Mu Jingwan's face flushed red. She wasn't shy; she was angry that her mother-in-law not only disrespected her in public but also scolded her in front of Lin Zhaoyue.
Mu Jingwan retorted, "Mom, it's not easy to get an appointment with Director Liao. I had to ask several friends for help to get one. There's nothing anyone can do in this emergency. Let's wait a little longer?"
"You can't even handle this small matter, what use are you?"
Su's mother muttered a curse under her breath, then turned to Lin Zhaoyue with a beaming smile. "Comrade, is Director Liao on the operating table yet? If not, could you please finish examining my son first? We've been waiting since early morning; it hasn't been easy for us."
Lin Zhaoyue shook her head. "I'm sorry, the professor is already making pre-operative preparations. You can wait a little while. I can guarantee that all these appointments will be seen today."
"Alright." Su's mother sighed, thinking to herself how unlucky she was, that something had to happen before her.
Su Zhixiang, sitting in his wheelchair, opened his mouth and said, "Mom, I'm going to the bathroom."
"Alright." Su's mother stood still and ordered Mu Jingwan, "Are you dead? Didn't you hear my son say he needed to go to the toilet! Hurry up and take my son there."
Mu Jingwan clenched her fists tightly at her sides, trying to regulate her breathing. She had completely lost face today.
"Comrade, please wait a moment, I have something to ask you," Su's mother noticed Lin Zhaoyue turning to leave and quickly reached out to stop her. "Are you the professor's student? You're also studying this major, right?"
Lin Zhaoyue withdrew her gaze from Mu Jingwan and softly hummed in agreement, "Yes, you can ask me any questions you have."
"It's okay. My son has been in poor health since birth; he has a congenital heart condition. I'd like to ask if surgery would be more effective for him?"
After speaking, Su's mother paused for a moment, and before Lin Zhaoyue could answer, she continued to ask, "Will my son affect the next generation?"
"This..." Lin Zhaoyue sensed something was wrong when she heard her question. Mu Jingwan and Su Zhixiang had been married for so long, yet she still hadn't gotten pregnant.
Her eyes darkened. "It's hard to say in this situation. You can ask the obstetrics department; the doctors there will know more about fertility issues than I do."
"My question is whether heart disease is hereditary?"
Another question is, "My son and daughter-in-law haven't had a child for so long, whose problem do you think it might be?"
"Auntie, I can't make a judgment here without seeing the whole picture. You should have a full body check-up," Lin Zhaoyue replied tactfully.
Seeing that what she said was pointless, Su's mother thought to herself that this person was really tight-lipped.
Mother Su was also reluctant to show her face, fearing that she might offend Lin Zhaoyue and cause them trouble later.
“Okay.” Su’s mother didn’t say anything more. Lin Zhaoyue hesitated for a moment, then suddenly said, “I don’t know if your son has any other illnesses. Since it’s a congenital health problem, there’s a possibility of inheriting heart disease. If you want to get pregnant, you should have a check-up beforehand. We need to ensure healthy births.”
"A doctor once said that my son's heart condition could be treated with surgery, and that he would recover after the surgery. If we have children in the future, won't they also recover after surgery?"
What Su's mother said sounds reasonable, but knowing that she had health problems and still wanted to have a child is somewhat irresponsible towards the child.
Su Zhixiang thought the situation was quite serious.
Lin Zhaoyue opened her mouth, "It depends on the individual's physical condition."
"Don't touch me!"
"..." Lin Zhaoyue had barely finished speaking when Mu Jingwan pushed Su Zhixiang over. His face was filled with anger, and then he noticed Mu Jingwan's trousers were wet—not water, but...
Mu Jingwan couldn't be bothered with Su Zhixiang at all. If her mother-in-law hadn't been there, she wouldn't have pushed him to the toilet; it was disgusting.
"What's wrong?"
Su's mother asked, puzzled, and glared at Mu Jingwan reproachfully, "You are really useless! I told you to serve my son properly, and this is how you serve him! I said you are useless, and you really are useless."
Mu Jingwan stood silently to the side, trying her best to suppress her emotions. Lin Zhaoyue noticed that her patience had clearly improved.
Have you seen enough?
Mu Jingwan saw that Lin Zhaoyue was not going in for a long time, and it was obvious that she was standing here deliberately to make a fool of herself. What a despicable person!
"..." Su's mother sensed something was amiss. Did Mu Jingwan know Director Liao's student?
Lin Zhaoyue didn't have time to watch her make a fool of herself; she was here to keep an eye on things and calm the patients, preventing a riot.
“You’re not the only one here for a consultation, and you’re not exactly getting better either. Is it worth me keeping an eye on you?” Lin Zhaoyue retorted without any politeness.
Mu Jingwan was agitated, her chest heaving. Lin Zhaoyue was clearly being stubborn and wouldn't admit it.
"Do you know them?" Su's mother asked, seizing the opportunity.
"I don't know her," Mu Jingwan denied coldly.
Judging from her reaction, Su's mother didn't think they were strangers; it seemed like the two had a grudge.
She became even more anxious. Mu Jingwan, that good-for-nothing idiot, actually had a grudge against Professor Liao's student.
No wonder we have to wait here for an hour or two; it turns out the two of them have a grudge.
"Comrade, my daughter-in-law isn't very bright, please don't take it to heart," Su's mother said affectionately to Lin Zhaoyue while relentlessly belittling Mu Jingwan.
"Auntie, don't worry. No matter what personal grudges we have, you should see a doctor if you need to. I would never use my position for personal gain."
Lin Zhaoyue has a grudge against Mu Jingwan, but that doesn't mean she has a grudge against the Su family; these are completely different matters.
"Good girl, you seem like a very reasonable person, much better than my daughter-in-law. Are you married?"
“My child is already over a year old.” Lin Zhaoyue smiled faintly. “Auntie, it’s not appropriate for me to talk about these things while I’m at work. You can just wait here.”
"Alright, I won't say anything more." Su's mother didn't say anything more, but directly called Mu Jingwan aside to ask about the situation. She had to find out what grudge or grievance the two of them had! She also wanted to see if she could improve their relationship so that she wouldn't have to go through so much trouble to register next time, and maybe she could even get preferential treatment.
"Mom, we have a deep-seated hatred between us. You stay at the hospital with Zhixiang. I have things to do at the factory, so I'll have to go now."
After saying that, Mu Jingwan lifted her foot to leave, but Su's mother grabbed her by the collar without any politeness, "You stop right there! Did I say you could leave?"
Mu Jingwan's neck was pulled so hard she almost suffocated. She clutched her collar to avoid being suffocated. "Anyway, I'm just a decoration here, wasting time. And you all don't like me anyway. What's the point of me staying?"
"Your husband is going to the doctor, and you, as his wife, aren't staying to be with him? You're so irresponsible!"
Mother Su said fiercely, "Mu Jingwan, don't forget, we married you hoping you would take good care of my son. You don't have to worry about anything else. Now you can't even do the most basic things, and you can't even give our family a son or daughter. Don't test my patience here. If you really push me too far, I'll send you back to your parents' home."
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