Yuan Doudou looked at the elegantly dressed Madam Li and was momentarily dazed, not daring to recognize her.
"How is your mother-in-law's health?" Mrs. Li asked with concern.
Yuan Doudou then realized that the person in front of her was Li Tianlang's mother. She still remembered her mother-in-law, which showed that she was a thoughtful person.
Yuan Doudou lowered her head, her eyes reddening. "Madam Li, my mother-in-law passed away recently."
"What? How could this be?" Madam Li was incredulous. She trusted her son's medical skills and had heard him say that Madam Wang's body could last another two years.
Yuan Doudou couldn't help but shed tears. Yes, whenever she thought about her mother-in-law's passing, she didn't want to believe it. Everything had been fine before, so how could it be so sudden? She had a long time of difficulty accepting it.
"Come on, I'll take you to see my son." Madam Li wanted her son to give her an answer, wondering if there was more to the story.
Yuan Doudou didn't want to see Li Tianlang again. From the beginning of her acquaintance with Li Tianlang, she had placed her hopes on him, but in the end, this was the result. She had grievances against Li Tianlang.
"Madam Li, I have other matters to attend to, so I won't disturb Doctor Li any longer." Yuan Doudou wanted to escape as quickly as possible.
Madam Li sighed, "Alright, I won't make things difficult for you. If you ever encounter any difficulties in the future, just come to the clinic to find my son, and he will definitely help you."
These words sounded familiar, and she wouldn't take such polite words to heart anymore.
After Yuan Doudou left, Madam Li went to Tianming Medical Clinic immediately.
Li Tianlang found it strange. His mother had just left, so why was she back so soon?
"Tianlang, do you know that DouDou's mother-in-law has passed away?" Madam Li asked her son seriously.
Li Tianlang was stunned for a moment before slowly nodding.
"Since you already knew, why didn't you tell me?" Madam Li asked with surprise, not believing that her son would hide anything from her.
Li Tianlang asked in bewilderment, "Mother, we have no connection with the An family, so why should we tell you about her death?"
Madam Li's anger was rising, and her son's attitude was colder than ever before.
"You know perfectly well that I like DouDou. Her mother-in-law passed away, which is such a big deal. Since you know this, you should have told your mother. Tianlang, tell me the truth. Are you hiding something from me?"
Li Tianlang's eyes darted out the window. He didn't know what to say. Wang's illness was terminal, and she didn't have much time left. When he learned from Zhao Anling that Wang had died suddenly, he was surprised, but he could accept it.
He didn't say anything because he didn't want his mother to be sad, and because he knew his mother cared about DouDou and wouldn't stand idly by.
"Mother, I know I was wrong. I will never hide it from you again." Li Tianlang didn't want his mother to keep bringing up the matter, so he quickly admitted his mistake.
Madam Li sat in the chair, coldly watching her son. "Tianlang, tell me the truth, how much do you know about Madam Wang's illness?"
“Mother, as I said, her illness has penetrated deep into her bones and affected her internal organs. She doesn’t have much time left. But Wang told me to keep it a secret and not to tell Dou Dou.” Li Tianlang remembered that it was the middle of the night. He was just about to go back when Wang took advantage of Yuan Dou Dou’s sleep to come to him alone and ask about her condition.
He had intended to hide her illness from her, but Wang insisted that she knew. She had been taking the medicine for a year or two without any improvement, and even if it wasn't a very serious illness, the medicine would have a negative impact on her health. She felt that her days were numbered.
That's true. She came only to make Yuan Doudou hide the fact that her body had recovered to normal, so that Yuan Doudou could take her home without worry.
She didn't want to be a burden on Yuan Doudou, as medicine and medical treatment would cost a lot of money.
She has spent all the money in the house, and she has a lovely grandson who needs to go to school, which requires money.
After hearing the truth from her son, Mrs. Li's eyes reddened; the hearts of parents are always full of love and concern.
"These are things you and I should only keep to ourselves. You absolutely mustn't tell Dou Dou, understand?" Madam Li said, making sure to keep her in mind.
Li Tianlang nodded heavily. He knew he couldn't tell Yuan Doudou that he hadn't attended the funeral when he learned of Wang's death, fearing he might not be able to resist revealing the truth.
"Mother, you still haven't told me how you knew Wang Shi had passed away?" After revealing the truth, Li Tianlang remembered what he wanted to ask.
Mrs. Li frankly admitted, "It was DouDou who told me."
"So that's how it is. Dou Dou came to town?" Li Tianlang's heart sank. Dou Dou had business in town and would come to town from time to time, but they had never met before, which showed that Dou Dou did not want to see him.
“I wanted to bring her to see you, but she declined. I think she has some reservations about you.” She remembered that her son had indeed done something wrong to Dou Dou, breaking his promises was not the behavior of a gentleman.
She felt a tightness in her chest. Her husband was away, and although she was very strict with her son, he would still do things against her will.
Yuan Doudou walked out of the grain store. This time she bought fifty catties of rice and thirty catties of flour. There was quite a lot of stuff. The owner promised to deliver it to her home. She paid for it, which amounted to one tael of silver.
The heavy rains have reduced grain production, and grain prices will inevitably rise in the future, so it is wise to buy more.
Yuan Doudou carried a basket to the butcher shop and bought some pork belly. The owner, seeing that she was a regular customer, gave her a big bone that no one wanted. Yuan Doudou paid and was about to leave when she saw a wooden bucket on the ground filled with pig intestines.
"Boss, how much are these pig offal?"
The shop owner glanced at the pig offal with disdain and casually said, "These aren't for sale, and nobody would want them even if they were."
“Others don’t want it, but I do. How much do you think is a reasonable price?” Yuan Doudou said readily.
The boss was in a dilemma; all of these things had been thrown away, and he hadn't had time to clean them up today because he was too busy.
The girl didn't seem stupid, yet she still wanted to pay money to buy it. He was puzzled, but he didn't want to cheat her. "Miss, I see you're a regular customer. To tell you the truth, the pig offal is very dirty and you can't eat it. If you really want it, I'll give it to you for free."
He felt it was against his conscience to accept money from people for something that smelled so bad.
Even businessmen cannot be without principles.
Seeing how much he disliked pig offal, Yuan Doudou wanted to laugh. Such delicious food, how could he not appreciate it?
"Alright, boss, even if you don't want money, I can't take advantage of you. Here's thirty coins, and I'll take all of these pig offal."
"Thirty coins?" The shopkeeper's mouth dropped open in surprise. He must have heard correctly. It seemed this girl was really quite naive.
Passersby happened to see this scene and pointed and whispered, saying that Yuan Doudou had lost her mind. She would not even take such a disgusting thing for money, but she actually spent money to buy it, asking for thirty coins.
The shopkeeper waved his hands repeatedly. With so many people watching, if he accepted the thirty coins, would he still be allowed to do business in the future?
"If you really want this girl, I'll charge you two coins." Two coins—no one could find fault with that.
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