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Wang Zhonghuai took a leave of absence and hurried back to his hometown. When he saw his mother, he felt a pang in his heart. She had become thin and dark, and after not seeing her for nearly a year, he noticed her hair had turned gray. The clothes she wore were tattered. He had sent money to his three sisters, asking them to buy clothes for their mother, but they rarely came home, and when they did, they never seemed to buy anything for her. This puzzled Wang Zhonghuai; why couldn’t they help with such a small matter, especially since it wouldn’t cost them anything?
Wang Zhonghuai felt disappointed in his sisters. He took his mother to the hospital, where the doctor diagnosed her with breast cancer. Fortunately, the disease was caught early, and the chances of successful surgery were high, but it would require around four hundred thousand yuan for treatment. The doctor urged Wang Zhonghuai to make a decision soon.
Without hesitation, Wang Zhonghuai agreed to pay for his mother’s surgery. However, he only had about one hundred thousand yuan on him. He called his sisters, hoping they could help out. To his dismay, they all flatly refused as if they had conspired beforehand. They told him that if he wanted treatment for their mother, he would have to pay for it himself; they wouldn’t contribute.
The main reason was that upon hearing about their mother's cancer diagnosis, the sisters were terrified. They had heard of cancer being an incurable disease; no amount of money could change the outcome. Whether treated or not, it would lead to the same result—slowly losing life in pain. They thought that since everyone eventually dies, it was better to save the money for their children rather than waste it on hospital bills.
Wang Zhonghuai felt let down by his sisters. He explained the situation to his girlfriend, who managed to get thirty thousand yuan from her parents so that Wang Zhonghuai could start treatment for his future mother-in-law.
Zhang Jinmei was deeply touched; her own daughters seemed less caring than a daughter-in-law who hadn’t even officially joined the family yet.
The hospital quickly performed the surgery. Because the cancer was detected early, after removing the breast, no cancer cells were found in her body. During the surgery, Wang Zhonghuai's three sisters visited only once and stayed for a short time.
Not long after, Zhang Jinmei was discharged from the hospital and went back for several follow-up visits where no cancer cells were detected again. The total cost of her surgery was forty-two thousand yuan, and she knew most of it was borrowed money. She thought that since her daughter-in-law hadn’t officially entered the family yet, it would be best to repay that debt as soon as possible.
One day, Zhang Jinmei called Wang Zhonghuai into her room and pulled out a small wooden box from under her bed; it was locked. She opened the box and took out a small cloth bag.
Wang Zhonghuai found this strange and wondered what his mother was up to. Zhang Jinmei opened the cloth bag and revealed a jade bracelet. “This was given to me by your grandmother,” she said. “Your grandmother came from a wealthy family back in the day. I showed it to someone who offered eighty thousand yuan for it, but I believe it's worth much more than that. You should take it and sell it.”
Wang Zhonghuai didn’t know much about jade but took it to several reputable appraisers who all estimated its value at over two hundred thousand yuan.
When Wang Zhonghuai's three sisters heard about their mother’s treasure, they all returned home with gifts, hoping to persuade her to come live with them in order to care for her in her old age.
Zhang Jinmei knew very well that her daughters were only interested in her money. So she told them not to think about it; that money was meant for her son and daughter-in-law, and they had no share in it—so they should give up on that idea.
Upon hearing this, the three daughters became furious and left in anger, vowing never to have anything to do with her again.
“Fine by me!” Zhang Jinmei thought. She had such a wonderful son and daughter-in-law; she had lived happily over the years.
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