sbdcsierra Chapter 1799 Engagement
Chapter 1799 Engagement
Chapter 1799 Engagement
"I was worried that the result might be wrong, since I didn't feel any discomfort..."
Lin Xiuqing also instinctively resisted; no one wants to be sick.
"By the time you feel unwell, it might be too late. Early detection and treatment are key. The doctor said it's just a minor surgery, so just follow their instructions. Your own assumptions are useless; they are doctors, after all, and they have reports from medical equipment, not just random statements."
Ye Yaodong is quite convinced, and the current result is considered good, whereas in his previous life, the results were terrible when he went for a checkup.
They only go to the hospital for a checkup when they feel unwell and can't bear it anymore, and by then it's already too late.
Now that it was detected so many years earlier, and the polyps haven't been allowed to continue developing, the outcome certainly won't be too bad; it should still be benign.
He was quite pleased, as it meant that an uncertain matter had been resolved more than a decade ahead of schedule, nipping the danger in the bud.
Mr. Ye also said, "Since the doctor said so, we will follow the doctor's arrangements and have the surgery if necessary."
Ye's mother nodded in agreement, "Yes, everyone says it's a minor issue, so it's fine as long as it's done. I'll come home a few days later and stay here to take care of you."
Lin Xiuqing's anxious heart was comforted. "Okay, then let's follow the doctor's arrangements and have the surgery in a few days. We'll come over after A-Ming and the others finish their engagement. Don't tell my parents or anyone else, so as not to cause trouble for everyone, since we live far away anyway."
“Your parents came over a few days ago because of A-Ming’s engagement. Of course they know. How can we keep it a secret? If we don’t let them know now, they’ll blame us for not telling them later.”
Ye Yaodong disagreed. He said that it was fine if his family wasn't here, but since they were, they should be informed.
It won't take them long, since they're already here anyway. It's not like we're worried they'll make a special trip if they find out.
Lin Xiuqing sighed helplessly, "Alright, let's set a surgery time with the doctor. We need to hurry to Zhoushan City tomorrow."
"it is good."
After they discussed it, Ye Yaodong went to schedule the surgery with the doctor, learned about the precautions, and then they went back first.
Lin Xiuqing was sullen on the way back. Ye's parents chattered on and on, questioning whether the hospital was reliable or whether the medicine was too expensive, and also criticizing each other.
“Don’t eat things you shouldn’t eat anymore, and you’re drinking alcohol every day. You never listen to me. Now look what’s happened, you have to eat medicine like food.”
"Aren't you pretty much the same? You have the nerve to say that to me? You'll be taking medicine all the time from now on, so don't talk about your second brother, big brother..."
"I don't have as many medicines as you; you have several more bottles than me..."
"Then I'll share some with you."
Ye's mother rolled her eyes at him, "Are you eyeing my retirement money? So you can inherit my estate?"
Lin Xiuqing couldn't help but feel a little overwhelmed as she listened to the elderly couple talking in the back row. Her previously heavy mood instantly lightened.
Ye Yaodong was both amused and exasperated. "Are you two really that serious? You're so close you even have to share your medicine?"
"Your dad's crazy, ignore him, he's talking nonsense. Why would I take his medicine if I'm sick?"
"Aren't you sick? We're both sick. Look at this huge pile of medicine, you have a pile, and I have a pile."
Ye's mother glared at him again, annoyed. "Stop nagging, or I'll throw you down."
Lin Xiuqing said with a smile, "It's a bit late to go down now, we're almost home."
Mother Ye looked out the window, as if they were almost there. "I've been at the hospital all day. I wonder if the children have come back yet."
"They should be back by now."
As soon as they got out of the car, they heard a commotion at home. Ye Huimei had brought the children over. The two little twins were practically tearing the roof off. She was cooking in the kitchen and didn't have time to deal with them.
Ye Chenghu and Ye Chengyang were sitting at the dining table doing their homework.
Ye Xiaoxi and Pei Yu squatted by the coffee table playing with small toys, which they seemed to have won in a lottery. They were chatting happily and playing with great enthusiasm.
The twins were running around the house kicking a small ball, and most of the noise came from them. Even though it was a small ball, it made a loud thud when kicked, not to mention the two of them shouting as they ran.
As soon as Ye's father pushed open the door, the ball slammed into his waist and below. He reacted quickly, crouching down to catch the ball, his face darkening.
"What are you two doing? Tearing the house apart?"
Grandpa, you're back.
"Mom, Grandpa, Grandma, Uncle, and Aunt are back..."
Hearing their loud voices, Ye Huimei wondered what they were up to again. She craned her neck to look and realized they had both returned.
"The food will be ready soon. Go wash your hands and you can eat."
Ye's father confiscated the ball, telling the two to behave themselves.
Everyone quickly sat down at the table, and Ye Huimei asked about their medical examination results.
They told the truth, one by one.
The three children immediately surrounded her and asked her a series of questions with concern. They were relieved to hear that she could be just like a normal person after a minor surgery.
Ye Huimei looked at Lin Xiuqing with concern and asked, "Third Sister-in-law, do you really not feel uncomfortable at all?"
"No, I feel perfectly fine. But since the diagnosis has been made, I'll just follow the doctor's instructions. It's a minor issue, nothing serious."
"Then you'll have to take better care of your health in the future."
“Adong is going to the train station to pick up the goods this afternoon and then transport them directly to Zhoushan. We thought we'd just go with him and also have Amin's engagement party. I'll show you these three in the next couple of days.”
"Sure, just leave them at home for me to watch. They were very well-behaved while you were away in Guangzhou those few days."
Ye Huimei is perfectly fine. At most, she just cooks three meals a day as usual. She doesn't need to pick people up or drop them off. At most, she just makes sure the three of them go to bed early at night.
However, she had no problem, but the other three protested.
Ye Chenghu: "Mom, can't we come with you? It's my cousin's engagement, why can't we go?"
Ye Chengyang: "Yeah, I want to go too."
Ye Xiaoxi: "Mom, my eldest brother is in his final year of high school, and my second brother is in his final year of junior high. Their studies are important, but it doesn't matter to me. I'm only in fourth grade. Please take me with you."
The two brothers turned and glared at her.
"We didn't even try to put you down, so how dare you put us down?"
"That's right, if we can't go, you shouldn't go either."
Lin Xiuqing said, "You all have to study, so I won't take any of you. If you go, you'll just have a meal. It's not like you haven't met your future cousin-in-law before. Besides, this is just an engagement. I'll take you there after the wedding."
"Studying is the priority now. Don't take leave every few days, especially for the two of you. This is a crucial period for you."
The two brothers were immediately dejected upon hearing this, as they had already anticipated that it would be impossible to bring them along.
Ye Xiaoxi wanted to continue to fight for herself, but then she heard Ye Yaodong say, "Your mother is sick now, you can't upset her."
She deflated instantly, like a punctured balloon.
"Okay, then you have to take me with you when my cousin gets married, I want to see the bride."
"it is good."
"If you don't give me leave now, I'll have to take leave after your surgery. I want to go to the hospital to be with you."
"I don't need you to come with me. What are you going to do with a child like you? Just go to school as usual. You can come to the hospital to see me after school."
"I want to be with you..."
“I don’t need you to come with me, and you can’t come with me anyway. I’m in the operating room having surgery, and you can’t come with me even if you want to. I’ll be done with surgery by the time you get out of school, and you’ll be able to see me as soon as you come.”
Ye Xiaoxi pouted, looking unhappy.
Ye's father picked up a chicken leg for her. "Your lips are so pouty, you can hang a chicken leg on them. Eat up. If your mother needs surgery, we'll all be there. You can come after school; there's no point in you staying there."
"Ok."
She lowered her head and ate the fragrant chicken leg, forgetting to say anything.
After lunch, Lin Xiuqing went to pack a couple of clothes. They would be staying in Zhoushan for three days, and the surgery was also in three days. They wouldn't be able to stay long; they would have to come back after the meal.
So they didn't need to bring much; just a couple of changes of clothes would suffice. After packing, they went to the train station to pick up their goods and then headed straight to Zhoushan.
I've been constantly traveling back and forth lately, and haven't had much of a break at all.
Especially Ye's mother, from the beginning of the month to the end of the month, she went from her hometown to Zhoushan, then to Shanghai, and then to the Canton Fair. As soon as she came back, she went for a medical check-up. Now she has just received the report and has to go to Zhoushan again. If she finishes the engagement banquet in Zhoushan, she will have to rush to Shanghai for surgery.
Ye's mother felt like she was spinning like a top, going on non-stop for a month without a break.
And if she has surgery, she can stay for a few days at most. With minimally invasive surgery like this, she might not even stay in the hospital for a week before being discharged, and then she will have to go back to her hometown.
Just thinking about it makes her feel tired.
Upon arriving in Zhoushan, she didn't even eat a meal. She lay down on the hard bed in her dormitory and couldn't get up.
"I'm so busy! Even the president isn't as busy as me. I'm constantly running around here and there. My back is killing me..."
"Serves you right. Who told you to come all this way and even follow me to Guangzhou?"
Can't you speak like a human being?
"Let me massage it for you, where does it hurt?"
Ye's mother rolled her eyes at him and pointed to her lower back.
On the other side, Ye Yaodong and Lin Xiuqing were in the same boat. They had also been traveling a lot, and when they got back to their dormitory, they lay down together, side by side.
"Your parents came over a couple of days ago, but we don't know which room they're staying in. Let's go find him tomorrow; it's too late now."
"No rush, let's ask again tomorrow. It's not going to run away anyway."
"Lie down for a while, I'll go to the cafeteria and cook you something to eat. After you eat, wash up and go to sleep."
Ye Yaodong told her to lie down and rest, but he got up himself.
"Aren't you going to take a break?"
“I’m not that tired, but you all look very tired. My mother feels like she’s been drained of half her energy.”
"Of course! My mother is over 60 years old. She's been running around with us all month. She even came all the way from her hometown. Isn't she tired?"
"So I went to buy the food and brought it up, so you don't have to walk to the cafeteria."
He finished speaking, closed the door, and left.
It's only a little past 7 o'clock, but it's already completely dark. There's no one walking around in the factory; everyone is just in the workshop.
However, when he arrived at the cafeteria, he unexpectedly saw Lin's father.
"Dad, I was just talking about you. You're watching TV here. Which room are you staying in?"
"When did you arrive? I live right next door to you. It's still early before bedtime, so I came to watch TV out of boredom."
"They just arrived, so I rushed down to the cafeteria to buy them noodles. They're all exhausted, running back and forth all the time."
"That's because it's tiring. It's not easy to travel all that way back from Guangzhou."
"Where's Mom? Why are you watching TV all by yourself?"
“She’s afraid of getting seasick, so she didn’t come. I’ll just watch the shop. Your older brother, sister-in-law, Guanggu, and I came over. They all went out shopping and probably haven’t come back yet.”
"It's quite rare to see everyone here. It's their first time here. In a couple of days, when we go to Shanghai, we'll let them come along for a few days. Since we're already here, let's make the most of it before we go back."
"They'd love to. You're all busy, so just leave them alone and let them wander around on their own."
"I want to be with them, but I can't. Aqing is going for a medical check-up these two days..."
Ye Yaodong, thinking that he might as well mention this to his father-in-law, figured he would find out eventually anyway, since he was going to Shanghai in a couple of days and wouldn't be able to find out in time. He might as well tell him in advance.
Lin's father became nervous upon hearing this, so he had to first calm him down before explaining in detail what the doctor had said, as well as the surgery and subsequent precautions.
He felt a little relieved after hearing this, but it was still surgery, and just hearing the word was frightening.
“Then we definitely have to go with him. How could you keep this from us? It’s such a big thing, of course we have to know.”
"So after Ah Ming's banquet, everyone can go to Shanghai for a few days. Ah Qing's matter isn't a big deal. The main thing is that it was discovered early. If it had been discovered in 10 or 20 years, that would have been terrible."
Mr. Lin nodded repeatedly, "Yes, that makes sense. It's good that we had a check-up. Early detection and treatment are key. We should get treatment while it's still not serious."
"When you go to Shanghai, you should also get a medical check-up..."
"I'm perfectly fine, what kind of medical checkup do I need..."
He was all talk and no action just now, but now that it's his turn to get checked, he immediately changes his tune.
"It's better to get checked out to be on the safe side. My parents both went for checkups and they also have a lot of ailments."
"I don't need to get checked. What's the point of checking? If I'm not sick, they'll find out I'm sick. After the checkup, they'll tell me I can't eat this or that. What's the point of living then?"
"You just said it's good that you got checked. Anyway, it's not a loss to get checked. You're going to the hospital to accompany Aqing for surgery anyway. She's there, so getting checked is just a convenient thing to do."
Lin's father thought about it and agreed, so he stopped resisting.
"We'll talk about that later."
Ye Yaodong really wants to take everyone he's connected with to the hospital for a checkup right now, hoping everyone is safe and healthy.
If you're sick, get treatment; if you're not, you can have peace of mind.
After greeting Lin's father, and with the noodles cooked in the cafeteria ready, he filled a basin and carried it to his dormitory.
I also told Aqing about meeting her father, and that almost everyone in her family except her mother had come.
"If you need to have surgery, I estimate you'll have to book the entire hospital room. Your house is so full, it'll take up a whole room."
"That's too much. It's just a minor surgery, why involve so many people..."
"Isn't this also a coincidence that Ah Ming is getting engaged? After the engagement, they'll all come to Shanghai with us to accompany you to your surgery, and they can also have some fun for a few days. It's a win-win situation."
"It's awkward with so many people around. Never mind, go and call your parents over for noodles, or they'll all get burnt."
"Ah."
If more people accompany them during surgery, others will only say that their family is large and has a lot of human touch, even for a minor surgery, so many people are gathered around.
It's better than having surgery without family by your side. Although surgery is a minor procedure, the presence of family can bring greater comfort to patients.
Lin Guangming's engagement banquet is the day after tomorrow, and they arranged it directly at Fatty's restaurant. It's good to keep the good stuff in the family. Fatty opening a restaurant here is really convenient for their group of friends and fellow villagers.
Locally, it's now common to hold banquets in rural homes, either by setting up a tent or borrowing tables and chairs in an open space in front of the house; it's rare to go to a restaurant.
The fact that Lin Guangming and his group arranged to hold the banquet at a restaurant was a special case. After all, they were from out of town, and it wasn't convenient to hold a banquet in their residential compound. But holding it at a restaurant was a matter of great prestige these days.
The banners displayed at the factory's two social events inspired him, and he even bought a red banner to hang at the entrance of the restaurant on the day of his engagement.
It looks quite impressive and festive.
When Ye Yaodong went to the banquet, he praised him.
"You're the first in your family's generation to get engaged, and you'll probably be the first to get married too, so you'd better live up to expectations."
“I’m pretty good, I’m the first one to get engaged. But Brother Yuan might get engaged and married right away, maybe even faster than me. I plan to get married at the end of the year, have one ceremony here, and then we can sail home and have another one there, a few days before or after the New Year, as long as it’s a good day.”
"This is a good plan. Relatives will all be at home during the Spring Festival, making it easy to meet up with each other. Holding a banquet will also make it more lively for everyone."
Lin Guangyuan also took a day off today to bring his partner to the banquet.
He happened to be standing right behind them and overheard them saying, "That's what I'm planning. We can have a banquet together and recognize each other as relatives."
"Oh, we were just talking about how you didn't know if you could take time off to come out."
"Ah Yuan is here..."
Lin Xianghui and his wife were overjoyed to see Lin Guangyuan. They then looked at Zhong Lan beside them, as this was the first time they had met Lin Guangyuan's girlfriend, their future daughter-in-law.
"Father, Mother, I have to come out. How can I miss out on a meal from you?"
"You're also planning to get married before the new year, right?"
"Almost. We've met each other's parents and plan to submit our marriage application next month on an auspicious day. Then we'll take photos and get our marriage certificate. The only problem is that the wedding banquet might have to be held in the military canteen."
Lin Guangyuan looked at his family with some apology, feeling quite sorry for them. He had been away from home for so many years, and now that he was getting married, he couldn't even invite them to the wedding.
"Mom and dad..."
“It’s okay, we’ll bring it home for the New Year anyway, so having another one at home is the same.”
P.S.: This is to make up for the missed update today. I won't update after midnight. I'll update tomorrow. I'll sleep in until I naturally wake up, then take the bullet train home and write more when I get home.