By reporter Zhang Huowang with photos Emotion is omnipresent. But sometimes it also brings heart-wrenching pain. In an ordinary family in Guangtai Xincun community on Shifu Street in Anqing City, in order to let their son study peacefully until the end of the college entrance examination, mother Yang Qingliu, who suffered from uremia, and her whole family kept the secret of her illness for a full four years. After the local media reported this "hidden disease" story filled with infinite love and hope, it left no one among the citizens of Anqing unmoved. Yesterday, the reporter visited the home of the protagonist, Yang Qingliu, who excitedly told the reporter: "My son has been admitted to university." A simple dialogue revealed the "hidden disease" story. On June 8th, just after the curtain fell on the college entrance examination. When reporter Zhang Li from the Anqing Evening News was interviewing at the No. 116 Hospital in Anqing City, she encountered a female patient in the doctor's office. "Ms. Yang, you look much better today. Come back next time for a check-up," the doctor greeted the female patient. "Finally, it's over today. My son has finished his college entrance examination, now I feel relieved. These past few years, I dared not see him often, worrying that he might find out about my condition," the female patient sighed deeply. This seemingly simple dialogue triggered the professional sensitivity of reporter Zhang Li. She learned from the doctor that the female patient was named Yang Chunliu, who had been receiving treatment for uremia at this hospital for four years. In order not to affect her son Xu Ming's (a pseudonym) studies, she had been hiding her illness from everyone and even asked the doctor to keep it confidential. If this "hidden disease" story was true, it would certainly be a touching and tragic tale. Zhang Li reported it to the newspaper office. It wasn't until the reporter interviewed the son that the truth was revealed. To further understand and verify this "hidden disease" story, based on the available clues, Zhang Li went to Anqing No.1 Middle School. According to Mr. Xu Ming's homeroom teacher, Mr. Chu, Xu Ming studied hard, was independent, and got along well with classmates; he was a good child. "Xu Ming's mother is indeed named Yang Chunliu, but whether or not she suffers from uremia, the school was unaware," said Mr. Chu. At 5:30 PM on June 8th, Zhang Li found Yang Chunliu's home located in Guangtai Xincun on Shifu Street in Anqing City. At 5:30 PM, immediately after finishing the English subject exam of the college entrance examination, Xu Ming rushed back to the home he hadn't returned to for a long time. As soon as they saw their son come, the couple asked him how the exam went, and Xu Ming smiled and said, "It went pretty well, just that math was quite difficult." Seeing her confident and optimistic son, the mother still couldn't bring herself to say it. Upon seeing the reporter who had been waiting there for a long time, learning the truth from his father Xu Quanchun, and realizing his mother's exact condition, the normally cheerful Xu Ming felt like he had been struck by a thunderbolt. He quietly covered his face with his hand, tears streaming down uncontrollably, and remained silent. "Every mother would think this way" After the "hidden disease" story was reported in the Anqing Evening News, it sparked widespread discussion among the local residents. Yesterday, the reporter visited Yang Chunliu's home. Calling it a "home" might be a stretch; it was more like a shabby house. There was not a single piece of decent furniture, only a TV bought over a decade ago and a fan, which were the most valuable electrical appliances in the house. "Every mother would think this way when facing such a situation," Yang Chunliu said to the reporter. It was just that she suffered from uremia, and the four-year-long process of concealment was indeed exceptionally long. The best method was to let her son see her less. For this reason, during these four years, the couple began letting their son stay more often at his grandparents' place. Occasionally, when Xu Ming came home, he would be sent back to his grandparents' place after a short while. "Because my condition didn't improve, I always felt very fragile inside. I really wanted my son to stay and accompany me, but I was afraid I wouldn't be able to control myself and tell him," every time she watched her son leave reluctantly, Yang Chunliu cried silently. In order not to make her son suspicious, despite enduring the pain and missing her son, Yang Qingliu called her son every day to ask about his studies, smiling strongly and reassuring him that she was fine, urging him to focus on his revision and strive for good results in the college entrance examination. The reporter learned that every week, Yang Qingliu had to drag her exhausted body to the hospital for dialysis, leaving bruises all over her arms from the needle pricks. Her husband Xu Quanchun started working tirelessly every day to earn money to support the family. Sometimes when Yang Qingliu's condition suddenly worsened and she had to be hospitalized, she would tell her son: "Mom is fine, just feeling a little unwell." The sorrowful life of a kind-hearted mother Yang Qingliu, 36 years old, originally came from a remote rural area in Tongcheng City. Losing her mother at the age of five, she was raised solely by her father. At the age of 14, she dropped out of school and came to Anqing Liao Yuan Chemical Factory to work as a weaving machine operator. With no support in Anqing, Yang Qingliu married Xu Quanchun, who had no stable job, at the age of 17. The following year, after giving birth to her son Xu Ming, the couple relied on odd jobs to sustain their family. Friends posted microblog updates seeking urgent blood donations for the new mother. Son Xu Ming has always been outgoing and loves reading, consistently ranking at the top of his class. Despite limited economic conditions, the family lived happily together, and cultivating their book-loving child into a college student was the common life goal for both spouses. However, good times did not last long. In the second half of 2006, Yang Qingliu frequently caught colds, up to four or five times in a month. On April 1st, 2007, Yang Qingliu once again felt unwell, with swollen legs and feet, and was eventually diagnosed with uremia. After two months of hospitalization, Yang Qingliu began, like other patients, maintaining her life through dialysis. Four times a month of dialysis and regular medication, after deducting the portion reimbursed by medical insurance, cost the family around 2500 yuan per month. A family already struggling financially accumulated nearly 100,000 yuan in debt over four years. The son is the pride of the severely ill mother When Yang Qingliu was first diagnosed with uremia, it was the crucial year her son Xu Ming was preparing for the high school entrance examination. After discussing, the couple believed that it was a critical period for their son to enter Anqing No.1 Middle School, and under no circumstances should the child know about her condition, as it would cause worry, distraction, and affect his studies. Therefore, they decided to hide the truth of Yang Qingliu's illness from their son. In 2008, their diligent son achieved excellent results and entered the liberal arts experimental class of Anqing No.1 Middle School. Yang Qingliu insisted that her husband not reveal her condition, saying, "Now that our son has entered a key high school, let him concentrate on his studies, we will tell him after the college entrance examination." "My son hasn't disappointed me, scoring above the first-tier admission line, getting admitted to university," yesterday, facing the reporter, Yang Qingchun, still physically weak, could hardly contain her excitement. In Yang Qingliu's eyes, her son was her pride. During the college entrance examination, because her husband Xu Quanchun was working and couldn't send their son to the examination hall, on the first day of the exam on July 7th, from their home on Shifu Road to the examination site, which was two kilometers away, although she lacked strength and felt light-headed, Yang Qingliu still managed to go to the examination site outside Anqing No.2 Middle School to wait for her son. "Regarding his mother's condition, the child had already noticed something. His mother's complexion was getting worse and her body weaker. In his diary, he once wrote hoping that his mother's health would recover soon, just that he didn't know his mother suffered from uremia." At the end of the interview, Xu Quanchun said he would work hard to raise enough tuition fees for his son, hoping to send his son to university together with his wife Yang Qingchun. Welcome to post comments. I want to comment. Weibo recommendation | Today's Weibo hot topics (Editor: SN017)