Read Novel Full Chapter 990 - 392: Every Family Has Its Troubles; The Female Reporter’s Apology
Chapter 990: Chapter 392: Every Family Has Its Troubles; The Female Reporter’s Apology
The illness could clearly be cured with some medicine, but the doctor wouldn’t operate on him, and he’s unhappy—it’s really quite laughable.
Zhou Can is now quite skilled in handling various patients.
He grasped the child’s arm, twisted it slightly to find the bone position, and with a gentle push, it was set back in place.
"Ah... it hurts, it hurts..."
The little boy cried out in pain, tears streaming down his face.
Zhou Can believed his bone-setting technique was quite good, soon reaching an intermediate level of proficiency. Even with some of the more difficult joint resets, he could handle them.
At this moment, hearing the boy cry like this, he was slightly taken aback.
Is the little boy just too sensitive, or is the bone setting process itself this painful?
When he set the bone earlier, he used controlled force, convinced that he hadn’t used much strength.
"Doctor, is my son’s hand set correctly?"
The family saw their child in such pain and felt particularly distressed.
"Little friend, lift your right hand and grab this pen!"
Zhou Can tested the child’s condition.
The little boy tried to lift his right hand, showing a pained expression on his face. Yet he managed to raise it slightly and grabbed the pen.
"There shouldn’t be any major issues. However, since his shoulder joint has just been reset, it needs time to heal. I’ll bandage it and sling his arm on his neck. Come back for a re-examination in a month."
Zhou Can saw that the boy’s right hand could be lifted and could grip objects. Based on his experience, the joint reset was successful.
He made a sling for the child’s arm and prescribed calcium tablets for rest at home.
Since the boy kept crying in pain, Zhou Can had initially wanted to suggest the boy’s mother get a lumbar resettlement, but seeing the situation, he kept quiet.
The child’s parents were especially concerned for their child as they left.
They didn’t even say thank you to Zhou Can.
About that, Zhou Can was indifferent.
After a long time in consulting, you encounter all types of families.
He was somewhat puzzled, as the boy’s shoulder joint was clearly set, so why was he still in so much pain?
This patient had just left when a new one came in, leaving Zhou Can no time to ponder.
"Doctor, please take a look; our child keeps complaining of headaches and frequently vomits after eating. Please have a look," the family said, holding a boy about four years old.
The child, held tightly, was also not very active and appeared especially frail.
Zhou Can immediately noticed the child’s head seemed a bit unusual, appearing especially elongated. The back of the head—normally round in children—resembled an elongated peach in this child.
"How long has this been going on?"
Zhou Can began to inquire about the medical history, also specifically observing the parents.
The child’s father and grandparents had brought him in; the mother was nowhere to be seen.
The family’s clothing was quite poor, clearly from a street vendor, with old-fashioned styles. The materials of their clothes and shoes were very poor and also looked worn. Despite being clean, the collars and cuffs were frayed and pilling.
The knees and elbows were worn shiny and bright.
This indicated they had been worn for several years to reach that level of wear.
"The child seemed different from normal children at about one year old. He would often cry and ate very little, dainty like a little girl. His head just kept getting longer, like an extra piece had grown. Could it be that sleeping on his side too much caused this? He’s never liked sleeping lying down," the grandmother explained.
"Have you always been taking care of the child?"
Zhou Can asked.
"Yes! The child’s mother left home after arguing with the father when the child was six months old and never returned. Such a heartless mother."
The grandmother couldn’t resist criticizing the daughter-in-law after speaking.
The child’s father held his son in silence.
Every divorced family has its own irreconcilable conflicts, often exacerbated by living with the grandparents.
Conflicts between mothers-in-law and daughters-in-law are almost inevitable.
Especially with domineering mothers-in-law, seeing their daughters-in-law eat a snack or buy new clothes is like seeing their ancestral graves being dug up. They chatter away, calling them wasteful and gluttonous.
When their son and daughter-in-law argue, they always side with their son, regardless of the situation.
They help their son against the daughter-in-law, because after all, she’s an outsider who married into the family!
Some mothers-in-law even establish authority by intentionally giving their daughters-in-law hard times, picking on them, scolding them, and forcing them to apologize and submit.
After a few times, the daughter-in-law naturally no longer dares to oppose the mother-in-law, complying with everything.
Such backward and ignorant thinking might have worked in ancient times or just after liberation when daughters-in-law were needed to help with household chores. Lazy daughters-in-law needed disciplining.
In ancient times, women held low status and had nowhere to go after being cast out by their husband’s family. They could only endure silently.
Just after liberation, divorce was seen as a disgrace for women. Even if their marriage was unhappy, they wouldn’t easily divorce, silently enduring instead.
In modern times, women have attained high societal status, with female college students everywhere. There are even many female graduate students.
Women are present from national officials to corporate executives.