"It's getting worse. Grandma went to the toilet sixteen times today and can't even stand up straight. We should take her to the hospital!" Ye Qingqing said worriedly.

Ye Zhiguo frowned. In his heart, the old lady was more majestic than Mount Tai. Even if the sky were to fall, the old lady would stand in front of the three brothers.

However, the old lady, who hadn't eaten a single grain of rice for three days and three nights during the three years of natural disasters, didn't collapse, but this time she was defeated by ordinary diarrhea.

Ye Zhiguo felt a pang of bitterness; he finally realized—

The old lady is old.

She was no longer the mother he remembered, the one who was even braver than a Saint Seiya.

"Let's go to the hospital now. I'll go upstairs and bring your grandma down." Ye Zhiguo was still filial to his mother, and went upstairs without further ado.

Shen Yanhong came out of the kitchen and said loudly, "Actually, I think Mom is just having trouble adjusting to the local environment. She'll definitely be better if she goes back to her hometown!"

She continued, "Do you remember Section Chief Wang from our factory? He went on a business trip to the south last year and stayed there for half a month. When he came back, he was so thin that he was unrecognizable. Section Chief Wang said it was because he couldn't get used to the water and soil and had diarrhea all the time, just like my mother is now."

Ye Zhiguo looked thoughtful. Of course, he knew the Section Chief Wang that Shen Yanhong mentioned. He was a newly promoted cadre in the sales department. He had been transferred to the supply and marketing department because he had trouble adapting to the local environment in another place, so he didn't have to travel so often.

Shen Yanhong's words make a lot of sense. My mother's sudden diarrhea this time might be due to not being used to the new environment!

Ye Qingqing frowned, feeling that Shen Yanhong had ulterior motives for saying these things, but she couldn't find any fault with them.

"Whether it's due to a change in environment or not, we'll have to see a doctor to find out. Let's take Grandma to the hospital first. I don't think it's a change in environment or not. Otherwise, why would Grandma have diarrhea only after almost a month of being here?"

Ye Qingqing wasn't sure if the old lady was suffering from acclimatization issues; she was just deliberately trying to go against Shen Yanhong's wishes.

She must support what the enemy opposes, and she must oppose what the enemy supports!

The words of our great leader Chairman Mao are certainly correct!

"Yes, let's go to the hospital first."

Ye Zhiguo hurried upstairs. Soon after, he heard the old lady's weak and feeble cursing voice and Ye Zhiguo's voice coming from upstairs. A little while later, Ye Zhiguo carried the groaning old lady downstairs.

"You'll get better on your own without going to the hospital...you spendthrift..."

The old lady, clinging to Ye Zhiguo's back, kept muttering to herself, but she was too weak to do anything but let Ye Zhiguo do as he pleased. Ye Qingqing also went to the hospital with her.

Shen Yanhong stayed home to cook dinner. As she watched the motorcycle drive away, a cold smile curled at the corner of her lips.

Going to the hospital won't help; this old hag has to go back to the countryside this time!

Ye Zhiguo took the old lady to the nearest hospital and registered at the emergency department. The doctor on duty examined the old lady and even had her stool tested. The whole process took more than an hour.

"No germs were found in the stool, ruling out viral dysentery and gastroenteritis. The old lady isn't from around here, is she? She's probably having some traveler's diarrhea. I'll prescribe some antidiarrheal medication!"

The doctor said the same thing as Shen Yanhong, that the old lady was suffering from acclimatization problems. Ye Qingqing frowned, her unease growing stronger.

If the old lady really is suffering from acclimatization problems, Ye Zhiguo will definitely send her back to the countryside. Wouldn't Shen Yanhong and her family of three be incredibly arrogant then?

Something flashed through Ye Qingqing's mind, as if she had grasped something, but she couldn't hold onto it and it quickly disappeared.

No matter what, the old lady definitely can't go back to the countryside; she has to find a way to keep her here.