Chu's mother was completely stunned, walking out of the doctor's office in a daze.
Just after she left the office, a bald man walked in and said, "Why are you wearing my white coat again while I went to the restroom? This is what doctors wear. What if other patients mistake you for a doctor? You'll mislead them."
The 'doctor' who had just examined Chu's mother quickly took off the white coat: "Hehe, I was just wearing it for fun."
The bald man put on the white coat: "Did any patients come looking for me just now?"
"No."
"Is your mental illness getting any better?"
"Doctor, I think... I have lung cancer."
... ...
At that moment, Chu's mother's mind was in a mess: "I'm going to die... ..."
Chu's mother's pupils turned red as she suppressed her sobs, riding her 'little electric scooter' to Chu Fang's maternal grandfather's grave.
She could no longer bear it and burst into tears: "How could I have lung cancer? I'm not even fifty years old yet. I don't want to die. I want to be filial to my mother. I want to watch Guaiguai get married and have children. I'm going to die. What will happen to Old Chu? He will be so lonely in the days to come. Who will cook and do laundry for him? Who will tell him jokes... ..."
"I don't want to die!"
Chu's mother's tears had all dried up as she looked at her father's smiling face on the tombstone: "Dad, you're not helping out down there!"
... ...
As the sun set, Chu's father came home from work and found Chu's mother lying on the bed, staring at the ceiling, her eyes vacant, her whole person devoid of color.
Chu's father sensed something was wrong and asked, "What's wrong with you?"
Chu's mother remained silent.
"What happened?"
"Did you lose at mahjong? It's okay, it's just a thousand or eight hundred, don't be sad."
Chu's mother pouted and sat up: "I'm fine."
"Really?"
"Yes."
Chu's father: "I don't believe it."
They had been husband and wife for decades, how could they not know what the other was thinking?
Chu's father felt that his wife had a feeling of approaching death.
"Don't believe it then." Chu's mother pulled the blanket over herself.
All night, Chu's father kept asking Chu's mother what had happened, saying he could help solve it, but Chu's mother remained silent.
This made Chu's father feel very scared.
They had been married for decades, and this was the first time Chu's mother had been silent for so long.
Helpless, Chu's father invited Qian Liyan and Ye Shan over. Chu Fang's eldest sister-in-law, Ye Shan, was pregnant and resting at home.
"Help me ask her indirectly what happened. If she keeps not talking and not eating like this, her body won't be able to hold on for more than a few days," Chu's father said.
Qian Liyan nodded: "No problem."
"Is Chu Fang's mom playing mahjong today? Everyone is waiting," Qian Liyan said, sitting by the bed.
Hearing this, Chu's mother's painful face became even more pained. It was because of playing mahjong that she got lung cancer.
Chu's mother sat up and said loudly, "I'm not going! I'd rather die than go!"
"It's working." Chu's father raised an eyebrow.
"Auntie, I want to buy some clothes for the baby. You have the best taste, help me pick out some pretty clothes," Ye Shan said.
"I'm not going." Chu's mother refused outright, but then suddenly changed her mind, "Go! We have to go to the city to buy them."
"Okay." Ye Shan and Qian Liyan exchanged glances.
Afterward, the three of them went to the city. At Chu's mother's strong request, they went to the most luxurious shopping mall in the city.
As soon as they entered the mall, Chu's mother headed straight for the most expensive maternity and baby store.
A salesperson came over and bowed slightly: "Hello, how can I help you?"
Ye Shan wanted to speak, but Chu's mother spoke before her, saying, "Bring out the most expensive, most beautiful, and most useful maternity and baby products in your store."
Hearing this, the salesperson was overjoyed.
A big customer had arrived.
Subsequently, the famous maternity and baby store brought out the best items and placed them in front of Chu's mother, letting her choose.
Chu's mother waved her hand: "Wrap them all up."
The store manager raised his voice an octave: "Alright!"
Ye Shan felt like she was running out of breath.
These maternity and baby products were all imported from abroad. A pair of underwear for infants cost at least a thousand yuan. All these things added up were worth hundreds of thousands.
"My auntie, are you buying baby products, or are you just having fun?" Ye Shan sighed in her heart and then prepared to swipe her card to pay.
Now, Chu Yongquan was a company boss with a considerable income, so Ye Shan could afford these expensive baby products.
Of course, this was thanks to Chu Fang.
Ye Shan didn't mean to blame Chu's mother.
Chu's mother stopped her: "Why are you paying?"
Ye Shan was silent: "It's only natural to pay for things you buy."
"Why are you paying for the things I buy?" Chu's mother took out the bank card Chu Fang had given her and then paid, "Swipe my card."
Qian Liyan asked from the side: "Chu Fang's mom, what is this?"
"I'm buying things for Guaiguai's future," Chu's mother said.
Chu's mother felt that she didn't have much time left and wouldn't be able to see what her Guaiguai child looked like, so she had to buy various baby products first to keep for future use.
"But there's no need to do it so early, they're not even married yet."
"It's not early!" Chu's mother said.
Qian Liyan and Ye Shan, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, exchanged glances and then let Chu's mother buy these things.
