Chapter 373 - 12 Pharmaceutical Display
Lin Xiaoguai’s first reaction was that Hu Fangfang had done something.
She could not be blamed for thinking so; after all, she had met Hu Fangfang’s husband before. If asked to describe him, there was only one sentence—Hu Fangfang hardly deserved him.
With a square face, thick eyebrows, big eyes, and a stable and amiable personality, Shen Chi had mentioned that although he had a civilian job, his work capacity was very strong, a good man by the standards of contemporary aesthetic views, completely unknown as to how he had encountered Hu Fangfang.
Especially, this man named Tao Guocai was very good to Hu Fangfang, and even in later generations, he would be considered a great husband.
For him to initiate a divorce, it was clear Hu Fangfang must have really messed up.
The reality proved her thoughts were indeed correct, only to hear Yu Xiaomiao sigh, "To speak of it, Tao Guocai is also pitiable. What a pity that such a good son turned out so foolish."
"Foolish?" Lin Xiaoguai was taken aback.
"Yes," Yu Xiaomiao said with a tone of lament, "Hu Fangfang was confused. When her son had a fever and got sick, she didn’t take him to the hospital but just fed him some fever-reducing pills. That would have been fine, and nothing would have happened if she’d taken proper care of him. But when people asked her to help move things, she actually left her son alone to go out. The poor small child woke up thirsty, tried to get up to pour water, and ended up fainting on the floor. In the early spring weather, the child lay on the ground in light clothing, which naturally worsened his condition. By the time Tao Guocai came back, the boy was burning with fever, unconscious. They rushed him to the hospital, but the treatment sadly left him brain damaged."
"That child was only seven years old, always smiling and sweet-talking. Everyone liked him so much, but now his whole life is ruined by his own mother. No one can help but pity him."
"Did Tao Guocai want a divorce from Hu Fangfang just because of this?" That would be understandable, after all, no man could tolerate seeing his son harmed like this.
"Not only because of that," Yu Xiaomiao said over the phone, shaking her head, "The child’s brain was damaged, but any parent would still hope for recovery. Though the doctors said there was very little hope for him to recover, Tao Guocai, being a father, was unwilling to give up and insisted on treatment. The doctor told him treatment would be very slow, and though not costly at once, it would be substantial over time."