Blood is thicker than water
2024
Chinese Mainland
After marriage, Zhang Ping'an was influenced by his vain wife and forgot his original intention. He devoted himself wholeheartedly to the family but neglected his parents. My mother fell seriously ill and went to the city for a check-up. She accidentally fell into the water with her daughter-in-law. Zhang Ping'an saved his wife, who was even more vocal, but he didn't know that she could swim, just to test her. Her mother was admitted to the intensive care unit due to complications from choking on water, and her father sought to see her multiple times. However, Zhang Ping'an did not take it seriously due to prejudice and arrogance, missing the opportunity for treatment. When his mother was cremated, he was still busy taking care of his wife, ignoring his father's call, and couldn't even attend the funeral. When he realized that his mother had passed away, he regretted deeply. Zhang Ping'an missed the opportunity to bid farewell to his mother time and time again due to vanity and prejudice.