"Xiaoshuai, I understand what you're saying, the doctor who was in charge before told me the same thing, and now whenever I have time, I go out to work in the fields."
Xiaomin's mother said with a smile, "I never used to do farm work before, but now I've started to learn how to do these things."
"If I don't have anything to do during the day, I also join the village ladies in dancing square dances. Auntie doesn't want to die yet. If I were to go, what would Xiaomin do all by herself?"
"Her father has been gone for many years now. It was with great difficulty that I managed to put her through university. It would have all been fine had I just held on for a few more years."
"It's just that I never expected to come down with this old-age illness. I've even had to sell the house, sob sob sob..."
When it came to the heart-rending parts, Xiaomin's mother couldn't help but cry out loud.
