Chiang Baohe promised he would listen to everything Zou Xiaoling says in the future? It’s already a miracle if he doesn’t become violent!
Live together in town? That sounds like he plans to be a kept man!
Ho Laidi coming over to help with the kids in the future? If she gives birth to a granddaughter, it would be more appropriate to say she’s coming over to discipline the child!
Such great conditions? They’re downright terrifying!
She went straight in without giving Ho Laidi or the Zou Xiaoling on the bed a glance, looking instead at Ge Liutao standing to the side.
Zou Xiaoling was lying in the hospital bed, Ho Laidi sitting on a stool. Only Ge Liutao was standing by, looking like a nanny called in to help.
"Grandma, what are you doing here? Let’s go, go home."
Chiang Xiao wrapped her arm around Ge Liutao’s and started to lead her out.
Ge Liutao breathed a sigh of relief when she saw Chiang Xiao come in.
She didn’t want to come out with Ho Laidi from home at all, but the only other person at home was Ge Xiaotong, and she was genuinely worried that a conflict with Ho Laidi might hurt Ge Xiaotong, so she silently followed out, thinking that Chiang Xiao would probably make it to the hospital after school.
She quickly turned to follow Chiang Xiao out.
Both Ho Laidi and Zou Xiaoling called out in a panic: "Chiang Xiao!"
Zou Xiaoling was so anxious she tried to rush over and grab her, but maybe her body was really weak, her actions too hasty, and she collapsed to the floor, her face twisted in pain.
Chiang Xiao frowned, thinking of stopping, but Ge Liutao pulled her hand tightly, "Little Little, let’s go!"
Chiang Xiao felt it was strange, guessing that Ge Liutao probably knew why Zou Xiaoling was looking for her, and wanted to keep her out of it completely, thus urging her to leave quickly.
Even Ge Liutao didn’t want to stay, so where would Chiang Xiao care if Zou Xiaoling was just in pain or really hurt, she kept walking out without stopping.
But Zou Xiaoling had already rushed in front of them, dropping to her knees with a thud, crying to Chiang Xiao, "Chiang Xiao, please help me! I really have nowhere else to turn!"
Thus stopped, Ho Laidi also got in front of them. She looked at Chiang Xiao, put her hands together as if praying to the Goddess of Mercy, and said to Chiang Xiao, "Chiang Xiao, aunty implores you, could you please persuade Zou Xiaoling? Also, could you convince your Second Uncle to move to town?"
Only then did Chiang Xiao get a clear look at the two of them.
They seemed to have completely changed in just a month and a half. They were thinner, much thinner than the last time she had seen them.
Especially Ho Laidi, who used to be quite a sturdy woman. Now, she was almost skin and bones, her complexion also very off, wan and sallow, with drooping eyelids that made her appear to have double the wrinkles on her face as before, and aged her seven or eight years.
She was still wearing her old clothes, but the once well-fitting garments now hung loose on her frame.
Zou Xiaoling looked much better, but she too had lost a lot of weight and had pale features, which gave her a somewhat pitiable appearance.
Unfortunately, Chiang Xiao’s heart had grown quite hard by now, and she didn’t feel the least bit of pity for her.
After all, what did their pitiable situation have to do with her?
"I see you really do look like one family." Chiang Xiao’s face was cold, her tone chilling, "I didn’t owe you anything even in my last life. Solve your own problems, why come looking for me? My patience for you was only so much to begin with, and now it’s completely gone. Move aside!"