Chapter 395 - Don’t Flatter Him (1/2)

“Don’t you flatter him. I’m afraid he’ll get cocky from it,” Su Qingsang said to Xiang Caiping jokingly.

“You’re a good girl too.” Xiang Caiping smiled. Suddenly, she let out a shout.

“Mom, what’s wrong?”

“Where’s my bag? There’s something important in it.”

“Are you referring to this?” Su Qingsang was a step ahead of her. She grabbed and lifted up the bag.

“Yes, yes, that’s the one.” Xiang Caiping smiled. “Open it. Go ahead.”

Su Qingsang had already seen it, yet she still opened the gift like it was the first time she set sight on it, not forgetting to squeal in surprise when she saw what was inside.

“Do you like it?” Xiang Caiping smiled. “I thought of getting you a jade Buddha to wear because you’re always in places like hospitals, and your work is so taxing. Who knows—”

Su Qingsang already knew about it, but her eyes were still a little red. She took the jade Buddha out and looked at Xiang Caiping.

“Mom. Seriously. Why would you waste so much money? That must have cost a few hundred thousand.”

“That’s nothing. Won’t my money eventually be yours?” Xiang Caiping held her hand. “Wear it and show me.”

“Alright.” Su Qingsang did not object. This was a mother’s gift, and she simply could not refuse it.

She put the jade Buddha around her neck. The emerald-green pendant felt silky-smooth and warm when she held it in her palm.

“Thank you, mom. I like it very much.”

“That’s good.” Xiang Caiping glanced at her bag again. “There is also a bangle which was a gift from the shopkeeper. See if you can wear it.”

“Mom. A bangle won’t do.” Su Qingsang shook her head and explained, “I have to conduct surgeries. I can’t wear a bangle.”

“Then keep it. Wear it when you can in the future.”

“Thank you, Mom.” Su Qingsang placed the box aside and the bag at a corner.

“Mom, get better soon. You can wear this bangle when you’re well.”

As she spoke, she held Xiang Caiping’s hand. “Your wrist is delicate and your bones are small. It would look great on you.”

“I’m old. Why waste it on me?” Xiang Caiping flashed a smile. “I just hope for both of you to live well and happy. Nothing else is important.”

Looking at Su Qingsang, she sighed, thinking about how much she had hustled on her own for decades.

“Truthfully, at this age, I’ve got nothing much to miss if I pass on. I got to know you as my child, and now I’ve got no regrets. Really.”

“Mom! Listen to the nonsense you’re spouting right now.” Su Qingsang clenched her hand and refused to listen to her. “You can’t say that. You haven’t even seen the birth of your grandchild yet, right? You should take good care of yourself. I’m still waiting for you to care for my child.”

Xiang Caiping widened her eyes. She seemed astonished at this proposal but quickly broke into a smile.

“Alright. Yes. I have to live longer. I still want to see your child born. I want to be a grandmother.”

“Mmhmm.” Su Qingsang nodded, knowing that Xiang Caiping now had the motivation to live on.

In reality, many old folks often found themselves depressed during their elderly years, constantly feeling that they were a burden to their children. Many people might be prone to think that way, but she would not allow Xiang Caiping to think like that.

In fact, later she learned that Xiang Caiping just seemed a little older than she really was, but she actually wasn’t past fifty yet. She was not elderly at all.

Xiang Caiping might’ve been thinking of how she would get to hold a grandchild in the future, for suddenly the smile on her face was more radiant and she was in better spirits.

Su Qingsang worried less. Noticing that the contents of the I.V. bag were almost running out, she replenished it herself.