162: I can take care of him full time.

“Dr. Qin, please help my son,” the woman pleaded with Dr. Qin as soon as the family of three entered the Traditional Chinese Medicine Clinic.

Seeing this, Dr. Qin immediately asked, “Don’t worry, take your time, what exactly is going on?”

Under Dr. Qin’s soothing words, the woman’s emotions gradually calmed down, and she began to explain Zhao Rui’s situation.

Zhao Rui, a high school student, was at a critical moment in his senior year.

However, recently, for some unknown reason, his mental state was very hazy, his concentration was poor, and his test scores plummeted from the top ten in his class to around 40th.

Zhao Mother said with a choked voice, “Dr. Qin, my Zhao Rui has never dropped out of the top ten in his class since he was a Little Girl. This sudden drop to 40th place must mean there’s something wrong with his body!”

“Dr. Qin, please give my son a thorough check. No matter what the illness is, we are willing to pay for the treatment.”

Dr. Qin could understand Zhao Mother’s anxious feelings.

After all, it’s not easy to raise a child, especially when he’s at a critical stage in his senior year.

If he falters during the college entrance examination, then all these years of hard work would be in vain.

Dr. Qin looked at Zhao Rui and asked, “Young man, do you feel uncomfortable anywhere in your body?”

Zhao Rui stared at Dr. Qin for a while, then said, “I’m hungry.”

Dr. Qin was stunned.

“Hungry?”

What kind of symptom was that?

As soon as Zhao Rui said this, Zhao Mother quickly took out an egg and milk from her bag and, in front of Dr. Qin, personally peeled the egg for Zhao Rui.

Zhao Mother explained while peeling the egg, “We were in too much of a hurry when we left home and forgot to feed him, Dr. Qin, please wait a moment, we’ll be ready soon.”

Zhao Rui was clearly accustomed to this situation; he didn’t find it strange at all that Zhao Mother peeled the egg for him, and he didn’t even think of reaching out to take the egg when Zhao Mother fed it to him.

This made Dr. Qin frown.

Normal adults are not used to being fed by others, so their bodies instinctively resist.

They would either reach out to take it beforehand or lean back slightly.

Zhao Rui showed neither of these reactions.

Dr. Qin pointed to another egg and said, “Let him try to eat it himself.”

Zhao Mother’s hand paused as she peeled the egg, and she quickly explained, “Dr. Qin, my Zhao Rui doesn’t know how to peel eggs. I usually peel them for him.”

“This saves him time so he can have more time for studying and reading.”

Upon hearing Zhao Mother say this, the netizens in the live stream immediately found it incredibly absurd.

“Is that true? He’s that old and still can’t peel an egg?”

“Isn’t that something even a Little Girl can do? If he really can’t peel it, that’s too ridiculous.”

“Holy cow, I suddenly feel this mother’s love is suffocating! She didn’t teach her son to peel an egg just so he could have more time to study?”

Dr. Qin ignored Zhao Mother and continued, “I said, let him try to peel the egg himself.”

Zhao Mother had no choice but to hand the whole egg to Zhao Rui.

“Son, take this, peel the egg yourself and eat it.”

Zhao Rui held the egg, looking bewildered.

This was the first time Zhao Rui had held an egg with a shell, and he was at a loss for what to do.

Dr. Qin didn’t rush him, just quietly watched to see how Zhao Rui would react.

Zhao Mother began to patiently guide him from the side.

“Son, tap this egg on the table, then slowly peel off the shell.”

Zhao Rui held the egg in silence.

It was such a simple action, but he seemed completely unable to understand it, and naturally, he couldn’t execute it.

Mr. Zhao, who was standing by, couldn’t bear to watch anymore and walked over directly, slapping Zhao Rui hard across the face.

“Are you an idiot? Didn’t you hear what your mom said? She told you to tap the egg on the table!”

Zhao Rui, who had been slapped, immediately became tense. He slammed the egg hard on the table.

As a result, the egg white and yolk mixed with the broken shell, making the egg inedible.

Mr. Zhao was furious and directly kicked Zhao Rui, knocking him to the ground!

“How did I ever give birth to such a useless thing! Get up, and eat the egg on the table!”

Zhao Rui was clearly terrified. He quickly stood up and actually ate the egg on the table, shell and all.

Zou Moli found it utterly excessive. She quickly ran over to stop Zhao Rui and, at the same time, angrily reprimanded Mr. Zhao, “How can you hit a child like that! Do you know how much psychological impact you’re having on him?!”

Mr. Zhao snorted coldly.

“How I discipline my child is none of your business! You are doctors, just cure my son’s illness, that’s all. How we discipline him is our family’s private matter!”

Zhao Mother, at this moment, also took out a wet wipe and began to carefully wipe the eggshell fragments from Zhao Rui’s hands.

Zhao Mother also said from the side, “Dr. Qin, we just want to bring our son to see a doctor. After the consultation, we’ll leave, and we definitely won’t cause you any trouble.”

Earlier, when Dr. Qin saw Zhao Mother so concerned about Zhao Rui, he thought she truly loved her son.

But now, Mr. Zhao was hitting and kicking Zhao Rui, and Zhao Mother showed no reaction at all.

Only then did Dr. Qin realize that Zhao Mother actually approved of Mr. Zhao’s actions from the bottom of her heart.

Dr. Qin asked, “Do you usually discipline him this way at home? One plays the good cop, one plays the bad cop.”

Zhao Mother suddenly looked a bit embarrassed.

This was indeed how they divided the task of disciplining their child.

Mr. Zhao was responsible for hitting and scolding, while Zhao Mother was responsible for Zhao Rui’s daily life and speaking softly.

This division of labor was actually quite reasonable, but Mr. Zhao’s behavior was too extreme, and Zhao Mother’s reaction was too passive.

Neither of them seemed to view Zhao Rui as a flesh-and-blood human being, but rather as a tool that only knew how to study.

Who at that age can’t peel an egg? Isn’t this a joke?

Dr. Qin continued, “From my current observation, your son is completely incapable of self-care.”

“If he can’t even peel an egg, can he put on clothes and such?”

Zhao Mother said softly from the side, “He can put on his jacket himself, but I help him with inner layers and such, because they’re more troublesome.”

The netizens once again exclaimed how outrageous it was.

It was the first time they had heard that putting on clothes was troublesome.

Dr. Qin sighed and said, “With the way you’re educating him, even if your child does get into college, how will he handle daily life in the future?”

Zhao Mother quickly said, “I can go to college with him! As long as he can get into a prestigious university, I don’t care, I can be his full-time caretaker.”