Chapter 3 — Mother's Application for Money

I listened to it several times before confirming that those words were really from my mother. My chest was tight, I couldn't breathe, to the point that I forgot about the pain that was tormenting me. Waiting until my stomach cramped violently again, I mustered up the courage to ask senior Phuong Doanh to lend me money to do the test. The results confirmed it was acute appendicitis. The doctor arranged a hospital bed and asked me to pay the surgery fee immediately. The pain was so unbearable that I had to call my mother and beg her to transfer the money: "Duong Gia Di, are you using tricks like this to cheat money now? You've disappointed me so much!" "Mom... I really have appendicitis, please, please pay for my surgery first!" "Huh? What attitude is this?" Sweating profusely, every word I said consumed a lot of energy. I still tried to adjust my voice to the model my mother wanted: "Mom, I would like to ask for eight thousand yuan for the surgery. I promise that the situation is real. I will absolutely not waste my money. Thank you to my parents. After I recover, I will write another ten thousand words..." "Please, Mom, I'm really... in so much pain..." The doctor couldn't bear to look at it, grabbed the phone and talked to my mother for a while, she still didn't believe it. There was no other way, the doctor had to send her medical records straight to her. This time she believed it. But my mother still said: "This amount of money is not in the budget, I will not approve it, you can manage it yourself!" After speaking, the phone was cruelly disconnected. Tears silently flowed down my cheeks, I didn't understand where I went wrong. How could a mother be so cruel? Not only does she not give me living expenses, now she even ignores my life! The pain was so intense, I rolled around on the floor. There was a time when I had the illusion that if I died right now, maybe I wouldn't suffer anymore. My consciousness gradually became blurred. Before I passed out, a pair of hands gently wiped the sweat from my forehead: "Doctor, please arrange the surgery immediately!" "I have already paid for my classmate Duong Gia Di's surgery fee!" In the blurry vision, a woman in a white dress was looking at me worriedly. Opening my eyes again, I had finished surgery and was lying on the hospital bed. A strange aunt sat next to her and asked worriedly: "Are you awake? Does the incision still hurt? Do you feel any discomfort?" The bridge of my nose is stinging, I don't know why I just want to cry. Auntie was furious, wiping my tears and quickly apologizing: "I'm sorry, Gia Di, I shouldn't have come to find you on my own and bothered you like this." I'm still confused, not understanding why she paid for the surgery on my behalf and stayed to take care of me. It wasn't until senior Phuong Doanh brought home the porridge that I learned everything. It turned out that before that, under her guidance, I had joined the China Bone Marrow Bank, which happened to be a match for her son - Tieu Loi. She put down the porridge: "I have asked the instructor for permission to let you rest, so rest assured and recuperate." I snuggled my head into the blanket, my voice muffled: "Sorry, I'm bothering you again... I often borrow money from you..." She smiled: "No problem, I'm your senior, helping you is the right thing to do, don't feel pressured." Aunt Lam also chimed in: "That's right! Don't be a burden, even if you don't want to donate, it's okay..." Having said this, her eyes darkened and her voice became lower. I just finished surgery and can't drink water, but I'm so thirsty that my throat burns. Aunt Lam immediately dipped a wet towel and applied it to my lips, her eyes full of pity. A silly thought suddenly appeared in my heart - if only Aunt Lam were my mother, it would be great. Meanwhile, my biological mother clearly knew that I had just finished surgery, and kept calling and cursing non-stop: 【Duong Gia Di, do you want to rebel? Do you still consider me your mother?】 【You didn't answer the phone, right? That's great, don't expect me to send another penny!】 Because I refused to admit my mistake, she arbitrarily blocked contact. I felt more relieved again. With Aunt Lam taking care of me in the hospital, I recovered quickly and could leave in a few days

institute. She wanted to speak several times and stopped, but finally spoke up: "I'm not forcing you, I just want to ask for a way to live for Tieu Loi. If you agree to donate, I can give you 100,000 yuan as a reward, but if not..." After saying that, she regretted it again, clearly showing guilt. "I agree!"