In the clinic, there was a pile of large building blocks on the small table. Little Gao Wenxing was playing very attentively, and from time to time he would pick up a block with his little hand to show his mother. Luo Xiaomei was accompanying him, looking a little nervous.
Luo Jingyu and Zhan Xi sat on chairs not far away, watching Gao Yuan communicating with a middle-aged female doctor.
Gao Wenxing just turned fifteen months old. He had bilateral cochlear implant surgery a month ago and recovered well from the surgery. Today was the day he started debugging the equipment.
Gao Yuan was sitting in a wheelchair. After chatting with the doctor for a while, he turned the wheelchair to Luo Xiaomei and said to her in sign language: Xiaomei, you can start.
Luo Xiaomei stepped aside, and the audiologist from the cochlear implant manufacturer sat down next to Gao Wenxing.
Xingxing noticed that his mother had walked away, so he raised his head and cried "ah" a few times. Luo Xiaomei signed to him: Xingxing, be good, be good.
Gao Wenxing could understand his mother's simple sign language, and when he saw his father, he smiled with his little mouth full of six teeth.
He was a handsome little boy, but his head was shaved bald at this time. He wore the headpieces of the external cochlear implants slightly above and behind his ears. They were two black, flat round devices, slightly larger than a one-yuan coin.
Under the headpiece is the cochlear implant, between the skull and scalp. The headpiece is attached to the device in the body by magnets and can be removed at any time. Connected to the headpiece by wires is a small box-like speech processor, which is clipped on his little shoulder.
The working principle of the cochlear implant is that the microphone in the headpiece captures the sound in the external environment and transmits it to the speech processor. The processor converts the sound into digital signals according to the program, and directly stimulates the auditory nerve through the electrode system implanted in the patient, thereby restoring, improving and reconstructing the hearing function of the deaf.
Xingxing was still young, so Gao Yuan and Luo Xiaomei didn't choose a behind-the-ear processor for him. A behind-the-ear processor has to be worn on the ear all the time, which is too heavy for a one-year-old child. Even if they chose a body-worn processor, Xingxing always wanted to take it off, including the two headpieces on his head, and he would make a fuss every time he touched them.
Gao Yuan and Luo Xiaomei took great pains to get their son accustomed to this set of external equipment. Although the equipment had never been turned on, the doctor had instructed that the child should wear it every day to get him used to the presence of these devices.
At this stage when the external cochlear implant device has not yet been developed to be smaller and lighter, Xingxing's life will be inseparable from these two headpieces and speech processor.
Luo Jingyu and Zhan Xi also walked over. They were called by Gao Yuan.
Gao Yuan didn't know that they had consulted about in vitro fertilization. He had always been concerned about Luo Jingyu's attitude towards "children". He thought that this was also a problem that his brother-in-law and Zhan Xi might face in the future. He simply wanted Luo Jingyu to witness the moment when Xingxing heard the sound. He wanted to give him more confidence and let him know that congenital deafness is no longer a medical problem.
The audiologist explained to Gao Yuan that in the program he set, the sound would be very low when the device was first turned on, and that Xingxing would have to get used to the volume for half a month before adjusting it. After that, the adjustment would be done every half a month, first letting the child enter the world of sound from the silent world, and then slowly letting him perceive the source of the sound, the volume, the difference between natural sounds and human speech, and the different meanings in words, etc.
This is a long and arduous process. After Xingxing adapts to the world of sound, he needs to undergo long-term hearing and language training. The goal is to allow him to enter an ordinary kindergarten after he is three years old, and then enter an ordinary primary school, so that he can successfully integrate into the group of hearing children.
Everything is ready and the audiologist is ready to turn on the machine.
The clinic was completely silent, and everyone was waiting with bated breath.
Luo Jingyu seemed to be more nervous than Gao Yuan. Zhan Xi held his hand tightly and could feel his nails digging into her palm.
They stared at the audiologist and Xingxing. The audiologist was already accustomed to such scenes and helped Xingxing turn on the phone very easily.
He looked at the computer screen while everyone else looked at the stars.
How magical it was, it seemed that in just a moment, Xingxing, who was playing with building blocks, was stunned for a moment, raised his little head and looked around blankly, then opened his mouth and started crying with a "wow".
After crying twice, he stopped again, blinked his eyes, looked at Luo Xiaomei pitifully, stretched out his little hands to his mother, and cried even louder.
The audiologist asked Luo Xiaomei to hug the child and comfort him. After Luo Xiaomei hugged Xingxing, the audiologist began to tap the table rhythmically. Xingxing seemed to be frightened, and huddled in her mother's arms, crying breathlessly, and kept turning her head, as if looking for something.
The audiologist clapped his hands again, picked up some sound-making objects, and circled around Xingxing, making sounds from different places. Sometimes he could see it, sometimes not.
When he did these things, Xingxing responded and cried miserably. After a few times, he seemed to have discovered something and raised his hands to grab the headpieces on his head, trying to take them off. Luo Xiaomei grabbed his hands, and he twisted his little body, crying with tears and snot.
The audiologist did not stop, the sound was sometimes louder, sometimes softer, and sometimes he would go to the computer to adjust it. He "tortured" Xingxing for a long time. The audiologist signaled everyone to be quiet and stopped using objects to make sounds. Xingxing seemed to sense something, and her expression gradually changed from panic to calm. She hid in her mother's arms and sobbed.
After a moment of silence, the audiologist started talking again, and Xingxing immediately started crying for the second time.
The female doctor smiled beside Gao Yuan and said, "It seems to be working well. It is normal for children to be scared and cry. Every child's first reaction after turning on the machine is different. For such a young child to have such a reaction means..."
Gao Yuan looked up at her, his eyes already filled with tears, and said tremblingly, "That means... he heard it, right?"
"Yes." The doctor smiled kindly, "He heard it."
Luo Xiaomei cried, Zhan Xi also cried. He turned to look at Luo Jingyu. His eyes were also red, and his right hand nails pinched her palm so hard that it hurt.
He kept looking at the stars. His little nephew was crying so sadly, but he didn't know that all the adults present were filled with ecstasy.
Gao Wenxing heard it, the operation was successful, and the cochlear implant started working. With the help of modern medicine and technology, a child born with deafness can hear sounds.
This was just the beginning. After the startup and debugging, the doctor and the audiologist explained many things to Gao Yuan, such as how to maintain and store the external device of the cochlear implant and how to conduct hearing training for Xingxing.
"Don't rush to teach him to speak at this stage." The female doctor instructed Gao Yuan, "The child is still young, and children of this age can't speak. The key is to let him learn to listen first. You can talk to him more, let him listen to some soft sounds, let him know the names of some objects, and the names of relatives, such as dad, mom, grandpa, grandma, etc. Make sure he gets used to wearing the external device and slowly adapts to wearing it all day. The company and comfort of family members are very important. Don't rush, give the child some time, he can learn to speak."
Gao Yuan asked: "When is the right time to start teaching speaking?"
The doctor replied, "According to our experience, it takes about half a year, anywhere from eight months to more than a year. Let the child listen to the sounds for half a year first. After he is over two years old, he will enter the language sensitivity period, adapt to the sounds, and learn quickly. You are a hearing person, which gives you an advantage over families where both husband and wife are deaf. Therefore, you must work harder than your wife."
Gao Yuan cried with joy and wiped his eyes: "I will definitely accompany the child well and talk to him more."
After leaving the hospital, everyone got in the car. Gao Wenxing was so tired from crying that she fell asleep in her mother's arms.
This time they were driving Zhan Xi's car. Gao Yuan was afraid that he would be too excited and could not drive steadily, so he and Luo Xiaomei sat in the back seat with the child, and Luo Jingyu sat in the passenger seat.
After Zhan Xi started the car, Gao Wenxing woke up again and cried loudly.
The poor little guy couldn't express his fear at all. He was probably frightened by the sound of the car engine, or perhaps by his own crying. He kept crying for a while and then stopped, looking around with tears in his eyes, not knowing what was going on.
None of the adults could empathize with her and guess what kind of situation Xingxing was in. Zhan Xi went online and listened to the so-called simulated cochlear implant sound, which was like electronic music, with a lot of noise, and both speech and ambient sound were distorted and out of tune. Thinking about it, he felt that it was not objective.
She is a hearing person, who knows what kind of sounds the hearing-impaired hear? They can't prove it, and Xingxing is only a little over one year old and doesn't understand anything. At this time, she is probably just afraid.
Amid Xingxing's never-ending crying, Zhan Xi sent Gao Yuan and his family home. When she and Luo Jingyu were the only ones left in the car, she turned around and asked him, "Should we go to the teahouse or go home?"
Luo Jingyu replied: Go home.
Zhan Xi drove back to Qingque Jiayuan. Along the way, she and Luo Jingyu had no communication, and there was no way they could communicate. He never disturbed her when she was driving.
The car stopped at the underground garage. Luo Jingyu was in low spirits from getting out of the car to entering the elevator and then walking into 1504. Zhan Xi could probably guess what he was thinking. After closing the door, he turned around and hugged him.
Her cheek was pressed against his shoulder, and her palms were stroking his back vigorously, again and again. Soon, Luo Jingyu's body began to tremble. Zhan Xi sniffed and tried to hold back tears. As expected, he heard his sobbing, which was suppressed in his throat, gradually became uncontrollable, and finally he burst into tears like a child.
Zhan Xi knew that Xiaoyu was happy for Xingxing. Besides being happy, he was also envious.
He had no chance of having such an operation.
Twenty-eight years, twenty-eight years! He spent twenty-eight years in a silent world. He had a chance to hear, but he missed it.
You can't blame your parents, they had no other choice. In those days, ordinary families couldn't come up with that much money even if they sold everything they had. Later, he became rich, but he was already past the age of marriage. This was his life, and there was nothing he could do.
Luo Jingyu hugged Zhan Xi tightly and let her tears flow.
He knew that Huanhuan understood him and would not laugh at him, so he let him cry as much as he wanted.
He was really envious of Xingxing. The little guy could hear sounds at such a young age. It was Luo Jingyu's dream for many years, and it was also a delusion that he could never realize in this lifetime.
What exactly is sound
The sound of "rustling" when it rains, the sound of "meowing" when a kitten calls, the sound of "booming" when thunder strikes, the sound of "rustling" when the wind blows through the leaves...
The world is filled with countless sounds. Musical instruments can play melodies, people can sing beautiful songs, and small animals can chirp... Everyone can speak, and every country has a different language, and has created so many onomatopeia.
Luo Jingyu didn't understand all of this and had never experienced it before, so she just wrote nonsense when she wrote the essay.
He will never forget the day when he went to consult about cochlear implants, holding a bank card with a balance of tens of thousands of yuan, and fantasizing with anticipation that if the money was not enough, he would ask his sister to borrow some.
At that time, he was surrounded by young couples with young children, and occasionally a few adults, all wearing hearing aids. A girl who was a few years older than him chatted with him in sign language, and when she learned that he was deaf and had never worn a hearing aid, she said that he probably couldn't get one.
Luo Jingyu was only 20 years old at the time, and she argued with her unconvincedly, saying that if children could pretend, why couldn't he? He would work very hard to learn to speak! He was still so young!
The girl smiled at him and said, "Why don't you ask the doctor first?"
Later... Later, the doctor completely dashed my hope.
Luo Jingyu cried for a long time before he stopped crying. Zhan Xi took a tissue to help him wipe his eyes, feeling very distressed.
She pulled him to sit on the sofa. Luo Jingyu's eyes were swollen from crying. She rubbed her face with her hands and leaned weakly on the back of the sofa.
Zhan Xi snuggled up to him, holding his hand, stroking the back of his hand with his fingers. Luo Jingyu finally calmed down, turned to look at her, smiled reluctantly, and said in sign language: I'm fine, don't worry.
Zhan Xi signed to him: I know you are sad.
Luo Jingyu shook her head: I'm not sad, I'm happy.
Zhan Xi tapped his red nose: You’re still happy after crying like this
Luo Jingyu smiled shyly, gesturing with her hands in front of her: Are you unhappy? Xingxing has grown up and can tell the girl he likes, "I love you", chat with her, and go to the movies together.
Zhan Xi signed: You can do it too, didn’t we go to the movies together
Luo Jingyu shook her head: He can make phone calls, listen to music, go to ordinary schools to listen to teachers' lectures, drive, and do many things that I can't do.
He paused, looked at Zhan Xi with red eyes, and signed again, "I'm actually... I'm not that greedy, I actually just want to hear your voice. Huan Huan, I really want to hear your voice, but I can't hear it, I will never hear it."
His tears slid down his cheeks again. This was the first time he expressed such words in front of Zhan Xi. He had originally let it go, but after seeing that Xingxing could hear sounds, the regret deep in his heart was easily evoked.
Zhan Xi couldn't hold back any longer and tears welled up in his eyes.
She wondered why Xiaoyu was like this? What could she do? What was so good about her voice? She had always been with him, wasn't that enough
Seeing that she was also crying, Luo Jingyu realized that his reaction seemed too intense. She quickly took out a tissue from the coffee table to help her wipe her tears. However, Zhan Xi did not appreciate it and slapped his hand away.
Luo Jingyu panicked, slightly opened her lips and apologized using sign language: I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I shouldn't have said that.
Zhan Xi took a few deep breaths and signed to him: It's okay, I know you are sad, just be sad, don't be stubborn in front of me. It's just Xiaoyu, you can cry, but don't worry too much about it. You know it's useless to think about it, and I know it too. I never care whether you can hear it or not, you know, I can understand everything you say now, I said, I am willing to be your ears and mouth for life. Just think of it as a small regret, your wish, the stars will help you realize it. We should bless him, he will grow up to be a good boy, and he will be a handsome and healthy young man in the future. He will be happy, and we will be happy too. No one sets the standard for happiness. If you always care about what you have lost instead of thinking about what you have, life will become very bitter. Xiaoyu, I like to see you smile the most, do you know? You look really good when you smile.
Luo Jingyu looked at her for a long time and finally smiled. It was a smile from the heart. Her eyes were swollen and her nose was red, but her smile was still so warm.
He stretched out his arms and hugged Zhan Xi into his arms, and his emotions gradually calmed down. He felt that he was lost, and he actually envied and hated a child. Huan Huan was right, Gao Wenxing helped him realize his dream, just like watching his childhood self embark on another path.
Xingxing will be happy, and he is also very happy now. Meeting Huanhuan is the greatest happiness in his life.
—
After Gao Wenxing's cochlear implant was turned on, everything was really chaotic at first. He was the kind of child who reacted violently and always wanted to have the head piece removed. He cried from morning to night every day, and Gao Yuan naturally wouldn't let him do that.
During the day, grandparents take care of the child. Gao Yuan requires the two elders to keep an eye on the child at all times, let him listen to more voices and talk to him more.
In the evening, when Gao Yuan came home from get off work, he almost never left his son's side. He sang songs to him, told him stories, and talked to his son no matter what he did. Xingxing pursed her little lips and faced him, and it was unknown how much she understood.
For example, when Gao Yuan drinks water, he would say, "This is a cup. Dad uses a cup to drink water. Xingxing also has a small cup, right?"
When washing hands, he said, "Dad is washing his hands. He needs to use hand sanitizer and rub bubbles. Xingxing, do you hear the sound of water? Listen, when the faucet is turned on, there is a sound when water flows out, but when it is turned off, there is no sound."
While turning the wheelchair, he said: "Dad is sitting in a wheelchair with two big wheels! Dad's legs are not good, and he can't walk as fast as the stars."
When opening and closing the door, he said, "Listen, stars, this is the sound of the door opening. Do you hear it? Look, who is back? It's mom! Mom is back!"
Luo Xiaomei can only communicate with her son using sign language. She asked Gao Yuan if she should use sign language less with Xingxing during this period. Gao Yuan said no, just treat him normally. They are a family. Xingxing must learn to speak, and he must also learn sign language. The child has unlimited potential, and everyone should have confidence in him.
The change actually happened very quickly. After more than a month, Xingxing's attitude towards the extra-cochlear implant changed.
The external unit must be taken off when washing hair, taking a shower and sleeping. Unlike when it was just turned on and she was looking forward to taking it off, Xingxing now feels a little uncomfortable after returning to the silent world again. After taking a shower and drying her hair, she will touch her head and cry, expressing her desire to put on the headpiece.
Gao Yuan put the headpiece and speech processor on him. After hearing the sound again, Xingxing became excited. He looked at his father with his big eyes blinking, opened his mouth and screamed, and danced with joy.
He would clap his hands, stamp his feet, and knock on the table with all kinds of things. He especially liked toys that made sounds, and he would tilt his ears to listen to the sounds he made. He was no longer scared by his own crying, as if he understood some kind of connection, and became more and more fond of crying, and he would listen while crying, as if he was playing a game with himself.
After adapting to, becoming familiar with and accepting the external cochlear implant that accompanies him all day, Gao Wenxing officially entered the colorful world of sound, and his hearing has improved by leaps and bounds.
He could tell the direction of the sound's source, front, back, left, and right, and his little finger could point clearly.
He can hear the puppy barking. It's okay if it barks softly, but he will be scared if it barks louder.
He could hear the thunder and look out the window in a daze. When it rained heavily, he would lie on the windowsill, looking at the rain and laughing while listening to the "clattering" sound of the rain.
He can hear the music and will dance like the kids on TV.
He knows who "Mom and Dad", "Grandpa and Grandma", "Grandpa and Grandma", and "Uncle and Aunt" represent respectively. When asked "Who is your uncle", he will point to Luo Jingyu and then laugh happily.
He can understand simple questions. When asked, "Does Xingxing want to eat?" he remains indifferent. When asked again, "Does Xingxing want to eat beans?" he nods, runs to the food cabinet with his short legs, and stands on tiptoe to point at the chocolate beans for adults to take.
Yan Yajuan had seen this scene and said to Zhan Xi that Xingxing and Luo Jingyu were very similar when they were children. They selectively "understood" what adults said, and when they encountered sign language that they didn't want to respond to, Xiaoyu would always close his eyes and turn his head away, pretending not to see it.
Zhan Xi laughed loudly and told Yan Yajuan using sign language: Xiaoyu is like this now too! I am really annoyed with him sometimes.
Yan Yajuan smiled like a flower: Really? I am annoyed with him too!
Luo Jingyu: “…”
Gao Yuan kept the doctor's advice in mind and was not in a hurry to teach Xingxing to speak, and never asked him to repeat himself.
One day, Gao Yuan came home from get off work and put his crutches against the wall. As soon as he sat in the wheelchair, Xingxing rushed in front of him, tilted his little head and called out, "Baba."
Gao Yuan was stunned on the spot. His mother came over and said with a smile: "Today, Xingxing suddenly called out 'Dad'. I thought I heard it wrong, so I asked him who his dad was. He pointed to your wedding photo. I pointed at Xiaomei and said, 'Is this Dad?' Xingxing was very anxious. He pointed at your photo for a long time and said, 'Dad!' Oh, my tears came down."
Gao Yuan looked down at his son. The little guy had been wearing a cochlear implant for more than half a year. He had not shaved his head and kept a short buzz cut. The hairpiece on his head was very obvious. He lay on his lap with a smile. Gao Yuan suppressed his excitement and his voice trembled. He pointed at himself and asked, "Xingxing, who am I?"
The star's eyes were black and bright, and it said loudly, "Baba!"
"Hey! My dear baby!" Gao Yuan picked up his son and sat him on his lap. He gave him a big kiss on his pink face. His eyes were already wet. "You are great, boy! But... Will your mother be angry if she finds out? How come you learned to call dad first? Can you call mom? Mom! Can you?"
Star: "Baba."
Gao Yuan: “Mom!”
Star: "Baba!"
After calling out, he actually used sign language to say "Mom", which made Gao Yuan and his grandmother laugh.
Gao Wenxing is such a smart kid. He even knows how to call “Mom” using sign language.
More than a month later, when Luo Jingyu and Zhan Xi held their wedding in Qiantang, Xingxing could already say several two-word phrases.
The wedding ceremony was held outdoors, it was a romantic lawn wedding, and after the ceremony, the wedding banquet was held in the banquet hall.
There was background music and fireworks at the wedding, and even the stars could be heard. Every time the fireworks went off, he would be startled and then hide in his mother's arms.
He also danced to the music on the lawn with other children. After all, he was still a little baby in diapers, clumsy and would fall to the ground if someone bumped into him.
Luo Xiaomei carried him to the newlyweds. Gao Yuan followed in a wheelchair. He pulled his son's hand and said, "Xingxing, call someone. Who is this?"
Xingxing looked at Luo Jingyu in a white suit and felt that she was a stranger. After thinking for a while, she called out, "Jiujiu."
Gao Yuan pointed at Zhan Xi again: "What about this?"
Xingxing shouted loudly: "Pull it!"
"Xingxing is so good, how come he is so awesome?" Zhan Xi, wearing a white wedding dress, pulled the little guy's hand and stuffed a small red envelope into him.
Gao Yuan said proudly: "Maybe it's because I have more experience in teaching people to speak. I've been teaching him one sentence a year for three years. He's learned it well." After saying that, he gave that person a thumbs up.
Luo Jingyu: “…”
Zhan Xi turned to look at him: "Teach one sentence a year? What's the third sentence? Why haven't I heard of it?"
Luo Jingyu blushed and winked at Gao Yuan. Luo Xiaomei pursed her lips and smiled secretly. Gao Yuan coughed a few times and quickly interrupted: "It's just a joke, don't take it seriously."
Zhan Xi: “?”
That day was Zhanxi’s 26th birthday. The weather was particularly good, the sun was warm and it was not cold at all.
There were not many guests attending the wedding ceremony. Most of Zhan Xi's relatives from his hometown did not come because they had already held a wedding in Fuchun Town during the National Day.
There was no ceremony. Zhan Xi wore a bright red Chinese wedding dress and Luo Jingyu wore a black suit. They treated everyone to a wedding banquet at a hotel in town.
They deliberately kept the only ceremony in Qiantang, wanting an exquisite and warm small wedding, more private and romantic, promising to spend their lives together under the blue sky and white clouds, which was a scene that the two had longed for.
They have known each other for three years and got their marriage certificate in May six months ago.
Zhan Xi will always remember that day when her Xiaoyu woke up before dawn, washed his hair and took a bath, put on a crisp white shirt, and styled his hair to look very handsome.
They went to the Civil Affairs Bureau to register without anyone accompanying them. Luo Jingyu was so nervous that she looked like she was going to take the college entrance examination. Her hands were shaking when she signed the forms. Fortunately, the wedding photos were taken very well. They wore the same white shirts, shoulder to shoulder, with happy smiles on their faces.
When issuing the certificate, the officer found out that Luo Jingyu was a deaf person, and asked Zhanxi in a low voice whether the oath-taking part should be cancelled. Zhanxi said no, they had rehearsed it, and such an important thing must be carried out.
She and Luo Jingyu stood side by side in front of the oath-taking platform, facing the certificate issuer.
The certificate issuer said: "I am Li Fang, a certificate issuer of the Civil Affairs Bureau of Chengnan District, Qiantang City. I am very happy to issue marriage certificates to you two. Today is a sacred day. Please answer my questions solemnly. Excuse me, are you getting married voluntarily?"
Zhan Xi answered while signing: "Yes."
Luo Jingyu answered in sign language: Yes.
The certificate issuer: "Please face the solemn national flag and national emblem and recite the "Marriage Vow" together."
Zhan Xi turned his head to look at Luo Jingyu. He was also looking at her with an unconcealable smile in his eyes.
They raised their hands together, their movements in perfect unison, as if they were dancing in unison. Zhan Xi also read out the wedding vows:
We voluntarily get married, and from today on, we will jointly shoulder the responsibilities and obligations that marriage gives us: to be filial to our parents, to educate our children, to respect and love each other, to trust and encourage each other, to understand and accommodate each other, to support each other, and to love each other for a lifetime.
From now on, no matter good times or bad, no matter rich or poor, no matter healthy or sick, no matter young or old, we will stick together through thick and thin, share weal and woe, and become lifelong partners.
We must uphold the oath we made today, and we will definitely be able to uphold the oath we made today.
After the oath, they put down their hands and held hands tightly under the oath platform. Luo Jingyu's heart was beating fast. She understood the lip language of the certificate issuer and said with a smile: "Congratulations, please come forward to receive the marriage certificate."
Walking out of the Civil Affairs Bureau and looking at the marriage certificate in her hand, Luo Jingyu's smile never disappeared.
The joy in his heart was like a tsunami, and he had to hold back his tears.
Oh my god, he and Huanhuan got married! It was a marriage blessed by everyone!
Dreams come true must be the way to describe him at this moment! Thinking of those sleepless nights for her, and looking at the sweet smile on their marriage certificate, Luo Jingyu was so happy that she almost flew!
He didn't care that they were on a busy street, he just hugged Zhan Xi into his arms, lowered his head and kissed her closely and intensively.
He thought the oath was so well-written and it completely reflected his feelings. He would definitely remember this oath and stick to it until the end of his life.
—
After the wedding ceremony, Luo Jingyu and Zhan Xi went on a honeymoon. After coming back, they put their work aside temporarily and began to undergo various physical examinations and preliminary conditioning for in vitro fertilization.
Three years have passed since they started living together as a couple, and both have achieved some success in their careers. They both feel it is time to welcome a child.
Zhan Xi started to regulate his body after registering his marriage, and he has been in good condition. The doctor extracted their sperm and eggs, selected several embryos after artificial insemination, and extracted one cell from each for genetic analysis. Such sampling will not affect the development of the embryos.
IVF technology can naturally detect the gender of a child, but there are very strict regulations. Only when there is an obvious causal relationship between gender and genetic diseases and it will cause serious consequences, couples are allowed to choose the gender of their children. Luo Jingyu's situation is not within this range.
In their family, both boys and girls could inherit the disease. The doctor asked them if they wanted one child or two. Luo Jingyu said very clearly that they only wanted one, either boy or girl. Twins always have greater risks than single births. He just hoped that Zhan Xi would be safe and suffer less. It was enough for them to have one child.
So, one morning after Luo Jingyu's 29th birthday, Zhan Xi lay on the operating table.
She was not afraid at all. She was calm and full of anticipation, waiting for the doctor to implant an embryo that showed no problems in genetic analysis into her body.
She didn't even know whether the child was a boy or a girl. The only thing she knew was that, if nothing unexpected happened, this would be a child without hearing problems and would be hers and Luo Jingyu's child.
They have already chosen a name for the child.
Regardless of gender, his/her name is Luo Yueer.