchao, were very excited.

He Yushui, in particular, jumped in front of Zhang Min and chattered about the parenting tips she heard from the neighbors in the yard.

Zhang Min is usually not a talkative person, but at this moment she didn’t care whether what He Yushui said was true or not, the two of them were discussing it enthusiastically.

He Yuanchao listened with great interest for a while, and it was obvious that the mother and daughter were talking endlessly. Finally, he couldn't help but speak out:
"I say, you two, stop it! It's getting late, let's talk when we get back."

Zhang Min and He Yushui, whose interest was disturbed, rolled their eyes at He Yuanchao, but did not say anything against it. Sha Zhu winked at the two of them, turned around and walked out of the emergency building with He Yuanchao with a giggle.

The four of them left the emergency building. He Yuanchao asked Zhang Min and the other two to wait for him at the door. He turned around and was about to leave when he suddenly heard a voice calling him from inside the emergency building.

"Aid Korea, aid Korea."

Hearing the greeting, the four members of the He family who were standing at the door turned their heads and looked in the direction where the voice came from.

They saw a thin young man with a side-parted hairstyle and glasses, about the same age as He Yuanchao, walking towards them.

The man looked familiar to several people, but they couldn't remember where they had seen him before.

He Yuanchao was the same. He was stunned for a moment, but then a smile appeared on his face. He stepped forward to greet him and said:

"Brother-in-law, why are you in the hospital?"

(End of this chapter)