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Dr. Chang's trip to "see Beijing" ended with only a walk around Chang'an Avenue under the attack of hot weather and suspended particles.After returning to the hotel and checking out, Tao Yu took Chang Zheng to the place where he used to live.

The house, which had been empty for nearly a year, was surprisingly free of dust, presumably someone cleaned it regularly.After wiping off the dust and removing the bed cover, Tao Yu threw himself on the big bed, looked at the chandelier on the ceiling and thought, when he left, he didn't expect to come back so soon.Closing his eyes, the drowsiness caused by jet lag made him fall asleep quickly.

It was evening when he woke up, and the familiar furnishings in the room reminded him of some past events. In his memory, there was an afternoon when Wei Wei walked into the bedroom and called him to have dinner.He remembered his mother asking in the morning, "Is it worth it for Wei Wei?" In this room with memories of the other party, those phantoms of old times that popped up from time to time made him realize that "is it worth it" is only an afterthought. Floating comments, when you are in it, there will always be reasons you think are worth indulging in.

But those were all over, he sat up and called "Chang Zheng" twice, but got no response, walked out of the bedroom only to find that the other party had fallen asleep lying on the desk in the study, with the laptop spread out on the side.Tao Yu shook the mouse to restore the notebook from hibernation, and the slideshow on the screen was the introduction of ChloeC.Fund—the fund founded by Chang Zheng's parents, named after the English name of their daughter who died young, Chloe.Tao Yu had seen the English version of the promotional PPT before, and this one was translated into Chinese—short and straightforward sentences made by elementary school students, with typos.

Before coming to China, Changzheng received authorization from his father and sent emails to several major hospitals in Beijing, hoping to have the opportunity to meet with the person in charge, introduce this non-profit foundation to them, and see if there is any possibility of cooperation in the future.The operation of this fund in North America is operated by a dedicated team. Chang Zheng's parents have not considered developing to other countries and regions.However, Changzheng believes that China has a large population. According to the same proportion of patients, there are more people suffering from diseases similar to Chloe. What kind of treatment are these patients receiving?Is there any organization to help those patients who have no financial means? Can the Chloe Foundation work with these organizations?Taking this opportunity to come to China, Chang Zheng wants to make initial contact with local hospitals. If there is room for cooperation, the next step will be professionals planning local funding sources, patient selection, and solving legal issues.

Two hospitals wrote back to Chang Zheng, expressing their willingness to learn more.Due to the hasty plan to return to China, it was too late to translate all the materials, but at least the PPT used for the speech should be in Chinese.During the six months with Tao Yu, Dr. Chang has learned the Chinese Pinyin input method, but some pronunciation habits of Pinyin and English are different, and there are too many Chinese characters with the same pronunciation and different words, and Dr. Chang can't distinguish them at all.

Tao Yu looked at Chang Zheng who was asleep, and gently pulled the notebook over to help him revise.

Chang Zheng slept until ten o'clock in the evening, and when he woke up, he found himself lying on the bed, with Tao Yu leaning on the side and playing games with his laptop.

"When did I sleep here..."

Tao Yu snorted: "I suspect that you are doctors who have the function of cruising to find a bed. You can touch the bed without opening your eyes. Didn't you miss climbing into the patient's bed in the hospital?"

Chang Zheng didn't care about Tao Yu's sarcasm, remembering that he still had something to do, he got up and planned to continue working on his PPT.

Tao Yu turned the notebook over and said to him, "I've changed your promotional video, come over and read it with Teacher Tao, so as not to be too timid tomorrow."

Chang Zheng glanced at Tao Yu meaningfully, pulled the notebook in front of him, and rehearsed it to the only audience.

The promotional video includes the creation of ChloeC., the running team, the annual sponsorship, where the funds go, the recovery of children after surgery, and the introduction of partner hospitals and doctors in North America.Tao Yu found that Chang Zheng did not follow the script when speaking. With his familiarity with the English version, he could know what he was talking about just by looking at the data on each page. Even though he did not know many Chinese characters, it did not affect his performance.

When modifying the PPT, Tao Yu already had a better understanding of the fund, and Chang Zheng's speech let him know more actual cases. Since Chang Zheng himself is a doctor, he described the children in great detail.Tao Yu thought while listening, running such a fund is much more difficult than imagined, just judging which children are more urgently in need of surgical treatment among a certain number of candidates every year is a complicated process.When making a budget, in addition to the cost of surgery, follow-up rehabilitation should also be taken into consideration.And financial disclosure to ensure that funds are not misused can only be regarded as the most basic criterion.

"Teacher Tao, is there anything else to add?" After Chang Zheng finished speaking, he pushed the notebook aside and looked at him with a half-smile.

Tao Yu said with emotion: "The more I know, the more I admire your parents. Not to mention using private property for charity, it is such a hard-working charity. In ancient times, your father would be praised by the villagers." Chang Da Good man', maybe there are people who will sing praises for your family's construction of the Shengsheng Temple, and they will be looked up to by the king of Hades in hell after death."

Chang Zheng was pressing Teacher Tao to move his hands and feet, and he frowned when he heard this, and said, "Why do good people still go to hell, and they will go to heaven after death."

"Oh, you Westerners don't understand." Tao Yu shifted a comfortable seat and said, "Heaven is a long way away, we all just sneak out of the nearest one. There are eighteen floors underground, and there is always a floor that suits you."

Chang Zheng suppressed a smile and asked, "After that, I will be in heaven and you will be in hell. The distance is too far away."

"The communication will be developed by then, don't forget to add me on Weibo, if you miss me, just send me a private message... Oh, it hurts... Unfollow you!"

In the next two days, Tao Yu accompanied Chang Zheng to the two hospitals. One of them seemed to have little interest in the fund itself, and their hospital leaders hoped to establish a cooperative relationship with the hospital where Chang Zheng's father was.Chang Zheng patiently explained that this matter has nothing to do with the fund. The hospital needs to contact the board of directors of the Presbyterian Hospital for cooperation matters. His father is not a member of the board of directors, so he can't even talk about building a bridge.The other hospital seemed to be more sincere, but they just wanted to get to know each other better.

Tao Yu was somewhat disappointed with the attitude of the two hospitals.According to the experience of the fund operating in the United States, surgery for children can be sponsored by hospitals and drug companies, which is reflected in the free use of medical equipment and free medication for children.This is related to the separation of medicines in the United States and the separation of most specialists and hospitals.However, the domestic medical system is different, so it is more troublesome to define the scope of funding.

Chang Zheng is not as pessimistic as Tao Yu, and this is within his expectation: "This time, I just let my colleagues in China know that there is such an organization that is concerned about Williams disease. The child’s data, such as the type of heart disease, incidence rate, diagnosis and treatment methods, and postoperative survival time. If you really want to talk about sponsorship, there will be special people to talk to commercial organizations.”

Tao Yu wondered, "Will the hospital make these data public?"

Chang Zheng smiled and said: "If we cooperate, this will be an item in the contract. The Chloe Foundation has the right to check the relevant cases admitted by the cooperative hospital. My parents and the others are concerned about treating children who can't afford it. I think this is just Treat the symptoms, not the root cause. I hope to use these resources to do research and statistics, and to establish a database on this disease in a wider range, so that we can find better ways to improve the survival rate and length of life of children."

Tao Yu looked at Chang Zheng, as if he suddenly realized how big his heart is. His goal is not just to become a famous doctor or philanthropist, but what he wants to do is to challenge a discipline or a field--I have to admit a word, vision determines A person's pattern.

This is his lover, Tao Yu thought, how lucky to stand shoulder to shoulder with such a person.