Mom had a small operation. Well, she told me that was a "small" operation. 
There's an old saying in China: When you're having been a patient for so long, you can be an excellent doctor then. I believe so and I do. I can make a primary diagnoses after inquiring the symptom. "You know a half, and you don't know another half."Mom always gives me a railery on it. "You are a sciolistic doctor." She laughed.
Well mom, I really hope you can pull through this little illness and comfortlessness soon. I'm not with you but my heart is there beside you. And so is dad. We love you.
Junior brother asked me if I could back to Changsha for this Tomb-sweeping Day. Actually I had never woken up to this day. Another junior brother asked me if I could back home for the Labor Day today also. I AM all agog to go home but how about the miserable tickets? So little chance to get a berth ticket or a low price airplane ticket in the Days or festivals, especially in China. I know all about this but I still want to have a try. Any possibility,  any possibility that I can get the round-trip ticket successfully, I will be back.