The Good Dad System (Arc 9) Chapter 67.1: Run, Boy! (1)
“Doctor Pei, Doctor Pei.” As soon as it was time to go to work, the nurses and doctors who were taking a lunch break at the nurses’ station all woke up and prepared for the afternoon’s work. The nurse who was sitting there sorting out medical records received a call from the clinic downstairs. She then realized that Pei Naochun, who had gone to his private office to rest during his lunch break, had not woken up on time to start his consultation downstairs. “They’re calling from the clinic, saying that they’ve already booked over a dozen appointments! You may need to go downstairs as soon as possible.”
She hesitantly glanced at Pei Naochun’s face. He had always been punctual and seemed to have just been woken up by her. “Doctor Pei, are you feeling unwell? How about I ask the head nurse to find someone to take your place for a while?”
“It’s okay, I just forgot to set the alarm clock and overslept.” Pei Naochun waved his hand, stood up, and put on the white coat draped over the chair behind him. “Thank you, I’ll go down right away.” He walked hurriedly. Fortunately, the nurse station was located next to the elevator, so he didn’t have to wait long. He got in the elevator and waited until he got downstairs and walked to the outpatient building.
In fact, he was not resting just now, but closing his eyes to receive the memories of his original body. Fortunately, 009 was very humane this time and gave and transmitted the original body’s own medical skills. Otherwise, he would have to take a leave of absence from the outpatient clinic in the afternoon.
A County Hospital is the largest hospital in the entire county. Although it is only rated as a Grade II hospital, it is managed as a Grade III hospital. There are always long queues every weekday. People often have arguments or even report to the higher authorities for waiting too long or not being able to see a doctor. It is a comprehensive hospital with a complete range of departments.
Pei Naochun is a gastroenterologist at County A Hospital. He is considered one of the top two in the entire internal medicine department. In his early forties, he already holds the title of associate chief physician. In the past two years, he has completed the required years of service and has submitted the required materials to prepare for the examination to become chief physician.
He’s renowned not only for his professional title, but also for his exceptional professionalism and excellent medical ethics. Living in the county town, he inevitably encounters elderly patients who struggle to describe their medical conditions. He always treats them with warmth, listens attentively, and meticulously resolves their problems, prioritizing his patients as much as possible. In his more than a decade of medical practice, he’s yet to receive a single complaint.
He is an excellent doctor, respected and loved by countless people. His career is going smoothly, and his family life – perhaps, can also be considered perfect, right?
If he had not heard what his son said during the time when he was seriously ill on his deathbed, he would still have believed that he was a good father and that his son was living a happy life.
Pei Naochun could clearly recall the man he saw in the dark space. Perhaps because of his experience as a doctor and years of study, the other man had a certain temperament and looked particularly approachable. He greeted him first, and then slowly talked about his life, which he once thought was quite fulfilling.
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This time, the assessment world that Pei Naochun is about to enter is based on a documentary literature. The name of this book is “My Years with Sports – Records of the Boys and Girls I Have Met”. The author is a well-known provincial team coach in the south. After retirement, he created this book based on his many years of professional experience, supplemented by some Spring and Autumn style of writing and artistic expansion. In the method of one person per chapter, he tells about the sports seedlings he has met, missed or successfully discovered. This book is not too famous, but the descriptions of the boys and girls in it are all vivid.
One of the stories was particularly memorable. It told the story of a young man named Adong, whom a coach had spotted at a city middle school sports meet. The boy was incredibly talented, and despite having received no relevant training, he had already broken records at the city middle school sports meet, even exceeding the provincial middle school sports meet record. The coach tried to recruit him into the provincial team, even visiting him three times and persuading him repeatedly, but in the end, he was unsuccessful. The book reads:
I visited Adong’s father many times. I’d assumed the biggest obstacle was Adong’s exceptional academic performance. Many people considered him absurd for abandoning academics for track and field, a factor that had led to the team’s passing up on so many promising youngsters. But I never expected Adong’s father to nearly drive me away with a single sentence. He sat there and nonchalantly said, “My son can’t do it. He doesn’t have it.” Despite my countless attempts to convince him, even offering explanations of my record-breaking achievements, he ignored me, even finding it amusing. He insisted, insisting that Adong couldn’t do it. I couldn’t understand where this persistence came from.
Until that day, I really had no choice but to invite the other party to come to the school to watch Adong running. I prepared a lot and specially invited a child from the city team to be Adong’s partner. But for a full hour and a half, the other party did not show up. I called to ask, but Adong’s father still said the same thing.
It was getting dark, and it was obvious he wouldn’t be coming. Adong stood in front of me, apologized, bowed, and told me, “Coach, maybe I really can’t do it.” Looking at the disappointment and sadness in the eyes of the young Adong, I thought, I can’t take Adong with me.
Many years later, I still miss this child. He is the most talented and passionate track and field person I have ever met. But even if I tell him 10,000 times, “You can do it!”, it can’t beat his father’s “No, right?”
The young man Adong in the article is the original body’s son Pei Xiangdong.
He was originally a native of County A. His parents were workers who ate commercial grain. Although his family was not rich, they gave him relatively good living conditions. Like most of his peers, he studied hard. Later, out of realistic thinking – he wanted to find a unit with a job assignment, so he was admitted to the Medical College of Province C. After graduation, he was assigned back to County A Hospital and became an internist.
He and a classmate who was also studying clinical medicine at the Medical School of Province C fell in love with each other and got together. They had a good relationship after marriage, but as time went by, cracks gradually appeared. The reason was actually very simple. His wife was originally a girl from the north. For the man she loved, she moved to the south to settle down. On weekdays, she had to take a day’s drive to go home, and she couldn’t be with her parents. Both of them were doctors. In the first two years of work, they rotated between departments and worked night shifts from time to time. Their schedules were always mismatched, and they were together less and more apart. Gradually, no matter how much affection they had, they became a little distant. During his wife’s pregnancy, he was arranged by the hospital to go to the north for further studies. Conditions did not allow him to come back often, so he had to let his wife take care of herself while she worked.
Shortly after Pei Xiangdong was born, his wife began experiencing symptoms of postpartum depression. Since both of them studied medicine, they were somewhat familiar with the condition, but even though they tried to adjust, it proved difficult to resolve. After some hesitation, his wife had a long conversation with the original self. She realized that the passionate love she had felt back then had gradually worn away over time, leaving only growing resentment and anger.
She missed her family, was not used to the living conditions here, and had lost her feelings for her husband. She knew clearly that there was something wrong with her mental state, and she did not want to force herself to stay, as this would only hurt her child and the original body.
The original body was in pain and struggled for a long time, but finally chose to agree. He sent his wife away and promised her that he would wait for her forever as long as she was willing. Of course, his wife did not agree, but just solemnly told him that she hoped he would take good care of the children, and she would live a good life when she returned home.
Thus, this family of three, which actually spent very little time together, was just formed and soon broke up. When Pei Xiangdong was one year old, only the father and the son were left in the family, relying on each other for survival.
Although the original body had more medical knowledge than the average person, he was still a complete greenhorn when it came to taking care of children. He could only cross the river by feeling the stones and be very careful, for fear that something serious would go wrong. Fortunately, Pei Xiangdong still grew up healthy in such an environment, and was even better and more well-behaved than most children.
But maybe it’s because this family lacks the role of a mother, many problems gradually emerge as the child grew up.
Pei Naochun was a gentle doctor universally admired. Patients showered him with banners and raved about his professionalism, praising his unwavering professionalism. Among his colleagues, he was known for his high medical proficiency and exceptional humility, even to new interns. He was known for his calm demeanor, having almost never lost his temper in his medical and professional career. Many would occasionally shake their heads and lament, wondering where they could find someone like him.
But no one can imagine that at home, he is a father who never praises anyone, and this is also the source of all Pei Xiangdong’s pain.
Pei Naochun’s education method, strictly speaking, is the traditional persuasive education. He never has a good word for his son.
“Dad, I was very good today. I was sitting here watching cartoons and didn’t touch other things!” As soon as the little carrot head saw his father come in, he hurried over and hugged his feet, waiting for his father to praise him. In his innocent little head, he only knew that his father said that he should not touch things in the house.
Unable to find anyone to look after the child, he had no choice but to lock him up at home. The original body would casually say, “Well, why don’t you read a book? Or watch that DVD I bought you? Didn’t Dad buy you a DVD of idiom stories? Go learn some idioms and don’t let them get you bored.” He spoke casually, completely unaware of his son’s suddenly dim eyes.
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Welcome to Arc 9. I’ll be increasing the the word count to atleast 2k words. You’re welcome 😌
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