After deciding to get braces, Ye Qingcao told her mom about it the next day.
Xu Hui had heard her mention it for three years. Each time, she wanted to get them, but then backed out because she couldn't bear the thought of losing four teeth — they were like inseparable companions.
This time, Ye Qingcao seemed determined.
On the way to the dental hospital, Xu Hui asked her repeatedly, and each time, Ye Qingcao nodded firmly.
Xu Hui, seeing her daughter so resolute, found it unusual.
Even at the hospital, lying on the treatment bed, as the dentist administered anesthesia, Ye Qingcao never once expressed regret.
Her mom, Xu Hui, stood silently by her side, watching…
Watching as her daughter's four healthy teeth were extracted, Xu Hui felt a strange discomfort in her heart.
It just seemed like such a waste…
