Chapter 621: Deciding to Return to the Great Northern Wilderness
When Wang Jianguo decided to go to the hospital, he always walked quickly along the streets that were so familiar to him.
The trees on the street rustled in the breeze, as if whispering stories of the past, but he had no heart to appreciate them. His mind was filled with thoughts about how his friends in the hospital were doing.
As he stepped through the automatic door of the hospital, the pungent smell of disinfectant hit him in the face, instantly bringing him back to the heavy atmosphere of reality.
He walked through the bustling outpatient hall with familiarity. The noise of people, the crying of children, and the announcements from the radio were intertwined, but they could not disturb his pace.
He walked along the slightly dim corridor. The light above his head emitted a dim glow, illuminating his slightly tired yet determined face.
Soon, Wang Jianguo arrived near the department where Yang Xiaohua worked. He slowed down his pace and looked carefully among the crowd. As expected, he saw Zhao Shuzhuo at a glance.
Zhao Shuzhuo was seen standing by like a loyal guard, busy helping Yang Xiaohua do various things.
Sometimes, he would concentrate on organizing the mountains of disorganized medical documents, carefully filing them according to category and date, so that Yang Xiaohua could quickly find the required information in her busy work.
Sometimes, he would take the initiative to take on the hard task of carrying heavy medical equipment. He would be so tired that beads of sweat would hang on his forehead and soak the back of his clothes, but he would never frown and never complain.
Let’s look at Yang Xiaohua again. As a medical worker, she is in a high-intensity, high-pressure working environment, facing all kinds of patients and complicated conditions every day. It is common for her to be physically and mentally exhausted.
What's more, she herself had suffered a broken bone not long ago. During that period, she had difficulty moving and had to endure excruciating pain every time she took a step. But even so, the tenacity in her bones never dissipated.
Now, the broken bones have almost healed, and she has returned to her work with full energy.
What she showed to everyone was still that energetic face with a warm smile, which made people see at a glance that everything was fine with her.
Her smile seemed to have magical power that could dispel the gloom in the ward and bring comfort and strength to every patient and colleague.
However, as soon as the topic of Yang Xiaohua's father's illness came up, the atmosphere instantly became solemn.
At the beginning, in order to find effective medicine for Yang's father, Wang Jianguo went through a lot of trouble, inquired everywhere, ran around, and mobilized all his personal connections before he finally found the precious source of medicine.
After Mr. Yang took the medicine, his condition was indeed temporarily stabilized and did not deteriorate further, which made everyone feel a little relieved.
But who would have thought that the subsequent development would not be satisfactory. Every time Dr. Zhou, who was in charge of the diagnosis and treatment, came to the ward for rounds, he would bring heart-wrenching news.
Doctor Zhou walked into the ward with steady steps. His white coat was spotless, and he seemed to carry an awe-inspiring majesty.
He first carefully checked Yang's father's vital signs, his eyes focused and professional, not missing any subtle changes.
Then he gently closed the medical record folder, shook his head slightly, with a look of helplessness and regret on his face, and said:
"For now, we can only continue to observe. This disease is very difficult to treat, and the drugs we use have played a certain role in stabilizing the disease."
"But if you want to achieve significant improvement in the condition, it will take more time and it will largely depend on the patient's own recovery ability."
"At present, the only thing we can do is to pay close attention to every change in the condition and adjust the treatment plan at any time."
Doctor Zhou's voice was low and magnetic, but to everyone, every word was like a heavy hammer, hitting their hearts hard, making the glimmer of hope that had originally been lit be shrouded in gloom again.
Wang Jianguo stood aside, listening quietly to what Doctor Zhou said, feeling extremely uncomfortable.
He turned his gaze to Yang Xiaohua, and seeing that she had to shoulder heavy medical care work while also worrying about her father's condition, his eyes could not help but well up slightly, and he felt even more distressed for her.
As for Zhao Shuzhuo, every time he heard such news, his eyes were filled with determination instead of worry, as if he had secretly made up his mind that no matter how difficult the road ahead was, he would accompany Yang Xiaohua through this period of ups and downs.
Wang Jianguo has spent quite some time at Secretary Dong's home. He is busy every day, taking good care of Secretary Dong's daily life.
He watched Secretary Dong's complexion gradually regain its rosy color from the initial paleness, and the light in his eyes became brighter. He felt relieved and estimated that Secretary Dong's health had almost recovered.
He has been busy these days, doing all the chores he could think of inside and outside Secretary Dong's house.
From getting up early in the morning to clean the yard and make every corner spotless, to helping wipe the furniture and making those old items shine again.
Or you can carefully take care of the flowers and plants on the balcony, watering, fertilizing, and pruning branches and leaves, so that the originally wilted green plants can regain vitality.
Seeing that everything was on track, Wang Jianguo knew that it was time to return to the Great Northern Wilderness.
There was still unfinished work there, and there were comrades waiting for him to fight together. Having made up his mind, he simply packed his bag and strode to the hospital to find Zhao Shuzhuo.
Along the way, Wang Jianguo's mind kept emerging with the vast black soil of the Great Northern Wilderness and the busy scene of spring sowing on that land.
The vigorous vitality of crops growing in summer, the hustle and bustle of harvest in autumn, and the quiet and peacefulness under the snow in winter.
He knew very well that it was another "battlefield" for him. Even though he felt reluctant to leave Secretary Dong's family, he had the responsibility on his shoulders and his steps became more determined.
When he arrived at the hospital, the smell of disinfectant filled the air. Wang Jianguo walked through the corridors familiarly, eagerly looking for Zhao Shuzhuo.
He wanted to tell Zhao Shuzhuo in person about his decision, and also wanted to hear his old friend's opinion on returning to the Great Northern Wilderness. After all, it involved his and Yang Xiaohua's affairs.
Wang Jianguo walked with a slightly hurried pace through the slightly cold corridor of the hospital. The white walls on both sides of the corridor were shining brightly under the lights.
Soon, he arrived at the door of Yang Xiaohua's ward. He gently pushed open the half-closed door and saw the scene inside. Unexpectedly, Zhao Shuzhuo was not in the ward. Only Yang Xiaohua was sitting quietly beside the bed.