It's Really Unfair.
"Children?" Liu Yunman was slightly stunned, then nodded, "Please let them in."
"Okay, Miss Liu." The girl walked out.
A few minutes later, the girl came in with a young couple. The couple looked to be around 30 years old, had good temperament and were well dressed. From Liu Yunman's perspective, she could tell that although they were not wearing top-notch brands, they were definitely not cheap.
The young woman was holding a child in her arms. The child was sleeping soundly and looked only two or three years old. His face was pale and bloodless. The couple also looked haggard, with faint bloodshot in their eyes. It seemed that they had not slept well for at least a long time.
"Hello, Miss Liu, my name is Meng Xiaomei, this is my husband Peng Juncai, and this is my son, Peng Xiaodong." The young woman introduced herself as soon as she entered the room. "I saw this report, and I want to know, is everything in this report true?"
As Meng Xiaomei spoke, she took out a newspaper and handed it to Liu Yunman.
Liu Yunman took the newspaper and took a look, then she found that it was a report that had just been published yesterday. The report was about the Home for Abandoned Children, and Liu Yunman actually knew about this report because the reporter who published this report could be said to be hired by her. She needed to publicize the Home for Abandoned Children, not because she wanted fame for herself, but because she hoped that more and more people would know about this place. She even hoped that, like churches abroad, some people who wanted to abandon their children would send them directly to the church. She even called on in the report that if someone really wanted to abandon their children, she hoped that these people would send their children directly to the Home for Abandoned Children.
"Ms. Meng, the contents of the report are indeed true." Liu Yunman nodded. She looked at the child named Peng Xiaodong in Meng Xiaomei's arms and asked, "Do you want to leave the child here? Although we will take in any abandoned children here, I am against anyone abandoning their children. So, if you two really want to leave the children here, I still hope you can seriously consider it, because once you abandon your children, your children will also abandon you forever."
"Ms. Liu, the report says that every child abandoned due to illness will receive good treatment here. Even some incurable diseases in the eyes of ordinary people can be cured here because there is a miracle doctor named Xia Tian. Is this true?" Meng Xiaomei looked at Liu Yunman with eager eyes. "I know this miracle doctor. I have always wanted to find him. Miss Liu, is this legendary miracle doctor Xia really here with you?"
Liu Yunman was stunned for a moment, and she finally understood that this couple was actually here to find Xia Tian.
At this moment, Liu Yunman finally realized that she had made a mistake inadvertently. She only remembered to promote this place as a home for abandoned children, but forgot to promote Xia Tian as well. As a result, some people actually came here directly to find Xia Tian for treatment. But she also knew that Xia Tian was not willing to treat people at all, and it was impossible for Xia Tian to respond to every request. There were countless patients in this world, and no matter how powerful he was, he could not cure everyone's illness. This is exactly what many people said, one person cannot change the whole world.
After a moment's silence, Liu Yunman said, "Ms. Meng, Xia Tian is only a part-time doctor at the Abandoned Children's Home. He is not permanently stationed here, so he is not here now."
"But, in the Home for Abandoned Children, every child will eventually receive treatment from Doctor Xia, right?" Meng Xiaomei asked.
"That's not the case. We also have a hospital and other doctors here. We can treat common minor illnesses ourselves. We will only ask Xia Tian for help when ordinary doctors can't cure the illness," Liu Yunman explained.
"I've asked around here, and I heard that there was a child with cerebral palsy who was cured by Doctor Xia. Miss Liu, do you know about this?" Meng Xiaomei asked again.
"This..." Liu Yunman frowned slightly. She did not answer Meng Xiaomei's question, but reminded Meng Xiaomei, "Miss Meng, this is a charity organization that rescues abandoned children, not a hospital. So, if you want to treat your child, please go somewhere else."
"Miss Liu, we have been to many places. So far, I only know that Dr. Xia can really cure cerebral palsy. Xiaodong is a premature baby. In addition to cerebral palsy, he has other health problems. Dr. Xia is my only hope. I hope Miss Liu can help me and help me contact Dr. Xia. No matter how much money he wants, I can find a way as long as he is willing to treat Xiaodong." Meng Xiaomei looked at Liu Yunman with a pleading tone: "Miss Liu, you are a kind-hearted person, otherwise you would not have opened this charity organization. I believe Dr. Xia is also a kind-hearted person. Please help me save my son, okay? I kneel down for you!"
Meng Xiaomei knelt down in front of Liu Yunman with a plop. Liu Yunman was startled and bent down to pull Meng Xiaomei up: "Ms. Meng, please get up first. Let's talk it over. You don't need to do this."
"Miss Liu, please help me contact Doctor Xia. I really don't know how to contact him." Meng Xiaomei still refused to get up.
"Ms. Meng, please don't make it difficult for me, okay?" Liu Yunman had a headache. "To be honest, Xia Tian doesn't treat people very often. He can't treat everyone. He has his own things to do. It's not that I don't want to contact him, but I'm probably sure that even if he is here, he won't treat your child. It's rare for him to agree to treat abandoned children here. I really can't force him to do it again and again."
"Ms. Liu, don't you think this is really unfair to us?" Peng Juncai, who had been silent, finally spoke up. At the same time, he pulled Meng Xiaomei up from the ground. "Xiaomei, don't be like this. Get up. We have done everything we can. You don't need to kneel down and beg like this."
"But, Xiaodong..." Meng Xiaomei finally stood up, then threw herself on Peng Juncai, unable to help sobbing.
"Mr. Peng, I'm sorry. I've just said that this is just a charity, not a hospital." Although Liu Yunman felt a little reluctant, she decided to reject this matter. She couldn't set this precedent. Otherwise, everyone would treat this place as a hospital and come to Xia Tian for treatment. Then this place would really become a hospital. If that were the case, she might as well just open a hospital.
"Ms. Liu, in your opinion, your approach is fair. Those children have not only been sick since childhood, but have also been abandoned by their parents. Therefore, they should receive better care. You take good care of them and invite Dr. Xia to treat them. But Miss Liu, have you ever thought that doing so is unfair to us as parents?" Peng Juncai looked at Liu Yunman with a hint of sadness in his expression: "Those irresponsible parents throw their children away casually, but their children can get good care. And we, the parents who are reluctant to abandon our children no matter what problems they have, the parents who are willing to pay any price to treat their children, should we watch our children die? Why should we, the better parents, bear worse consequences? Do you really want us to abandon our children here before you are willing to treat them?"
"Mr. Peng, there is no absolute fairness in this world. We cannot be fair to everyone. We can only be fair to children as much as possible." Liu Yunman sighed softly, "Your children at least have their parents to accompany them, while abandoned children have no one to take care of them, so we take care of them. I can understand your dissatisfaction, but I can only say that we each consider the problem from different angles, and my charity is not omnipotent. My ability is limited, and I can't take care of everything."
"Ms. Liu, you are doing a great thing, so I will not blame you. I can even say that I admire you very much. But from a father's perspective, I cannot watch my child die without helping him. We will not abandon my child today, but I hope you can seriously consider it. Because if you really don't want Mr. Xia to treat my child, then we can only make a very helpless choice, that is, we will abandon the child here. In order to keep the child alive, we would rather bear the stigma of abandoning the child." Peng Juncai said firmly, "I believe that no matter which parent encounters my situation, they will make the same choice. So, I still hope that Miss Liu, you can consider other ways. Otherwise, I can be sure that many children will be abandoned here in the future. It's not that their parents don't like their children, but that they like their children too much. By that time, I'm afraid that your charity will deviate from its original track."
Liu Yunman was stunned for a moment. Peng Juncai's words did touch her a little. She also quickly realized that what Peng Juncai said was not nonsense, but it was possible for it to become a fact. Even if she did not deliberately publicize it, what happened here would be known to others over time. In the future, there might really be parents who would throw their children here, not to abandon their children, but to treat their children.
"Miss Liu, I don't want to make things difficult for you. I don't want Doctor Xia to treat anyone. If you want to cure a terminal illness, you have to pay a price. I understand this. Although I am not very rich, my family is considered to be well-off. As long as Doctor Xia is willing to treat my son, I can give you all my money or donate it all to your charity. Xiaomei and I are willing to be volunteers here and continue to work for the Abandoned Children's Home in the future." Peng Juncai had obviously thought it over carefully and mentioned several arrangements in one breath.