Chapter 573: Seeking Help 1
"Dongcheng, the child has a terrible fever and has fallen into a drowsy state; we must hurry to the hospital." An exhausted Li Shiping, holding the child, ran out in desperation.
"She was sleeping soundly, why should we take her to the hospital? When I was a child, I had severe fevers and never went to the hospital. Stop making a fuss and carry the child and come with me." His cousin was getting married tomorrow, and if they ran off to the hospital now, how would he attend the wedding?
He was looking forward to stealing the spotlight at his cousin’s wedding.
"Touch her, her head is burning up. If the fever continues, it’ll fry her brain." Li Shiping was on the verge of tears. When she left, the child’s fever was subsiding. How had it become so severe in just an afternoon?
Wan Dongcheng placed his hand on the child’s head and barely touched her, "Where does it seem hot? Doesn’t everyone have a body temperature? Ice-cold is for the dead. Li Shiping, are you making excuses because you don’t want to go?"
"The child really does have a severe fever; just compare it with your own forehead." Watching Wan Dongcheng’s skeptical gaze, Li Shiping felt frantic.
"Forget it, I can tell that you just don’t want to go. Shall I go by myself?" The child’s head was indeed a bit hot, which Wan Dongcheng also felt, but if they went to the hospital, they wouldn’t be able to return to the village today, and he would miss his cousin’s wedding tomorrow.
Wan Dongcheng, determined to return, feigned ignorance and disbelief, providing a good excuse to leave the child and walk away without a care.
As he turned to leave, Li Shiping’s tears instantly flowed, and she pleaded with him while crying, "Dongcheng, if you want to go, could you first take the child to the hospital before you leave? The child’s fever is really serious; she must be taken to the hospital immediately."
"You’re insane. You’re claiming the child is sick when she isn’t. She’s just sleeping fine; I don’t get what you’re up to. I think it’s not the child who needs to see a doctor; it’s you who should have your head checked."