An An stared at Chu Xia with her watery eyes and shook her head, instinctively feeling that something was wrong.
"Then mom will take you in to have a look." Chuxia smiled even more amiably.
Cen Zhengnian finally realized Chu Xia's purpose. He turned his head to the side and put his fist to his lips to hide the smile that was overflowing from the corner of his lips.
He agreed with Chu Xia and said, "Yes, An An and mom, go in and take a look."
Without any preparation, Cen Huaian was led into the small clinic by Chu Xia and Cen Zhengnian, each holding one of their hands.
The equipment in the small clinic was extremely simple. Patients and doctors were in the same room without even any shelter.
The waiting patients sat on a mottled black and narrow bench. They covered their mouths and watched the doctor using tweezers and dental drills to fiddle with the patients' mouths, making a "buzzing" sound.
Hearing someone coming in, the doctor said without even looking up, "See your dentist. Sit over there and wait in line."
Chu Xia did not take Cen Huaian to sit down, but pulled him closer to the doctor. Fearing that he could not see clearly, she turned to Cen Zhengnian and said, "Pick him up."
Cen Zhengnian did as he was told with a knowing smile on his face. He picked up Cen Huaian and made sure that he could clearly see the doctor treating his teeth.
"An An, did you see that? The doctor will treat your teeth like this in a while. First, use the dental drill to drill and drill on your teeth. Don't worry, you will be given anesthetic. It won't hurt, just a little sore. Then, stretch your mouth wide, like this, and fill your teeth. If the newly filled teeth are used well, they will last longer. If they are not used well, they will fall off soon and you will have to fill them again."
"That's not the scariest thing. The scariest thing is that if you don't take good care of your teeth, they will get worse and worse, and you'll be rolling on the ground in pain. Then you'll have to have your teeth extracted. Do you know how to do it?"
Cen Huaian felt like he had a toothache after hearing what Chu Xia said. His heart was beating fast and he swallowed hard, feeling a little uneasy.
"How do I pull it out?"
Chu Xia smiled: "It's very simple, just break the broken tooth first."
As soon as Chu Xia said the first sentence, Cen Huaian covered her mouth. She smiled more gently, as if she didn't see Cen Huaian's actions, and continued speaking.
"Then I cleaned out the broken tooth bit by bit, and then made an incision next to the tooth. I then used the pliers to clamp the tooth and pulled it out. Usually the tooth is not pulled out all at once. It takes a long time to clean it. By then, the blood from the tooth extraction will flow out of your mouth..."
Cen Huaian covered his mouth even tighter, as if he had seen the process of having his tooth pulled out, especially when the doctor in front of him had just pulled out a tooth and a lot of blood flowed out of the patient's mouth.
He couldn't hold it in any longer and shook his head hurriedly: "Mom, I will never eat too much candy again!"
He doesn't want his teeth to continue to decay and he doesn't want his teeth to be extracted.
Cen Huaian was already very strong enough to not be scared to tears by Chu Xia. Although he looked so scared that he would cry quickly, he still gritted his teeth and held back, shrinking his body tightly into Cen Zhengnian's arms.
Chu Xia looked at him like this, raised her head and met Cen Zhengnian's distressed eyes: Is it okay
She felt distressed too, but she didn't let Cen Huaian know the consequences of tooth decay because she was afraid he still wouldn't take it seriously.
She nodded: "Okay, let's go out."