Chapter 271 Suffocating Family - On the Eve of Leaving
Chapter 271 Suffocating Family - On the Eve of Leaving
Since You Shengli accompanied his mother back to the town to live, the old woman's mental state has improved a lot. Think about it, You Shengli is already 63 years old, and he can be said to have entered the ranks of elderly people.
Death is something that every living being has to face.
One day, You Shengli went out to buy parts to repair his washing machine. The old man was reluctant to throw away the broken washing machine, so he asked his son to try to fix it.
When You Shengli returned home, the delicious meal was still hot in the pot, the freshly picked vegetables in the yard were still drying in the sun, and there were clothes waiting to be washed in the laundry basket next to the washing machine.
Everything seemed to be going on in an orderly manner. Only the person who usually moved around indoors was lying on the bedroom floor.
"mom!"
A heart-wrenching cry was heard, and the man was frantically checking his breathing and pulse.
After only a dozen minutes of separation, the two were separated forever.
You Shengli finally reacted and called Zhou Leng. Then he went to find clothes, wiped his mother's body clean and changed her into funeral clothes.
Grandpa You’s ashes have not been buried but have been kept in the funeral home, waiting for the two to be buried together a hundred years later.
The funeral was very grand.
Zhou Leng and You Shengli both wore mourning clothes, burned incense and kept vigil, and three days later they dug a grave and buried them together.
After Wang Hehua learned the news, the only thing she did was not stop her daughter from attending the funeral.
The dead are the greatest, and Wang Hehua should go and take a look, even if it's just to burn a stick of incense for the old man. After all, when Wang Chen and his wife passed away one after another, You Shengli was present as the former son-in-law and helped.
All the people in this world who are good to You Tong are leaving one after another.
Zhou Leng knelt in the mourning hall. The mark in his mind felt a little hot, and then returned to calm after a few minutes. From today on, the mark was like stagnant water, without any ripples.
Time washed away all traces, and Zhou Leng returned to his days of blind dates and work.
Two years later, Zhou Leng, who was about to turn 40, had become a source of worry for Wang Hehua.
However, because Zhou Leng is not married, Wang Hehua feels uneasy with the label of an older single woman. She can't even find a blind date for her daughter now. Many people at the blind date corner avoid her when they see her.
I don’t know if it’s because of years of anger and meddling that Wang Hehua got sick and is in the late stage of breast cancer.
Even in the ward, Wang Hehua continued to nag:
"Mom knows this disease can't be cured, so I won't waste the money. I'll keep it for you to have a secure life. Mom will just wait to die."
Zhou Leng looked at his mother and said:
"Mom, don't worry. I will save you even if it means losing everything I have. I will keep you alive even if I have to use drugs. I am your good daughter, how can I give up treatment?"
Wang Hehua took a deep breath and said:
"What are you thinking? Your brain is broken. In the end, you will lose both your money and your life. You can't get married now, so you will be even more unmarried in the future. I tell you, I won't treat you."
Zhou Leng replied: "It's really not up to you whether to treat it or not. Don't worry, Mom. As long as we cooperate with the treatment, you will definitely recover. You still have a long life to live. I will not give up treatment even if I have to sell my house and car."
The patients in the clinic looked at Wang Hehua with envy and couldn't help saying, "You are so lucky. This daughter is really a sweet and caring little cotton-padded jacket for her mother."
Wang Hehua could only smile bitterly.
Cancer, hospital, chemotherapy, these plain words put together are like seeing those cold numbers flowing in a string to hospitals, medical device companies, etc.
Two months later, Wang Hehua had a breast removal, which temporarily saved her life. Of course, the expense and suffering involved can be imagined.
one year later.
Wang Hehua, whose hair had fallen out and whose money was all gone, eventually faced death. However, by then she was already a famous anti-cancer hero in the hospital, and Zhou Leng was also a famous filial daughter.
Everyone knows that there was a woman who sold her car and house to treat her mother's illness. All the money she spent on the hospital was not enough to stop the spread of cancer cells.
Wang Hehua looked at the dead branches outside the window with a pale face and whispered:
"Are you satisfied? I'm about to die, my money is all gone, my house and car are gone, and you'll spend the rest of your life alone with no savings. Are you satisfied?"
Zhou Leng looked at the other person's cloudy eyes, she took the other person's hand and said:
"Mom, I'm doing this for your own good. It doesn't matter if I sell my house and car for you or quit my job. As long as there's a glimmer of hope, I won't give up."
The patient beside him, who had already been treated three times, was still moved to tears.
Wang Hehua turned to look at her daughter, she reached out and pulled her hand hard and said:
"You must get married. It's normal for you to find someone to take care of the children. If you don't settle down, Mom won't be at ease when she passes away. This is Mom's dying wish. Please promise Mom."
Zhou Leng shook his head and said:
"Mom, I can't fulfill your dying wish. You should take good care of yourself. When you are well, I will get married, right away."
Both of them said something that the other couldn't do, and then there was silence.
The critical illness came suddenly, with just a sudden shortness of breath, and then the person was pushed into the operating room, and then there was clinical death.
Although Wang Hehua was not long-lived, her eldest and second sisters and parents had long passed away. The rest of the Wang family had already prepared themselves mentally, after all, they had expected that the family would go bankrupt and lose their lives in the end.
The funeral was simple because the family no longer had the money to hold a grand funeral.
You Shengli came to the funeral. He looked at his daughter's haggard face and slowly took out a card from his pocket. Inside was a little savings he had saved. He walked to his daughter and put the card in her pocket and said:
"Dad has a lot of pension now, and he can't spend it all every month. This is what he saved. You can use it for emergencies first, and then live your life well in the future."
Zhou Leng looked at the man and said, "I don't want the money, just don't blame me. You left me the house, and now..."
You Shengli raised his hand and said:
"If it's given to you, it's yours. You can spend it however you want. You are dad's only relative in the world now. Dad won't blame you. You have done your best for your mom. Just live your own life in the future. Dad doesn't need you to worry about it yet. Your grandmother always said that Tongtong was not easy. If you don't want to get married, then don't get married. You are free in the future."
Zhou Leng stuffed the card back into her father's hand. She turned her head to look at the black and white photo with a smile and said:
"In fact, my mother had long said that she didn't want to suffer in the hospital. It was me who insisted on her receiving treatment and suffering. It was me who made her spend money and suffer in the hospital. Everyone says that I am a good daughter. Do you think I am a good daughter?"
"Yes."
The man answered affirmatively, then patted the girl on the shoulder and went to talk to an acquaintance not far away.
Zhou Leng still stood there, returning the greetings to those who came to pay their respects, and nodded to those who came to comfort him.
When she lowered her head, she had a faint smile on her lips. There was no other way. Of course, a good daughter would let her mother try her best to receive treatment. But life is short and long, and year after year is just a repetition of joys and sorrows, separations and reunions, which is really boring.
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