The Enhanced Doctor-Chapter 750 Unexpected Clues Provided by Xiao Yue

"It should be about time, right? We should let Tang Dou and her pups rest for a while."

After dinner, Liu Banxia went to Tang Dou's room.

He had to intervene. Once the girls went in, they showed no intention of leaving. Whether they were older, younger, or somewhere in between, they were all very fond of Tang Dou and her pups.

"Tang Dou's pups are so cute. I want to look at them for a little longer," Qiaoqiao said.

"Our Tang Dou is so well-behaved. Many dogs become very aggressive after giving birth, but you all can still touch her. That's because Tang Dou has a good temperament," Liu Banxia said.

"Let them rest for a while. The crucian carp soup I've made for Tang Dou is ready. It can quench her thirst. Taking care of four pups must be exhausting for her."

"Let me see. Why isn't there any fish meat in it? And why didn't you add any green onions or anything? It's too fishy." Qiaoqiao, taking the bowl, found a lot to complain about.

"Tang Dou can't have too much salt or oil, so we prepared a clear soup for her. The slight fishiness can even stimulate her appetite. Now, now, look, Tang Dou is already drooling," Liu Banxia coaxed Qiaoqiao.

Qiaoqiao crinkled her nose but still put the bowl to Tang Dou's mouth.

Perhaps Tang Dou was thirsty, or perhaps she knew it was good for her; in any case, she drank it eagerly. In a short while, nearly half a bowl of the soup was gone, and she even licked the bowl clean.

"Tang Dou, say thank you to Uncle Qiu and Auntie Yueyue," Qiaoqiao said quite seriously.

"Sister Qiaoqiao, what are you saying?" Xiao Yue was exasperated.

"You'll get used to it. My wife is always this straightforward, which is what I like the most," Liu Banxia said with a grin.

"See? That's my Brother Liu. I need to keep working hard," Qiu Mingyuan said seriously.

"I just thought of something," Qiaoqiao said, frowning.

Seeing Qiaoqiao's expression, Liu Banxia felt a shiver down his spine.

Lately, Qiaoqiao had been full of "various thoughts," and you never knew what she would come up with next.

"Do you think that when I have a baby in the future, I'll have to drink such fishy crucian carp soup too?" Qiaoqiao asked very seriously.

"Don't worry, we won't make you drink it. But you will have to pay attention to your diet. If you eat chili or drink alcohol, our baby might get a taste for spicy food or become a little drunkard," Liu Banxia said, laughing.

"You promised. You absolutely can't make me drink this; I really can't stomach it," Qiaoqiao said, still frowning.

It seemed the plain crucian carp soup had really unnerved Qiaoqiao; she wasn't usually this apprehensive.

Liu Banxia actually wanted to mention they could use formula in the future, but he didn't dare. If he brought it up, it would undoubtedly lead to a barrage of new questions, so he decided to keep quiet.

After they went downstairs, Liu Banxia asked Qiu Mingyuan, "Don't you two plan to go abroad for a vacation during this holiday? It won't be easy to find such free time in the future."

"We can't travel abroad. Our parents wouldn't feel at ease if it was just the two of us. Doudou is still young and not suited for long-distance flights. However, we can consider traveling domestically," Qiu Mingyuan said.

"But, we have to wait for the admission letters to arrive first. That way, we'll have a legitimate reason to go. Hey, when you two go on your honeymoon, how about taking Yueyue and me with you?"

"If we can manage it, that would be fine. But I have no idea when we'll finally get to have our delayed honeymoon," Liu Banxia said.

"Hehe, we can make up for it slowly. Wouldn't it be fun to go on a honeymoon with our child?" Qiaoqiao said delightfully.

"Will you even have time to enjoy yourselves if you're busy taking care of a child?" Wang Xiaoyan asked curiously.

"Uh... maybe after the baby turns one?" Qiaoqiao asked uncertainly.

"Right, is it a boy or a girl?" Wang Xiaoyan continued to ask.

Qiaoqiao glanced guiltily at Liu Banxia. "Actually, I haven't had the check-up yet. I was planning to go soon. I had to be with Tang Dou, you know? Now that she's had her pups, I feel more at ease."

Liu Banxia was quite helpless. "You don't have to go to our hospital for the check-up. You can go wherever you want. I also promise not to ask around about it, okay?"

"Really?" Qiaoqiao asked, somewhat incredulously.

"Really. It's absolutely true. I'm usually at work, so how would I know when you go?" Liu Banxia said.

"Oh my God, you two are unbelievable," Wang Xiaoyan said, even more exasperated.

What on earth were these two thinking? Liu Banxia was a doctor; he knew prenatal check-ups were important, yet he still indulged Qiaoqiao's whims.

"This silly girl is dead set on having a son, so now she's afraid to go for the check-up," Liu Banxia said with a laugh.

"Actually, whether it's a boy or a girl, it's our child. Yueyue, do you have something you want to say? If you do, just speak up. We're all friends here."

"Ah, it's nothing. Nothing serious, um... Brother Liu, could you come to the next room with me for a moment?" Xiao Yue asked, a bit nervously.

Liu Banxia looked at Qiu Mingyuan.

"I have no idea what she wants to do," Qiu Mingyuan said, also a bit puzzled.

"Alright, let's go to the kitchen then," Liu Banxia nodded.

He was rather curious, wondering what Xiao Yue wanted to ask him. 𝚏𝕣𝕖𝚎𝚠𝚎𝚋𝚗𝐨𝐯𝕖𝕝.𝕔𝐨𝕞

"Brother Liu, don't tell my dad, okay? And you can't tell anyone else," Xiao Yue said nervously.

"What's wrong? Are you pregnant?" Liu Banxia asked, frowning.

This was a critical issue. Even though both families had agreed to their relationship, a baby arriving too soon would be highly inappropriate. What could be done then? It would be a disaster.

"Oh, no, it's not about me. I'm not pregnant," Xiao Yue hastily replied.

"It's about a classmate of mine. She knows I know a bit about medicine, so she asked me if egg retrieval would affect her future fertility and if her future husband would find out."

If Liu Banxia had felt a slight sense of relief hearing it wasn't a matter of life and death, his expression tensed up immediately upon hearing Xiao Yue's explanation.

"Yueyue, is your classmate planning to sell her eggs?" Liu Banxia asked.

"She didn't say she wanted to sell them, just asked me about the potential harms and the retrieval process," Xiao Yue responded.

"Actually, she's a good student. But the major she wants to apply for is a joint program with a foreign university. The tuition and living expenses are very high, and she's worried her family can't afford it."

"This isn't about the retrieval process itself, but about the significant harm egg retrieval can cause to the body," Liu Banxia said after a moment's thought.

"I'm not sure what to say. It's quite a coincidence that you're telling me about this. How is your relationship with this classmate?"

"Huh? What's coincidental about it? Our relationship is alright, I guess. I'm the class monitor, so I get along reasonably well with all my classmates," Xiao Yue said.

Liu Banxia started to carefully consider how to handle this.

The patient from the multiple-vehicle collision he had treated recently suffered an ovarian torsion, which was caused by egg retrieval.

The police had investigated, but so far, there were no useful leads. The perpetrators were very alert and had seen through the undercover officers sent to make contact, forcing their operations to become even more clandestine.

And now, by sheer coincidence, Xiao Yue's classmate might provide a lead. But this instantly made the situation very serious. How should he explain this to Xiao Yue?

"Brother Liu, what is it?" Xiao Yue pressed.

"Yueyue, let's sit down first," Liu Banxia said.

Xiao Yue didn't understand why, but she sat down anyway.

"The municipal police bureau is currently investigating an illegal underground market for egg trading. If your relationship with this classmate is decent, do you think you could try to find out more information from her?" Liu Banxia asked.

His words frightened Xiao Yue; she hadn't expected this to involve illegal activities.

If her classmate hadn't known that Xiao Yue's father was a doctor at the Second Affiliated Hospital, she probably wouldn't have asked her about this.

"Let's put it this way, selling eggs is very harmful. To a large extent, it will affect fertility in the future, and it can also cause serious harm to the body after egg retrieval, even endangering life," Liu Banxia said.

"Regardless of the circumstances, when you see your classmate next, you must strongly advise her against it. She can choose a different major, but she only has one life."

"Brother Liu, is it really that dangerous? I mean, don't we naturally release one egg every month during our period?" Xiao Yue asked.

"Silly girl, do you think they'd pay so much money if they were only taking one egg? That's just a deceptive tactic. They'll use hormones to stimulate the production of as many eggs as possible, and then they'll retrieve all of them," Liu Banxia replied.

His words startled Xiao Yue once more. According to her classmate, they would only take one egg; she had never imagined such a procedure existed.

"Do you understand how dangerous this is now? Think about it carefully and see if you can talk her out of it. If you can, I'll contact the police," Liu Banxia continued.

"Don't worry, we'll handle this discreetly and ensure her parents don't find out. However, regarding her studies, I still think she should discuss it with her family."

"Studying takes at least four years, right? According to what you said, the annual tuition is around twenty to thirty thousand? Over four years, that's well over a hundred thousand. That's not a small amount. Can she really manage that on her own?"

"Uh... Brother Liu, her tuition is actually quite high. Last year, it was over sixty thousand. Plus, there's a year of studying abroad, which will be even more expensive," Xiao Yue said, updating him on the reality of modern tuition fees.

Liu Banxia was stunned. Is this really how much tuition costs these days? Shouldn't it be just a few thousand? He recalled some high school classmates who had enrolled in similar joint international programs, and their tuition was only a little over ten thousand, or around twenty thousand at most.

He wondered if his social circle was too limited, or if the world was simply changing too fast.

After pushing aside these distracting thoughts, Liu Banxia asked again, "Yueyue, what do you think? Can you discuss this with your classmate?"

"Brother Liu, can I take some time to think about it? This is too sudden," Xiao Yue's face fell.

Liu Banxia nodded. She needs time to consider this, he thought. This lead is too important.