The doctor smiled faintly.
She understood Grandma Yu's softheartedness.
Lele's behavior was still fairly good.
She had seen many patients...
Some of them were children, too.
Their treatment had been difficult.
They had even hurt themselves.
Some of their families couldn't bear it and temporarily gave up on treatment.
They let the children have their way in everything.
The results...
Were always terrible.
So the doctor had trained herself to be "coldhearted."
She wouldn't be misled by a patient's behavior in the moment.
She knew very clearly what was best for the patient.
Even if the process was difficult.
But in the end, she was only a doctor.
An outsider.
A patient's treatment required the cooperation of their family.
If the family disagreed with her, it would be very difficult to continue the treatment.
Grandma Yu had let go of her softheartedness so quickly—
Of course.
Grandfather Yu had played a big part in that.
The doctor felt relieved.
"Lele."
Grandma Yu wanted to say something.
But when the child looked over, her voice caught in her throat.
After a long moment...
"Grandma?"
The child looked puzzled.
Why wasn't Grandma saying anything?
"It's nothing."
Grandma smiled. "Have some more."
She swallowed the words she'd already said to the child countless times.
She would wait until the child's mom and dad showed up, as Lele had said they would.
Whatever she said now, the child wouldn't listen.
She didn't want to argue with the child.
When the child was sad, it hurt her even more.
"Oh."
The child nodded.
Grandma Yu looked at the two guests. "Doctor, Xiao Xiao, have some more, too."
They'd need to be full before they could do anything.
Who knew when the mom and dad the child talked