Rose made hometown food for dinner, hoping that Wilfred could enjoy it.
Bright personally took the treasured wine to drink with Wilfred. But Rose stopped him, "Grandpa has to
go to the hospital tomorrow for a checkup. He'd better not drink tonight."
"Grandpa, well..." Bright stopped and turned to Wilfred, "Rose is so strict. We'd better not drink now.
When the test is done and everything is okay, we can have a drink."
"I am going to check up tomorrow?" Wilfred looked at Rose in surprise.
"Grandpa, your health is very important. The sooner the checkup the better. Then, I can feel at ease."
Rose's face was serious and she would not allow protest.
"Bright and I drink the wine tonight. Then, I will go to the hospital the day after tomorrow for physical
examination. It doesn't matter to be a day late." Wilfred tried to persuade Rose.
"Grandpa, you really can't drink tonight. I've made an appointment with a doctor for you. So, you can
just eat now." Rose took the wine away from Bright's hand, "I'll put the wine away for you. When the
test is done and the doctor says it's okay, you can have a drink, okay?"
Rose winked at Bright. Bright saw his wife's wink and persuaded Wilfred, "Grandpa, Rose is right. Your
health is more important. We can make an appointment for a drink later."
"OK." Wilfred didn't want to embarrass Bright. So he looked up at Rose, "Let's eat."
"Grandpa, I'll give you a bowl of tofu carp soup, which can offer calcium and nutritious." Rose said as
she picked up the bowl.
Bright took the bowl in Rose's hand gallantly, "I'll give Grandpa soup."
Rose glared at him. But Bright just smiled, not caring at all.
He handed the soup to Wilfred, while Wilfred thanked him.
"Grandpa, just help yourself here. Don't be so polite, or it will make us feel that there is anything we did
wrong." Bright treated Rose's relatives as his own from the bottom of his heart. He was not as tough as
he was at work. He was so easy-going now, which even made others think that it was not like him.
"OK." Wilfred smiled and nodded, then took a sip of the soup. He tasted the soup and said, "This soup
is very delicious."
Bright quickly replied, "Of course it is fresh and delicious. After all, it is made by Rose, whose cooking
is no worse than that of a chef in a five-star hotel, or even better."
Doris held the bowl and said, "Dad, you're not only a hen-pecked husband but also an ass-kisser."
Bright became serious and tried to explain for himself, "Doris, you don't understand. This is my love for
your mother."
"Alright..." Doris just pursed her lips and smiled.
Rose glanced at Bright, who was a little embarrassed in front of his daughter, and smiled. Then, she
looked down to eat.
Bright offered Doris a chicken wing, "Eat your favorite chicken wing."
After dinner, Rose and Bright took Wilfred and Doris to the opposite seaside park for a walk. They
walked back and forth along the curved seaside trail.
Rose took care of Wilfred until he slept, while Bright took care of Doris.
It was 9:30 when they returned to their room. After a shower, Rose and Bright lay down on the bed.
Bright held Rose in his arms, "Are you worried about Grandpa's illness?"
"I'm a little uneasy until I get the inspection results." Rose frowned.
"Grandpa will be fine. Do not scare yourself. Now, the medical science is so advanced. Many diseases
can be cured." Bright entwined his fingers with hers, "I will find the best doctor. I'm here. Don't worry."
"Alright." Rose gently put her other hand around his shoulder, and leaned herself against him at ease.
It was really reassuring to have Bright there.
"Sleep." Bright caressed her back with other hand, slowly and gently.
Early the next morning, Bright took Doris to kindergarten while Rose took Wilfred to the hospital.
Because Bright had made an appointment with a doctor in his hometown, they could have a smooth
examination today, with fast speed and good service.
"Grandpa, are you tired?" Rose took a cup of hot water and gave it to Wilfred, "Drink some water and
rest. We'll get some examination reports for the doctor later."
Grandpa took the cup of water and drank two sips, sighing, "I am too old to stand it."
When Rose got all the examination reports and showed them to the doctor, the doctor, who was about
fifty years old, only frowned slightly and looked at Rose again.
"Dr. Gray, let me know if there is anything wrong." Rose clenched her fists, beginning to feel alarm.
Dr. Gray habitually pushed the glasses on the bridge of his nose and then said, "According to the
results of the examination, it is initially judged that the old man has a tumor in his brain, which is now
about 25mm in size. The tumor pressed on the brain nerve and caused him to faint."
"Tumor?" hearing this, Rose became serious and shocked, "Dr. Gray, what should we do then?"
"The best way is to do surgery to remove it. Otherwise, with this situation going on, he may be blind
and unable to move." Dr. Gray advised, but also informed the risks.
"..." Rose frowned tightly, "What is the success rate of the surgery?"
"After all, your grandfather is already more than seventy years old. The operation risk is higher. So, I
am not sure now and have to study it before replying you." Dr. Gray looked at Rose who had a sad
face, "But there is also the possibility of having a relapse after removing the brain tumor. Once having a
relapse... He is so old and may not even survive the operation..."
"I know, doctor. I'll think about it." Rose held back her tears, but her eyes were already uncontrollably
red, "Please don't tell my grandfather about this. I don't want him to feel bad."
"Well, I understand." Dr. Gray nodded, "With your grandfather's current situation, I think the sooner he
is hospitalized the better. At least, it can reduce his pain. In the future, he will faint more frequently..."
"OK. Then I'll arrange for hospitalization first."
Rose pursed her lips tightly, and her long, slender eyelashes were full of tiny drops of tears.
She kept taking deep breaths, adjusted her emotions, and suppressed the sadness that raged in her
heart. She tried not to let it spread to the tip of her nose and eyes.
Dr. Gray handed her the prescribed hospitalization form, "Go and do the procedure."
"Thank you, Dr. Gray." Rose then picked up the form and went for the admission procedure.
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