Chapter 2367: and translation of title, then ===GLOSSARY=== with list of named entities appearing in these lines, using exact English

Title: 2372.2286 The little girl who manages the household

「Where are the patient's family? 」 Zheng Ren asked. 「I need to speak with the patient's family; the Shou Bing risk is still considerable, and the specifics are for them to decide. 」

Fang Lin sighed, "Zheng Lao Ban, the patient only has one family member present, an 11‑year‑old little girl."

「……」 no.

「Anyone else? 」 Zheng Ren asked aloud, though he already had the answer.

If the people around here are only the elderly and children at home, what are the young and middle‑aged doing? Is there even a need to ask?

「Can you get in touch with an adult family member? 」 Su Yun asked.

Fang Lin said, "They say family members are on their way over; it should take about a day or two for them to arrive."

A day or two, the patient's condition seems like it could be delayed a bit without issue. Although the condition is tricky, it's not the kind of emergency that cannot tolerate any delay.

「Let's look at the patient first. 」 Zheng Ren said.

Fang Lin led Zheng Lao Ban and two others to the ward to see the patient.

A thin, sallow little girl was attending to an elderly patient over seventy years old at the bedside.

Seeing Fang Lin enter, the little girl stood up, first bowed to Fang Lin (Jiu Gong), then holding the paper in her hand, she whispered: "Doctor Fang, in this hour, chest bottle No. 1 drained about 15 ml of pale yellow fluid, with gas expelled; No. 2..."

She spoke clearly and logically, using many professional terms, and her care was meticulous.

Even an adult would find this hard to achieve, yet this 11‑year‑old little girl could bring her grandfather or great‑grandfather to the capital (Di Du) and reach an amateur‑top level, truly astonishing.

When the girl spoke, her orthodontic braces were visible, professionally known as a maxillary expander. Zheng Ren, who doesn't deal with dentistry, felt nothing about it.

He noticed the girl's system panel slightly red, with an ion imbalance diagnosis; he judged it might be an illness caused by recent busyness and fatigue.

This illness doesn't need treatment; eating well will make it better quickly.

Zheng Ren took Fang Lin's bright red stethoscope and examined the elderly patient. Just as Fang Lin had described, and as Zheng Ren had seen in the system operating room, three chest bottles were hanging from his body.

Adhesions and septations inside the chest cavity prevent a single chest bottle from draining all the gas.

This is also a common situation after stimulation with 50% high‑glucose solution, so thoracic doctors generally exercise caution when using high‑glucose or povidone‑iodine to stimulate the pleura.

The diagnosis was correct; all physical findings matched the medical record, just like in the system operating room. Zheng Ren nodded and said to the little girl:

「When can the adults in your family arrive? 」

「Doctor, Greeting. 」 Although the little girl didn't know Zheng Ren, she was polite, first bowing (Jiu Gong) and then saying: 「You can tell me anything; my dad and grandfather are working at a nuclear power plant, and the signal there is poor. For now… we can't get in touch. 」

「What about contacting in the evening? 」

「Hmm, I said there's nothing wrong; just let them rest easy and send money over. 」 The little girl looked thin and withered, a sign of malnutrition, but when she spoke her eyes flashed with a resilient spirit.

「……」 no.

Zheng Ren frowned, looking at the little girl.

「Doctor, I can make the decision. 」 Seeing Zheng Ren's hesitation, the little girl firmly said: 「The money left at home I've all used to buy a sleeper ticket for my great‑grandfather; the rest is just living expenses. They don't need to come back—treating the illness costs money, and even if they returned it wouldn't help. 」

That's how the words are, and that's how the reasoning is.

If she were a bit older—even 18 or 20—Zheng Ren wouldn't mind. But the little girl is only 11 and has no legal authority to sign consent forms for surgery.

Zheng Ren turned his head to glance at the elderly patient lying in bed.

The bed was raised to a 25‑degree angle; he lay semi‑reclined, lips bluish, an oxygen tube on his nose, spirit listless.

While speaking, the elderly patient showed no reaction. In this condition, only a quack local hospital would dare to operate.

「Fang Lin, you didn't say someone would come back in a day or two, did you? 」 Zheng Ren asked.

Fang Lin was also puzzled, looking at the little girl and asking: 「Two hours ago, when you first arrived, I asked you and you said this. What's happening now? 」

The little girl lowered her head, clenched her fists, and did not show her expression to the doctors in front of her.

Zheng Ren sighed and said: 「Little sister, the situation is this: your great‑grandfather's condition is serious—either we send him home to rest, or we prepare to attempt a risky procedure. 」

The little girl lifted her head, her eyes clear and bright; she didn't cry but looked earnestly at Zheng Ren's eyes and asked: 「Doctor, do you mean that I can't sign to consent to the Shou Bing because I'm not allowed to? 」

Zheng Ren nodded.

「In our family, I'm the one who signed for the closed drainage! 」 the little girl said. 「The Doctor initially said no, then later got authorization from my father and grandfather, and the Doctor also consulted a lawyer. 」

「That's so troublesome? 」

Zheng Ren also wasn't sure whether this procedure would actually work; after pondering, he said: 「Then I'll ask about it. 」

The little girl didn't pester Zheng Ren with childish demands; instead, she nodded.

When everyone left, she didn't see them off; instead, she gave a deep bow (Jiu Gong) to express her gratitude.

Her frail body was like a little grass in the wind, swaying yet refusing to fall, resilient in its resolve.

「Fang Lin, have you ever encountered such a situation? 」 Su Yun asked, frowning.

Fang Lin shook his head.

Very few people have ever encountered such a situation.

「Let me think—although it's not technically a Shou Bing, bronchoscopic intervention is still considered a Shou Bing in practice. So… 」

「Shou Bing live broadcast, then call the family back? 」

「Hmm. 」

「That could be worth a try; let's go back first and I'll consult Lawyer Ge and the hospital's lawyer. 」 Su Yun said.

Seeing a patient and performing a Shou Bing has become this troublesome.

This is also unavoidable; every family has its own difficulties. But this little girl appears extraordinarily mature, her mental age at least five to ten years older than her actual age.

Saying she is already an adult, no one objects.

But the law is the law; this situation still has some particularities.

After leaving the ward, Zheng Ren didn't go back to the thoracic doctors' office; instead, he went straight to the Intervention Department with Su Yun and Lin Yuan.

Su Yun began coordinating the various matters, while Lin Yuan whispered something to Chang Yue.

Zheng Ren glanced, estimating that he saw a sallow, thin little girl using her own shoulders to prop up her dilapidated home, and the softness in his heart was touched.

This is also unavoidable; it's only human nature.

But what I am certainly considering is to cure the old person's illness, then let them return home properly.

Although the patient's COPD is serious, they can still hold on for three to five years without issue.

Zheng Ren was pondering this matter, then immediately picked up the Fifth Edition of External Medicine, entered the System Space again, and began surgical training.

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Note: Building a nuclear power plant is a friend I know. At that time, he and his father went to build a nuclear power plant, basically couldn't find anyone, the signal was really bad. Additionally, the story of this little girl was told to me by a junior fellow from Henan; she is very strong, wishing her good luck.