After finding out that Lan Zhiqiang was sick, the staff of the filming crew looked at the money in their hands, not sure whether to take it or not.
Sensing their awkwardness, Lan’s mother said with a smile, “My son is giving out this happy money to everyone. Let’s all share in the good fortune, no need to be so formal.”
Hearing Lan’s mother say this, the crew members finally accepted the money.
Lan’s mother then turned to Qin Jiang and politely asked, “Doctor, do you really think my son… is sick?”
Qin Jiang nodded.
“Based on his behavior, he really does have an illness.”
As soon as Qin Jiang finished speaking, Yan’s mother, who was standing nearby, started shouting right away.
“See? What did I tell you? He really is sick!”
“Daughter, I’ve always said you shouldn’t get married so early. You’re still young, and finding a husband is a lifelong decision. You really have to choose carefully, don’t you?”
“Luckily you two never lived together before. Call off this wedding. Tomorrow, go and get a divorce.”
Yan’s mother’s words grew harsher and harsher.
The Lan family had a bunch of relatives standing right there, yet she directly talked about divorce in front of everyone like that?
She wasn’t giving the Lan family any face at all!
The Lan family members started cursing at Yan’s mother, and she gave it right back to them without backing down.
Yan Ni couldn’t take it anymore and shouted loudly.
“Enough!”
“Lan Zhiqiang is the husband I chose. No matter what, I will stay with him. I will never divorce him!”
Hearing Yan Ni say this, both sides immediately fell silent.
Lan Zhiqiang was conscious and had basic logical thinking.
He just couldn’t suppress his joy and happiness, and couldn’t stop himself from wanting to give money to others.
Seeing both families arguing this fiercely over his illness, Lan Zhiqiang’s eyes were full of sadness, but his face still wore a smile. It really broke the hearts of the live stream viewers.
“How could a perfectly normal person end up with a disease like this?”
“I feel like this kind of illness doesn’t really affect daily life much. It must be a nerve problem, right?”
“Buddy, giving away money like that is definitely affecting his life! A regular person works hard all day and only earns so much. He’s throwing away hundreds at a time. Can his family really afford that?”
“Would it be better if he didn’t have access to cash? Or maybe just don’t give him money and keep him from knowing the bank card passwords.”
“With this kind of illness, he probably gets some kind of pleasure from giving things away. So even if he doesn’t give money, he’ll probably end up giving away other stuff, like the clothes off his back, or his watch, phone, computer, things like that.”
The viewers could already imagine how much this illness would affect his life in the future, and naturally, Yan Ni’s family could too.
Yan’s mother said to Yan Ni, “Daughter, I know you’re stubborn, but you have to listen to me this time, no matter what.”
“If you marry a mentally ill person, our Yan family will never be able to hold our heads up high from now on. You don’t want us to be the laughingstock forever, do you?”
Yan Ni said coldly to her mother, “Before, it was you who cared so much about face. That’s why you demanded a twenty-thousand dowry, plus a car and a house.”
“Mom, no one’s money comes easy. Do you know how hard Lan Zhiqiang worked every single day just to marry me?”
“He not only had to finish his own work during the day, but he also drove a taxi after work. He only got to sleep five hours a day.”
“And even then, half of his dowry money was borrowed from relatives and friends.”
“That means after we get married, he’ll have to keep up this pace for at least another two or three years!”
Yan’s mother never expected Yan Ni to take Lan Zhiqiang’s side against her.
With an unpleasant look on her face, she said, “Isn’t this all for you to have a good life?”
“What if he had married you without paying a single cent of dowry? Wouldn’t he take you for granted then?”
“With that twenty thousand in our hands, even if you two get divorced later, at least we won’t be at a loss with that as a safety net.”
As soon as Yan’s mother said this, the live stream viewers’ blood pressure shot up.
“How can parents be like this? You’re thinking about divorce before the marriage has even started?”
“Actually, most parents are like this. They’re afraid their child will get the short end of the stick. But making the couple go into debt for a dowry is just insane.”
“Seriously, why does dowry even exist? Even if it’s a tradition, shouldn’t there be a return gift along with the dowry? Now it’s just dowry without any return gift!”
“Just call it a business deal if it’s a business deal. Don’t drag feelings into it and mess everything up.”
Yan’s mother’s words made the Lan family absolutely furious.
But out of respect for Yan Ni, the Lan family, despite their sour expressions, didn’t lash out at her.
After all, Yan Ni was on their side. They had to at least give their future daughter-in-law some face, right?
At this moment, Qin Jiang spoke up and asked, “You said your husband only sleeps five hours a day. Is that occasional, or every single day?”
Yan Ni quickly replied, “Almost every day.”
“How long has this been going on?”
“Over two years, almost three.”
Hearing this, the live stream viewers couldn’t help but admire Lan Zhiqiang.
Now that’s true love!
Not living with his girlfriend, yet working himself to the bone every single day for three years just to save up for the dowry.
What kind of fairy-tale love is this?
This is practically courting love with his own life!
“This guy has been burning the candle at both ends every day, and he still hasn’t lost his hair? I’m so jealous.”
“Even if he’s not losing his hair, his liver must be in bad shape. He might even have other health problems building up, but he’s still young, so they just haven’t surfaced yet.”
“So yeah, marriage is supposed to be about living a simple, ordinary life. There’s really no need for all these face-saving gestures that just make everyone suffer.”
“The dowry where I’m from is also twenty thousand. Ugh, it’s really tough. The pressure’s been on since the first day of college.”
Qin Jiang took Lan Zhiqiang’s pulse again, carefully feeling it.
He noticed that Lan Zhiqiang’s pulse felt not only a bit weak and unsteady but also short and rapid.
This short and rapid sensation was a bit like when someone breathes heavily after intense exercise.
It showed that Lan Zhiqiang’s body had reached its absolute limit.
The only reason he still seemed fine on the surface was simply because he was young.
Qin Jiang gently pinched a spot on Lan Zhiqiang’s right elbow, and Lan Zhiqiang’s face immediately twisted in pain.
“What do you feel?”
Lan Zhiqiang quickly said, “Numb. My whole arm is numb. I can’t move it.”
Qin Jiang asked with a very serious expression, “Have you had seizures before?”
As soon as Qin Jiang said this, everyone’s faces changed dramatically.
Yan’s mother looked even more disgusted.
“Great! So you have epilepsy too!”
“There’s nothing healthy about your body. This is basically marriage fraud!”
“Daughter, there’s no way you can go through with this marriage. I will never let this mentally ill cripple set foot in our Yan family!”
