The child woke up when changing to the third bottle of potion. She was dizzy from the burning, and she didn't know what happened, but she moved subconsciously, trying to break free from Mu Ran's arms.
Mu Ran noticed the movement in her arms, and tightly wrapped her arms around the child, then gently pressed the child's hand to prevent her from touching the needle, lowered her head and said softly, "Don't be afraid, it will be fine in a while." .”
The child heard the sound and looked up from his arms to look at him.
Mu Ran brushed away the tangles of hair on her forehead, met those big eyes with probing and looking, smiled, then patted her on the back lightly, and said in a low voice: "Hey, don't be afraid .”
The child was still looking at him with his eyes open, and there was no expression on his dirty little face. After a few seconds, her body that was struggling forward slightly relaxed, and a few more seconds later, her head leaned slightly on Mu Ran's chest, and the other hand that was not pricked grabbed Mu Ran's cuff .
Seeing that the child had calmed down and stopped moving, Mu Ran felt a little more relaxed, but in an instant, he lowered his head worriedly and asked, "Are you hungry?" The child didn't speak, but just looked straight at Mu Ran. After asking patiently several times, she finally nodded slightly.
There is a night market not far from the clinic. Mu Ran discussed with the child, "Wait here for me, and I'll go out and buy you food, okay?" Burying into Mu Ran's arms, he clenched the hand that grabbed Mu Ran's cuff tightly, as if Mu Ran would run away in the next second.
Mu Ran didn't know whether to laugh or cry, just at that moment, Dr. Liu came down from his house, and seeing this scene, he asked strangely: "What's wrong?" Mu Ran told the doctor about the child's situation after waking up, and the doctor thought for a while and said : "If not, I'll go up and cook a bowl of noodles for her."
Mu Ran quickly shook his head, "No, no, it's too troublesome."
Dr. Liu smiled, "What's the trouble? My house is upstairs. It's good for her to eat something." Dr. Liu's home and clinic are in the same building. There are stairs behind the clinic, and you can go up to your own home , but also very convenient.
Mu Ran still hesitated, Dr. Liu looked at the child who was buried in Mu Ran's arms and held his cuff tightly, and joked, "This child is smart, but I know who is really good to her" and went upstairs.
In about ten minutes, Dr. Liu came down with a bowl of noodles. Mu Ran was too embarrassed to bother the doctor, coaxed the child to sit on the chair, and squatted in front of her to feed her mouthful. She was holding onto his clothes tightly all the time, not letting go no matter how much she persuaded her.
It was already eleven o'clock after finishing everything. Mu Ran accompanied Dr. Liu to close the door of the clinic. After discussing with the doctor, he decided to wait for the child downstairs at the doctor's house. Dr. Liu's husband is not at home on a business trip, and his daughter lives at her grandmother's house when she is studying, and does not come back on weekdays. After all, he is a big man, and it is absolutely impossible to go to the doctor's house at this late hour.
Doctor Liu couldn't laugh or cry at Mu Ran's "self-consciousness", but he stopped trying to persuade him, and prepared to take the child from Mu Ran and take her upstairs. Unexpectedly, the child hugged Mu Ran's neck tightly, and would not let go no matter what. Mu Ran hugged her and coaxed her for a long time, regardless of whether she could understand or not, he kept explaining to her that the doctor took her to take a bath to check her body for her own good, so that she would not get sick again. After a long time, the child finally loosened. Dr. Liu took the opportunity to hug her, greeted Mu Ran, and took the child upstairs.
It was cold outside, and the cold wind seeped into his clothes like a razor blade. Mu Ran rubbed his hands a little unbearably, stepped back and stood in the innermost corridor. I don't know how long it took before Mu Ran heard the sound of a lock being lifted upstairs. He raised his head and could vaguely see the light coming from the door. A small figure rushed down from above, jumped on him in the blink of an eye, and hugged his legs tightly.
Mu Ran froze for a moment, then smiled and bent over to take the child into his arms.
Dr. Liu followed behind and went downstairs, and said to Mu Ran, "Everything is fine, there are no other wounds." After a pause, his voice was slightly heavy, "But she has many scars on her body, probably because she was abused before."
Mu Ran's smile stayed on his face, and he didn't know what to say for a while. Dr. Liu sighed, and then changed the subject with a smile: "I found some old clothes for my daughter at home. She may be a little too big, so let's take care of it. I'll bring her over tomorrow to have a look. Children always have a fever. Over and over."
Mu Ran said hello, then bowed with the child in his arms, and said in a solemn tone: "Dr. Liu, thank you very much."
Dr. Liu waved his hand, "Okay, okay, go back quickly, get some rest early."
Mu Ran nodded, thanked the doctor again, and then walked back with the child in his arms.
On the way, the child trembled slightly from the blowing. Mu Ran took off his coat to cover the child inside, lowered his head and asked softly, "Is it cold?" Seeing that the child shook his head, Mu Ran felt a little relieved and quickened his pace. Tomorrow, I will take the child to buy some clothes and take the child to the police station to ask for registration. I don’t know if the child is lost or abducted by human traffickers... He was thinking about it, but he didn’t find the child leaning against his head. On the shoulders, tears kept rolling in the eyes.
The next day, Mu Ran took the child to the restaurant. He was worried that the child would stay at home alone, and it was not easy to ask for leave in the restaurant, so he simply took her with him, and only told Wang Qin that this was a relative's child. He took care of him and repeatedly assured Wang Qin that the child would not cause trouble. Wang Qin was a little unhappy, but didn't say anything.
It was busy at noon, and Wang Qin didn't let the child stay in the living room because he thought the child was taking up the seat. Mu Ran had no choice but to find a small stool and let the child sit by the cabinet and wait for him. The child didn't cry or make trouble, so Mu Ran did what he said, obediently sat by the cabinet and waited, very obedient.
It was busy past noon, and there were not many people until almost 4 pm. Mu Ran went to ask Wang Qin for leave. At first, Wang Qin was worried that Mu Ran and the child would have a meal here, but when he heard that Mu Ran wanted to take the child out, he agreed immediately.
Mu Ran went to the child and knelt down, touched her forehead, and asked with some guilt, "Are you hungry?"
The child still didn't speak, so he shook his head and looked at Mu Ran with wide eyes.
There are no more dirty dirt on her face, and she can clearly see her round nose and tight mouth. She is a very beautiful little girl. But probably because of illness, his face was a little pale, with no blood at all, and his complexion and spirit didn't look very good.
Mu Ran felt more and more guilty, so he didn't ask any more questions, and reached out to pick her up and leave the restaurant.
Mu Ran took the child to eat some porridge and steamed dumplings, and found a children's clothing store in a hurry, bought clothes that fit the child, and then took her to the police station.
The policemen in the police station couldn't believe that such a clean and beautiful child was a street child. Later, when Mu Ran told how he found the child, a policeman slapped his head and said to the colleague next to him: "Hey Ehhh, what, didn't you just catch a few people who specialize in manipulating vagrants to beg and cheat money a few days ago! Why don't you ask?" The other people came to their senses and shouted that this was a good idea, so they brought Mu Ran and the child walked to the bureau.
The man who was brought out by the police was a man with a sharp mouth and monkey cheeks in handcuffs. The child had been led by Mu Ran. When he saw this man, he grabbed the corner of Mu Ran's clothes and hid. Mu Ran hurriedly picked her up and patted her. Her back is warm and comforting. The policemen knew the child's reaction when they saw the child, and asked the man to explain the child's origin in a somewhat vicious tone.
Before the man had time to see the child's face clearly, he saw the back of the child's head, and was a little inexplicable at the moment. Mu Ran coaxed the child to turn his head. The man only took one look, and told the police that he knew the child.
The child came from the same village. His father took drugs, drank alcohol and gambled, got into a dispute with someone and was stabbed to death on the side of the road. His mother ran away a few years ago, leaving only an uncle who had no contact with him. Her uncle didn't care about her, and her aunt was even worse for her. When she was in a good mood, she would be given a meal, and when she was in a bad mood, she would be kicked out of the house. Beating and scolding were commonplace. The man saw that no one cared about the child, so he gave the child's aunt some money to take the child away. Of course, her aunt was 100 percent willing, so she sold the child.
This person is not very kind, he and his companions specially find some unattended vagrants, organize these children to beg and cheat money on the street. In order to arouse the sympathy of passers-by, they will even intentionally injure and disable the child. If the child is not too young, they are afraid of accidentally killing the child. How could the child still be alive so intact. Later, another older child who was in charge of the child had an accident, and the child was clever enough to run away and hide around the school. They never found her.
After explaining the matter, they asked the specific address of the child's uncle and aunt's house, and the police pressed him back. Mu Ran stood helplessly with the child in his arms. A policeman sighed and said, "In this situation, even if she is sent back, her life will not be easy." This is what Mu Ran was worried about. I don't know what kind of abuse I will suffer.
The policeman looked up at Mu Ran, thought for a while and said, "Why don't I call you and send the child to the city's homeless shelter?"