As they were conversing, Lu's mother knocked on the door again, "Xixi, what would you like for dinner?"
At the Lu Family home, a 24-hour caregiver had been hired previously, but Lu's mother's health had improved in recent months, and she no longer needed to be bedridden every day, so the caregiver returned to the hospital.
However, Lu Weixi had made arrangements with her in advance that if care was needed again in the future, they would pay extra for her services. Since there was only one patient at the Lu residence and they paid well for minimal tasks, she was certainly willing to accept.
Housework fell back on the shoulders of Lu Weixi and her mother. Lu Weixi was busy with work and would usually hire an Aunt from a domestic service to clean the house, but when it came to cooking, Lu's mother preferred to do it herself. And Lu Weixi wouldn't let her mother labor alone; she usually helped out as well. Lu's mother was now calling her over to assist.