Upon arriving at the hospital, the director was already waiting for them.
"You must be Young Master Gu and Miss Shen. Young Master Gu's instructions were hasty, so please forgive any shortcomings in our hospitality. Although our hospital is private, we have the best equipment and staff. Many celebrities come to us. You can rest assured about our confidentiality and professionalism."
Gu Qingyan said, "Thank you for your trouble."
He had been a golden child since childhood. Having seen many such situations, he was long accustomed to them.
"So, may I ask, who is..." The director inquired with his eyes.
Shen Wei said, "This child was rescued. We'd like to do a thorough physical examination."
"Oh, I see. Please, follow me," the director replied. Then, to Shen Wei, he added, "Indeed, it's the ladies who have the kindest hearts. This child is truly fortunate to have met you both."
Shen Wei and Gu Qingyan were both quite young. Faced with such an awkward compliment, they simply smiled.
The director seemed to sense that the young people weren't accustomed to such pleasantries and quickly fell silent. However, he assigned an intern doctor to assist them with the examination and run errands if needed.
After the director left, Shen Wei finally breathed a sigh of relief. She knew Gu Qingyan came from a good family, but seeing the attitude of the private hospital director from the neighboring city today made her realize just how much.
Her previous understanding had been too superficial.
The two of them took the child for a day of examinations.
The doctor initially didn't think much of it, but when the test results came back, he was completely stunned. This child actually had roundworms in his stomach. This was due to poor hygiene causing parasites.
It was common in earlier years but had now become a rare condition, yet this child had it. Moreover, it was accompanied by anemia and severe malnutrition.
Shen Wei asked cautiously, "Can it be remedied?"
The doctor replied, "At this young age, it can still be remedied. If left untreated for much longer, it could affect the child's lifespan."
Shen Wei said, "Then please prescribe the medication. We'll cooperate with whatever treatment is necessary."
Seeing their positive attitude, the doctor felt relieved, "First, we'll give deworming medication. Then we'll prescribe some nutritional supplements. In the future, focus on nutritious food. The child is too young, so it's not advisable to use too many medications."
"Understood," Shen Wei replied.
The child was quickly taken to receive the deworming medication.
With a dedicated nurse, he was admitted to the hospital. That same day, the roundworms were expelled from his stomach. A subsequent X-ray showed they were gone.
Shen Wei didn't dare to look, but she told the little one to pay attention to hygiene in the future and not to put dirty hands in his mouth.
Shen Wei stayed at the hospital with the child while Gu Qingyan went to investigate the child's identity.
He utilized some of the Gu Family's resources.
Soon, information about the child was uncovered. Such a small child living from hand to mouth had left a deep impression on many people.
"I know that child. I heard he couldn't speak at three years old. Seems he was abandoned. How heartless."
"An old lady who collected scraps wanted to adopt him before. But her son disagreed, so it didn't happen."
"This child looks so pitiful. Whoever has food would give him a bite."
"Name? We don't know his name, we just call him 'that child'."
"Oh, you mean those wild dogs? Yes, they bullied the child. Those dogs are so fierce that even adults are afraid, let alone children. No one dared to intervene."
Gu Qingyan brought back all the recordings along with the results of his investigation.
Knowing Shen Wei's kind heart, Gu Qingyan asked, "What do you plan to do with this child?"
Previously, children like He Lingfeng, Mu Zhixing, and Ning Fubao were all rescued children. For Shen Wei to come so far to rescue this child, she must have been moved by compassion.
Shen Wei said, "I want to take this child back with us. But first, we need to report the case and also register the child's DNA as a missing person."
"Alright. I'll handle that." With Gu Qingyan's help, everything went much more smoothly. The police came specially to conduct an investigation and registration.
After going through some complicated procedures, the temporary custody of the child was granted to Shen Wei.
The child stayed in the hospital for three days. Finally, when his physical indicators were adjusted to normal levels, the doctor agreed to discharge him.
After leaving the hospital, Gu Qingyan drove while Shen Wei sat in the back with the child.
They took the child back with them. On the way, Shen Wei was trying to organize her thoughts, wondering how to tell everyone about rescuing a child.
Going out and coming back with a child seemed too shocking; she was afraid others might not accept it.
However, everyone accepted it surprisingly well.
"Oh, I see," said Liu Chef. "Then I'll prepare a stomach-friendly meal plan for the child, poor thing." He still remembered what He Lingfeng looked like when he first arrived.
But he firmly believed there was no child he couldn't fatten up.
Before they even returned, he was already discussing meal plans with Doctor Lu.
Doctor Lu had studied all the way to a Ph.D. Coming to Starry Sky Kindergarten was good, but his wealth of knowledge had no place to be applied. Now that a sick child was coming, he suddenly became energized, asking Shen Wei to send him all the child's examination results and pathology reports.
Education expert Weng Lan had also prepared early, ready to guide the child's psychological health.
All the children at Starry Sky Kindergarten were lively and cheerful.
Now faced with a challenging case, everyone welcomed it with open arms.
When Shen Wei returned with the child and Gu Qingyan, everyone was lined up to welcome them.
Seeing so many people, the child nervously hid behind Shen Wei.
After several days together, the child had already come to see Shen Wei as his own people.
Shen Wei said, "Don't scare the child." She then took the child to the small room prepared for him. But the child huddled in a corner.
Weng Lan had been observing him the whole time.
Shen Wei told her about the child's background. Weng Lan's eyes lit up, "My graduation thesis was about the animalistic nature in children. I never thought I'd encounter a living example."
This child had grown up wild. Although in the city, he was like a savage.
His agility and reflexes were honed by wild cats and dogs. Moreover, the child couldn't speak, only making guttural sounds like a wild animal.
Raising such a child properly would not be an easy task.
Weng Lan said, "Principal, leave this task to me. I'll teach him to speak." Starry Sky Kindergarten's first three-year-old who couldn't speak.
It would require adults to be extremely attentive.
Education expert Weng Lan usually had too little to do. Seeing the calligraphy teacher and art teacher so busy, she had been quite envious.
However, young children are too innocent, and rarely have psychological issues.
He Lingfeng had some problems before, but now he's fully focused on computers, and those minor issues have long since faded away.
Now they've encountered a little "wild beast" of a child, and she also wants to do something for the kindergarten, so she volunteered enthusiastically.
Shen Wei understood her intentions and immediately agreed.
