C25

The procedures were handled very quickly. It was the two sisters who had a little interlude.

"Sis, I've thought about it." Cao Xiaoxia pulled her sister to the corridor outside and whispered, "I'm not going to join the army."

"What?" Cao Xiaolian was surprised. She looked at her sister's complicated eyes and understood immediately. "Xiao Xia, don't worry. I'm taking care of her. Besides, she'll be fine. She'll definitely be fine."

Cao Xiaoxia shook her head, "Sis, don't lie to me anymore. I'm already vomiting blood, so it's definitely not a small problem. Besides, with mom's current state, do you think I can walk away without worrying?"

Cao Xiaoling got anxious. "But you can't give up so easily. Didn't you tell me that you like to sing and want to wear a military uniform?"

"That can't even compare to my mom's body. Sis, if I leave, I will regret for the rest of my life if anything happens to my mom."

Looking at her sister's sincere eyes, Cao Xiaolan was at a loss for words. She didn't know what to say.

Or maybe it was just a matter of luck. In the beginning, she really didn't want her sister to suffer a loss in the army, but as for her, she insisted on going. She used all sorts of reasons to convince herself. It wasn't easy for him to figure out what was going on. He was willing to let his sister roam the world to realize her dream, but now such a matter had occurred.

"Xia Xia, listen to me."

Cao Xiaolian also sighed, "If you had said that a few days ago, I would have agreed without a second thought. But now you see it too."

She raised her head and looked through the small glass window at the room. Mother Cao was in a coma and was wearing an oxygen mask.

"With mom like this, it'll probably cost her a lot of money. Besides, she'll also need someone to attend to her. "I guess I won't be able to do my job anymore. Our family won't have any extra money for you to study, so going to the military is the best choice."

As she said this, Cao Xiaolan's heart clenched and her face was burning as if she had been slapped in the face.

He was reborn once, originally to let his family live a better life, but because he insisted on inviting his mother to a restaurant, the result was disaster, and his sister, for financial reasons, had to leave home.

She even hated herself for not being able to afford even a thousand yuan. Could she really change the fate of her family on her own?

Cao Xiaolian began to suspect.

"Sis!" Tears began to roll down Cao Xiaoxia's cheeks. She had been suppressing her tears from the very beginning, but now, hearing her sister's words, she could no longer hold it in. "Sis, I can go to work. I can help you share your family matters. Let me stay at home."

"Dawn, listen to sister. Go to the army, I'm begging you." Cao Xiaolian was confused. She wanted to carry this burden on her shoulders so that her sister could live a good life. "Go study hard, perform well, and try to get into a good university as soon as possible. When you come out, you can help her.

Cao Xiaoxia knew her sister was telling the truth, but she couldn't bring herself to let her sister carry such a heavy burden alone. She was worried about her mother's health, so she held her sister and started crying.

Cao Xiao Lian's heart ached and she patted her sister's back gently, "Xiao Xia, your temper is better when you go to the military. You can't quarrel with others, do you understand?"

Cao Xiao Xia did not say anything, she was just crying.

"Also, don't worry about it at home. You're growing now, so you need to eat better. If you don't grow taller, how can you dance?"

"Sis!"

The two sisters cried bitterly. In a corner that they couldn't see, Lin Mubai stood there, deep in thought.

The hospital report was soon out.

Cough.

"Miss, your mother's disease is very contagious, and we recommend that you go to the provincial capital for treatment."

Dr. Chen held the case in his arms, his expression solemn. After all, a lung disease like cough could be very serious. If it wasn't taken care of properly, there would be plenty of people dying here.

After all, in the past few decades, this was a terminal illness that caused one's complexion to change upon hearing it.

Although she had already prepared herself mentally, Cao Xiaolan still felt dizzy when she heard the verdict.

It was actually a lung cough!

"But the doctor." Cao Xiaoling said softly, "My mom has always been in good health. I didn't hear about anyone in the village who had pulmonary cough."

"Tuberculosis is not necessarily contagious. It is also related to the patient's own body." Doctor Chen adjusted his reading glasses. "Your mother must have been tired for a long time, which resulted in her immunity being low. Also, there's a shadow in her lungs. Maybe she was injured before and had some sort of side effect."

"Then, did she vomit blood because of a disease?"

"That doesn't really matter. Tuberculosis will usually have signs of coughing up blood when it reaches the middle stages, but what she needs now is rest. She will need to give fluids to the hospital in the town and it won't have any therapeutic effects. I suggest that you all still go to the provincial capital. "

"Doctor, I'm fine."

Mother Cao had already woken up, and she could hear every word that Doctor Chen was saying.

But now, there were two children. One was starting a business, the other was going to the army, and now that he was sick, wasn't this just creating trouble for the children?

"It's better if you rest well." Doctor Chen looked at her amiably. "Your body is still weak right now. Also, I will advise your daughter to wear a mask when she goes in and out. Also, try to go out to eat as much as possible to avoid cross infection."

After Doctor Chen left, Mother Cao smiled and held her daughter's hand. "Doctors just like to scare people. I know my body well. It doesn't matter at all. We'll go home when the medicine is done."

Cao Xiaoxia came over and stood beside the bed, "Mom, don't speak nonsense. It's time to recuperate. The doctors have already found out. Your problem is quite serious, so you need to treat it properly."

"I don't know what I look like. If I say I'm not sick, then I'm not." Mother Cao impatiently said, "There's still Dawn. If you go back, hurry up and pack up. Didn't she say that she would give us a week's time? Three days have already passed. We'll go home in a while."

"Mom."

Cao Xiaolian held her mother's hand, looked at her pale face and said softly, "You stay here first. Xiao Xia will accompany you. I will clean up when I get home. Xiao Xia, you can go directly from the hospital to the county town. I will stay behind to take care of you."

"Xiao Lian, mom is really alright." Mother Cao struggled to get off the bed, but was held down by her two daughters, "Aren't you going back to make the bed sheets? Let's go back together. Mom won't be able to go anywhere in the future at most, so I'll stay at home to talk to you. It's the same lying down at the hospital, the same lying down at home. It's all the same. "

"Mom!" Tears rolled down Cao Xiaolian's face. She said with a trembling voice, "Are you sure you can stay in the hospital? If something happens to you, I really won't be able to live. "

Then, he covered his face and started to sob. Tears started to flow out from his eyes.

She was useless, she was a useless person.

In his previous life, he had been rich, but his mother had been worried about his sister who had been angered by her all day, and had been dissatisfied with her marriage. In the end, she had been tortured to death from esophageal cancer.

In this life, she carefully studied this and that, but in the end, she was still sick and didn't even have the money to see a doctor.

No matter what, she couldn't afford to lose her family. Even if she lived a life of poverty, facing the sky while facing the earth, she could not abandon her family.

It was the first time that Mother Cao had seen her daughter so heartbroken. She was scared silly for a while before she said, "Xiao Lian, don't cry. Mom is talking to you. Look at you, a child. They will hear the joke later."

There were a total of four beds in the ward, and there were one uncle and two aunties in the room.

"Big sister, look at this girl. She's so good." One of the aunts who slept in the clinic was very envious, "Such a filial child is rarely seen. My son, ever since I got this disease, threw me into the hospital. I haven't seen him for the better part of a month."

Mother Cao gave an awkward laugh, "Elder sister, at least you can be hospitalized. My family is dependent on the literary and artistic soldiers, and the older family has just found a job. If you delay the two children for me, you can tell that I won't be able to close my eyes even if I die."

"Aiya, that's a really promising child." The aunt sighed, "Why do you think we're doing this for our entire lives? Isn't it all for our children? Sigh! "However, I advise you to take good care of your illness. This is because something has happened to you, causing the children's conscience to be unable to rest peacefully for the rest of their lives."

"Yes, mother. Just listen to the aunt's words." Cao Xiaoxia quickly answered, "Mom, please stay in the hospital with me so that my sister and I can feel more at ease. Otherwise, I'll tell the army I'm not going. "

"How dare you!" Mother Cao choked on her anger. After coughing for a long time, she was so frightened that her two daughters quickly went to relieve their anger.

"Dawn!" Mother Cao, who had finally calmed down, said weakly, "This army, if you don't go, mother's death won't help. If mother dies, then I won't burden my children anymore."

As he spoke, he began to cry as well.

Cao Xiaoxia was crying too, but she held back her tears and said, "Mom, please say something disheartening. Besides, medicine is different now. It can cure the disease."

"Sure!" First, she was afraid that there was something wrong with herself, and second, she wanted to live a good life. The two children were still so young, but now that she was dead, who was going to check the road for them in the future?

After some discussion, they decided to let Cao Xiaoxia take care of it while Cao Xiaolian went back to get something.

There was one more thing to do before we went back.

Cao Xiaolian walked out of the hospital and headed straight for Tao Qing's house.

These few days, she had thought about a lot of things. She could earn more money in the future, but if something were to happen to her mother, she would truly be powerless.

However, of the 500 dollars Tao Qing gave him, 200 had already been customized and the remaining 50 had been used to buy clothes, shoes, and other necessities for his sister and mother. Now, he only had 250 dollars on him.

How to explain? This was also a difficult problem.

In order to be in a hurry, she quickly walked to Tao Qing's house. When she arrived at the courtyard, she was stopped.

"May I ask who you are looking for?"

A layer of fine sweat appeared on Cao Xiaolian's forehead. "Hello, I'm looking for Teacher Tao."

"Teacher Tao?" The guard frowned and looked at her warily. "Who are you?"

Cao Xiaolian had been staying in the hospital for the past few days. Her clothes were all rumpled and her hair was unwashed. Because of the heat, she stank of sweat.

The guard didn't believe him at all. Teacher Tao was an artist, since when did he meet such a person?