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"Dad, Mom, you’re here, what’s going on?" As soon as Fan Jiefang stepped into his own yard, he felt something was strange. There were two large baskets in the yard, filled with grain, and they seemed to be placed very carelessly, leaning haphazardly in all directions.
When he hurriedly entered his house, he saw his parents-in-law had arrived, and to his surprise, his beloved wife was crying! Even his three sons were silently shedding tears!
Moreover, he immediately noticed that his mother-in-law was in a very bad state!
She was lying on a long wooden bench, with her husband and youngest brother’s newly wed wife beside her, both of their faces looking grim. When they saw him, they just nodded coldly without giving him a second glance!
"Daddy—" The youngest, Fan Xian, usually the most spoiled and loved by Fan Jiefang, after all, he was one of the twins and was a third smaller than his brother at birth, both Xie Jinghong and Fan Jiefang pampered him a bit more.
"Ah, Xian, don’t cry." Seeing this, Fan Jiefang knew something must have happened. Seeing his youngest son rushing towards him, he immediately picked him up and quickly approached his mother-in-law, asking his father-in-law softly:
"Dad, what’s wrong with Mom? I’ll call a car. Let’s take Mom to the hospital for a check-up. Xiao Hong, don’t panic, I’ll be right back—"
After listening, Zhang Shanni nodded repeatedly.
Upon seeing his daughter-in-law’s gesture, Xie Tiesheng, who initially did not want to trouble his son-in-law, had to thicken his skin and agreed: "Okay, then I’ll have to trouble you."
"Dad, don’t be so polite. After all, I’m still your son!" Fan Jiefang handed his child to his wife and then ran off, speaking as he ran.
It was obvious that he was genuinely anxious and concerned for his mother-in-law. Seeing someone finally taking sensible action, Zhang Shanni felt relieved.
Although she knew that her mother-in-law’s condition had stabilized now, without checking the disease cause, she could not properly treat her. Moreover, her original intention when coming to the county town was to persuade her mother-in-law to get a medical checkup.
It’s always better to treat an illness early. Diseases are best treated when they are minor to avoid greater suffering.
"Don’t..." Zhou Xiuhua was merely upset and exhausted, not unconscious. Hearing her husband’s words, she hurriedly tried to protest, but Zhang Shanni pressed down hard on her thumb, causing a sudden sharp pain that made Zhou Xiuhua pause. By the time the pain subsided, Fan Jiefang was already out of sight.
"Mom, don’t talk, just rest quietly. How can we, your children and daughter-in-law, be at ease if you don’t get checked? You’re being irresponsible to your own health! If something really happens to you, wouldn’t Brother Chen worry? You know how dangerous his military missions are. If he gets distracted by worrying about you and something happens..."
Zhang Shanni let go after ten seconds and gently massaged her thumb and index finger, her face looking pitiful and almost on the verge of tears as she complained to her.
"Ah, okay, okay, I’ll listen to you," Zhou Xiuhua felt a pain in her scalp, followed by numbness, and again being scared and massaged by the Third Son’s Wife, she quickly tried to cut her off, pleading for mercy.
Xie Jinghong watched from the side, her eyes reddening with guilt.
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