Chapter 708

Chapter 708

Serious Illness

The next day, Lin Nannan and Lu Dudu didn't go out. They stayed at home helping their elders pack. Before heading to the office, Lu Hang specifically went to see Political Commissar Chen and told him about the matter.

Upon hearing this, Political Commissar Chen's expression grew serious. He finally thanked Lu Hang, saying, "Thank you. She's been keeping it from me all along, and I had no idea."

Since he was busy during the day and hardly ever at home, even though they would chat for a while after dinner at night, if she was truly unwell, she would probably suffer in silence. So Political Commissar Chen genuinely hadn’t noticed.

As Lu Hang had said, if it were delayed any further, the situation would certainly become serious. This reminder was potentially life-saving.

"It was Du Du who noticed, Political Commissar Chen. If Auntie doesn't want to go, just mention to her that Du Du hopes Auntie gets well," Lu Hang reminded him.

Political Commissar Chen nodded.

He knew his wife’s temperament well—when she felt unwell, she would endure it silently, so ordinary people couldn't persuade her.

The previous time she had to rest was only because she couldn’t hold on any longer, and since everyone knew about it, they didn’t dare assign her any demanding tasks, so she stayed home to recuperate.

After Lu Hang finished speaking, he left. Political Commissar Chen, however, turned around and went back home.

Hu Zhaoxia was still clearing the dishes when she saw Political Commissar Chen, who had just left, return. Thinking he might have forgotten something, she asked casually.

"What's bothering you?" Political Commissar Chen asked directly as he approached.

"What?" Hu Zhaoxia asked, stunned.

"You’ve been hiding it from me. Du Du saw it and was so scared she cried. It was only when Lu Hang came to tell me this morning that I found out. You didn’t even mention feeling unwell to me, and with the hospital so close, you didn’t want to go get checked. Do you not want Du Du to come to our house in the future?" Political Commissar Chen took the initiative, cutting off her retreat.

Hu Zhaoxia hadn’t expected that her discomfort would be discovered by Du Du. She couldn’t help but say, "That child, how did she become so observant!"

"Don’t even say that. If you don’t take care of your health, Du Du will definitely be frightened," he said, emphasizing the seriousness, knowing how much his wife adored children and couldn’t bear to see them upset.

Political Commissar Chen’s words worked on her. Hu Zhaoxia, not wanting to scare Lu Dudu, eventually agreed to Political Commissar Chen’s suggestion and went to the hospital for a check-up...

If she hadn’t gone for the check-up, it might have been fine, but once she did, it turned out to be a matter of life and death.

This was something Lu Hang specifically inquired about later and came back to tell Lin Nannan.

"How could it be so serious?" Lin Nannan asked.

"They said it’s from pushing herself too hard. She might even need surgery, but Aunt Hu’s physical condition isn’t good enough, so it might be complicated!" Lu Hang said softly, recalling how Political Commissar Chen had suddenly become haggard.

Lin Nannan immediately said, "Building up her health isn't a problem, but will the surgery be risky?"

"The surgery itself isn’t very risky, but she needs to be in good physical condition to withstand it. Otherwise, she won't make it through."

"In that case, it’s fine. When you go over tomorrow, take some pills with you. After taking them for about two days, she should be alright," Lin Nannan said.

She had remarkably effective pills, but she didn’t dare bring them out, fearing that if they directly restored Aunt Hu’s health, it would be impossible to explain.

With the pharmaceutical factory situation unresolved, people might think she had some even more valuable prescription, so she had to be careful and ensure the effects weren’t too obvious.

"Tomorrow I’ll be seeing off my parents at the train station. As for the medicine, I’ll have someone deliver it," Lu Hang said.

Lin Nannan thought for a moment and said, "Then I’ll go. You take Du Du with you and have her see her grandparents off, so she doesn’t cry at home!"

It wasn’t an exaggeration—the little girl would definitely cry tomorrow!