The content in the leaflet was nothing more than that the country currently encouraged married couples to delay marriage and childbearing, increase the interval between births, and only have two children.
In addition, there were some recommended birth control measures.
After Zhao Haoyang quickly glanced at the content above, without Lu Rong paying attention, he folded the leaflet several times and stuffed it into his pocket.
The next afternoon, Zhao Haoyang took a leave and went to the hospital in the city center.
Along the way, Zhao Haoyang was still a little embarrassed thinking about what he was going to do next, so his movements seemed a bit sneaky.
What he didn’t know, the more secretive he was, the more attention he attracted.
When the nurse at the hospital saw a sneaky and tall man with his face covered, she immediately became vigilant and notified the hospital’s security maintenance staff.
The nurse thought that Zhao Haoyang wanted to cause trouble, so she quietly stared at him, preparing to take action if something went wrong with him.
As a result, she stared and found that he had entered a department. After seeing the name of the department, the nurse’s face showed a clear expression.
So that was what he was looking for? That was okay.
But looking at the tall man, he actually…
The nurse muttered a few words of regret and then left with a relieved look on her face.
Zhao Haoyang looked at the door of the department’s office and found that no one was there, so he opened the door and went in.
As soon as he opened the door, he saw an old doctor with slightly gray temples and a pair of glasses sitting behind the desk in the office.
Zhao Haoyang walked in, carefully closed the door, and then sat down in front of the old doctor.
After sitting down, he thought about what he wanted to ask, but he couldn’t speak for a while.
The old doctor adjusted his glasses, saw Zhao Haoyang in front of him who looked hard to speak, and said clearly: “Don’t worry. If you have any specific problems, just tell me directly. The earlier the treatment is, the higher the success rate will be.”
Zhao Haoyang: “???” Something seemed wrong.
Seeing the old doctor’s pitied expression, Zhao Haoyang reacted and quickly denied: “Doctor, I’m not—”
“I’ve seen a lot of patients like you.” The old doctor looked like ‘You don’t have to deny it’ and continued, “You don’t have to pretend in front of me.”
Zhao Haoyang: “…”
Zhao Haoyang took a deep breath and then said in one breath: “I’m fine, I’m normal. I’m here to ask about the ligation surgery!”
“Oh, really…” The old doctor seemed a little embarrassed, adjusted his glasses, and said, “Then, you are in the wrong place. Go to the Gynecology Department and ask, but I personally don’t recommend it.”
“What I want to ask about is male sterilization surgery.” Zhao Haoyang said again. He felt that the old doctor in front of him was a bit unreliable.
“Oh, this… What?!” The old doctor suddenly raised his voice, seemingly surprised, and repeated, “Are you going to have a male vasectomy?”
Zhao Haoyang nodded speechlessly.
The old doctor picked up the enamel cup and took a sip of tea to calm down his shock. Then, he looked at Zhao Haoyang and asked, “You know that ligation is a sterilization operation, right? Don’t you want children in the future?”
Zhao Haoyang expressed that he knew and asked the question that he originally wanted to ask: “What is the success rate of this operation? Are there any side effects?”
“The success rate is quite high, and the operation time is not long. Of course, there are side effects…” The old doctor answered matter-of-factly.
The two people chatted for a while, and finally, the old doctor said, “I’ve explained everything clearly to you. It’s up to you whether you do it or not.”
Zhao Haoyang hesitated for a while and finally nodded.
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Translation’s Comment:
Oh my, Dad Zhou, what are you doing?
Translator’s Little Encyclopedia
Family Planning Policies of China (Part 1)
China’s family planning policies have included specific birth quotas (three-child policy, two-child policy, and the one-child policy) as well as harsh enforcement of such quotas. Together, these elements constitute the population planning program of the People’s Republic of China.
China’s program should not be confused with the family planning programs instituted in other countries, which were designed to encourage parents to have the number of children they desired—in China, the provision of contraception through family planning programs was subservient to a birth planning program under which the government designated how many births parents could have in order to control the size of its population.
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Sena Rachma On [QTC] MBDT Chapter 340
I kinda like how he decided to be the one to get snipped rather than having his wife’s tube tight and I kinda dislike it at the same time. It was her suggestion to not have more kids and he didn’t discuss this with her before going to the clinic.
Right, communication is king!!