area51novel Chapter 382: Group portrait of women fighting the epidemic, ending!
Chapter 382: Group portrait of women fighting the epidemic, ending!
Jiang Baige didn't know what Ye Zhi was thinking.
After Ye Zhi left, December was almost over, and Jiang Baige's life focus completely shifted to writing.
Because her plan is to finish her anti-epidemic article in January.
In fact, the plot of this novel is not complicated.
The protagonists of the story are three generations of a family of doctors. The story takes place in a hospital, the main theme is anti-epidemic, and the plot and conflicts revolve around the three generations, colleagues, doctors and patients, and women from different industries.
The difficulty lies in character creation.
Jiang Baige does not want the heroines in her works to be perfect. There is no doubt that they are noble and great, but they also have selfish motives.
Grandma thinks that fighting the epidemic is very dangerous, so she hopes her granddaughter will not participate.
My mother also feels that my mother is old and has some underlying diseases, and should not work day and night.
As for the daughter, she is younger and more lively.
Compared with the more subtle hints from her grandmother and mother, she would provoke more intense conflicts, and even go against the words of her elders and insist on throwing herself into the most dangerous working environment.
In addition to the collision of ideas between three generations, they will also have rich interactions with colleagues and women from different industries.
For example, nurses in hospitals are the most common helpers in their work.
Various situations may occur in everyone's home, for example, the new nurse is very nervous, the head nurse has difficulties at home but still sticks to the front line, and the heroines understand and guide them, and at the same time get support and strength from their work.
When Jiang Baige was studying for a master's degree with Gui Hongyan, under her influence, she thought more broadly about the living conditions of women other than middle-class female intellectuals.
She also incorporated her thoughts, observations and investigations into her novels.
The youngest daughter among three generations was arranged to treat patients in a new isolation site.
Because time was tight, the quarantine site was being built and put into use at the same time, so she came into contact with the construction workers who were involved in the construction of the quarantine site.
My daughter’s first stereotype of the profession of construction worker is: man.
She felt that women rarely participated in this, and even if they did, they were the type who helped cook on the construction site and take care of their husbands and children.
So when she saw a female construction worker, who was also the team leader, she was very surprised. But she was probably too surprised, which made the other party unhappy.
The daughter, who came from a good family and even a wealthy family, did not realize her offense and thought the other party was rude and unfriendly.
The conflict between the two men was buried here.
But Jiang Baige would not allow the two of them to become strangers, so they would meet due to various accidents and then quarrel.
Even though they quarreled, deep down, they had some respect for each other because they both had a place in an industry dominated by men.
The construction workers had seen the doctors at work.
She was completely focused. It rained that day and her protective suit was covered with mud. When the construction workers saw her a few hours later, she was still wearing the same clothes, which meant that the doctor had not gone to the bathroom or taken off her protective suit for such a long time.
One day the doctor had her period but she had run out of sanitary napkins, so the construction worker gave the doctor the pack of sleeping pants that her daughter had given her before she came here. The daughter had bought them with her scholarship, and she was reluctant to use them herself, but she gave them all to the doctor.
Later, the construction worker fell ill due to overwork. It was assumed that she would be quarantined, but her work was not yet completed.
The doctor came over and looked at her X-rays, confirmed that the construction worker's symptoms were more like a common cold, and against all odds, let her receive the correct treatment. After she recovered, she was able to return to work as soon as possible.
They were all very busy, so busy that most of the time they just passed each other without even saying a word.
But when the emergency isolation point was built and the construction workers were about to leave, the two stood outside, looked at the "city" they had worked together to build and protect, and hugged each other tightly.
it is more than words.
This kind of thing doesn't just happen between my daughter and the construction workers.
It also happened between three generations of grandparents and grandchildren and community workers who worked day and night and finally fainted at their posts and were sent to the hospital; taxi drivers who gave free rides to doctors and nurses who were unable to go to work; and takeaway and courier workers who shuttled through danger to ensure that doctors and nurses received daily necessities and medical supplies in a timely manner...
Jiang Baige had already thought of the ending of the story when she was writing it.
It is hopeful, but not that bright.
Because she, who is from 2023, knows that this is not a momentary disaster, but a big swallower that is always ready to counterattack.
But when it came time to put pen to paper, she became conflicted again.
Is it really that realistic?
She was writing a novel, not a non-fiction documentary. Moreover, the film and television rights of the novel had been bought by Bi Lan, so she had to consider how to give an ending that was more suitable for television.
——I said that I would not care about it anymore after I sold the copyright, but I still couldn’t let it go.
Jiang Baige grabbed a handful of hair, typed and deleted a line, and sat in front of the computer for half an hour: all in vain!
She simply got up and went to the refrigerator to find something to eat.
At this time, the phone vibrated.
She opened it and saw Ye Zhi: [Senior, I read your anti-epidemic article and really liked it! My mother started delivering food after she retired last year. At the beginning of the year, she even delivered food to the hospital, which made us all worried. But now that I have read your novel, I think she is really a great heroine! ]
Novels reflect reality? Jiang Baige knew it existed, but she didn't expect it to be around.
Jiang Baige: [You still went to read my novel? ]
Ye Zhi: [Of course! I must support my senior’s novel! But... I want to urge her to update! When will there be an ending? I’m itching! Is the heroine really going to give up her job because of malicious rumors online and misunderstandings from colleagues? I don’t agree, woo woo woo.]
She sent several different crying emojis in a row.
Unfortunately, Jiang Baige will not be shaken by this: [Don’t try to spoil it for me! However, it will be finished in January. ]
Ye Zhi: [Whether I can have a good New Year depends entirely on Senior Sister! ]
After being "threatened" by Ye Zhi, Jiang Baige really finished writing with a burst of inspiration.
At the end of the story, the daughter will certainly not be easily defeated.
On the day she returned to the hospital, her grandmother and mother brought a group of people to greet her at the hospital gate.
The three generations of grandparents and grandchildren hugged each other tightly. The story began and ended here, and new and more stories came from here.
Jiang Baige closed her eyes, and this scene emerged in front of her eyes. It was as if the novel had been made into a TV series, and was being broadcast on major TV stations. She had also become a new best-selling author, and more people came to buy her copyright. She only needed to sit at home, and the number on her bank account would increase rapidly...
At this time, the mobile phone rang.