Nursery Rhymes by manaika
Nursery Rhymes
by manaika (@manaika-chan)
M, 96k, Wangxian & Background Nielan
Part of the MDZS Big Bang 2021
Summary: Lan Xichen is a pediatrician who often treats child abuse cases for various foster homes, orphanages and social workers for free. He's currently looking for a second nurse because Luo Qingyang is freshly back from maternal leave and can't be expected to work full time with a baby on hand and none of her substitutes were up to the task. Enter Wei Ying with a semester worth of med school, stellar recommendations, a huge gap in his CV and a laugh bright and warm as the sun. Skeptical at first, Xichen decides to give the man a chance. He gets more than he bargained for with exactly zero regrets. Kay's comments: The second tag of this story is 'No Therapy' and I wish they would have gone to therapy. Absolutely beautiful story though and I can imagine Wei Ying as a nurse so well! The Jiang family dynamics in this story are rough and it's a work in progress towards reconciliation. Wangxian's relationship development was absolutely beautiful and I loved how they fell in love and how music connected them. Also loved the art and the nursery rhymes at the end of each chapter. Excerpt: "As I initially thought," Doctor Lan started, "I haven't found any other suitable candidate. I was wondering if we could perhaps try again?" This time his smile looked genuine. Wei Ying's heart hammered against his chest. He felt slightly light headed. "I'm a felon," he answered because he didn't know what else to say. "I served time. Do you really want to trust me with kids?" "Your closest friends trust you with their children," came the simple reply. Wei Ying exhaled at length. "I believe their judgment to be more informed than mine. I also intended to extend the trial period from three to six months. This would put you at a disadvantage. If this isn't an acceptable term…" "It's fine," Wei Ying said before the Doctor could finish and looked at his hands. His fingers felt numb. He rubbed them. "Why me?" It fell out of him before he could think better of it, but Doctor Lan didn't give him a chance to panic about it, answering right away. "I try not to judge people by their worst mistakes," he said and this time Wei Ying really believed his smile. "And also, both nurse Luo and Doctor Wen put in a word for you. I know first hand how hard it is to earn nurse Luo's respect and while Doctor Wen is considered fresh blood, she has already gained a reputation. Hardworking, demanding and harsh, but never unfair."
pov alternating, modern setting, modern no powers, past character death, implied/referenced child abuse, inexperienced wei wuxian, experienced lan wangji, romantic wei wuxian, strangers to lovers, dating, jiang family dynamics, reconciliation, unreliable narrator, nurse wei wuxian, doctor lan xichen, chronic illness, past incarceration, supportive lan xichen, lan xichen/nie mingjue, nielan
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