A Thousand Flowers
Chapters 71. Take Good Care of Him!

“By the way, where is his social service?” asked Izzah after a long silence.

“You didn't listen to the meeting?” Shin Seo Hyun asked.

“Entahlah. It seems that at that time I did not pay much attention to Mr. Lee's remarks,” said Izzah honestly. One of the other traits of Izzah that Shin Seo Hyun also liked very much.

Shin Seo Hyun looked over. “You're still thinking about that matchmaking?” tanyakanya.

“Slightly,” replied Izzah briefly while shrugging.

Shin Seo Hyun laughed. “I thought a cute girl like you wouldn't be bothered at all with something like that.”

Izzah. “Why did you divert my question?”

“Ah .. sorry,” said Shin Seo Hyun, feeling guilty.

He should not discuss sensitive matters when Izzah's mood is not so good.

“We are close. Take a look ahead!” he continued while giving code with advance movement. Izzah followed Shin Seo Hyun's gaze.

In the distance there are tall skyscrapers. A symbol of South Korea's progress. The price of the property is of course directly proportional to the buildings.

Closer to the destination, Izzah realized the social inequality was striking. The small houses near the buildings were inversely proportional, like Beauty and The Beast.

Izzah did not expect, behind the rapid progress of South Korea, it turns out that it still leaves a slum patch, which of course is usually always peppered with a piece of the tale of grief.

Shin Seo Hyun pulled her car over, then rushed down to open the door for Izzah. Relaxedly, Shin Seo Hyun and Izzah walked side by side towards a not-so-wide field. Three small tents stood there.

“Welcome, Mr. Shin, Doctor Izzah,” welcome Lee Kwan Gi upon seeing the arrival of Shin Seo Hyun and Izzah.

Izzah and Shin Seo Hyun circulated a glance. In the far right tent, a pair of doctors and nurses were busy with children's patients. The cries of frightened innocent children occasionally sounded.

In the second tent, two pairs of doctors and nurses also began to sweat in the service of adult patients. While in the far left tent, some students smiled kindly thrusting a bowl of porridge and a glass of fresh fruit juice to patients who had undergone examination.

As if he had gotten along, Shin Seo Hyun and Izzah both took a deep breath. Giving birth to a witty smile from Lee Kwan Gi's lips.

“Sorry, Sir. They took their own positions first. So, inevitably only part of elderly patients is left,” said Lee Kwan Gi, explaining the working conditions of his colleagues.

“No problem. Where are the old patients?” shin Seo Hyun asked as she did not see any elderly people who were there.

“Oh. They were not brought here, but doctors on duty who visited their residence,” explained Lee Kwan Gi.

“If Mr. Shin and Doctor Izzah object, I will assign another doctor,”.

“Ah, no need!” stop Shin Seo Hyun and Izzah in unison, making Lee Kwan Gi's smile back on its back.

Shin Seo Hyun and Izzah looked at each other for a moment. Feeling awkward.

“Good. Then it's up to you. Excuse me first,” say goodbye Lee Kwan Gi, then go around checking the work of his colleagues.

Shin Seo Hyun immediately took the only remaining medical kit box and handed it to Izzah. Then, he lifted a cardboard containing healthy food that will be distributed to the elderly they come to.

Without wasting time, he and Izzah walked down the narrow hallways of the slum housing complex of Guryong village after getting a list of the elderly to be examined. Sometimes they ducked, pulling apart the branches of foliage that blocked their path.

The deeper into, the denser the rickety huts lined up. The weathered triplex walls and torn tarps and dangling ceilings greeted them with groans due to the gusts of wind. It is still worth calling home.

For hours Shin Seo Hyun and Izzah went up and down the house door to door. The condition of every house in the village is very concerning. There's no bathroom. However, the grounds and streets of the village looked clean. Demonstrate a high level of public awareness of the importance of environmental cleanliness.

With the old woman's condition, Izzah immediately swept her back inside, sitting her on a worn mattress that smelled a little piddly. Piles of clothes scattered on the rough cement floor and branching here and there. Whether clean, whether dirty, can no longer be distinguished.

Torn curtains decorate small windows with cracked glass and are given a brown adhesive. Add a dirty impression to the dust that looks thick. It seems like the old lady lives alone. Izzah was concerned.

When Izzah pulled out his stethoscope, the woman laid her old body on a thin mattress and cut it off. Every now and then there was the sound of her coughing like the creaking of an old door with rusty hinges. Making Izzah and Shin Seo Hyun sigh long.

Izzah carefully and gently examined the old woman's health. The wrinkled and thin skin of the fragile bone bandage was gently rubbed. Not to forget, channeled cool and warm air hidden in the palm of his hand.

“Thank you. Your touch feels different from previous doctors,” said the woman, sitting back after Izzah examined her.

“Hopefully get well soon yes, Nek,” sahut Izzah, displaying his sweet smile.

“Yes ... Your smile is so charming,” praise the woman while groping Izzah's face. Makes Izzah feel moved because he misses the touch of his mother.

“Thank you. Grandma wants to eat her porridge now?” Izzah asked while taking out a bowl of porridge and a glass of juice in plastic packaging.

“Later. I've just eaten,” refuse the woman is delicate.

“Good. Then excuse us, Grandma. Take care of health,” said Izzah while greeting the old woman.

Shin Seo Hyun squatted down thrusting the medicine that the woman needed.

“Take the medicine regularly huh, Grandma,” message Shin Seo Hyun while putting the medicine into the old woman's grasp.

Without letting go of his hand, one old hand caressed Shin Seo Hyun's cheek. Her eyes are warm. A smile adorned his lips as he said.

“You're a lucky guy. Take good care of him!” the woman's message glanced at Izzah who was already standing outside.

Shin Seo Hyun smiled and nodded steadily, “Sure, Grandma. Thank you.”

A second later, Shin Seo Hyun caught up with Izzah after slipping a few pieces of fifty thousand won into his weak hand.

Feeling achy and tired, Izzah shook his knees slowly while sitting stretching his legs on a round chair not far from the tent. Some of his colleagues have already started packing.

“Minum! You must be very thirsty,” said Shin Seo Hyun, handing over a glass of juice.

“Thank you,” Izzah said slowly and directly sucked the contents of the glass.

Shin Seo Hyun pulled out a chair and sat down beside Izzah.

“How did you feel after circling the village of Guryong?” shin Seo Hyun asked, starting a conversation.

“Excellent shock. I didn't expect that there would still be a village like this left in Korea, let alone one next to the Gangnam district's luxury residential complex. Like heaven and earth,” Izzah said, making Shin Seo Hyun smile.

Shin Seo Hyun was just about to open her mouth to chim in on Izzah's words when Lee Kwan Gi came over to them. Rushing Shin Seo Hyun and Izzah stood up to meet him.

“Thank you for your hard work today, Mr. Shin and also Doctor Izzah,” said Lee Kwan Gi, feeling helped and satisfied with the performance of the Director and Izzah.

“Sama-sama, Mr. Lee,” reply Shin Seo Hyun and Izzah. Again together.

“Now, it's time we go home!” take Lee Kwan Gi with a twist of body and step ahead of Shin Seo Hyun and Izzah.

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