"It's okay, it's okay, really, even if it's cancer, it'll be fine once it's removed," Zhao Xiaochuan patted his wife's back repeatedly.
"It's good that you're alright, it's good that you're alright. If something had really happened to you, your father and I wouldn't be able to live," Xie's mother said, wiping away her tears.
Zhao Xiaochuan: "Honey, you need to go back to the hospital for a pathological examination to determine if it's benign or malignant, so we can proceed with treatment. We'll see a doctor as long as you're sick, and I'll always be there for you."
"Xiao Chuan is right, let's go together." Xie's father was still a little worried and wanted to ask the doctor himself.
"Mom and Dad, there's something else. After the checkup, let Xie Dan stay at home for now. I'll go out and find a place. I've wronged Xie Dan all these years." Zhao Xiaochuan was full of guilt. If he hadn't pretended to be a coward, his wife wouldn't have tolerated him for so long and ended up with this disease.
Neither Mr. Xie nor his mother spoke. Their daughter and her mother-in-law had been at odds for many years, and they had long hoped that the couple could separate and live separately. They never expected that they would separate in this way.
Zhao Xiaochuan took Xie's family back to the hospital. Xie Dan underwent pathology and went back to her parents' home to wait for the results. Zhao Xiaochuan took the medical records home.
As soon as I entered the door, I saw my son, Zhao Zishuo, sitting with his butt sticking out, eating snacks and watching TV.
Zhao Xiaochuan glanced at the time; it wasn't time for school to end yet. "Zhao Zishuo, aren't you in school?"
Zhao Zishuo blinked his small eyes. "None of you are going to see me off. How am I supposed to get there?"
Zhao Xiaochuan frowned. "The school is so close. If no one will take you, you can go by yourself. It's not like you can't find your way."
"My grandma said there are human traffickers outside, and I'm too scared to walk by myself." Zhao Zishuo made up an excuse. He just didn't want to go to school, and since no one would take him, he figured he might as well not go.
"How dare you go out to buy snacks?" Zhao Xiaochuan pointed at the snacks.
“I won’t buy it, I’ll starve to death! My grandma doesn’t cook, and my mom isn’t home either,” Zhao Zishuo said emphatically.
Zhao Xiaochuan's head was throbbing. "If I say one thing to you, you'll have a hundred things to say in return. Just you wait."
Zhao Xiaochuan entered the room. His mother was lying on the bed with her back to the door.
Zhao Xiaochuan walked to the bedside and sat down. "Mom, let's separate the household. I'll take Xie Dan and Zhao Zishuo to live elsewhere. I'll come back to see you whenever I have time."
Zhao's mother sat up abruptly. "Was this your wife's idea? She's always thinking about dividing the family property, wanting to be in charge. She's so lazy she's practically breeding maggots. The children are starving nine times out of three days with her. When she married into our family, she knew you were our only son, and we would never divide the family property. Now she's constantly thinking about dividing the family property. Who does she think is superfluous? Let me tell you, Zhao Xiaochuan, if she wants to stay, she can stay; if she doesn't want to, she can leave. Dividing the family property is not going to happen."
Zhao Xiaochuan placed the medical record in front of his mother. "Xie Dan has a tumor in her breast. She had a pathology test done today, and we'll have to wait for the results to determine if it's benign or malignant."
Zhao's mother stared intently at the medical record, her lips trembling with disbelief, "No, it can't be, she's so young, how could she possibly have a tumor?"
Zhao Xiaochuan: "They've already grown, and it's hard to say whether they're benign or malignant. Let's separate the family, Mom. I'm your son, and always will be. Separating the family won't change anything. I'll come back whenever I have time. If you want to see the child, we'll come back on the weekend."
Zhao's mother murmured, "Dividing the family property won't cure the illness. Why insist on dividing the family property? I can still take care of your wife if she gets sick."
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