Having hung up the phone, Mother Xu told Mr. Xu about Xu Weiran’s car accident and injury, and then said to him, "Hurry up and pack, I’m going to book the plane tickets now."
Mr. Xu stood up and said, "We should go see that boy, but it’s so late now, for sure there are no flight tickets left. Shouldn’t we just drive over? It might be a bit difficult on the roads, but no problem, just drive slower."
"Drive where?" Mother Xu asked, lifting her head.
Mr. Xu: "Aren’t we going to see our son?"
Mother Xu rolled her eyes and said, "What’s there to see about a son? I mean, hurry up and pack for us to book a flight, we’re going abroad for a vacation first thing tomorrow morning."
"What?" Mr. Xu was taken aback, "Not going to see our son? What about him then?"
Mother Xu said, "What about him? Naturally, he should be in the hospital if he needs to be, and be discharged if it’s time. He’s grown already, surely he can handle such a small matter by himself. Besides, isn’t there someone taking care of him? If we both go to see him, is his injury going to heal faster or what? Since it won’t, what’s there to see? It’s possible that our presence would just add to the chaos."
"But wouldn’t it be bad if we don’t go?" After all, he’s their dear son, and after a car accident, his parents came to know about it but didn’t show up. Wouldn’t the son feel that his parents didn’t care about him?
Mother Xu gave him a stern look and said, "What’s bad about it? Right now your son is probably hoping we won’t show up. Think about it, the two of them are in the hospital, it’s the perfect time to develop their relationship. If we show up and stand there, how can the two of them cultivate their feelings?"
Mr. Xu felt that his wife made sense, "But still, is it necessary to go on a vacation?"
"What do you know?" Mother Xu gave Mr. Xu another disdainful glance, "The son has been injured, and will need someone to take care of him. If we’re not at home, tell me, who will take care of him?"
Mr. Xu: "Yes, who will take care of our son?"
"How did I end up marrying such a blockhead like you?" Mother Xu was almost infuriated to death by Mr. Xu’s stubbornness. She had hinted so explicitly, and yet he still couldn’t catch the clue.
"If both of us are not at home, An’an, that girl, will have to take care of him. With a single man and a single woman alone together every day, how far could we be from holding a grandson? Even if temporarily we can’t hold a grandson, won’t the two of them also be able to develop their relationship more?"
In his opinion, the son’s injury was worth it.
If suffering a bit of injury could trick a wife into coming back, then the injury wasn’t in vain.
Only then did Mr. Xu realize it and he looked at his wife with admiration, "It makes sense, how did I not think of that?"
Mother Xu couldn’t be bothered to ridicule him further, "With your wooden brain, by the time you think of it, the pickled vegetables would have gone cold. Let’s just hope our son shows some fighting spirit now."
"Speaking of which, that boy is just like you, a blockhead who is slow to catch on. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have reached this age and only now got a girlfriend. What do you say, if he finally becomes clever for once, and if we don’t help think of a plan, how long will we have to wait before we can hold a grandson?"
After hearing his wife’s analysis, Mr. Xu felt she was extremely right and slapped his thigh, "You’re right, my wife, I’ll go pack our luggage right now. We’ll find a place and stay there for, say, ten days to half a month, no, ten days to half a month is too short, we should stay for at least a month or two before we come back."
Such a lengthy time would be enough for the young couple to strengthen their relationship!
Mother Xu smiled faintly, that was exactly what she was thinking.